by Kristin | Jun 15, 2021 | Short Stories, Teaching the Standards
Teaching The Lottery by Shirley Jackson- If you are a middle or high school teacher, you may have come across “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. What is so engaging about this story is the irony of the title. Your students will get so excited at first,...
by Kristin | Jun 8, 2021 | Poetry, Teaching the Standards, Writing
3 Engaging Activities for the Poem Song of Myself- Poetry is by far and away one of the most stressful genres for English teachers. We may like poetry, but most of us probably prefer a good classic novel or a play or a short story. I am not saying that poetry is not...
by Kristin | May 30, 2021 | Short Stories, Teaching the Standards
Short stories for middle and high school students are everywhere! You can pretty much search for this phrase all over the internet and see tons of options for your students. Because of doing this search every year for 15 years of teaching, I have come across a ton of...
by Kristin | May 24, 2021 | Short Stories, Teaching the Standards
Are you looking for Critical Thinking Questions for The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe? If you are a middle or high school teacher, you probably are! This classic piece of American Literature was the first Poe short story I ever taught to my ninth-grade...
by Kristin | May 1, 2021 | Teaching the Standards
Tone is one of those terms that seems so simple, but is so hard to teach! In Literature What Is Tone seems to be the question asked all of the time! Because all of our students come from different backgrounds with diverse experiences, teaching the concept of tone can...
by Kristin | Apr 24, 2021 | Teaching the Standards, Reading Comprehension
Teaching main idea is no easy feat. On the surface, it appears simple. You read a passage: a poem, short story, news article, etc. Then, you ask yourself? What is the main idea of a passage? For most of us, this task may seem effortless. You know the topic and basic...
