Ms Libby

This power point can be used in a class to help review and improve students' thesis statement writing. This was used after students had worked on thesis statements but still struggled when writing them on their own. It also provides tips for expanding on writing.

Want your students to remember significant figures in your content area? Want to combine your content with English? This may be the activity for you. Students create their own Guess Who? clues about a figure they've learned. Clues can be used to practice specific English skills while reviewing important people for another content. Students are assigned one of two colors, red or blue, and then compete with each other to guess the figures of the other team. Afterwards, they make fun wall decoratio

This is activity to use with students while learning about Ancient Egypt. Students imagine they are going back in time and must observe the Egyptians. Students show their knowledge through journal entries and illustrations. This activity includes the instructions, a graphic organizer, and checklist that students can use to keep track of their progress. Use this as a formative assessment or test prep. My students always enjoy the chance to be creative during class, especially when it involves col

This is a handout that contains mini charts with the different types of transition words. My students were required to keep this handout in their writing notebook for reference throughout the year. A great tool for students to have handy when learning to multiple paragraph essays.