Middle School

Lord of the Flies Island Challenges for Each Chapter - Faulkner's Fast Five

This complete Lord of the Flies Unit Plan and literature guide has everything needed to teach William Golding's famous novel. Creative resources for Lord of the Flies are bundled together in a novel study and connected with lesson plans, a reading guide, engaging activities, a reflective essay, and so much more. The first three weeks are spent in an in-depth study of the literature and the fourth week is spent writing a literary analysis essay. Includes links to student versions in Google...

Start your Lord of the Flies novel study with a strong foundation and engage your students with this pack of creative, student-centered resources for Chapters 1-4. These engaging, varied activities will help your students pay attention to the most important parts of the first few chapters, dig deep into characterization, explore Golding's word choice, and discuss the big ideas/themes of the story.When you purchase, you will receive the following in print (PDF) versions AND digital (Google...

A few of the drawings I did for an illustrated version of Ambrose Bierce's "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" for Scout Books, which I was also the editor and designer for. One of the illustrations was included in the 2020 edition of American Literature and Rhetoric textbook, published by Bedford, Freeman, and Worth. The

Looking for even more short stories to read with your middle school and high school students? There are so many options out there, many of which can be used to teach a variety of literary elements and lead into interesting discussions and activities. Read on for 15 recommendations from secondary English Language Arts teachers.

Don't let your literature anthology dictate the short stories you read with your middle school and high school students. There are so many wonderful short stories out there, many of which can be used to teach a variety of literary elements and paired with other texts. Read on for 13 of my favorites, which literary terms and skills they lend themselves to teaching, plus suggested text pairings and activities.

Poetry mini units are the perfect, meaningful activities for those few days in between units. They can work to reinforce mastery of skills, review elements of poetry, or as Mentor Texts so students learn to write their own powerful poems. Find ideas for implementing these and other middle school ELA lessons at http://readitwriteitlearnit.com

If you could use a quick-reference guide when teaching the Elements of Literature, grab my free handbook. This 23-page handbook details the elements of fiction, nonfiction, argument, poetry, and dramas and includes essential question stems for all elements. This reference is a handy guide for all middle school language arts teachers to assist in planning and assessing! Click the link for your copy.

Are you teaching Lord of the Flies? Looking for fun and exciting activities and worksheets? Look no further. We have a round up of twelve fun and engaging activities.| Pre-reading activities for Lord of the Flies | While reading activities for Lord of the Flies | Review activities for Lord of the Flies #MindRoarTeaching Resources

This Book Talk Podcast is intended to be completed after students have finished choice reading novels, perhaps at the end of an independent study, or book clubs. Students will follow the planning pages and example script in the handouts to write their podcast script, rehearse, then record using the Vocaroo site. Then they will use Canva to create a podcast cover image and insert the cover image and the Vocaroo audio file onto a Google Slide that they will hand in.

Throughout the years, I've noticed my students struggling to identify STRONG evidence to support their claims during our argumentative writing unit. This station activity helps students learn about the different types of evidence, how to identify evidence in a chart, and what strong evidence looks like. There are 6 different stations. At each station, students will interact with textual evidence in different ways to build on their knowledge. The 6 stations include: match claims to evidence...

This blog post lists ten engaging picture books to teach literary devices in Secondary ELA. It also includes a description of the paired literary devices and an explanation of how the literary device illuminates the theme to teach high school students literary analysis skills.

Do your students struggle to identify authors mood, tone, and style in their reading? This interactive lesson helps upper elementary students understand these essential reading components, leading to deeper comprehension and stronger analysis skills.With a teacher-friendly slideshow, student handouts, and guided tips, this resource is perfect for small groups, whole-class instruction, or independent practice. Whats Included: Authors Mood & Tone Teacher Tips (2 pages) guidance for...

This Holes Body Biography Bundle For Print and Digital is filled with all you need to teach and promote the amazing characters from the timeless novel. Your students will experience the unique approach of using a collaborative poster, Louis Sachar's novel, Holes, textual evidence, research, and the body biography project! This project can be used any time of the year. The project bundle includes 8 characters from Holes. Give your students a relevant and modern experience while promoting the...

In this EDITABLE creative book report resource, you'll find 10 differentiated activities for ANY novel unit - these templates are perfectly sized for lapbooks and interactive notebooks. This creative book report unit is complete as is, or makes a great companion to your current curriculum. You'll love that this project is guided and can be used for independent work. Your students will love it because it's fun and a change of pace. CLICK HERE to save 40% on this resource in the ELA Bundle for...