{"id":272,"date":"2018-11-26T14:22:59","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T14:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itslitteaching.com\/?page_id=272"},"modified":"2021-03-02T08:26:20","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T14:26:20","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/itslitteaching.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Resources for High School English"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" data-pin-title=\"Classroom Library Opt-in for It's Lit Teaching\" data-pin-description=\"Need recommendations for your high school classroom library? 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It&rsquo;s hard to press on when we feel overwhelmed and ineffective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">I know this feeling because I&rsquo;ve had it too!&nbsp;<strong>I&rsquo;ve thought about walking out of my classroom door and never looking back.<\/strong>&nbsp;Instead, however, I asked myself, &ldquo;Why did I do this in the first place? Why did I get this degree and take this job?&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>My answer is always the same: literature is pure magic.<\/strong>&nbsp;It has inspired me, motivated me, and taught me throughout my whole life. Everyone deserves to connect to a profound piece of literature. And when I remember that, my job began to feel less like a job and more like a calling.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">So here I am, on a mission to help re-inspire teachers like you and get you psyched about the power of literature.&nbsp;<strong>As the kids say, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s Lit!&rdquo; Teaching literature, that is.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/itslitteaching.com\/wp-content\/themes\/honey-glow\/images\/placeholder.gif\" alt=\"Heather Cianci High School English Teacher\" data-src=\"https:\/\/itslitteaching.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_20191030_140808503_HDR-01-768x1024.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"\" srcset=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helping overwhelmed high school English teachers engage students with meaningful literature! Hey Teacher Hero! 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