Teaching Literary Analysis to Middle School students can be challenging. But we truly believe we’ve come up with an incredibly effective and streamlined framework that is going to wipe out a large majority of those challenges. While we strongly believe…
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 you covered with the four engaging ideas! With temps in the 90’s this week where…
When I was first given my weekly schedule, I quickly realized I was going to have to sit down for a while and figure out when/where each subject I was going to teach would end up. As a first-time 5th…
In our experience there are THREE crucial components students must master to gain confidence and skills in writing claims (also known as a thesis statement). Understand and explain what a claim actually is. Differentiate between claims and statements. Find appropriate…
The importance of teaching idioms cannot be underestimated. As English teachers, we both have begun nearly every year of our teaching careers by teaching and reviewing some of the most commonly used idioms. It may not seem that important on the surface,…
Hi there! We're two middle school ELA teachers with a mission to share ideas, tips, and tricks for effectively teaching reading and writing in the secondary classroom. We're so happy you stopped by!
Caitlin + Jessica
