First Week of Middle School ELA: A Day-by-Day Plan

1. The First Week of Middle School ELA: A Realistic Plan to Build a Class You Actually Know
1. Here is what your first week actually needs to do
1. Not sure where your students are starting from?
2. Start with calm, structure, and one small connection
1. While they work on that: build a name tent
3. Turn the syllabus into a competition — and make it count
1. The syllabus scavenger hunt
4. Give your class an identity
5. Get-to-know-you stations that do not feel like kindergarten
1. Draw something that is you
2. Write something that matters to you
3. Tell me one goal
4. Tell me what you love
5. Tell me what makes school hard
6. Build a class wall collage — and actually put it up
6. Teach your non-negotiables — then let your students add one of their own
7. The beginning-of-year goal sheet you will want back in May
8. Why this is not about cute first-week activities
9. Frequently asked questions
10. References
11. Know where your students stand before Week 2 hits
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First Week of Middle School ELA: A Day-by-Day Plan

  • Debra Shepherd

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