Annotation is an important skill for ELA students to master. But where do we start? When I rent a movie I’m a sucker for the bonus features. I recently watched “Mission Impossible: Fallout and then spent the next hour watching how all the stunts were done. I was amazed to
If you’re reading this, I hope you are one of the lucky who get to be a teacher. It’s a great job and very rewarding, but I’ll tell you that the first year will be no picnic. You’ll be working hard to establish the type of teacher your students will
There are lots of things to do before the start of the new school year. Here are three things teachers shouldn’t do.
Are you a teachers looking for a great rad over the summer? This list is a perfect mix of pleasure reading and stuff to get you ready for next year.
All ELA teachers want to develop their students into good readers. That not only involves building the love of reading but also involves developing critical reading skills in the classroom. We want our students to be able to read critically and analyze a passage, which involves taking a passage apart
What should teachers do over the summer when they aren’t in the classroom? Here are five things every teacher should do.
State tests are here to stay. Read about 4 things students need to do (and might not be doing) in order to pass the writing portion of the state test.
Hamlet Comics and Activities are a great way to get kids interested in Shakespeare and this marvelous play. Make the Bard come alive for your students in a fun and engaging way!
Othello is a great play to teach in high school. Iago is a great villain. Desdemona is a perfect innocent victim, someone who doesn’t deserve the treatment she received from a jealous significant other. They can relate to the play because they have all missed out on a leadership position that
I don’t think there’s a more fun Shakespeare play to teach than Macbeth. It moves quickly (it’s one of Shakespeare’s shorter plays) and has it all: bloodshed, valor, all wrapped up in a play about what happens when the temptation to get what you want present itself. And it has witches! I
