Ten Activities for Teaching The Odyssey Ten activities for teaching The Odyssey —add these pieces to your Odyssey unit! Teaching The Odyssey can be fun, can be overwhelming, can be…
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High School Literature Assignments Should Have Meaning
High school literature assignments should have meaning. How can we make that happen as busy English teachers?
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High School Literature Essential Questions
High school literature essential questions can shape whatever stories you teach. Organize a class discussion with these ideas. Many of us English literature teachers love to read and teach language…
Master Dystopian Lit Circles: High School English Guide
Dystopian lit circles for high school English can add variety and fun to literature lessons. If you are organizing lit circles around dystopian literature, I’ve included some ideas below. Dystopian…
Classroom Library Ideas: Adding Engagement with Books
The following classroom library ideas will encourage engagement with your books and build a community of readers. As a high school ELA teacher, you can have a classroom library—hundreds of…
Teaching Color Psychology with Literature
Teaching color psychology is a quick add-on to literature lessons. In this post, I’ll provide some links and ideas to for analyzing colors with students. Years ago when I taught…
Mastering High School Lit Circles: Tips for Success
Do you know where to start with organizing and planning high school lit circles? Years ago, I wrote about my experimentation with independent reading and class novels. To me, no…
Why I’m Tired of Teaching To Kill A Mockingbird
I’m tired of teaching “To Kill A Mockingbird.” The reasons why are actually simple. The reasons and explanations for ditching To Kill A Mockingbird are plentiful. In this post, I…
The Joy of Reading with Secondary Students
What does research say about spreading the joy of reading with secondary students? We language arts teachers can encourage our readers to pick up books. My personal children are younger…
Modern Short Stories for High School English
What modern short stories for high school English classes can you teach? Add these modern and diverse voices to your curriculum. High school short stories can reflect our students’ lives. …