Grammar Bell Ringer Journal for Entire School Year GRADES 6-12 Back to School

This Grammar Bell Ringer Journal BUNDLE for the entire school year includes 190+ journal prompts for middle school grades 6-8 AND high school grades 9-12. Looking for grammar themed back to school activities? This journal is the PERFECT way to create and establish routine while strengthening skills.

This resource provides teachers with an entire school year of grammar related journal prompts in an organized and focused way. The journal is organized by unit with several skills covered in each section. Students will strengthen their writing and language skills with these unique, higher level thinking bell ringers while also developing a solid understanding of various grammar skills. NOTE: This bell ringer journal has completely different prompts from all other bell ringer journals.

***UPDATE***: We added the 9-12 version to this bundle, which is the same as unit 1-6 of the middle school version, but with two extended units 7-8.

This resource includes a DIGITAL version for distance learning. It is compatible with Google Slides and Google Classroom!

This resource covers:

• 190 unique bell ringer prompts based on SEVEN key grammar units for middle school:
  • Parts of Speech
    • Nouns
    • Adjectives
    • Verbs
    • Adverbs
    • Conjunctions
    • Prepositions
    • Interjections + Direct Address
    • Pronouns: Subjective + Objective
    • Pronouns: Possessive + Reflexive
    • Pronouns: Relative + Demonstrative
    • Pronouns: Antecedents, Vague Pronouns, & Shifts
    • Pronouns: Shifts in Number and Person

• • Sentence Basics
    • Phrases
    • Dependent Clauses
    • Independent Clauses
    • Simple Sentences
    • Compound Sentences
    • Complex Sentences
    • Compound-Complex Sentences

• • Advanced Verbs
    • Verb moods
    • Direct + Indirect Objects
    • Active + Passive Voice
    • Verbals

• • Punctuation, Part 1
    • Semicolons + Colons
    • Commas Review
    • Run-On Sentences
    • Commas (introductions + tags)
    • Commas with Essential and Nonessential Elements (Appositives)
    • Commas with Cumulative and Coordinate Adjectives

• • Modifiers
    • Introduction to Modifiers
    • Dangling Modifiers
    • Misplaced Modifiers

• • Punctuation, Part 2
    • Ellipses
    • Dashes
    • Hyphens
    • Quotation Marks + Dialogue
    • Quotation Marks + MLA Citations

• • Redundancy
    • BONUS Week: Redundancy
      

• The journal for grades 9-12 includes review content from the 6-8 journal as well as additional subjects like:
  • Parallel Structure
  • Parallelism
  • Dependent clause
  • Noun clause
  • Adverbial clause
  • Relative clause
  • Phrase
  • Noun phrase
  • Verb phrase
  • Adjectival phrase 
  • Prepositional phrase 
  • Participial phrase
  • Absolute phrase

• DIGITAL version INCLUDED for distance learning (compatible with Google Slides)
• Includes a limited version of Secondary Sara’s Grammar Diagnostic Test #1, modified just for middle school topics
• Answer key
• Plant + greenery themed (easily printed in black and white)
• Teacher directions
• Cover pages for each of the months
• Tabs to keep students organized throughout the year
• Zero prep. Simply print and distribute.

This resource was designed and created by Secondary Sara and The SuperHERO Teacher!

Check out what other teachers, just like you, are saying about this resource:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "My students are SOOO much more engaged from the beginning of class! I have also begun to see GROWTH in their grammar both written and in speaking!" -Contreras' Tech for Kicks

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "If I could purchase everything you make, I would. The journal prompts really touch upon every subject, every personality I have in my class. I love these journals because they serve as a platform to connect with students especially during this chaotic time. Again, you never fail at creating work that truly matters and connects with students and teachers!" -Moncada's Materials

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Wonderful and beautiful resource! This resource is ready to go. I did not have to do anything to it and students love completing these assignments. Great way to review skills." -Amberlynn M.

Please download the preview for more information. The preview provides images of the bell ringer journal pages in action.

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