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…
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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…
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…
The Grace Year: Young Adult Literature Book Review
The Grace Year is a new release by Kim Liggett. This book is a New York Times Bestseller. Movie talks are already in the works! Students will read this book,…
10 Books for First Chapter Friday
Books for First Chapter Friday? These ten books worked well because their first chapters are awesome. Teachers ask me about how I manage First Chapter Friday, and I’ve written extensively…
What is First Chapter Friday?
What is First Chapter Friday? About two months ago, I published a post about my success with First Chapter Friday. I began using the hashtag #FirstChapterFriday on Instagram. Teachers asked…
Teaching Ideas for How I Resist
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…
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard: Young Adult Literature Book Review
Students will read Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard. Here is why I have several copies of this dystopian young adult literature in my classroom library. Overall, most students enjoy dystopian…
Revived by Cat Patrick: Young Adult Literature
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,…
Sarah Dessen: Young Adult Literature
This is a review of a popular young adult literature author, Sarah Dessen and three of her young adult literature books. Welcome to “This or That,” a monthly chat where the…