Finally I found some time to check out one of the latest apps in Edmodo - Subtext.  It is absolutely amazing! First is the fact that it ...

Since 1999, kids have been loving SpongeBob SquarePants so what better way to open up a persuasive unit then to have him on trial for murde...

For my text vs media unit, we analyze a play ( Monsters Are Due on Maple Street) , a short story ( All Summer in a Day ), and a speech ( I ...

After one of my weekly visits on Monday night to #tlap, I decided to do Dave Burgess's idea.  I asked fellow teachers if anyone had crut...

Just the name Brussels Sprouts grossed out most of my students.  To entice volunteer eaters, I created another Animoto Fear Factor video.  ...

As I prepared to do a descriptive writing piece, I wondered how to make it more exciting because this is one unit that the students already...

Since 90% of Americans do no know about the Japanese Internment Camps, I knew my students would not any different.  To help set the scene a...