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March is National Reading Month! I’ve teamed up with Melissa from The Reading and Writing Haven to bring you 6 Must-Teach Novels for Secondary ELA. As English teachers, we love…

I’ve taught Of Mice and Men, and I have lesson plan ideas. Personally, I enjoy the book, but The Grapes of Wrath is my favorite Steinbeck novel. Still, teaching Of…

Animal Farm is a book that I could teach half asleep. (Not that I would. I enjoy the content, and love it too much). I feel that I’m passionate while…

Part of being an English teacher is allowing your students to witness you nerd out literature. We MUST share the love we have of literature with our students! Never have…

Sometimes you need an extra ‘oomph’ for your lesson plans. You may have the necessary components – a clean and organized lesson. You want something more, and you know your…

Pre- reading activities for older students? Yes. Getting students thinking about a reading assignment is paramount to their understanding and involvement of a story. Students may need ‘sold’ on a…

Creating meaningful vocabulary for high school students. Hmmmm. It’s tough, and I believe it’s because students are jaded against vocabulary lessons. I don’t have all of the answers, but I…

Sometimes a teacher needs a selection of quick, go-to novel activities. A lesson plan can be perfect, but students may dislike a planned activity. They may need more review. Sometimes,…

‘Children of Auschwitz’ is a free series that teachers can implement into discussions about the Holocaust.  Tuesday is the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. None of our students…