With so many books being turned into money-making movie franchises, it might be hard to get your students to read something that hasn’t been recreated on the big screen. While I’m not opposed to the book-turned-movie selections (my Netflix queue is full and waiting for me to binge a few), I’ve always sought out books for my students that weren’t as popular. I’ll chalk it up to erring on the side of wanting to be different. Either way, the five books I’ve taught below haven’t hit the box office yet, and the fact that there are titles … [Read more...]
Benefits of Using Hot Topics Info Text Lessons in Class
According to a Gallup analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Education, "About 130 million adults in the U.S. have low literacy skills. This means more than half of Americans between the ages of 16 and 74 (54%) read below the equivalent of a sixth-grade level." Whether you are an English teacher or not, if you work with students in class, you know there is a desperate need for improved reading skills among our students. As an English teacher, my students read a lot, and they read as many types of texts as possible. It seems that the … [Read more...]
