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About the store
This store has a variety of materials for teaching ELA; however, the emphasis is on writing at the middle school level. Most of my materials have a writing component to them, and many have scaffolding built in as well. My most popular products include: grade specific writing responses for reading standards in literature and information in grades 6th, 7th, and 8th grades, grade 6 HMH Collections (older version, but some text selections are the same), a few in grade 7 for HMH, and grade 8. I also have many writing prompts, writing strategies, and back to school writing workshop materials to choose from. I have been creating curriculum for the classroom for over 29 years, and have been a teacher-author for TPT since 2015.
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Preview of Figurative Language Middle School ELA Activities L.5

Figurative Language Middle School ELA Activities L.5

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Figurative Language Activities for Middle School ELA will help your students to analyze figurative language and other word meanings, especially those associations between words, like analogies or connotations. This middle school resource, based on the Language Standard 5 Grades 6-8 of the Common Core State Standards does just that! Save time and help your students understand figurative language, analogies and connotations through multiple activities, some of which can be reused with different cu
Preview of Halloween Story Creative Writing Prompts for Middle School ELA

Halloween Story Creative Writing Prompts for Middle School ELA

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For this Halloween, get your students into creative writing with these Story Writing Prompts that will engage your students this creepy Halloween week. You can use a new story writing prompt each day to tell a different spooky tale, or use each prompt as a different part of a longer tale. Click here to see video previewIncluded in this resource:-Halloween Prompts PDF with lesson plans, printable worksheets, and GoogleTM links -Halloween Prompts for digital worksheets -Halloween Presentation Sli
Preview of Growth Mindset Writing Prompts for Bell ringers and Discussions

Growth Mindset Writing Prompts for Bell ringers and Discussions

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Growth Mindset writing prompts get students thinking about and talking about a how they can apply the growth mindset concepts to their own lives. Are your students already giving up to easily this year? Learning new skills and performing writing tasks are hard work, but with your encouragement and some growth mindset principles, they can improve. The writing prompts are full color Google Slides pages that you can assign one a day or one per week, depending on your preferences. Text boxes are alr
Preview of Growth Mindset Posters for Classroom Decor Bulletin Board

Growth Mindset Posters for Classroom Decor Bulletin Board

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Are your students giving up too easily? Do they need some motivation to help them persevere? Teaching a growth mindset will help them to grow both intellectually and emotionally. These growth mindset posters can be a great display in front of your classroom or on a bulletin board in your hallway to help your students strive and push through to meet challenges. Each letter of the words "Growth Mindset" have an inspirational saying that you can teach as class mottos - pick one per week.
Preview of First Week Back to School ELA Middle School Writing Process Bundle

First Week Back to School ELA Middle School Writing Process Bundle

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This writing process bundle for back to school can bring some magic into your English Language Arts classroom. Perfect for setting up a Writing Workshop in your classroom this year. What is included:Classroom posters for bulletin board about Writing ProcessPresentation Slides that Teach the Writing ProcessWhat is a Writing Workshop Presentation Lesson SlidesBack to School Writing Activities where students write part of a letter to you each dayLesson plans for each dayThis bundle saves you money
Preview of First Week Back-to-School Writing Activities for Middle School

First Week Back-to-School Writing Activities for Middle School

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Back-to-School Writing Activities for Middle School makes getting to know your students easy and fun. The beginning of the school year doesn't have to be boring or stressful, instead, add a little magic, and poof! You've got a great start to your school year! With this resource, you write a letter to your students, and they write back to you each day through bell ringers and writing workshop activities. I've also given you some ideas for other fun get-to-know-you activities to do with your stud
Preview of First Week Back to School Writing Workshop Lesson Presentation Activities

First Week Back to School Writing Workshop Lesson Presentation Activities

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What is Writing Workshop? Lesson presentation helps you teach what a writing workshop is and the importance of classroom cooperation in your English Language Arts classroom. This lesson was developed with middle school in mind with fun, magic elements, worksheets to keep them focused, and engaging writing activities. This resource includes: Lesson plans for how to best implement this lesson. Presentation slides: Bell ringerMini-lesson that introduces the concept of writing workshopWriting Works
Preview of Back to School Writing Workshop Presentation Slides - Editable and Magic-Themed

Back to School Writing Workshop Presentation Slides - Editable and Magic-Themed

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Transform your English Language Arts class into a writing workshop with these editable lesson presentation slides. Included are 17 slides ready for you to enter in your own presentation information. Each magical-themed slide represents the writing workshop schedule with: Bell Ringer Share Mini-lesson slides Writing Workshop Writing Conferences Review Share Time Clean-Up. Also included are four blank slides for you to add more of your own content. Be a writing teacher whiz with these fun, magical
Preview of Mammoth Shakes Digital and Printable Activities Collections Grade 6

Mammoth Shakes Digital and Printable Activities Collections Grade 6

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Preview of "Mammoth Shakes..." Digital Activities Collections Grade 6

"Mammoth Shakes..." Digital Activities Collections Grade 6

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Save tons of time with Mammoth Shakes & Monster Waves for HMH Collections Grade 6. Made to be compatible with Google AppsTM, Mammoth Shakes & Monster Waves Digital Activities engage students in Collection 3 of the HMH CollectionsTM Grade 6 textbook Dealing with Disaster. Simply select the slides or quiz you want to assign to your students and add the Student Digital Worksheets, Mammoth Shakes & Monster Waves Vocabulary quiz, or Mammoth Shakes & Monster Waves Collaborative Discussion to y
Preview of The Role of Myths Ancient Greece Digital & Printable Activities Collections Gr 6

The Role of Myths Ancient Greece Digital & Printable Activities Collections Gr 6

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Both the printable and digital versions of this product. Please see the previews in the individual products.
Preview of Role of Myths Ancient Greece Digital Activities for Collections Grade 6

Role of Myths Ancient Greece Digital Activities for Collections Grade 6

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Save tons of time with The Role of Myths in Ancient Greece for HMH Collections Grade 6. Made to be compatible with Google AppsTM, The Role of Myths in Ancient Greece Digital Activities engage students in Collection 6 of the HMH CollectionsTM Grade 6 textbook What Tales Tell. Simply select the slides or quiz you want to assign to your students and add the Student Digital Worksheets, The Role of Myths in Ancient Greece Vocabulary quiz, or The Role of Myths in Ancient Greece Collaborative Di
Preview of Black Ships Before Troy Digital Activities for HMH Collections Grade 6

Black Ships Before Troy Digital Activities for HMH Collections Grade 6

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NOTE: These resources were NOT created for the novel version of Black Ships Before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff. They include resources for three excerpts published in HMH Collections Grade 6.Save tons of time with Black Ships Before Troy for HMH Collections Grade 6. Created to be compatible with Google AppsTM, Black Ships Before Troy Digital Activities engage students in Collection 6 of the HMH CollectionsTM Grade 6 textbook What Tales Tell. Simply select the slides or quiz you want to assign
Preview of "The Pod" Printable & Digital Activities Bundle Collections 2 Grade 6

"The Pod" Printable & Digital Activities Bundle Collections 2 Grade 6

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The Pod Printable and Digital Activities Bundle for Grade 6 keep students engaged and saves you loads of time, while keeping everything organized. See each individual product for what's included.
Preview of "The Pod" Digital Notebook Activities Collection 2 Close Reader Gr. 6

"The Pod" Digital Notebook Activities Collection 2 Close Reader Gr. 6

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The Pod Digital Notebook Activities for Collections Grade 6 Collection 2 are also available in bundle format: Collection 2 Digital BundleThese Pod activities are only in DIGITAL format. For the PRINTABLE format, click here.Save time and build student knowledge with these The Pod Digital Notebook Activities. These activities are designed for interactivity and student engagement, with colorful slides and illustrations. The Pod Digital Notebook Activities include: Teacher PDF lesson plans with key
Preview of How Smart are Animals Digital Activities Collections Grade 6

How Smart are Animals Digital Activities Collections Grade 6

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These How Smart are Animals Digital Activities extend the learning from the HMH Collections Collection 2 Grade 6 textbook. Interactive, fun, and engaging, students will learn the concepts of summarization and the author's purpose for a nonfiction text. Made specifically for digital learning, these activities are created to be used online, not as printables. If you would like printable activities, click here: How Smart are Animals Printable Activities.This resource includes 4 files: Teacher Ins
Preview of Animal Wisdom The Last Wolf Digital Activities Collections Grade 6

Animal Wisdom The Last Wolf Digital Activities Collections Grade 6

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These Animal Wisdom and The Last Wolf Digital Activities extend the learning from the HMH Collections Collection 2 Grade 6 textbook. Interactive, fun, and engaging, students will learn the concepts of meaning words and phrases in poetry, such as imagery, figurative language, and personification. Made specifically for digital learning, these activities are created to be used online, not as printables. If you would like the printable activities, click here: Animal Wisdom and The Last Wolf Print
Preview of Collection 2 Animal Intelligence Digital Activities Bundle

Collection 2 Animal Intelligence Digital Activities Bundle

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THIS IS A GROWING BUNDLE - the price goes up as I add to this bundle, so buying early saves you bunches! These digital activities will save you time and with this bundle of resources, they will also save you money. Look at each of the individual previews to see what is included. Most Digital files contain Google Slides Students Digital Worksheets, PDF teacher directions with step-by-step directions and keys and rubrics, and Google Forms Collaborative Discussions and Vocabulary Quizzes for most
Preview of "The Jumping Tree" Digital Activities Collections Grade 6

"The Jumping Tree" Digital Activities Collections Grade 6

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"The Jumping Tree" Digital Activities helps students engage with this short story selection from Collection 1 of HMH Collections Grade 6. This Google Apps resource comes with Teacher PDF with Keys and 8 digital slides activities. Graphic organizers, writing, and rubrics included. Vocabulary drag and drop interactive activity.
Preview of "In the Spotlight" & "Wired" Digital & Printable Activities Collections Grade 6

"In the Spotlight" & "Wired" Digital & Printable Activities Collections Grade 6

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Here are both the printable and digital versions of the activities for HMH Collections Grade 6. Click on each preview to see what is included.
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About the store

Experience

This store has a variety of materials for teaching ELA; however, the emphasis is on writing at the middle school level. Most of my materials have a writing component to them, and many have scaffolding built in as well. My most popular products include: grade specific writing responses for reading standards in literature and information in grades 6th, 7th, and 8th grades, grade 6 HMH Collections (older version, but some text selections are the same), a few in grade 7 for HMH, and grade 8. I also have many writing prompts, writing strategies, and back to school writing workshop materials to choose from. I have been creating curriculum for the classroom for over 29 years, and have been a teacher-author for TPT since 2015.

Teaching style

Writer's Workshop is my jam. Students LOVE self-expression, and I teach this through writer's workshop. Students want to improve their self-expression, so by teaching students to be better writers, I can encourage and engage them in reading to become better thinkers and writers. I employ lots of writing strategies and techniques. Online learning and flipped classroom using Canvas LMS and Microsoft Word or Google Apps are some of the ways I deliver instruction.Also, Interactive Notebooks help my students to keep organized and to value their progress through the course. I use a variety of learning activities including A/V, computer activities, interactive notebooks, group talk and center activities to keep students engaged in learning. I try to make learning accessible to all of my students, no matter what their academic readiness may be. I create engaging interactive notebook activities for TPT that I have used successfully with my students.

Awards & shining teacher moments

Fellowship to the Tampa Bay Area Writing Project Best and Brightest Scholarship award winner for 5 consecutive years in Florida for being a highly effective teacher. Created 184 highly-rated products here 4.8/5.0 ratings and sold thousands of units Created Teach2Write in 2014 here on TPT, now expanded to other areas, such as YouTube, my website, and courses.

My own education history

Graduate of University of South Florida, Tampa. BA in Creative Writing, with teaching certification following ESE and ESL certified.

Additional biographical information

Teach2Write You Tube Channel BLOG: https://www.teach2write.com Writer of Children of the Psi book series: Dreaming Dangerously, Darkness Descends, and When Dreams Will Come