CatchAll Teaching

When studying poetic techniques, I like to point out how song lyrics are really poems.  Middle school students are usually really into music, so this is an engaging way to get them understanding poetry! Since only a part of the mark is actually about the poetic techniques, it also gives students who don’t fully understand yet a chance to still get a decent mark.

Clear and simple descriptors in 2 versions, with 4 levels of achievement. Helps to assess in pitch, breathing, enunciation, expression, group work, part singing, and choreography. Can use individually or in groups, with space at the bottom for additional comments!

After a middle school novel study unit on "Tuck Everlasting", I like to watch the movie with my students and talk about the differences. This is a perfect lead-in to my next unit of analyzing movies and media!

This product is simply a one-page resource to outline how to know if a situation is bullying or not. The first time I taught middle school, I created this poster to help teach my students the difference between bullying and regular arguments.  We went through MANY examples of what was what! In the future, I hope to create more posters showing all of these examples, but for now here is the original poster that I used.