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The Poe Poem Our Students LOVE

Using Edgar Allan Poe in a poetry unit in your middle school classroom is pure GOLD. Take it from our own experiences when we say,

Organizing ELA Units for the Year

This year, we both made the shift from teaching mostly novel units, to incorporating mini units of short stories and poetry in between each novel,

How to Teach Your Students to Write Stronger Leads in Narrative Writing

This week our fifth graders are working on leads in narrative narrative writing. While we’ve read samples, provided brainstorming graphic organizers and outlining handouts, the

End of The Year Writing Activity – Your Dream House

Since it’s the end of the year and the days are speeding by, and the end of the school year is basically upon us, we

Creating Essential Questions in Three Steps

This post contains affiliate links that help support the upkeep of this blog. And don’t worry, you don’t get charged any extra! Utilizing essential

Easy Valentine’s Day Unit for Middle School & High School Students

We know Valentine’s Day can be pretty crazy in the classroom when you factor in the pre-teen/teenager hormones. So, we like to make sure we

4 Steps to Teach Students to Annotate Successfully!

One of the more frustrating things about teaching students to annotate is when they seem to think highlighting THE ENTIRE PASSAGE is what they’re supposed

Christmas Resource Roundup

We can’t stop singing, “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…” in our heads right now! Which means it’s also time for our Christmas

Three ELA Thanksgiving Activities: Fun and Academic

And then all of a sudden, it was November … We cannot believe how quickly this year has flown by! To think that it’s already

Four Fun and Easy Halloween Activities for Middle School ELA

If you’re looking for some fun, free, and easy Halloween activities to use with your middle school ELA students, then look no further! We’ve got

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