Help students to analyze their reading in a meaningful way using literature lenses such as Marxist, Feminist, Formalist, and more...
Exit tickets and exit slips allow teachers to monitor student progress and allow students to develop stronger metacognition skills...
Teaching podcasting in the English classroom just got easier! I'm sharing 20 of my favorite podcasts and best teaching tips to help you get started...
Read about creative ways ELA classroom teachers can hack Google Forms for classroom use to save time and increase student learning.
Don't get discouraged by hard-to-reach students! Instead, try these five tried-and-true tips for student engagement to combat student apathy.
English teachers, increase student engagement with these seven free online discussion tools to support and transform student discussion.
As we seek new strategies for student engagement in learning, we must consider how best to pair traditional content knowledge with real-world application.
Students need explicit instruction and time to practice the writing process, so we must be efficient and effective in our instruction...
Browse 70 rhetorical analysis essay topics in this MEGA-list of texts for writing a rhetorical analysis essay using ethos, pathos, and logos.
Effective teaching strategies for middle school and high school English language arts teachers who believe in student-led learning...
Effective teaching strategies for middle school and high school English language arts teachers who believe in student-led learning...
10 easy-to-implement tips for teaching introverts will increase classroom participation and make learning more enjoyable for everyone...
Looking for games to play with a classroom? This list of English games in the classroom is exactly what you need to engage students!
Don't get discouraged by hard-to-reach students! Instead, try these five tried-and-true tips for student engagement to combat student apathy.
Effective teaching strategies for middle school and high school English language arts teachers who believe in student-led learning...
Teaching ideas and lessons for the English language arts classroom that will help you do more than just get the job done!
Read about creative ways ELA classroom teachers can hack Google Forms for classroom use to save time and increase student learning.
Teach students rhetorical analysis skills while engaging them with rhetoric used in everyday life. Here are ideas for analyzing rhetoric in social media...
Effective teaching strategies for middle school and high school English language arts teachers who believe in student-led learning...
Effective teaching strategies for middle school and high school English language arts teachers who believe in student-led learning...
English teachers, here's a unique list of 40 classroom-friendly slam poems. This is a one-stop-shop for your next slam poetry unit!
Don't get me wrong - these academic writing assessments have their place in the world of ELA for sure...but there are other more engaging, rigorous forms of assessment, book projects that ask students to use multiple skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening) to make connections and synthesize information while engaging in higher-level thinking.
Effective teaching strategies for middle school and high school English language arts teachers who believe in student-led learning...
Effective teaching strategies for middle school and high school English language arts teachers who believe in student-led learning...
Looking for games to play with a classroom? This list of English games in the classroom is exactly what you need to engage students!
Use Google Forms for assessment AND save time grading in the Google Forms spreadsheet! Use "Save as Doc" and conditional formatting to make life simple!
Effective teaching strategies for middle school and high school English language arts teachers who believe in student-led learning...
Middle school reading strategies can be fun and interactive! Get the inside scoop on how I use station reading activities to engage all learners!
Middle school reading strategies can be fun and interactive! Get the inside scoop on how I use station reading activities to engage all learners!
Roles in literature circles have been around for what seems like forever...but are they effective for student readers?
20 easy teacher grading strategies for English teachers who want to save time grading essays and student assessments.
View twenty five of my favorite quotes about teaching for teachers who are in need of inspiration and encouragement to get them through the day.
Go beyond think-pair-share with ten discussion strategies that will engage your students in meaningful paired and small group discussions.
Our experiences and stories are different because we are all different. In schools lately, we hear much being said about DEI–diversity, equity, and inclusion. We ask how we can make schools more fair, more equitable. Perhaps stories can help us do just that.
Round table discussions are a powerful way for students to share their perspective on a particular issue, discuss ideas, and refine thinking.
Finding journal writing prompts high school students love can take some time. Here are 55 of my favorite writing prompts, enough to last all semester...
Finding journal writing prompts high school students love can take some time. Here are 55 of my favorite writing prompts, enough to last all semester...
Browse 70 rhetorical analysis essay topics in this MEGA-list of texts for writing a rhetorical analysis essay using ethos, pathos, and logos.
View twenty five of my favorite quotes about teaching for teachers who are in need of inspiration and encouragement to get them through the day.
Read about creative ways ELA classroom teachers can hack Google Forms for classroom use to save time and increase student learning.
These steps for synthesis writing will help high school English students write their next synthesis essay. Free download...
Teaching slam poetry doesn't have to be boring! These 12 slam poetry ideas will help your middle school and high school students ROCK slam poetry...
