Category Archives: 21st Century Learning

Oh William! E Period’s SEL Approach to Analyzing Literature

Posted on May 2, 2023 by natziri

“She loved me, my daughter! Even knowing this, I was surprised. In truth, I was amazed.” Discussing Oh William!, Elizabeth Strout writes Lucy Barton as an individual scarred by her parental relationships as a child. As a result, she struggles … Continue reading →

Posted in #CASEL, #PennPBL, 2022 Booker Prize Short List, 21st Century Learning, 21st Century Skills, Literature Circles aka #litcircles, Social-Emotional Learning | Tagged 2022 Booker Prize Short List, Booker Prize Shortlist Novels, Elizabeth Strout | Leave a comment

An Appreciation of Sonnet XXIX Through Emojis

Posted on March 5, 2020 by acaine13

Here, I’ve used emojis in a video format to break down each line of Sonnet XXIX. This exercise helped me gain a better understanding of the poem whenever I attempted to choose an emoji that best fit the authorial intent … Continue reading →

Posted in #PBL #StudentCentered, 21st Century Learning, Digital Shakespeare, Divergent Thinking, Learning Through Technology, Project-Based Learning, Shakespeare | Leave a comment

How can we apply an interdisciplinary approach to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein?

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Bill Sullivan

We will return to the “In Our Time” podcast to open our unit on “The Modern Era.” This particular podcast will help us appreciate Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and promises to be quite a podcast. It has been noted to be … Continue reading →

Posted in 21st Century Learning, British Literature, Interdisciplinary, Podcast, YouTube | Tagged Melvyn Bragg | 24 Comments

What Will You Create for the Sonnet Project?

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Bill Sullivan

This sonnet project will be a great learning opportunity for you to express your understanding of Shakespeare’s language and content as well as how it might illuminate something of our humanity today. While I have been giving time lengths for … Continue reading →

Posted in 21st Century Learning, Digital Shakespeare, Shakespeare, YouTube | 1 Comment

Let’s Celebrate Divergent Thinking!

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Bill Sullivan

Do you see how one thing these two thinkers have in common about explaining divergent thinking involves school? With that in mind, let’s leave behind your school brain and enjoy this moment to foster a new cognitive skill that helps … Continue reading →

Posted in #PBL #StudentCentered, 21st Century Learning, 21st Century Skills, Design Thinking, Design Thinking on HMK, Divergent Thinking, Project-Based Learning, Reflective Assessment, TED Talks/TEDx Talks, Twitter | Tagged Guy Claxton, Sir Ken Robinson | 43 Comments

Aiming for a Learner-Driven Classroom

Posted on October 12, 2019 by Bill Sullivan

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How did The Last Lecture Inspire You?

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Bill Sullivan

While you may know that the word inspiration means to motivate or stimulate, the word inspiration derives from the root spiritus, which means breath. Part of the reason why we say “God bless you” to someone who sneezes, is that we … Continue reading →

Posted in 21st Century Learning, Community Theme, Text, Learning Through Technology, Summer Reading | 26 Comments

Patterns of Fabric

Posted on May 24, 2019 by sohishah

Visual media can add a lot to the meaning of a work as a whole. Amy Lowell’s poem “Patterns” is one of her most famous works. Artwork inspired by this poem assists in the understanding of themes being conveyed. The … Continue reading →

Posted in 21st Century Learning, 21st Century Skills, American Literary Studies, American poets, American Studies, AP Mindset, Bloom's Taxonomy, English III Honors, Feminism, Growth Mindset, Higher Order Thinking, Homework, Honors English III, Modern American Poetry | Tagged amy lowell, Media, motif, pattern, poem, Poetry, water | Leave a comment

Trees of Temptation

Posted on May 1, 2019 by sohishah

The Bible is an influential text that presents in self in a variety of American literature in the form of allusions and motifs. The motif of a tree is important in the Bible, and its significance has found its way … Continue reading →