Melissa Probe

This is a grant proposal that I wrote for funds to purchase books geared toward students in the 8th grade and above. It is a mini-grant so it is two pages in length. I am a middle school librarian, however this could easily be modified for use by any middle or high school teacher. I wrote this my first year in the library. The collection was comprised of books that were very old and appealed to a younger audience. I wanted to provide my older students with books that they would be excited to re

I got the grant! Why reinvent the wheel? I am teacher and I have a School Library Media Specialist degree. I used this grant to fund books for a middle school library, but it could easily be adapted for high school. This grant is for YA books. I hope you find this helpful:)

This handout explains how to annotate. It includes explanations and examples as well as grading criteria. The handout explains how to use PostIts to annotate, but it could easily be modified for in-text annotations. It is geared toward middle school, but can easily be adapted to elementary or high school.

Tired of the same old boring reading responses??? Step-by-step instructions guide students through the process of creating a dynamic book talk. This also contains two example book talks for "A Child Called It" and "The House of the Scorpion". It also contains a graphic organizer and a rubric.

I hope this helps prevent someone else from reinventing the wheel! This document provides all of the information parents and students need to be successful in my class. It is targeted toward 8th-grade ELA, but it can be modified for any class; I use a pared-down version for my technology classes. The syllabus headings are: Course DescriptionSuppliesThe importance of Google ClassroomWhat can I do to help my child?Late and Absent Work PolicyParent CommunicationStudent CommunicationClassroom Rul

This is a checklist that I give to my students before they turn in their final research paper. It could be used for a research paper in any subject area.

This is an evaluation tool I use with both Drama and Language Arts students. It evaluates their speech in the following areas: Approach, Command of Language, Emotional Perfomance, Body Language and Delivery Style.

This is a handout that I give to students after they have written a narrative rough draft. It gives examples of specific improvements they should make in their writing.

This is a handout for students to guide them in writing a book talk. They then share the book talk with the class. It contains two sample book talks for "The Lightning Thief" and "Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life". It also contains a checklist for what should be included in the book talk.