
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

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

Today’s post is a question I received via email. This teacher gave me permission to share our exchange here; I

Received on Instagram this week: Whether you call it Masterpiece Monday, Tuesday Muse Day, Works of Wonder Wednesday, Thinker Thursday,

This week, the Met Gala took an unexpected turn toward literary analysis. The celebrity-studded event’s dress code, “The Garden of

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