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Hi, busy teachers! I'm Laura, the teacher behind Write and Read. I create engaging, no-prep and low-prep ELA activities to save you time.
I have 17 years of experience teaching in a Title I district in the midwest. I began as a middle school ELA teacher and later transferred to high school English. Through the years, I have taught a variety of different courses and ability levels. The last four years have been spent co-teaching English 9 and 10 with a special education teacher.
I'm also a certified k-12 library/media specialist. One day, I would love to transition from classroom teacher to school librarian. It's my dream job!
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Back to School Four Corners Game for Middle and High School - Icebreaker Game
Are you looking for a fun activity for the first day of school? This back to school four corners game is a fun, engaging activity that gets students out of their seats and helps you get to know them. This ice breaker game includes 32 slides with questions relevant to teens. Students will love this game, and there's no prep for you! It's a great activity for the beginning of the school year or start of a new semester, and it can be used for any content area. Save 20% by buying the Back to School
6th - 12th
English Language Arts, For All Subjects
Would You Rather Back to School Icebreaker Game - BTS Activity - Ice Breaker
This Would You Rather icebreaker game is a fun, engaging way to start the school year. This Google Slides resource contains 30 questions for students, some serious and some silly. It's an active way to get to know students on the first day of school, and students will enjoy it. There's no prep work for you. Just open and play! This Would You Rather Back to School Icebreaker Game includesdirections30 would you rather questions2 blank slides to add your own questionsCheck out all of my back to sch
6th - 12th
English Language Arts
Back to School Game Bundle - Four Corners Game, This or That, Would You Rather
Looking for fun back to school games? This back to school game bundle has all of your favorites: four corners, would you rather, and interactive this or that. Start the year off right by building a classroom community, getting to know your students, and having fun! There's no prep work for you. Just download and play! This back to school game bundle includesback to school four corners gamewould you rather icebreaker gameinteractive this or that gameCheck out all of my back to school products!Gam
6th - 12th
English Language Arts
Back to School Activity Bundle for Middle and High School - Games and Activities
This back to school activity bundle for the secondary classroom will have you set for the first week (or two!) of school. The bundle contains seven meaningful print and go activities to help you get to know your students, build community, identify students’ learning styles, and help students set goals. The bundle also includes games with content specifically for teens: back to school four corners game and would you rather icebreaker game. This activity bundle includes three additional easy, no-p
6th - 11th
English Language Arts, For All Subjects
Back to School Activity Mega Bundle for Secondary- Games, Activities, Projects
This massive back to school activity bundle for secondary classrooms has a wide range of both digital and printable activities and games for the first few weeks of school. This huge bundle has games, icebreakers, community building activities, printable activities, projects, and stations. With this resource, your middle and high school students will be engaged and have fun. It's a great way to get to know your students and begin building a strong classroom community. Plus, you save 25% by buyin
6th - 12th
English Language Arts, For All Subjects
Long Way Down Novel Unit Bundle - Printable Novel Study
This novel unit is full of engaging resources for Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds . Students will explore Long Way Down's themes with a pre-reading carousel discussion activity, practice comprehension with the student workbook, analyze the text with a variety of analysis activities, track the time with an interactive bookmark, and show their knowledge with a final test. Activities are engaging and require critical thinking. Students will enjoy this unit! Everything is easy to use and ready to
7th - 10th
English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry
CCSS
RL.7.1
, RL.7.2
, RL.7.3
 +17
Rhetorical Appeals Sorting Game - Ethos, Logos, and Pathos - Rhetorical Devices
Do you need a fun way to practice ethos, logos, and pathos? Students will love racing against their classmates with this rhetorical appeals sorting game. Each group will sort 30 different rhetorical appeal cards. The first group to complete the task correctly wins. This game can also be used as a station activity or an early finisher task. For a higher level thinking task, this product also includes an optional analysis extension activity. This rhetorical appeals sorting game includescategory la
6th - 10th
Close Reading, English Language Arts
Also included in:Â English Skills Sorting Game Bundle - Irony, Rhetorical Appeals, Poetry Terms
The Hate U Give Full Novel Unit Bundle - Printable Novel Study
This complete novel unit bundle for The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas has everything you need to teach the novel. This comprehensive novel unit includes a fun, interactive pre-reading carousel discussion, a student workbook, character activities, sticky note analysis activities, an escape room, a character test, and comprehension quizzes. Your students will love The Hate U Give with this fun, engaging novel unit. There is no prep. All materials are ready to print and go. All answers keys are inc
8th - 11th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
CCSS
RL.8.1
, RL.8.2
, RL.8.3
 +16
Long Way Down Mega Novel Unit Bundle - Printable and Digital Novel Study
Do you need an engaging novel unit for Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds? This printable and digital novel study for Long Way Down includes everything you would need to teach the novel in person or online. This Long Way Down novel unit contains all of the print and go activities and their digital versions, including a pre-reading activity, chapter questions, analysis, and assessments. There is no prep for you, and all answer keys and sample answers are included. Save 35% by buying this mega bu
7th - 10th
English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry
CCSS
RL.7.1
, RL.7.2
, RL.7.3
 +56
Long Way Down Workbook with Chapter Comprehension Questions - Novel Study
This student workbook for Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds is an engaging way to keep students focused on their reading. This Long Way Down workbook contains a combination of comprehension, analysis, and opinion questions for every chapter. This eye catching workbook can be bound or used as individual worksheets. All answer keys are included. There is no prep for you, and it's easy to use. Just print and go! Save 20% by buying the full novel unit. Click here to check it out!Long Way Down Printa
7th - 10th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
CCSS
RL.9-10.1
, RL.9-10.2
, RL.9-10.3
 +8
Also included in:Â Long Way Down Novel Unit Bundle - Printable Novel Study
Interactive This or That - Back to School Icebreaker Game
Do you need a fun, interactive game to start the year? This interactive take on This or That is a crowd pleaser! Students answer this or that questions by coloring patterns that match their answers on the provided answer page. Students get to visually see what they have in common with their classmates for this fun ice breaker game. When the game is over, student answer pages make a great bulletin board to start the year! There is no prep for you. Just print the answer page and show the slide sho
6th - 11th
English Language Arts, Performing Arts
Refugee by Alan Gratz - Workbook with Chapter Comprehension Questions
Are you looking for a way to keep students engaged while reading Refugee by Alan Gratz? This Refugee workbook is the perfect resource for holding students accountable for reading and helping them process novel events. This Refugee workbook will have students answer comprehension questions, support answers will textual evidence, make predictions, and share their opinions. There is a page for each chapter in both printable and digital versions. Answer keys are included. There's no prep for you.
6th - 9th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RL.7.10
, RL.8.10
 +4
Also included in:Â Refugee Novel Study - Digital and Printable Novel Unit - Alan Gratz
Black History Month Banner Project - Mini Research Activity
Do you need an engaging way to teach students about famous African Americans during Black History Month? This research banner project is the perfect activity to keep students engaged, and it creates a beautiful banner for a bulletin board display. This Black History Month banner project includes 24 different banners for students to choose from and a blank template for students to pick their own famous Black American. There's no prep for you. Everything is ready to print and go. These Black Histo
5th - 8th
English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
W.5.4
, W.5.7
, W.5.10
 +13
Daily Grammar Bell Ringer Journal - Full Year of Grammar Warmups for Grades 7-10
Do you struggle to fit grammar into your daily routine? This full year grammar bell ringer journal is the solution! There are 36 weeks of grammar content to review and learn in just a few minutes each day. Incorporating grammar doesn't have to be hard! This bell ringer journal is ready to print and go, and all answer keys are included. There's no prep work for you. This grammar bell ringer journal includes:Week 1: Nouns Week 2: Commas and Coordinating Conjunctions Week 3: Verbs Week 4: Capitali
7th - 10th
English Language Arts, Grammar, Spelling
CCSS
L.7.1
, L.7.1a
, L.7.1b
 +28
Five Paragraph Essay Digital and Printable Graphic Organizer - Essay Writing
Do your students struggle with the writing process when writing five paragraph essays? This five paragraph essay resource walks students through the writing process for a 5 paragraph essay step by step. The unit provides a 5 paragraph essay outline, topic planning guide, graphic organizer for each paragraph, format sample, and final copy directions. This is a great resource to support struggling students and students with IEPs. There's no prep work for you. Just print and go or assign online. T
6th - 10th
English Language Arts, Writing-Essays, Writing-Expository
CCSS
W.6.2
, W.6.2a
, W.6.2b
 +66
Class Culture Quilt Project and Bulletin Board - Community Building Craft
Do you want a fun way for students to share their cultures and beliefs? Use this product to create a class quilt where all students can showcase their culture, interests, and beliefs. This fun activity can be used at the beginning of the school year to build community, decorate your classroom, and get to know your students. This activity can also be paired with literature to bring writing to life. The short story "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker and the poem "My Mother Pieced Quilts" by Teresa Pal
6th - 11th
English Language Arts, For All Subjects
The Hate U Give Mega Novel Unit Bundle - Digital and Printable Novel Study
This huge bundle for The Hate U Give has everything you need to teach the novel. It includes an entire printable novel unit and complete digital novel unit. This comprehensive bundle for The Hate U Give includes a fun, interactive pre-reading carousel discussion, student workbook, character activities, sticky note analysis activities, escape room, movie vs. novel comparison, and novel quizzes. This unit is fun and easy to teach. There is no prep for you. All materials are ready to print and go
8th - 11th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
Annotation Unit - Presentation, Guided Notes, and Annotation Practice Activities
Do your students struggle with annotation and analysis? This annotation unit makes annotating easy. You can break down the basics of annotation with a presentation and guided notes. Then students can practice annotating with three different activities. All three activities include sample annotations. This is a great way to introduce annotation to students. There's no prep for you. Just print and go. This unit on teaching annotation includes1. Annotation Made Easy presentation 2. guided notes 3.
6th - 10th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RL.6.3
, RL.6.4
, RL.6.5
 +22
Refugee by Alan Gratz - Paired Nonfiction Texts - Novel Study Pre-Reading
Are you looking for a way to help students understand the circumstances of the novel characters in Refugee? These nonfiction texts pair with Alan Gratz's novel Refugee to provide students with historical context in order to better understand novel characters and events. There are three nonfiction texts, one for each character in Refugee. Each nonfiction article includes comprehension questions and a timeline. There is no prep work for you. Just print and go or assign online. All answer keys a
6th - 9th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading
CCSS
CCRA.R.10
Also included in:Â Refugee Novel Study - Digital and Printable Novel Unit - Alan Gratz
Croc Charm Book Project- Fiction Independent Reading Accountability- Book Report
Do you need an engaging book project for independent reading accountability? This croc charm book project is an activity your students will love. Students will create croc charms for a novel by focusing on characters, conflict, symbols, and setting. This croc charm book project can be done on the printable PDF or online in Google Slides. It can be used with any piece of fiction, a rubric is included, and there's no prep work for you. Just print and go or assign online. This independent reading c
6th - 10th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RL.7.10
, RL.8.10
 +2
Also included in:Â Independent Reading Bundle - Independent Reading Accountability Activities
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About the store
Experience
Hi, busy teachers! I'm Laura, the teacher behind Write and Read. I create engaging, no-prep and low-prep ELA activities to save you time.
I have 17 years of experience teaching in a Title I district in the midwest. I began as a middle school ELA teacher and later transferred to high school English. Through the years, I have taught a variety of different courses and ability levels. The last four years have been spent co-teaching English 9 and 10 with a special education teacher.
I'm also a certified k-12 library/media specialist. One day, I would love to transition from classroom teacher to school librarian. It's my dream job!
Teaching style
To keep lessons rigorous and engaging, I incorporate cooperative learning, hands-on activities, real-world connections, and high interest texts.
My own education history
I have a Bachelor's Degree in Secondary English Education and a Master's Degree in Education. In addition, I completed two other graduate programs: Indiana University's Cultural Immersion Project and Purdue University's NWI Writing Project. IU's Cultural Immersion Project included student teaching overseas in a small English village, and Purdue's NWI Writing Project focused on writing instruction across all content areas.
Additional biographical information
I'm a teacher and mama of two little boys. My husband is a middle school history teacher. Together, we live in the Midwest. I'm a true crime junkie, avid reader, and chocolate lover. If you want to connect with me, you can find me on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @writeandreadteacher.
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