Help Students with Tips to Avoid Procrastination
October 17, 2022
You know that line about putting the Pro in procrastination? I love it! Not just because I’m an English teacher and word nerd but because it is so true. So
You know that line about putting the Pro in procrastination? I love it! Not just because I’m an English teacher and word nerd but because it is so true. So
It has been a while since I’ve taught John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men but in an instant I can be taken back to reading to my classes and trying
One day in early October a group of 11th grade students entered their high school English classroom and their teacher (me!) bellowed “Let’s get ready to rumble!!!” You can imagine
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“Poetry! All. The. Time!” is what I say! With that in mind along with my ongoing goal to include poetry in every month of the year, I wanted to share
Personal narrative writing has been a success for me and my senior students in English. It works because students gain comfort with “I” as a starting voice, sharing an experience
Year after year I have used George Ella Lyon’s Where I’m From Poem in my classroom but in the last couple of years I’ve also added an alternative Where I
Flashback Mid-1990s. My grade 10 English teacher – Mr. K. – declares “these are writing journals for students of English” and distributes random notebooks, asks the class a question, and
Over the last two years I think many of us have reflected a bit more on what is important in our lives and what we want to prioritize. This same
I love teaching poetry in all of my high school English classes. But I also know that poetry can be intimidating for teachers and students alike. Not just in picking