ELA/Writing

A perfect activity for the first week of school! Work with your students to establish classrooms norms and procedures, decide on shared values, and reflect on strategies for creating a positive learning community. Have students record their ideas using...

Flowers for Algernon- Parallel Episodes in Cornell Notes format

Flowers for Algernon wrap up- a quick 5-10 minute activity to use at the close of the novel

Write another journal entry after Charlie moves away and what his life is like. What is he doing and how does he feel? Try to write and spell like Charlie does at this point in the novel.

This is a great resource to incorporate point of view. Students discuss literary elements of the story from two different points of view- the main character (Charlie) and how the plot unfolded from his perspective, and the plot as told by Miss Kinnian...

Fahrenheit 451 wrap up- a quick 5-10 minute activity to use at the close of the novel

In this activity, students choose 3 quotes from the text (you can define the parameters- that chapter, the whole novel, etc.) and analyze the meaning of them. Students must provide page numbers for the direct quotes that they choose.

This is a great resource to incorporate point of view. Students discuss literary elements of the story from two different points of view- the main character (Guy), and his boss (Beatty). How would the novel be different if it had been written from...

I usually use this children's book as a read aloud at the beginning of my persuasive writing unit that I do with my middle schoolers. After reading the book to students, I let them choose one of these 3 mini-projects to evaluate the effectiveness of the...

A perfect activity for the first day of school! Get to know your students while building a strong classroom community. Each student in the group receives an 8.5” x 11” page to complete, and their individual page becomes part of a larger group...

A perfect activity for the first day of school! Get to know your students while building a strong classroom community. Each student in the group receives an 8.5” x 11” page to complete, and their individual page becomes part of a larger group...

The first week of the school year can seem like a month until procedures are in place and you get to know your students. This back-to-school digital escape room will add fun and engagement to these first days. It presents students with 5 problems to...