Students will read Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard. Here is why I have several copies in my classroom library. Plot (spoilers!) Mare Barrow lives in a divided country: Reds and…
Public speaking with students doesn’t have to be difficult or tiresome! I am accustomed to having a public speaking class or specific speech units embedded within a class. These past few…
You’ve decided that building a classroom library is a priority. Inexpensive book finds are a must! Honestly, for years building a classroom library was never on my radar. I’ve been…
The more I teach writing, the more I consider student writing and internal dialogue. Students’ internal dialogue, not mine. I know how my internal dialogue runs: I’ve taught this, right?…
Revived by Cat Patrick will be a nice addition to a high school classroom library. The book focuses on a secret government program and the unintended consequences of never dying,…
I’ve taught middle school grammar before. Here are a few tricks I developed to make lessons meaningful. I taught middle school… six years ago? My administration provided a straightforward directive:…
Melissa (from Reading and Writing Haven) and I decided to tackle building professional relationships within schools. I’ve blogged for years about my ideas – always with the caveat that these…
Recently, I’ve seen a weird and unfortunate joke popping up online. There are posters, mugs, t-shirts and memes: I’m Silently Correcting Your Grammar. As an English teacher, I’m always interested…
The English Grammar Workbook for Grades 6, 7, and 8 is now available for preorder on Amazon. In The English Grammar Workbook for Grades 6, 7, and 8 I offer…
I finished The Sun Does Shine a bit ago, but every time I sit to write this review, I get a feeling in my stomach. That squeeze on a stomach…
