Read Write Tech

In this unit, we use an extended metaphor to grow leaves as writers. This unit slideshow can be broken down into different days, shared with students independently, or reviewed as a whole. The information in this slideshow will provide students the opportunity to learn about screenwriting so that they can become screenwriters. This unit is best delivered after the students are familiar with short story writing.

A custom design for my classroom workflow. I teach high school and my students have been extremely receptive to the waiting room (I cut them out on thick cardstock) and my workflow signs. I printed the workflow sign and posted it in multiple places around the room. This has been a game-changer for managing one-on-one conferencing during classtime and building independence for my most reluctant students.

Students can partner-read or read independently to practice understanding figurative language and the more complex language of Elizabethan English in ACT II, Scene ii of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. My students found this to be so fun, accessible, and really helped them break down the complex language of Shakespeare's iambic pentameter/Early Modern English. This is great for empowering learners to access the text in a manageable way and doubles as a great sub plan so that students do

In this assignment, students will break down aspects of the text in order to deepen their understanding of the character, Polyphemus, and the narrator's unreliability.

A poster for your classroom at any age. My high school students still need the teachable moment when they see this poster. We are all human, and therefore, we must all be kind.

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.

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.