“Starter Shockers” beginnings and “Cliffhanger” endings motivate students to be eager learners and look forward to the next day. Students in middle and high school are dealing with the pressures of life, puberty, and an array of emotions that land on, quite often, opposite ends of the spectrum daily. So it is up to theContinue reading ““Starter Shockers” beginnings and “Cliffhanger” endings”
Daily Archives: January 14, 2020
Poetry Surprise Endings Unit and Paired Texts
Poems with surprise endings are great ways to motivate students to love poetry. Turn it into a song in small groups and perform it. Remember that poetry is open to interpretation so the quick description can be analyzed differently from person to person so is best not to give a theme or hint–let them analyzeContinue reading “Poetry Surprise Endings Unit and Paired Texts”
Movie Clip Introductions; introducing several objectives at once rather than just one as well as making it more DOK 2 and 3
Here is an easy introduction for “Jack and the Beanstalk” or other fairy tales to take them to a higher DOK level and including movie clips in the lesson. Essential Question: Does money make the world go round? Do all fairy tales teach “good” lessons in life? Objectives: We are going to take a lookContinue reading “Movie Clip Introductions; introducing several objectives at once rather than just one as well as making it more DOK 2 and 3”
ELA On The Move 