Your Teacher Gradebook: A Guide to Setting It Up Intentionally
Don’t grade everything. This may be one of the most common pieces of advice from veteran teachers to beginning teachers…
Lesson/Unit Planning
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9 High School Syllabus Must-Haves
Full confession: Steph loves a good syllabus. A nice thick packet full of clear expectations, detailed descriptions of each lesson,…
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Skip the Essay: 7 Book Project Ideas That Make Assessment More Fun (and Just as Rigorous)
Tired of reading the same five-paragraph essays over and over? You know the ones—60 students have selected the same three…
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13 Effective Review Games & Activities for High School ELA: Prep That Works
“But, like, how do we study?” Steph was stumped. School came easily to her—studying usually looked like re-reading the chapter…
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A Full Year Plan for Teaching AP Literature
It’s no secret that we love all things planning. And a full year plan for teachers is the dream: no…
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The 30 Must-Know AP Lit Terms (and How to Actually Teach Them)
No matter how many years we’ve been teaching or how confident we feel in our subject matter, the assignment to…
