Assignments… Monster in the Barn 16 Nov 20151 Dec 2015 For Book Club, I'm always looking for good resources to help my students make connections to their reading. I came across this great source from ReadWorks, and I created two…
Assignments… Poetry Connections 13 Nov 20151 Dec 2015 Making text-to-self connections can be pretty simple when you're working with a story, explanatory text, or short passage. Poetry, on the other hand, can be a challenge. That's why I wanted…
8th Grade Reading… My Figurative Language Family 6 Nov 20153 Dec 2015 To go along with teaching my students about figurative language with their Types of Figurative Language Notes, I had them relate what they learned to their own lives and work…
8th Grade Reading… A House, A Home 5 Nov 20151 Dec 2015 After reading "House on Mango Street," the first section in the book, this is a great way to help students visualize the Mango Street house and compare/contrast it to their own.Continue…
Assignments… Connecting to Holes, by Louis Sachar 5 Nov 20151 Dec 2015 Who doesn't like the book Holes, by Louis Sachar? This is one of my favorite books from my elementary/middle school years. And because it's such a good book, I wanted my Book…
Assignments… My Favorite Book 4 Nov 20151 Dec 2015 My Book Club is made of eighth grade Reading Intervention students who really struggle with reading. One of my girls told me, point blank on the first day, "I don't…
