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Analyzing the author's point of view can be a difficult task for middle school students. Engage your students in critical thinking and collaboration with the real world debate of video games and violence. This resource includes differentiated activities t Middle School Ela, Close Reading, Middle School English, Critical Thinking, Nonfiction Text Activities, Close Reading Strategies, Debate, Teaching Writing, Authors Point Of View
Author's Point of View Unit - Video Games & Violence Nonfiction Lesson
Analyzing the author's point of view can be a difficult task for middle school students. Engage your students in critical thinking and collaboration with the real world debate of video games and violence. This resource includes differentiated activities t
Jack the Ripper. One of the most notorious serial killers of all time. And he was never caught. There are over 100 theories about his identity. If you're looking for a high-interest nonfiction topic to get your students interested in analyzing nonfiction, this is it!  This activity has two parts.  This high-interest nonfiction unit is sure to catch the attention of reluctant readers across levels.  #bespokeela #englishteacher #iteachela #iteachenglish #secondaryela #2ndaryela #tone #bias High School, Serial Killers, Reluctant Readers, Fiction And Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Close Reading Lessons, Language Arts Teacher
Jack the Ripper: Analyzing Tone and Bias in Nonfiction
Jack the Ripper. One of the most notorious serial killers of all time. And he was never caught. There are over 100 theories about his identity. If you're looking for a high-interest nonfiction topic to get your students interested in analyzing nonfiction, this is it! This activity has two parts. This high-interest nonfiction unit is sure to catch the attention of reluctant readers across levels. #bespokeela #englishteacher #iteachela #iteachenglish #secondaryela #2ndaryela #tone #bias
ELA task cards for middle school Task Cards, Lesson Plans, Task Cards Middle School, Language Arts Lesson Plans, Teaching Tools, Middle School Literature, Language Arts Lessons
Task Cards Made Easy for Middle School
ELA task cards for middle school
In education, we always hear the phrase, “You want to have more student talk and less teacher talk.” I think a majority of teachers would agree with this statement and would rather see their students involved in rich, learning-based conversations with peers versus lecturing in front of the class for the entire class period. Read more about engaging your students in meaningful conversation in this blog post! Reading, Reading Response, Middle School Reading, Reading Fluency, Strategy Groups Reading, Reading Assessment, Reading Discussion, Middle School Literacy, Reading Strategies
Question Prompts During Reading Minilessons – The Literacy Effect
In education, we always hear the phrase, “You want to have more student talk and less teacher talk.” I think a majority of teachers would agree with this statement and would rather see their students involved in rich, learning-based conversations with peers versus lecturing in front of the class for the entire class period. Read more about engaging your students in meaningful conversation in this blog post!
These 100 question cards for any novel will help your students engage in meaningful and insightful discussions about the books they are reading. The cards address setting, characters, plot, theme, symbolism, point of view, style, and more! Students will need to use reading strategies such as inference, summarizing, comparing and contrasting etc. to dig deeper into the text.#closereading #readingworkshop #literaryanalysis Reading Response Questions, Middle School English Language Arts, Mentor Sentences
Reading Response Question Cards for Any Book-- Task Cards for Close Reading
These 100 question cards for any novel will help your students engage in meaningful and insightful discussions about the books they are reading. The cards address setting, characters, plot, theme, symbolism, point of view, style, and more! Students will need to use reading strategies such as inference, summarizing, comparing and contrasting etc. to dig deeper into the text.#closereading #readingworkshop #literaryanalysis
In honor of April being Poetry Month, I wrote a blog post and shared all the details on how to do Poetry Stalking with students, even through distance learning. I also included the link to a Poetry Stalking Google Doc you can use in your virtual classroom. English, Teaching Poetry, Teaching Literature, Poetry Analysis Middle School, Writing Poetry, Poetry Unit, Poetry Analysis Worksheet, Language Arts
Poetry Stalking – The Literacy Effect
In honor of April being Poetry Month, I wrote a blog post and shared all the details on how to do Poetry Stalking with students, even through distance learning. I also included the link to a Poetry Stalking Google Doc you can use in your virtual classroom.
For this interactive notebook assignment, students are to take a spiral notebook and create a "Literary Devices Notebook” or “Handbook" that they can reference throughout the year as they read and analyze works of literature.  With 20+ devices, students can use this handbook as a reference tool for reading and writing workshop all year long!  #bespokeela #englishteacher #iteachela #writingworkshop #literaryanalysis #readingworkshop Amigurumi Patterns, How To Memorize Things, Literary Devices, Literary Analysis Essay, Reading Lessons, Reading Workshop
Literary Devices Interactive Notebook-Handbook for Secondary ELA
For this interactive notebook assignment, students are to take a spiral notebook and create a "Literary Devices Notebook” or “Handbook" that they can reference throughout the year as they read and analyze works of literature. With 20+ devices, students can use this handbook as a reference tool for reading and writing workshop all year long! #bespokeela #englishteacher #iteachela #writingworkshop #literaryanalysis #readingworkshop
Guided Reading Lesson Plan Templates
Included in this product are three different templates for planning guided reading lessons at different points of the book: text introduction, discuss and revisit, and final book discussion.
Who says literature can't be interdisciplinary? By pairing texts with contrasting media like podcasts, we ignite critical thinking and offer a multidimensional perspective on societal issues. Visuals and hands-on activities also play a significant role, enhancing metaphorical thinking and opening new avenues for critical engagement. Inspiration, Rhetorical Analysis
Plot Twists and Critical Thinking: Navigating Literature in the Classroom
Who says literature can't be interdisciplinary? By pairing texts with contrasting media like podcasts, we ignite critical thinking and offer a multidimensional perspective on societal issues. Visuals and hands-on activities also play a significant role, enhancing metaphorical thinking and opening new avenues for critical engagement.
Middle school students are notoriously bad at making changes to their writing once they have established an initial draft. Over the years, I’ve tried different ways to teach revising and editing in an attempt to inspire students to tear their drafts apart and be reflective writers. So what has actually worked? I’m going to share three teaching hacks that have actually caused students to make revisions and edits to their writing. #theliteracyeffect #middleschoolela #middleschoolwriting Bad, Inspire, Apart, Pins, Hacks, Middle, Students
3 Teaching Hacks for Getting Students to Actually Change Their Writing When Revising and Editing – T
Middle school students are notoriously bad at making changes to their writing once they have established an initial draft. Over the years, I’ve tried different ways to teach revising and editing in an attempt to inspire students to tear their drafts apart and be reflective writers. So what has actually worked? I’m going to share three teaching hacks that have actually caused students to make revisions and edits to their writing. #theliteracyeffect #middleschoolela #middleschoolwriting
This is the ultimate pacing guide for the ELA middle or high school English teacher. Here are the ways to consider your summative assessments, formative assessments, reading comprehension, and novel study close reads all when putting together a reading calendar for students. Walk through my Fahrenheit 451 Unit with me and we can do one together! Reading Comprehension, Videos
Lesson Planning Novel Units - How to Create a Reading Calendar
This is the ultimate pacing guide for the ELA middle or high school English teacher. Here are the ways to consider your summative assessments, formative assessments, reading comprehension, and novel study close reads all when putting together a reading calendar for students. Walk through my Fahrenheit 451 Unit with me and we can do one together!
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