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Welcoming English Language Learners into Your Middle School Classroom
It’s that time! The school year is beginning and you’re ready to welcome up to 180 new learners into your classroom. Whether you’re in your first...
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Hispanic Heritage Month: 6 Books to Add to Your Classroom Library
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Back in college, an older Latino gentleman asked me, “When you have kids one day, are you going to raise them as Mexican or white?” The question...
Interview with a Character (ELA Activity)
There are so many more interesting methods to writing a character analysis than writing an analysis paragraph. Oftentimes, English or language arts...
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...
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...
Students Who Love This Streaming Show Will Love These Books!
Students' favorite streaming services, movies, and video games are all packed with compelling storytelling. To get them more excited about reading, I...
5 Books I've Slept On
We've all been there– you hear endless praise for a book and buy it, fully intending to learn what all the hype is about. But then it sits on your...
Women's History Month Webinar: Celebrating Women Storytellers
Join us for a conversation in partnership with Simon & Schuster with women YA and children's authors about the experience of being a woman in the...
Active Reading Notes & Purpose Statement
Whether teaching literature or rhetoric, close reading is an essential and often difficult skill to teach. This note-taking system, which is a...
Interactive Plot Map
Carmel McDonald walks you through how she walks her middle school ELA students through narrative structure with an interactive plot map. Download her...