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Common Core Conversations: Increasing Argumentative Writing
Teachers continue to puzzle over and sort through the terminology in the Common Core related to opinion and persuasive writing. Amanda Adrian and Heather Rader consider terms and teaching strategies.
Choosing Books in Verse
Tara Barnett and Kate Mills offer tips and a booklist to position students to read novels in verse.
Ready-to-Go Book Talks
Leigh Anne Eck shares the dilemma of many teachers—at the start of a new school year, book talks are easy to keep up with because the fresh reads from the summer are front of mind. But as the year gets busy, it becomes more difficult to keep up, and it’s easy to let book talks fall away. Leigh Anne offers a simple and practical solution to have book talks ready no matter how busy or frazzled you are!
Setting Middle School Readers Up for Success
Tara Barnett and Kate Mills share ways to set up middle school readers for a successful independent reading life. Download two reading reflections to help students pause and consider where they are and where they want to go as readers.
Criteria for Success
Jen Vincent shares how to create a Criteria of Success to clearly define expectations for assignments and give students independence in self-assessment.
Using Fiction Writing to Change Attitudes About Writing
Katherine Sokolowski encourages teachers to take time for students to individualize the writing process and enjoy fiction writing by engaging in National Novel Writing Month. Download the story bible as a place for students to plan their stories.
Using 9/11 Research to Build Community and Writing Process
Katherine Sokolowski gives space for students to research and share their learning about 9/11 in order to build a community of writers, as well as nourish the research and writing process.
Strategic Seating
Mark Levine finds that good seating design in middle school isn’t just about where you place furniture—it’s about negotiating with students.
Middle-Grade Mental Health Booklist
Leigh Anne Eck shares an important booklist for middle-grade readers on mental health topics and with characters navigating mental health struggles.
Overcoming: Helping Students Process Covid Feelings
Julie Cox reminds us that for many students, the loneliness and fear of COVID years clings like smoke, and they don’t always have the language to talk about it. While we have worked hard at helping students reclaim content knowledge, we must also help them express and process feelings they might not know how to recognize.
Giving Writers What They Need
Tara Barnett and Kate Mills are inspired by their own writing retreat experience to give students exactly what they need to thrive as writers. Take their advice to help writers thrive in your classroom, too.
Quick Take: Special Library Shelves
Christy Rush-Levine shares a few special shelves in her classroom library.
Using Skype in the Classroom
Katherine Sokolowski has suggestions for Skype use in classrooms, covering everything from student etiquette to special events.
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