It’s time for some cooking magic in the classroom as we dip into practically perfect world of entertainment and culture guided by none other than Martha Stewart. As Martha says, “you should love playing with learning.” Blogging has become the new playground for writing in my American Literature classes. In Read more…
Great readers are not born but are made. With all of the standards, curriculum, test prep and interruptions found in a normal high school week, there is not enough time to do everything. What has happened in the past is time for just reading has disappeared only to be replaced Read more…
While we await for everything pumpkin spice to descend, my American Lit classes this year are entering the world of the creepy: Gothic Lit. And who better to read and learn about than America’s creepiest author, Edgar Allan Poe. The mystery behind Poe’s death has been a source of fascination Read more…
And we’re off….a new school year! That certainly was a quick summer (aren’t they all) and like many of you, I’m positive you spent some of it thinking, planning, thinking, planning and doing even more thinking and planning about this year. I’ve been thinking about my American Literature course and Read more…
With the emphasis on STEM these days in education, sometimes I feel like English gets lost in the shuffle and with that, our English-loving students do as well. How do we keep the fire for reading and writing lit when students are pulled (or pushed) into other areas? This past Read more…