High School Homework: Rethinking the Traditional Philosophy
Talk about fortuitous timing. Right around the same time we sat down to compose this post, California made headlines for…
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Tools to Teach Essay Writing: An Argument Essay Outline
If you asked us to choose the most important thing to cover in an ELA class, we’d probably choose argumentative…
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50 Excellent Middle School Books to Recommend on First Chapter Friday
Middle school teachers, we didn’t realize how hard you have it. Of course, we knew teaching middle school required a…
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Intro to Teaching Poetry: It Doesn’t Have to Be Intimidating
“Poetry is a language that tells us, through a more or less emotional reaction, something that cannot be said.” We…
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Teach Narrative Writing Successfully with This Go-To Guide
When you teach middle or high school English, you’re (probably) responsible for teaching your students three main writing types: narrative,…
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A Game-Changing Back to School Night Approach for High School Teachers
When Steph’s goddaughter started kindergarten, the whole family was excited for Back to School Night: Karolen got to meet her…
