SupportInTheMiddle

Use this outline with your middle school students to teach them a basic outline for argumentative essays. My students write 5 paragraph essays, citing evidence in each body paragraph, and giving a counter argument in body paragraph 3.

Use my poetry guided notes and slides to introduce your poetry unit to your students. This lesson takes one class period and introduces your students to 5 types of poetry, rhyme scheme, speaker's voice, theme, and topic.

These slides are great for an introduction to your poetry unit in middle school. The slides cover 5 types of poetry, rhyme scheme, theme, topic and speaker's voice.

This rubric is a great resource for grading science fair projects! It includes grades based on research, display board, and in class participation. Teachers may choose how to scale the grading. Here's an example of what I did: Research Activities: 25 points possible Display Board: 25 points possible Participation: 10 points possible These rubrics were easy to use as students presented their boards, quick grading!