This guide provides Socratic Seminar discussion questions and a brief synopsis for every chapter of Farewell to Manzanar, Jeanne Wakatsuki’s… more

Learn why Socratic Seminar Discussions should be a go-to literacy practice in your classroom. Subject Reading Strategies Grade levels 3rd… more

Teachers ask a lot of questions!  However, if you work with beginning level English Language Learners, they may not even understand the… more

World language study at the high school level is nearly always about learning a particular language and infrequently about learning… more

This download will reveal how the 6 Traits of Writing are integrated within the Common Core writing standards. Each page of this document includes a… more

A strong summary highlights the most important information presented in a logical organization. Often students recall the less-than-important information in an illogical… more

Many ELA classes begin with a bell-ringer task—a short exercise students complete in the first 3-5 minutes while the teacher… more

Click here to access a video explanation. Transitions are essential to strong organization. They are what writers use to create… more

This lesson is designed as a cooperative jigsaw learning experience. Whether used in social studies or ELA, it gets students thinking… more

Creating Newspaper Content Using an interdisciplinary approach, activities were designed to meet not only content, but develop the inferencing and… more

We all grew up with the terms of the writing process as part of our schooling–pre-write, draft, revise, edit, publish…. more

Mentor text provides students with a framework for understanding an unfamiliar genre. Some picture books make for ideal exemplars when… more

Interpreting expectations among the types of argument (e.g., opinion, persuasive, argument, etc.) can be difficult. Begin first by outlining the… more

Research has shown that the number one reason students don’t pass standardized writing prompts is lack of idea development. Their… more

Many students have a head full of ideas but draw a blank when it’s time to write. These simple warm… more

This lively group activity targets the fundamental building block of writing—the sentence. Students transform a skinny sentence—The cat eats— by… more