English department ideas

Maybe you’ve been asked to lead a grade level team. Maybe you’re on a grade level team that has no appointed leadership and you’re ready to take the reins. No matter how you arrived at this moment and this blog post, you’re probably wondering where to start and what exactly your role should be. As y

The Georgia Department of Education English Language Arts division has its very own Twitter account and has been hosting a weekly series this academic school year of “Twitter takeovers”…

Do you have your teaching ideas scattered across notes on your desk, folders on your desktop, and social media platforms? You're not alone! But the Ed Deck makes it easy to find creative inspiration, quickly, when you're lesson planning for your next English class. Inside the deck you'll find forty beautiful cards, organized by color category, explaining strategies you might wish to use during your next class. Looking for a fresh form of discussion? Grab the green cards and choose from…

Hi Everyone! I wanted to share a really awesome lesson and activity that I did with my 8th graders. Our entire English Language Arts theme for my 8th graders is empathy. Our main novels and literature (To Kill a Mockingbird, “Flowers for Algernon”, and The Diary of Anne Frank) are all linked to the theme […]

My favorite high school English lessons and activities for the school year. From rhetorical analysis and close reading to engaging classroom activities and hands-on ELA projects, here's a look at my favorite lessons and activities from the year. #highschoolELA #highschoolEnglish

All English as a Second or Foreign Language classes need a good warm-up activity to gets brains working and bodies active. Here are my top choices for ESL and EFL Warm-up games for kids to adults.

Tackling American Literature in high school is an important responsibility for the English department. Curriculum design must be open, thoughtful, and reflective, not to mention actively anti-racist and anti-biased. Here are twelve new ideas, strategies, and recommendations for teaching English to juniors following an American Lit trajectory. This includes book recommendations, lesson plan strategies, and more!

In search of elective ideas for your English department? Get inspired by these five innovative ideas.

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