Read Write Tech

This can work for 7-12th grade ELA classes so that students can track and compare topics across multiple texts. I print a copy for each student each day that we read. They keep a folder filled with their notes for each chapter or scene that we read. If they have anassigned reading for homework that night, they can add their notes to the appropriate note page. It helps for keeping track of details across longer texts, or if you are using multiple smaller texts as supplemental reading.

I use this lesson in small groups, as a whole group, or through individual work to introduce my reporters to the idea that there are SO many questions we should be asking about everything we experience. You can use any video clip for them to investigate but I enjoy using this one because it has a lot to inspect immediately.

With this organizer, creative writers can take their characters from stereotypical, flat, or static to well-rounded, unique individuals that drive their stories.

An organizer to help your creative writers plan their stories, scripts, etc. before they begin writing.

An opportunity to study the news and the way that news is presented. This is a great opportunity for students of journalism AND English Language Arts or History classes to begin to look at the way that information is presented. This can help students BEGIN the study of evidence, bias, voice, and how an author chooses to present information.