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5 Quick Tips for Teaching Odes to High Schoolers
Creative Writing ► November 28, 2021

5 Quick Tips for Teaching Odes to High Schoolers

So you’re teaching odes to high schoolers. Odes are complicated poems and the classical ones can be difficult for struggling readers to understand. This doesn’t mean they’re impossible, however! Regardless of your students’ abilities, you...

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3 Easy Ways to Use Task Cards in Your English Class
Pedagogy and Teaching Strategies ► October 17, 2021

3 Easy Ways to Use Task Cards in Your English Class

I’ll admit it–I was super late to the task card game as an English teacher. I had never heard of task cards until I was browsing Teachers Pay Teachers and teacher blogs for ideas. Even...

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How to Teach Creative Writing to High School Students
Creative Writing ► September 5, 2021

How to Teach Creative Writing to High School Students

Creative Writing was forced onto my schedule; I didn’t ask for it. But it ended up becoming my favorite class period of the day. While academic English courses can feel high-stakes and always short on...

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How To Teach Grammar to High School Students
Grammar ► July 11, 2021

How To Teach Grammar to High School Students

You know that you need to teach grammar. But when you look at your students’ writing, you’re overwhelmed. How can you possibly explain a semicolon or all of the comma rules when your students can’t even write a complete sentence? I’ve gone through the same struggle, my friend. While you probably can’t turn all of your students into Shakespeares in a semester, you can help them improve greatly. In this post, I hope to help show you how to teach grammar (especially to struggling students).

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Quitting Teaching: How and Why I Did It
Life Tips for Teachers ► May 16, 2021

Quitting Teaching: How and Why I Did It

Teaching is lit. There is no career like this one. No other career will challenge you to grow in the ways that this one does; no other career will teach you the empathy that this one can. I won’t simply walk away from teaching and never think twice; it’s impossible. But for me, personally, it is not a “forever” career, and I’m ready for the next phase of my life.

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4 Tips for Any High School Teacher with Social Anxiety
Life Tips for Teachers ► March 21, 2021

4 Tips for Any High School Teacher with Social Anxiety

An aspiring teacher with social anxiety might not realize how triggering the profession can be, until it's too late. At least, that's what happened to me.

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Teaching Writing with Mini Lessons: A How-to
Writing ► March 7, 2021

Teaching Writing with Mini Lessons: A How-to

Every year, teachers are asked to do more--close the gap, make learning fun, use technology, encourage independence, provide quality feedback, collaborate, and so on. It’s not easy finding a class structure that perfectly meets the needs of students, administrators, and classroom evaluators. When it comes to teaching writing with mini lessons, however, you can get pretty close.

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5 Easy Tips for Teaching Horror Stories
Literature ► October 18, 2020

5 Easy Tips for Teaching Horror Stories

So, you’re teaching horror stories, but you don’t want to do the same, boring unit that everyone else does? You want your students to be engaged, creative, but to also learn the foundational purpose and practices of the horror genre. In this blog post, I’ll cover 5 tips for teaching horror stories so that your unit will stand out!

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5 Preparations You Need to Teach Your New English Class
Life Tips for Teachers ► August 9, 2020

5 Preparations You Need to Teach Your New English Class

When I was a first-year high school English teacher, I had no idea where to even begin planning and getting ready for my first year. It probably took me a whole three years of teaching before I had a grasp on what essentials I needed to prep before the first day of class. With another year about to begin, I thought I’d share what I’d learned the hard way. In this blog post, I’ll share the 5 things you need to prepare to teach your new English class!

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Here Are the Best Fiction Books for Teaching about Black Lives Matter
Lit Literature Reviews ► July 26, 2020

Here Are the Best Fiction Books for Teaching about Black Lives Matter

More and more educators are realizing that the time to have difficult conversations in our classrooms is now. In case you're just starting to Black Lives Matter unit, here are some of the best fiction books for teaching about #BlackLivesMatter.

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