Teaching with Movies in Middle and High School!
Teaching with movies can be fun, yet tricky in the classroom. Maybe it is the end of the year with testing finally completed after weeks and weeks of state exams. Or maybe you are two days from Winter Break, and YOU just need a break... Instead of starting something...
Easy Rhetorical Appeals Definition & 7 Types of Logos
When it comes to Teaching Rhetorical Analysis, we need to start out teaching with a Rhetorical Appeals Definition. Rhetorical Appeals Definition: techniques and strategies used for a specific purpose in language (rhetoric) that focus on logic, emotion, and/or...
7 Tips for Online Learning & Ways to Thrive
7 Tips for Online Learning- For the past year and a half, I have been a 9th-grade English 1 Teacher for an online virtual school in my state. I absolutely love the freedom, flexibility, colleagues, and, most especially, my students. They are awesome! I get a range of...
4 Evergreen Edgar Allan Poe Poems About Love
Edgar Allan Poe Poems About Love are a MUST teach for any middle or high school English classroom! Typically, the average person knows Edgar Allan Poe as the "Father of the Modern Detective Story" or the "American Horror Short Story Master." Because of his notoriety,...
Short Stories For Teaching Theme: Put “The Pedestrian” On Your List!
Short stories for teaching theme are pivotal in the English Language Arts classroom! Dystopic fiction is all the rage nowadays. From The Hunger Games to a reincarnated version of Blade Runner, everyone seems obsessed with the future. People always seem to worry about...
Use Literary Analysis Examples in 5 STEPS!
We want our students to become critical thinkers who read, examine, and write about the significance of whatever text they come across throughout their lives. But how do we do that? Literary Analysis is not an easy topic, usually because most of us don't take classes...
Backyard Scavenger Hunt Printables: Making the Outdoors into a Classroom
My Backyard Scavenger Hunt Printables- My family and I live on an acre property in the middle of Jacksonville, FL. Actually, all of the homes on our 2 parallel blocks have an acre to their names. I guess we all must enjoy the outdoors somewhat as it's quite a bit of...
How To Make Test Prep Fun with Fairy Tales Lessons in 3 Key Ways!
Test Prep Season is officially upon us! It is the 31st of January, and we are counting down to the state reading and math standardized tests that determine the fates of students, teachers, and schools alike. Although most disdain this time of year, I really try to...
Is Selling On TPT Worth It: 10 Pieces of Advice
Is Selling On TPT Worth It? I started this journey 2 years ago in January 2018. A friend of mine mentioned TPT (Teachers Pay Teachers) as a source of curriculum for her classroom. She even suggested that I could sell there; I don’t think she truly understood the...
Teaching Satire : 5 Tips and Tricks
Teaching satire is no joke! I know, ha ha! Honestly though, teaching satire can be an amazing journey for a teacher and his/her students. Who doesn't love watching South Park or The Simpsons? Who doesn't savor reading "Sending Grandma to the Ovens" by Colin Cohen or...
Hi, I’m KRISTIN!
I primarily focus on integrating multiple disciplines and subjects. The goal is to make teaching simplified and effective!