Teaching Tone in Literature: 7 Poems & 8 Practical Strategies
“Okay” That single word, no punctuation, in a text reply is enough to trigger an anxiety attack in any millennial….
AP Literature
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How to Scaffold Writing Instruction: 3 Pathways for Three Different Classrooms
Scaffolding is a complicated term in high school education. On the one hand, we’re told to scaffold: Vygotsky’s zone of…
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Teachers, Don’t Let an AP Exam Score Define You
There are many things we’re passionate about here at Three Heads: coffee, the superiority of dark chocolate to milk chocolate,…
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Teaching Poetry: Helping Your Students Prepare for Discussion
Teaching poetry is simultaneously one of the most rewarding and most challenging things we do as English teachers. Its compactness means it is rich with literary devices, creating powerful effects that speak to significant human truths and experiences. However, this can also make it seem indecipherable upon first (and sometimes second) glance, which often leads students to dismiss it as boring because they aren’t getting the instant gratification of immediate understanding.
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9 AP Literature Books We Abandoned
Book recommendations are common currency in English teacher communities: we’re always looking for books that our students will love or…
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Are Denotation and Connotation Part of Your Poetry Unit? They Should Be.
When you hear “literary terms,” what’s the first thing that pops into your mind? We’re guessing it’s probably some kind…
