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Vocabulary Ideas for Middle School ELA
Teaching Vocabulary in Middle School ELA … without planning even MORE lessons … without taking up even MORE class time … without drowning in MORE grading I’ve pulled together some of my most realistic, teacher AND student-friendly options for embedding vocabulary instruction and vocabulary practice into your middle
Beginning of School Year Assessment Ideas for Middle School ELA
Planning on a beginning-of-year assessment over reading or writing skills? Do you have any resources for that? I’m sharing a few things here that I’ve gathered for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade ELA to help you out! The following links are for previously-released state tests for Middle School ELA from
Embedding Reading & Writing in Middle School ELA
Middle School ELA: Embedding Reading & Writing Rather than go into a ton of boring research-based information about why embedding reading and writing in the classroom curriculum is so beneficial for the thinking and learning process, I’d rather just show you! I’m including three links with three totally 100% done-for-you
Middle School ELA Year-End Lessons & Activities
End of School Year Activities PERFECT for Middle School ELA Lessons & Activities for the End of the School Year Problem: Grades are done (or almost done) and while you really can’t take any more grades or you simply don’t need to, your students STILL need to be engaged every
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Middle School Poetry Ideas
Poetry Strategies for MAXIMUM Student Engagement Download the lesson plans and resources by clicking on the image below. Here’s what I’ve got for you: A lesson plan page for two days of lessons An “At a Glance” page for you to get an overview of the activities, how to differentiate
Hopes & Dreams Middle School ELA Lesson Plan
Click the link below to download the lesson plans! You can also click here if Google Drive is easier 🙂 Do you crave full, complete, bell-to-bell lesson plans 100% done for you all year long? Learn more about how I serve super-busy middle school ELA teachers by giving them back
Christmas Lesson Plan for December
Middle School ELA December Lesson Plan PERFECT for that last day or two right before BREAK! What’s inside the lesson plan: A Lesson Plan page aligned to both CCSS and Texas TEKS standards A beautiful Power Point for your students to work from which puts that last day
Middle School ELA Thanksgiving Lesson Plan
Middle School ELA Thanksgiving November Autumn Lesson Plan 1 – 2 Days This is the PERFECT English / Language Arts Lesson Plan for that day (or two!) right before Thanksgiving Break! Your kids are going nuts, you’ve got nothing but travel and recipes (or both!) on your mind, and
Middle School Halloween Lesson Plan (Grade 6-7-8)
Middle School Halloween Lesson Plan PERFECT for Grades 6 – 7 – 8 available here. Download, use, enjoy, and let me know how it goes! Here’s what’s included: Two poems just right for Halloween time! A teachable mini-lesson for you to teach with (it’s an interactive Power Point
How to Grade Papers in Class (without getting in trouble!)
A teacher friend of mine admitted to me that she got caught grading papers in class. Now let me tell you—she wasn’t sitting at her desk back in the corner of her room while her 6th graders watched a pointless movie or took selfies. It was nothing like that.
Expository Unit for Middle School English Language Arts
Organizing an entire middle school English / Language Arts expository reading and writing unit can be daunting and overwhelming. What to teach each day? How to fit it all in? And the most stressful of all— Is there a quick, easy way to organize the
3 Essay Grading Hacks for Middle School Teachers
Essay Grading Hacks Top 3 Ways to Get it Done FAST! Wow! Grading essays! Ugh… Holy cow. Middle School English / Language Arts teachers could drown in essays every weekend if it weren’t for a change in mindset on what grading essays can and should look like. First of all, it
Teaching Students How to Write Insightful Commentary
4 Activities to Get Your Students Writing Insightful Commentary Teaching your students how to write insightful commentary once they’ve chosen their quotes or their text evidence can be tricky. This type of writing involves higher-level thinking and the ability to synthesize what they’ve learned and make new connections based on
