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Learn four compelling reasons why short stories are the best way to kick off your school year. Enhance literary analysis, adapt to roster changes, and integrate writing seamlessly. Ideal for secondary ELA teachers! #ELATeachers #ShortStories #TeachingTips Short stories to teach at the start of the school year | Teaching short stories in middle school | Teaching short stories in high school | high school short story activities | high school short story lessons | short story unit

Explore 8 station ideas for secondary ELA that boost engagement, reduce lecture time, and support creative, student-led learning.

Learn how to use Mood Boards in your middle school or high school English Language Arts classroom to study the literary element mood.

Wondering how to sequence grammar instruction? You'll want this list that scaffolds grammar lessons so that one skill builds upon the next.

From novels to short stories, songs to TV episodes, this list includes all my recommendations of diverse texts for secondary ELA.

In an earlier blog post, I wrote about the benefits of assigning a collaborative writing assignment in the high school English and middle school ELA

Start the school year strong with these 8 engaging activities designed for high school English and Middle School ELA classrooms. Discover creative ways to build community, establish routines, reintroduce academics, and support SEL needs. Learn how to quickly memorize student names, create fun seating charts, and develop classroom norms with collaborative strategies. Read now to transform your back-to-school experience and set a positive tone for the year. Don't miss out on these essential…

Teaching MLA Format: Advice for the Secondary ELA Teacher! If you teach your middle school and high school English students about MLA Format, you'll want to read these teaching MLA Format tips and tricks. Middle school MLA format lessons and activities | Teaching students how to cite in MLA Format | MLA Format Lessons | MLA Format activities

With a new school year upon us, here is a look at 10 must-use secondary ELA teaching units, lessons, and activities for your classroom. These units are

Wondering how to incorporate independent reading into your secondary ELA classroom, and get your students to love it? Middle school and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed the types of independent reading that take place in their classrooms, how to hold students accountable, and how to motivate them. Teachers also shared favorite independent reading projects and other helpful ideas. Read through the chat for ideas to implement in your own classroom.

As students head back to school, ELA teachers everywhere are considering how they are going to begin the school year, so I wanted to walk you through one of my favorite lesson plans entitled, “Why do we read?” As an educator, there are few things as exciting and rewarding as introducing a young person to […]

Secondary ELA Group Activities - Engage your middle school ELA or high school English students in fun and rigorous group activities that incorporate the ELA standards and rigor! You and your students will love these secondary ELA group activities. Middle School ELA | High School English | Secondary ELA Group Activities

Whether you’re teaching middle school or high school English Language Arts, close reading is an incredibly effective way to teach students to engage with a text. There are many ways to approach close reading, but I have found a method that works really well for me that I perfected over years of teaching. It is often hard enough to get our students to read a text once let alone multiple times, so these steps have really helped to create a predictable routine that students use throughout the…

Try these 10 secondary ELA resources and lesson ideas in your classroom this year. Engage your middle school ELA and high school English students in the ELA resources and lessons that will help your students improve their reading, writing, and critical thinking skills. #secondaryELA #2ndaryELA #middleschoolELA #highschoolEnglish

Looking for lessons to help improve the writing skills of your Secondary ELA students? Teaching middle school ELA and high school English students how to write well is a challenging task! Here are five easy ways to help your students become better writers and "cut the fat" out of their writing. Check out thedaringenglish.com for more Secondary ELA resources!!

If books are a uniquely portable magic, then podcasts are the wizard in your pocket. When you find interesting podcasts for teens that they want to listen to, you will open up a whole new world of literacy for secondary students. Did you know that podcast listeners are 29% more likely to have a household ... Read More about Why You Should Be Using Podcasts in Secondary ELA

Book reports and summaries are a thing of the past. Engage your middle and high school students with five book report alternatives that will leave them asking for more and, most importantly, building vital reading and analysis skills along the way. 1. Assign one pagers at the end of a novel. One pagers are engaging, allow for creativity, and lead to higher level thinking and analysis. Assigning a one pager is easy and works for any novel. Follow these simple guidelines: • Make it standards…

Wondering how to incorporate independent reading into your secondary ELA classroom, and get your students to love it? Middle school and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed the types of independent reading that take place in their classrooms, how to hold students accountable, and how to motivate them. Teachers also shared favorite independent reading projects and other helpful ideas. Read through the chat for ideas to implement in your own classroom.

10 ideas for planning an engaging novel unit that your students will love | Engaging novel unit ideas | Secondary ELA ideas | Planning whole-class novel units | Activities for novel units

Here are 10 tips you can use when teaching the literary element setting in your secondary English language arts classroom.