• Song Battle Project: Teaching Songs with Rhetorical Analysis

    In this blog post, I share a unique project to engage students. Read on to learn about the song battle project and how to use songs with rhetorical analysis. This year, I’m teaching a junior and senior English course, and I’m lucky enough to have extreme curricular freedom. In fact, I’m revamping a course that… [Continue Reading]

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    Song Battle Project: Teaching Songs with Rhetorical Analysis
  • Engaging Activity: Anticipation Guide Template

    In this blog post, I review how I use anticipation guides in my classroom through the development of an anticipation guide template. A quick and easy tool to use at the start of any new topic or unit! There are many pre-reading or entry activities out there, but my go-to activity for the start of… [Continue Reading]

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    Engaging Activity: Anticipation Guide Template
  • Pregnant Teacher: Expectation vs. Experience

    In this blog post, I share my expectations and experiences as a first-time pregnant teacher… during the midst of a pandemic. Read on to see my expectations versus experiences as a pregnant teacher, and what I learned along the way! Expectations & Fears Because we found out really early on that we were pregnant, this… [Continue Reading]

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    Pregnant Teacher: Expectation vs. Experience

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I’m Kyra, a high school English language arts teacher and an instructor of pre-service teachers. In addition to my love of designing curriculum, I obsessively read and spend my time outside the teaching realm reading and discussing books. READ MORE

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