It’s the first day of February, which means that it’s officially the first day of Black History Month. If this … More
Category: TeachersPayTeachers Resource
Book Review: The Poet X-Elizabeth Acevedo
I read The Poet X in less than three hours. I was in our school library for three periods in a … More
But This IS Our America, Ms. Harris: Musings and a Close Reading of Kamala Harris’s Launch Speech
A wise teacher once told me that “good teachers teach the zeitgeist.” Nah, nobody said that, but I’m sure that … More
#TPT Thursdays: Close Reading of Young, Gifted, and Black (Free)
Happy Thursday! I don’t know why, but I feel particularly exhausted and drained this week. One of the acts of … More
TPT Thursdays: Literacy and Liberation with Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X (Free)
Every Thursday, I plan to drop a resource that I’ve shared via TeachersPayTeachers. This Thursday, I’m sharing a quick guided … More
#TpTShare: Romeo and Juliet Close Reading
QuickFacts: 9th grade English Literature, Romeo and Juliet I want to begin to engage with the teaching blogosphere, adding in … More