My students are preparing for our state's big writing test. We've been working on essays all year long but they still seem to be struggling with the basics? How can this be? They aren't internalizing the basics. Why? Well, I sat down to try and figure this…
When I read a book with my class, I want my students to keep track of the story elements. I have tried several different methods like: 1. A plot diagram. I added a lot of structure to this diagram to be sure that students could give me ALL the story information. I have even u…
Happy New Year! School will resume soon and so I thought I'd share how I plan to #startstrong in the new year! 1 - First, we'll play an expectations review game. I write 11 questions on index cards and then the 11 answers on separate index cards. Then I'll pa…
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It's that time of year when I had to schedule my formal observation. This year, my deliberate practice involved organizing students for complex tasks. So what to do to make this a "home run"? An Escape! With the help of Nouvelle ELA's fabulous Facebook group, Escap…