The time comes in any writing lesson: the time for student revising. I don’t draw a hard line between revising and editing. If we are editing and a student realizes…
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Authentic Assessments with Media Literacy
Authentic assessments with media literacy require bringing pieces of life to the classroom. Authentic assessments can involve showing connections from language arts to the bigger world and students’ lives. When…
Master Teaching Clauses: Quick Tips for Success
Teaching clauses: independent and dependent clauses are an important part of sentence structure lessons. With these lessons, you’ll also be teaching important punctuation and parallelism rules in addition to teaching…
Ten Digital Writing Activities for Distance Learning
Looking for digital writing activities for distance learning? Maybe creative writing distance learning activities? You do NOT need to overwhelm yourself or students. With these ten distance learning writing activities,…
Sigh Gone: Book Review
Sigh Gone: book review. Phuc Tran’s new memoir is a perfect addition to your secondary classroom. Read on for classroom use ideas, student recommendations, and potential discussion areas. Plot Spoilers!…
Encouraging Literacy During Distance Learning
Are you encouraging literacy during distance learning? Here are my ideas for encouraging students to read while we’re not in the classroom. After a bit of the dust settled with…
Group Work in the Secondary Classroom
Group work in the secondary classroom can greatly benefit students. With a bit of foresight, you can make the most of this time. With guidelines and structure, group work can…
Alternatives to the Literary Analysis Essay
Looking for alternatives to the literary analysis essay? I’ve found that a digital literary analysis project provides the perfect amount of scaffolding. Years ago, I wanted students to complete a…
Four Digital Tools to Engage Students
Try these digital tools to engage students. Digital tools for the classroom will provide data to adjust and plan future lessons. Our world changed quickly: Teachers, you are completely e-learning…
Enhance Classroom Library Engagement: Key Strategies
Secondary teachers: how can you increase classroom library engagement? You can change student reading habits with an engaged classroom library. I returned to teaching in 2015. For six years, I…