This post will be your go-to place for resources about our informational writing project, and as such, it has a very limited audience. Some of the Taco's other readers may find some of this information useful in their own writing classes or projects. If so, I'm glad it could help you. For my students this … Continue reading Informational Writing: Plagues and Pandemics
Getting Write Score Right
All ELA classes will take the year's first Write Score assessment on October 20. To help you prepare for the test, I've put together this writing guide that contains some strategies to help you do your best. Please take some time to read it before next Tuesday. Some General Advice Take the time to read … Continue reading Getting Write Score Right
Writing Revision Made Easy
Revision is a reinvention of the invented.
The Giver Study Guide, Chapters 4 – 10
The next test on The Giver will be over chapters 4 - 10, and you'll take it Friday. Everything on this study guide will be on the test in some form. Vocabulary and Literary Terms Plot Elements Exposition - establish characters, setting, development of challenge(s) for protagonist Rising Action - includes the inciting incident (incident … Continue reading The Giver Study Guide, Chapters 4 – 10
The Giver/Literary Terms Study Guide
Literary Terms & Vocabulary Words: What to Know Use the Literary Vocabulary and Terms, TE (located in my Google Classroom) to find definitions and examples. Everything on the document is fair game for the test, but you should be especially familiar with the following vocabulary and events in the novel. Please pay very close attention … Continue reading The Giver/Literary Terms Study Guide
RACE and the Constructed Response
I've noticed that a few of my students are having trouble with the constructed response. Since there are more of these questions to come, I decided to post a good, short video that will break the strategy down for you. If you have further questions, feel free to email me or message me on Remind. … Continue reading RACE and the Constructed Response
Introductory Lessons: William Shakespeare & His Theater
Shakespeare's Globe Theater Video Resources Video 1: The History Behind the Globe Video 2: Playing In the Globe Video 3: The Globe and Its Audience Video: Henry V Prologue (Derek Jacobi as The Chorus) Henry V Prologue Enter Chorus Chorus O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention, A … Continue reading Introductory Lessons: William Shakespeare & His Theater
Assignment for January 9, 2020
For those of you who were out the last couple of days, here's the assignment. Also make sure to keep up with your vocabulary quizzes. Need Cornell Notes paper? Check out the newly added resources! Print your own or order from Amazon. (Note that I am not affiliated with Amazon in any way. The links … Continue reading Assignment for January 9, 2020
Vocabulary for Friday, October 11
1.Informational Text: nonfiction writing written with the intention of informing the reader about a specific topic. Typically found in magazines, newspapers, reference materials, textbooks, and instruction manuals. 2.Informational/Explanatory Writing: The purpose of this type of writing is to increase the understanding of the reader; to educate, in short. To do this, the author must analyze … Continue reading Vocabulary for Friday, October 11
CDA 1 Study Resources
Our first CDA starts next Monday. For those of you who want to get in some extra review (and that should be all of you!), check out the resources listed below. Verbals Click for a copy of the one-page study guide Take a practice quiz here Download my PowerPoints Gerunds: Gerunds and Gerund Phrases Participles: … Continue reading CDA 1 Study Resources
