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How to Teach Historical Fiction: 3 Strategies Inspired by DC

The last time I set foot in DC was 1999, back when my primary focus was simply hunting for cute boys and the latest explicit CDs. Returning now, as a 40-year-old who has spent 17 years teaching the intricacies of American literature and history, the experience was like revisiting a classi…

Close Reading with Ease, Episode #1: "The Widow and Her Farm"

No matter what content area you teach, READING IS KING. Even my beloved math teachers out there need their kiddos to be able to read word problems. Like everything in life, reading improves with PRACTICE-- Practice makes improvement (not perfect-- ugh, I hate that haha). As an English/lan…