This isn’t a well-known fact, but I love thesauruses. I use one at least five days a week, multiple times a day while I work. As a curriculum lead, I’m always looking for the best ways to phrase our English Language Arts lessons so that students are exposed to a variety of words, particularly ones with nuisances. It just so happens that today is National Thesaurus Day.

The struggle is REAL! To those parents who argue with their high school students about reading, you are not alone. Students often use the same excuse, “There is simply nothing good to read.” I want to help you combat that argument.