Haven’t heard of her? You’re not alone. Last week, I came across Susan Glaspell’s short story, “A Jury of Her…
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Sci Fi To Make Us Better People
Please allow me introduce you to Andy Weir’s tasty morsel of a short story called, “The Egg.” The story, part…

Women’s History Month? Eh… No Thanks
A while back, I wrote the following post for the TeachersPayTeachers blog. I’m sharing it here, too, as a repost…

Let Hasan Minhaj Tell You a Story
Do yourself a favor and allow this master storyteller to tell you about his senior prom. Hasan Minhaj, you may…
A Painless Way to Add More Informational Text
Teenagers are self-absorbed. I get that. (Heck, most adults we know are also pretty focused on themselves, no?) Nevertheless, I’ve…
Time for a Grammar Quiz
Okay, teacher friends, can you spot all of the errors in these two sentences?
No More Essay Fatigue! Time to Reclaim Your Weekends
It’s Saturday morning. I’ve been up since before the sun, working my way through three sections of essays on “The…