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Are you in the process of adapting your English lesson plans and teaching methods to meet Common Core standards? Here’s some warm-up games for …

Ancient Romans and Greeks used mythology (a combination of folklore, history and customs) as a way to deal with life. The gods and goddesses, …

Peter and Fudge return in the third book of Judy Blume’s well-loved series. Fudge is no longer the youngest child in the Hatcher family when a …

Unlike the other books in the “Fudge” series, the second installment is written from Sheila Tubman’s point of view, giving readers a …

Third in the ever-popular Judy Blume series, Fudge-a-Mania follows Peter Hatcher and his family as they spend their vacation alongside the dreaded …

This lesson on Thomas Paine has student learn important vocabulary from “Common Sense” and then write an essay on why the colonists should …

Two modern films about Shakespeare that high school students love are ‘Shakespeare in Love’ and ‘Elizabeth’. This lesson plan …

If your students are interested in love and adventure they will love these modern adaptations of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”. …

Give your students an introduction into the political analysis of Thomas Paine. This lesson covers “The Crisis” and includes a …

Did you know the phrase “to catch a cold” originated in one of Shakespeare’s plays? These thirteen common phrases that came from …