16 Simple Steps for Teaching Essay Rhetorical Analysis Writing
Very often, we sit and stare at the pacing guide for rhetorical analysis essay writing with a deer-in-the-headlights look. How do we go about teaching essay rhetorical analysis writing when our students struggle with writing a basic 3-5 paragraph expository or...
The Tell Tale Heart Analysis Activities
More than any other short story writer, Edgar Allan Poe still captures the imaginations of his readers 150 years after his death. What I love most about his writing is that he appeals to even the most reluctant readers. In order to teach his most classic short story,...
19 Reading Intervention Strategies that WORK in Middle and High School Classrooms
Reading is such a tough issue to tackle as a middle/high school English, Language Arts, and/or Reading Teacher. So often, schools are inundated with reading intervention programs that promise success but cost a lot of money, are superscripted, or rely on 1:1...
7 Super Strategies for Teaching “The Monkey’s Paw”
Do you need a spooky story to teach during the Halloween season, your short story unit, or at the end of the year when you are just DONE with your upper middle and younger high school students? Check out “The Monkey’s Paw" by W.W. Jacobs! This short story tells the...
7 Effortless Activity Ideas for A Modest Proposal by Swift
Satire is not easy to teach. In fact, I believe teaching satire is a step above teaching rhetoric in general. It usually requires high-level reading skills, background knowledge, comprehension of various tones, and fluency in various forms of syntax. It is tough to...
Teach Theme for Short Stories in 3 Easy Steps
Theme seems like an easy concept to understand. I mean, students are exposed to theme through the main or central idea at a very young age in some way, especially when it comes to theme for short stories, poems, or fairy tales. Kids watch and read stories all of the...
Teaching Poetry With A Theme Easily and Effectively in 4 Ways
The word "poetry" for many middle and high school students causes immediate fear, panic, and/or apathy. The language, syntax, form, style, topic, etc. can be quite difficult to consume. Plus, reading poetry with a theme in mind instead of merely attempting to...
10 Teacher Tips for Analyzing a Movie Effectively
I LOVE watching movies more than grabbing a book or turning on a podcast or listening to the radio. Even as an English teacher, my first go-to when I need to completely relax after a tough day of teaching is to turn on a movie and eat chocolate...or consume really any...
7 Comprehension Reading Tips For ANY Age
After teaching high school English for the last seventeen years, I can honestly say that there is not a huge difference between teaching my kindergartener and teaching teenagers. Both have attitudes, depending on the day. Both get frustrated when some concept does not...
A How To Essay Writing Guide For Teaching 5 Basic Essays to Beginners
Essay writing can be both the joy and the bane of an English teacher’s existence. The grading process for essays can be arduous for teachers but the opportunity to build students’ skills far outweighs that. Plus, the process of teaching and mastering the skills of...
Hi, I’m KRISTIN!
I primarily focus on integrating multiple disciplines and subjects. The goal is to make teaching simplified and effective!