4 Resources to Teach Amanda Gorman’s Poem for the 2021 Inauguration
4 great lesson plan ideas with text and video to help you teach Amanda Gorman’s Poem for President Biden’s Inauguration “The Hill We Climb.”
5 Tips on How to Teach Political Texts that May Be Controversial
As English teachers, we teach historical speeches. But how do we teach political texts that are modern and are often controversial and politically-charged? We can’t ignore what is happening in our world, but there is a strategy to teaching political speeches.
Problems in Greek Mythology and the #MeToo Movement
You probably don’t pair Greek Mythology and the #MeToo movement, but in the last year I can’t help but connect the two every time I read certain myths.
Stop Correcting Grammar! And still leave at contract time.
Stop correcting grammar on student essays, leave at contract time, and still help students become better writers.
Two by Ten Strategy for Building Positive Relationships with Students
The two by ten strategy will help teachers build positive relationships with students, improve student behavior, and have a significant impact on learning.
Novels Worth Teaching: Whirligig by Paul Fleischman
Whirligig by Paul Fleischman definitely qualifies as a novel worth teaching. It is a slim, yet powerful, unassuming, yet life-changing, novel about mistakes, restitution, and forgiveness by others and of ourselves.
The Real Myth of Medusa
The truth behind the myth of Medusa doesn’t start with Perseus. It doesn’t even start with Medusa being cursed by Athena. It begins before that –
Petruchio Doesn’t Tame Katherine – Shakespeare Does
As the writer, he had the ultimate control over her character, her story, and her voice. And he effectively silences her. The old saying is true: The pen truly is mightier than the sword.
How Gratitude Changed My Classroom Culture {And Myself!}
Incorporating gratitude as a practice in my own life and with my students changed my classroom culture and impacted my life and the lives of my students.
My Top 5 Products of 2019
It’s the end of a great year! 2020 starts my 6th year on TPT. I posted my first product on February 28, 2014, and that product has been my best-selling product each and every year. So, without further ado – here are my best-selling products of 2019.
Hi, I'm Lesli!
I help Secondary English Teachers with engaging curriculum so that they can go home at contract time.
I’ve worked in education for 15 years, taught everything from Basic English and Mythology to AP Lang. You’ll find me with my puppy Athena on the weekend quilting.
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