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…
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8 Teen Fiction Books with Strong Female Protagonists
Thankfully, in our post-Katniss Everdeen world, teen fiction books are full of strong female protagonists. Adventures and world-saving are not…
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Teaching the Odyssey to Modern Teenagers
“I need a hero. . . . He’s gotta be strong, and he’s gotta be fast / And he’s gotta…
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8 Books for High Schoolers with a Strong Sense of Justice
On the most basic level, our students are allll about justice: “not fair” has been part of their vocabulary since…
