5 Ways to Make Those New Vocabulary Words “Stick”
For many students, learning new words can be one of the greatest joys or greatest dreads alike. For a few of our students, there is
Five Fun Creative Writing Exercises for Secondary ELA
Creative writing is a skill that can be expanded and applied to many other areas of the secondary ELA curriculum, like analyzing text or creating
5 Ways to Incorporate Social Justice into the Classroom
Social justice is necessary to weave into the English curriculum because it allows students to explore their own world views and discuss them with other
3 Questions to Ask Students To Help Them Better Understand Allusion
When teaching middle school ELA and high school English students the art of literary analysis, allusions can often pose a significant challenge. Students might approach a text
3 Benefits of Group Work in the Secondary ELA Classroom
Some of the main goals in an English class are to help students become better writers, enhance their critical thinking skills, and improve communication. These
12 Classroom Routines to Try in the Secondary ELA Classroom
One of the first things teachers learn in their pre-service teaching classes is the importance of establishing effective classroom routines and procedures for the middle
10 Inspiring Literary Quotes for Your Classroom!
There’s nothing an English teacher loves more than a good quote to mount on their wall and print across their hearts. Whether you tattoo it
Should we still teach the five-paragraph essay?
Middle school ELAR teachers, high school English teachers, and even college professors debate the relevancy of the five-paragraph essay. Some teachers say it is time
8 Creative Ways to Virtually End the School Year
Like teaching remotely, ending the school year while teaching remotely is anything but ideal. We miss our students and our classroom communities we’ve built. And