I would like to share with you a letter I received from a former student. Dear Mr. L, I would like to thank you for changing my life. I was underachieving in school and was about to drop out. You see, I was having difficulty finding relevance in short stories we were reading in school. […]
Speaking and Listening Lesson Plan of the Day: How to Introduce a Short Story
April 13, 2015 By Trenton Lorcher
Filed Under: Lesson of the Day, Lessons, Short Stories
The All Time Greatest Conflicts in Literature and Their Sports Equivalent
April 8, 2015 By Trenton Lorcher
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 […]
Filed Under: Books, Literary Analysis, Short Stories
Lesson of the Day: Add a Scene to “Walter Mitty”
September 10, 2014 By Trenton Lorcher
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 […]
Filed Under: Lesson of the Day, Lessons, Online/Blended Learning, Short Stories