Teaching rhetorical analysis is one of my absolute favorite units to complete with my students. I love teaching my students about rhetorical strategies and devices, analyzing what makes an effective and persuasive argument, and reading critical speeches with my students. Here is a quick list of some of my favorite speeches for rhetorical analysis.
Analyzing nonfiction and rhetoric in the secondary ELA classroom is one of my favorite teaching units because it allows teachers to incorporate engaging topics that
This will be your new favorite go-to short story review activity! Whenever I teach freshmen or sophomores, I always begin the school year with a
Reading poetry is one of the most valuable lessons in high school English classes. There is so much to learn from each poem, and each analysis adds value to both the current poem students are studying and to future poems. However, teaching students how to analyze poetry can be rather difficult. Here are five ways students can begin to analyze poetry.
Teacher self care. It is important, but sometimes we forget to practice it. I love being a teacher. It’s such a rewarding career, and it
It’s a common problem among students, that when they start a fictional narrative, they tend to focus solely on their plot and develop their characters
When teaching a novel, there are a lot of different ways to incorporate other texts so your students can understand the novel and the characters’
Incorporating pop culture in the classroom is an easy way for teachers to show students how much literature impacts the world around them and how relevant it is, no matter how old it may be. In this sense, the students can connect the new with the old, finding commonalities that interest them. Finding perfect song and poem pairings for your instructional unit can be a way to grab your students’ attention and keep them interested in poetry.
With the beginning of the school year right the corner, it is time to start thinking about which lessons will be most valuable for our