Articles that have SUPER FUN ideas for your Language Arts Curriculum
Reading Level
How do you determine reading level of the text you are presenting to your students?
Formula: Count the total number of syllables in the sample, divide by the total number of words (100) and multiply by 84.6 (Or just multiply the number of syllables by 0.846 — the results will be the same). Reading Ease Score
or
www.readabilityformulas.com/free-readability-formula-tests.php
InterActive Notebook tips! So cool!
blog.teacherspayteachers.com/teach-class-novels-with-interactive-notebooks/?utm_source=bronto&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Image+-+Tips+for+Teaching+Class+Novels+with+Interactive+Notebooks&utm_content=http://blog.teacherspayteachers.com/teach-class-novels-with-interactive-notebooks/&utm_campaign=Weekly+Newsletter+%23482+Grade+6-12+01/01/18&_bta_tid=00841355991401968820271650990942727778176759376419137040370008290577726830011728041321690419422949983749384&_bta_c=3nq0tvhvn2d0psely1mwxfpl0yyty
Writing
Memoir Link ~ Thanks Erin!
http://www.freelancewriting.com/articles/article-writing-a-good-narrative-essay.php
Story Plot Graph (nice graphic organizer for writing or annotating a story. Please click on the underscore to access pdf.) _
Inspire Creative Writing Through Art & Music by Denise Cassano: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/thoughtful-creative-writing-through-art-denise-cassano?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=092414%20enews%20artsintegration%20ngm%20remainder&utm_content=&utm_term=feature1hed&spMailingID=9522296&spUserID=Mjg4MjA3MjM3NzAS1&spJobID=381884951&spReportId=MzgxODg0OTUxS0
Poetry
Sestina! (Thank you Kathleen)
"Writing A Sestina" http://www.bewilderingstories.com/issue197/sestina.html
Sestina-o-matic: assists in formatting the sestina: http://dilute.net/sestinas/
Reading
Video ~ "Why Students Don't Read What is Assigned in Class"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gokm9RUr4ME#t=98
"When Real Reading Isn't Happening" by Ariel Sacks, Education Week, 12/16
blogs.edweek.org/teachers/whole_story/2016/12/when_real_reading_isnt_happeni.html?r=900324691&cmp=soc-fb-promo-reading&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Facebook+Ad
MARCH MADNESS IN YOUR CLASSROOM! Bring on the Madness through Literature!!
www.edutopia.org/blog/march-madness-meets-ap-lit-brian-sztabnik?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=032217%20enews%20teachingfocus%20remainder&utm_content=&utm_term=fea3hed&spMailingID=16837321&spUserID=Mjg4MjA3MjM3NzAS1&spJobID=981777782&spReportId=OTgxNzc3NzgyS0
Vocabulary Development Ideas
What are strategies to incorporate vocabulary development?
Reading Level
How do you determine reading level of the text you are presenting to your students?
Formula: Count the total number of syllables in the sample, divide by the total number of words (100) and multiply by 84.6 (Or just multiply the number of syllables by 0.846 — the results will be the same). Reading Ease Score
or
www.readabilityformulas.com/free-readability-formula-tests.php
InterActive Notebook tips! So cool!
blog.teacherspayteachers.com/teach-class-novels-with-interactive-notebooks/?utm_source=bronto&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Image+-+Tips+for+Teaching+Class+Novels+with+Interactive+Notebooks&utm_content=http://blog.teacherspayteachers.com/teach-class-novels-with-interactive-notebooks/&utm_campaign=Weekly+Newsletter+%23482+Grade+6-12+01/01/18&_bta_tid=00841355991401968820271650990942727778176759376419137040370008290577726830011728041321690419422949983749384&_bta_c=3nq0tvhvn2d0psely1mwxfpl0yyty
Writing
Memoir Link ~ Thanks Erin!
http://www.freelancewriting.com/articles/article-writing-a-good-narrative-essay.php
Story Plot Graph (nice graphic organizer for writing or annotating a story. Please click on the underscore to access pdf.) _
Inspire Creative Writing Through Art & Music by Denise Cassano: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/thoughtful-creative-writing-through-art-denise-cassano?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=092414%20enews%20artsintegration%20ngm%20remainder&utm_content=&utm_term=feature1hed&spMailingID=9522296&spUserID=Mjg4MjA3MjM3NzAS1&spJobID=381884951&spReportId=MzgxODg0OTUxS0
Poetry
Sestina! (Thank you Kathleen)
"Writing A Sestina" http://www.bewilderingstories.com/issue197/sestina.html
Sestina-o-matic: assists in formatting the sestina: http://dilute.net/sestinas/
Reading
Video ~ "Why Students Don't Read What is Assigned in Class"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gokm9RUr4ME#t=98
"When Real Reading Isn't Happening" by Ariel Sacks, Education Week, 12/16
blogs.edweek.org/teachers/whole_story/2016/12/when_real_reading_isnt_happeni.html?r=900324691&cmp=soc-fb-promo-reading&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Facebook+Ad
MARCH MADNESS IN YOUR CLASSROOM! Bring on the Madness through Literature!!
www.edutopia.org/blog/march-madness-meets-ap-lit-brian-sztabnik?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=032217%20enews%20teachingfocus%20remainder&utm_content=&utm_term=fea3hed&spMailingID=16837321&spUserID=Mjg4MjA3MjM3NzAS1&spJobID=981777782&spReportId=OTgxNzc3NzgyS0
Vocabulary Development Ideas
What are strategies to incorporate vocabulary development?