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My ELA classroom is a busy place, full of rigor, that requires students to delve deeper, analyze text, utilize accountable talk, and work as a team! This ideas keep the rigor and engagemnt high in middle school.
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Accountable Talk
Arts Classroom
Ela Classroom
Language Arts Classroom
English Language Arts
Teacher Store
Teachers Pay Teachers
Language Arts
Teacher Resources
Roxanne Saravelas
Roxanne Saravelas Teaching Resources | Teachers Pay Teachers **Add Rigor to your English Language Arts Classroom!**
an image of the author's claim sum it up worksheet for students
Newspaper Book Report
Newspaper Article Display
Summary Informational Text Anchor Chart
Parts Of A Newspaper Article
Newspaper Article Format
Newspaper Article
Reading Resources
Current Events/Newspaper Article Organizer
This organizer allows students to use newspapers, magazines, or on-line resources such as Newsela to read and chart their thinking about the news articles. They are provided space to sum up the article in a sentence, identify the "experts" quoted in an article, and identify the claim the author is ...
the student self reflection and goal setting poster
Student Goal Setting Elementary
Goal Setting For Middle School Students
Student Self Reflection For Conferences
Student Self Evaluation For Conferences
Student Behavior Reflection Sheet
Goal Setting For Students
Peer Editing
College Success
Classroom Expectations
Student Self-Reflection & Goal Setting: Great for Parent Conferences! Editable!
This is a great resource to use with students near the end of the term. It includes effort, behavior, participation, homework, and classwork. I've used it in my ELA classes and I've tailored it to fit my needs but it's editable to fit your needs!
two magnets that say how to cite a title and capitalize it in a line
Teachers Activities
Poem Titles
Teacher Activities
Quotation Marks
Book Title
Teacher Pay Teachers
Middle School
Citing Titles Reference Posters
Citing Titles Reference Posters
how to cite a title reference poster for the classroom, with instructions and pictures on it
Poetry Anthology
Story Titles
Classroom Walls
Teaching Writing
Citing Titles Reference Posters
Easy & Quick! Brighten your classroom & provide a reference for students at the same time!
a bulletin board with different types of poetry on it
Poetic Techniques
Poetry Posters
Rhyme Scheme
Free Verse
Mood And Tone
Classroom Displays
The Class
Poetry Posters: Instant, Vibrant Display! Just Print on Colored Paper!
Poetry Posters: Instant, Vibrant Display! Just Print on Colored Paper!
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Poetry Structure
Expeditionary Learning
Poetry Terms
Dog Poetry
Poetry Analysis
Poetry Activities
Poetry Posters: Instant, Vibrant Display! Just Print on Colored Paper!
Poetry Posters: Structure, Sound, and Poetic Techniques Defined! Want to add a colorful splash to your classroom wall but don't have a lot of time? Create an instant, vibrant wall of poetry definitions to help the class analyze poems and become accustomed to using the correct terminology!
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Activities Middle School
Love That Dog
School Love
Teacher Material
Love that Dog: Poetry Analyzing/Writing/Publishing. DIGITAL or PRINT!
Love that Dog: Analyze the poetry used in the book!
an ad for the love that dog book, which is written in blue and yellow
Ela Activities
Love that Dog: Poetry Analyzing/Writing/Publishing. DIGITAL or PRINT!
Love that Dog is an excellent way to introduce ANALYZING and WRITING poetry. The book is an easy read and this unit helps teachers to focus on the higher level aspect: Poetic Techniques. This is a rigorous unit that will push students to think deeper!
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Remote Learning
Google Docs
A Team
Wonder: REMOTE LEARNING READY!!!! Rigorous Analyzing & Writing Components
Wonder: Create a chapter for Wonder from the perspective of a different character!
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Poetry posters
Poem titles
Classroom walls
Goal setting for students
Poetry activities
Looking to add rigorous activities to a popular book? What are students asked to do on standardized tests these days?!? They need to be able to: compare and analyze two texts, answer a prompt with evidence from the text, and write from another person's perspective in a narrative format. ALL of these are included! Perspective Writing, Wonder Activities, Essay Format, Paragraph Essay, Writing Assignments
Perspective Writing
Wonder Activities
Essay Format
Paragraph Essay
Writing Assignments
Wonder: REMOTE LEARNING READY!!!! Rigorous Analyzing & Writing Components
Looking to add rigorous activities to a popular book? What are students asked to do on standardized tests these days?!? They need to be able to: compare and analyze two texts, answer a prompt with evidence from the text, and write from another person's perspective in a narrative format. ALL of these are included!
a paper with the words readers are thinking
Reading Strategy
Teach Reading
Fiction Text
Story Structure
Good Readers
FREE RESOURCE: Readers are Thinkers! Teach Reading Strategies in the Classroom
FREE RESOURCE: Readers are Thinkers! Teach Reading Strategies in the Classroom
a poster with the words free reading strategy for any fiction text, including handouts that explorably teach what good readers do while reading
Small Group Reading
Classroom Discussion
FREE RESOURCE: Readers are Thinkers! Teach Reading Strategies in the Classroom
Teach the strategies that GOOD READERS use while reading! A HANDOUT outlines all the strategies good readers use as they read a fiction text: Questioning Visualizing, Inferring, Synthesizing, Identifying Story Structure and Elements, and Recognizing Author's Craft.
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Salt To The Sea
Hs Classroom
Socratic Seminar
Discussion Prompts
6th Form
Fishbowl Feedback: Keep the Outer Circle Engaged!
Using Socratic Seminar, Fishbowl, or Inner/Outer Circle to facilitate classroom discussions is invaluable, but teachers often struggle with keeping the observers on task. This unit provides 6 forms that can be used with any topic of discussion: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, articles, debates - you...
a white paper with writing on it that says the mc union and an image of a cartoon character
Critical Thinking Skills
Cause And Effect
Thinking Skills
Critical Thinking
Digital Prints
Chew on This Activities: Creative, Rigorous, Impressive! DIGITAL & PRINT OPTIONS
Chew on This: Students show the cause and effect of workers starting a union at McDonald's.