KATE Blog Post Submission Criteria

Hello and welcome! 

Thank you for your interest in creating a submission for the KATE Blog.  Teachers are our greatest asset, and we are excited to share your expertise with our community. While we always welcome general blog post submissions (please see guidelines below), we are also hoping to begin building a teacher resource hub where we can provide you with tangible and usable materials/resources.

Call for Resources for Blog Posts

Over the next five months, we will feature one canon text that is commonly taught in ELA classrooms. The selected texts and schedule are as follows: 

September: Romeo and Juliet 
October: To Kill a Mockingbird
November: The Great Gatsby
December: Pride and Prejudice
January: The Giver

We hope to collect teacher resources for these texts and publish them in one single blog post at the beginning of the month. We will then feature more in-depth posts throughout the month if submissions are received. For each text we are looking for materials/resources that cover the following areas: 

• Vocabulary
• Assessments
• Supplemental Materials
• Other Suggested Text Pairings

These materials/resources could take the form of a Google Doc/worksheet, Google Slide/PowerPoint presentation, writing prompt, exams, graphic organizers, reading logs, vocabulary quizzes, etc. 

Submitting a resource for one (or more!) of these texts can be as simple as e-mailing a link/document to kansasenglishblog@gmail.com. We will also have social media posts available where you can provide links to your resource. You do not need to provide a full blog post on the material unless you desire to do so! We want to make sharing resources as easy as possible while still recognizing the amazing creativity and hard work that is taking place in Kansas classrooms. 

General Blog Post Submission Guidelines

​Post/Article must fall under one of the following categories:

1. Lesson ideas/pedagogical suggestions
2. Personal reflections about teaching 
3. Professional reflections about teaching 
4. Personal creative works

Author Information

1. Author bio (2-3 sentences)
2. Author photo
3. Author social media handles

• 1000 word count minimum - 1500 word count maximum 
• Post must include a call to action - state what you want the readers to do after they have finished reading
• Post must include a title 
• Draft of post must be submitted on time (deadlines will be provided specifically for each individual)

​Once submitted, our blog committee will review your submission and provide you with feedback as quickly as possible. ​​

​As always, we appreciate you taking the time to support, not only KATE, but the teaching profession! 

Michaela West 
kansasenglishblog@gmail.com