AP Central College Board: Using English Vertical Teams to Help you Teach
The world of English consists of writing, reading, grammar, and speaking. Language Arts is so diversified that teachers may find it overwhelming. What …
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High School Lesson Plans & Tips
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Proofreading Activity for High School Students: Group Experts
For some strange reason, students still believe what their teachers tell them! Tell them they’re experts, and they just might start grading …
Continue ReadingTeach High School English Students the Elements of a Short Story
Give students advice to outline a short story to ensure their story is focused and interesting. Teach the students how to develop plot, theme, …
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Vertical Teams for Pre-AP Classes: Preparing Students for AP Classes
Wouldn’t it be nice to have AP students who already had a thorough background in the skills needed for your class? Thanks to the College Board, …
Continue ReadingA Lesson Plan on Writing a Love Song
Love is a subject of many popular songs from my day, as well as your students. Enjoy a memorable day by having students analyze popular songs and then …
Continue ReadingFun Persuasive Letter Writing Lesson: Researching & Asking for Gifts
What student doesn’t enjoy dreaming up a wish list of gifts they would love someone to buy them? And what better way to dream up a list, then to …
Continue ReadingHave a Classroom Debate on Career Choices & Salary
Help students learn about the real world by doing research about jobs and salaries and then holding a debate about the importance of salary in …
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Lesson Plan on How to Edit an Essay for Economy: Learn how to Improve Writing
Editing involves more than adding punctuation and correcting a misspelled word. Good editing should make the main idea of the essay more clear. That …
Continue ReadingTrade & Grade Lesson Plan: Teaching Students to Revise Their Essay Rough Drafts without Having to Read 18,000 Horribly Written Essays.
Want to get out of grading a big pile of rough drafts? Teach your students to revise their own rough drafts and grade their peer’s papers.
Continue ReadingLesson Plan to Teach Middle and High School Students to Review Writing
To be successful writers, students must evaluate their writing effectively. This does not come naturally to all students; many need to be taught how …
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