Literacy Posts
It’s Time To Think Differently About Writing In The…
Limiting the craft of writing in the classroom to a single content area has damaged the perceived power and potential of writing.
SRE And CEI: Easy To Use Writing Strategies For…
SRE is an initialism representing three central tenets of argument making: Statement, Reason, Evidence (or Example, Explain, or Expand).
What Is A Metaphor? Definition, Examples, And Types
A metaphor is a literary device (or figure of speech) that makes a comparison between two ‘things’ without the comparison being…
44 Young Adult Dystopian Novels For Teens
While the content can be dramatic, dystopian novels for young adults can offer a kind of practice for navigating an uncertain…
12 Tools To Find Quality Reading Passages For Your…
Quality sources of free reading passages are useful for any teacher regardless of grade level or content area.
What Is Hermeneutics?
Hermeneutics is a branch of knowledge concerned with the theory, practice, and methodology of interpretation of text.
What Are The Best Novels In Verse For Middle…
Novels written in verse typically rely heavily on dialogue, emotion, and themes of identity–the latter of which are relevant to YA…
12 Questions To Help You Create A School Writing…
What’s one crazy, moonshot idea that may never work in this plan–but if it did, it could change everything?
