Hi Students! Today we are going to use the texts we have been studying within a writing workshop. Writing does not have to be scary! We are going to look at some creative ideas around different writing tasks that will strengthen your understanding and experience with the text in a deeper way. In this post,…
Understanding Macbeth Using Text Sets
Today we are going to go a little deeper into our discussion and analysis of Macbeth by looking at some text sets that can relate to different components of the play. We will be looking at themes, ideas, and various elements that some different texts and genres have in common with Shakespeare’s Macbeth. CLICK…
Creative Ways to Introduce Macbeth
“When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain? When the hurly burly ‘s done, When the battle’s lost and won.” – William Shakespeare, ‘Macbeth’, Act I, Scene I. In the spirit of “spooky fall” what better text to teach students than Shakespeare’s “Macbeth?” Read the online version of MACBETH Before we…
Why English Language Arts?
Hi! My name is Raegan Babb, and I love all things literature, shopping when I don’t need anything, and last but certainly not least, my Goldendoodle Lucy! I provided a little bit of my background with my time in college and why I chose to pursue education. You can read more about that in the…
T. S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” Literary Analysis
As an ELA major, you are considered as a type of double major. This means you will likely take several classes in the content area that you wish to teach alongside education courses. I have taken several 200, 300, and 400 level English and writing classes in my case. (Which I completely loved by the…
