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Scaffolds for Dominating the Article of the Week

October 4, 2014 By Dave Stuart Jr. 73 Comments

In my last post, I laid out the long, steamy romance that is my history with Kelly Gallagher’s article of the week assignment (disclaimer if you haven’t read it: it’s pretty much not romantic at all, or steamy — it’s just long). In this post, I want to share some resources that come out of last […]

There and Back Again: My Journey with Gallagher’s Article of the Week Assignment

September 27, 2014 By Dave Stuart Jr. 49 Comments

Before the Common Core were a twinkle in David Coleman’s eye, Kelly introduced an assignment into his classroom called article of the week. In the assignment, students read complex informational texts and responded to them in writing. That writing was nearly always a blend of the explanatory and argumentative modes, and it often culminated with a discussion of the issues […]

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