How to Teach Business Letter Format (When Students Have Nothing to Say)
English teachers can rattle off the Common Core’s three primary writing types without hesitation: argument, informative/explanatory text, and narrative. If…
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How to Differentiate Theme Statement Lessons Without Doubling Your Workload
Differentiation is one of those educational buzzwords that can make teachers cringe. On the one hand, we know differentiation is…
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A Successful First Planning Session in Your PLC
We, like many English teachers, started our careers believing we had to cover everything there was to say about a text and include every fun idea we could think of to engage students. This approach quickly becomes overwhelming, both for us and for our students.
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6 College Novels for Teenagers
Steph recently spent a week on a college campus in Massachusetts, and it brought back a lot of fond memories:…
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This Writing Activity Got Our Reluctant Students to Write More Than 10 Sentences
Assigning a writing activity in September brings a big thudding halt to whatever momentum you’ve managed to create through several…
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Exciting YA Books about Sports for Olympics Fans
Play the first few seconds of Leo Arnaud’s “Bugler’s Dream,” and we’ve already got chills running down our spines, especially…
