In my pre-teaching life, I studied journalism and did freelance work for different newspapers and magazines. So when I started teaching, it was important to incorporate media in ways that
Honoring and celebrating months of significance throughout the year doesn’t mean you have to veer off-track with your curriculum. There are many ways to incorporate activities to honor each month
Developing inference skills is near and dear to my heart. I find it speaks to the core of literary analysis. How can a student dig deeper if they don’t know
Podcasts are such a great addition to class as both fiction and non-fiction options. Many have used Serial or Lore in their high school classrooms, but have you considered using
In an ongoing effort to include more voices in my classroom and to provide more opportunities for career exploration for high school students, I have turned to guest speakers. A
The days are long and the years are short! The first part is absolutely applicable whether you’re a parent – where this saying seems most often used – or a
I love a good TED Talk and I show them all the time in class. Here are 6 TED Talks to use in your classroom for lessons during Black History
If you, like me, love to use short stories in ELA then here’s an added option for you – short, short films for ELA! Here are twelve short films for
One of the skills that is key to most aspects of literary analysis is inferencing skills. And trying to add that skills practice into any ELA class as much as
