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This slide deck includes 20 days of sentence-editing practice focused on parts of speech. The opening slides provide instruction on basic editing marks and a review of each part of speech. Each practice slide includes a student-friendly editing checklist, with the corrected sentence shown on the following slide for review.

This student-facing packet prepares students to participate in a fishbowl-style discussion after reading both "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson and The Giver by Lois Lowry. The packet includes instructions and a rubric, nine discussion questions formatted in a graphic organizer which requires students to provide text evidence, and space for note taking during the discussion. Discussion questions are divided into three categories: Theme, Character/Setting, and Personal Reflection. I typically div

Use this checklist as students decode the NJSLA released rubrics and sample prompts for all three writing tasks: Informative/Explanatory, Narrative, and Argumentative. This can be used throughout the year, or as a review of key terms and elements used in each type of writing.

This debate packet is student facing and ready to print. It can be changed as needed for your students' needs, as it is in a Google Doc. It includes a prompt, a graphic organizer for students to prepare for the debate, a note sheet for during the debate, and questions for a written reflection following the debate. After reading Chapter 2 of Nimona (excerpts work fine, too!), students will be assigned to Team Nimona or Team Blackheart. Following the prompt, students will argue which plan for batt

This is a student-facing guide to a fishbowl discussion for after the reading of Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. Discussion questions focus on characters, plot, and theme. The packet includes a rubric, graphic organizers for preparation, and a note taking page for during the discussion. Feel free to modify anything to fit your students' needs!