Category: writing

Copy Of School Resumes! 1
high school English

Tortured Poets: A Lesson Plan

Taylor Swift announced this week her newest album, The Tortured Poets Department, will be released on April 19 – smack-dab

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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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grading

Using AI to Scrub for AI

(UPDATE: Due to the rapidly evolving nature of A.I., the detection tool discussed in this blog post was taken down

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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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fun stuff

How to Read a Painting

Literary analysis is tough. • “Explain how the author uses setting to establish the mood of this short story.”• “Determine