by Kristin | Apr 17, 2021 | Teaching the Standards, Reading Comprehension
One of the capstones of most reading comprehension standards is to CITE TEXTUAL EVIDENCE! Every answer needs support! Unfortunately, most students struggle with citing evidence, especially when it comes to PARAPHRASING. They might know an answer because they...
by Kristin | Apr 11, 2021 | Teaching the Standards
One of the capstones of most reading comprehension standards is to HOW TO CITE TEXTUAL EVIDENCE! Every answer and/or claim needs support! Unfortunately, most students struggle with how to cite textual evidence. They might know an answer because they understand the...
by Kristin | Oct 1, 2020 | Teaching the Standards, Reading Comprehension, Test Prep
Creating Reading Comprehension High School Practice Worksheets takes tons of time and effort. They are not simple, nor are they easy, yet they are necessary! I don’t know about you, but it can seem overwhelming to constantly try to connect every activity with...
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 25, 2020 | Teaching the Standards
7 Tips for Online Learning- For the past year and a half, I have been a 9th-grade English 1 Teacher for an online virtual school in my state. I absolutely love the freedom, flexibility, colleagues, and, most especially, my students. They are awesome! I get a range of...
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.”...
