As an educational blogger, I hope to provide ideas and materials for your curriculum to help you succeed in your classroom! While many of my posts will lead you to my Teachers Pay Teachers store, you will get detailed insight into what has worked in my very own classroom. - Read Write Teach ELA
Citing Concise Textual Evidence: Avoiding "Quote Plopping"
Mystery Story Writing: Narratives with a Twist
Spring Things! Fun with Poetry and Figurative Language
Text Structure Explanatory Writing: Creating a Dodecahedron
Online Research, Note-Taking, & Argument Essay: Student Choice Driven
Multi-Genre Writing Unit: Companion Websites Based on a Book
All the Ways to Use Google Forms in Middle School Language Arts
Personal Narrative Writing in Middle School: Digging Deeper
My First Year in 7th Grade: How it Went, What I Did, and What Will Change
Literary Essay Writing: Comparing Stories with Author's Craft Focus (Test Prep)
Realistic Fiction Writing: Narratives with Meaning
Show Don't Tell in Middle School: Elevating Narrative Writing
Everything You Need for Back-to-School in Middle School E.L.A.
Essays in 6th Grade: A Basic Format that Elevates the Standard 5-Paragraph Structure
Mood vs. Tone in E.L.A.: Activities to Help Middle Schoolers
Main Idea Statements, NOT Topics: 6 Steps to Writing Main Idea Sentences
Dialogue and Elaboration: Using Comics to Encourage More Detail
Read-Alouds in Middle School: How (and Why) to Use Them When You're Short on Time
5 End of School Year Activities in Middle School with a Digital Focus
Graphic Novels in Middle School: 9 Key Critical Thinking Skills of Focus