Life is messy. That’s just the truth and well, the more ways we can prepare students to problem solve, stay calm in adversary, and press on when times are tough, the better. ELA can help make students get there. As counselors in their own right, ELA teachers provide substantial amounts of influential advice through storiesContinue reading ““I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by Wordsworth should be read before entering the real world.”
Monthly Archives: May 2020
“Uncoiling” by Pat Mora is such a great introduction poem to a “We are Women, Hear Us Roar” Unit.
Pat Mora is an amazing writer for today’s world. Her influence on America literature is a great asset and inspiration to future classroom themes and units. Take the poem “Uncoiling” all the way to the bank. Use it to introduce a figurative language unit or a paired text unit on influential women. Stick with womenContinue reading ““Uncoiling” by Pat Mora is such a great introduction poem to a “We are Women, Hear Us Roar” Unit.”
Teach a quote of the week. Here is why and how.
Why? Teaching quotes from different sources broadens their critical thinking, is often researched based when using educational gurus, increases exposure to more historical names and events, and increases vocabulary. How? Find your own or look around the net for teachers who have already created them for the year. One for each week. Some have evenContinue reading “Teach a quote of the week. Here is why and how.”
Teaching text evidence needs to raise above a DOK 1 level. Here is how.
Too often a teacher has the student write what a character said and call it evidence. Well, what evidence did that prove? Did it align with a question? Did it circle back to the actual desired outcome or was it just random information given and the student was praised for simply giving an answer evenContinue reading “Teaching text evidence needs to raise above a DOK 1 level. Here is how.”
Scaffolding Point of View is not being taught the way it should be in the classroom. Let’s step it up.
So many teachers see point of view on their list of objectives and neglect to look closer at the scaffolding document aligned with the district or state scope and sequence to see that it needs to go beyond just naming first person, third person, etc. As with any objective, look deeper. Point of view shouldContinue reading “Scaffolding Point of View is not being taught the way it should be in the classroom. Let’s step it up.”
ELA On The Move 