HEADS UP! I just put a high-value items as my featured freebie on TpT! It’s a three-week-long TURNKEY unit. GREAT for sub plans, too, and REALLY flexible. Get out there, grab it, and review! As with ALL my ELA materials, this unit plan has built-in features that make the content accessible for ALL learners. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-E2E-Short-Story-Digital-Learning-Unit-TURNKEY-SUB-PLANS-9391079
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Special E2E Sale on TpT November 17-19!
As we all try desperately to cling to the tatters of our sanity leading up to Thanksgiving Break, a fresh, quick, engaging short lesson may be the solution to your “FUCK. WHEN WILL THESE KIDS LEAVE FOR BREAK???” dilemma. Starting NOW and running through Sunday, all behavior and ELA short lessons and short adapted lit […]
New Products, Annual Food Drive, Senior Victory, Stress, and More!
I’ve been laser-focused for the past month on putting the finishing touches on my latest adapted novel, George Orwell’s 1984. It was a tough adaptation, and the longest text I’ve tackled to date. The finished product was 170 pages. In addition, I was stupid enough to ALSO assign research essays to both my juniors and […]
Maybe It’s Okay NOT to Teach a Novel…?
In a perfect world, would my students be task-compliant in reading all the awesome books I love? Well, duh. Yeah. But I don’t teach in a perfect world.
Video Lessons on Narrative Essay Revision on YouTube (FREE RESOURCE!)
…it’s free…and it might improve your students’ narrative writing!
The Mandela Effect–A Research Lesson That’ll Make Their Heads Explode!
We’re getting ready to delve into research essays, and I wanted to create a lesson that would grab their attention and get them excited about nonfiction reading and note-taking.
…Because Murder is More Engaging. That’s Why.
I mean, screw “1-2-3, Eyes on Me!” as an attention-getter; just record the “dum-dum” from Law and Order SVU…
“Red Flags”–A Social Skills Game That Will Save Society
My students have NO IDEA how to treat other people in relationships OR how to be treated.
Crap-tastic Discussion Forum Posts? Try the ACED Model!
I wasn’t actually teaching them how to provide a thoughtful, meaningful response to a discussion post. That HAD to change.
Example Syllabus for ELA 4 (Senior English)
Nobody has much to say about our syllabi until about an hour before the parents arrive at Back to School Night.
