ELA/Writing

Designed with middle school and high school students in mind, this activity goes beyond the traditional back to school activities that ask students to list their favourite things. Older students are encouraged to reflect while responding to interesting...

Designed with middle school and high school students in mind, this activity goes beyond the traditional back to school activities that ask students to list their favourite things. Older students are encouraged to reflect while responding to interesting...

Talk about elevating note-taking to the next level! Created with older students in mind, these five designs can be used for any subject! They are provided both in colour and B&W for easy printing. Experience increased student engagement as they...

Talk about elevating note-taking to the next level! Created with older students in mind, these five designs can be used for any subject! They are provided both in colour and B&W for easy printing. Experience increased student engagement as they...

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...