Teachers tell me they love teaching with that poem but ask, what can I teach with it? Sometimes we have favorite pieces. Well, we always do. If your district teaches with a textbook, why not add one of your favorites that pair with it to make the unit exciting for you and the students. HereContinue reading ““Nothing Gold Can Stay”–What paired text unit can I teach with that poem?”
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Paired-Text Unit for middle school-Making Choices
Poetry The Road Not Taken Novel or Novella “The Pearl” by John Steinbeck Short Story Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs The Galoshes of Fortune by Hans Christian Anderson Reader’s Theater Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs Song Lyrics Gold by Imagine Dragons Art Image Vincent Van Gogh’s “Vineyard with a View” offers the idea of this:Continue reading “Paired-Text Unit for middle school-Making Choices”
How to organize lesson plans to include DOK 2 and 3?
Let’s dig right in and give examples, then explain. Close Reading needs to be your BESTIE! Include questioning techniques, vocabulary stops, and text comparisons all throughout your taught text. For the first time you teach a text and having to create your own CLOSE READING guide, add two-three good DOK 2 and 3 questions. ThenContinue reading “How to organize lesson plans to include DOK 2 and 3?”
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”
Vary your reading techniques. Close Reading tip.
As years of teaching go by in a career you learn various techniques for reading WITH your students. Note: WITH your students. That is pointed out simply because too many teachers have succumbed to just hitting play on a recorded book and leave all their other learned close reading techniques behind. Do not fall toContinue reading “Vary your reading techniques. Close Reading tip.”
ELA On The Move 