Blogs Posts for Secondary ELA

Full blog posts for teachers containing resources and lessons about teaching grammar, literature, novel studies, and writing lessons for middle school and high school English language arts. #secondaryELA
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Halloween in the ELA Classroom
Halloween can be a lot of fun in the high school English classroom, and just because it’s Halloween doesn’t mean that we have to ditch the curriculum in favor of candy-apples. Teaching on Halloween can be fun, content-oriented, and rigorous with a little planning. Besides, the fall air and the excitement of the beginning of the holiday season usually energizes the students, so why not capture that excitement?
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Teach Literary Analysis Like a Pro: 15 Essential Questions
Literary analysis is key to a strong ELA curriculum. Discover 15 insightful questions to guide students through any novel, short story, or text. Perfect for middle school and high school English teachers looking to sharpen their students' critical thinking. Teaching Literary Analysis | How to Teach Literary Analysis | Teaching Literature | Middle School Literary Analysis | High School Literary Analysis |
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5 Grammar Teaching Resources Every ELA Teacher Needs
Looking for fresh grammar teaching resources? These 5 must-try tools, from sentence structure units to independent clause lessons, are perfect for middle and high school students. Improve writing and boost grammar skills with these classroom-tested resources!
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10 Fun Ways to Review Literature in Your Classroom
Looking for new ways to review novels and short stories? These 10 engaging activities are perfect for middle and high school ELA students. Whether it’s a Socratic Seminar or game creation, your students will love these creative alternatives to traditional reviews! Creative ways to review a novel | Novel review ideas | Short story review ideas | How to review a novel
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Why Peer Editing Should Be a Staple in Your Essay Unit: 5 Key Benefits!
Discover the top reasons to integrate peer editing into your essay units! From encouraging students to think critically and engage more deeply with their writing to teaching valuable feedback skills and saving you time, peer editing is a game-changer for both students and teachers. Explore these benefits and more in this insightful blog post.
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Teach Journalism Like a Pro with These 5 Engaging Lessons
Are you a journalism teacher looking for effective ways to start the school year? This blog post offers 5 engaging journalism lessons and activities that help students master the basics of journalism, from interviewing skills to collaborative news writing. With these lessons, you’ll set your students up for success in producing a top-notch school newspaper. Perfect for new and seasoned journalism advisors! #JournalismClassroom #TeachingResources #SchoolNewspaper
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10 Engaging Activities for Teaching Romeo and Juliet to Your Students!
Transform your Romeo and Juliet unit with these 10 creative activities! From interactive notebooks and foreshadowing scavenger hunts to escape room challenges and hands-on vocabulary tasks, these ideas will keep your students engaged and help them better understand Shakespeare's classic tragedy. Explore new ways to bring this timeless story to life in your classroom!
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“Building Strong Writers: Strategies and Scaffolds for Teaching Writing in Secondary ELA”
“Building Strong Writers: Strategies and Scaffolds for Teaching Writing in Secondary ELA” – Your New Number 1 Favorite ELA PD Book If you are a middle school ELA or high school English teacher looking to improve your writing instruction and provide meaningful and effective instructional strategies and writing activities to your students, this book, “Building Strong Writers: Strategies and Scaffolds for Teaching Writing in Secondary ELA” is for you!
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10 Critical High School English Lessons to Engage Your Students
Engage your high school students with these 10 critical English lessons that teach essential skills like rhetorical analysis, synthesis writing, and research paper composition. This blog post provides practical teaching strategies and activities to help students master these important concepts. Whether you're a new or seasoned teacher, these lessons will make a significant difference in your classroom. #TeachingELA #HighSchoolEnglish #LessonPlanning
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Teaching Theme: Engage Your Students with Creative Lesson Plans
Transform your ELA classroom with dynamic theme teaching ideas. From analyzing conflict resolutions to exploring authorial intent, inspire meaningful discussions about themes in literature! Teaching Theme | Theme Teaching Activities | How to Teach Theme | Literary Analysis | Middle School Literature | High School Literature | Lessons for Teaching Theme
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My Favorite Back-to-School Activities: Six Must-Try Back to School Lessons
Here are six essential back to school lessons I’ll be using in my classroom this back-to-school season. Perfect for high school English teachers, these lessons include close reading techniques, character analysis, and thematic discussions. Elevate your students' understanding and appreciation of literature with these dynamic approaches.
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Teaching Email Etiquette in the Classroom
Teaching email etiquette to my new students is one of my first formal lessons in a new school year. When I teach email etiquette, I use this email etiquette teaching unit that includes a teachable presentation for direct instruction and plenty of student activities. Teaching Email Etiquette
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Effective Tips for Teaching Short Stories with a Close Reading Perspective
Elevate your middle school ELA and high school English classes with these proven tips for teaching short stories. Discover how to engage students in close reading and literary analysis with practical strategies. How to teach short stories | Short story lesson plans | Short story activities | Short story unit | Short story analysis | Literary elements in short stories | Short story discussion questions | Engaging students with short stories | Short story review activities
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Teaching Short Stories: 2-Day Collaborative Poster Project
Enhance your short story unit with this engaging 2-day collaborative poster project. Middle school and high school students will enjoy working together to review key literary elements and present their findings. How to teach short stories | Short story lesson plans | Short story activities | Short story unit | Short story analysis | Literary elements in short stories | Short story discussion questions | Engaging students with short stories | Short story review activities
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Back-to-School Success: Interactive Stations for ELA Classrooms
Implement these four back-to-school stations to create an organized, interactive, and welcoming environment in your middle or high school English class. Get tips and tricks to make your first week a success! Back to School Stations | How to do Back to School Stations | First Day of School Activities | Back to School Activities