8th grade ela

I giggled to myself as I created the title to this blog post! If you are new to my blog, I'll have you know that this is the THIRD time I've written an "ELA in

Grab your copy of FREE ELA Curriculum Maps grades 6th-8th and save yourself a year's worth of planning! Digital maps with a planner, calendar, and more!

Here are 15 engaging and creative TV episodes to use in ELA to teach genre, narrative techniques, characterization, and more. (Blog post)

ELA Daily Review 8th Grade {November} | Distance Learning | Google Slides and Forms

Using bell ringers in your middle school ELA classroom has huge benefits! This post teaches you how to use bell ringers purposefully and effectively!

Use these five game-changing routines to add structure to your Middle School ELA classroom and build strong connections with your students.

Whenever I teach freshmen or sophomores, I always begin the school year with a short story unit. I use this unit to introduce literary elements to my students, and they start exploring literary analysis. I believe it is a perfect way to begin the school year. Toward the end of my short story unit, I […]

Filler Activities for ELA (blog post) What can you do with five extra minutes in secondary ELA? Here are a few ideas to engage students until the bell.

Tone and Mood Anchor Chart

This Spooky Short Story Unit Bundle contains three different scary short story units, including The Birds by Daphne DuMaurier, The Elevator by William Sleator, and Click Clack the Rattle Bag by Neil Gaiman. Each resource contains a complete short story unit with questions, graphic organizers, answer keys, and more. While there short stories can be taught any time of year, they are perfect for Halloween!