Marie Andreu
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Georgia, United States
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I taught middle grades language arts for 21 years in a variety of settings, including gifted, collaborative special education, Title I, and International Baccalaureate.
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Middle Grades ELA Common Core Toolbox: Printables for Nearly Every Standard
The Middle Grades ELA Common Core Toolbox contains 77 learning activities aligned to the CCSS for grades 6-8. It includes printables that can be used multiple times throughout the year to address nearly all of the standards in reading literature and informational texts, and many of the speaking and listening, writing, and language standards. It also has two pages of writing prompts and warm-ups. The Standards Guide at the end details the CCSS that correspond to each printable.
Three grade level
6th - 8th
English Language Arts
CCSS
RL.6.1
, RL.6.5
, RL.6.6
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Active and Passive Voice Differentiated Worksheets
Help students learn to identify the active and passive voice while reading informational text about black holes. This packet contains three levels of the same worksheet. Worksheet A is intended for students who may need extra support identifying the verbs and verb phrases in each sentence. Worksheet B is for average students and contains a numerical prompt at the end of each sentence to tell them how many verbs or verb phrases they need to find. Worksheet C is for advanced students; the extra s
6th - 9th
English Language Arts, Grammar, Informational Text
Pronoun Case Chart
A handout to help students classify pronouns as subjective, objective, and possessive in preparation for ensuring that pronouns are in the proper case in speaking and writing (CCSS L.6.1a). Students may also find the chart helpful when learning or reviewing first- and third-person point of view.
6th - 8th
Grammar
CCSS
L.6.1a
Literacy in Science Made Easy: Printables for Grades 6-8
The graphic organizers and writing packets in this resource provide science teachers with helpful tools for teaching literacy through science. The handouts can be used throughout the year for to address nearly all the Literacy in Science Common Core Standards. The guide in the back of the book lists the standards that are aligned with each resource.
The writing packets are designed to help students plan, organize, and write science essays or research papers. The packets guide students step-by-
6th - 8th
Reading, Science, Writing
Figurative Language Brochure: Cooperative Learning Foldable for Grades 4-8
Use this foldable brochure in conjunction with the included cooperative learning activity for an interactive study of figurative language in a text. File includes the printable brochure template and instructions on how to complete the brochure and conduct the cooperative learning activity.
4th - 8th
English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry
Plot Pack: Graphic Organizers for Summarizing and Analyzing Plot
These graphic organizers come in handy for a variety of uses and are correlated to the Common Core Standards in grades 6-8 ELA.
(Note: Two of the three organizers (5-box and Plot Line) appear in other products - both the Middle Grades Common Core Toolbox and the 6th Grade Common Core Toolbox in my store.)
Ideas for using these organizers:
~Summarize the plot of a short story or chapter of a novel.
~Complete an organizer as a book report - great for summer reading reports due at the start o
6th - 8th
English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories
What Are Your Goals? A Back-To-School Writing Assignment Printable
The start of a school year can be rather chaotic. You may not have textbooks (or enough for all your students); your class roster can change daily; the lunch schedule may not run on time, and so on. You need meaningful work for the students while things settle into a normal routine.
This printable will give your students 3-5 days of work in class that will get them thinking about how they can be successful this school year while composing their first essay, which you can use to evaluate their
4th - 8th
English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays
The Arrow and the Song Poetry Printable
This 2-page printable on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "The Arrow and the Song" contains the poem itself and 8 short-answer questions for students complete.
This poetry printable can be used for a variety of purposes in grades 6-12. Lower grades may require guided practice, while upper grades can complete the printable independently. The list below offers suggestions for how you might use this printable in your classroom:
1. Use this printable as start of class work, homework or other assignme
6th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry
Figurative Language Quiz Grades 6-8
A quick and easy quiz to assess knowledge of figurative language including simile, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, personification and hyperbole.
6th - 7th
English Language Arts
Over the River and Through The Wood Prepositional Phrase Challenge
Have students work alone or in teams to find all 39 prepositional phrases in the lyrics of "Over the River and Through the Wood."
5th - 8th
English Language Arts, Grammar
Story Plot Line Graphic Organizer
Students can use this graphic organizer to describe how a particular story’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves towards a resolution (Core Curriculum Grade 6 ELA).
6th
Reading, Short Stories
Presidents' Day Prepositions
Use this printable worksheet for practice in finding prepositional phrases in informational text about the history of Presidents' Day.
4th - 8th
English Language Arts, Grammar, Informational Text
The Preposition Song (to the tune of "So Long, Farewell")
Students can easily memorize 51 common prepositions with this song to the tune of "So Long, Farewell" from The Sound of Music.
4th - 8th
Grammar
Academic Red Rover
This is a game that can make questions from a textbook engaging and fun! No worries – there is no chanting, running across the room or trying to capture anyone in clasped arms. This game is fun without the rowdiness of playground red rover. Recommended for grades 6 and up.
6th - 12th
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Experience
I taught middle grades language arts for 21 years in a variety of settings, including gifted, collaborative special education, Title I, and International Baccalaureate.
Teaching style
As a kinesthetic learner myself, I prefer to use hands-on and collaborative learning activities, and I like to incorporate music, art, and drama in my lessons.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Over 40 students published locally and nationally, including writing competitions and my state's gifted education newsletter.
Co-founded the English Vertical Team at my middle school in cooperation with the local high school. Developed, with the Vertical Team, a comprehensive 6-8 grade SAT vocabulary word program and a summer reading program. This resulted in a significant rise in SAT scores at the high school.
My students in the various settings, including gifted, general education, and co-taught special education, had the highest or close to the highest scores in every public school I ever worked for.
My own education history
B.A. and M.Ed. in Middle Grades Education with concentrations in Language Arts and Social Studies.
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