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How to Teach Essay Writing in Secondary ELA
Teaching students how to write a multi-paragraph essay is a process, and it isn’t something that can be taught in one class period, nor is
Teaching Short Stories at the Start of the School Year: 4 Reasons to Begin the Year with Short Stories
Starting off the school year with teaching short stories is a great way to engage the learners in your classroom as soon as you are
15 Back-to-School Activities for Middle and High School
It’s time to go back to school! With the back-to-school season upon us, it is time to start planning back-to-school activities for the first week
The Most Effective Strategies for Teaching Short Stories in the Secondary ELA Classroom
Short stories are easily one of my favorite types of texts to teach! They are short, which the students already appreciate, but they are also jam-packed with so much complexity and meaning!
An author can embed messages and observations about life in ways that informational texts cannot, and this makes reading them that much more enjoyable!
Teaching short stories and teaching students how to interpret and analyze a short story can be overwhelming. There is so much packed into one short story, it can be hard to figure out how best to approach it.
“Building Strong Writers: Strategies and Scaffolds for Teaching Writing in Secondary ELA” – Your New Number 1 Favorite ELA PD Book
If you are a middle school ELA or high school English teacher looking to improve your writing instruction and provide meaningful and effective instructional strategies
What is Theme?: 5 Tips for Teaching Theme
Exploring the world of literature is like to setting off on a daring journey (hence my name, The Daring English Teacher) through diverse human experiences, and at the heart of every compelling story lies a theme—a beacon illuminating the profound truths and timeless lessons woven into the fabric of storytelling. And even more elusive than determining a story’s theme is teaching theme in the secondary ELA classroom.
The Literary Analysis Creative Square Project: A Fun and Creative Literary Analysis Project for any Novel
At the end of each novel I teach, I like to have my students participate in some sort of culminating literary analysis project that allows
Back-to-School Stations for Secondary ELA: How I Use These 4 Stations in My High School English Classroom
Of of the most engaging and interactive ways to start the new school year is by facilitating a back-to-school station activity in your classroom. Using back-to-school stations as a classroom activity during the first week of school a great way to get your students up and interacting with each other. Furthermore, back-to-school stations are also great for getting to know your students and handing out important class information.
Engaging Reluctant Readers in the High School English Classroom: 9 Ways to Engage Reluctant Readers
I sure wish my students inherently loved to read, and they all had wicked vocabulary skills, and I never had to convince them that a text was worthwhile of their time. If they did, that would make engaging reluctant readers much easier.
