erbaHave you tried reading aloud with secondary students? I have, and the results are positive! Many of you have followed me this school year as I work to create a…
Do you need informational texts and activities? Are you looking for ideas concerning how to teach informational texts? Look no more! Don’t let informational texts seem like a “downer” in…
Teaching research papers with high school students? Teaching students how to write a research paper is an important part of an ELA class. Here are guidelines to make this writing…
First Chapter Fridays work well in my secondary classroom. Here are some tips I’ve learned. (First, I want to acknowledge that I did not invent First Chapter Fridays. I saw…
Students will read Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard. Here is why I have several copies of this dystopian young adult literature in my classroom library. Overall, most students enjoy dystopian…
Helping public speaking students with anxiety can be done! I am accustomed to having a public speaking class or specific speech units embedded within a class. These past few years,…
I’m Lauralee, writer and creator at Language Arts Classroom, and a real high school English teacher. I’m also the author of The English Grammar Workbook for Grades 6, 7, and 8. Here, we understand the complexities of teaching language arts, and we know that teachers need support.