Connie Fleming

This is a fun lesson that I used as we watched the Wizard of Oz. I usually used it during the Poetry Unit. The students really enjoyed this activity. I broke the movie down in to different scenes and showed about 10 or 15 minutes of the movie at a time. You an adjust the time for your students. As the students watched a particular scence, I had them listen for the figurative language that I had written down under that scene. After we watched the scene, I had them write down the line from the sc

This is a 48 slide powerpoint that goes into detail about Nonfiction vs Fiction. It also includes some examples of each and little lessons for student practice. I created this when I was teaching writing a biography essay unit. I have an example of a brainstorming web for a biography essay. I printed out the blank sheets for the graphic organizers (included in the slides) and had my students fill in the blanks as we talked about it. I have also included a test and key. Some of the questions come

This is a power point that includes information about GIST and I usually have the students take notes on this. It also includes a quiz and I usually have the students use their notes to take the quiz. I've also included some examples of GIST and an Activity. The activity is done with either newspaper articles or magazine articles. It can also be used with a television episode. The kids really enjoy this activity. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks so much.

This power point is alligned with the Louisiana LEAP and teaches from the Nonfiction Unit. I have created a chart with text structure examples and author's purpose examples from the Louisiana Curriculum. As I show it and discuss it, the students take notes from it. Please feel free to ask me any questions.

This is a power point presentation that has figurative language terms in regards to poetry and their definitions. I usually have the students take notes as we discuss them in class. Please feel free to ask any questions.

This is a fun smartboard activity that the kids enjoyed doing. I have written a paragraph with five sentences. It contains a topic sentence, three detail sentences, and a concluding sentence. The student has to go to the board and click on the sentences and arrange them in order correctly. This helps with paragraph structure and chronological order. I used it while I was teaching paragraphs. I have four other different paragraphs for this same activity available.

This is a power point presentation with basic poetry terms and their definitions. I have also included a test and the key. I have the students take notes as we discuss this. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for looking.

This presentation is a lesson about how to write a problem and solution essay. I have included charts with pros and cons and a graphic organizer. I have also included a student copy where I have blanked out some words and the students fill in the correct words as we discuss it. They can also use it to brainstorm their problem and solution essays. It's an easy lesson and they kids learn it quickly. Let me know if you have any questions.

This is a fun lesson where I get the students to visualize poetry. I have included a power point that has several poems that I choose. I print out the slides where there are several slides on one page so the students can see the poems all at once. We read and discuss the poems as a class and the last slide has an assingment. The students choose four poems and draw them as they see them. If time allows, after they are finished drawing, I show the students the drawings and see if they can guess wh

This is a PP presentation that includes information about allusions and symbolism in poetry with examples. Please feel free to ask me any questions. Thanks for looking.

This is a word document with 16 vocabulary word quiz and key and questions in regards to The Celebrating Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. Let me know if you have any questions.

I have created four worksheets/charts that have different figurative language terms on them. I either give the students poems or picture books and they must find the sentence that contains that particular figurative language in the poem or picture book and write it down on the correct blank in the chart/worksheet. I have them include the book/poem title as well as page number. The kids really enjoy this especially the picture books. Let me know if you have any questions.

This is a fun acitivity that the students enjoy doing. I have included a power point with several narrative/lyric poems and a story map. I print out the story map for the students and have them fill it in using the narrative/lyric poems as we discuss them. You can use other poems as well. Let me know if you have any questions.

This is a fun activity that the kids enjoy doing. I've included the instructions and examples on a power point presentation. I usually do this activity during the poetry unit. Please let me know if you have any questions.

This is a fun lesson that allows students to actually watch tv in class. They write a paragraph after watching a television episode. I used an "I Love Lucy" episode since she is my favorite. It worked out really well and the students seem to have fun and do well with it. It teaches paragraph structure, summarizing, and sequence of events. Along with the detailed lesson plan, I included a peer review question sheet and two example paragraphs. It could also be done with an essay.

I used the movie Savannah Smiles to teach literary terms, plot, and prior knowledge. The kids really love this movie and enjoy this lesson. I have included the test, discussion questions, and prior knowledge with this lesson. I also have power point presentations for this lesson that include literary terms, irony, and plot diagrams that I have customized to go with the Savannah Smiles movie. These are for sale separately. Let me know if you have any questions.

This is a fun activity that the kids enjoy doing. I give students comic strips that I have cut out of the newspaper. They must take the dialogue in the comic strip and puncutate it correctly. They can add other sentences to the paragraph as they describe the story. I have included an example. Let me know if you have any questions.

This is a power point presentation with poetry technique terms and their definitions. The students takes notes on these as we discuss them in class. I have also included a test and the key. Please feel free to ask me any questions. Thanks for looking.

This is a power point presentation with invented poetry terms, definitions, and examples. I've also included a test and key. It is alligned with the Louisiana cirriculum. Please feel free to ask any questions.

This is a fun smartboard activity that the kids enjoyed doing. I have written a paragraph with five sentences. It contains a topic sentence, three detail sentences, and a concluding sentence. The student has to go to the board and click on the sentences and arrange them in order correctly. This helps with paragraph structure and chronological order. I used it while I was teaching paragraphs. I have four other different paragraphs for this same activity available.