High School English Bell-Ringers Vol. 2 – Vocabulary, Grammar & Brain Teasers

Use this bundle of my popular bell ringers/warm-ups/mini-lessons to teach the Common Core-aligned grammar, vocabulary, and critical thinking/problem-solving skills your high school students need. This bundle of materials (Vol. #2) includes everything you’ll need to keep your students actively engaged at the start of each period. (All of this content is completely new and separate from the content offered in the Volume 1 Bell-Ringers Bundle – no repeats!)

Here’s how it works:

With M.U.G. Shot Mondays, students master Mechanics, Usage, and Grammar by working together to proofread real-world writing examples. These 38 weekly grammar editing sessions address the most common errors made in middle-school and high-school writing. Students write down the flawed sentence and then work together to edit/make corrections. After the class agrees on all of the edits made by the student writing at the board, go over the marks, explaining the rules that apply. After three sessions, collect the students’ papers and give points for accuracy.

On Brain Teaser Tuesdays, class begins with a high-interest brain-twisting question and answer slide set designed to promote problem-solving and lateral-thinking skills. Use these slides as a small group competition for even more fun!

Then comes Words on Wednesday, a weekly lesson to build higher-level vocabulary in your college-bound students. These lessons feature words commonly used on the SAT that educated adults also use in their everyday lives. Even if your students aren’t bound for a university, they’ll still benefit from knowing these words as they enter the work force. Each lesson, which takes about 15 minutes, goes deep into understanding denotation and connotation of five words and includes definition, part of speech, synonym, antonym, and a sentence relevant to a teen audience. Instead of using a list of 10 words each week that students memorize and then promptly forget, I’ve found more success with going deep on five words. We discuss the words and use them in regular conversation. I’ve been delighted to see many of these words show up in our in-class writings, and students also excitedly point them out to me in passages that we read in class. This method helps words “stick” better than any other method I’ve tried in my 20+ years as a high school teacher.

On Thursdays, my classes take a break from the routine procedures and focus solely on our current unit of study.

Fridays? Why, S.S.R., of course; it’s the best way to end the week. Click here for my FREE materials on how to manage your students' quiet reading time with easy grading for you!

This bundle includes:
M.U.G. Vol. 3

M.U.G. Vol. 4

Vocabulary Builder/Words on Wed. Vol. 3

Vocabulary Builder/Words on Wed. Vol. 4

Brain Teasers Vol. 1

Brain Teasers Vol. 2

If you purchased all six of these semester bell-ringer items that are each sold separately in my store, you'd spend almost $40. By purchasing this bundle, you'll save 25 percent off the individual item prices!

Please note the Brain Teasers are included in my Eng. 9/10 full-year curriculum. You learn more about this item here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Full-Year-High-School-English-180-Days-English-9-10-Curriculum-Lesson-Plans-CCSS-3735671

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