Using Pop Culture to Teach Writing Skills

<div class="labelCellPair labelCellPair--detailCursor"> <div class="cellContainer"> <div class="cell detailCell col-12 detailCursor"> <div class="flex-auto flex baymax"> <div class= "pre-wrap break-word flex-auto line-height-4 rounded border-darken2 border-darken3-hover detailCursor-border-blue border-blue-focus border-thick"> Nancy Barile has an incredible story of how she uses the show The Walking Dead to engage learners in writing skills and more. Her administration has let her recraft the curriculum around this show with pretty astounding results.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="labelCellPair"> <div class="labelContainer"> <div class="flex items-center mb1"> <div class="flex-auto flex-inline items-center"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Sponsor:</strong> Advancement Courses is sponsoring DonorsChoose projects from August 18 – September 24. Submit your project to <a href= "https://www.advancementcourses.com/give/submityourproject/">https://www.advancementcourses.com/give/submityourproject/</a> for the chance to be funded. Remember that you can receive 20% off their online professional development courses with the code COOL20. With this coupon, a 3 grad credit course for continuing education, salary advancement, or recertification is only $359. So, go to <a href= "https://www.advancementcourses.com/coolcat">advancementcourses.com/coolcat</a> to learn more and use the code COOL20. Never stop learning!</p> <h2>Nancy Barile -  Bio as Submitted</h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nancy Barile has been a public high school English Language Arts teacher working with kids in Massachusetts for over twenty-seven years.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In 2007, she was named a member of the USA Today All-Teacher Team, and in 2011 she was awarded the Massachusetts Commonwealth Award in Creative Leadership. She is a 2013 recipient of the Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award. In 2013 she was named Boston Red Sox Most Valuable Educator. She was a 2015 Top 50 Final