Back-to-School English Activity: Baseline Writing with Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”
Start the school year with a powerful baseline writing activity using Kate Chopin’s The Story of an Hour in your high school English class.
3 Quick Ways to Boost Student Engagement and Energize Any Classroom Lesson
We’ve all been there—the class period feels sluggish, students are zoning out, and your perfectly planned lesson just isn’t landing the way you hoped. Whether
Teaching Literary Analysis: Improve Your Student’s Literary Analysis with the OPTIC Strategy and Art
Teaching literary analysis can be challenging, especially when students struggle to interpret themes, symbols, and deeper meanings in texts. One of the most challenging aspects
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