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Choosing meaningful text pairings is one of the most important parts of teaching language arts. When choosing a text, there's so many factors to consider. Firstly, what are you hoping to teach with this text? What classroom or instructional goal does it serve? Most importantly, is the text relevant and meaningful for students? Will they be engaged? Finally, how long should the text be? How much class time will you have for this text? These unexpected text pairings answer all these questions! Protest Poetry, Simple Poems, High School Hacks, Poetry Foundation, Middle School Ela, Levels Of Understanding, Teaching Language Arts, High School English, Mentor Texts

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Choosing meaningful text pairings is one of the most important parts of teaching language arts. When choosing a text, there's so many factors to consider. Firstly, what are you hoping to teach with this text? What classroom or instructional goal does it serve? Most importantly, is the text relevant and meaningful for students? Will they be engaged? Finally, how long should the text be? How much class time will you have for this text? These unexpected text pairings answer all these questions!

Short stories are great tools for teaching analysis skills, engaging students, practicing close reading and annotation, and synthesizing themes across texts. Finding short stories that meet all the necessary criteria, however, can be tricky, so I put together a list of short stories--some American literature, some world literature, all written by women, that will fit secondary language arts and high school ELA. World Literature, American Literature, Literary Technique, Classroom Inspiration, Classroom Ideas, Close Reading Strategies, Literary Elements, Tools For Teaching, Authors Purpose

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Short stories are great tools for teaching analysis skills, engaging students, practicing close reading and annotation, and synthesizing themes across texts. Finding short stories that meet all the necessary criteria, however, can be tricky, so I put together a list of short stories--some American literature, some world literature, all written by women, that will fit secondary language arts and high school ELA.

Back to school is one of the most challenging and stressful times of the year. Planning for the first day of school can be challenging, too. So I wanted to share my first day plans with you, including back to school stations and first day activities, syllabus design, and organization ideas. First Day Activities, Back To School Activities, Year Planning, Ap Language, First Day Of Class, School Librarian, Teacher Favorite Things, Organization Ideas

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Back to school is one of the most challenging and stressful times of the year. Planning for the first day of school can be challenging, too. So I wanted to share my first day plans with you, including back to school stations and first day activities, syllabus design, and organization ideas.

Short stories are great tools for teaching analysis skills, engaging students, practicing close reading and annotation, and synthesizing themes across texts. Finding short stories that meet all the necessary criteria, however, can be tricky, so I put together a list of short stories--some American literature, some world literature, all written by women, that will fit secondary language arts and high school ELA. British Literature, Story Elements, Classroom Expectations

British Literature

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Short stories are great tools for teaching analysis skills, engaging students, practicing close reading and annotation, and synthesizing themes across texts. Finding short stories that meet all the necessary criteria, however, can be tricky, so I put together a list of short stories--some American literature, some world literature, all written by women, that will fit secondary language arts and high school ELA.

As a new teacher, I inherited an honors English class and its summer assignment. At the time, I didn't even think about it. The summer assignment was part of the class, and I used it without thinking. After a few years, I adjusted the summer assignment: clarifying the directions, offering a specific rubric, and changing some of the requirements. I never really stopped to question the act of giving a summer assignment. But I should have. #antiracist #antiracistteaching #socialjustice English Class, Learn English, Community Building Activities, Summative Assessment, School Community, New Teachers

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As a new teacher, I inherited an honors English class and its summer assignment. At the time, I didn't even think about it. The summer assignment was part of the class, and I used it without thinking. After a few years, I adjusted the summer assignment: clarifying the directions, offering a specific rubric, and changing some of the requirements. I never really stopped to question the act of giving a summer assignment. But I should have. #antiracist #antiracistteaching #socialjustice

The American Dream is part of the Great American Novel, especially The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. For this reason, it's important for English teachers to consider how to incorporate and introduce this concept into the language arts classroom. This strategy uses primary sources, nonfiction annotations, and informational texts to help students create a visual representation of the American dream in different times periods. This is great for teachers and students working with American lit English Teachers, English Classroom, Teaching English, Ap Literature, Informational Texts, Nonfiction, Dream English

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The American Dream is part of the Great American Novel, especially The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. For this reason, it's important for English teachers to consider how to incorporate and introduce this concept into the language arts classroom. This strategy uses primary sources, nonfiction annotations, and informational texts to help students create a visual representation of the American dream in different times periods. This is great for teachers and students working with American lit

Self-efficacy will help students in all the areas of academic achievement. Students with higher degrees of self-efficacy are better equipped to handle and respond to trauma and their social-emotional needs. A higher degree of self-efficacy positions students to meet and exceed the benchmarks in state standards and learning targets. Finally, a higher degree of self-efficacy prepares students to climb up Maslow's hierarchy and up Bloom's taxonomy. Classroom Procedures, Classroom Management Strategies, Student Behavior, Student Teaching, Bloom's Taxonomy, Learning Targets, Self Efficacy, American Psychological Association

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Self-efficacy will help students in all the areas of academic achievement. Students with higher degrees of self-efficacy are better equipped to handle and respond to trauma and their social-emotional needs. A higher degree of self-efficacy positions students to meet and exceed the benchmarks in state standards and learning targets. Finally, a higher degree of self-efficacy prepares students to climb up Maslow's hierarchy and up Bloom's taxonomy.

s the semester comes to a close, sometimes teachers begin to feel like they are making a last stand between their classroom and entropy. I know that is how I feel sometimes. My school is in a state of increasing entropy right now: we are under massive construction, we are preparing for a substantive change in how we schedule courses, and we may have altered start times next year. To say “change is in the air” would be a massive simplification. Classroom Organization, Absent Work, Late Work, Instructional Strategies, Classroom Community, Librarians

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s the semester comes to a close, sometimes teachers begin to feel like they are making a last stand between their classroom and entropy. I know that is how I feel sometimes. My school is in a state of increasing entropy right now: we are under massive construction, we are preparing for a substantive change in how we schedule courses, and we may have altered start times next year. To say “change is in the air” would be a massive simplification.

My sophomores are getting ready to read Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. Students love the political intrigue, we act everything out, and the play is a great vehicle for reviewing story elements and introducing rhetorical devices! In the past, I've struggled to find text pairings for Julius Caesar. But after years of searching, brainstorming, tweaking, and experimenting, I finally have 4 surprising and unexpected nonfiction text pairings for teaching Julius Caesar. Funeral Speech, Rhetorical Device, Poetry Unit, Short Words

Rhetorical Device

My sophomores are getting ready to read Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. Students love the political intrigue, we act everything out, and the play is a great vehicle for reviewing story elements and introducing rhetorical devices! In the past, I've struggled to find text pairings for Julius Caesar. But after years of searching, brainstorming, tweaking, and experimenting, I finally have 4 surprising and unexpected nonfiction text pairings for teaching Julius Caesar.

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In four years of Moore English, we've tackled every topic from classroom management to educational technology and high school literature. Today, I've gathered my 5 favorite posts and the 20 most popular. This includes classic American literature such as The Great Gatsby, To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Crucible. This also includes world literature like Things Fall Apart and The Odyssey! Celebrate 200 posts from Moore English! High School Literature, Wordpress, Educational Technology, Classroom Management, Gatsby

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In four years of Moore English, we've tackled every topic from classroom management to educational technology and high school literature. Today, I've gathered my 5 favorite posts and the 20 most popular. This includes classic American literature such as The Great Gatsby, To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Crucible. This also includes world literature like Things Fall Apart and The Odyssey! Celebrate 200 posts from Moore English!

Ralph Waldo Emerson's Transcendentalist essays are staples in many American literature classrooms. "Nature" became the foundation of the Transcendentalist movement and provides students with the opportunity to interact with argumentative writing, including practicing paraphrasing, using context clues, making inferences, analyzing figurative language and literary devices, analyzing syntax, determining author's purpose, analyzing connotation, and visualizing. Ready for digital or print teaching! Ela Classroom, High School Classroom, Classroom Activities, Reading Comprehension Skills, Reading Passages, Reading Strategies, Mentor Sentences

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Ralph Waldo Emerson's Transcendentalist essays are staples in many American literature classrooms. "Nature" became the foundation of the Transcendentalist movement and provides students with the opportunity to interact with argumentative writing, including practicing paraphrasing, using context clues, making inferences, analyzing figurative language and literary devices, analyzing syntax, determining author's purpose, analyzing connotation, and visualizing. Ready for digital or print teaching!

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Synthesis is a step up from analysis. This step takes careful planning. Follow these steps to help students move to synthesis thinking! These steps and best practices will help teachers decide which texts to use for teaching synthesis thinking and will help you design a curriculum spiral that will keep students engaged and challenged. Writing Resources, Teacher Resources, Response To Intervention, Inquiry Based Learning

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Synthesis is a step up from analysis. This step takes careful planning. Follow these steps to help students move to synthesis thinking! These steps and best practices will help teachers decide which texts to use for teaching synthesis thinking and will help you design a curriculum spiral that will keep students engaged and challenged.

Students overlook them. Standardized tests love them. And I didn't know what to do with them. What am I talking about? Text features. After years of apathy, I embraced text features and made them part of my professional growth plan. This is part of my teacher evaluation. By putting them into my evaluation document, I held myself accountable. Over the year, I learned lots of tips and tricks about teaching text features. And I wanted to share a few of my favorites with you. Grammar Games, Teacher Evaluation, Academic Vocabulary, Informational Writing, Text Features, Student Engagement, Students

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Students overlook them. Standardized tests love them. And I didn't know what to do with them. What am I talking about? Text features. After years of apathy, I embraced text features and made them part of my professional growth plan. This is part of my teacher evaluation. By putting them into my evaluation document, I held myself accountable. Over the year, I learned lots of tips and tricks about teaching text features. And I wanted to share a few of my favorites with you.

4 AP Lang Skills ALL Students Should Learn — Mud and Ink Teaching Ap Language And Composition, Close Reading Lessons, Learning Stations, School Routines, Formative Assessment, Student Reading, Mud

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4 AP Lang Skills ALL Students Should Learn — Mud and Ink Teaching

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Literary Criticism

English Language Arts

Teaching Literary Criticism with Taylor Swift / Moore English

English Writing Skills, English Lessons, Writing A Book, Writing Tips, Teacher Education, Teaching Literature

English Writing Skills

English Lessons

Teacher Education

Teaching Literature

Lesli | Education Is Powerful | Secondary ELA Teacher

Lesli | Education Is Powerful | Secondary ELA Teacher

Engaging teaching resources for AP Language and Composition! Language Arts, Ap 12, Question Stems, Writing Portfolio, Teaching Resources

Writing Portfolio

Teaching Resources

Engaging teaching resources for AP Language and Composition!

The Rhetor's Toolbox

The Rhetor's Toolbox

Book maps are a great visualizing tool teachers can use as part of brainstorming, drafting, or teaching the revision process. Book mapping helps students work on making text connections, synthesis level thinking, and thinking metacognitively. Book maps are also good back to school tools or first day activities. This is great for high school language arts classes or secondary English teachers. Writing Strategies, Comprehension Strategies, Narrative Writing, Pre Writing, Writing Activities, Text To Text Connections

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Text To Text Connections

Book maps are a great visualizing tool teachers can use as part of brainstorming, drafting, or teaching the revision process. Book mapping helps students work on making text connections, synthesis level thinking, and thinking metacognitively. Book maps are also good back to school tools or first day activities. This is great for high school language arts classes or secondary English teachers.

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Philosophical chairs allow students to take a stance on a topic in a non-confrontational manner. This year long activity helps students develop critical thinking and research skills, while learning how to communicate their opinions in a socially acceptable way. This activity doesn't just teach students skills to only be used in academia, but skills they can use as adults. This resource includes 50 philosophical chairs prompts, differentiated feedback forms, and inner and outer circle tickets. English Teaching Resources, Teaching Strategies, Classroom Resources, English Lesson Plans, Teacher Portfolio, Portfolio Ideas

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Philosophical chairs allow students to take a stance on a topic in a non-confrontational manner. This year long activity helps students develop critical thinking and research skills, while learning how to communicate their opinions in a socially acceptable way. This activity doesn't just teach students skills to only be used in academia, but skills they can use as adults. This resource includes 50 philosophical chairs prompts, differentiated feedback forms, and inner and outer circle tickets.

Yaddy's Room

Change isn't always good, but in this case, change is GREAT. Modifications to the AP English Language and Composition exam are coming in 2020. Read Angie Kratzer's tips and take on what they mean for teachers and students. Vocabulary In Context, Vocabulary Activities

Vocabulary In Context

Vocabulary Activities

Change isn't always good, but in this case, change is GREAT. Modifications to the AP English Language and Composition exam are coming in 2020. Read Angie Kratzer's tips and take on what they mean for teachers and students.

Angie Kratzer

Using stations in secondary English language arts is a great way to include movement in the classroom! For an English teacher, stations are a great tool for novel study, literary analysis, literature circles, and book clubs. Teachers can use them to drive intervention, small group instruction, to build classroom community, to encourage student self-efficacy, and to provide students with choice. Stations are an instructional tool for elementary teachers, middle school teachers, and high school! Literature Circles, Book Clubs, Book Club Books, Ap Test

Literature Circles

Book Club Books

Using stations in secondary English language arts is a great way to include movement in the classroom! For an English teacher, stations are a great tool for novel study, literary analysis, literature circles, and book clubs. Teachers can use them to drive intervention, small group instruction, to build classroom community, to encourage student self-efficacy, and to provide students with choice. Stations are an instructional tool for elementary teachers, middle school teachers, and high school!

Close reading and annotation are part of critical thinking in the classroom. These strategies work for any content but are especially important for English, reading, writing, and literature classes. Using these reading strategies, students can take charge of a text and their interpretation of the text. With these skills, students can analyze an author's purpose, main idea, tone, and use of language. In this post, learn the DO's and DON'Ts of assessing close reading. Reading Intervention, Instructional Coaching, Upper Elementary Resources

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Upper Elementary Resources

Close reading and annotation are part of critical thinking in the classroom. These strategies work for any content but are especially important for English, reading, writing, and literature classes. Using these reading strategies, students can take charge of a text and their interpretation of the text. With these skills, students can analyze an author's purpose, main idea, tone, and use of language. In this post, learn the DO's and DON'Ts of assessing close reading.

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Teaching American Literature

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Angie Kratzer

Elevate classroom discussions and make every discussion meaningful with these four simple pre- and post-discussion strategies! These are strategies to invite students to establish discussion… More Professional Development For Teachers, Literary Theory, Secondary Teacher, Reading Groups

Professional Development For Teachers

Literary Theory

Secondary Teacher

Elevate classroom discussions and make every discussion meaningful with these four simple pre- and post-discussion strategies! These are strategies to invite students to establish discussion… More