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Our seasonal newsletters address curricular design elements, instructional strategies, and educational issues that are meant to provoke thought and generate discussion. Please join the conversation in the comments section that follows each post.

The Essay Is Dead! Long Live the Essay!

The call to eliminate formal essays in high school because of the advent of AI is short-sighted and misses the point of the writing process.

Using Culminating Assessments to Make Literature Relevant

Culminating assessments give students an opportunity to demonstrate the relevance of a text to their own lives and the world around them.

Incorporating Nonfiction in the Study of Literature

Using nonfiction as supplemental material allows us to engage with literary texts in a more nuanced, comprehensive, and relevant manner.

Fostering Effective and Engaging Classroom Discussions

Like all aspects of teaching English, leading an effective literary discussion with students is part science and part art.