Out Of The Box Teaching Ideas: Bring Creativity Back Into Your ELA Classroom
Have your lessons have lost their spark? Are you searching for some creative inspiration? This #2ndaryELA Twitter chat was all about out of the box teaching ideas in the ELA classroom. Middle school and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed interesting fiction and nonfiction pairings. Teachers also shared creative activity and projects that are both fun and rigorous. Read through the chat for ideas to implement in your own classroom.
Ultimate Writing Unit - Teach Narrative, Argumentative, Informational, Research
This Ultimate Writing Bundle includes an entire year's worth of common core writing instruction and assignments for secondary English teachers. There are 365 slides of editable PowerPoint presentations and 157 pages of printable resources. Teaching writing. Common Core Writing. High School English. Middle School English.
Making Vocabulary and Grammar Instruction Meaningful
Having a strong vocabulary and a solid understanding of grammar will make students better readers and writers. This #2ndaryELA Twitter chat was all about vocabulary and grammar instruction. Middle school and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed how to integrate grammar into the rest of your curriculum and make lessons less boring. Teachers also shared .their approach to teach vocabulary and fun practice activities. Read through the chat for ideas to implement in your classroom.
Easy Ways to Teach Descriptive Writing
Need some fresh activities for teaching descriptive writing in middle school? This post has 5 lessons you can use to do just that! Five ready-to-use lessons plus a free mentor text analysis worksheet your students can use right away. Great for writing workshop, differentiation, tutoring, and close reading. #writing #lessons
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Using Fractured Fairytales to Teach Sequencing - Cassie Dahl | Teaching + Technology
Sequencing events of a story can be hard for students. This blog post has a great activity that will engage and excite your students to practice sequencing with fairytales. It also has a free graphic organizer to guide your students with sequence of events.
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