Aug 12, 20222 minCreative Writing5 Poems to Start the YearI love to start the year with a month of poetry. The unit gives students the time to read the first novel independently and it functions ..
May 11, 20222 minproject-based learningHistory and LiteratureIt is the objective of many novels to bring history back to life. The history in textbooks focus on the powerful, the decision makers.
Feb 9, 20225 minDiverse Literature4 Easy Ways to Talk About Race in School Some of the most challenging questions I’ve faced in my career have to do with race and culture.
Dec 17, 20212 minDiverse LiteratureHow to Make Fiction RelevantTo wrap up my unit on Things Fall Apart, I’m doing what I believe Chinua Achebe would have wanted....
May 7, 20212 minproject-based learningWhere to Find Real Stories on the Web We’re finishing up a unit on Exit West by Mohsin Hamid this week so I’m asking my students to listen to a personal narrative of choice....