Contemporary Short Stories for High School
Struggling to engage your reluctant readers? Check out these contemporary short stories for high school ELA. Are you…
by Danielle Hall February 2, 2021
Teaching ideas and resources for Secondary ELA and Drama
Struggling to engage your reluctant readers? Check out these contemporary short stories for high school ELA. Are you…
by Danielle Hall February 2, 2021
Are you teaching To Kill a Mockingbird this year? Whether you view it as a treasured classic, or…
by Danielle Hall January 26, 2021
Looking for classroom library ideas? In this post I’ll show you to audit your shelves and find the…
by Danielle Hall January 19, 2021
Are you looking to revitalize your short story unit? Are your students just not getting irony? I’m here…
by Danielle Hall January 12, 2021
Have you tried any digital escape rooms for ELA? Whether you’re doing virtual, in-person, or hybrid learning, I…
by Danielle Hall January 5, 2021
I love novels in verse, and the new book Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam…
by Danielle Hall December 29, 2020
Are you looking for new digital breakouts for ELA? Look no further! I’d like to introduce you to…
by Danielle Hall December 8, 2020
Are you going to teach The Giver during distance learning? Great choice! Here’s how to make your novel…
by Danielle Hall December 1, 2020
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month, y’all! We celebrate this every year from September 15th to October 15th, and we…
by Danielle Hall September 24, 2020
After the popularity of my 2017 post, 15 TV Episodes to Use In ELA, I thought it was…
by Danielle Hall September 11, 2020
When Liliana Cruz gets an opportunity to go to a school in the Boston suburbs, her immigrant mother…
by Danielle Hall August 18, 2020
I recently finished Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron and it got me thinking about using inclusive YA…
by Danielle Hall August 6, 2020
Are you looking to create a more inclusive classroom library? Are you asking yourself, “What should I read…
by Leila Hobbs July 10, 2020
Realities of Anti-racism in Secondary ELA What texts do you teach, and what voices are heard? Here…
by Danielle Hall June 22, 2020
Hey y’all! Are you looking for diverse texts for secondary ELA? Do you want to grow your classroom…
by Danielle Hall June 8, 2020
As some of you may already know, I’m now officially a published author! My first book, The Challenging…
by Danielle Hall May 26, 2020
Big news! Please help me welcome The Challenging Riddle Book for Kids to the world! As y’all know,…
by Danielle Hall April 28, 2020
You can help your students see beyond the headlines! In this post, nine other teachers and I share…
by Danielle Hall February 27, 2020
Looking for a book rec for your sports loving students? I recently read (and loved) After the Shot…
by Danielle Hall January 30, 2020
Whew! This year is already flying by, amiright? It feels like just yesterday we were returning from winter…
by Danielle Hall January 24, 2020
Take a look inside my completely updated and redesigned Odyssey interactive escape room. New art, new hints, and…
by Danielle Hall January 9, 2020
With the decade drawing to a close, it’s time to reflect on the great books released in 2019!…
by Danielle Hall December 12, 2019
It’s Native American History Month! How are you celebrating and honoring Native culture in your classroom? One great…
by Danielle Hall November 7, 2019
Do you struggle to get students interested in nonfiction? Keep pushing! Fostering a love of reading nonfiction books…
by Danielle Hall October 24, 2019
Books can be both mirrors, reflecting students’ lives, or windows into the lives of others. You know the…
by Danielle Hall October 10, 2019
Looking for engaging and rigorous Halloween school activities for your Secondary ELA classroom? Look no further! These mini-lessons…
by Danielle Hall October 3, 2019
Since we started the YA Cafe Podcast, we’ve gotten a lot of questions about LGBTQ middle-grade novels. This…
by Danielle Hall September 19, 2019
Song lyrics can be so versatile in the classroom: Creative writing inspiration, making non-fiction more engaging, etc. Here…
by Danielle Hall September 5, 2019
Are you teaching short stories for high school, and all you have is a dusty anthology of “classic”…
by Danielle Hall August 15, 2019
We know that our reluctant readers have a skills deficit that grows over time. Whereas a student may…
by Danielle Hall August 1, 2019