High School English and TPT Seller Resources
Nothing quite makes a student’s short story cringey like bad dialogue. It can ruin the flow and the fun of an otherwise creative story. In this post, I’m going to share some tips to help...
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One 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.
Read MoreI dreaded the first day of school–until I created my own high school scavenger hunt! This activity allowed me to introduce my students to their new classroom, my classroom expectations, and get students moving and talking on day 1–without me lecturing for a full hour!
Read MoreAre you a brand new English teacher beginning your career? Congratulations! That first year is filled with so much excitement, but you’re also probably feeling some trepidation. In this post, I'm offering survival tips for any new English teacher.
Read MoreHeading to your first ever in-person Teachers Pay Teachers conference? Attending TpT Forward is so exciting but can also bring up a lot of anxiety, nerves, and fears. In this post, I hope to share a few tips to help you get the most out of your first Teachers Pay Teachers conference.
Read MoreComing up with a final project for the Creative Writing class you’re teaching can be tough. How do you create a project that is engaging and rigorous? How do you incorporate differentiation and enough mentor texts? One solution to this problem is having your students complete an Author Study Project.
Read MoreWhat skills should your students be learning? In this post, I’m going to share some essential Creative Writing skills you should be teaching in your high school Creative Writing class.
Read MoreWith students' attention spans even shorter than usual, what can you do to survive until the end of the year? Here are 5 end-of-school-year activities for high school English that won’t require a ton of prep but will still be enjoyable for students!
Read MoreEver thought about going full-time with your Teachers Pay Teachers store? Wonder what it’d be like to be a TpT seller full time? In this post, I want to share 8 realities that I encountered when I transitioned from teaching to a full-time TpT seller.
Read MoreI love designing units around essential questions, so when I began planning my The Hate U Give unit plan, that’s where I started. I’ve talked before about why I love teaching The Hate U Give, but in this post, I want to share exactly how I use essential questions to connect the novel with real life.
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