English Language Arts Archives

Writers Journal Prompts Tip: Shake It Up

September 12, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

I’m excited to share with you how writers journal prompts have become a key to success in my classroom. I …

August 29, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

Teachers looking for prompts for poem analysis and prompts for writing poetry may turn Walt Whitman over in his grave. …

August 8, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

You may have heard writing teachers instructing their students to “show, don’t tell,” or maybe you’ve used that little …

August 1, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

Questions for book discussion were a pain point in my pedagogy for years. I struggled to strike a balance between …

July 14, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

Do you find yourself struggling to teach students how to choose better words for their writing? Do readers misunderstand …

June 30, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

We all want our English students to have deeper, more meaningful discussions about their reading, and literature lenses …

June 6, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

Engaging debate topics for high school students are the 🔑 to a successful classroom debate. Teenagers love to …

May 31, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

Active voice in writing is a powerful driver of student revision. When I sit shoulder-to-shoulder with a student …

May 24, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

High school writing teachers who are looking for ways to increase student voice in writing and participation in the …

April 28, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

Roles in literature circles have been around since I was in school. They're as dependable as the tears that come at the …

April 17, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

Activities for media literacy begin as early as elementary school, but what do they look like by the time students enter …

March 1, 2021 // by Lindsay Ann

Do you struggle with strategies for teaching vocabulary in your middle school or high school classroom? Vocabulary …