How I Resist is nonfiction book that provides multiple opportunities for use in a secondary classroom. This book is political and will inspire classroom discussions. It contains three dozen opinions…
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Informational Texts: Activities for Secondary ELA
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 Nonfiction in an Organized Way
Teaching nonfiction? I almost titled this, “how to teach nonfiction without putting your students to sleep or confusing them.” This is a look into my nonfiction lessons. I teach nonfiction…
Informational Texts for Secondary: Helping Students Respond
You have informational texts for secondary students… now what? Teaching informational texts with secondary students is a fabulous time to meet a variety of standards. You can meet many, but…
Student Inspired Nonfiction Resources for Middle School
Nonfiction articles, nonfiction resources, nonfiction standards, and informational standards. How can we engage middle school students? Nonfiction is important for the middle school ELA classrooms. Our standards dictate that we…
Nonfiction Resources for High School
Looking for nonfiction resources for high school students can take time. Free or paid, finding nonfiction that will help you meet standards and interest students can be an endless search.…
American Literature Lesson Plans and Ideas
American literature lesson plans: Are you teaching an American lit course? I know that many ELA teachers work through literature thematically, but I teach American literature chronologically. I also know…