How NOT to Get Middle Schoolers to Read
As an educational blogger, I hope to provide ideas and materials for your curriculum to help you succeed in your classroom! While many of my posts will lead you to my Teachers Pay Teachers store, you will get detailed insight into what has worked in my very own classroom. - Read Write Teach ELA
Citing Concise Textual Evidence: Avoiding "Quote Plopping"
Spring Things! Fun with Poetry and Figurative Language
Why I Don't Do a Daily Reading Log: What I Do Instead
Online Research, Note-Taking, & Argument Essay: Student Choice Driven
Memoir Reading Unit: Engaging Non-fiction
Book Clubs in Middle School: Independence, Choice, and Autonomy
Multi-Genre Writing Unit: Companion Websites Based on a Book
All the Ways to Use Google Forms in Middle School Language Arts
Historical Fiction in Middle School: Making Connections and Deepening Understanding
My First Unit in 7th Grade: Investigating Characterization
My First Year in 7th Grade: How it Went, What I Did, and What Will Change
Social Issues Books for Middle School
Using "Controversial" Texts: Why We Need Them and How to Use Them
Everything You Need for Back-to-School in Middle School E.L.A.
Essays in 6th Grade: A Basic Format that Elevates the Standard 5-Paragraph Structure
Mood vs. Tone in E.L.A.: Activities to Help Middle Schoolers
Dystopian Literature in 6th Grade: Opening Minds and Critical Thinking
Main Idea Statements, NOT Topics: 6 Steps to Writing Main Idea Sentences
Read-Alouds in Middle School: How (and Why) to Use Them When You're Short on Time