Invisible Man – Final Motif Project- Sample Slides in .pdf
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Invisible Man – Essay Prompt on Motifs
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I, Juan de Pareja, Exploring Art
Interdisciplinary Teaching What are you teaching next? Now is a fine time to plan an inter-disciplinary unit in which you invite students to draw on what they’re learning in other courses to connect with, supplement, expand and or explore the literature you’re studying in English. Teaching historical fiction provides just…
A Day No Pigs Would Die
Young Adult Novel A Day No Pigs Would Die Vocabulary with Academic Words Included A Day No Pigs Would Die VOC w Definitions
Summer Reading Oral Report
Book Report: Oral Presentation Chart A chart to take notes on oral presentations [download_box]Click here to view/download full document summer-reading-oral-report-chart[1] [/download_box]
Book Report Options
Book Report - Compare/Contrast It is helpful to offer students options for responding to self-selected books. I usually choose options that give students an opportunity to use skills we're learning during the same marking period the book report is due. Usually quarter one lessons in middle school English classes includes review and expansion…
Writing a Narrative Poem
Poetry - Writing Narratives Narrative poems can be about one's personal experiences or observations and can also be about something one has read. This assignment is one I designed to have students practice writing poetry as they reported on a self-selected book they read during the third quarter one school…
Book Report: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
Book Report: Character Insight This book report assignment, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? is a novel way to invite students to write a narrative essay based on two different books or literary works. I first used it with seventh graders as a way to learn more about them at the…
Collage on Common Book or Story – OVERVIEW
Reading Assessment Here's a collage assignment based The Circuit by Francisco Jimenez that you can easily adapt for the book(s) you assign and/or teach. -A collage brings it all back together. Collage Assignment Collage on Common Book or Story - See Chapter 1 in my book Teaching English Language Arts:…
General Grading Guidelines
General Grading Guidelines Reduce the challenges to grades by establishing and sharing with students the general criteria you'll be using when you evaluate and assign grades to their work. This teaching strategy has worked well for me with the middle, high school and college level students. When students know ahead…