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7 Spooky YA Novels Your High School Students Will Love
Literature ► October 16, 2022

7 Spooky YA Novels Your High School Students Will Love

Horror 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. 

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How to Start Your Independent Reading Program in 6 Steps
Literature ► August 7, 2022

How to Start Your Independent Reading Program in 6 Steps

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.

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5 Helpful Tips for Teaching With Graphic Novels
Literature ► July 24, 2022

5 Helpful Tips for Teaching With Graphic Novels

When 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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Why You Need to Add Some MOXIE to Your Classroom Library
Lit Literature Reviews ► July 25, 2021

Why You Need to Add Some MOXIE to Your Classroom Library

Let’s talk about the “F-word.” Feminism, that is! Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu is a fantastic YA novel about girl power and women’s rights. In this post, I hope to help you determine if Moxie deserves...

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This Is The Story about Immigration You Need In Your Classroom!
Lit Literature Reviews ► February 21, 2021

This Is The Story about Immigration You Need In Your Classroom!

I could not put We Are Not From Here down while reading it. This story about immigration, family, sacrifice, and the American Dream is full of adventure, hope, and heartbreak. If you’re looking for a young adult novel to add to your English class curriculum or classroom library, this is one you won’t want to miss.

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Literature Circles: What You Need to Know
Literature ► January 10, 2021

Literature Circles: What You Need to Know

Lately, everywhere I turn teachers are talking about literature circles--and for good reason! If you’re looking for a way to create rigor in your classroom and to cultivate authentic, real-life skills in your students, then literature circles may just be the activity your curriculum needs!

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5 Reasons to Add The Grace Year to Your Library
Lit Literature Reviews ► September 6, 2020

5 Reasons to Add The Grace Year to Your Library

The Grace Year by Kim Liggett is a hauntingly beautiful dystopian story about female relationships, societal expectations, and rebellion that needs to be added to your classroom library.

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SLAY: How to Start Courageous Conversations in your Classroom
Lit Literature Reviews ► June 28, 2020

SLAY: How to Start Courageous Conversations in your Classroom

Slay by Brittney Morris is a groundbreaking novel in many ways. Morris has found a way to merge difficult racial conversations with the world of online video games. These two topics are always ones that immediately engage my high school students. In this blog post, I’ll explain why Slay by Brittney Morris should be the newest YA novel in your classroom library.

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With the Fire On High: How to Spice Up Your Library
Lit Literature Reviews ► April 19, 2020

With the Fire On High: How to Spice Up Your Library

Elizabeth Acevedo’s newest novel With the Fire On High won’t stay on your classroom library shelves for long. Acevedo turns up the heat with her young protagonist Emoni--a high school senior, a talented chef, and a young mother.

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Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree: Connect Students to the World
Lit Literature Reviews ► March 22, 2020

Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree: Connect Students to the World

How do you get American students to even begin to grasp life in a third world country? With Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani and Viviana Mazza, students will be able to engage and connect to the world beyond their own lives.

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