Professional Development for Secondary ELA Teachers

What makes a great personal narrative? In the beginning of every year, I ask my students to write a story that communicates something...

No, not that kind of drama. Performance. Few people know how to act, but everyone knows what a good performance looks like. The words...

Sometimes I like to complete the essay that I assign my students. In this case, I assigned a reflection on the last year. I also wanted...

I recently listened to the podcast “The Story of Your Life” on Hidden Brain by Shankar Vedantam. I felt like I was listening to ...

Magical realism goes beyond the place that a metaphor takes us. It goes beyond the realm of comparison.

My colleagues and I recently had a conversation about the rest of the year and what we could do to keep our students engaged....

I talk to my students about what I call "The 4 T's" of the college essay - topic, tone, theme, and time.

There’s something amazing that happens in a class when you ask students to write creatively.