6 YA Fantasy Books You Need to Recommend on First Chapter Fridays
After years of requiring our AP Lit students to select books of “literary merit” for their independent reading novels, we…
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End of the School Year Survival Tips for Teachers
A childhood rhyme tells us all the months except for “September, April, June, and November” (and, of course, that tricky…
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Teaching Tone in Literature: 7 Poems & 8 Practical Strategies
“Okay” That single word, no punctuation, in a text reply is enough to trigger an anxiety attack in any millennial….
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How to Scaffold Writing Instruction: 3 Pathways for Three Different Classrooms
Scaffolding is a complicated term in high school education. On the one hand, we’re told to scaffold: Vygotsky’s zone of…
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8 Entertaining YA Books About High School Dances
One of Kate’s annual AP Lit traditions was the “manage your expectations” talk before prom. Sure, we’ve all grown up…
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A Benefit of First Chapter Friday Nearpod Activities
If you’re a secondary English teacher, and especially if you’re at all connected to other teachers online (or a follower…
