The All Time Greatest Conflicts in Literature and Their Sports Equivalent

The problem with being a huge sports fan and an English teacher is I have difficulty separating the two. When I watch sports I imagine conflicts in literature. When I read about conflicts in literature, I think about sports. I think it’s time to merge the two. Ender Wiggin (Ender’s Game) is the 1972 Miami […]

Lesson of the Day: The Greatest Creative Writing Lesson Plan Ever?!?!

I had just finished my “8 Simple Writing Lesson Plans” Teacher Guide when I came upon this gem of an Internet lesson plan: The greatest creative writing activity ever!!! I was skeptical. After all, everything on the Internet is “the greatest” or “the best” or something  that will “blow your mind!” but I had to […]

Small Group Lesson Plans for the Common Core

The day was winding down. I had borrowed a lesson plan from Mr. Worksheetgive who had borrowed a lesson from Mrs. Makelitboring and it was not going well. Casualties were mounting: 16 students had suffered concussions after their elbow, which was holding up their head, slipped in the drool that had accumulated on their desk, […]