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…
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:…
Using Art in ELA Classes to Assess Learning
Art as Assessment Tool Art and Common Core - Slides Presentation Analyze Art Work and Link to Literature
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…
Media Literacy – Looking at Ads
Media Literacy Looking for ways to incorporate media literacy in your English Language Arts instruction? Take a look at lessons plans based on NY Times articles. On the Market: Thinking Critically About AdvertisingOverview | How are food and beverage marketers blurring the line between advertising and entertainment to engage young…
Reviews on Teaching Middle School Language Arts (2010)
In her latest book, Anna J. Roseboro has provided middle school English language arts teachers with a guide to the curriculum that everyone can use. Novice teachers will find the text easy to understand and adapt, and veteran teachers will be reminded of what they might need to add to…
Rowman and Littlefield’s Press Release
PRESS RELEASE for my book Teaching Middle School Language Arts: Incorporating Twenty-First Century Literacies Anna J. Small Roseboro Forward by Carol Jago , NCTE President [ Quentin J. Schultze (Contributor)] Teaching Middle School Language Arts is the first book on teaching middle school language arts for multiple intelligences and related…
Independent/Private vs. Public Schools
In this presentation for the affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of English at Michigan State University, I discussed the differences, advantages, and disadvantages of teaching in an independent/private school vs. in a public school. Download a PDF of the PowerPoint file, below. --Anna Download: Private/Independent vs. Public Schools