by Kristin | Jan 17, 2024 | Poetry, Reading Comprehension, Teaching the Standards
I don’t know about you, but I love random holidays and events! I mean, it seems there is a day to celebrate everything from bagels to rainbows to curly-haired puppy dogs. And Leap Year or Leap Day is a time we celebrate only every 4 years! I guess that’s...
by Kristin | Jan 10, 2024 | Reading Comprehension, Rhetorical Analysis, Writing
The Declaration of Independence was initially authored by Thomas Jefferson amid ever-increasing tensions between England and colonial America in the mid-1770s. No one could have foreseen the lasting effects of this momentous document over 250 years later. And this is...
by Kristin | Nov 22, 2023 | Reading Comprehension, Short Stories, Teaching the Standards
Sometimes, I want a short story to simply be a moment of escape. I don’t want to experience an important life lesson; I just want to be entertained like in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” or Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale...
by Kristin | Nov 13, 2023 | Reading Comprehension, Short Stories, Teaching the Standards
If you desire to up your game by teaching higher-level short stories, check out Ambrose Bierce’s “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” (also known as “An Occurrence at Owl Bridge”)! A perfect addition to any American Literature class,...
by Kristin | Oct 24, 2023 | Reading Comprehension, Short Stories, Teaching the Standards
The Necklace story by Guy de Maupassant is a staple in most middle and/or high school English classrooms. It is a classic piece of literature for many reasons. This story of riches to rags and letting go of one’s pride provides such a marvelous twist at the end,...
by Kristin | Oct 17, 2023 | Reading Comprehension, Short Stories, Teaching the Standards
In the midst of the Halloween season, scary short stories are my go-to for teaching fun, rigorous, and engaging literature! I do NOT want to sacrifice learning for the sake of entertainment, but I love the idea of killing two birds with one stone. I mean who really...
