Nonfiction texts are so important for your high school English classroom. This article showcases favorite nonfiction for teens including essays and articles that you can teach on their own or pair with other texts, plus great lessons you can use for each nonfiction text!
I don't know about you but I LOVE using poetry in my room!! We use it for so many different skills.You can teach so many different ...
Teaching excerpts of a novel or play
This is a good example of parallelism because it shows a conversation of how parallel structure is used. The girl says her ideas that don't fit together well, while the guy corrects what's she says by making it parallel structure and fitting her thoughts together well.
Teaching reading and writing is challenging! It is so difficult that often teachers default to what they know best…reading books and then writing essays. But it doesn’t have to be this way! In this article you’ll learn the five biggest obstacles writing teachers face and how to overcome them.
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My Fourth Grade Students identified the figurative language in the song and made props to show the metaphoric meanings and acted out the lyrics literally. :)
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Ted talk "The Danger of a Single Story" is such a moving speech that it deserves to be taught in every class, and here's why.
Looking for a QUICK way to assess grammar? This print and go packet includes 46 exit slips aligned to grammar standards. Each topic includes two exit tickets and keys. The first assessment is free response style or application style, while the second ticket includes multiple choice/test prep style q...
These ELA podcast pairings will help you design engaging text sets for you middle school and high school English classroom!
CASINHA DO DIA 6: O Papai Noel passou... Olhe seu sapatinho na janela. Cante a música Botei meu sapatinho. Crie uma linda história de...
When thinking about the year ahead, you may be considering soft starts to the day. In this post, I share the why's and how's for having soft start to writing workshop.
Looking for creative multimedia mentor texts for your ELA students? Check out these options, from picture books to podcasts, videos to poetry.
Have you heard of the word grid challenge? This activity can be used in any subject area. It would make a great lesson starter, review task, or even as a ho ...
Explore these ELA websites & activities for your middle school English students. These lessons, websites and activities will help you teach virtually!
5 times for grading essays faster while providing better feedback! These tips will help ELA teachers work smarter, not harder!
Showing the occassional YouTube video can be a great way to supplement student learning and increase student engagement. Check out these titles for ELA.
What does a beach ball have to do with prefixes and suffixes?
Have you ever done a Google search for "poetry ideas" to teach in your high school English classroom? Let me spoil those search results for you - THEY'RE LAME! Poetry, especially at the high school level, it too important to be treated as a coloring activity, or worse, ignored completely.
In need of some engaging writing activities for your next Shakespeare unit? Look no further. Check out these nine writing options that work with any Shakespeare play. Schedule
