Scaffolded High School English Resources
If you teach World Literature, your students have probably asked some version of this question: Why should we read stories from around the world? The answer lies in a Ted Talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie:...
Read MoreTrevor Noah’s memoir Born a Crime is hands-down one of my favorite modern books to incorporate into a high school curriculum. Between its laugh-out-loud moments and heartbreaking truths, Born a Crime gives young readers a deeply personal window into apartheid South Africa—and makes them...
Read MoreIf you’re an American teacher, you might be thinking about your fascism lesson plan a little differently these days. These connections to current events are just a little too on-the-nose. Your students might even be...
Read MoreIf you’re considering teaching Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist in your English Language Arts class, I’m about to make it as simple as possible! This blog post is going to dive into some ideas for designing your The Alchemist unit plan. I’ll also...
Read MoreTeaching a World Literature class can be so overwhelming! Excuse me, I just need to teach a globe’s worth of literature?! No big task or anything… The first time you teach World Literature, you might feel a...
Read MoreJonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” is a brilliant example of satire. It blends dark humor with sharp social criticism and makes me laugh out loud every time. Teaching “A Modest Proposal” can be fun for...
Read MoreMy first thought upon reviewing my school’s World Literature curriculum, frankly, was that it was a disaster. Did Shakespeare really need another unit? (Students would have read two other Shakespearian plays by the time they...
Read MoreSo you’re teaching a World Literature class, and you’ve no idea where to start! Totally relatable! In this post, I’ll share three World Literature activities you can use in any high school class. (Really overwhelmed...
Read MoreI love sneaking lessons about the importance of education into my units. It’s one of the reasons I chose to teach The Hate U Give, and one of the reasons I absolutely love Marjan Satrapi’s...
Read MoreSo, you’ve just been told you’ll be teaching a high school World Literature class. Congratulations! But now you’re looking at a year of blank lesson plans and don’t know where to begin…. Don’t worry! In...
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