Teaching Secondary

Browse our free ELA curriculum for grades 6-10 or supplemental reading passages for grades 3-12.

In honor of Black History Month, here is my list of books by contemporary Black female authors - brilliant works by fierce women that everyone should read.

Twelve middle grade and young adult titles written by Indigenous Voices in a vareity of genres, formats, styles, and forms.

Someone posted a whisper, which reads "I am an English teacher in high school. If I have students who shows up late, I ask them to write a story about why they were late. If it has decent grammar&ok spelling I don't mark them tardy"

Looking for inspiring TED Talks for your English class? Need to watch inspirational videos? Check out my favourites. There's a free activity guide, too!

These are books every high schooler needs to read because every single book on this list is great. And actually, they are great for adults to read, too.

Latinx characters vary across countries, cultures, beliefs, and so much more. This is just a brief list of Latinx Characters in young adult titles.

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas is a timely realistic young adult novel that deals with race and police brutality. I can't keep a copy in my library, and I've gotten 5 copies to try to keep up with the demand! Especially with the release of the movie adaptation, students are excited to read this book, so I thought I would try to help these students find additional books that they might like just as much! I wanted to make sure to include some nonfiction books as well as fiction books, so here…

How to Prepare High School English Students for College? Read this interview from a college instructor who details what students need to know.

These are young adult books for Black History Month. They cover topics such as slavery, important figures in history, and social justice.

Let’s challenge some nonfiction norms for a moment. Who says that books written for adults can't be shown to students? Who says we have to assign the entire book for teaching and learning to take place? Why not show students small bits of the most delicious nonfiction to shown them what's REALLY out there? Whether you’re pressed for time, don’t have enough copies, or aren’t so sure you WANT students to read the whole book, there are serious benefits to giving students even just ONE chapter…

Children and teens all experience poverty differently, check out these nine middle grade and young adult titles to learn more.

These student reference sheets for synthesis, rhetorical analysis, and argumentation are an easy-to-use tool that AP Language and Composition students will turn to again and again. Perfect for introducing the course, teaching each essay, or end-of-the-year review, these "cheat sheets" are available ...

This lesson introduces annotation, active reading, and critical thinking skills in one class period. It is perfect for AP Lit and other upper level courses.

Prepare to teach Harper Lee's classic To Kill a Mockingbird with these texts, including 3 poems, a creed, an informational text, chart, and video.