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Day: November 17, 2018

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I had to be out for 2 days before spring break started and I needed something easy for the substitute teacher to do with my students. Why not blackout poetry? I used one passage from the TpT sub plans I’ve created. This passage is from Poe. But for my other classes I used a passage from To Kill a Mockingbird( my juniors) , and Life of Pi(my seniors). Some of the students realty did a great job. I’m pleasantly surprised. 🤗👍🏽👍🏽 #blackoutpoetry #subplans #highschool #secondaryela #poetry#teachersfollowteachers #teachersofinstagram

So your students have read To Kill a Mockingbird...now what? Have your students deepen their understanding of this timeless classic by asking them to make connections among the characters and the main concepts and themes. This activity can be used as an informal or formal assessment. I’ve included: *detailed teacher and student directions *Templates and charts *Sample responses and essays * Scoring rubric Link in my profile. To Kill a Mockingbird culminating activity, assessment, essay writing by Captivate Motivate Educate on Teachers Pay Teachers https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-culminating-activity-assessment-essay-writing-4519872 #tokillamockingbird #teacherspayteachers #teachersofinstagram #harperlee #essays #assessments #highschoolenglishteacher #secondaryela #literature #criticalthinking #captivatemotivateeducate #tptpickme

Ok I have a major head tilt going on. How does one check spelling on Wordpress??? I cannot find this option and I could swear that I’ve used it in the past???? 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️Help! #wordpress #spellcheck #blogging

So your students have read To Kill a Mockingbird...now what? Have your students deepen their understanding of this timeless classic by asking them to make connections among the characters and the main concepts and themes. This activity can be used as an informal or formal assessment. I’ve included: *detailed teacher and student directions *Templates and charts *Sample responses and essays * Scoring rubric Link in my profile. To Kill a Mockingbird culminating activity, assessment, essay writing by Captivate Motivate Educate on Teachers Pay Teachers https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-culminating-activity-assessment-essay-writing-4519872 #tokillamockingbird #teacherspayteachers #teachersofinstagram #harperlee #essays #assessments #highschoolenglishteacher #secondaryela #literature #criticalthinking #captivatemotivateeducate #tptpickme

Got my hands on the redacted Mueller report whether Trump colluded with the Russians. Not sure about all the legalese but I have a feeling there’s something important in this report. #trump #collusion #guilty #redaction #blackoutpoetry

My best seller! Have your students read fiction or non-fiction titles in a particular theme? A.C.E.S. Square is a challenging, hands-on, culminating project. I’ve included diagrams and stepped-out instructions on how your students can showcase their learning. Link in profile. #highschoolteacher #highschoolenglish #secondaryela #teacherspayteachers #teachersfollowteachers #tptpickme #teachertribe #captivatemotivateeducate #projects#art#bulletinboardideas A.C.E.S. SQUARE culminating project, ELA themes, hands-on, art connection by Captivate Motivate Educate on Teachers Pay Teachers https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/A-C-E-S-SQUARE-culminating-project-ELA-themes-hands-on-art-connection-4417007

Follow @educationwhimsy for some engaging ideas for the elementary level. BTW I’ve ordered some highlighters for my high school students for next year. 👍🏽👍🏽#teachersfollowteachers #teachersofinstagram #engagingreaders #teachertribe

Great resource from @educationwhimsy for #earthday. Engaging and fun!! #teacherspayteachers #teachersofinstagram #games #teachertribe

The Habits of Mind are, in some ways, even more important than grades or test scores. We all want to foster the Habits of Mind in our students. A couple of ways is to place posters around the classroom, and to talk about the Habits during opportune times, but another way is to get students to think about them in a creative way. My TpT learning station task cards ask students to sculpt or build their understanding of the Habits. They then must explain how they try to practice the ideals in their lives. Link in profile. #habitsofmind #makerstation #handson #clay#legos#teachersofinstagram #teacherspayteachers #teachertribe #highschool #englishteacher #nctegram #elatoday #literacystations #writingstation #captivatemotivateeducate#taskcards #learningstations #ela

Hot off the presses! Poetry Quilt Mini-Unit. Right in time for National Poetry Month in April. Includes lesson plans to teach Haiku, Strikeout, and Expand a Poem. I encourage you to write with your students. Brainstorm together, and just enjoy playing with the language. I’ve also included a peer conferencing form, and 5 different paper quilt square designs for students to publish their poetry. These squares will make a GORGEOUS “quilt” bulletin board display. Link in profile. #teacherspayteachers #tptpickme #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #poetry#nationalpoetrymonth #april#haiku #quilts #art#bulletinboardideas #captivatemotivateeducate #highschoolenglishteacher #secondaryela #ncte #creativewriting

Looking for something quick, easy, and engaging that will allow students to creatively respond to any short story or novel? What about a one-page graphic organizer? Now available in my TpT store. Link in profile. #graphicorganizers #novels#shortstories #readingcomprehension #plot#theme#art#bulletinboard #template#teachersofinstagram #teacherspayteachers #highschoolenglishteacher #middleschool #2ndaryela #secondaryela #literacycenters #captivatemotivateeducate

Coming soon to my TpT store 😀😀🤔🤔 🐦🐦 #tptnewproduct #captivatemotivateeducate

Jenga Poetry!! Perfect for National Poetry Month! No need to glue or tape anything to your Jenga blocks, just simply number them. The Jenga Poetry Tracker Sheet has all the information students need to write a poem. The tracker sheet includes poetry terms, random words, and other directions for students to follow once the Jenga game is over. Fun and engaging! Perfect for literacy and learning stations. I’ve even included and EDITABLE version of the tracker sheet so you can customize to your needs. ✅✅✅ Link in profile. JENGA POETRY! Fast-paced game, collaborative, poetry writing activity by Captivate Motivate Educate on Teachers Pay Teachers https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/JENGA-POETRY-Fast-paced-game-collaborative-poetry-writing-activity-4512555 #poetry#jenga#games#gamification #ela#creativewriting #highschoolenglishteacher #secondaryela #teacherspayteachers #tptpickme #ncte #teachersfollowteachers #captivatemotivateeducate

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Wow!! Now this is some awesome feedback!! Makes my day! She talking about one of my free resources. Link in profile. #poetry#tptfeedback #teacherspayteachers #teachersofinstagram #nationalpoetrymonth #captivatemotivateeducate

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FREE! Over 200 downloads! Take the stress out of teaching and writing poetry. Students love this hands-on collaborative poetry writing activity. Poetry With Friends. #poetry#nationalpoetrymonth #collaboration #teacherspayteachers #tptpickme #teachersofinstagram #2ndaryela #highschoolenglishteacher

Earth Day is April 22. 🦚🌲🐾🌞🌸🌍 ♻️ Have you wanted to do something to celebrate Earth Day in your classroom but you didn’t know just what? Why not have your students write a collaborative poem about the environment, global warming, and other ecological issues pressing down upon us? Poetry With Friends Earth Day Edition is based on my wildly popular free TpT product. I’ve adapted and expanded it to feature words related to Earth Day. BTW what a great way to add a STEAM activity to your ELA lessons. Your students will not stress out over this poetry writing activity because they will be able to collaborate with friends. My free version of Poetry With Friends has over 200 downloads with 40 ratings ✅ Link in my profile 🤗👍🏽♻️ #earthday #environment #globalwarming #poetry #collaboration #teacherspayteachers #teachersofinstagram #creativewriting #ela #secondaryela #teachersofinstagram #steam #captivatemotivateeducate

Love this insta! It’s horrible what we put our students through every year. TEST TEST TEST. Blah. I had to help proctor the SAT this morning and I was exhausted after 2 hours. I bet my students were even more so by the end of the day. Then what made me angrier was thinking about the whole “Varsity Blues” scandal. #teachersfollowteachers #teachersofinstagram #testingsucks #sat @rate_your_pd

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