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Month: April 2017

#2ndaryELA Twitter Chat on Tuesday 5/2 Topic: Surviving the End of the Year

Brynn Allison, The Literary Maven & Kristy, 2 Peas and a Dog host #2ndaryELA on Twitter every Tuesday evening from 8 – 8:30 PM EST. #2ndaryELA is a weekly chat for secondary English Language Arts teachers focused on a topic. Every Sunday, we post the topic and questions on our blogs

Article of the Week is a literacy strategy that helps students closely engage with a text to make meaning and develop background knowledge, as well as practicing reading, writing and critical thinking skills. Teachers assign students a non-fiction article each week to read, and provide time for students to annotate and develop a well-written response. This assignment is great for both English Language Arts teachers as well as content area classes from the 2 Peas and a Dog blog.

Article of the Week Lesson Ideas for Middle and High School Students

Article of the Week is one of my favourite literacy strategies/assignments. I discovered this concept last year from the English teacher-guru Kelly Gallagher. The basic concept is for teachers to assign students a non-fiction article each week to read and provide time for students to develop a well-written response. Each

Effective End of the Year Classroom Management Strategies to Keep Your Class on Track

Use these end of the year classroom management strategies to help successfully end the year.

#2ndaryELA Twitter Chat on Tuesday 4/25 Topic: Article of the Week

Brynn Allison, The Literary Maven & Kristy, 2 Peas and a Dog host #2ndaryELA on Twitter every Tuesday evening from 8 – 8:30 PM EST. #2ndaryELA is a weekly chat for secondary English Language Arts teachers focused on a topic. Every Sunday, we post the topic and questions on our blogs

#2ndaryELA Twitter Chat on Tuesday 4/18 Topic: Measuring Student Learning

Brynn Allison, The Literary Maven & Kristy, 2 Peas and a Dog host #2ndaryELA on Twitter every Tuesday evening from 8 – 8:30 PM EST. #2ndaryELA is a weekly chat for secondary English Language Arts teachers focused on a topic. Every Sunday, we post the topic and questions on our blogs

Teaching students valuable and relevant speaking and listening skills is crucial for their future success. Once students leave our classrooms they will need to be able to carefully articulate their thoughts and opinions to various audiences. Read this blog post on how English teachers can help foster these skills in their classrooms from the 2 Peas and a Dog blog.

Teaching Speaking and Listening Skills

Speaking skills are very important. Teaching students valuable and relevant speaking and listening skills are crucial for their future success. Once students leave our classrooms they will need to be able to carefully articulate their thoughts and opinions to various audiences. Read this curated Twitter chat on how English

#2ndaryELA Twitter Chat on Tuesday 4/11 Topic: Speaking & Listening Skills

Brynn Allison, The Literary Maven & Kristy, 2 Peas and a Dog host #2ndaryELA on Twitter every Tuesday evening from 8 – 8:30 PM EST. #2ndaryELA is a weekly chat for secondary English Language Arts teachers focused on a topic. Every Sunday, we post the topic and questions on our blogs

Learn how to download updates to purchased resources from TeachersPayTeachers from the 2 Peas and a Dog blog.

How to Download Product Updates on TeachersPayTeachers

Did you know that TeachersPayTeachers authors often update their resources with new content and designs? Gaining access to updated resources is something that I wanted to inform more teachers about. As a TeachersPayTeachers author, I use my feedback and emails from teachers to make improvements, updates and design changes to my