Critical Analysis Paragraph Assignment: How to Write a Rhetorical Precis

You could skip reading all this and just download this teacher and student ready handout: Writing a Rhetorical Precis. It’s part of this 8 simple writing assignments.     Here’s a simple writing assignment that covers some of the more difficult Common Core Standards and helps young scholars learn how to analyze non-fiction. This is […]

Lesson of the Day: Add a Scene to “Walter Mitty”

In honor of finally receiving my online/blended learning certificate from the Clark County School District, I thought I’d give you all an online/blended learning lesson using “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” GoogleDocs, and GoAnimate.com. Here’s a little something to show your administrator These are the officially decreed skills your students will be demonstrating for […]

Lesson of the Day: Literary Terms Quizzes for Romeo and Juliet

While you were lounging by the pool this summer, I was writing Romeo and Juliet quizzes while lounging by the pool. These Romeo and Juliet literary terms quizzes can be found on the miracle we call the Internet. They’re interactive. They’re fun not entirely boring. They cover the following ELA Common Core Standards set forth […]