This week, the Met Gala took an unexpected turn toward literary analysis. The celebrity-studded event’s dress code, “The Garden of
This week, an Emily Dickinson scholar made a headline-grabbing proclamation: “I’ve written a book about Emily Dickinson, and I’m going
Of course we should fold in some extra poetry lessons in April, but who has the time? With state testing
I was inspired this week by my teacher-friend Amber to build a worksheet that could be used with any podcast
It’s the biggest night in American football and, if you’re like me, you’ll be watching to see which logical fallacies
Taylor Swift announced this week her newest album, The Tortured Poets Department, will be released on April 19 – smack-dab
Need a fresh bulletin board or hallway display that’ll take you from February through March? I’ve got you covered with
You can read a book, but you can also read a room. You can read someone’s body language. You can
On the first day back after winter break, do you really want to slam your students with core curriculum? Let’s
So you’re a veteran teacher who’s thinking about leaving the classroom, but you feel stuck. Maybe you’re near the top
For me, it began with Wordle. Then I found the Spelling Bee. Now, Connections has me snared. The New York
“The Gift of the Magi,” O. Henry’s tale of gift giving and self-sacrifice, is the perfect December short story lesson.
Ready or not, November is here! Need a fast print-and-post bulletin board to replace your October/Halloween stuff? I’ve got you
In case you missed it, the hive mind gave great suggestions this weekend to supplement my lesson where students study
Need a quick way to help students build analysis skills? Use short works. In the past, I’ve talked about using