I can't believe that another school year is almost over! Are you looking for super quick and easy reflective prompts to wrap up the end of the year? Here is a list of TEN songs along with prompts to inspire reflective writing.
Playing Devil’s Advocate: A Game for Practicing Argument Skills in Secondary ELA
5 Pixar Short Films to Use in Secondary ELA
Grading Essays: A Strategy that Reflects Writing as a Process
Writing is a process. It is recursive. No piece of writing is ever "final." Something can always be better. I often feel this way whenever I read back over my own old essays and inevitably find a sentence that could be better, a paragraph that could be stronger, or a word that could be more precise.
Poetry for Writing Workshop in Grades 6-12: 10+ Devices & Poems to Model Them ALL!
You may find yourself in agreement with Frost's famous quote when it comes to teaching poetry in the secondary classroom. However, love it or hate it, poetry can play a helpful role in teaching students how to write! Famous poems can serve as mentor texts for students and showcase key literary and rhetorical devices in action.
Beyond the Test: 10 Innovative Ways to Assess Secondary Students
15 Computer Games to Target the Common Core in Secondary ELA
A Philosophy for Assessing Writing: Aim for Improvement, not Perfection
20 Great Quotes to use as Mentor Sentences in Secondary ELA
The Writer's Notebook in Secondary ELA: Introduction & FREE Guide
Setting up & Assessing Book Club in Secondary ELA: FOUR FREE GUIDES FOR SUCCESS!
Book club is now considered to be one of the “best practices” in English Language Arts. Book clubs differ from traditional literary circles in that they are less teacher-directed. The students take on the responsibility of selecting their roles, making their assignments, keeping track of their reading, and much more.
