In my last blog (click here) about my support for standardizing the singular use of the pronoun "they," I glossed over one of ...

I am a fan of the English language and all the messy rules that go with it. I resist change. In formal writing, I do not begin my sentenc...

I'm always looking for group writing activities. Writing is most often a solitary, even lonely, experience, so any time a collaborativ...

Plagiarism is a big problem in my classroom, and it probably is in yours, too. I do my best to teach the concepts; the students know how ...

Of all the original reading passages I've used in my classroom, the most popular, by far, have been on extreme sports. The appea...

Over the years, I've learned that seating charts are beneficial for older students, especially with larger classes. Although some wou...

When I heard the MLA guidelines were changing, the emotion I felt is best described as "Ack!"  I have spent countless hours tea...