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Teach Argument With 21 Pilots’“Stressed Out”
Check out our rhetorical analysis of 21 Pilots’ “Stressed Out,” embedded below! Consider how you might utilize this analysis as a model for your students, grab the corresponding lesson plans here, or...
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The Ultimate Summer Reading Program Recently updated !
What does the ultimate summer reading program have in common with the American dream? Well, if you’ve ever taught American lit, you already know this story most likely ends in tragedy. Picture this: A...
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Fifty Awesome Argumentative Essay Topics Recently updated !
If you’re reading this, you’ve already bitten the apple. You’re actively searching for argumentative essay topics, so we’re not going to waste any time trying to convince you as to why your students...
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Three Core Principles For Teaching With Politics
Ask anyone who teachers argument – teachers of AP Language, of Political Science, of US History and Contemporary World Issues – and they’ll tell you that election years are absolutely awesome for...
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PBL in ELA: What’s YOUR Problem?
PBL has been making rounds in educational research and constructivist classrooms for years, but the practices that ensure its successful implementation on a larger scale seem to continuously slip...
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Five Must-Reads For Teachers!
Whether you’re well versed in the world of current professional literature, you’re new to the classroom, or you’re simply trying to “shake the rust off,” we’ve compiled the following list of...
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How To Start The School Year (In Four Steps)
It’s funny how those back-to-school-butterflies afflict rookie and veteran teachers alike. They quietly creep up in August, send us into tizzies as we prepare for that first day back in action, and...
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Teaching English With Stranger Things
Our Stranger Things Lesson Bundle is available exclusively to members of the TeachArgument Community. Click here to join now! If you haven’t watched Stranger Things yet, do yourself a favor and plug...
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Three Good Reasons To Teach With Hamilton Recently updated !
Chances are, I’m preaching to the choir. I would have been far less likely to hop into an article about bringing Hamilton in to my English classes before I took the time to listen to and enjoy the...
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Teach Argument With Macklemore’s “Same Love” Recently updated !
Check out our rhetorical analysis of Macklemore’s “Same Love,” embedded below! Consider how you might utilize this analysis as a model for your students, grab the corresponding lesson plans here, or...
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Teach Argument With Weezer’s “California Kids”
Check out our rhetorical analysis of Weezer’s “California Kids,” embedded below! Consider how you might utilize this analysis as a model for your students, grab the corresponding lesson plans here, or...
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Rubrics Rule (or, Rules for Rubrics) Recently updated !
We can all agree that rubrics rock – but why? Teachers rave about the ease and speed with which they can score assignments when using a rubric, as well as the “armor” that rubrics provide when they...
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10 Unexpected Texts To Analyze: #NCTEchat’s Top Picks!
Last Sunday, I had the pleasure of hosting #NCTEchat, which was wonderful for a multitude of reasons. Not only did I have the opportunity to engage with hundreds of brilliant ELA educators across the...
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Teaching With Memes: What You Need To Know
There has been a lot of buzz about teaching with memes, but before you jump in, it’s important that you understand what memes are, and how they can be used as powerful tools for teaching argument,...
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Teach Argument With Macklemore’s Same Love
Check out our rhetorical analysis of Macklemore’s “Same Love,” embedded below! Consider how you might utilize this analysis as a model for your students, grab the corresponding lesson plans here, or...
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Teach Argument With Trump’s Inaugural Address Recently updated !
Check out our rhetorical analysis of President Trump’s Inaugural Address, embedded below! Consider how you might utilize this analysis as a model for your students, grab the corresponding lesson plans...
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Teach Argument With Budweiser’s 2017 Super Bowl Commercial
Check out our rhetorical analysis of Budweiser’s 2017 Super Bowl Commercial, embedded below! Consider how you might utilize this analysis as a model for your students, grab the corresponding lesson...
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Do You Want to Build a Snowman / Be Prepared
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Analysis of John Lennon’s “Imagine”
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What Causes Stress: The Four Factors You Need To Know
Before we discuss what causes stress, the intersection of stress and classroom instruction, and the general importance of understanding how stress works so that it may be appropriately addressed, I’d...
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