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The Best Questions for Book Discussion
Questions for book discussion were a pain point in my pedagogy for years. I struggled to strike a balance between providing students rich questions for book discussion that allowed them…
Definition of Connotation in Literature Is Crucial To Student Success
Do you find yourself struggling to teach students how to choose better words for their writing? Do readers misunderstand their assignments because they get stuck on a word or turn…
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Secrets to Literature Lenses for Textual Analysis
We all want our English students to have deeper, more meaningful discussions about their reading, and literature lenses provide a framework for textual analysis. Teaching students to think about texts…
Don’t Stress Over Debate Topics for High School
Engaging debate topics for high school students are the 🔑 to a successful classroom debate. Teenagers love to argue debate. About everything. All the time… And while this energy can…
Step Up Your Active Voice in Writing
Active voice in writing is a powerful driver of student revision. When I sit shoulder-to-shoulder with a student writer during a check-in conference, 76.45% of the time (highly-scientific calculation) when…
Essay Writing Apps for Free: Student Revision Tools
High school writing teachers who are looking for ways to increase student voice in writing and participation in the writing process (ahem, actually doing the nitty-gritty revision work), you’ll definitely…
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Why Roles in Literature Circles Miss the Mark
Roles in literature circles have been around since I was in school. They’re as dependable as the tears that come at the end of It’s a Wonderful Life and as…
Transformative Activities for Media Literacy
Activities for media literacy begin as early as elementary school, but what do they look like by the time students enter high school? By this time, learners have, no doubt,…
High-Impact Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary
Do you struggle with strategies for teaching vocabulary in your middle school or high school classroom? Vocabulary instruction is important. It’s something that comes organically through reading a diverse range…
3 Distance Learning Articles to Read ASAP
Okay, okay, okay, I know that teaching this year has been hard. Scratch that. I know that teaching this year has been harder than trying to get dressed with your…
The Best Daily Check In for Students
Having a daily check in for students has been the sleeper win for my classroom this year. Who would’ve thought that a routine I established by chance would have more…
28 Must-Use TED talks for the Classroom
Are you tired of hearing about the same old TED talks like The Danger of a Single Story? Do you find yourself searching for new and engaging TED talks for…
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