I was first introduced to Close Reading at a professional development workshop a few years ago, and it has since become a huge part of my...

Short stories definitely have their place in the middle school English classroom.  These short works of literature can grab a reader...

It is my favorite time of the year - my Humanities Seven students are currently completing a novel study on a version of The Odyssey.  G...

In one of my last posts, I talked a bit about the reading groups I set up in my classes at the start of the school year.  As the ne...

One of the big struggles I had when first setting up Interactive Notebooks in my classroom was finding appropriate resources.  When I firs...

When you take a close look at the Common Core Standards, or the Prescribed Learning Outcomes that we have here in BC, you will notice tha...