“Before I built a wall I’d ask to know what I was walling in or walling out.” So prevalent to society but great to use in a Dystopian novel like “Legend” by Marie Lu or “Divergent” by Veronica Roth. As well, great with classics like “Anthem” and “Harrison Bergeron”. “Proclaimed the time was neither wrongContinue reading “Friday Quotes-Introducing quotes with even more Robert Frost”
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Poe’s “Eldorado” opens up poetry week following teaching the “The Pearl”, a novella by John Steinbeck
The above image is a great bell ringer opener for a poetry unit to let students analyze. Here are a few poems to include in the unit that are used to compare and contrast off of the novella taught before the unit. By teaching a poetry unit after a novel that relates or can beContinue reading “Poe’s “Eldorado” opens up poetry week following teaching the “The Pearl”, a novella by John Steinbeck”
Quotes to Introduce the text, “Sense and Sensibility” by Jane Austen
Ferrars and Elinor: “Love with delight discourses in my mind Upon my lady’s admirable gifts… Beyond the range of human intellect.” -Dante, “ll Convito, Trattato Terzo 1. 1 Colonel Brandon and Marianne: “I love to talk with some old lover’s ghost, Who died before the god of love was born.” – John Donne, “Love’s Deity”Continue reading “Quotes to Introduce the text, “Sense and Sensibility” by Jane Austen”
Friday Teaching with Quotes-More from Robert Frost
“So dawn goes down to day.Nothing gold can stay.” Stories that send the message that money isn’t everything or money doesn’t bring happiness are great with this quote being posted as the introduction to the text. “King Midas” is great paired with any text that centers around or involves the idea. “Home is the placeContinue reading “Friday Teaching with Quotes-More from Robert Frost”
Quotes to Introduce a Text-Friday Quotes in the ELA Classroom-Charles Dickens Holidays paired-text set
Many of the quotes can be used to introduce “A Christmas Carol” itself or “Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry or “The Steadfast Tin Soldier” by Anderson. Perhaps even an excerpt of “Great Expectations” or “Oliver Twist”. “There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.” “You are fettered,”Continue reading “Quotes to Introduce a Text-Friday Quotes in the ELA Classroom-Charles Dickens Holidays paired-text set”
Teaching Middle School ELA with motivating strategies to engage students using all learning styles and higher order thinking
Let’s dig right into the meat of what we are here for! A student favorite, using artifacts and props to teach a text is by far, my teacher favorite as well. An example we will use to give an accurate picture will be “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut thought Tell-Tale Heart comes in a closeContinue reading “Teaching Middle School ELA with motivating strategies to engage students using all learning styles and higher order thinking”
Teaching “Night” by Wiesel
Night by Elie Wiesel is an excellent short text for a first-hand account of concentration camps during World . 2 Here are a few give-aways to get the unit started in your classroom. Essential Questions: How can we justify and understand tragedies like the Holocaust? What about autobiographies, true stories of people’s lives? How doesContinue reading “Teaching “Night” by Wiesel”
Literature Spotlight- Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Bells” for upper Elementary all the way to high school years
“The Bells”. Let’s take a walk down Bell Lane! Listen to the following and tell me how you feel after each. happy bells distressed bells scary bells danger bells Any others you can think of… Next…. Tactile/kinesthetic activity while listening, choral reading, of the poem, “The Bells”. A little secret device of fun the students love toContinue reading “Literature Spotlight- Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Bells” for upper Elementary all the way to high school years”
Close Reading Techniques
Close reading isn’t magic. In fact, it is probably in the textbook you have in your adoption. Try pulling it out to see an example. The problem most of the time with the textbook examples is simply the questioning techniques and levels. They are rarely high enough on the DOK levels. So where do IContinue reading “Close Reading Techniques”
Using the movie, “Pagemaster” as a year-long project
Showing this movie alone motivates students to read classic fiction. Try showing it to older students or showing a clip of the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde scene before reading the book or the Moby Dick scene before the book. The Moby Dick scene is great to use before reading a non-fiction text of variousContinue reading “Using the movie, “Pagemaster” as a year-long project”
ELA On The Move 