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English Bell Ringers for Middle and High School

By Presto Plans I first realized the power of bell ringers years ago, thanks to a particularly unruly class that would bounce off my walls after lunch. After consistently wasting the first ten minutes of class getting students seated, settled, and ready to learn, I decided to give bell-ringers a try. They were immediately a classroom game-changer. Bell-ringers—sometimes referred to as “warm ups” or “do nows”— are questions, tasks, or other warm up activities that students complete at the…

My Favorite High School English Activities of the Year | The Daring English Teacher

This past school year was a great one. With every school year that passes, I like to take a moment and reflect on activities that were successful in the classroom and really think about why they worked. Here are nine of my top activities from this previous school year. SWIFT Poetry Analysis Collaborative Poster Projects As a way to have my students practice their poetry analysis skills while also building their self-efficacy, my students worked on these collaborative posters. Using the…

7 Tips for Decorating English Classrooms | The TpT Blog

There are three kinds of teacher-decorators: those who were born for Pinterest, those who can’t, and all the ones in between (such as the broke, the tired, and the I-have-no-time-to-decorate). Howe…

Download this free template to help you build a pacing guide for your high school English curriculum.  Whether you're creating a curriculum from scratch or just updating some older documents, this template will help keep student-centered instruction at the top of your list and also help you build inquiry units driven by essential questions.

Download this free template to help you build a pacing guide for your high school English curriculum. Whether you're creating a curriculum from scratch or just updating some older documents, this template will help keep student-centered instruction at the top of your list and also help you build inquiry units driven by essential questions.

Find high interest books for high school that will engage all high school students, including struggling and reluctant readers. If you’re looking for titles to build your English classroom library, you can’t go wrong with any of the books on this list for independent reading or for literature circles. #highschoolenglish #englishlanguagearts #middleschoolela #independentreading #reading

Do your high school students struggle to find books they can’t put down? Here are 31 student-approved books to read for high school that won’t disappoint!

My Favorite High School English Lessons and Activities From the School Year #highschoolenglish #secondaryela #teacher #middleschoolela

Now that the 2017-2018 school year has come to a close, I am spending some time reflecting on my practice as an educator. While there were some lows of the school year and things I will try to change up and improve upon, there were also many highs to celebrate as well. Here are some of my highlights from the past school year. Growth Mindset Escape Room My seniors had so much fun working together to complete a growth mindset escape room. This activity forces my seniors to cooperate, have…

Setting Up Your High School Classroom Spaces — Mud and Ink Teaching

Decorating, organizing, and preparing your high school classroom spaces is critical for new and veteran teachers alike. Here are four ideas to get your classroom prepared to support and inspire your students and keep you motivated to deliver incredible lessons!

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Teaching with games in the classroom is not just “fluff.” Middle school and high school English teachers, learn how you can reinforce core English language arts skills AND engage students with games like Goosechase, Superfight, and more! #highschoolenglish #englishlanguagearts #middleschoolela #ela

Teaching with games in the classroom is not just “fluff.” Middle school and high school English teachers, learn how you can reinforce core English language arts skills AND engage students with games like Goosechase, Superfight, and more! #highschoolenglish #englishlanguagearts #middleschoolela #ela

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LOOKING FOR ENGAGING ACTIVITIES AND ASSESMENTS FOR ATHUR MILLER'S THE CRUCIBLE? Explore resources including reading and discussion questions, formative and summative assessments including objective tests and essay prompts, engaging presentations, creative activities, collaborative projects, research tasks and more. Suitable for any level high school English class. Digital enabled pdfs for in class or online distance learning. Engalging ela.
ENGAGE STUDENTS IN AN EXPLORATION OF POETRY WITH THESE COMPELLING RESOURCES FOR HIGH SCHOOL. Find seasonal poems, Harlem Renaissance poets, Jason Reynolds. All pdfs are digital-enabled for use in-class or online. No prep for busy teachers. Use as an introduction to poetry or a review. Suitable for a substitute plan. O Some Great Stuff for English Teachers offers effective and engaging lessons for the high school English classroom. Compelling!
Assign this hands-on and engaging PAPA Sqaure Rhetorical Analyis project to your high school English students. This rhetorical analysis project provides students with creativity while keeping them engaged. Students will analyze the purpose, persona, author, and audience in with this rhetorcial analysis assignment. Teaching rhetorical analysis | rhetorical analysis classroom activity | strategies for teaching rhetoric | rhetoric lessons | teaching rhetorical teaching idea
CHRISTMAS RESOURCES for Middle and High School ELA