Literature Resources – Teaching English Language Arts

Book Talks – Demonstrate then Delegate

August 29, 2019August 29, 2019 by admin

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Introduce Students to Books Old and New Select three books that you can link to what interests your specific students. Create two-three slides for each book that include images from book covers or of a key event in the book. On each slide write a probing question, a summary…

Shakespeare’s Birthday

March 28, 2019March 29, 2019 by admin

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Happy 455th Birthday, Will! April 23rd is the day many celebrate the birth of William Shakespeare, one of the more widely read dramatists of all times.This year is his 455th! Prepare your students to understand Elizabethan society a little better. Have a go with your students and have them take…

Picture Books in Middle and High School

January 24, 2019July 31, 2019 by admin

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Picture Books for Older Students Plan now to avoid SPRING SLUMP. In many schools, May is the winding down month of the school year. Depending on where you are in the country, you may be assigning your final big project for which your students will demonstrate the breadth and depth…

COLORS, ARRANGEMENT AND STORIES

January 22, 2019February 12, 2019 by admin

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Critical Thinking in Colors and Shapes Colors and arrangements can be used evoke different moods, different personalities, and different feelings. Spend at least five minutes looking closely at this painting, Nine Colors by Ellsworth Kelly. 1. What do you notice about the colors and arrangement of these circles on a…

Emotions in Colors

October 19, 2018July 31, 2019 by admin

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Vocabulary of Feelings Inviting students to learn and use the language of feelings may help them accept/acknowledge that they have different responses to social issues. Below is a EMOTIONS-FEELINGS chart that may be useful in your lesson planning. Consider starting by having students use the chart to find more precise…

Getting Them Into a Book

January 21, 2018August 2, 2019 by admin

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Inspire Curiosity Are you familiar with the INTO, THROUGH and BEYOND strategy for teaching text? Looking for something that can work in a single period to get students into their next book? Here’s an idea may work for you this Spring. Distribute the book. Invite students to look carefully at…

ADD TO YOUR 2017-2018 TEACHING TOOLBOX

August 24, 2017August 24, 2017 by admin

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Fresh Strategies to Consider Teachers are generous colleagues and share what works for them in hopes that you'll see it try ideas that you can adapt, engage, and reach more students. Having taught middle school through graduate school students, I find that many of the strategies are interchangeable, especially those that…

POETRY Notebook – Product and Performance

April 8, 2017August 10, 2017 by admin

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Poetry Notebook Looking for a way to engage students to create a POETRY-Notebook that showcases their learning about poetry and other English Language Arts skills and completing a product/performance assignment that reflects your instruction to meet COMMON CORE STANDARDS. Here's a link to student handout to show how they can use Poetry T.I.M.E.…

Tempt Reluctant Readers with Biographies

March 25, 2014March 25, 2014 by admin

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Reading about Real People Reading about real people may be just the hook to catch reluctant students attention and tempt them to become avid readers. The books don't have to be long or complicated, just about people doing things that interest the student. Several publishers have created series written just…

Teaching Reading in Middle School!

December 30, 2013July 31, 2019 by admin

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Just the Resource for Planning Writing Lessons Check it out at Rowman and Littlefield: Education Ready for educators in all instructional levels, those new to teaching middle school, those veterans who'd just like to refresh their practice, and those who teach pre-service teachers. I invite you to post a…

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