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Thanksgiving time is the right time to do a mini-lesson on how to write an effective Thank-You Note. Students can write a message to a teacher or parent and then color in the turkey or pilgrim to go with it. Wonderful activity for the day before Thanksgiving Break. Students have fun, teachers appreciate the gesture of receiving a note, and students learn how to write a proper note. This one-page document can be printed then cut in half. There are two notes to a page.

After Reading David Wisniewski’s book, students will create their own top secret “grown-up” rule and the truth behind it. Writing Traits Addressed: Ideas and Organization. This product is a one-page word document that can be edited to fit the needs of your class or printed and used as-is. It provides students and teacher alike with all the directions needed to create a fun and creative writing assignment as a companion to the book by David Wisniewski. Even if you want you just share the book as

Florida Teachers! The new FSA will test students on their ability to listen to a short audio piece and answer questions based on their auditory comprehension. This resource includes 6 bell ringers, perfect for a lead-up review to the exam. Students will listen to a short news piece from NPR and then answer a few questions after listening. Everything is included on a PowerPoint, complete with answer key for easy use. If you’ll click on the hyperlinked title at the top of each slide (in slides

Use higher order thinking skills to assess students' knowledge of the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, at the completion of the reading by using an interactive Socratic Seminar format. This document contains everything you need--guidelines for the students on how to behave during a Socratic Seminar and a list of critical thinking/thematic questions that the students must prepare ahead of time before arriving on Socratic Seminar day. This is a much easier way for YOU the teacher to grade an asse

This multi-file unit includes a four-day lesson plan for a close reading unit on baseball themed materials. What a perfect way to kick-off the month of March (spring training) or the upcoming MLB season. The kit includes: 4-day lesson plan Baseball idioms worksheet Baseball essay prompt "Centerfield" lyrics analysis sheet Hall of Fame Debate text document Heroes PPT Pete Rose timeline document Baseball links document for a list of other resources to consult Students will work through multiple

Use higher order thinking skills to assess students' knowledge of the novel, The Great Gatsby, at the completion of the reading by using an interactive Socratic Seminar format. This document contains everything you need--guidelines for the students on how to behave during a Socratic Seminar and a list of critical thinking/thematic questions that the students must prepare ahead of time before arriving on Socratic Seminar day. This is a much easier way for YOU the teacher to grade an assessment

This is a one-page printable article that can be used anytime, but is especially good around Halloween time as the topic is -- why we like to be scared. Students can mark the text using whatever markers the teacher has taught, and then they are asked at the end to respond in writing. The document is a Word file, so if you prefer to edit the final writing assignment, it's completely possible to do so before using with students. Great article to begin a discussion about why people in our culture

Florida Teachers! The new FSA will test students on their ability to listen to a short audio piece and answer questions based on their auditory comprehension. This resource includes 6 bell ringers, perfect for a lead-up review to the exam. Students will listen to a short news piece from NPR and then answer a few questions after listening. Everything is included on a PowerPoint, complete with answer key for easy use. If you’ll click on the hyperlinked title at the top of each slide (in slid

Teach students how to use source material from a novel or article to back up a claim through the clever "nugget" process. You see, each item carefully chosen from the text to help back-up the student's POV is a nugget that must be inserted into the writing properly and effectively. This simple PPT explains the nugget process as three-fold: assertion, evidence, commentary. A sample text is included which can be projected on the SmartBoard for students to use the interactive markers to identify e

This Powerpoint allows you to present the SOAPStone method of text analysis to your students clearly and concisely. The Powerpoint is white with colorful letters to help the acronym be understood. Pair it with my SOAPStone handout to make sure the students really "get it." Best used with classes where rhetoric is studied such as Cambridge AS Level English Language, AP English Language, college courses, etc.