by Kristin | Oct 17, 2023 | Reading Comprehension, Short Stories, Teaching the Standards
In the midst of the Halloween season, scary short stories are my go-to for teaching fun, rigorous, and engaging literature! I do NOT want to sacrifice learning for the sake of entertainment, but I love the idea of killing two birds with one stone. I mean who really...
by Kristin | Oct 17, 2023 | Reading Comprehension, Short Stories, Teaching the Standards
I have been an English teacher for over 17 years in the secondary classroom (middle and high school), and I have also had the awesome pleasure and responsibility of teaching my 1st grader how to read. Throughout my years teaching everything from 6th grade English to...
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,...
