Structure and Poetry: What Your Students Need to Know (+11 Great Poems)
“If it’s square, it’s a sonnet.” Thomas C. Foster may have removed this chapter about structure and poetry from his…
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12 Back to School Activities to Jumpstart Learning
Don’t you love New York in the fall? . . . It makes me want to buy school supplies. I…
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4 Getting to Know You Activities for High School Teachers
We’ve shared before that we are not fans of icebreakers here at Three Heads. We do them, especially during the…
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How to Make an Assignment with Clear Expectations
We’ve all been there. You created what you thought was a great assignment. Your creative juices were flowing, you actively…
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Introduction to Poetry: How to Begin a Poetry Unit
You’ve looked at your curriculum guide, and the moment you’ve been dreading has finally appeared: it’s time to teach poetry….
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Using Textual Evidence Correctly: The Hill We Chose to Die On
One of Steph’s tutoring students was writing a paper on Macbeth this week, which means Steph had to say, “No…
