Category: Middle School Reading

Literature Analysis Using Mentor Texts

Middle School Realistic Fiction Unit for Literature Analysis Using Mentor Texts Young adult fiction novels are perfect for teaching literature concepts, literature terms, and literature

5 Literary Analysis Teaching Strategies

If you’ve had a chance to check out my Literary Analysis Writing Unit, then you know I spent months making sure I broke down the complexity

Teaching Effective Literary Analysis Essays

Just a few days ago I was blogging about how I literally Googled, “How do you teach effective literary analysis essays?” And although middle school ELA

Create a Novel Study Unit in 15 Minutes

I know that it sounds impossible to create an entire novel study unit in just 15 minutes, but I am telling you, it’s totally doable.

Teaching Literary Analysis in Middle School

My literary analysis resources have basically been seven or eight years in the making. I don’t know about you, but when I first realized I

Five Ways to Use Question Stems in ELA

We can agree teachers really want to teach their students reading, writing, thinking, and speaking skills that can be applied to just about anything they

Literature Question Stems in Middle School ELA

I’ve been creating literature question stems for almost a decade now. If you’re anything like me then you have been working your way though a

Ways to Use Rubrics in the ELA Classroom

Ways to Use Rubrics in the ELA Classroom A rubric is one of the most valuable tools a teacher can have in their toolbox. Rubrics

The Best Novels to Read with Sixth Grade

5 Best Novel Units for Sixth Grade Your sixth grade students are ready not just to read young adult novels; they are ready to engage,

Using Reference Notebooks in Middle School ELA

Using Reference Notebooks in Middle School ELA Your middle school English Language Arts students have so many terms related to reading and writing. It can