High school language arts

Writing an essay of opinion is an important skill for high school students to learn. Definitely add writing opinion essays to your high school lessons plans and academic writing activities! Here's how to tackle introducing opinion writing into your learning for English class, language arts, or fun writing projects for students.

By Presto Plans I first realized the power of bell ringers years ago, thanks to a particularly unruly class that would bounce off my walls after lunch. After consistently wasting the first ten minutes of class getting students seated, settled, and ready to learn, I decided to give bell-ringers a try. They were immediately a classroom game-changer. Bell-ringers—sometimes referred to as “warm ups” or “do nows”— are questions, tasks, or other warm up activities that students complete at the…

Using in class discussion is a perfect way to foster critical thinking in high school English classes. Whether it is the Socratic Method...

A word wall is a great interactie tool in the ELA classroom to teach middle school and high school students vocabulary and literary terms. This post has ideas and activities that make a word wall effective in a Language Arts classroom. Plus, you can download a free template for a QR-Code word wall making it easy to create in your classroom!

All-in-one Language Arts Curriculum- 7Sisters Style! Teens love 7Sisters' no-busywork style. Now they can have their ELA curriculum.

When a teacher takes a stand against plagiarism, the ensuing showdown can be painful.

This blog post will introduce you to six simple, fun, and enriching project-based learning ideas for your English Language Arts classroom.

How to choose the best homeschool middle and high school language arts curriculum can be intimidating unless you have a road map.