by Kristin | Sep 20, 2020 | Reading Comprehension, Rhetorical Analysis, Teaching the Standards
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...
by Kristin | May 17, 2020 | Poetry, Reading Comprehension, Teaching the Standards
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.”...
by Kristin | Feb 1, 2020 | Reading Comprehension, Short Stories, Teaching the Standards
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...
by Kristin | Jan 4, 2020 | Teaching the Standards, Reading Comprehension, Test Prep
Let’s face it! Test Prep Season is coming in full force. For many, January is a time of setting goals, developing new hopes, and planning a fresh start. For teachers, however, it is a mad race to the standardized test prep finish line. I don’t know about...
by Kristin | Dec 11, 2019 | Rhetorical Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Teaching the Standards
When it comes to teaching American Literature, every year I get excited about teaching Jonathan Edwards’ sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” It usually sneaks into the units of teachers who want to expose their students to early literature...
