Byte-Sized Teaching

This is a presentation that explains and defines 5 text structures: compare/contrast, spatial/descriptive, chronological, sequence/process, and problem/solution. There is a slide which defines and describes each process as well as an example slide for each. I have also included 10 slides that help the students practice what they have just learned.

This is a song about the RACE strategy for writing constructed responses. It is set to the tune of Shake It Off by Taylor Swift. If you e-mail me with proof you have purchased these lyrics, I can send you the MP4 of the song with myself and a friend singing it. b.allison.rodgers@gmail.com

Here is a powerpoint and worksheets for teaching Subjective and Objective Pronouns.

These are pictures and step by step directions to have your class make a RACE foldable to keep in their notebook. The foldable has examples and reminds them what each step of RACE is asking them to do.

This is a vocabulary test that can be used for students. A word bank and a sheet with answers are included.

Ch. 1 vocabulary for the students from Kingdom Keepers. I have attached a paper with each word and its definition, and a paper for the students to fill out on their own.

This is a file that contains a baseline writing assignment along with a way to assign a numerical number to each students writing to remind you and the students how much improvement they've had since the beginning of the year.