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Record an Audiobook Oral Reading Fluency Assessment for Middle School

By UPBEAT ELA

This audiobook project allows you to assess your students' fluency without embarrassing them in front of the class! As a student in English class, there was nothing I dreaded more than popcorn reading. I could feel my whole face turn hot when it was

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Oral Communication

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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$4.75

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Literary Response / Book Report Alternative - Design a Theme Park Ride Bundle

By UPBEAT ELA

Book reports have a bad rap, but this response to literature is ACTUALLY fun! First, students are hired to design a brand-new, book-inspired ride for Book World, the country's greatest literary theme park.Based on their favorite recently read books,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Projects, Assessment, Graphic Organizers

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RL.6.1, RL.7.1, RL.8.1, W.6.1, W.6.1a, W.6.1b, W.6.1e, W.7.1, W.7.1a, W.7.1b, W.7.1e...

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Persuasive Appeals Christmas Activity with Ethos, Logos, and Pathos

By UPBEAT ELA

This fun project gives middle school students engaging practice with ethos, logos, and pathos as they use these persuasive appeals to sell products in their very own festive holiday commercials.The weeks before Christmas can be a tricky time for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Assessment

$3.50

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Fluency Assessment and Posters for Middle School Oral Reading

By UPBEAT ELA

This project allows you to assess your students' fluency without embarrassing kids in front of their peers. Accompanying posters remind them how to read smoothly and clearly.When I was a kid, I absolutely, completely dreaded popcorn reading. I

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English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Projects, Assessment, Posters

$6.25

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Literary Response Project / Book Report Alternative - Design a Theme Park Ride

By UPBEAT ELA

Ditch the boring book report for this super fun literary response project for middle school!Students design and build rollercoasters for a literary theme park, and they base their rides on details from the books they have read.A planning sheet

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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RL.6.1, RL.7.1, RL.8.1

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Independent Reading Bundle for Middle School

By UPBEAT ELA

Many times children who once loved reading become disenchanted with books when they reach their middle school years. This doesn't have to be the case! We can reignite our students' love for reading if we give them the time and ability to read

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Handouts, Assessment, Classroom Forms

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$8.78

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Narrator Profile for Any Novel with Point of View Bookmarks

By UPBEAT ELA

My students always seem like they understand point of view pretty well when we're discussing our whole-class read alouds . . . and then I ask them about the narrators in their own independent reading, and it's like they almost forget what a narrator

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English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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$1.85

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Currently Reading Dry Erase Sheet for SSR

By UPBEAT ELA

Choice reading is such an important part of students' literacy education, but sometimes it's hard to tell which students are forming good reading habits and which ones are floundering. These dry-erase sheets allow teachers to quickly scan the room

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English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

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

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I have taught Reading, Language Arts, Composition, American Literature, British Literature, Public Speaking, Journalism, and Greek & Latin Etymology to over 800 students in grades 7-12.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I love bringing learning to life with games, projects, and out-of-the-box essay prompts!

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I feel honored to have helped over 90,000 fellow teachers bring life and laughter to their classrooms over the past 10 years.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I have a Bachelor of Arts in English with teaching certification for grades 7-12.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I am a teacher, an author, a wife, and a mother by both birth and adoption. My family lives on a tiny Florida hobby farm with two dogs, six cats, two sheep, four ducks, a handful of hens and roosters, and one miniature zebu.