How Many of These 7 Suspense Short Stories Do You Teach?

February 8, 2016 By

I was feeling pretty good about myself after having taught some great short stories with examples of foreshadowing. So good, in fact, that I took down all the pictures of the teachers of the year since 1993 that were hanging in the hallway leading to the principal’s office at my school and replaced them with […]

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Conflict in Literature: 7 Great Short Story Upsets

October 14, 2015 By

In honor of the Rhinos 2-0 upset victory in the Henderson Parks and Rec U10 soccer league, I bring you the seven greatest upsets in literature. Before we get to our list of the greatest short story upsets of all time, I want to make sure you get something useful for your classroom: Understanding Conflict […]

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“A Sound of Thunder” Movie with “A Sound of Thunder” Lesson Plans

May 20, 2015 By

As I was throwing together a unit for “A Sound of Thunder,” I thought I’d check YouTube to see if they had that “Sound of Thunder” movie that came out a few years back that isn’t very good. What I found instead was pure gold (metaphoric gold, that is). Speaking of gold: This video comparison […]

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