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Dust Bowl Dialectical Journal ELA HOT Activity

By Lit in the Middle 6-9

If you're tired of students barely scratching the surface of a lesson try a dialectical journal. Use this as an activity or post-assessment to evaluate standards L4 and L5 while focusing on historical documents and primary sources. The only

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

DBQs, Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.4, RL.7.5, RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.4, RL.8.5, RI.7.1, L.7.4, L.7.5...

$4.00

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I'm REALLY into Central Idea!

By Lit in the Middle 6-9

Does nonfiction feel like a snoozefest? Students can't relate to it? This lesson focuses on finding the central idea of small informational articles that are about REAL people and REALLY interesting hobbies - many that your students can relate to!

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Internet Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.3, RI.6.4, RI.7.1, RI.7.2, RI.7.3, RI.7.4, RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3...

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"Story of An Hour" by Kate Chopin Lesson Plan with HOT questions and slideshow!

By Lit in the Middle 6-9

COMPLETE LESSON! Need a short story? Need background information? Need your students to practice inferencing and context clue strategies? Need higher order thinking questions? Check! Check! Check! Check!!This lesson includes:Instructional slideshow

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4

$4.99

Digital Download ZIP (2.84 MB)

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ELA Test Prep Vocabulary Review Game - Question Trail

By Lit in the Middle 6-9

If you're looking for an ENGAGING and STUDENT-FOCUSED way to review ELA test-taking vocabulary that requires minimal prep work then this is for you!Middle school students will WANT to play this review game. Yes, even those students who typically

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Games

CCSS:

RL.7.2, RL.7.4, RL.7.5, RL.7.6, RI.7.3, RI.7.4, RI.7.5, RI.7.6, L.7.4, L.7.5

$5.00

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Middle Grades ELA Turkey Trot Escape Room!

By Lit in the Middle 6-9

Turkeys! Context Clues! ELA vocabulary! Corncobs! and insurance scams!? This is a wildly FUN and ENGAGING digital escape room that requires zero prep on your end. Just give kids the Google form and let them go. The digital escape room is engaging

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Thanksgiving

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Internet Activities, Games

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5, CCRA.L.6

$5.00

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Google Forms™

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Supreme Valentine's Day Middle Grades ELA Activities Mad Libs & Parts of Speech

By Lit in the Middle 6-9

SUPREME Valentine's Day ELA activities areready to go! All you need to do is click print!This pack includes:- 4 Valentine's Day-themed Mad Libs (these are different than the freebie resource!)- parts of speech graphic for students with definitions

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Games

CCSS:

CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2, CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (1.43 MB)

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Middle Grades ELA Test Prep Review Game Egg Hunt - Fun & Rigorous!

By Lit in the Middle 6-9

Want to get your students EGGcited with a test review?This activity takes 100 ELA review questions plus 100 plastic eggs and creates a TON of engagement, fun, rigor, and test review for middle grades students! I have used this activity with real

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Games

CCSS:

CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5

$5.99

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Google Drive™ folder

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Context Clues & Vocabulary Bell Ringers

By Lit in the Middle 6-9

Test prep and standardized questions are typically BORING - especially to middle schoolers. This fun and engaging slideshow is a QUICK and EASY way to review inferencing and context clue skills plus root/affix vocabulary (also known as stems).All

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Internet Activities

CCSS:

RL.7.4, RI.7.4, CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5

$5.99

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Context Clues & Vocabulary Bell Ringers - THE SEQUEL!

By Lit in the Middle 6-9

The first round was so good we had to come up with a SEQUEL!Here are 25 more bell ringers, all different than the first set! No repeats! Each question comes with an answer slide that not only gives the right answer but also WHY it is the right

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Workbooks, Study Guides, PowerPoint Presentations

CCSS:

L.7.3, L.7.4, L.7.5

$5.99

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Escape the Woods - Context Clues & Vocabulary Review Game

By Lit in the Middle 6-9

FUN, ENGAGING, EASY SET UP - this activity has it all!I made this virtual escape room specifically for those students. You know the ones. The ones that refuse to put in the effort, that complain class is boring, that zone out every time you try to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Internet Activities, Webquests

CCSS:

RI.6.1, RI.7.1, L.6.4, L.6.5, L.7.4, L.7.5, L.8.4, L.8.5

$6.99

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Women's History Month Slideshow - over 50 female heroes!

By Lit in the Middle 6-9

This resource contains over 50 mini-biographies and photographs of female heroes including athletes, politicians, scientists, artists, inventors, authors, and more from a wide range of cultures and backgrounds. If you're looking for a way to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas, Women's History Month

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.4, RI.6.10

$6.99

Digital Download PDF (7.59 MB)

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Poem A Day Slideshow for Middle School

By Lit in the Middle 6-9

20 poems ready to go with the click of a button! This slideshow is the perfect poetry bellringer or quick daily review activity for middle schoolers! There are 20 poems, one for each day, enough to last a whole month! (April is poetry month, by the

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.3, RL.6.4, RL.6.5, RL.6.6, RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.3, RL.7.4, RL.7.5...

$7.99

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have over 15 years of working with children of all ages but my teacher heart belongs to middle school! 4 years as a Montessori elementary assistant, 7 years as a seventh-grade ELA teacher, 2 years as an eighth-grade ELA teacher, 2 years as a middle school literacy coach

MY TEACHING STYLE

Paired partners, small groups, creative projects, learning progressions, and technology-infused

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Yet to be added

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.A. Performance Theater M.A.T. Middle Grades Education (ELA and Social Studies) Fulbright Hayes - Shanghai, China AIG certified

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I love time in the classroom with my kids! I also have two daughters at home.