That's "Rigor", NOT "Rigor Mortis"

"It's Rigor, Not Rigor Mortis"  provides a brief and helpful reminder, (from the book Notice and Note: Strategies for Close Reading by Kylene Beers and Robert E Probst) about what close reading is REALLY all about.  The essential element of rigor is engagement.

Teaching with Heart

Teaching with Heart: Poetry that Speaks to the Courage to Teach looks like it could be MOST useful, in many ways, as educators approach the beginning of a new school year.