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Teaching Persepolis: 5 Tips You Need to Plan Your Unit

Persepolis 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...

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Teaching Persepolis: 5 Tips You Need to Plan Your Unit
5 Simple Steps for Teaching Limericks to High Schoolers
Creative Writing ► March 5, 2023

5 Simple Steps for Teaching Limericks to High Schoolers

If your students are finding poetry a little stiff and boring, then it’s time to introduce limericks! Despite their short length, having students write their own limerick poems can provide quite the challenge--even for older students! In this post, you’ll find some tips for teaching limericks!

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Why You Need to Teach Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Literature ► February 19, 2023

Why You Need to Teach Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

Are 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.

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Here Are Your ELA February Teaching Ideas
Seasonal Teaching Ideas ► February 5, 2023

Here Are Your ELA February Teaching Ideas

Still need some help with your February teaching calendar? Check out these ELA February teaching ideas for some inspiration! ELA February Teaching Ideas #1: Celebrate Black History Month You should weave diverse texts throughout your...

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Sketchnotes: What You Need to Know About Visual Notetaking in ELA
Pedagogy and Teaching Strategies ► January 22, 2023

Sketchnotes: What You Need to Know About Visual Notetaking in ELA

Looking for a way to engage students as they listen in class? Need an activity to keep hyperactive hands busy? Want more creative activities in your classroom? If you’re in need of any of these,...

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Academic Vs. Creative Writing: What You Need to Know Before You Teach
Creative Writing ► January 8, 2023

Academic Vs. Creative Writing: What You Need to Know Before You Teach

In college and during your teacher training, you probably spent a lot of time discussing how to teach writing to students. Even if you didn’t discuss writing pedagogy, you know the basics of academic writing...

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Starting a TpT Store: 3 Things to Create First
Teachers Pay Teachers Tips ► December 25, 2022

Starting a TpT Store: 3 Things to Create First

Thinking about finally starting that TpT store? If so, you’ve probably put a lot of time into thinking about what kind of amazing resources you can share with other educators. But you might not have thought–or known–about what else you’ll need to have in place before starting your TpT store.

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How to Rewrite a Fairy Tale with Your Creative Writing Class
Creative Writing ► December 11, 2022

How to Rewrite a Fairy Tale with Your Creative Writing Class

Having students rewrite a fairy tale or fable is a classic Creative Writing project–and for good reason! There is so much for students to learn and so many skills for students to practice during this...

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Here Are Some Creative Essay Alternatives for Your Next Unit
Pedagogy and Teaching Strategies ► November 27, 2022

Here Are Some Creative Essay Alternatives for Your Next Unit

Essays are the bread and butter of the ELA world, but that doesn’t mean it’s the only assessment you can assign. If you or your students are sick of Essays, try one of these essay...

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4 Easy Tips for a High School Letter Writing Lesson
Writing ► November 13, 2022

4 Easy Tips for a High School Letter Writing Lesson

What used to be a “basic” writing skill like writing a letter now feels archaic for our students. But just because they haven’t written many letters before high school doesn’t mean they won’t need to...

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Simple November Lesson Plan Ideas for High School ELA
Seasonal Teaching Ideas ► October 30, 2022

Simple November Lesson Plan Ideas for High School ELA

Teaching in November is crazy! Here are some November lesson plan ideas for high school ELA to help you out through the chaos!

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