Nicholas A. Emmanuele (he/him/his)
@naemmanuele.bsky.social
ELA Teacher & Department Chair in Erie, PA | Chair, Conference on English Leadership | President, LitAGE | Adjunct Lecturer, Gannon University | PhD Student, disability and reader identities, University at Buffalo | 🏳️🌈 | he/him/his
Some of it is time (we’re on an intensified semester block schedule). I try to give choice, but students don’t always select meaningful topics. The unit feels disconnected from the rest of our work/units as well. We’re basing topics off narrative nonfiction pieces right now with some DBQ elements.
October 27, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Some of it is time (we’re on an intensified semester block schedule). I try to give choice, but students don’t always select meaningful topics. The unit feels disconnected from the rest of our work/units as well. We’re basing topics off narrative nonfiction pieces right now with some DBQ elements.
It’s one of the reasons we keep teaching it!
October 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
It’s one of the reasons we keep teaching it!
My coteacher and I read as George and Lennie, and… ugh! By the end, we’ll split narration so students can just follow, and their reactions are just… they hate us so much.
October 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
My coteacher and I read as George and Lennie, and… ugh! By the end, we’ll split narration so students can just follow, and their reactions are just… they hate us so much.
It’s always the last line of the paragraph where Curley’s wife dies that makes my voice catch when I read it aloud.
October 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
It’s always the last line of the paragraph where Curley’s wife dies that makes my voice catch when I read it aloud.
Love this practical application and cross-pollination of literacy work!
October 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Love this practical application and cross-pollination of literacy work!
Are AI tools focused on customer satisfaction or human learning?
October 21, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Are AI tools focused on customer satisfaction or human learning?
I had a visceral reaction. It’s right below the upload button.
October 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I had a visceral reaction. It’s right below the upload button.
Taco Bell - Routine Republic EXTENDED
YouTube video by what water
youtu.be
October 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM