Sorry I am a little obsessed with young adult novel popularity, but this provides the novels that are popular at this moment for the high school and middle school age, so that as teachers we can get a grasp on what are students are reading and interested in.
This website offers a great list of lesson plans for teaching high school English. They are a great place to start when brainstorming what types of activities to do for a text. It is especially helpful in regards to teaching grammar.
This site provides A LOT of lesson plans, for each content area, grade, etc. The site breaks up the lesson plans into sections as well, including poetry, reading comprehension, writing, etc. A great tool to gain some ideas for lesson plans in the future.
This is a website that offers resources, lesson plans, and ideas for teaching reading and writing up to a middle school classroom. This is important in teaching the basics of these skills
This website will particularly be beneficial to my own lesson plan creation and professional development. The website offers a multitude of activities and strategies for teachers to use. In addition, it offers online professional growth training.
In high school, I read the book The Great Gatsby and loved it. I also enjoyed when teachers offered different alternatives to interpreting the text, and I think this is an interesting way to compare and contrast the novel and the ballet. Students have the chance to think outside the typical mode of interpreting the text. Here they can link the text to the dance.
This website can be rally helpful to highschool and middle schools, just not with inventive ways of teaching but also with help of addressing important kid issues
This quick and easy comic shows us how easy we can incorporate comics into the classroom as a fun and inventive way for students to express themselves.
I like this example because it makes comic strips seem easy, something I always thought would be a challenge. This could be a great activity for high school or middle school students.
This resource is helpful because it offers beneficial quizzes that can help students improve their understanding of certain aspects of grammar. The Extra Practice Tab offers additional information on certain subjects and extended practice. This website also offers grammar related games for students to practice their grammar with.
This is a great lesson plan that teaches what poetry is and exposes students to different types of poetry. Students will write their own poetry and create a poetry anthology.