Tips for Successful Student Writing Conferences in ELA
If the thought of student writing conferences makes you break out in a cold sweat, this one’s for you. Student writing conferences seem like a
Category: Middle School Writing
How Writing Conferences Reduce Essay Grading Time
Essay grading can be time-consuming and tedious. After years of trial and error, I found a great way to make grading papers easier while also
7 Strategies to Teach Writing & Scaffold the Process for Students
Writing can be one of the most challenging things to teach. Many students struggle with writing, and many teachers find it challenging to help students
Teaching Argumentative Writing in Middle School ELA: Part Two
If argumentative essays make you groan, you aren’t alone. Teaching and writing an argumentative essay can be challenging, which is why I’m diving deep into
Teaching Argumentative Writing in Middle School ELA: Part One
If you teach middle school, you know that teenagers have a lot of opinions! Luckily, you can use that to your advantage when teaching students
How to Teach Rhetorical Analysis in Middle School
When I say rhetorical analysis, do you cringe a little or show some excitement? I think most teachers cringe at the word, and I totally
How to Do a Middle School ELA Reading and Writing Workshop Model
If you’ve ever wondered how to implement a reader’s workshop or writer’s workshop model in your classroom, I got you covered! Middle school ELA reading
How to Alternate Your Units in Middle School ELA
Every year, one of the biggest stressors is looking at pages of standards and knowing you have 180 days to teach it all. It can
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
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
