As my 10th year teaching English and History to grade 7-9 students at the same school comes to a close, with it comes a big change.  Next y...

Text Mapping is a technique that can be successfully used to teach reading comprehension, writing skills, study skills, and course conten...

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...