Advice on structuring Middle School ELA classroom

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Advice on structuring Middle School ELA classroom

by 78sms

Sep 29, 2012

I am needing advice on how to structure my middle school ELA classroom. I have each class for 50 minutes. I am responsible for teaching SAT words along with grammar and writing. Usually, I start out each class with a DOL (proofreading) activity then lead into my vocabulary unit study, which I spend two weeks on. I'm having a difficult time managing my grammar and writing. I find myself spending more time on grammar rather than writing.

Any advice on how to better structure my day?

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Sam J Look at my post on the Boring Middle School Classroom page. It might give you ideas.

When I taught Middle School Language Arts, I had students write in a journal everyday on fun and interesting topics. I also had creative writing sessions on Fridays, and then students would share their creative stories. To help with grammar versus writing,...See More

Oct 2, 2012

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sms78 On 10/02/12, Sam J wrote: > Look at my post on the Boring Middle School Classroom page. It > might give you ideas. > > When I taught Middle School Language Arts, I had students write > in a journal everyday on fun and interesting topics. I also > had creative writing sessions on Fridays, and then students > would share their cr...See More

Oct 2, 2012

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Sara On 9/29/12, 78sms wrote: > I am needing advice on how to structure my middle school > ELA classroom. I have each class for 50 minutes. I am > responsible for teaching SAT words along with grammar and > writing. Usually, I start out each class with a DOL > (proofreading) activity then lead into my vocabulary unit > study, which I s...See More

Oct 3, 2012

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sms78 It has been highly encouraged by our dept. head to have students come in at the beginning of class and do a proofreading activity (DOL) the first 5-7 minutes of class.

Too, our entire school district is doing SAT vocabulary type words from 4th-12th grade. I spend two weeks on each unit ensuring that students understand the word, part of s...See More

Oct 8, 2012

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Sam J I think if you click on my e-mail button, you can send me an e-mail. It may go to my junk mail, so let me know. I can send you my freshman syllabus and course outline.

Sam

Oct 8, 2012

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