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Everything You Wanted to Know About Student Blogging
Student blogging is like a jolt of espresso to a classroom (or teacher) with a case of the blah’s. You know, the mid-semester, mid-winter, need-to-spice-things-up, please just get me to…
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Teachers, Open Your Eyes to OpenAI’s ChatGPT
I am human. I feel the need to add this disclaimer considering the subject at hand: OpenAI’s ChatGPT. And what’s ChatGPT? The coming savior, providing the world with endless answers…
Back from Break: Re-Establishing Rules & Routine in Classrooms
Back from break? Not sure how to get back into the swing of things? Need to review routine in the classroom before diving into content? I’ve got you covered! I’ve…
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23 Poems to Teach in the Winter
On the hunt for poems to teach in the winter? There’s just something so very Walden Pond about looking at beautiful language inspired by nature during the winter season. If…
Analyzing a Song – So Simple Every Student Can Do It
English teachers, teaching your students how to analyze song lyrics needs to be a “go-to” strategy, a step toward deeper analysis of more complex texts. Whether you’re teaching poetry, persuasive…
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Revolutionize Your EXIT TICKETS With These Easy-Peasy Tips
Exit tickets, a.k.a. “exit slips” or “checks for understanding” are a great way for teachers to monitor student progress and for students to develop stronger metacognition about their skills and…
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Improve Your Transition Words In An Essay Skills
Transition words in an essay are a great way of linking ideas together. If you’re writing an essay on why you should be allowed to eat cake at breakfast (and…
The Power of Third Person Point of View
Point of view is the perspective from which a story is told, and one common perspective used in writing is the third person point of view. It can be tricky…
Strategies for Close Reading That Rock
Perhaps an unpopular opinion, but I love teaching strategies for close reading. I love teaching students the skills and strategies they need to be able to unpack any text and…
Top 10 Grammar Mistakes High School Students Make (and what to do instead)
Grammar mistakes and punctuation errors are common in everyone’s writing. Yes, even published professionals have errors and typos in their writing! Demystifying grammar rules for high school students is challenging…
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Secrets to Teaching Students with Anxiety
How can we as educators support students with anxiety in the classroom? There is a growing consensus that mental health issues are on the rise, including depression and student anxiety,…
Writers Journal Prompts Tip: Shake It Up
I’m excited to share with you how writers journal prompts have become a key to success in my classroom. I think most of us would agree that teaching writing can…
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