by Kristin | Jul 23, 2024 | Poetry, Reading Comprehension, Short Stories
10 Legit Literature Themes & Topics You Should Teach- While teaching reading comprehension is one of the most important things we do as English Teachers, I don’t think most of us got into this profession to accomplish only this goal. We want more for our...
by Kristin | Jul 16, 2024 | Reading Comprehension, Short Stories, Test Prep
Reading comprehension strategies are all the rage right now, and I get why. Overall, students are simply not progressing like they should be considering we spend an average of $15,000/per student each year on schooling (U.S. Census Bureau). Unfortunately, that money...
by Kristin | Jun 25, 2024 | Reading Comprehension, Short Stories, Teaching the Standards
When I think of my own high school English experiences, I remember reading loads of literature and writing a ton! While novels and plays consumed about half of what I was required to read, short stories read inside and outside of class were always a breath of fresh...
by Kristin | Jun 18, 2024 | Reading Comprehension, Short Stories, Teaching the Standards
There’s that old saying that if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Certainly, there are moments as teachers when we realize that we’ve been teaching the same thing for quite a while. And yes, we know it works! For me, this includes my lessons for teaching character traits...
by Kristin | Apr 9, 2024 | Reading Comprehension, Short Stories, Teaching the Standards
Learning how to write a THEME STATEMENT is a real struggle for most students. You might think that because it is taught from kindergarten throughout the elementary years that understanding the message of a story, novel, or poem should be super simple to grasp....
by Kristin | Apr 2, 2024 | Reading Comprehension, Short Stories, Teaching the Standards
There have been rumblings in different online teacher groups recently about replacing novels with short stories and informational articles in middle and high school English classrooms. I have to admit I was shocked when I first read the comments because I am a book...
