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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Proper grammar has suffered in classrooms over the last 15 years. It is easy to point fingers at social media and texting, but instead of
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
My ELA scope and sequence guides break down every single middle school ELA standard and concept for reading, writing, and language in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. Use the guides and resources exactly as is or as inspiration for you own!
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