Takeaways from The Price of Privilege
As educators, we have been told repeatedly we must prioritize our at-risk students and do everything possible to help them…
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8 First Chapter Friday Recommendations: Winter Roundup
Many of us became English teachers because we love reading, and we wanted to share that love of reading (and our favorite books) with our students. But as we get into the heart of the school year, it can be hard to find the energy to read.
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Episode 33: Teaching Writing Can Be a Struggle
Do you feel like you’re trying strategy after strategy to improve your students’ writing . . . and none of…
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Good Writing is Good Writing, Even AP Style Writing
Teaching AP English, whether it’s Language or Literature, is an intimidating experience. The texts are more challenging, there is a…
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Short Stories for High School: Focus on Irony
Irony can be a lot of fun to teach, but it can also be really challenging for students to wrap their minds around. It’s important for all students to understand, though, because it forms the basis for large swaths of our popular culture, and unlike other literary devices, when we misunderstand (or miss altogether) an author’s use of irony, we run the risk of taking away the opposite meaning than the one the author intended.
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Assigning Essays in a World with AI Like ChatGPT
We’re not going to find a foolproof way to keep our students from using ChatGPT or detect it when they do: ChatGPT is a better writer than many students who have come through our doors. What we can do, however, is require students to include enough specific elements in their writing assignments that ChatGPT will be unlikely to provide a perfect response.
