When I first started teaching horror, I leaned heavily on the classics: Poe , Jacobs , and Bradbury . They’re short, accessible, and they hook students right away. But after a while, I noticed something—my horror unit was filled with dead white dudes. Nothing wrong with a little Poe, but …
One thing you will quickly learn about me: I LOVE BOOKS. Nothing makes me happier than sharing my love of books and the written word with others, especially kids. Learning to teach novels to a group of students can be challenging at times, but it is a challenge that ignites my passion to…
In my blog post, Teaching Middle School ELA in October: Five Content Topics to Enrich Your Classroom (Part 1), I identified FIVE super engaging content topics that you could explore with your students in the month of October: 1. The remainder of Hispanic Heritage Month (begins mid Septem…
