Teaching ELL Students in an ELA Classroom: Edgar Allan Poe in Espanol

January 23, 2017 By

It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night. Object there was none. Passion there was none. I loved my students. Many had wronged me. Many had given me insult. For their praise I had no desire. I think it was their future! […]

Filed Under: American Romanticism, Cask of Amontillado, Edgar Allan Poe, ELL, Fall of the House of Usher, Pit and the Pendulum, Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven

Thanksgiving Short Stories for Middle School or High School

November 8, 2016 By

If you’re like me, you thought, “Hey, it’s Thanksgiving soon! I think I’ll teach Thanksgiving short stories for middle school or high school.” So you did a web search for “Thanksgiving short stories for middle school or high school” and probably found nothing. How can there not be Thanksgiving short stories for middle school or […]

Filed Under: Cask of Amontillado, Cask of Amontillado, Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket, Edgar Allan Poe, Fall of the House of Usher, Harrison Bergeron, Scarlet Ibis, Short Stories

“The Fall of the House of Usher” Movie with Lesson Plan

October 26, 2016 By

Halloween approaches and your students are acting more ghoulish than usual. You’re getting tired of fighting their tricks and want to give them a Halloween treat without compromising learning. Or maybe it’s a random Friday in March, you’re completely at the end of your teaching rope, and you felt like driving your car into the side […]

Filed Under: American Romanticism, Edgar Allan Poe, Fall of the House of Usher, Movies