Digital resources are becoming more popular as schools go paperless, and one of the best platforms is Boom Learning. I've begun mak...

I vote "Teach" despite the fact it is not always wrong to split an infinitive. Infinitives are an important part of English ...

Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman?" speech is short and powerful. I assign this reading during our argumentative essa...

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There are a lot of good writing prompts out there that ask for an opinion, but there are few that ask for rhetorical strategies beyond th...

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My new book is finally available! After many years of teaching college students who are not quite ready for the demands of college-leve...