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Theme Mini Lesson with Notes & Activity Middle School ELA - Distance Learning

By Teaching Intentionally with Savannah Kepley

*2022 Update* Your students have probably been studying theme since 1st grade. By the time they get to middle school, they need to dive a little deeper into this concept. This lesson will review theme and help students further explore this topic.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.6.2, RL.7.2, RL.8.2, CCRA.R.2

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Mood and Tone Mini Lesson Notes & Activities for Middle School

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*2021 Update* This is the first step to get your students to start thinking about how and why an author chooses the words they use. With this mini lesson, you will teach your middle school students the meaning of tone and mood and how to identify it

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Poetry

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.4

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First Day of Middle School Getting to Know You Icebreaker Activity: Bottle Flip

By Teaching Intentionally with Savannah Kepley

This game, y’all. This. Game! As soon as tell them to bring in bottles because they are going to do a bottle flip challenge, your cool points will double. Maybe even triple. Hahaha!This is a fast paced partner game where students get to flip water

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For All Subject Areas, Back to School, Classroom Community

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities, Printables, Google Apps

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Connotation & Denotation Mini Lesson and Activities for Middle School ELA

By Teaching Intentionally with Savannah Kepley

*2021 Update* This is the first step to get your students to understand tone. With this mini lesson, you will teach your middle school students what connotation and denotation mean, and its importance in a sentence. It is a great starting off point

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Poetry

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.6.4, RL.7.4, RL.8.4, CCRA.R.4

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154

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Point of View Mini Lesson: Notes and Activities: Middle School ELA

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Before students can dive deep into analyzing a story, they need to understand how Point of View can impact their experience while reading. This lesson is the foundation for making that happen!What's Included:1. Google Slides Presentation: 19

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.6.3, RL.7.3, RL.8.3, CCRA.R.6

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Inference Mini Lesson with Notes and Activity for Middle School {Fiction} RL1

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*Updated 2022*Is it just me, or do your students struggle with inference as well? Every year this is a concept that I have to reteach and spend a considerable amount of time reviewing throughout the year. This resource is what I use to make sure all

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.7.1, RL.8.1

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Bell Ringer for Middle School ELA Classroom Journal Prompts- 50 Prompts

By Teaching Intentionally with Savannah Kepley

**Updated 2022** Question of the Days are freestyle journal entries set to music. In my experience, this style of writing helps students feeling more comfortable with their ideas and the process of writing. As a bonus, when you read their journals,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Google Apps

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Types of Irony: Mini Lesson Notes and Activities for Middle School ELA

By Teaching Intentionally with Savannah Kepley

In order to understand why an author would use irony, students need to understand irony and the different types. With this mini lesson, you will teach your middle school students the three types of irony, how to recognize it, and the purpose of each

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.8.6, L.8.5a, CCRA.R.6

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First Week of Middle School: Building Relationships Bundle of Lesson Plans

By Teaching Intentionally with Savannah Kepley

You are a great teacher (that's why you're checking out products related to building relationships) and you know how important it is to spend time getting to know WHO your students are before you jump head first into content. This bundle will help

Subjects:

English Language Arts, For All Subjects, Classroom Community

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Google Apps

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$8.99

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Inference Activities and Lesson Plan Bundle for Middle School ELA {RL.1 RI.1}

By Teaching Intentionally with Savannah Kepley

I hear you! I know how hard it is to teach and review inference with your middle schoolers. The struggle is totally real! I developed and used these products with my own middle school students to help them develop and build their inference skills.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Posters

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1

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$17.95

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Argumentative Writing Unit Lessons and Practice Activities

By Teaching Intentionally with Savannah Kepley

If you are planning an argumentative writing unit, then this bundle of lessons is everything you need to teach your students how to write a quality argumentative essay. The seven lessons are designed to take your students from the planning stages to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.8

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Best Selling Chasing Lincoln's Killer Lesson Plan & Novel Guide: Updated!

By Teaching Intentionally with Savannah Kepley

**2019 Complete Product EDIT and UPDATE!** I have read all of your comments and completely updated and revised my best selling product to better meet the needs of you and your students! **2020 Update: Packet answer key and master vocabulary list

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables

$10.99

150

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Author's Purpose and POV Bundle: Mini Lesson & Engaging Practice Activities (NF)

By Teaching Intentionally with Savannah Kepley

Get the complete package right here! This Author's Purpose and Point of View bundle for nonfiction text is a comprehensive resource that will help you teach standard RI.6 to your middle school students.This Bundle Includes:Author's Purpose and POV

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.6.6, RI.7.6, RI.8.6, CCRA.R.6

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Author's Purpose & Point of View Middle School Mini Lesson & Activities RI.6

By Teaching Intentionally with Savannah Kepley

*Updated 2021*Wow! I always wonder why it is so hard for middle school students to determine author's point of view and purpose? Is it because they struggle to put themselves in other's shoes? Is it because it takes a mature level of analyzing? I'm

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.6.6, RI.7.6, RI.8.6

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Poetry Structure Mini Lesson for Middle School Notes and Activities RL4

By Teaching Intentionally with Savannah Kepley

*Updated 2022*Before you take a deep dive into poetry, are you looking for an engaging way to review, teach, and/or introduce POETRY STRUCTURES to your middle school students? Then this is it! This lesson is a great intro to poetry and will help

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.6.4, RL.7.4, RL.8.4

$4.99

114

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Argument and Claims Bundle: Mini lesson, Activities & Project- Middle School ELA

By Teaching Intentionally with Savannah Kepley

Help your middle school students not only understand the basics of arguments and claims, but also how to apply the concepts. These activities are perfect way to bring engagement to your middle school ELA classroom.Mini Lesson Notes &

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.6.8, RI.7.8, RI.8.8, RI.9-10.8, CCRA.R.8

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Objective Summary Mini Lesson Activity for Middle School ELA - Digital

By Teaching Intentionally with Savannah Kepley

*2022 Update* That RL 2 standard is a heavy one, isn't it? Theme, central idea, and objective summary. Where students have been doing theme and central idea for several years, I have found a lot of my middle school students have no idea what an

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.6.2, RL.7.2, RL.8.2, CCRA.R.2

$4.99

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Chasing Lincoln's Killer Complete Lesson Plan Bundle

By Teaching Intentionally with Savannah Kepley

This is EVERYTHING you need to teach Chasing Lincoln's Killer! From pre-reading to final test, this download has it all! 1. Lesson Plans and Novel Guide:35 Page Novel Guide: For each chapter...Vocabulary Section with Frayer Model Jot Section (a

Subjects:

Other (ELA), Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.10

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$21.99

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Central Idea Mini Lesson for Informational Text (Middle School) Digital & PDF

By Teaching Intentionally with Savannah Kepley

Central Idea Mini Lesson for Informational TextThis mini lesson will help your students learn what a central idea is and the steps to follow in order to write one. In addition, students will practice writing a central idea statement after reading

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Scaffolded Notes, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.6.2, RI.7.2, RI.8.2, CCRA.R.2

$3.99

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Arguments and Claims Practice Activities (Perfect for Middle Schoolers!)

By Teaching Intentionally with Savannah Kepley

These five activities are an engaging and creative way to help your students practice identifying the different elements of an argumentative text.The Quests: Quest 1: Part One-Students will identify if the sentences are opinions or claims. Part

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.8

$2.99

Digital Download ZIP (0.65 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I'm in my 14th year teaching middle school!

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe in collaboration, creativity, personalized learning, structure, and procedures. I believe when we teach students to love reading, all other things will fall into place.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Yet to be added

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Masters of Middle Grades Education from Gardner Webb University-2013 Bachelor of Arts in Education from University of Charlotte- 2006

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

For more information, ideas, and strategies for your middle school classroom, check out my website: www.teachingintentionally.com