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My first year in the teaching field was also my first year teaching AP® Lit. Being a new teacher, I relied on a lot of trial-by-basis lessons and also made use of most of ...
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My 10 Favorite Poems to Teach in AP Lit
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As a teacher of AP® Lit, you can't avoid teaching poetry. And to be a successful teacher of AP® Lit, you shouldn't try to. Of course there are "classics" and particular forms ...
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Tips For Making Shakespeare Fun
For 16 years now I've been teaching English Language Arts to high school students, and with most ELA course loads inevitably come a healthy dose of Shakespeare. Throughout my career, I've taught the following Shakespearean works:
Romeo and JulietJulius CaesarHamletMacbethKing LearOthelloThe ...
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First Day Activities: Get-to-Know-You Activity & Room Scavenger Hunt
Happy back to school season! I am currently feeling that special kind of tired which is end-of-the-first-week-back-at-school-tired. I'm trying out a few different activities this year, including my first breakout escape room game which I purchased from Teachers Pay Teachers.The typical boring first ...
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Flexible vs. Assigned Seating in the High School Classroom
If you're like me and you are on Instagram or Twitter, the most buzzed about educational topic this summer seems to be flexible seating. And while it may be a movement more common among teachers of younger learners, there is still a lot of merit in using flexible seating in a high school classroom. ...
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9 Tips for Teaching AP Lit
I wrote a post on this on Meredith's wonderful blog, Bespoke Classroom. Just click here to see the post! I'm busy getting ready for going back to school, but I'll post about my classroom makeover when I finish! ...
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