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

It feels like it’s getting harder and harder to keep the attention of our students. Every teacher knows that if a student doesn’t use ...

I 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 ..

It is the objective of many novels to bring history back to life. The history in textbooks focus on the powerful, the decision makers.

Some of the most challenging questions I’ve faced in my career have to do with race and culture.

To wrap up my unit on Things Fall Apart, I’m doing what I believe Chinua Achebe would have wanted....

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....

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

If your students struggle to finish a novel, this unit is perfect for you. The stories are from Short: An International Anthology of...

I attended the virtual NCTE conference this past Friday and it got me thinking about the research paper, or really, rethinking it. Part...

As an English teacher, I’m always thinking about the power of language. But recently, I’ve been thinking about language and power. How...