I am SO excited to share my latest lesson with you. I used it for my sophomores in English 10 as their final project, but it’s a great assignment any time of the year. They playfully referred to it as Slang for Old Folks or Slang for Boomers. And, despite the fact that no boomers were actually ...
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Using Apples to Apples for Your Exam Review
In my attempts to find a fun way to review for the AP Lit exam I saw someone post about playing Apples to Apples. I didn’t see exactly how they used it, but I tried it with my students this past week and it was easy and fun! So here’s what I did if you’d like to squeeze it in the days before the ...
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Tips for Combatting Writer’s Block
Since my One Act season ended, I’ve had several inquiries from teachers about my creative writing process. I write my plays privately (as in, I’m not paid for it), but I do have experience with battling writers’ block. My last play was even named "Writer’s Block!"
While we don’t all write ...
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More Than Just a Witch Story: Applications of The Crucible
Recently, I revised my materials on Arthur Miller’s The Crucible to function in my Truth and Justice unit for my honors sophomores. Because of that process, I got a chance to look back and see the different ways I’ve approached this text. It has so many historical, biographical, and sociological ...
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Teaching Line of Reasoning to AP English Lit
In 2019, the College Board released a new, itemized rubric. The new rubric differed from the previous nine-point holistic rubric by breaking the writing down into three sections: thesis, evidence and commentary, and sophistication. When I first saw the new six point rubric, I was so excited for the ...
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The Book Bento: A Visual Literary Analysis Assignment
I first heard about Book Bentos a few years ago on Instagram. “Cute!” I said, then scrolled on. However, the image stayed with me. A few months later I sought it out with Google and saw a few images of Book Bentos.
A Book Bento is a flat lay photo of a book, surrounded by images that correlate ...
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