novel | Teacher's Workshop

The Best Contemporary Novels to Teach in High School

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

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Close Reading Passages in Novels

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

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LGBTQ+ Literature: Opening Up Language

About five years ago, I read an article by a high school student about the way to create a LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum...

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Meaning-Making in the Secondary ELA Classroom

It’s easy to say to our students that literature should be meaningful. It’s easy to ask students … what does that line mean?

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