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Fight For Your Right To Party
On my campus, teachers are not supposed to host class holiday parties. Like Bob Cratchit earning each and every pence,
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On my campus, teachers are not supposed to host class holiday parties. Like Bob Cratchit earning each and every pence,
As every English teacher knows, dystopian young adult literature is on fire. Hunger Games. The Maze Runner. Divergent. Matched. Uglies.
Way back in elementary school, we all made acrostic poems. These were the go-to move for teachers who needed us
Avoid the mental slog that sometimes arrives in the middle of a novel unit with unexpected and, dare I say,
All of their stories (and so many others) fit the classic storytelling pattern of a heroic journey, as established by
“Hey, haters gonna hate you every time.” – Uncle Si, Duck Dynasty “The fault-finder will find faults even in paradise.”
I often have students who rely too heavily on the thesaurus as they craft their essays, resulting in overwrought sentences
Even the most reluctant students love creating “found” poems, also known as blackout poetry. All you’ll need to fill an
J.K. Rowling. Suzanne Collins. John Green. Use the heavy-hitters of YA literature to inspire your students to polish their own
Often, teens (and even some teachers I know) dread the study of poetry, complaining that it’s too stuffy, sappy, or