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Five Ways to Make Shakespeare Feel Alive Again

Lesson Inspiration

Five Ways to Make Shakespeare Feel Alive Again

Dust off the Folio and try these fresh approaches that have students actually arguing about Hamlet's choices.

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The Annotated Classroom: Why Marginalia Matters

Reading Life

The Annotated Classroom: Why Marginalia Matters

Teaching students to talk back to a text is one of the most radical acts of literary education.

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A Monday Morning Ritual for the Weary English Teacher

Teacher Wellness

A Monday Morning Ritual for the Weary English Teacher

Before the bell rings, before the essays pile up — here's a small practice that changes everything.

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Lesson Plans

Complete Lesson Plan Bundle

A semester's worth of ready-to-use lesson plans for high school English.

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Classic Novel Reading Guides

Reading Guides

Classic Novel Reading Guides

Discussion questions, vocabulary, and close-reading activities for beloved texts.

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Creative Writing Prompt Pack

Writing Prompts

Creative Writing Prompt Pack

Fifty prompts to spark imagination and get even reluctant writers reaching for their pens.

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