You might have heard the term epiphany and wondered what it means. In this piece, we are going to be taking a look at the meaning of an epiphany as well as
A district-wide unit that affirms the experiences of ELLs while teaching content and developing their language skills. ELLs voices were highlighted through this multi-grade, multi-school unit.
When listening to an English conversation, you are very likely to come across the use of a pun at one time or another. This is also the case with written text
Looking for fun activities to explore the art of poetry and use it to support language learning? Try these simple and fun activities!
The team from The Literature Network, an online community of literature lovers, created a nice infographic that visualizes a timeline of literary periods and movements. Click on the image to see it…
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Teaching prose, drama, and poetry is quick and easy. Your third and fourth grade students just need a little vocabulary and practice.
Antithesis does not have to be a difficult thing to understand, despite its complicated name, it is a relatively simple form on English grammar which can be
Can you tell we are tackling Beowulf next week? I am amazed at the number of quality resources available for free! This list includes research pages, writing assignments, history lessons, and literature guides. Updated 08/12/22 Beowulf Resources Beowulf: Still a Hero An Introduction to Beowulf The Beauty of Anglo-Saxon Poetry: A Prelude to Beowulf [...]
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Image Source: Venn Diagrams are diagrams containing circles that show the logical relations between a collection of sets or groups. They are used in many areas of life where we need to categorize o…
World Book Day is a yearly event on 23 April. It is organised by UNESCO to promote reading, publishing, and copyright. The date is also symbolic for world literature because: Cervantes, Shakespeare, and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died on 23 April 1616. 23 April is also taken as Shakespeare’s birthday (he was baptised on 26 April 1564, […]
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Go beyond literal meanings with figurative language. Discover the different types of figurative language and how to liven up your writing with examples.
In this blog post, read about my best teaching strategies to teach writing narrative endings. Grab all the freebies to help you teach.
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Diphthong in English! When we speak, the way in which we pronounce words is determined by the letters of each word. These letters are symbols that represent
Look at the exam question and invitation and do the exercises to improve your writing skills.
Doug Savage's Savage Chickens "comics" are a single-frame comic drawn on a sticky note that illustrates the life of chickens whose experiences reveal the "savage" truths of the human existence. Teaching satire in secondary ELA is a high-interest and humorous way to engage studen
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The syntax is a vital component of written language. Syntax defines the rules, principles, and the processes that need to be followed when structuring words,
Proofreading is one of the last phases of the writing process where you carefully seek out and correct grammatical and typographical errors in your final draft before presenting your work to an aud…
I've written about Teaching Channel before, and I'll be writing from time to time about a particular great idea I've found there. If you haven't already joined, remember that it's FREE, and signing up takes less than a minute! One of the many great Tch video clips shows middle school teacher Meagan Berkowitz teaching a poetry lesson using the SIFT Method - Symbol, Imagery, Figurative Language, and Tone or Theme. It's less than 5 minutes long, and well worth watching to see her interaction with her students, and the focus they have on the poems they are reading while using bookmark cue cards. Close analytic reading is an important feature of the Common Core; here's a tool for you to try out to see if it fits your needs! Besides the bookmark, you are given the lesson plan, a copy of the two poems used, and a transcript of the lesson. If you're a language arts teacher, you're all set to try this lesson yourself, or to adapt it to your grade level! And don't forget to "pin" the lesson by clicking "Save this in my Lesson Planner." (A note: there is a typo on the SIFT bookmark that you'll want to change before printing - "attitude and author" should be "attitude an author." I changed it in the image above. Since it's an open Word document, it's no problem!)
Sometimes during English speech or in written language, you will come across something called Euphemism, but what exactly is this? In this article, we are
Your students are bright, but they don't always sound like it. Help improve student vocabulary with these 600 ways to say common things.
