8 Short Stories and Novels that Exemplify the Dangers of Big Government

It’s April 15 and if you haven’t filed your taxes yet, you might want to look into that. By the way, don’t come to me for tax advice. You can come to me for lesson plan advice. Or for clever lists like this one. In honor of tax day, I present 8 stories/novels that exemplify […]

Speaking and Listening Lesson Plan of the Day: How to Introduce a Short Story

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. […]

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 […]