
Short Attention Span Grammar
Long ago, I dropped traditional grammar instruction for my high school classes in favor of quick hits and individualized feedback.

Long ago, I dropped traditional grammar instruction for my high school classes in favor of quick hits and individualized feedback.

Need a quick way to help students build analysis skills? Use short works. In the past, I’ve talked about using

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

Need a quick way to help students build analysis skills? Use short works. In the past, I’ve talked about using

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

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

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

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

As English teachers know, a lot of stories are the same story. Breaking down that successful narrative pattern with students

Today’s post is a question I received via email yesterday from a first-year teacher about to take on a summer