by Kristin | Oct 10, 2023 | Reading Comprehension, Short Stories, Teaching the Standards
If you have not read The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury, get ready to enjoy a fantastic short story! Ray Bradbury’s dystopian story set in 2131 begins with a description of a man who walks through the city while everyone else watches their television screens. This...
by Kristin | Oct 3, 2023 | Reading Comprehension, Short Stories, Teaching the Standards
Sometimes, you just need a nice, sweet, comforting, easy-to-read short story on certain days…am I right? This situation is where the short stories O Henry has written come into play! If you have not read short stories O Henry has authored like “The Gift of...
by Kristin | Sep 26, 2023 | Rhetorical Analysis, Teaching the Standards, Writing
Very often, we sit and stare at the pacing guide for rhetorical analysis essay writing with a deer-in-the-headlights look. How do we go about teaching essay rhetorical analysis writing when our students struggle with writing a basic 3-5 paragraph expository or...
by Kristin | Sep 19, 2023 | Short Stories, Reading Comprehension, Teaching the Standards
More than any other short story writer, Edgar Allan Poe still captures the imaginations of his readers 150 years after his death. What I love most about his writing is that he appeals to even the most reluctant readers. In order to teach his most classic short story,...
by Kristin | Sep 12, 2023 | Reading Comprehension, Teaching the Standards
Reading is such a tough issue to tackle as a middle/high school English, Language Arts, and/or Reading Teacher. So often, schools are inundated with reading intervention programs that promise success but cost a lot of money, are superscripted, or rely on 1:1...
by Kristin | Aug 29, 2023 | Reading Comprehension, Short Stories, Teaching the Standards
Do you need a spooky story to teach during the Halloween season, your short story unit, or at the end of the year when you are just DONE with your upper middle and younger high school students? Check out “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs! This short story tells...
