middle school – Teaching English Language Arts

Ted Talks for Middle School Speech

October 6, 2019July 31, 2019 by admin

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Amy Cody suggests these TED Talks for use in Middle School and says, "I used these for a speech unit to point out various techniques used in a speech- but my 8 graders really got into all of these." Consider them for speech classes and also as springboards for writing…

Gaining Cultural Insight: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?

August 20, 2019July 30, 2019 by admin

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Gaining Cultural Insight This opening of the school year 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. It also can be adapted for history, science or math classes. Rather than focus on…

Ready for New School Year?

August 3, 2019May 20, 2021 by admin

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New School Year - Are you ready? “I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something I can do.” (Hale, 1870) For many educators, the beginning of…

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…

National African American Read-In

December 7, 2018January 14, 2020 by admin

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Reading Together Anywhere My book was recommended for the The National African American Read-In Sponsored by the Black Caucus of NCTE and NCTE In February 2020, you may hold an African American Read-In event any day of the month February 1-Friday, February 28, 2020 Schools, churches, libraries, bookstores, community and…

Advertisement Analysis Assignment

October 28, 2018April 29, 2020 by admin

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Persuasion - Advertisements One way to introduce students to the power of persuasion and to show them evidence of logical fallacies is to have them analyze advertisements in print and digital media. You can have students write and post their analysis or present their findings in a speech using visual…

Cross Curricular Resources

July 11, 2018November 12, 2021 by admin

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Update Your List of Lesson Planning Web Resources So grateful to viewers who share websites that help kept us up to date on resources. Anita Gianakas, library media specialist, invites you to view this resource for helping students understand the value of reading and math to…

BACK TO SCHOOL ASSESSMENTS

September 2, 2017August 24, 2017 by admin

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CHECK IT OUT FOR YOURSELF Students like to know what they know so they'll know what they need to learn. When teachers know what students know, the teacher knows what needs to be taught. Why not invite your students to do a self-check during the first week of school to…

Reflecting and Projecting on Practice

January 10, 2016January 5, 2016 by admin

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Midyear - A Good Time to Start Anew? Are you a new teacher? A veteran in the classroom? Or a student teacher just starting to plan for and work with students on your own? Wondering how to get off to a good start in the middle of the school year?…

Thoughts to Share with Students

September 4, 2015September 8, 2015 by admin

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Children's Books Teach Us All We sometimes think children's book are only for children. But there is wisdom to be gleaned for us all. Invite your students to bring in their favorite children's book and share a quotation that has inspired them. Here's a link with a few quotations to get you started. Enjoy…

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