Has “Patriotism” Become a Dirty Word?

When I started working on Read Aloud Plays: Symbols of America for Scholastic back in 2001, the September 11th attacks … More

Free Play for the Fourth

When I wrote Read Aloud Plays: Symbols of America for Scholastic back in 2002, it was supposed to be a … More

Here’s my most poignant play—and it’s perfect for celebrating Juneteenth. Based on actual slave narratives, Freedom for the First Time … More

The Necklace is a cautionary tale written in 1884 by French writer Guy de Maupassant. It tells about a young … More

Like nearly all of us, I’ve had to adjust my teaching methods to suit the current circumstances. Initially, using reader’s … More

If you’ve never heard one of your students attempt a southern drawl you must give Box Brown’s Freedom Crate a … More

These days Presidents’ Day is viewed by most students as merely an extra day off. Here’s how to give meaning … More

February is Black History Month. While I encourage you to acknowledge it with some dedicated activities, I’m also reminded that … More

Having reacquired my publishing rights to collection of my plays, I’ve just repackaged “The Open Window” and made it available … More

I recently attended a workshop in which the keynote speaker pointed out that in this current age of information, teaching … More