I like Nathaniel Hawthorne. I really do. But for some reason, I posted two Nathaniel Hawthorne short story study guides and gave credit to Edgar Allan Poe for writing them. Thanks to savvy readers, those errors were brought to my attention and corrections were made. Just in case you didn’t know who wrote “The Minister’s […]
Another Quick ELA Common Core Writing Assignment
June 7, 2014 By
As I write, I’m basking in the joy that is the beginning of summer vacation, but that’s not gonna stop me from helping out my pathetic poor colleagues who are teaching summer school. Of course, you may have come across this quick ELA Common Core writing assignment while in the throes of depression another wonderful […]
Lesson of the Day: The Great Depression and Of Mice and Men Research
April 2, 2014 By
For an English teacher, there are few things more annoying and soul-breaking than assigning and working on and grading research papers written by 9th graders. I say this only because I was once rushed to the hospital with intense eye pain after reading 23 research papers one afternoon. The doctor claimed my eyes appeared as […]