I recently woke up to discover that either a ghost or gravity knocked down all the Christmas decorations on my…
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Animal Farm Lesson Plans: Teaching Orwell Like It’s Your Civic Duty
Sometimes fighting back feels like opening the pages of a book. Bridging the political divide sounds like civil classroom discussions….
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A Christmas Carol Teaching Ideas: Activities for a Festive Novel Study
I don’t remember the first time I read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens because it somehow feels like I’ve…
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Teaching Mars Patel: Podcast Worksheets, Activities, & Discussion Questions
ELA teachers know that visualization is a key component of reading comprehension. And nothing works those visualization muscles quite like…
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Color Symbolism: The Masque of the Red Death Activities
There are very few short stories where English teachers get to go all out on their love of color symbolism,…
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Teaching American Literature: Course Outline, Introduction, & Lesson Plans
If you have been tasked with teaching 11th grade American literature, you are either a baddie entrusted to do the…
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