Most days in the classroom feel like it’s full steam ahead.  It can be difficult for students to keep up with the work especially if they miss a day because they are sick, have extracurricular activities like sports or concerts, or field trips.

Students often prefer creative writing over analytical writing.  When students imagine a story, they still demonstrate their understanding of the characters and events.  Instead of focusing on the events in a story, they can write freely about their own version of events. 

Simply handing back an essay with commentary and feedback is just one thing a teacher can do to help a student improve their writing. 

Essential questions require opening up the discussion to include current events, history, or ideas. 

One-pagers and sketchnotes give students the opportunity to creatively express their interpretation of a novel. 

Students can get overwhelmed with the terminology of literary analysis.  There are a lot of techniques (free resource) and it can be hard to keep track of them all. 

Literary analysis can be a fun way students learn how to interpret quotes and identify patterns in writing.  However, most students prefer

Teachers already have a stressful job while in school.  They shouldn’t also bring that stress home and let it continue on their time off. 

If we are being honest, most students interact more with modern media than with literature. 

Freud had a lot of wild theories, but a simple understanding of the short essay “The Structure of the Unconscious” can help students easily

Graphic organizers help students that think logically like scientists and mathematicians.

I recently encountered an article in the Atlantic titled “The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books.”  It scared me a little ...

I have a love for most the literature I read in high school and college.  I’m sure you’re familiar with the writers ...

One of the most rewarding things about being a teacher is watching my students continue the conversation as they leave the classroom. 

A classroom can be two places at the same time: a place to work hard and learn valuable skills and a place to have fun and make meaning from

I’m always surprised when my students give their full attention to an hour-long podcast.  What keeps kids locked into Serial is not ...

Podcasts promote a very simple, yet important life skill:  listening.  They also help students understand tone, the emotion behind the ...

There’s nothing like close reading.  A bunch of colorful annotations on a poem is a beautiful thing.  Close reading is a valuable skill and