10 simple ways to get your students moving to learn. On this blog post Room 213 shares classroom-tested strategies that are sure to engage.

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Fun and engaging grammar games for your secondary ELA classroom! These grammar games will get your students collaborating, moving, and discussing those critical sentence structure and grammar skills! Bring fun to grammar instruction!

Students love exploring the fun of similes and metaphors because they use them everyday. But how do they work? And can students pick them out when they see them? This comic about similes and metaphors presents these important literary devices in a fun and entertaining way. In addition to the comic, there are activities that reinforce the concept of similes and metaphors in a variety of ways: - an activity where students create their own similes and metaphors from a list of words -a "real life" article with an activity in which students find examples of similes and metaphors -an Emily Dickinson poem with an abundance of similes and metaphors that reinforce the concept of similes and metaphors through literature. For more fun comics that teach Language Arts concepts, please visit my store! If you like this resource, you might be interested in these: Parts of Speech: Grammar Bundle Sentence Problems (Common Writing Mistakes) Middle School Language Arts Bundle Vocabulary Cartoons: Roots and Affixes Poetry Comics Bundle Hamlet: Comic Summaries and Activities A Midsummer Night's Dream: Comic Summaries and Activities Macbeth: Comic Summaries and Activities Romeo and Juliet: Comic Summaries and Actvities Romeo and Juliet: Comic Summaries and Actvities Intro to Shakespeare Activity Bundle Connect with Me! Visit my Teachers Pay Teachers Store Visit my Blog Follow me on Facebook Thanks, David Rickert © David Rickert All rights reserved by author. Duplication limited to single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.

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Next week we will be starting a one-week theme of argumentative speech. On the first lesson you will get to settle on a topic, do some research, write down some ideas and then you should prepare to give a speech on the following lesson. The speech will be recorded on your computer in a private setting and sent to me for assessment - if everything works out well we will also listen to a few speeches together and give feedback on them. Here's a little intro for next week: You can find the plan here + a video illustrating ethos, pathos and logos here:

Frage am Elternabend an die Eltern: Den Theater-Ton dazu müsst ihr euch vorstellen... "Wer von Ihnen hat im letzten Jahr eine der folgenden Textsorten geschrieben? Gerne geschrieben, aus eigenem Antrieb, einfach weil es raus musste? Eine Erlebniserzählung. Wer hat die geschrieben im letzten Jahr? Niemand? Aber eine Bildgeschichte! Bestimmt hat jemand im letzten Jahr eine geschrieben! Nicht? Gut, dann eben eine Nacherzählung. Nein, nicht erzählt... geschrieben! Aufgeschrieben! Wieder niemand? Aber eine Steckbrief! Irgendwer muss doch seine Katze vermisst haben! Hat den nicht irgendwer einen Steckbrief an einen Baum geheftet? Nein?!?" Je länger meine Aufzählung der klasischen Textsorten für Schularbeiten dauerte, desto öfter bekam ich Zwischenrufe: "SMS" "Mail" "Kochrezept" "Briefe in der Arbeit" Liebe Leserinnen, ihr seid Lehrerinnen. Sprache ist wichtig für euch, macht euch oft auch Spaß. Wann habt ihr denn FREIWILLIG eure letzte Fantasiegeschichte - einfach so für euch aufgeschrieben? Wenn wir Lehrerinnen Fabeln, Personenbeschreibungen, Erlebniserzählungen im Alltag nicht leben... ja wer denn dann? Die klassichen Schularbeitstextsorten für Viertklässler sind unglaublich verstaubt. Versteht mich falsch - ich liiiiebe Erlebniserzählungen. Kleine Geschichten mit lustiger Wendung sind herrlich! Und ich finde auch, dass wir unseren Schüler diese Freude erschließen sollten. Aber Postkarten, Beschwerdebriefe, Einladungskarten, Schummelzettel, Mails, Stellungnahmen, Gesprächsnotizen, Stichwortzettel,... halte ich für ungemein lebenspraktischer. Wer meinen Blog genauer liest entdeckt in ihm viele Ideen von Horst Fröhler. Wenn euch das Thema interessiert, dann lest sein Buch Texte verfassen - Texte beurteilen. Nach der Lektüre dieses Buches kam mir die Idee der Textsorten-Liste. Link zur Textsorten - Übersicht Ich habe viele gebräuchliche Textsorten in eine Liste zusammengepackt. Der österreichische Lehrplan unterteilt Texte in vier große Gruppen: Texte die unterhalten - appellieren - notieren - informieren 62 Textsorten haben es in meine Auswahl geschafft, es gäbe noch unzählige mehr! Ich habe versucht griffige Textsorten für Volksschüler zu finden, aber auch solche die großen Erklärungsbedarf haben, mir aber wichtig scheinen. Die Einteilung in die vier Untergruppen ist oft Geschmackssache. Die Textsorte Plakat habe ich etwa unter appellierenden Text eingeordnet. Er wäre beim Punkt informieren genau so gut aufgehoben. Die Auswahl ist wie immer durch meine Brille, in Hinsicht auf meine Schüler erfolgt. Textemappe, Anfang 3. Schulstufe Das Textsorten-Übersichtsblatt klebt im Ordnerdeckel. Schon bearbeitete Textsorten werden bemalt. Die Mappe ist in fünf Register unterteilt: unterhalten, appellieren, notieren, informieren, Vorschreibtexte. Zum Thema Vorschreibtexte und Textarbeit allgemein verweise ich euch auf diesen Post und jenen Post. Da steht schon ganz viel. Mit dem Übersichtsliste möchte ich Schüler anregen Texte wahrzunehmen und zu sammeln. Nach Schulwoche 4 bin ich zufrieden! Einige Kinder sind echt dem "Sammelvirus" verfallen. Aus eigenem Antrieb werden Einkaufslisten mitgebracht, Opas Geburtstagskarte erst verschenkt und dann wieder abgenommen um sie in die Mappe zu stecken, für die Buchpräsentation wird extra ein Stichwortzettel verfasst, damit es einen zum Abheften gibt,... juhu! So kann es weitergehen! Klebeetiketten als Reiter für die 4 Register Jeder reingeschriebene Text erhält beim Einordnen rechts oben seine "Textsortennummer" und wird im entsprechenden Register abgeheftet. Innerhalb des Register gibt es keine Ordnung. rechte, blaue Seite: Textsorte 4 Erlebniserzählung; geschrieben im Frühling der zweiten Klasse linke, weiße Seite: ebenfalls Textsorte 4; Ende 2. Klasse, ich habe beim Abtippen geholfen Stellt doch euren Schülern mal die Frage was ihre Eltern für Texte schreiben. Meine 3. und 4. Klässler sind auf 22 gekommen. Liebesbrief war zum Beispiel auch dabei...

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Hi, there! Christina, The Daring English Teacher, here and I am sharing five different types of bell ringers middle school ELA and high school English teachers can incorporate in their secondary ELA classroom. Whether you choose to call them bell ringers, do nows, bell work, or class starters, there is a lot to be said for the work your students do at the immediate start of class. Students thrive on routine, and though they may be a bit reluctant at first, students come to know what is expected of them when there are consistent classroom routines. One of the most beneficial classroom routines I've used with my students year and year again is a do now activity. My students know that at the beginning of the class period, and preferably as close to the bell as possible, they are to have their do nows out, and they should be quietly working on whatever activity I've projected onto the board for them. And while some students might need a little more guidance and assistance into starting their bell work, it usually goes off without a hitch. The daily do now activity provides me with several minutes at the start of class to take and enter attendance, reset my computer from the previous class, and handle any individual student questions that may arise. It's one of my go-to classroom routines that helps me keep my classroom in order. During my earlier teaching years, I unsuccessfully implemented a bell ringer routine in the classroom. However, I found that I didn't hold the students accountable for their work, and thus, they were less apt to complete the work. This scenario quickly turned into more of a classroom management issue, and that's why I created this Free Bell Ringer Recording Sheet. It's quite a simple idea. I wanted to hold students accountable each day, and yet, I didn't want to collect and grade their work every single day. I also didn't want students to slack off and then copy all of the work the day before it was due. For about eight years now, I've successfully used this bell ringer recording sheet in my classroom. Every four weeks, I print out a new form that is double-sided for my students. Before I print the pages, however, I write the date in the date box and add in any essential school dates or holidays. Each day, students are responsible for completing the do now that is on the board. After I get my attendance entered into the computer system, I go around and individually stamp each student's sheet. Yes, this does take some time, but not nearly as much time as you might think. It only takes about 2-4 minutes to circulate throughout the room, depending on how many individual questions students have. I really cherish this time with my students because, even though it is only for a couple of seconds for each student, I can have some face time and individually connect with each student. If something seems off, I can ask a student how they are doing. If a student has an individual question for me, this provides them with the perfect opportunity to ask a question. You can read more about my bell-ringer routine in this blog post. As to the particular types of bell-ringer activities, the possibilities are endless. Sometimes I like to keep the activities specific to the content that I am teaching, and sometimes I like to have the activity be more of a skill-based activity. Here are 5 types of bell ringer activities that you can incorporate into your classroom this school year. 1. Thoughtful response One way to begin the class period is with a thoughtful response. This comes in the form of a literature-inspired bell-ringer activity like my William Shakespeare Bell Ringers or as a thematic activity like my Growth Mindset Bell Ringers. Often, I like to share a quote with my students and ask them to respond to a brief writing prompt. The quote is usually related (either content-wise or author-wise) to what we are currently studying. To keep things rigorous and academic, I like to ask questions that align with the three common core writing strands: argument, informational, and narrative. After students have a moment to read the quote and respond, I like to open up the classroom floor for a quick discussion by having a few students share their responses aloud. If I've asked an argument writing prompt, this time can quickly turn into an impromptu classroom debate -which is always fun! You can try out my FREE Classroom Community Bell Ringer resource. This resource includes a week of free bell-ringer activities to use in your classroom! 2. Sentence Combining One way to get students thinking about syntax is to incorporate daily sentence combining bell ringers into your curriculum. The idea behind this type of bell ringer is to present students with a series of short, related simple sentences. The series should contain at least 4-5 sentences. As students come into the classroom, they read the sentences and combine them into 1-2 compound or complex sentences. To add an extra challenging component, I like to have my students do this twice. They write their responses in two different ways -each time incorporating different sentence structures into their writing. By consistently completing this activity, students learn about syntax, and they learn how they can vary their sentence structure to deliver a message. Once the students finish writing their sentences, I like to call on a couple of student volunteers to read their sentences (and the punctuation) aloud. Not only is this an excellent opportunity for students to hear other sentence structures, but it is a great time to throw in some punctuation practice. For some holiday-inspired fun, I also have Halloween-themed and Valentine's Day-themed sentence combining bell ringers! 3. Silent Reading By far, one of the most calming and relaxing ways to start a class period is by implementing a silent reading bell-ringer activity. One of the best ways to do this is to start it at the beginning of the year. Also, you'll want to have highly-engaging, diverse books in your room (they can be from your library or on loan from the school library). Whenever I start the class period with silent reading, I gently remind my students that they are reading for enjoyment. I tell them to give the book they selected a shot, and that if they don't like it, they can always put it back and try a new one. I emphasize that this should be enjoyable and that it is okay to keep trying new books until they find one that they like. I also make it a point to read during this time as well. I even keep the book I'm currently reading on my whiteboard shelf for all of my students to see. 4. Ed Tech Accounts On days when we use our Chromebooks in the classroom, one time-saving bell-ringer activity that I like to employ is having my students log in and work on an online assignment for the first five or ten minutes of class. Usually, my students have a weekly or monthly vocabulary and grammar assignment online, and this is one way that I make sure that they have class time to work in the assignment. One of the reasons why this works is because the students get logged into their Chromebooks immediately. That way, when we transition to our lesson, the students are already logged into their accounts. Also, many of the online learning platforms provide teachers with tools to monitor student progress. With a couple of clicks of the mouse, teachers can see what students have completed during that time. 5. Test Prep If you teach in a state that administers state testing, incorporating some test-prep during this time during the do now allows you to help prepare your students for the test without boring them with too much test prep at one time. I'll use this time to review commonly-tested vocabulary words, punctuation marks, or to review released state test prep questions. When I review the questions with my students at the beginning of the class period, I only go over 2-3 questions at a time. I have the students answer the questions, and then call on students to first eliminate the wrong answer that stands out the most, and then to share the correct answer. It's not perfect, but it helps with test prep without taking up too much instructional time. I surely hope that these five different types of bell ringers help bring you some variety, engagement, and rigor to the first five minutes of class! Here are some more bell-ringer activities you can try in your classroom: Writing Prompts for Building Skills and Stamina by Room 213 Middle and High School English Bell-Ringers by Presto Plans English Reading and Writing Bell Ringer Exit Slips by Tracee Orman Career Exploration Daily Writing Prompts by The Classroom Sparrow Vocabulary of the Day by Secondary Sara

Picture this: you've planned out the perfect unit, and today is when students really need to buckle down and get down to work. You disseminate the assignment, give the students directions, and send them off to learning land. While 30 sets of heads hover over their worksheet, you notice one looking out the window. Another