So what do you think? Does the graphic novel have a place in a secondary English class? Is there enough rigor for you? Jackie from @room213tpt shares her strategies she uses with her students in this @secondaryenglishcoffeeshop post. Check it out in the link in my bio. https://secondaryenglishcoffeeshop.blogspot.com/2022/10/the-3-rs-reading-riting-and-rithmetic.html #visualliteracy #elateacher #middleschoolela #graphicnovels #englishteacher #igteacher #teachersfollowteachers (at Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckri7lSuCnD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

This is how language arts teachers celebrate the end of the year. Goodbye 2020/2021! And thanks to @grunge.sunflower for coffee and company. #middleschoolela #exlibriscrqs https://www.instagram.com/p/CPbjC16LXqcPL2sjBLZAmy6HmNbCuy_kKNrHsU0/?utm_medium=tumblr

Facts! 💯🤣 #Repost @majorlymiddleschool ・・・ This is so true 😂 #teacherlife #relativity #winterbreak #almostthere . . . . . #iteachmiddleschool #iteachenglish #iteachtoo #secondaryela #middleschoolela #teacherlife #readingrules #ilovereading #middleschool #middleschoolteacher #teacherreading #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #8thgradeela #middleschoolersarethebestschoolers #majorlymiddleschool (at Queens, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6RiEM3BEcv/?igshid=1iij53oieldkl

Finally, finished our 7th Grade ELA classroom 😁 Thank you #nsulaalumni association for sending all the NSU paraphernalia for my class #elateacher #7thgradeelateacher #middleschoolela (at Zachary, Louisiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/B04-8VXlAnM/?igshid=1mef83sz33ebo

This is amazing and I want to be this teacher when I grow up 😂😂 . #Repost @tginspiredela with @repostsaveapp · · · Don't you wish.... . . .. . #teachersofig #iteach9th #iteach10th #iteachms #iteachhs #iteach7th #iteach11th #middleschoolela #iteachmiddleschool  #iteachtoo #iteachninth #iteachhighschool  #secondaryELA #iteachtenth #englishteacher #highschoolenglish  #englishteachers https://www.instagram.com/p/BwFJk4DBP7c/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=y2ljrhikbzwx

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Do you need some help with your grammar lessons? Try the framework of Bloom's Taxonomy to get you started. #GrammarLessons #MiddleSchoolELA #grammar #grammar #grammar #lessons #elementary

Let’s have some fun! Which 2 would you pick! #jcmakeityours #njphotographer #iteach7th #middleschoolela #languageartsteacher #boudoir #njboudoirphotographer

📚 GIVEAWAY 📚Win THIS book to add to your secondary ELA classroom library! 🍎 Several book lovers & English teachers will EACH gift lucky winners with amazing titles for grades 6-12. This month, we’re giving away books that celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month.  TO ENTER: 1️⃣Like this post & follow me, @mrsorman 2️⃣Tag a teacher who would love to win a book! 3️⃣Click through to @literarysherri to enter to win the rest of the books we’re giving away!   RULES: Giveaway ends Tuesday, October 11th at 11:59pm EST. This contest is not sponsored by Instagram. Winner must be a teacher or school librarian residing in the US and respond within 48 hours of initial contact. I’m giving away CLAP WHEN YOU LAND by @acevedowrites because I love the novel-in-verse style and the moving story that follows two half-sisters who just learn about each other after their dad dies in a plane crash. I'd recommend this one to grade 8 and up. #iteachms #iteachmiddleschool #iteachhs #iteachhighschool #iteachela #ela #englishlanguagearts #iteachsecondary #iteachenglish #2ndaryELA #middleschoolela #middleschoolelateacher #highschoolela #highschoolelateacher #NCTEvillage #secondaryela #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #teachersofIG #teachersofthegram #diversebooksgiveaway (at Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjgyY1dOG2O/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

🙋🏻‍♀️ Hands up if you’d like a very effective way to improve your students’ grammar. Jackie from @room213tpt has found that one of THE most effective ways to help students improve their grammar is through mentor texts. If you aren’t sure how to do this, and you want to grab a free lesson, check out our latest post on the @secondaryenglishcoffeeshop. Tap the link in my bio to access it and let us know if you have a favourite strategy for teaching grammar. https://secondaryenglishcoffeeshop.blogspot.com/2022/08/5-authentic-ways-to-teach-grammar.html #teachinggrammar #secondaryela #secondaryenglishcoffeeshop #elateacher #middleschoolela #Iteachtoo #teachersofig #igteachers https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch_S8PdOg4X/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Do you wish you had a set of questions and tasks that you could use for ANY short story or novel? My Literary Elements Flipbook & Handouts are so versatile and cover all the essentials! If you don’t want the flipbook format, use the regular handouts (swipe to see) and pick-and-choose the areas you want to explore. The analysis includes character development, setting, point-of-view, plot analysis, theme, and literary & figurative devices. It’s all standards-based, as well. Learn more through the link in my profile! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Literary-Elements-Analysis-Interactive-Notebook-Flipbook-for-Any-Novel-3681225 #literaryanalysis #teachersfollowteachers #iteachela #elateacher #englishteacher #backtoschool #middleschoolela #highschoolela https://www.instagram.com/p/Chj85y-OFJv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

✨ How do you get students to write more? Practice, practice, practice with informal writing! Over at the @secondaryenglishcoffeeshop blog, Danielle from @nouvelle_ela shares three ways to help students build their confidence and stamina through informal writing. She also shares a FREE set of middle school writing prompts, so be sure to grab those. Check out the post via the link in my bio. #ELATeacher #ELABlogs #TeachingWriting #SecondaryELA #MiddleSchoolELA #WritingPrompts https://secondaryenglishcoffeeshop.blogspot.com/2017/11/how-to-get-students-to-write-more.html https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdi04e9On3l/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

For Poetry Month, @prestoplans is sharing 5 interactive poetry activities that your students will love this week on the @secondaryenglishcoffeeshop blog! 📜 From competitive challenges to collaborative writing to getting students up and moving around the classroom, these interactive poetry activities will engage all of your students. ✍🏻 Check it out using the link in my profile! 😊 #poetry #iteachpoetry #poetryactivities #iteachmiddleschool #middleschoolELA https://secondaryenglishcoffeeshop.blogspot.com/2022/04/5-interactive-poetry-activities.html https://www.instagram.com/p/CcTwNbkujjU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

@prestoplans is sharing her four favorite creative writing assignments to use leading up to Valentine's Day this week on the blog. From break-ups 💔 to crumpled up paper hearts 🗑 to pop songs 🎧, these assignments will hook even your most reluctant writers. Have a read using the link in my profile. #iteachela #valentinesdaywriting #iteachmiddleschool #middleschoolela #elateacher https://bit.ly/vdaycreativewriting https://www.instagram.com/p/CZj0fALuU9O/?utm_medium=tumblr

What a FANTASTIC idea! . #Repost @elabuffet with @repostsaveapp · · · I do this all the time and it’s been the best way to get kids writing a lot— without wrecking my weekends! Plus the self-evaluation part is invaluable! • • • • • #alwaysteaching #teachingtips #secondaryela #iteach678 #middleschoolteacher #iteachsixth #iteach7th #iteachelamiddleschool #iteach8th #iteach6th #iteachela #iteachmiddle #writingteacher #englishteacherlife #newteachers #newteacher #middleschoolela #iteach678 #iloveela #iteach7 #teachersofig #elateachers #iteach #teachingela #teachershare #teachercommunity #middleschoolteachers #studentteacher #pocketpd #pintsizedpd #pintsizepd https://www.instagram.com/p/BvmtyoPh9gF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1movohsyfpf5x

Season’s Readings - I love this idea from @prestoplans! . Repost from @prestoplans @TopRankRepost Here’s a cute idea to spruce up your classroom library area during the holidays. Fill some stockings with books and put up a Season's Readings sign! 📚 🎅 #iteachEnglish #iteachELA #Englishteacher #middleschoolELA #highschoolELA #middleschoolEnglish #highschoolEnglish #classroomlibrary #seasonsreadings #ilovebooks #ilovereading #booklover

THE OUTSIDERS-CHAPTER ONE WRITTEN RESPONSE PROMPT 📚📝📚📝📚📝📚📝📚📝📚📝📚📝📚📝This activity can be done at the end of chapter one of the novel The Outsiders. There are two on a page, so they can be cut in half to save paper. The prompt asks students to write a paragraph, using cited evidence from the text, to describe Ponyboy's perception of the Soc's. CLICK LINK IN BIO TO PURCHASE!#middleschool #TheOutsiders #reading #read #novel #novelstudy #teachersfollowteachers #narrativewriting #teacherresources #tpt #ELA #elateacher #teachersofinstagram #teacherspayteachers #tpt #middleschoolela #bookstudy #bookclub #literacycircle #seventhgrade #books #classroomresources #eighthgrade #TpTbundle