![Modern Folktales: A Debrief & Unit Overview [S5 E158]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e063fce4165cb6cd05e23ec/1687635735063-E84J7GMN4AT6D12U99SG/ep+158+featured.png)
It’s time for a debrief on our interview with middle grades author, Diana López and ideas on how to use her novel, Felice and the Wailing Woman, in your high school classroom!
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![Powerful Female Voices: Debrief & Unit Brainstorm [S5 E156]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e063fce4165cb6cd05e23ec/1686664476745-HQHLFED0V2J65859W5U4/ep+156+featured.png)
It’s time for a debrief on our interview with Yamile Saied Méndez and ideas on how to use her novel, Furia, in your high school classroom!
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We’re exploring the pros and cons of teaching poetry as a standalone unit vs. sprinkling it in throughout the year.
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Andrea Michelle shares about a unit using the text Night, by Elie Wiesel.
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Kick off 2023 by backwards planning for the rest of the year.
Read More![Unit Makeover: The Great Gatsby [S5 E128]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e063fce4165cb6cd05e23ec/1669131322678-NCUV6D1FCLIIV7EH2USE/Show+Notes+Thumbnail.png)
We’re sharing what the process of a unit makeover could be like for a unit that uses The Great Gatsby as a vehicle for learning.
Read More![Fall Favorite Things for Teachers [S5 E127]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e063fce4165cb6cd05e23ec/1668533729340-AA2DCQFAWLUGJ1LT859M/Show+Notes+Thumbnail.png)
We’re celebrating American Thanksgiving week with a fun episode of our current fall favorite things for teachers!
Read More![Text Pairings: Macbeth & Long Way Down [S5 E121]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e063fce4165cb6cd05e23ec/1665514964201-EE0UCW9X75F9QDAGXLA2/Show+Notes+Thumbnail.png)
Have you considered using text pairings for your next unit? Kelsi shares how she and Amanda came up with a plan to pair Macbeth with A Long Way Down for a unit that made a big impact on her students.
Read More![Biography & Memoir as Mentor Texts Collabisode: Nonfiction Series Part 4 [S5 E119]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e063fce4165cb6cd05e23ec/1664312555213-DTGDFNRQULDXV2XLY654/Show+Notes+Thumbnail.png)
For part four of our nonfiction series, we’re looking at using biography and memoir as mentor texts.
Read More![Just Mercy Unit Makeover: Nonfiction Series Part 3 [S5 E118]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e063fce4165cb6cd05e23ec/1663702864313-2AXKTL27NV1LQ7DSFVOZ/Show+Notes+Thumbnail.png)
Tune in to hear us begin a unit makeover using the text Just Mercy.
Read More![Nonfiction EQ Workshop: Nonfiction Series Part 2 [S5 E117]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e063fce4165cb6cd05e23ec/1663094393036-9FH5Y81NQRD9FNUBD9Y3/Show+Notes+Thumbnail.png)
Tune in to hear our 3 approaches to building a unit around biography and memoir
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We’re sharing why biography and memoir is the best way to bring authentic voice into your classroom, plus an exciting announcement!
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