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.”...
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 24, 2020 | Rhetorical Analysis, Teaching the Standards, Writing
Teaching satire is no joke! I know, ha ha! Honestly though, teaching satire can be an amazing journey for a teacher and his/her students. Who doesn’t love watching South Park or The Simpsons? Who doesn’t savor reading “Sending Grandma to the...
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 30, 2019 | Rhetorical Analysis, Teaching the Standards
My journey using literature to teach history through paired passages did NOT begin in college. Obviously, no one goes into teaching thinking the following: “I cannot wait to prepare my students for analyzing paired passages on a standardized test!” I think...
