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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
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Megan Mariano
Dec 31, 20204 min read
Main Idea Statements, NOT Topics: 6 Steps to Writing Main Idea Sentences
Main idea. Students do it as soon as they start reading. My son in Kindergarten has even dabbled in it. It gets increasingly more complex...
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Megan Mariano
Jul 10, 20204 min read
Read-Alouds in Middle School: How (and Why) to Use Them When You're Short on Time
Find ways to read-aloud in middle school!
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Megan Mariano
Jun 5, 20202 min read
Diverse Books and Anti-Racism Resources for Students and Educators: A Huge Collection!
Loads of resources for you to make your classroom accepting and anti-racist!
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Megan Mariano
May 13, 20204 min read
5 End of School Year Activities in Middle School with a Digital Focus
As I write this post, we are doing remote learning. I know the end of the school year is full of celebrations and activities; many of us...
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Megan Mariano
May 2, 20206 min read
Graphic Novels in Middle School: 9 Key Critical Thinking Skills of Focus
Teach graphic novels as a UNIT!
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Megan Mariano
Apr 16, 20205 min read
Argumentative Writing: Debates in Middle School
Try debates instead of an essay!
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Megan Mariano
Mar 12, 20205 min read
Extended School Closure Resources and Tips in Middle School E.L.A.
Here are some resources to help you if your school is closed due to the coronavirus!
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Megan Mariano
Feb 5, 20203 min read
Making Valentine's Day Meaningful and Academic in Middle School E.L.A.
Students write break up and love letters to books!
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Megan Mariano
Jan 28, 20207 min read
Standardized Test Prep in Reading and Writing Workshop
The dreaded test prep. We all think about it. We all know we have to do SOMEthing...we can't just ignore the fact that students will have to
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Megan Mariano
Dec 10, 20193 min read
Close Reading of Short Stories: How to do it Digitally, Especially for The Holidays!
A few years back, close reading became a big buzz in the E.L.A. realm. I had tons of workshops on it and still have files full of informatio
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Megan Mariano
Nov 29, 20197 min read
Book Clubs and Using the Public Library to Promote Student Choice
Book clubs are an important component of reading workshop. It gives students an opportunity to be social in a world where face-to-face...
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Megan Mariano
Nov 17, 20195 min read
Narrative Writing in Response to Reading: Ditching the Personal Narrative
Middle schoolers have done personal narrative writing for years. Time to change it up!
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Megan Mariano
Nov 10, 20193 min read
Thanksgiving Activity: Using YouTube and Google Search in English Language Arts
Use YouTube and Google search to your advantage!
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Megan Mariano
Oct 24, 20194 min read
Write What You Expect Students to Write: Importance of Modeling Writing Pieces and Reading Responses
Want students to write well? You need to write, too!
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Megan Mariano
Oct 4, 20196 min read
Digital Interactive Notebooks in English Language Arts (and the Slip in Slide Add-on)
Using DIGITAL interactive notebooks saves tons of time, allows flexibility, and creates lots of organization!
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Megan Mariano
Sep 18, 20194 min read
Grammar and Vocabulary in Middle School Reading/Writing Workshop
Many teachers who embark into the world of Reading and Writing Workshop beg to question: how do you get in vocabulary and grammar...
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Megan Mariano
Sep 7, 20196 min read
Assessment in Reading Workshop: 9 Ways to Hold Students Accountable for Independent Reading
Yes, you can assess students if they are ONLY using free choice reading for instruction and lessons!
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Megan Mariano
Jul 28, 20193 min read
Starting the Year off Right in Middle School ELA
Learn about what a real teacher does in her first week of school in middle school E.L.A.
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Megan Mariano
Jun 25, 20195 min read
The 40 Book Challenge in my Classroom
Donalyn Miller created this challenge and explains it in her book. This is how I approach it with my 6th graders.
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Megan Mariano
Jun 2, 20193 min read
Free Choice Reading as a Summer Reading Requirement
Forcing students to read specific texts over the summer could start the year off on a sour note. I get it... We want to make sure our...
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