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Back to SearchAn Essay-less Argument Lesson Tapping Humor & Visuals
Season 10 Episode 386
Students need to be able to make a great argument to find success at school, and in many professions. They need to come up with an idea, find eviden…
10 months ago
Re-engaging Rusty Readers: A Stamina Building Lesson
Season 10 Episode 385
There's a lot of conversation happening lately around student reading stamina. Rose Horowitch's Atlantic article, "The Elite College Students who Ca…
10 months, 1 week ago
A Lesson for "The Paper Menagerie"(and the Cultural Revolution)
Season 10 Episode 384
Ken Liu's short story, "The Paper Menagerie," is an easy and powerful add to your curriculum. Not only does it explore family relationships, The Ame…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Bleeds, Ghosts, & Flash Verse: A Lesson for Long Way Down
Season 10 Episode 383
It's a rare curriculum book that inspires NO negative comments. Ever. To hear, month after month, year after year, that a certain book turns kids in…
11 months ago
An Action-Packed Born a Crime Lesson Especially for Gen Alpha (Bet That)
Season 10 Episode 382
Trevor Noah's Born a Crime is trending, and for good reason. I'm seeing the evidence everywhere.
This spring, as I ran our curriculum book choice …
11 months, 1 week ago
What if We're thinking Too Small When it Comes to Short Stories? (And Sometimes, Not Small Enough)
Season 10 Episode 381
I never met a short story I liked back in high school.
If I was going to read, I wanted to READ.
I wanted to get caught up in the plot, get to k…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
The Easiest Last Day in ELA (Community Favorite)
Season 9 Episode 380
Last year, at this time, I was preparing to move from Bratislava to California when I released the episode we're revisiting today, all about the easi…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
6 ELA Review Activities for a Strong Finish
Season 9 Episode 379
A few engaging review activities for ELA come in handy around this time of year, as the calendar takes over and students pop off to random awards ce…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Improve Student Evidence Analysis: Meet Mr. Skeptical
Season 9 Episode 378
When it comes to evidence in their argument papers, students have a tendency to mic drop way too soon. "Here's my evidence, BOOOOOOOM!" you can almo…
1 year ago
Teaching Students to Write an Argument Introduction with Easy Puzzle Pieces
Season 9 Episode 377
Sure, there's no one right way to write an argument paper. It can be three paragraphs, nine, or even seventeen. It can be loaded with research. It c…
1 year ago