What if every teacher had the right tools to do this job? What if we all had a hard drive…
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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…
Pop! Figure Characterization
Our ELA Facebook friend Heather Nicole Teraila just posted the results of a super-cute characterization activity her students completed on…
Spread the Book Love (Free Posters)
Inspired by a meme in The Teacher Next Door’s awesome Facebook feed (you follow her page, right?), here are three…
FREE Media Literacy Worksheets
Last week, Stanford researchers released a “bleak” report showing that more than 80 percent of students can’t determine the difference…
Making SSR Work for Them – And Us
An email conversation from blog reader Lynn this weekend (used with permission) might help all of us as we set…
Are Your Kids Ready for the New SAT Essay?
You gotta pity the Class of 2017. This spring, juniors will be hit with a triple-whammy – the timed essay…
Just Say “No!” to Boring Book Reports
Try a fresh spin on the tired book report assignment and use “book talks” instead. A book talk is just…
Ripped From the Headlines
I’m always on the prowl for engaging news stories that will give my high school English students access to high-quality…