Book Review: The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
A great book for grades 5-8 with a 730L, The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen is a wonderful historical fiction novel that can be used to...
Working on Writing: Building Conflict
Conflict is essential to any story because let's be real, without it there is no story! This video is excellent for novice writers,...
Interactive Notebooks In Your Middle School ELA Classroom
This year I am trying out interactive notebooks in my language arts classroom. I got the idea from a team of science teachers at my...
Using Graphic Novels to Enrich and Reach Reluctant Readers
Recently, I had the pleasure of reading the graphic novel adaptation of A Wrinkle In Time. I loved it so much the next day I started...
Elements of Literature Series: Video 5 of 5: Resolution
The fifth video in my Elements of Literature Series. Resolution! In this video I discuss where the resolution should take place in the...
Elements of Literature Series: Video 4 of 5: Conflict
This is video 4 of 5 in my Elements of Literature Series. Conflict is the problem in the story and, quite frankly, without it you don't...