High School English and TPT Seller Resources
Blog posts pertaining to literature in the high school English classroom.
Although theme is a basic literary term, many high schoolers still struggle with it. Worse, so many students (and teachers!) get confused by thematic ideas versus thematic statements. Follow these steps for how to teach...
Read MoreTrevor Noah’s Born a Crime is quickly becoming a classroom staple. It’s especially great for World Literature classes. If you’ve decided to add it to your syllabus, check out these Born a Crime teaching tips!...
Read MoreAs a high school English teacher, one of the most rewarding challenges you may encounter is motivating reluctant readers. These are students who resist reading (whether because they lack interest or skill). However, with the...
Read MoreIt’s getting harder and harder these days for books to compete for our students’ attention. Meanwhile, fewer students are reading at grade level and many struggle to engage with any text longer than an Instagram...
Read MoreLooking to add a new World Literature title to your curriculum? Maybe you’re desperate for any novel that will engage your students. Or perhaps you’d just like to add a title to your syllabus from...
Read MorePersepolis is an award-winning graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi that tells the story of her childhood in Iran during and after the Islamic Revolution. It is a powerful and thought-provoking work that offers a unique...
Read MoreAre you trying to put together a World Literature curriculum? Maybe a graphic novel literature circle? Looking for a low-level but rigorous text, perhaps? There are endless reasons why you should teach Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi; here are just six of them.
Read MoreHorror novels that are classroom appropriate can be tricky to find. Finding recommendations for horror-loving students that wouldn’t get me fired used to be difficult. After lots of reading, I have found seven spooky YA novels your high school students will love.
Read MoreOne of my greatest accomplishments in the classroom was my independent reading program. For thirty minutes every week, you could hear a pin drop in my room as students read. Sure, not every kid turned into a voracious reader, but they all at least pretended to look like they were reading. In this post, I will walk you through the steps of creating your own independent reading program.
Read MoreWhen you think of rigorous teaching, you might not think of graphic novels right away. They seem too easy and too simplistic for any meaningful novel study, right? Well, actually, graphic novels have a lot to offer young students. In this post, I hope to share a few quick tips for teaching with graphic novels.
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