Here are six reasons why you NEED to teach Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi in your English class!
Short stories and poetry are great, but it's usually a novel that fosters a true love for reading in the English classroom.This #2ndaryELA Twitter chat was all about teaching novels. Middle school and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed the novels they use at different grade levels. Teachers also shared their methods of reading: whole class or literature circles, in-class or independently as homework. Read through the chat for ideas to implement in your own classroom.
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Want to learn how to write a book that works? Learn how to outline your novel with the Hero's Journey in this post. Free worksheet included! #amwriting #writingtips
This week we began our new class novel, Gregor The Overlander (Underland Chronicles, Book 1) by Suzanne Collins (the fact that this is the same person who wrote The Hunger Games is a HUGE plus for the kids...they were so excited!) This is a fantasy novel and, so far, fairly easy of a read for the kids. It gets right into the action, and has hooked the kids from the beginning. So far, so good! (and a big thank you Jen for recommending it!) I wanted to share with you a few of the response activities that we have done so far. While they are specific to Gregor the Overlander, they could definitely be adapted to fit any novel that you are reading in your class. Novel Folder This is SUCH an easy thing to do, but the kids loved it. We just created a folder (using a 24" by 18" piece of construction paper folded up) and the kids decorated the cover. They had to include details that came from the first five chapters (that we had already read.) You would think the kids would be bored by this, as they were simply coloring, but they got so into it! Coloring the cover as really relaxing for them...and gosh knows we don't always take time to relax nowadays! Growing Character Sketch This is a piece of paper folded in half. In the first chapter of the story, the main character is described in fairly good detail, so I asked the kids to draw a picture of him based on the description. (I also used my lessons from my Character in 5 Days pack to continue the character analysis) They then had to use 5 adjectives to describe him, supporting those adjectives with evidence from the text. As the novel goes on, I am planning on having the students draw three more character sketches of the main character showing how he is changing and growing over the course of the novel. Map of Regalia There is a great description of the city in which the Underlanders live at the beginning of chapter 5. So I asked the kids to draw the city and then quote or paraphrase the text in the border around the picture. (I used my Setting in 5 Days pack too) I love how this came out! The kids were digging into the text and really trying to find evidence of everything they drew on the paper. Foldable To get the kids thinking about the first four chapters we read, I asked them to make a shutterfold foldable, with four sections (one for each chapter.) Inside, they wrote a summary of each chapter and then asked two or three unanswered questions they had about the chapter. So there you have it. A few ideas to respond to literature. While these are specifically what we did with Gregor, you could definitely adapt them to use with novels you are reading. What are somethings you have found successful while responding to literature?
‘Room’ hits theaters this week.
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Make your reading come alive with Google Lit Trips. Your students will love visiting places all over the world that are mentioned in your book.
This activity uses input from your students as the basis for an English language arts literary device study of symbolism. It's time to collaborate and get your students moving! Teachers love using literature circles for small groups, book clubs, and collaborative learning. Your students will love their collaborative poster for their novel or short story's symbols. This digital download includes the teacher procedure, suggestions, step by step set up, literary device study for symbols collaborative poster printable, student reflection questions, and literature circle rubric. This classroom activity allows students to engage with others. Students will work together in small groups to share ideas and respond to tasks and their text. Students who have a hard time sitting quietly will find this activity helpful. Teachers are always looking for new ways to differentiate their lessons and include more collaborative projects for their students. As an English teacher, I have found that using Literature Circles work wonderfully. If you are limited in your book choice, this also works well with whole-class novels, where the novel is being read in small groups. Assessment Teachers use the student reflection and literature circles rubric LITERATURE CIRCLES, SYMBOLS, SYMBOLISM, FOR ANY NOVEL OR SHORT STORY: ★Small group poster- comes with 4 pieces for your students to collaborate. Groups of 2-6 can work together successfully and harmoniously. -You just need to print one collaborative poster for each group. ★Perfect for a literature circle, book club, student-centered review, whole class novel study in small groups. ★Lit Circle Rubric ★Lit Circle Reflection Questions ★Group signs and display signs ★Completed poster sample ★Teacher instructions for literature circles, collaboration poster, gallery walks, philosophy, background on sketchnotes ★One-pager for a notebook or binder. Perfect for guided notes. This type of collaborative activity is perfect for any of time of the year. For teachers especially! It is a student-centered approach and modern teaching strategy. You get to walk around, sit with different groups, and observe! Literature circles are meant to be a monitored activity. Small Group Collaborative Posters This Symbolism collaborative poster is triple the fun with the combination of coloring, creativity, and text or concept analysis poster group work! Watch students and staff stop and look at the completed works...very eye-catching! The poster is 4 pieces. Completed it is - 20 X 16 IN. You'll love watching your students collaborate. The activity is designed for students to communicate and work together. Recommended supplies needed: crayons, colored pencils, scissors, tape or stapler Please provide me with really appreciated feedback! Share your classroom masterpiece with me! Study All Knight Blog Study All Knight Facebook Danielle Knight (Study All Knight) on Pinterest Study All Knight on Twitter Study All Knight on Instagram Created by Danielle Knight, © Study All Knight, 2018.
Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. A sweet and charming coming-of-age story that explores friendship, love, and coming out. This edition features beautiful two-color artwork. Now streaming on Netflix! Shy and softhearted Charlie Spring sits next to rugby player Nick Nelson in class one morning. A warm and intimate friendship follows, and that soon develops into something more for Charlie, who doesn't think he has a chance. But Nick is struggling with feelings of his own, and as the two grow closer and take on the ups and downs of high school, they come to understand the surprising and delightful ways in which love works.
This list of 20 Short Short Stories for AP Lit accompanies ideas for how to use Flash Fiction in AP Literature and High School English...
Everybody loves a good love story - here are 108 romantic writing prompts and love story ideas to inspire you!
This will be your new favorite go-to short story review activity! Whenever I teach freshmen or sophomores, I always begin the school year with a short story
This story tells about the love a little girl named Fern has for a pig, named Wilbur and his friendship with a large gray spider named Charlotte A. Cavatica. Reproducible chapter questions, plus comprehension questions, a story summary, author biography, creative and cross-curricular activities, complete with answer key. The students will: • become familiar with the writing style of E.B. White. • develop and enhance their reading comprehension skills orally and in written form. • develop their independent work habits. Other Lit Links you may also like! Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Click here to follow my store and learn about new resources and sales! Don’t forget to leave feedback and earn TPT credits to use on future purchases!
Teaching plot elements to upper elementary students? Use a picture book to engage your students! Read it aloud, and then create a plot diagram!
10 new novels coming to bookshelves near you including The Testaments, the much-anticipated sequel to The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.
Last year I pulled a bunch of Middle School Valentine's Day middle scool ELA activities together to create a fun, no-pressure day.
Eight great non-horror books to read in October.
One of my favorite lessons to teach in my short story unit is the Hero’s Journey. I enjoy teaching the hero's journey because I love seeing my students’ aha! moments - the moment when they get it, and they start making the connections between the content I am teaching and their favorite books and movies. Their faces light up, and faint chatter about Harry Potter, various Disney movies, and other stories slowly fills the room.
Kerrigan just read Because of Winn-Dixie for class. She really enjoyed it. She loves animals and since this story is about a dog and maki...
If you love doing literature studies with intermediate students, I would highly recommend Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo. It's an easy read, but don't be fooled. You can go really deep with this one. I've done it twice with fifth graders, and both times, they LOVED it. Isn't that what makes a teacher's heart happy? Here are some of the anchor charts we kept. On this one, we used the title to summarize while reading the story. This one helped us generate clarifying questions, make predictions, and study the characters. Since the chapters don't have titles, we came up with our own. I had them come up with their ideas in small groups, then each group shared and defended their ideas. We then chose one to add to our chart. This was great for inferencing (coming up with titles that have double meaning, play on words), predictions, summarizing. I really challenged them to get creative. You could do this for any book with no chapter titles. When we finished up, it was almost the end of the year, so we had a little more time for fun! One of our wrap up activities was a scene sketch on a film strip. I gave them 6 different things to sketch. This one is Gertrude's Pet Shop. Open Arms Baptist Church Winn-Dixie Grocery Store Gloria Dump's yard We celebrated the book with a party in Winn-DIxie style! Our food included Otis' Pickle and Litmus Lozenges. (Lemonheads) The kids had a ball decorating with pink and orange streamers, and cutting pictures of dogs out of magazines! The kids thought she looked like Sweetie-Pie Thomas. One of the student's drew a Wait-and-See Tree. More food! Egg salad sandwiches. Dump Punch! Yum! The book has it's place of honor! And we watched the movie. (The movie is NEVER as good as the book, as we all know) It was so fund hearing them say "That is NOT how it's supposed to happen! I can't claim all the ideas. I co-taught with a fabulous reading coach one year, and she introduced me the book and the party. Thanks Patty Chan!
Teaching Roald Dahl's Short Story The Landlady is my favorite lesson of the year. It’s such a powerful story to read during October or any time of year!
