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Toms
Board:
Middle School/Jr High (6-8)
10-01-2014, 04:51 AM
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2
Personal Narrative: What to include?
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Toms
Personal Narrative: What to include?
I am revamping my personal narrative unit. I always struggle with this because it is my first unit, and I am late to start. I have a calendar I work off of therefore I have a deadline. I need some...
Board:
Middle School/Jr High (6-8)
07-24-2013, 05:01 AM
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4
Vocabulary Activities
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Toms
Vocabulary Activities
We have been using stale voacab books for years. They are boring so I am not doing it anymore. Need a good way to incorporate more vocab into my classroom that is not boring. I often use words from...
Board:
Sixth Grade
07-24-2013, 04:54 AM
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4
structure/grammar mini lessons
Posted By
Toms
I do use MI however, I find my 6thgrade students...
I do use MI however, I find my 6thgrade students come to class and have no concept of subject/predicate. I think MI will build on those skills once we are familiar with basics.
Board:
Middle School/Jr High (6-8)
07-10-2013, 08:48 AM
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1
dividing writer's notebook
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Toms
dividing writer's notebook
I am attempting to keep trying writer's workshop with no in-service support. I would like to try to be more effecient at organizing my notebook and seperating it. I cannot find the thread or webpage...
Board:
Writing & Language Arts
07-10-2013, 04:08 AM
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1
Grammar mini-lessons: personal narrative unit
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Toms
Grammar mini-lessons: personal narrative unit
Looking for sentence structure and grammar mini-lessons to teach within the personal narrative unit. Any thoughts about what would be good to cover in this unit as well as what mentor texts might...
Board:
Sixth Grade
07-09-2013, 04:38 AM
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6
Grammar Bootcamp
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Toms
Grammar Bootcamp
Anyone have a good unit plan for a grammar bootcamp. Before I start writing workshop this year, I would like to do a grammar bootcamp for the first few weeks. It is no exaggeration when I say many of...
Board:
Sixth Grade
07-08-2013, 08:32 AM
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4
structure/grammar mini lessons
Posted By
Toms
structure/grammar mini lessons
Looking for sentence structure and grammar mini-lessons to teach within the personal narrative unit. Any thoughts about what would be good to cover in this unit as well as what mentor texts might...
Board:
Sixth Grade
07-08-2013, 08:27 AM
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3
dividing writer's notebook
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Toms
I read that some people divid their notebooks...
I read that some people divid their notebooks into 4 sections. One for grammar minilessons, another for something else, etc.
Board:
Sixth Grade
07-08-2013, 04:44 AM
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3
dividing writer's notebook
Posted By
Toms
dividing writer's notebook
I am attempting to keep trying writer's workshop with no in-service support. I would like to try to be more effecient at organizing my notebook and seperating it. I cannot find the thread or webpage...
Board:
Sixth Grade
07-08-2013, 04:40 AM
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10
6th grade Pen Pals wanted
Posted By
Toms
epals
Was epals worth it? I am interested in using that this year.
Board:
Sixth Grade
03-13-2013, 08:13 AM
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3
Incorporating Persuasive writing essays into advertising
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Toms
Incorporating Persuasive writing essays into advertising
I just started my persuasive writing unit however, I feel like using advertising as the main focus. I am unsure of how to incorporate persuasive writing assignments into this. any thoughts?
Board:
Sixth Grade
01-10-2013, 06:42 AM
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0
Expository Projects
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Toms
Expository Projects
I need some help. I want my students to do research based expository projects. At the end of my new/ravamped informationa' writing unit, I want the kids to focus on a research based project based...
Board:
The VENT
01-10-2013, 06:36 AM
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4
Danielson Evaluation... Help!
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Toms
I keep a journal of my plans and how they went....
I keep a journal of my plans and how they went. Our school is also pushing towards portfolios for tenured teachers so have student work to show. Parent comm. log book is also good.
Board:
Writing & Language Arts
10-19-2011, 09:20 AM
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0
Writer's Notebook Confusion
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Toms
Writer's Notebook Confusion
I am doing a lot of of writer's notebooks this year, well trying to any way. The way it was explained through Judy Davis is that kids should be able to write about what they [I]want[I] to
"We can...
Board:
Books, Guided Reading & Literature
10-19-2011, 04:39 AM
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1
Kids sharing Ind. reading
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Toms
Kids sharing Ind. reading
My kids have been doing a lot of independent reading in class this year. I want them to start sharing what they are reading, but they responces are just summaries of what they are reading. I have a...
Board:
Middle School/Jr High (6-8)
07-25-2011, 05:20 AM
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7
Which YA books I hould be reading? Where to start?
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Toms
Which YA books I hould be reading? Where to start?
I decided this year I really need to spend more time reading some YA (11-13 year old specifically) books to make recommendations formy students. Want to do a lot more with giving students freedom to...
Board:
Middle School/Jr High (6-8)
07-21-2011, 09:21 AM
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8
Facebook?
Posted By
Toms
Facebook?
Does anyone here use facebook to communicate with students/parents? I was thinking of setting up an account specifically for school, but I cannot figure out if I want to start a page or group.
Board:
Units of Study
08-18-2010, 08:53 AM
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2
Getting started with writers' notebooks
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Toms
Getting started with writers' notebooks
Been teaching a few years now, and I have decided to for-go teaching grammar the old-fashioned way. I want to incorporate writer's notebooks into class and I am unsure of how/where to start. I am...
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