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Space Marathon: A Podcast Lesson

Bobbi Gibb wanted to run the Boston Marathon. The problem? Women weren’t allowed to compete in any race longer than…

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fun stuff

Filling Lesson Plan Gaps

State testing. Field trips. Weird last-minute assembly schedules that turn your day upside down. No matter how well a teacher…

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fun stuff

19 Works of Art to Help Teens Think

Fine art can help students develop analysis skills in quick, small doses. Ideally, those skills will transfer to literary analysis…

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classroom management

ChatGPT: Friend or Foe?

I met with a group of teachers on Thursday (shout out to Carterville!) to talk about A.I. text generators and…

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high school English

Let me plan your lessons this week

An exhausted teacher messaged me on IG yesterday, asking for help with lesson planning. My response? You go take a…

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fun stuff

Cell Phone Characterization Refresh

This week’s focus was on moving my “Whose phone is this?” worksheet into 2023. Thousands of teachers have used this…

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American literture

A Must-Read: “Sticks” by George Saunders

Looking for a one-page short story from a modern writer that’ll hook your students? Sticks, a flash fiction short story…

Laura Randazzo
high school English

Oops! I did it again… (free choice board download)

Last week, a TikToker asked if I had a non-fiction version of my literature activity choice board freebie. I don’t…

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American literture

Would Emily Dickinson want to be TikTok Famous?

Definitely not. But her famous poem, “I’m Nobody! Who are You?,” is a useful tool to help students consider their…

Laura Randazzo
high school English

Literary Analysis Essay Writing

Literary analysis is the hardest writing mode to teach. Narrative, research, and argument? Got those covered. But literary analysis? Oof.…

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