MS ELA OCT 31 Ideas and Goals by Virginia Reischl https://padlet.com/vareischl/okr5d9wohm0w “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” ― Mary Oliver en-us 2016-10-27 15:07:08 UTC 2025-10-11 13:04:36 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png MFMS tatorres https://padlet.com/vareischl/okr5d9wohm0w/wish/134355084 It would be helpful to have funding to develop our classroom libraries with high interest novels.

Poetry suggestions specific to units of study per grade level.

Thought provoking images that correspond to unit specific content to inspire academic conversations.

Time to collaborate without being given specific things to do during release days.

Data on independent sustained reading and its benefits to prove to skeptics :


]]> 2016-10-31 21:07:49 UTC https://padlet.com/vareischl/okr5d9wohm0w/wish/134355084 AVMS nsgarell https://padlet.com/vareischl/okr5d9wohm0w/wish/134355133 We have a new perspective of how to implement close reading strategies using a wide variety of texts. We enjoyed the poem experience and are looking into ways to make alterations for other forms of poetic expression. 

We would love to have a conversation about finding more time for instruction and hands-on student work time in both reading and writing. 

As always - more books would be wonderful!]]> 2016-10-31 21:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/vareischl/okr5d9wohm0w/wish/134355133 DJAMS kmnicol https://padlet.com/vareischl/okr5d9wohm0w/wish/134355240 How to incorporate poetry within units: Time, Resources, Training. ]]> 2016-10-31 21:09:13 UTC https://padlet.com/vareischl/okr5d9wohm0w/wish/134355240 LFMS https://padlet.com/vareischl/okr5d9wohm0w/wish/134355801
1. Poetry data
2. Poetry map/goals for 6th, 7th, 8th
3. Teaming
4. Common assessments
5. Humanities teams
6. New textbooks!]]> 2016-10-31 21:15:11 UTC https://padlet.com/vareischl/okr5d9wohm0w/wish/134355801 VdMMS and BAMS https://padlet.com/vareischl/okr5d9wohm0w/wish/134355831 *Create ways to integrate poetry into our units
*Creating the belief that students are able to read poetry critically
*Reading the poetry "for them" (finding a personal meaning)
*Working with our departments to choose poetry by grade level, so as to avoid repetition
*Work with other grade level teachers to incorporate poetry/visuals into existing
units

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Poetry suggestions added to CAGs for grade levels so that we do not all teach the same thing

Visual text incorporated in our units]]> 2016-10-31 21:15:38 UTC https://padlet.com/vareischl/okr5d9wohm0w/wish/134355861 7th grade break-out: jkdewees https://padlet.com/vareischl/okr5d9wohm0w/wish/134355877
We discussed articles: (one copy given to each middle school)
“Reading Poetry in the Middle Grades” 
“Ten Poems to Get you through science class this year”
“24 Must-Share poems for Middle and High School”

Poems that 7th grade already integrates:
--Gary Soto “Oranges” with “7th Grade”

--”What do we do with a variation?’ with “All Summer in a Day”

--”I am Poem”

--”The 8-line hate poem” and "I do not understand"

"The People Yes" by Sandberg with The Pearl   
Context before reading

Smithsonian prints for every theme of "The Pearl"

"The Song of the Shirt" for A Christmas Carol




]]> 2016-10-31 21:15:48 UTC https://padlet.com/vareischl/okr5d9wohm0w/wish/134355877 8th Grade SMS hsponsen https://padlet.com/vareischl/okr5d9wohm0w/wish/134355978 Visual Text
Resources, Time
Integrate poetry with our literature units
Personal  value poetry  
Using poetry to find deeper meanings 
Found Poem 
New Textbooks!]]> 2016-10-31 21:16:48 UTC https://padlet.com/vareischl/okr5d9wohm0w/wish/134355978 MFMS Part 2 https://padlet.com/vareischl/okr5d9wohm0w/wish/134356037 Catered planning days.]]> 2016-10-31 21:17:28 UTC https://padlet.com/vareischl/okr5d9wohm0w/wish/134356037 LRMS https://padlet.com/vareischl/okr5d9wohm0w/wish/134356080 Use pictures, cartoons, paintings to create, analyze , and promote higher level conversations. ]]> 2016-10-31 21:17:51 UTC https://padlet.com/vareischl/okr5d9wohm0w/wish/134356080 Ladera Ranch Middle School amsparks https://padlet.com/vareischl/okr5d9wohm0w/wish/134356106 -incorporate a poem that goes along with each unit
-Finding time to read books of choice that are untested
-More image analysis]]> 2016-10-31 21:18:08 UTC https://padlet.com/vareischl/okr5d9wohm0w/wish/134356106 NHMS/AVMS klwexelberg https://padlet.com/vareischl/okr5d9wohm0w/wish/134356116 New ways to use poetry and have it relate to students experiences in learning. Remembering to scaffold and differentiate for all learners.  

]]> 2016-10-31 21:18:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vareischl/okr5d9wohm0w/wish/134356116 Yes! https://padlet.com/vareischl/okr5d9wohm0w/wish/134356169
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Making time for more creative/free writing that is not graded - just letting kids express themselves through art, poetry, writing...

Discussion about how to make learning meaningful for all students - best use of time?


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Salsa for burritos.

Super dry:(]]> 2016-10-31 21:21:32 UTC https://padlet.com/vareischl/okr5d9wohm0w/wish/134356440 Arroyo Vista 6th Grade cagiambone https://padlet.com/vareischl/okr5d9wohm0w/wish/134358693 Using/Creating Digital Notebooks to engage students more.   Adding more poetry.  

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