high school ELA Archives

Common Lit Curriculum: An Honest Review

August 13, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

Visit veteran teachers at your school and ask to see their binders. We all have them: cabinet-filling, …

June 25, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

Let’s be honest here: You are probably reading this blog while streaming that Netflix show you love. Your …

June 18, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

This blog is not a descriptive essay. There will be parts here and there that discuss descriptive essay …

June 11, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

You’ve probably been in the staff or department meeting when the administrator in the room announces proudly (and …

June 4, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

It seems like so many things are getting shorter these days: our weekends, our patience, and even our readings (beyond …

May 30, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

Ah, novel units and book projects are the bread and butter of English teacher life and planning. We want students to …

May 28, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

I don’t know about you–though I suspect you’re like me since you are reading a blog right now–but I like reading to …

May 21, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

There are always things we, as educators, look forward to every year: the first day of school, the last day of school, …

May 14, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

Student learning, for better or worse, stems from teaching strategies we use in the classroom. That’s a …

May 7, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

As if there wasn’t enough for students to deal with their junior and senior year – college or career planning, …

April 23, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

Ask students what some of their favorite books are (or even put a book list, nonfiction or fiction, in front of them and …

April 9, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

Why do we read informational texts and nonfiction? Why do we write informational texts? These questions are …