You do know that J. Peterman is not just a character on Seinfeld, right? I've been a huge fan of the J. Peterman Company for years. Growing up, I'd search the mail for the catalogue-and while I never actually ordered anything, I spent hours reading the descriptions of every article of clothing featured in its pages. To date, I've ordered only one thing from J. Peterman- a sweater for my husband. But I still love reading the romantic little vignettes on each page. But I digress. How does J. Peterman relate to my classroom? I go on Youtube often- for fun and also to find videos that I can use as teaching tools. Well, I recently discovered a great YouTube video on how to use the J. Peterman catalogue to help students practice strengthening voice in their writing. Brilliant! I love this idea- and I'll definitely be checking out Dena's website: http://www.denaharrison.com/.
Here's some "food for thought"- a page from the J. Peterman Catalogue.
I've also created a few videos to use in my classroom. I created the below video in MovieMaker to show parents at Open House. It's a little preview of what the 6th graders will experience in my English Workshop course this year. I enjoyed making it- and I hope that other teachers who find it on YouTube will be inspired by it as well. 
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