Secondary English Language Arts Resources
We've done it again! Jennifer Williams and I just released the 7th grade Grammar Conversations unit last night! With 86 slides, 18 posters, an MLA Formatting Addendum, and MLA Formatting Checklist, …
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Jennifer Williams and I are proud to announce the release of the 6th grade Grammar Conversations unit! We’ve poured our blood, sweat, and tears into it–and also drove three hours from home to …
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Have you ever thought back to when you were in school and how you learned the rules of grammar and how to write? What techniques did your teachers use? Do you find that you're implementing those exact …
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Students tell me they don't write. They say they have no idea how to respond to prompts, how to add details, how to expand their thinking. Students state they can't write because they don't remember …
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If you're on my mailing list, you already know about the grammar unit Jennifer Williams (@jennwillteach), a fellow Oklahoma teacher, guest blogger here at reThink ELA, and #FierceWomanofOklahoma, and …
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As a writer and English teacher, I want my writing to be perfect. Many of our students want the same thing. We all want what we see or hear in our heads to be exactly what we put onto paper, and this …
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