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50 DIFFERENT SENTENCE STEMS AND QUESTIONS WILL KEEP YOUR STUDENTS TALKING AND ENGAGED!! These Cafe Conversation Cards were created to help students learn how to ask thought-provoking questions and engage with classmates for an academic purpose. Simply make enough copies for each group, have students choose a question or prompt and then sit back and enjoy listening to your students take over the class! When the conversation fades, students simply read off of the cards and fill in the blanks w

Are you looking for a way for students to practice identifying the FICTION NOTICE AND NOTE SIGNPOSTS (Beers, Probst) and are tired of the same old bookmarks and note taking sheets? Then this project may be just what you need!! Once my students had plenty of practice identifying signposts in our class novels, they were ready to move on to independent work. This project guides students through a 13 step process of reading a novel, taking notes on the signposts and then creating an original boar

What do roller coasters and suspense stories have in common? EVERYTHING! If you are looking for an engaging way to teach fiction story elements--this resource is for you! Students will not mind taking notes about exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution as an introduction Powerpoint compares these elements to the ultimate roller coaster experience! Students will share coaster stories, take notes, and then read a suspense story that will leave them da

Students use the "Behind the Name" website and the student-friendly handout to research the origin, meaning, and history of their first and middle names. This is a TERRIFIC first week of school activity-- students can make name tags that display the information learned through the webquest. Students can then share this information in a quick "introductory" speech. The handout can also be used to research the meanings behind CHARACTER names in students favorite novels OR as inspiration for nam

Did you ever find your Reading Standards confusing to read? Is it difficult to see how skills build from one year to the next? Do you struggle with knowing what it means when a student struggles "with meaning and context in literary text"? These are all questions my teachers struggle with as well. As the District English Supervisor, I wanted to create a notebook that would help teachers answer those questions. Thus the creation of my Reading Progression Guide. THIS IS NOT A SERIES OF WORKS