Handmaid’s Tale- Characters and Current Events
Literature and Life The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood is a particularly effective text in a unit on DYSTOPIA or …
Read MoreValues Influence Reading, Writing and Viewing
One way you can have your students step back a moment before they begin looking at articles, viewing video …
Read MoreRecommended for Mentors
In April, 2015 Melanie Shoffner, Chair of the NCTE Conference on English Education sent the following recommendations: “Some time ago, you asked about …
Read MorePattern Writing
Commemorative Essay about Favorite Author A commemorative essay is a type of writing that celebrates or simply analyzes an important …
Read MoreTo Convince or Persuade to Solve a Problem
Understanding how to write and speak convincingly is a skill required for success in all walks of life and those …
Read MoreStudent Congress Bill Instructions
Learning to listen critically and to respond responsibly to controversial issues are skills especially useful in a democratic socieity. Student Congress …
Read MoreEvaluating Literature: “Measure for Measure”
MCTE: Bright Ideas Conference – (Handouts below) Measure for Measure : Reading and Writing About Literature Using Nine Yardsticks of …
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