Greg Silver

This pdf contains a checklist that I give to my students when they are writing an argumentative essay. It's a simple list that ensures they include all of the elements that are needed in their essay. It's very helpful for all of my students, but in particular it helps keep my special education students organized.

I've used these reading activities in both middle school and high school classrooms. The readings are easy for students to comprehend, and they introduce students to important new vocabulary words for each section. Each reading also includes a graphic organizer that can be used with the reading, or it can be supplemented with the reading. The graphic organizers have been extremely helpful for my lower-level students. Some of the readings also include a critical thinking question that allows stud

This is a fun way to introduce and review the first 10 amendments to our Constitution. Students are given different real life situations, and they have to decide which amendment each situation is dealing with. To make it more personal, I put the names of my students in the situations. I've never had such a good time teaching the Bill of Rights!