ELA Share Space -- Wylie High School by Mrs. Fajardo

Idea for college essay (or any personal narrative/reflective) prewriting

susan_fajardo — 2015-09-14 16:14:14 UTC

This blog is fantastic : here's a link to one prewriting exercises, guided by the author in a voice stream:

Commonlit.org

2015-09-19 15:00:38 UTC

This site was suggested by Megan, and it's great for finding a text to use at a particular grade level and/or for a particular topic or theme. Check it out.

Close Reading Assignment

susan_fajardo — 2015-09-21 21:29:48 UTC

Easy to change for all kinds of texts

Freshman team meeting notes

tracey_linney — 2015-09-22 21:17:54 UTC

We would like to continue using ARIS(E). We used it last year and feel that with the addition of a graphic organizer we can make gains in the short answer arena this year.

Freshman Team - Political Cartoons

tracey_linney — 2015-09-22 21:19:50 UTC

assignment/mini lesson. Choose two or more political cartoons to discuss and analyze.

How to Write a Theme Statement

barbara_radford — 2015-09-24 21:26:22 UTC

How to Write a Theme Statement

Waits

2015-09-30 14:10:14 UTC

Short Answer Graphic Organizer for Single Selection

Waits

2015-09-30 14:11:54 UTC

Short Answer Cross Selections

Tone and Mood Warm-Up Video -Dona

DonnieD — 2015-09-30 16:11:51 UTC

English I -- Targeted Skills based on date from Revising/Editing section of 2014 & 2015 EOC -- (13C & 15A)

susan_fajardo — 2015-09-30 16:39:47 UTC

Book Love:

2015-09-30 17:09:04 UTC

I'm going to post some things I'm using right now. They aren't perfect; my students are helping me to work out kinks. The first is the letter I sent to parents at the beginning of the year.

We read the first ten minutes of every class period (except when we have tests or Timed Writings), we calculate our reading rates on per-book basis, keep daily/weekly reading rate logs, keep a reader's comp book; I do a book talk once a week. I'm about to schedule reading conferences (I didn't want to do those during reading time because it felt distracting and I wanted to model the reading). If you have any questions, I'd be happy to try to help.

Book Love Weekly Reading Record Sheet

meggan_narvaez — 2015-09-30 18:24:41 UTC

Excel file; I pass this around while they're reading. They log their starting page for the day and total their pages every Monday. If they finish a book and start another during the week, they use the second line (included a sample on the bottom of each page). It's not attaching in the correct format; I can email it to you if you'd like. Just let me know.

Book Love Conference Sheets, Teacher Record Sheets, intro slides, notebook set up...

meggan_narvaez — 2015-09-30 18:28:27 UTC

I have an Independent Reading binder where I keep weekly reading record sheets, student records, and conference pages. I have shared these with each of you on your GoogleApps account, along with the documents listed in the title of this post.

Imagery Warm-Up Video - Dona

DonnieD — 2015-10-01 16:36:56 UTC

My Ideal Bookshelf

2015-10-01 21:06:04 UTC

Prejudice Lesson - Dona

DonnieD — 2015-10-07 21:24:14 UTC

Goes with Rachel's Challenge, also goes with English 1 "Night"

English I Exemplar Lessons--Drama-Downs

2015-10-27 19:52:24 UTC

Here is my lesson from PLC today about stage directions. I haven't found a way to black out the stage directions on the page.

English I Exemplar Lesson-Drama-Downs

2015-10-27 20:08:38 UTC

Here is the YouTube link for the video. The section dealing with his voice-over work for Toy Story is @ 6:00-7:55.

ARIS+ Pracitce

Barnette — 2015-12-01 16:39:02 UTC

This is a color-coding practice for ARIS+ writing. I used the short answer from the English 2 Unit 2B Assessment which my students had taken the previous week. I did not return the SAR they had already written, instead having them redo the SAR entirely. I had them color code their response. Then, only after they were finished, I returned their original response and had them color code it as well. They compared their answers, and most students' responses improved drastically.

Writing a Well-Supported Analytical Paragraph

susan_fajardo — 2016-01-06 22:37:10 UTC

Easy-to-follow steps to writing a strong analytical paragraph/short answer.

Writing a Well-Supported Analytical Paragraph -- Revised Rubric

susan_fajardo — 2016-01-06 22:40:41 UTC

Rubric with added information based on examination of short answers that scored "3" on the STAAR. Information in red is the information we added based on our findings.

Writing a Well-Supported Analytical Paragraph -- Sample Paragraph Breakdown

susan_fajardo — 2016-01-06 22:42:14 UTC

This is a short answer that scored 3 on last spring's STAAR. We broke it down to show students how includes assertions, support, and thematic conclusion.

Writing a Well-Supported Analytical Paragraph -- Blank Graphic Organizer

susan_fajardo — 2016-01-06 22:44:17 UTC

Here is the blank version of used in the sample paragraph breakdown for students to use in planning a paragraph (or short answer).

Writing a Well-Supported Analytical Paragraph - Blank Graphic Organizer

2016-01-07 22:00:22 UTC

Here is a blank version of the graphic organizer used in the sample paragraph breakdown for students to use in planning a paragraph or (short answer).

10 Pedegogical Must Reads

Mrs_Ault — 2016-01-10 21:38:39 UTC

Notice that Book Love and Revision Decisions made the must read list. Is there one here that may be helpful in your classroom? I plan to start with Choice Words by Peter H. Johnston.

Five Card Flickr Stories

2016-08-05 21:11:37 UTC

Megan Maxwell shared this idea at a training this summer, and I thought it was a great idea for student writing. You give your students five different pictures, and they create a story using the pictures. It sounds so simple, yet I believe the results can be powerful. This website has photos available or you can pick five images of your own. Food for thought. - Copeland

What Should I Read Next?

2016-08-05 21:46:11 UTC

Often times a student will ask us for a book recommendation. On this website, type in a title or author that you enjoyed and a list of other possible titles you might like are generated. I like it because it's a quick list of titles you can easily share; another site to try besides GoodReads. - Copeland

Short, engaging plagiarism video

susan_fajardo — 2016-08-23 17:59:04 UTC

How to Think like Shakespear

2016-09-01 22:13:05 UTC

http://www.chronicle.com/article/How-to-Think-Like-Shakespeare/237593