Research – Beginning in Teams
Students often are surprised to learn how much they already know or can gather from resources other than the Internet. This Information Hunt can help get your students off to…
Critiquing or Grading Writing
It is helpful to understand the difference between critiquing student writing and grading student writing. This link, Critiquing or Grading can help you create a rubric that achieves your goals. Students…
Independent Reading Contract
Encouraging students to read independently is one thing; keeping records and grading their efforts is another. Here's a idea to help reduce the time spent doing the latter. Assign the…
A Lesson Before Dying Speech Option
Speech Option and Literature COMMON CORE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS STANDARDS include goals for public speaking. One way to incorporate opportunities to build this skill is to assign speeches as one…