https://www.thatliteracygirl.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-07-24 https://www.thatliteracygirl.com/blog/do-english-teachers-really-overanalyze-everything-a-better-way-to-teach-symbolism monthly 0.5 2026-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/17092400-bd22-49cf-9fb4-ee71ca8fbf5e/Screenshot+2026-07-23+215536.png Classroom Experiences - Do English Teachers Really Overanalyze Everything? A Better Way to Teach Symbolism - Make it stand out Screenshot from Khan Academy’s Video, Shape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twlbbFITOxg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/9475fd24-1c51-434a-bfdf-3bcfc922b6cd/Screenshot+2026-07-23+213516.png Classroom Experiences - Do English Teachers Really Overanalyze Everything? A Better Way to Teach Symbolism - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/ac7403a0-ba89-4cdc-baa1-e0f9bb0e1c9a/Screenshot+2026-07-23+213642.png Classroom Experiences - Do English Teachers Really Overanalyze Everything? A Better Way to Teach Symbolism - He's actually wearing a white military jacket... ...over dark purple clothing. The theories started flying. "It’s because he’s pretending to be good." "The white is hiding who he really is." "The purple was there the whole time, but nobody noticed.” Authentic literary analysis was happening right before my eyes. The thesis? Hans isn't wearing white. He's hiding behind it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/e82aa49d-3875-422f-966b-9c268a18a831/Screenshot+2026-07-23+220018.png Classroom Experiences - Do English Teachers Really Overanalyze Everything? A Better Way to Teach Symbolism - Recreate these discussions in your classroom with Pop Culture Symbolism What’s included? ✓ Original article: “The Relationship Between Art & Human Emotion” ✓ Instructional slides to guide discussion ✓ Links to recommended Khan Academy videos ✓ Short film analysis: Pixar’s “Float” (requires access to Disney + , though the instructional framework and analysis templates can easily be applied to other publicly available short films. Suggested alternatives are provided and linked within the resource.) https://www.thatliteracygirl.com/blog/skip-the-icebreakers-5-authentic-back-to-school-experiences-that-honor-student-identity monthly 0.5 2026-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/800cea3f-0cc8-4b03-a3ed-4500a6ecafec/flat+lay.png Classroom Experiences - Skip the Icebreakers: 5 Authentic Back-to-School Experiences That Honor Student Identity - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/57463179-300e-4309-a886-e6880ef5c562/Screenshot+2026-05-25+222527.png Classroom Experiences - Skip the Icebreakers: 5 Authentic Back-to-School Experiences That Honor Student Identity - The only “icebreaker” I buy into is Hexagonal Thinking. Students complete a “Six Sides of Me” hexagon by illustrating different aspects of their identity—no words allowed! Once all hexagons are finished, students collaborate to share their creations and find similarities among themselves and their classmates. Hexagons are placed side-by-side based on shared traits, creating a visual web of connections across the classroom floor. Because the connections aren’t always obvious, students must: ✔ justify their reasoning ✔ think creatively ✔ communicate clearly ✔ be willing to share their ideas, both serious and silly. . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/1781189410248-5E84GDEBMO00XHXSCKND/Screenshot+2026-06-11+094950.png Classroom Experiences - Skip the Icebreakers: 5 Authentic Back-to-School Experiences That Honor Student Identity - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/311fab3b-30c1-451d-840a-dd2d9ad09704/Screenshot+2026-07-23+104218.png Classroom Experiences - Skip the Icebreakers: 5 Authentic Back-to-School Experiences That Honor Student Identity - This video is 7 minutes long. This quiz takes 10-ish minutes. And this Multiple Intelligences Puzzle Pack can be used for bell ringers or early finishers at any time throughout the year. I use them all year long to: encourage students to think with all forms of intelligence lean into their strengths strengthen their weaknesses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/4a32a028-ecc0-4123-a92f-5585f332e306/Students+make+meaningful+connections+from+Day+One+%2835%29.png Classroom Experiences - Skip the Icebreakers: 5 Authentic Back-to-School Experiences That Honor Student Identity - Our first literacy-focused unit is a Tiny Memoir writing contest. I love this unit not only because it makes my students more intentional writers (it does!), but also because I learn so much about the little moments in kids’ lives that have stuck with them. In this 100-word alternative to personal narratives, kids write about everything from… sports games they won and lost, games they played that were so magical they blurred the lines between imagination and reality, stumbling upon breath-taking waterfalls when wandering a little too far, breaking their collar bone and coming out tougher for it, the best buffalo chicken sandwich they’ve ever had. You get the picture. They’re not writing elaborate 5-page narratives. In fact, the 100-word limit forces them to find stories worth telling in everyday moments. This encourages reflection, strengthens student voice and reveals important truths about who they are (not just as writers, but as individuals.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/256b61cc-d1d6-4ff3-8ab0-b48ae2587f7a/Screenshot+2026-07-23+110241.png Classroom Experiences - Skip the Icebreakers: 5 Authentic Back-to-School Experiences That Honor Student Identity - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/5f5367ef-da4c-47f8-9050-c80c291041fc/Screenshot+2026-07-23+110941.png Classroom Experiences - Skip the Icebreakers: 5 Authentic Back-to-School Experiences That Honor Student Identity - Coded an Ancient Egypt themed video game that had a “play” mode with an epic mission and a “learn” mode full of fun historical facts. The creator put more than 100 hours into building this game and was actually featured on Scratch’s website as an example of creative ways to use the platform. Designed and built a full-sized trebuchet! This was quite an engineering feat for a 12-year-old! Designed, built, and intricately designed a dollhouse— complete with tiny handmade books on the shelves and food in the refrigerator! Created a coloring book with beautiful illustrations of characters inspired by endangered species in Iowa. Each page teaches readers about the species while they color. It was professionally printed by Copyworks and looked incredible— but the best part? She partnered with the local Girl Scouts Troop to… A) get her coloring book into their store (for scouts to take for free) and… B) design a badge that local scouts can earn by coloring the pictures and sharing facts about endangered Iowa species with their friends. https://www.thatliteracygirl.com/blog/tiny-memoir-writing-the-100-word-alternative-to-personal-narrativenbsp monthly 0.5 2026-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/076faedc-961e-4f82-aefb-2db82b52ecb1/baby+shoes.png Classroom Experiences - Tiny Memoir Writing: The 100-Word Alternative to Personal Narrative  - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/76fda3fc-ac39-42ed-a73c-2c18a5d37d0e/Screenshot+2026-07-20+183601.png Classroom Experiences - Tiny Memoir Writing: The 100-Word Alternative to Personal Narrative  - The 100-word tiny memoir I share with my students… a true story from my childhood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/501389c9-77da-4bf9-b8aa-ebcbfb578379/ChatGPT+Image+Jul+20%2C+2026%2C+06_30_31+PM.png Classroom Experiences - Tiny Memoir Writing: The 100-Word Alternative to Personal Narrative  - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/86e22d16-2454-4765-8093-033654effb83/ChatGPT+Image+Jul+20%2C+2026%2C+02_02_10+PM.png Classroom Experiences - Tiny Memoir Writing: The 100-Word Alternative to Personal Narrative  - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/9d8a28fc-a424-4101-9290-0227caf4f94f/Screenshot+2026-07-20+180535.png Classroom Experiences - Tiny Memoir Writing: The 100-Word Alternative to Personal Narrative  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/cfe5e7db-3ce7-405a-b89c-c30cfcea9d19/Kangaroo+Word+Cover.jpg Classroom Experiences - Tiny Memoir Writing: The 100-Word Alternative to Personal Narrative  - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.thatliteracygirl.com/blog/why-i-start-narrative-writing-with-just-100-wordswriting-builds-fluency-revision-builds-effective-writersnbsp monthly 0.5 2026-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/90280a47-7088-4439-a412-77504f8e0942/Students+make+meaningful+connections+from+Day+One+%2834%29.png Classroom Experiences - Why I Start Narrative Writing with Just 100 Words:Writing builds fluency. Revision builds effective writers.  - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/adad7e62-b414-4bd7-af1f-f1b14844c052/Screenshot+2026-07-20+120606.png Classroom Experiences - Why I Start Narrative Writing with Just 100 Words:Writing builds fluency. Revision builds effective writers.  - Make it stand out My first flash fiction publication after learning to embrace revision instead of simply writing more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/86e22d16-2454-4765-8093-033654effb83/ChatGPT+Image+Jul+20%2C+2026%2C+02_02_10+PM.png Classroom Experiences - Why I Start Narrative Writing with Just 100 Words:Writing builds fluency. Revision builds effective writers.  - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/cfe5e7db-3ce7-405a-b89c-c30cfcea9d19/Kangaroo+Word+Cover.jpg Classroom Experiences - Why I Start Narrative Writing with Just 100 Words:Writing builds fluency. Revision builds effective writers.  - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.thatliteracygirl.com/blog/teaching-students-to-find-figurative-language-in-the-wild monthly 0.5 2026-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/1784058577706-WP7TIRJR4PW390ZXM7HS/1%5B1%5D.jpg Classroom Experiences - The Real Goal of Teaching Figurative Language: 5 Strategies That Actually Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/1784058619988-2X08BKI4C4O4O6DC02E0/2.jpg Classroom Experiences - The Real Goal of Teaching Figurative Language: 5 Strategies That Actually Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/1784058623760-73SZ8IZV5VR2JQP55S72/3.jpg Classroom Experiences - The Real Goal of Teaching Figurative Language: 5 Strategies That Actually Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/a561b7e1-aabe-4417-8371-b40f345ae64b/Your+paragraph+text+%281%29.png Classroom Experiences - The Real Goal of Teaching Figurative Language: 5 Strategies That Actually Work - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/1783718153807-YFVH5QHKISAIV0Y4OW7M/Choose+your+track.jpg Classroom Experiences - The Real Goal of Teaching Figurative Language: 5 Strategies That Actually Work - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/9eee9b99-3da8-4101-9f6e-bebc1a91c1a9/Screenshot+2026-07-13+182224.png Classroom Experiences - The Real Goal of Teaching Figurative Language: 5 Strategies That Actually Work - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.thatliteracygirl.com/blog/5-common-mistakes-students-make-when-identifying-theme-and-how-to-fix-them monthly 0.5 2026-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/9a625638-7856-4fdc-b947-74cef5be8827/theme2.png Classroom Experiences - 5 Common Mistakes Students Make When Identifying Theme (And How To Fix Them) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/1783725614276-I2HW783YHD0ZFMV5NX53/Screenshot+2026-07-10+171406.png Classroom Experiences - 5 Common Mistakes Students Make When Identifying Theme (And How To Fix Them) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/1783725614240-PFZPRSSBXLR25UGBB50Q/Screenshot+2026-07-10+171413.png Classroom Experiences - 5 Common Mistakes Students Make When Identifying Theme (And How To Fix Them) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/1783725612847-DO62NU90FZ6JYHH8G983/Screenshot+2026-07-10+171423.png Classroom Experiences - 5 Common Mistakes Students Make When Identifying Theme (And How To Fix Them) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/1783725612841-H7NYZ3FVVI5O6GXGJLD5/Screenshot+2026-07-10+171430.png Classroom Experiences - 5 Common Mistakes Students Make When Identifying Theme (And How To Fix Them) https://www.thatliteracygirl.com/blog/every-great-story-has-something-to-say-what-pixars-storytelling-rules-teach-us-about-theme monthly 0.5 2026-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/c2f0e503-a478-4d63-8641-52d23bdb4103/theme.png Classroom Experiences - Every Great Story Has Something to Say— What Pixar’s Storytelling Rules Teach Us About Theme - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/1783721694007-PXLZED3YA4047CJ4VSYF/Screenshot+2026-07-10+171406.png Classroom Experiences - Every Great Story Has Something to Say— What Pixar’s Storytelling Rules Teach Us About Theme https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/1783721693989-YVKW4VHAXSVDUCNVPZOS/Screenshot+2026-07-10+171413.png Classroom Experiences - Every Great Story Has Something to Say— What Pixar’s Storytelling Rules Teach Us About Theme https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/1783721692850-PM7J3BFNPYF5GPHAZ92Q/Screenshot+2026-07-10+171423.png Classroom Experiences - 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Students Analyze Stories Every Day - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.thatliteracygirl.com/blog/whats-a-kangaroo-word monthly 0.5 2026-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/d4300e80-940e-4488-b708-c6003f921d2e/Kangaroo+Word+Cover+%281%29.png Classroom Experiences - Kangaroo Words: Can you find the hidden joeys? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/93f8f57a-e758-4c0e-9680-f5cf5521911f/Smores+board.png Classroom Experiences - Kangaroo Words: Can you find the hidden joeys? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.thatliteracygirl.com/blog/my-students-were-convinced-bill-nye-was-arrested-for-meth monthly 0.5 2026-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/f9b8e650-9ad6-44d5-a472-b00cf61ef48d/BillNye.png Classroom Experiences - My Students Were Convinced Bill Nye Was Arrested for Meth... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/96ccb048-fc58-42b5-a8aa-ba0153c1b216/Screenshot+2026-07-07+203527.png Classroom Experiences - My Students Were Convinced Bill Nye Was Arrested for Meth... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/de64be01-6e16-4132-b141-1c10bbd99fed/Screenshot+2026-07-07+214152.png Classroom Experiences - My Students Were Convinced Bill Nye Was Arrested for Meth... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.thatliteracygirl.com/blog/the-real-world-unsolved-mysteries-middle-schoolers-love-to-debate monthly 0.5 2026-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a14915954f7a8487d3d0358/4783819d-9ba7-4b3b-84bc-6f54abe3e93d/investigation.png Classroom Experiences - 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