Middle School English

Reading and Writing Our classroom literacy instruction consists of speaking, listening, viewing activities, word study, Readers' Workshop, and Writers' Workshop .

Personal Narrative Unit of Study: Launching Writer's Workshop

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GREAT Site

Another example of a personal narrative unit through a workshop model

A sample Reading/Writing Workshop format for a personal narrative unit (this is for grade 2 but very adaptable)

Movie Posters galore

Great interactive activity to introduce the elements of a story.

Successful middle schools engage students in all aspects of their learning. There are many strategies for accomplishing this. One such strategy is student-led conferences. As a classroom teacher or administrator, how do you ensure that the information shared in a student-led conference provides a balanced picture of the student's strengths and weaknesses? The answer to this is to balance both summative and formative classroom assessment practices and information gathering about student learning.