High School English
10 Must-Teach High School English Lessons
Christina, The Daring English Teacher, is a full-time high school English teacher, wife, and mother. With more than a decade of teaching experience, she focuses on providing engaging, robust, and differentiated learning experiences to her students and the educational community. She has experience teaching English to all high school grade levels, including honors, inclusion, and… learn more
34 Must-Share Poems for Middle School and High School
It can be hard to know which poems will spur your middle and high schoolers into deep, meaningful discussion and which will leave them yawning! So we asked experienced teachers to share their favorite poems that always get a reaction, even from teens. Here’s what they had to say about the best poems for middle… learn more
8 Reasons Why I Teach Banned Books… and You Should Too
It seems like every year a new book makes the news for being challenged or banned by a school. Books that have been banned run the gamut from Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn to The Holy Bible. While some parents and teachers have legitimate concerns, others have less valid reasons (a library patron in Toronto, Canada wanted to ban Hop… learn more
826 Digital Writing Lessons
Lessons are highly engaging and ready to use. They’re built around a topic and genre and focused on an educational outcome. learn more
A Step-by-Step Plan for Teaching Narrative Writing
A well-told story can help a person see things in an entirely new way. It can change a law, inspire a movement, and make people care fiercely about things they'd never given a passing thought. Jennifer Gonzalez created this in-depth post to show how to teach Narrative Writing, including ideas on form and process, and… learn more
Celebrating Poetry for Teens
Tune in for recommendations of a variety of poetry books for teens. Featured titles include themed collections of poetry compiled for teens as well as collections of poetry written by teens. You’ll also hear about a poetic form that only exists in YA lit—the novel written in verse. learn more
ELA Classroom: 20 Meaningful Vocabulary Activities for Every Grade
We Are Teachers Learning new words is like adding to your writing wardrobe. Your writing becomes so much more interesting and engaging when you have more options available. These vocabulary activities work for all ages, K-12, and provide kids with a variety of learning options to help them build their own word bank. Jill Staake… learn more
Glossary of Shakespeare's Words
Understanding 16th century English can be a challenge for students. This site lists thousands of words, from abjure to wot, provides their definition, and shows where each word can be found within the works of William Shakespeare. learn more
Help Teaching: Online Self-Paced English Language Arts Lessons
Our collection of ELA lessons is designed to help students build core grammar, reading, and writing skills. Topics range from understanding relative pronouns to summarizing key details in a text and constructing a quality paragraph. Our lessons for middle/high school students are meant for self-directed online learning. learn more
High School English Lesson Plans
Finding engaging English lesson plans for hard-to-impress high school teenagers is no small task. Here you will find hundreds of helpful teaching ideas, units and themes that can be used for a range of grades and abilities, including AP English suggestions. learn more
iThrive Curriculum Games
Game-based learning helps high school teachers meet teens where they are through play-a tool they are familiar with. Games give students a chance to immerse themselves in new information, apply that information in problem-solving, take on new perspectives, and work in self-directed, independent ways. The games we pair iThrive Curriculum units with offer exposure to new… learn more
Jane Austen Lesson Plans & Worksheets
Read the novels, poetry, and other literary works of acclaimed female authors like Jane Austen, Emily Dickinson. No matter what grade level or subject area you teach, Lesson Planet has just the resources you need this Women’s History Month. learn more
National Scholastic Press Association
National Scholastic Press Association, with more than 1,350 members, is a national community of student journalists and scholastic journalism advisers. NSPA advances journalism and media as a vital cultural force by connecting advisers, students and professionals through national events and competitions and by creating and curating content that — enhances professional development. defines global standards… learn more
NobelPrize.org: Animated Games & Lessons
On this page, you’ll find educational resources including animated games and easy-to-use Nobel Prize lessons for teachers to use in the classroom. Teachers and students are especially important to us. Many Nobel Prize laureates testify that a certain teacher challenged or encouraged them and that the experience has been crucial to the choices they made… learn more
Plot Generator – Create a short story
How do you write a short story really quickly? Choose a style, opening and type of ending, name your character, choose a few adjectives and Plot Generator will write the story for you. Use the names of students in your class and show how a story does not have to be a masterpiece to be… learn more
Poem Hunter
Best poems by famous poets all around the world on Poem Hunter. Read poem and quotes from most popular poets. learn more
Purdue OWL
Purdue OWL offers over 200 free resources for a wide variety of student groups including ESL learners, junior high and high school students, adult education and even professional writers. Topics include writing, research, grammar & mechanics, and style guides. learn more
Read Write Think Unit Plans
Here at ReadWriteThink, our mission is to provide educators, parents, and afterschool professionals with access to the highest quality practices in reading and language arts instruction by offering the very best in free materials. learn more
Shakespeare-VR
The Shakespeare-VR project uses virtual reality technologies to bring students face-to-face with professional actors performing Shakespearean soliloquies in a replica of Shakespeare’s Blackfriars Playhouse. Directed by Shakespeare scholar, Prof. Stephen Wittek, the project combines the talents of partners from the Carnegie Mellon Department of English, the virtual reality production company Stitchbridge, the Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence and Educational Innovation, the CMU Center for Digital Sciences, Humanities, Arts, Research, and Publishing (DSHARP), and the American Shakespeare Center. This site provides free access to streaming videos and downloads for all our virtual reality media, lesson plans, and much more! learn more
TeachingEnglish Secondary Lesson Plans
Here you can find a wide range of full lesson plans to use in your secondary classroom. All of our lessons are designed around themes engaging and relevant to secondary learners and can be used to complement your school curriculum, giving students an opportunity to develop their English language and skills in motivating and enjoyable… learn more
TED-Ed Lessons With a Halloween Theme
A TED-Ed lesson examines what made Poe's macabre works timeless classics. In Why Should You Read Edgar Allan Poe? students can learn about Poe's guiding principles for writing, the recurring themes of his work, and the personal factors in his life that contributed to his writing. Find the complete lesson here or watch the video as embedded below. learn more
The Concord Review
The Concord Review publishes academic essays of high school students, especially on topics for college AP exams. learn more
The Language Nerds
The Language Nerds is a place that was furnished to the best comfort of language enthusiasts. We strive to keep people with a passion for language entertained and informed. We strive as much to bring together people from different parts of the world and from different walks of life so they can share their language… learn more
The Right Write Site
The Southern Oregon Write Site (SOWS) project originated as support for the writing process, but evolved into an online discussion forum. What the Internet adds to the writing curriculum is the freedom for students to read and respond to their classmates' writing. This resource explains the set up of a Write Site and how it… learn more
Top Educational Movies To Enhance Students’ Learning
As an educator, I firmly believe in the power that movies can positively exert on students’ learning. Many people ask me why and how. With regard to ‘why’. The reason is very simple. Movies promote a sense of involvement and immersion. They provide learners a living experience of so many things. Learners understand more, develop… learn more
What are Literature Centers?
Literature Circles are a way for students to assume a specific role in the study of something (usually a text). Though almost always associated with the content area of ‘Literature’ or ‘Language Arts’ in North America, the concept of studying a topic in groups by assigning functional roles for each group member can be applied… learn more
Why did Phillis Wheatley Disappear
TED Talk In 1775, General George Washington received a poem from one of colonial America’s most famous writers. Its verses praised the burgeoning revolution, invoking the goddess of their new nation to aid the general’s cause. But this ode to liberty wasn’t written by some aloof aristocratic admirer. Its author was a young enslaved Black… learn more
