
My Favorite High School English Activities of the Year
This past school year was a great one. With every school year that passes, I like to take a moment and reflect on activities that

This past school year was a great one. With every school year that passes, I like to take a moment and reflect on activities that

Writing on standardized tests can be hard for students. Most tests try to give a broad enough prompt to get a variety of responses back.

Plays are great literary works to utilize in your classroom. Students will enjoy the faster pace of reading them even acting out the scenes. Many

In this video, I outline the three things you should do when teaching rhetorical analysis to your middle school ELA or high school English Students.

When you teach seniors in high school, you have the chance to really direct them in a way that will mentally prepare them for college

“In this quote…” “As stated in the quote…” “This shows…” Students use these common commentary starters in their writing when they write about and add

A great way to introduce poetry to your students is through teaching persona poetry! Persona poetry is when a poet makes the speaker of the

One way to encourage and promote a genuine love of writing for our students is by encouraging all of our students to publish their writing.

Teaching poetry is probably one of the hardest tasks as an English teacher. So many high school students come in with a negative preconception of