5 Reasons to Read Aloud to Your Students
Parents commonly read to their young children, and teachers of early grade-levels read to their students as well, but teachers seem to drop the practice
3 More Ways to Improve Student Writing
Grammar rules can often be hard to remember and follow. A simple grammar lesson can often become frustrating for students as they struggle to comprehend
Two Poems to Read in March
“In like a lion, out like a lamb.” This saying has frequently been used to describe the month of March as harsh winter conditions give
Four Graphic Novels to Use in the Classroom
An existing stigma still surrounds graphic novels in the eyes of students and educators alike. In actuality, educators can use graphic novels as an excellent
Teaching Rhetorical Analysis: The Rhetorical Analysis PAPA Square Activity
My favorite teaching units are my research and rhetorical analysis unit. I love teaching rhetorical analysis and assigning students a rhetorical analysis PAPA square. Read on to learn more about the rhetorical analysis PAPA square activity and to sign up to receive your own free copy!
I love providing my students with the knowledge and resources they need to critically read and analyze text, know why it is powerful, and understand how the author crafted it. I feel that truly understanding the language and the text, primarily through rhetorical analysis, is something that makes all of my students critical thinkers.
Teaching Shakespeare: 5 Fun Ways to Teach Shakespeare
Shakespeare is a staple in almost every English class. From Romeo and Juliet to Hamlet, students either love Shakespeare, or they hate him, whether it
3 Ways to Help Students Write a Better Thesis Statement
One of the most essential elements of teaching an essay is teaching students how to write a thesis statement. These essay writing teaching tips will
3 Common Student Writing Mistakes and How to Fix Them
Students—and teachers, alike—are capable of making these common mistakes in writing. While this can be due to a lack of proof-reading or a simple typo,
Writing a Class Collaborative Précis
I recently started teaching rhetorical analysis to my sophomores. This unit precedes our research paper, and so one of the goals of my rhetorical analysis