NEVER STOP LEARNING
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Michigan, United States
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YouTube Lessons: https://www.youtube.com/c/CarolMcNally
Mom of four;
Granny to six ;
Sunday school teacher 10+ years ;
Public school teacher (Title 1, middle school ELA regular education and support classes) 20+ years...retired ;
Literacy Coach ;
Instructional Coach ;
School improvement team member for nearly all of my teaching career;
Author of significant amounts of ELA curriculum for my district, most recently a revision of 6,7, and 8 regular and advanced/accelerated ELA curriculum and supporting documents/materials aligned with CCSS;
Currently ELA teacher in of our district's advanced/accelerated program;
Fellow: National Writing Project
Adjunct Professor: Western Michigan University
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High Impact Literacy Strategies
A literacy strategies planning guide for classroom teachers and Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). For each strategy: explanation, ideas, and application sections. Ideal for use in teacher team professional development.
2nd - 12th
CCSS
CCRA.R.10
Short Story Planning Sheet
After my students have read and analyzed several short stories whole group, then individually, we read one more short story together, "The Black Cat" by Edger Allen Poe, before they then write their own original short stories. This graphic organizers gives them models of all the literary elements in "The Black Cat" and provides room for them to organize their own ideas. Short Story Inquiry Form by Carol McNally is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.
7th - 8th
Creative Writing, Short Stories
CCSS
CCRA.W.5
Middle School Reading Packet for March is Reading Month
This packet guides students through the reading of historical, science, realistic (Michigan 8th grade genres) fiction AND a choice other fiction extra credit book. I use these packets (four pages each--2 pages copied back to back) during March is Reading Month to keep them focused on skills/concepts we have already been working on: identifying vocabulary in context, asking/answering their own questions about literature, locating proof in the literature to defend the genre, and locating and art
5th - 8th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
CCSS
CCRA.R.10
Short Story Graphic Organizer & Quiz Format
A graphic organizer that can be used to quiz students on any short story. A reminder of the definition of the literary element is in the middle column. Form could be modified by eliminating the definitions. Short Story Inquiry Form by Carol McNally is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.
7th - 8th
English Language Arts, Short Stories
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.5
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Comparison of Common Core Secondary ELA Standards
This document lays out the 6,7,8, 9/10, and 11/12 ELA Common Core standards alongside the anchor standards and color codes the differences that occur at each level.
I created this document to help me really learn the differences in the common core from level to level in order to be able to better differentiate for my students.
Though I highly recommend that you do this for yourself (I internalized so much about the standards through this exercise), I am happy to share this with whomever is int
6th - 12th
English Language Arts
Short Story Inquiry Form
After I have read several short stories WITH my students, I give them three copies of this graphic organizer and allow them to choose from a plethora of collections of short stories I have in my classroom. They are to read three short stories and fill in this graphic organizer as they read. The graphic organizer gives them definitions of plot, character, and writer's craft literary terms and give them space to fill in that information specific to the short stories they choose to read. At the
7th - 8th
English Language Arts, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.8.1
, RL.8.2
, RL.8.6
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About the store
Experience
YouTube Lessons: https://www.youtube.com/c/CarolMcNally
Mom of four;
Granny to six ;
Sunday school teacher 10+ years ;
Public school teacher (Title 1, middle school ELA regular education and support classes) 20+ years...retired ;
Literacy Coach ;
Instructional Coach ;
School improvement team member for nearly all of my teaching career;
Author of significant amounts of ELA curriculum for my district, most recently a revision of 6,7, and 8 regular and advanced/accelerated ELA curriculum and supporting documents/materials aligned with CCSS;
Currently ELA teacher in of our district's advanced/accelerated program;
Fellow: National Writing Project
Adjunct Professor: Western Michigan University
Teaching style
Constructivist: I believe that students learn best when they set their own learning goals and discover information for themselves. I use inquiry learning in my classroom as a structure for learning about the time periods from which literature emerges. My classroom is built around individual choice in reading and writing.
Awards & shining teacher moments
2004 Excellence Award for a Professional Development Program - Michigan Association of School Boards;
2008 Annual Recognition Award for Educational Equity - American Association of University Women
My own education history
Bachelor of Science: Business, WMU;
Teaching Certification k-8, English & Language Arts, WMU;
Master's degree: English, WMU;
Certification in Gifted Education, Purdue
Additional biographical information
My focus is on equipping students with strategies for learning. Learning is not remembering;, it is not doing; it is not completing. Learning is developing automaticity with skills and owning concepts to support their journey and success in higher level academics.
I want to support teachers as well with excellent literacy materials for teaching and learning.
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