Episode 37: Five(ish) Simple Strategies for Building Reading Stamina
Do you dread those days when you’re expecting your students to read in class? If your students don’t like to…
In the Classroom
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Why Teaching About Plot in High School is Still Important
We don’t know about you, but we had some questions about teaching about plot as high school teachers. Should we…
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First Chapter Friday: 5 YA Fairy Tale Books We Love
YA fairy tale books have historically been reliable hits for First Chapter Friday. There’s something about fairy tales that we…
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Easy, Low-Prep AP Lit Exam Review Ideas for Teachers
As we creep toward the beginning of May, AP teachers and students around the world feel stress levels ratchet up…
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First Chapter Friday: 6 Fantastic Books About Different Cultures
Books about different cultures than our own are one of the experiences we value most as readers. As teachers, we…
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5 Strategies to Help Students Choose Useful Supporting Evidence
It’s relatively easy to get secondary students to make arguable claims in their writing. It is a whole lot more…
