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Michael M. Guevara
Reconsidering Homework
Homework is unfair.
October is spooky month so what better way to embrace the season than books with mutant teenagers, witches, vampires, and more! Michael Guevara offers five recommendations for Halloween related books and provides an accompanying lesson for each.
Real to Reel: Point of View
In the majority of books, the narrator is human and alive, but in The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, the narrator is Death. Yes, Death with a capital D....
Summer Adventure Mini Lesson: Not in Kansas Anymore
For his first two years of college, I drove my youngest son back and forth from San Antonio, Texas, to the University of Kansas. I drove him up for...
Secondary ELA Grading Hacks
As secondary English teachers, we know how important it is for our students to learn to write well. We also know that oftentimes means we have over a...
Cuban Pastries, English Tea–No Berry
Unpopular opinion–British Baking Show is way overrated. Okay, very unpopular opinion. I just don’t like it and feel it my mission in life to...
Native American Heritage Month: An Indigenous Cut to the Bone
In recent months I learned, along with others around the world, of the horrific stories of the mass unmarked grave sites of Indigenous, or...
Mental Health Awareness: Mind Your Head
Juno Dawson is a prominent transgender activist and writer. Known for her fact-driven books, she focuses on topics teens wonder about or need to...
Transitional Literacy and the Science of Reading in Grades 6-12
Transitional literacy focuses on bridging the gap between basic reading skills and more advanced literacy skills necessary for success during middle...
How Schools are Killing the Love of Reading
Ask a teenager how they feel about reading, and you’ll likely get an eye roll, a groan, or a halfhearted, “I don’t like books.”
Why Middle and High School Teachers Care about the Science of Reading and Transitional Literacy
While most early literacy development occurs in elementary school, teachers in middle and high schools continue shaping students' reading abilities,...
ELA Activity: Character Analysis Diagram
Analyzing complex characters in a novel or a short story requires students to look at many things such as how they’re described physically, but also...
10 February Books You'll LOVE!
If you're looking for your next date with a book, here’s a list of 10 young adult love stories that showcase the many different bodies, shades, and...