How to Throw a Classroom Hemingway Festival
Ernest Hemingway is my imaginary boyfriend. Even though I'm positive that if I met him IRL, I'd find him arrogant and overbearing, I...
High School Experiences that had the Most Impact on my Teaching Career
When I think back to my own high school experience, I feel sad. I was in "regular" classes, and many of my friends were in "advanced"...
A Raisin in the Sun: Afrocentrism, Asagai, My Favorite Quotation, and Discussion Questions
I have taught the drama A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry dozens of times in my 30-year career as a middle and high school...
A Raisin in the Sun & The American Dream
I love teaching Lorraine Hansberry's award winning play A Raisin in the Sun . I love it because it is a vehicle for teaching the...
