Teaching Allusions in Poetry: Why, How, When, and 11 Recommendations
Teaching high school English can be a strange job. This is true for many reasons. But a big one is…
Unit Planning
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Figurative Language in Poetry: Moving Students from Identification to Analysis
There’s no shortage of similes and metaphors used to describe or convey love in English literature. Yet the most romantic…
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Our Macbeth Unit Plan: Two Approaches That Actually Worked
“Double, double toil and trouble” may be the most famous line from Macbeth, but it’s far from our favorite. Is…
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During Reading Strategies: Helping Students Track Key Details Without Boring Worksheets
Hats off to any teachers out there who tackle the Russian authors with high school students. Steph read War and…
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Irony in Literature Made Easy: 8 Strategies + 5 Texts for ELA Teachers
Rain on your wedding day is a lot of things, but without context, it’s not ironic. Alanis Morrisette’s “Ironic” describes…
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How to Write a Reading Quiz That Actually Works: Lessons from Years of Mistakes
“Uggghhh . . . rivets.” Steph still remembers hearing about the notorious AP Lit reading quiz for Heart of Darkness—two…
