Christina Whelehon

Each day, my students listen to the six minutes podcast. You can listen free here: https://app.kidslisten.org/pod/Six-Minutes As an active listening strategy, I ask them to sketch the main scene of each episode using this notetaking guide. When you go to print, there are extra margins for you to trim off so it can fit in student's notebooks. I have students glue their notes into their interactive notebooks. Each week features five episodes, plus a space for them to make a prediction for the ne

For informational texts (I usually pull from NewsELA). Students must identify: Objective summary of the textCentral ideaTricky vocabularySupporting evidenceOpen ended discussion question (for socratic seminar)

Standards Based Grading Rubric that aligns with Missouri Learning Standards. Standards Assessed: 8.W.2.A.a, 8.W.3.A.a, 8.W.3.A.b, 8.W.3.A.c, 8.W.3.A.d Includes an assignment checklist that aligns with the writer's checklist for narrative writing on the DESE website.

Students will identify: title of story and authorobjective summary of the texttheme (with supporting evidence)point of view (with supporting evidence)literary termselements of plot (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution)protagonist and antagonistconflict (internal and/or external)tricky vocabulary words

Display these posters in class with sentence stems to help students practice the RACES strategy when answering questions. *When printing, please change print settings to "fit to printable area".

Print and place above turn-in bin with highlighters for students to highlight their name on their work to self-assess their level of understanding.

Students reflect on study skills and participation/behavior. I use this student self evaluation sheet to help guide parent teacher conferences.

Free fluency tracker to track correct words read per minute (CWPM).

Students can use this graphic organizer to define a vocabulary word and provide synonyms and antonyms.