Teaching High School English? 20 Super-Helpful Blog Posts You Need
We may be biased, but we’re pretty sure teaching high school English is one of the toughest jobs out there….
In the Classroom
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New to Teaching? Friendly Advice for Your First Year
When you’re new to teaching, there is so much that’s exciting. You get to set up your new classroom, put…
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50 Books for Young Adults That Belong in Your Classroom Library
The more we integrated independent reading into our curriculum, devoting full class periods to silent reading and making First Chapter…
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23 Pixar Shorts for Teaching Elements of Literature (+ 2 Bonus Recommendations)
Updated: August 7, 2025 Every teacher needs a go-to bag of tricks. Those tried-and-true texts, strategies, or lessons that you…
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8 Gripping Summer Books for High Schoolers to Read
Summer reading means different things to all of us—some of us think frothy romances, others reach for page-turning suspense, while…
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Teaching the Literary Analysis Essay: A Step by Step Guide
Teaching writing is hard. Teaching literary analysis is hard. Teaching our students how to write a literary analysis essay? Do…
