Tips for Teaching Author’s Purpose with Nonfiction
Any quick Google search on teaching author’s purpose with nonfiction in middle school will result in lots of PIE related content. As a middle school
Reading and Writing Activities for Back to School in Middle School ELA
Back to school is always a strange time of year. Getting to know brand new students. Adapting to changes in the new school year. Deciding
Using Back to School Stations in Middle School ELA
It seems like each year summer completely erases my brain. Like summer slide…but the teacher edition. As back to school inches closer, I used to
How I Map Out My School Year in Middle School ELA
In the past when I sat down to map out my middle school ELA curriculum, I had a strong desire to find any other way
Four Literary Nonfiction Teaching Strategies
If you’ve had a chance to check out my Nonfiction and Literary Nonfiction Book Clubs Unit, then you know how complex nonfiction can be so I breaking
Using Book Clubs to Teach Nonfiction in Middle School
When you think of the traditional middle school nonfiction unit, it’s probably with all your students reading and analyzing the same nonfiction text at the
Best end-of-the-year activities for middle school ELA
Nothing quite brings me joy like prepping for end-of-the-year activities in middle school ELA. It’s that time of year that you can feel summer getting
Middle School Narrative Writing Made Simple
For the first few years that I taught, I hated teaching narrative writing to my middle schoolers. Writing days meant endless stress. Students were constantly
4 Steps to Writing Counterclaims in Middle School
When I teach literary analysis, I always give the example of a lawyer in a courtroom. A good lawyer can present their facts and make
How to Teach Symbolism in Middle School
There is the running joke about English teachers that we love to dig for meaning in a text, when there simply isn’t one. This joke
How to Teach Author’s Craft in Middle School
Teaching author’s craft used to be something that intimidated me. Author’s craft sometimes feels like a whirlwind of vocabulary and information. How was I going
4 Poetry Activities for Middle School Students
Each year when I begin to talk about poetry activities with my middle school students, I am met with a lot of groans. To be
