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Coloring in the Middle + High School Classroom
Coloring in the middle school and high school classroom is often dismissed as boring or low-level; however, simple coloring can be one of...
Amanda McEvoy
Jul 21, 20206 min read
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Titles to Add to Your Middle or High School Classroom Library
When I first started as an English teacher, I remember moving all my Literature (yes, capital L, said like a fancy person Literature)...
Amanda McEvoy
Jul 9, 20203 min read
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Replace or Supplement the Canon with a Diverse Curriculum
The national uprising and protests over the recent racially-motivated murders have caused many to take a step back and evaluate parts of...
Amanda McEvoy
Jun 29, 202021 min read
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How to Build and Maintain a Classroom Library
If you're like me, then you cherish your classroom library and all of the magic that it can provide to a room. It's also incredible decor...
Amanda McEvoy
Apr 10, 20195 min read
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Feed by M.T. Anderson - A Look in Our Own Minds
During one of my favorite classes in college, I discovered the novel Feed by M.T. Anderson, and I knew instantly that I would want to...
Amanda McEvoy
Apr 2, 20194 min read
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ELA State Test Prep Games + Ideas
Very soon my students will be sitting for millions of hours to take a test that "proves their intelligence." Let's be real - you'd be...
Amanda McEvoy
Mar 18, 20195 min read
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Teaching with Netflix - Making a Murderer
If you are a true crime lover who happens to teach juniors or seniors, then you MUST consider teaching Making a Murderer! I never even...
Amanda McEvoy
Mar 11, 20192 min read
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Teaching Macbeth through the Lens of Mental Health
Many of our students may whine and groan at the thought of reading Shakespeare. It feels very distant to their lives, and at first...
Amanda McEvoy
Feb 21, 20193 min read
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Transitioning from Teaching High to Middle School
As I near the end of my (potentially) last year teaching high school, I'm reflecting on what this job taught me and why I've decided to...
Amanda McEvoy
Feb 14, 20193 min read
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So it Goes...Tips for teaching Slaughterhouse-Five
Let's just start by stating the obvious - Slaughterhouse-Five is no easy task. It's probably one of the most difficult books that I've...
Amanda McEvoy
Feb 5, 20192 min read
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Unit-by-Unit Planning
In your first few years of teaching, you are just trying to hang on! Am I right?? I'm currently in my 5th year, and I finally feel like I...
Amanda McEvoy
Jan 21, 20193 min read
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Schoology Beginner Tips and Tricks
If you're new to Schoology or have used it before, here is a quick guide with some helpful tricks. Now, this will depend on your school,...
Amanda McEvoy
Jan 20, 20194 min read
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A How-to Guide on HyperDocs
Teachers love a buzzword! And one that has been floating around all of the PD I've attended lately is HyperDoc. As more and more schools...
Amanda McEvoy
Jan 15, 20194 min read
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The Value of a Choice Novel Unit
Let's be honest...students don't always read. Even more honest - they don't always have to in order to do well in class. They have a...
Amanda McEvoy
Jan 14, 20192 min read
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Teaching Fahrenheit 451 in a Non-Reader World
When your students read more words in texts, tweets, and posts than books each year, teaching Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury can be a...
Amanda McEvoy
Jan 13, 20193 min read
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Teaching "Night" by Elie Wiesel through a Human Rights Project
Since I first read Night by Elie Wiesel, I have been particularly struck by the raw detail in the memoir. Elie does not try to...
Amanda McEvoy
Jan 12, 20193 min read
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Digital Blackout Poetry
As education changes, more and more schools are starting 1:1 initiatives. This meaning that each student has one device that he or she...
Amanda McEvoy
Jan 11, 20193 min read
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Passion Projects
​All teachers at some point in their career have experienced a group of students who simply hate to learn the material that you have...
Amanda McEvoy
Jan 10, 20194 min read
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2 Things I've Learned Teaching Seniors
The year is coming to a close; my seniors will be graduating in a month. Looking back on this year, I have many mixed emotions about what...
Amanda McEvoy
Apr 30, 20185 min read
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