Plan Up! Middle & High School English Lessons.

This ELA board promotes analytic and critical thinking skills in conjunction with CCS and Bloom's Taxonomy aligned lessons and activities for teaching middle and high school English. It showcases lessons for fiction, nonfiction and poetry studies, writing, grammar, vocabulary, class management, and miscellaneous teacher resources. Enjoy Teaching Every Day.
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Journalism: Analyzing Newspaper Leads & Articles
Students analyze types of Journalism leads and articles to support a school newspaper or to review and reinforce the standards for leads and types of journalistic writing. Download – Print/Digital – TEACH! #teachenglish #teachjournalism #teacherspayteachers #homeschool #teachersofinstagram #researchactivities #englishclass #middleschoolteachingideas #highschoolteachingideas #teachersfollowteachers #igteachers #ELAteachers
Grammar: Ace Grammar Grapplers
When students understand the connection between the “what they say” and the “how they say it” aspects of writing, their consternation and apathy for the study of the English language will disappear. Download – Print/Digital – TEACH! #teachenglish #teachwriting #teachgrammar #teacherspayteachers #homeschool #teachersofinstagram #researchactivities #middleschoolteachingideas #highschoolteachingideas #teachersfollowteachers #igteachers #iloveteachingenglish #ELAteachers
Infographic: Into the Wild
This infographic offers a visual recap of Chris McCandless who desires to live independent of society. It includes: Characters Outlines, a Plot Timeline of the journey, as well as Symbols and Themes. Download – Print/Digital – TEACH! #teachenglish #teachliterature #teachliteraryanalysis #teacherspayteachers #homeschool #teachersofinstagram #researchactivities #middleschoolteachingideas #highschoolteachingideas #teachersfollowteachers #igteachers #iloveteaching #iloveteachingenglish
Grammar Activity: Ace Grammar Grapplers
When students understand the connection between the “what they say” and the “how they say it” aspects of their writing, they will eradicate their consternation and apathy for studying Grammar. Download – Print/Digital – TEACH! #teachenglish #teachwriting #teachjournalism #teachgrammar #teacherspayteachers #homeschool #teachersofinstagram #middleschoolteachingideas #highschoolteachingideas #teachersfollowteachers #igteachers #iloveteaching #iloveteachingenglish #ELAteachers
Literature Study: The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
With its historical significance and timeliness with contemporary news stories, this unit plan is a substantive cross-curriculum study of the Salem Witch trials and the 1950s U.S. Red Scare. Download – Print/Digital – TEACH! #teachenglish #teachliterature #teachliteraryanalysis #teacherspayteachers #homeschool #teachersofinstagram #researchactivities #englishclass #middleschoolteachingideas #highschoolteachingideas #teachersfollowteachers #igteachers #iloveteachingenglish #ELAteachers
SAVE YOUR WEEKENDS
Saturdays and Sundays are for personal choices. Select and schedule plans for the following week before leaving for the weekend. teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Connie Download – Print/Digital – TEACH! #teachenglish #teachliterature #teachwriting #teachjournalism #teachgrammar #teachvocabularydevelopment #teachliteraryanalysis #teacherspayteachers #teachersofinstagram #researchactivities #middleschoolteachingideas #highschoolteachingideas #teachersfollowteachers #igteachers #ELAteachers
Written and Verbal Communication: Banish Dialogue Destroyers
Students follow proper dialogue format when writing conversations to clarify who is speaking. (Original version published in "NCTE's Ideas Plus, Book Ten" (1992) under the title, "Banish Those Dialogue Demons." 1992) Download – Print/Digital – TEACH! #teachenglish #teachgrammar #teacherspayteachers #homeschool #teachersofinstagram #middleschoolteachingideas #highschoolteachingideas #teachersfollowteachers #igteachers #iloveteachingenglish #ELAteachers
Infographic: I AM THE MESSENGER
This summary reveals some major concepts of this novel. For more details, check out the unit plan. teacherspayteachers.com/Product/I-Am-The-Messenger-Unit-Plan-CCSS-Teaching-Notes-Lessons-and-Activities-129926. Download – Print/Digital – TEACH! #teachenglish #teachliterature #teachliteraryanalysis #teacherspayteachers #homeschool #teachersofinstagram #middleschoolteachingideas #highschoolteachingideas #teachersfollowteachers #igteachers #iloveteachingenglish #ELAteachers
Journalism Activity: What's the Buzz?
This activity offers beginning journalism students the opportunity to practice writing pieces in the proper journalistic style and format. It also serves as an excellent reinforcement activity for advanced journalism students. Download – Print/Digital – TEACH! #teachenglish #teachwriting #teachjournalism #teacherspayteachers #homeschool #teachersofinstagram#middleschoolteachingideas #highschoolteachingideas #teachersfollowteachers #igteachers #iloveteachingenglish #ELAteachers
Literature Study: I Am The Messenger
'I Am The Messenger' appeals to teenagers questioning who they are and what their lives mean: to themselves and to those around them. Download – Print/Digital – TEACH! #teachenglish #teachliterature #teachwriting #teachvocabularydevelopment #teachliteraryanalysis #teacherspayteachers #homeschool #teachersofinstagram #researchactivities #englishclass #middleschoolteachingideas #highschoolteachingideas #teachersfollowteachers #igteachers #iloveteaching #iloveteachingenglish
Writing Warm-Up Activities: Mental Stretches
This list has 50 brief writing ideas for students to get their creative juices flowing.They are meant for a 5-10 minute writing session at the beginning of class while the teacher takes role and the students settle into learning. Download – Print/Digital – TEACH! #teachenglish #teachwriting #teacherspayteachers #homeschool #teachersofinstagram #middleschoolteachingideas #highschoolteachingideas #teachersfollowteachers #igteachers #iloveteaching #iloveteachingenglish #ELAteachers
Non-Fiction Unit Plan: Friday Night Lights
This study of the impact of football in a Texas town resonates across the country.The discussions of the academics vs. sports debate,race, gender, and class issues, and entitlement hook students. Download – Print/Digital – TEACH! #teachenglish #teachliterature #teachwriting #teachliteraryanalysis #teacherspayteachers #homeschool #teachersofinstagram #researchactivities #middleschoolteachingideas #highschoolteachingideas #teachersfollowteachers #igteachers #ELAteachers
Grammar Activity: Painting Parts of Speech Word Pictures
This activity and the corresponding Test strengthen sentence sense, create clarity, and stronger writing.(teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Grammar-CCSS-Parts-of-Speech-Word-Pictures-TestAnswer-Key-52586) Download – Print/Digital – TEACH! #teachenglish #teachliterature #teachgrammar #teacherspayteachers #homeschool #teachersofinstagram#englishclass #middleschoolteachingideas #highschoolteachingideas #teachersfollowteachers #igteachers #ELAteachers