@MsThankappan

8th grade English Language Arts teacher in Baltimore City Public Schools. Urban educator. Story teller. Love spreader.

 Baltimore, MD
Joined January 2021
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Failure is success in progress. —Albert Einstein
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Small group instruction works. So does getting tips for struggling readers from your gifted teacher friend. For a large majority of this year, B did not engage with whole-group lessons, nor did he attempt independent assignments.
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After working consistently in an intimate group, he's built a foundation of confidence, knowledge, and skills that he's brought with him to whole-group. He pulls evidence from rigorous texts to answer challenging questions. The cherry on top? He completed his last writing task :)
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There's nothing quite like these "aha!" moments that students earn after closely studying text and making connections to previous pieces of literature, art, and film in a focusing question arc. Listening to Davin unlock this complex poem makes my heart swell with pride.
Knowledge Matters@KnowledgeMatrs25 Feb 2021
On the #KnowledgeMatters tour of @BaltCitySchools, 8th Gr tchr @MsThankappan guides a text-specific analysis of the poem, “In Flanders Field,” as students build knowledge of WWI. Way to go, Devin! @janiselane22 @WitWisdomELA
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Sharing this anecdote on the Knowledge Matters tour made me realize that it's been too long since I've told my teachers at @BrynMawrSchool thank you for nurturing my love of text analysis. This rainy Sunday seems like a perfect opportunity to pen my appreciation :)
Knowledge Matters@KnowledgeMatrs23 Feb 2021
While discussing teaching the toughest texts to all students, @BaltCitySchools 8th gr teacher @MsThankappan noted the value of personally inspiring kids. A master teacher on the #KnowledgeMatters tour! @janiselane22 @SonjaSantelises
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We visited with amazing teachers—@johnson_Experience, @kstoryscotti, and @MsThankappan—using knowledge-rich curriculum to read and analyze grade-level, challenging texts that complement the ELA classroom with history, science, and art content. @WitWisdomELA
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Baltimore had some amazing visitors to see our incredible teachers and talented scholars in action. Empowering students as literacy leaders! Thankful everyday to serve in @BaltCitySchools - just a teaser...@SonjaSantelises @LizManolis @CurriculumMatrs @natwexler @rachelmstack
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In All Quiet on the Western Front, the book we're reading in 8th grade ELA, Paul returns home on leave for two weeks. As you can imagine, home feels different after fighting in the trenches of WWI. T made an impressive observation about the symbolism of Paul's army uniform.
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