View Cart
10 YA Reads for Summer
I just finished my tenth year teaching high school English and let me tell you, teens like to read… well, most of them. Some of you might be doubting me, but hang on!
Read MoreA community-driven blog providing resources for educators, by educators.
Middle School ELA: Capitals Club
Although our middle school ELA students should have been capitalizing words like "I" since they were in early elementary school, many either just...
Action! Practice with Summary, Paraphrase, and Direct Quotes
For some reason, students always struggle when teachers ask them to incorporate sources. It is a process that takes practice to do seamlessly, but...
Rubrics for Assessing Writing in the Middle School Classroom
Laura Kebart (English Language Arts Teachers) shares strategies for 6-8 ELA teachers for creating rubrics that center student improvement.
AP® Language: Exploring Contemporary Issues
In this lesson, students are asked to consider how they are situated within the world around them–locally, nationally, and globally. Students will...
ELA Skills Depend on the Development of Cognitive Processes
The goals of ELA instruction in middle and high school range from developing basic reading comprehension and writing skills to reading and writing...
AP® US History: Article Analysis
In a 2004 Gallup survey, history and social studies ranked as the least popular subject for teenagers. Why is this? Many adults recount history class...
6 Memoirs to Read this Summer
-1.png?width=30&name=MicrosoftTeams-image%20(7)-1.png){kind=small}
With summer either starting or just around the corner, you probably have a growing TBR pile. Well, make room, we've got more books to add to that...
AP® Language: Connect an Anchor Text to the Art of Banksy
This lesson introduces students to Bansky’s graffiti art, its impact on pop culture, its reflection of different societal, cultural, and political...
Analyzing Primary Sources in the Social Studies
One of the most common tasks I see in the social studies classroom is the use of primary sources. The power of letting people choose their own story...