Trashketball Madness – How to Play Trashketball
Connect Learning to Student Interests When teachers capitalize on a popular trend or activity, it makes learning energizing and fun. Many of my students love
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“Wow” Your Students with Poetry, Music, and Art in this Introduction to American Literature Unit
Back to School In the high school English classroom, how do you get your students started for their school year? After establishing a positive classroom
Getting Teens to Read
Did you know that humans have a need to read? Some of my students don’t always agree with this sentiment, so every semester I begin
Teaching Civil Discourse
What happened to our ability to talk civilly to one another? When did we stop “agreeing to disagree”? A look on social media or network
Teaching Gatsby
Most English teachers would consider what I’m about to say sacrilegious: I didn’t like reading The Great Gatsby in high school, and for many years
Journal Writing for Women’s History Month
Every Monday, I start the school week with journal writing in my American Literature courses. Sometimes the journals are about the American Dream and other