“They Yearned to Tell Their Stories”
The following post is an excerpt from Homer to Hip-Hop: Teaching Writing through Painting, Performance, and Poetry, a wonderful article by …
Sneak Peek at the July 2018 English Journal
This sneak peek comes courtesy of the “From the Editor” column by Julie Gorlewski and David Gorlewski in the July …
Queer YA Inspired by TV and Movies
From the NCTE LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee This post was written by NCTE member Summer Pennell, a former member of the …
Fighting Old Battles of the Curriculum vs. the Students
Invaders of Mars was on TV this morning—I know, maybe I should be making better use of my time—but there is …
Writing Helps Students Think, and They Know It: Reminding Students of the Power of the Pen
This blog post was written by NCTE member Natalie Kopp as part of a blog series celebrating the National Day on …
A Weeklong Unit to Explore Poetry Forms
This post was written by NCTE member Jessica Covert, reprinted with permission from Edutopia. Teaching poetry is daunting for high …
Selecting Texts for Your Students and Your Course
Perhaps during these hot and sticky summer days, you’re working on Build[ing] Your Stack™ of texts that you want to share …
Fostering a “Reading School” Climate
On a week when our attention is turned to the issue of book banning it’s interesting to consider why book …
The Importance of Talking Points in Literacy Education
This post is by long-time members Deborah MacPhee and Sally Brown, editors of Talking Points. As we were scrolling through …
Teachers, Schools, and Civil Discourse
The following post is by NCTE member Jonna Perrillo and originally ran in the El Paso Times. Like many American …