Chapter 12

What did the author realize when she forbade her students from writing about professional sports, pop music, television, film, or video games?

• Their writing improved tremendously.
• They began to write about more creative topics.
• Her writing workshop began to go south.

The author says that when children write about pop culture it is like they have walked...

• on a bed of clouds
• into a minefield
• down a runway

What was the original topic for her book when the author first started writing this book?

• Intermediate writing
• Infusing other curriculum
• Using pop culture in the classroom

What moves something from pop culture to  "Culture"?

• The popular vote
• Opinion of experts and the test of time
• If a song is written about it

What about today's TV shows require students to have deeper comprehension?

• The length of the movie
• The vocabulary they use
• Complex characters and plot lines

What does the author compare pop culture to?

• A carrot
• A potato
• An onion

What should you do year to year to figure out what kids like?

• Stalk them in their neighborhood
• Give them a survey
• Ask their past teachers

Why should you get to know what your students like?

• So, you can be more like them
• So, you can be friends with them
• So, you can use it to engage them

Finish this line from the text, "I try to adapt an attitude of _________ and __________."

• constant learning and growing
• happiness and compliments
• caring and doing the best