Teaching Literary Elements The Best Way At The Beginning of the Year

story book with pop up images to use for teaching literary elements

We are past the first few days of getting-to-know-you activities and we read to start teaching literary elements to our students. By high school, most of our students know the elements of a short story even if they claim that they don’t! But, teaching story elements can be tedious. And, we don’t want to create […]

Create Your English 10 Short Story Unit in 5 Easy Steps

english 10 short story unit blog post cover

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 […]

How to Create a Fun and Thrilling Short Story Lesson for High School

High School English Teacher writing on post it note next to computer as they plan a short story lesson

As high school English teachers, we all know we need to create a short story lesson or unit because that is a major focus of our standards. However, creating that unit and making it enjoyable for both us and our students can be a challenge. Finding the best texts to fit their needs, covering the […]

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