Having just finished the final installment (awesome!) in the Harry Potter heptology, I began to reflect on the books from my childhood which have propelled me to love language and to keep one volume or another open at all times.
1. The Hardy Boys
- My mother would read a chapter a day to me on the back steps of our house until I was able to read these books on my own. Then, of course, I ravenously read the entire series numerous times.
2. The Three Investigators
- I loved these books. After I had practically memorized the adventures and Frank and Joe Hardy, these books helped me continue my mystery story obsession.
3. Choose Your Own Adventure books
- These interactive books were great! I could read them numerous times and discover every possible ending. Loved them!
4. Lucifer's Hammer
- This was the first "adult" book I had ever read when I was about seven. It pushed me to read more science fiction, which I still enjoy to this day.
5. Best Foot Forward
- My first sports love was soccer, and I read this book numerous times until I had literally read the cover off of it.
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
"The time has come," the Walrus said, "To talk of many things: Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax-- Of cabbages--and kings-- And why the sea is boiling hot-- And whether pigs have wings."
"The time has come," the Walrus said, "To talk of many things: Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax-- Of cabbages--and kings-- And why the sea is boiling hot-- And whether pigs have wings."
About Me
- Dr Pezz
- I currently teach English in Washington State and have previously worked at two other schools. Typically, I teach sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
Visitor Map
Readability of The Doc Is In
Get a Cash Advance
Places I Frequent
- 21st Century School House - English Teacher Blog
- 5/17 - NW Education
- A Shrewdness of Apes - Ed. Viewpoints
- A Swiftly Tilting Planet - Tech Ed.
- A Teacher's Education - Mrs. Chili
- A Tense Teacher - Title Says It All
- Action Point - Air America Radio
- Aimless Miss - NYC Education
- April May - NW Education
- Betty's Blog - Ed. Talk
- Bloglines - Courtesy of Pastinson
- Changing High Schools - Iroquois Central
- Clix's Adventures in Blogging
- Confessiona from the Couch
- Cool Cat Teacher - Georgia Ed.
- Dr. Homeslice - The Union Buzz
- Ed. Wonks
- Education in Texas - Just like it says
- English Teacher Me - New Teacher Views
- Get Lost, Mr Chips - A Mess in Ed.
- Graycie - Life in the Public Classroom
- Hangin'with the Nuss - Seattle Sports Scene
- Happy Chyck - NV Ed.
- Hedgetoad - WA Ed.
- History is Elementary - History Teacher Blog
- Huff English - Georgia Teacher Blog
- I Got the Broken Cookie - SF Viewpoint
- I Thought A Think - Elem. Ed.
- Indexed - Mathematical Humor
- It's Not All Flowers and Sausage - Ed. Observations
- Joanne Jacobs - A Writer's Take
- Just A Substitute Blog
- Last Exit to Nowhere - Interesting Merchandise
- Learn Me Good - Dallas Ed. Musings
- Literary Lotus - Book Critic & Former Teacher
- Loganite - Personal Reflections
- Mr. B-G's English Blog - Mass. Ed.
- Musings - Ed. Thoughts
- Not Enough Hours - Admin. Intern
- NYC Educator - An East Coast View
- Parentalcation - S.C. Ed.
- Progressive Blog Wire - Liberal Leanings
- Redeeming Daisy - English Links
- Repairkit - Teacher's Views on Ed.
- Scheiss Weekly - Just as it says
- Seattle Sports Report
- So You Want To Teach - Texas Ed.
- Superfrankenstein - Comics Heaven
- Teacher in a Strange Land
- Teacher Lingo - Ed. Heaven
- Teacher on the Edge - Midwest Ed.
- Teachers Start Talking - Beginning Ed. Discussions
- The Daily Grind - Education Views
- The Reflective Teacher - Ed. Views
- Tour Marm - History Blog
- Washington Teachers - NW Ed.
- What It's Like on the Inside The Science Goddess
- Word Daze - Fun with Words
Labels
- Education (63)
- Teaching (52)
- Literature (12)
- American Lit. (9)
- Honors (8)
- Class Size (5)
- Failures (5)
- Good Mood (5)
- Grading (5)
- Meetings (5)
- Testing (5)
- WASL (5)
- American Authors (4)
- Books (4)
- Boss Lady (4)
- Diplomas (4)
- Happy (4)
- Lessons (4)
- Reading (4)
- Union (4)
- Entertainment (3)
- Movies (3)
- Pop Culture (3)
- Snarky (3)
- Training (3)
- Writing (3)
- Attendance (2)
- Early Education (2)
- Meme (2)
- Personality (2)
- That Kid (2)
- Vocabulary (2)
- 70s (1)
- 80s (1)
- Baseball (1)
- Betting (1)
- Bond (1)
- Cheating (1)
- Cheer (1)
- Childhood (1)
- Conferences (1)
- Conspiracy (1)
- Custodians (1)
- Donaghy (1)
- Extra Credit (1)
- First Day (1)
- Football (1)
- Gambling (1)
- Graduation (1)
- Gretchen Wilson (1)
- Harry Potter (1)
- History (1)
- Luck (1)
- Mad Dog (1)
- Mariners (1)
- Music (1)
- NBA (1)
- Online Learning (1)
- PR (1)
- Sports (1)
- Study (1)
- Wrestling (1)
- diversity (1)
1 comment:
Hey, I saw your question about ELA bloggers over on the Carnival of Education - feel free to stop by mine. I'll warn you that things are going to be slow for a bit, as I'm getting ready to head back in... ACK! DAY AFTER TOMORROW! EEP!
Anyway, just wanted to say that I *love* Choose Your Own Adventure books! I have a couple of them in my classroom library and we're actually going to be watching a CYOA-style movie in our study of the plot cycle.
Post a Comment