How to Teach Essay Writing to Make Your Writers Stronger in 5 Easy Steps
Wondering how to teach essay writing and still make it engaging for your students? Teaching essay writing can feel like an uphill battle, right? We’ve all been there—staring at a pile of papers wondering how some students missed the mark despite clear instructions. It’s tough because writing isn’t just about putting words on a page; […]
The Ultimate List Rhetorical Strategies: How to Teach Analysis Best
Ready to teach rhetorical analysis and need a list rhetorical strategies that will help your students? If you want your students to start analyzing a speech, having a list of rhetorical techniques makes it easier. Think of this as your rhetorical choices cheat sheet. Use this guide as a reference for you and your students. […]
How This Ultimate SPACE CAT Example Will Actually Improve Your Students’ Writing
Searching for a stronger SPACE CAT example to help your students understand rhetorical analysis? Unlike other types of analysis, rhetorical analysis tends to trip up our students. However, with the right system, students can easily evaluate the intentions and choices of any writer or speaker. That’s where the SPACE CAT acronym comes in to help. […]
Teaching How to Write Conclusion for Rhetorical Analysis in 5 Easy Steps
Needing some help teaching how to write conclusion for rhetorical analysis? Do you feel like by the time you get to conclusions, you and your students are tired of writing? Maybe you just assume that students know how to wrap up their thoughts. Or maybe you don’t really know how to differentiate the different parts […]
Teaching How to Write Rhetorical Analysis Introduction for Stronger High School Writers
Does the thought of having to teach how to write rhetorical analysis introduction paragraphs make you cringe? Are you tired of reading the same rhetorical question at the beginning of all your students’ essays? You know the one… “Have you ever imagined that ______________________ (insert generic topic question)”. You know exactly what I mean. After […]
How To Use A Rhetorical Analysis Body Paragraph Outline to Improve Your Student’s Writing
Without a rhetorical analysis body paragraph outline my essays are a hot mess. As you know, students struggle so much with analysis in general. But for some reason, analyzing a speech just seems impossible. Thinking about the specific choices speakers make and why they make those choices is tough. That’s why breaking down the process […]
How to Create Engaging ELA Review Games That Spark Classroom Excitement
ELA review games: my secret weapon for the post break blues. I know the struggle—coming back from a break, students feeling the lingering holiday joy, and the challenge of reigniting their focus. That were ELA review games save teh day. These aren’t your ordinary games; they’re my answer to turning the struggle of refocusing into […]
Create Your English 10 Short Story Unit in 5 Easy Steps
Looking for a refresh on your English 10 short story unit? Still, trying to figure out where to start? Maybe the thought of a short story unit rewrite seems too daunting. Friend, I am here for you! I want to make your life easy. In this post, I will give you my English 10 short […]
Easy Poems to Teach How to Write an Analysis on a Poem
It’s March and you know that means it’s time to teach your students how to write an analysis on a poem. As National Poetry Month descends, your feeds are inundated with poetry activities, poems to teach, and of course poetry march madness brackets. You want to teach poetry but there are just too many ways […]
Using Google Forms to Write a Literary Analysis Essay
My favorite element to teach my students is writing especially by using google forms to write. My students struggle the most with writing their literary analysis essay. After trying numerous methods and tweaking my curriculum each semester, I feel that I have found a better way to teach my students how to write their essay: […]