One of the best ways to help students build their skills and improve their performance in a middle school ELA or high school English class

An integral part of teaching English and assigning writing is teaching grammar and teaching punctuation. When it comes to punctuation, colons and semicolons are particularly

Including social justice in your high school English classroom is an ideal way to connect the themes and motifs from the literature we teach to

I tried something new and drastic his year. I got rid of all of the zeroes in my grade book, and I don’t think I

Analyzing poetry can be a scary thing, for both teacher and student. There are so many terms to know and understand, and so few words

One of the most helpful things middle school ELA and high school English teachers can do for their students during a writing unit is incorporate

One of my biggest units of the school year is my informational writing unit. This can be a tricky unit for students because students want to write with first or second person pronouns and include their own opinions. Teaching informational writing takes time and practice to help students succeed at it, especially if students have informational writing topics they are passionate about.

Ever since I started using this Google Slide sub presentation and Google Doc in my classroom, prepping for a sub is so much easier and

We’ve all read those papers where a student uses short choppy sentences with little variety. It can be painful to read, and even more difficult to assess, for sure! However, teaching sentence combining to your students is a great way to help them gain a better understanding of syntax and writing.