Let's be real, our students memorize the information for the test over the novel and then forget it. Aren't you tired of it? I was, so I found a way around it. I asked my students to write a novel (and they liked it)! SAY WHAT? YES, and you can do it too! Come and find out how my junior English III students found success in writing (using authors' works as their model, how novel), a purpose for reading, and tapped into their creativity, and I found a way to assess their comprehension without the dreaded memorization download. Plus, now if you say the word test to my kids, well, "thems fighin' words."
