Teaching Novels and Short Stories in the Secondary ELA Class
When teaching novels, it is always good to have extra material in your lessons to further emphasize all that the book is saying. Short stories are great ways
How to Teach SAT Vocabulary: 5 Ways to Teach SAT Vocabulary
As teachers, we all stress about the big tests our students have to take and none are more stressful and important than the SAT and ACT. One thing we stress about is how to teach SAT vocabulary in a way that adequately prepares our students for the test.
The students fret over it just as much as we do, and we all want to know we are preparing them for the test as best we can. One of the sections that we can focus on without completely changing our lesson plans is vocabulary. Here are five tips on how to incorporate SAT level vocab in your classroom.
Teaching Rhetorical Analysis: 15 Rhetorical Analysis Questions to Ask Your Students
I love teaching rhetorical analysis. It is one of my favorite units to teach because I love incorporating robust, relevant, and timely texts into my
Making Your Socratic Seminars Smaller
Socratic seminars are great learning tools because they allow students to voice their own questions and opinions about the subject being discussed. But with the
4 Reasons Students Should Read in the Classroom
School is relatively short when you think about the way we slice the day into different periods. Kids get maybe an hour with you a
Teaching Your Students to Edit Their Work
Oftentimes, students will not edit their own work, as it does not seem necessary to them. What they may not realize is the importance of
Growth Mindset Novels to Recommend to Students: 9 Book Recommendations for Middle and High School
A great way to incorporate a growth mindset into the middle school and high school ELA classroom is by introducing it through literature. As we read and teach novels in our classroom, discussing how characters persevere to overcome substantial obstacles can have more of an impact on our students’ lives than we imagine. You and your students will love these growth mindset novels!
Secondary ELA Pacing Guide and Curriculum Map
One of the most challenging things for a (new) teacher is planning and pacing the curriculum. After all, there are so many different standards to
8 Ways to Bring Halloween Into The Classroom: Halloween Activities for Secondary ELA
Halloween can be a lot of fun in the high school English classroom, and just because it’s Halloween doesn’t mean that we have to ditch the curriculum in favor of candy-apples. Teaching on Halloween can be fun, content-oriented, and rigorous with a little planning. Besides, the fall air and the excitement of the beginning of the holiday season usually energizes the students, so why not capture that excitement?
One of the best things to do on halloween is keep up the rigor but incorporate Halloween activities in your secondary ELA classroom.
Here are eight Halloween activities for Secondary ELA that you and your students will love!