Lisa's Learnings

Use this editable Nonfiction Book Report template geared towards middle schoolers and high schoolers! I hope you and your students enjoy :)

Use this editable/modifiable resource to help introduce Narrative Writing to your middle school and earlier high school students! This resource is ideal earlier on (beginning or middle) in a Narrative Writing Unit and introduces students to some of the basic elements. This resource is a 7-page packet and is NOT meant to supplement an entire unit--it's simply to help kickstart a lesson or unit, and will go hand-in-hand with other resources/activities you choose to provide :) Tips: When I did

Use this editable/modifiable Book Report Project Choice Board geared towards middle schoolers and high schoolers! This would go great with independent reading, but you can also adapt it to work with a whole class novel study. The project choices work best with fiction. My 8th graders had so much fun working on this project! They loved having the choice, which got higher engagement as a result. The 1st year I did this, I had the kids do a Gallery Walk at the end. The 2nd year and beyond, I had

This simple, modifiable Google Slides deck offers 8 different/various prompts that are perfect for the end of an English or ELA class. This Slides deck offers quick wrap-up reflections and activities that are easy to tack on to the end of a lesson or quiz. Whether you're planning to incorporate it into your day, or you unexpectedly find extra time and pull it up on a whim, simply choose one slide (or give your students 2-3 options to choose from!) for them to complete by the end of class. Tip:

NOTE: These discussion prompts were geared towards project share-outs I had my students do in small groups after they completed their projects for the “Book Report - Project Choice Board,” which is another resource I have on my TeachersPayTeachers page! Feel free to use the two together, or adapt/modify this resource for your own activities and objectives :) If you and your students enjoyed this, I'd love to hear about it! My students had a blast - Enjoy!

This is the perfect bell ringer or short activity coming back from Thanksgiving Break! I know sometimes we’re a little tight on time (trying to finish a unit, modified schedules, etc.), but it’s always good to spend a little time, even just 5 minutes, to ease students back in. This activity is short and sweet, and allows your class to do exactly that!