Flocabulary
Flocabulary.com is an awesome website that has rap songs for every subject you could possibly imagine. They’re hilarious, but also on task and well made. Check them out!
Category Archives: Resource File
English Club
English Club
This is a website where English teachers can trade lesson plans and communicate via discussion forums.
NCTE
NCTE Website
This link is to the National Council for Teachers of English website. It has many useful resources for teachers including full lesson plans, articles, and tips. Check it out!
Teacher Vision
English Content Resources
Teacher Vision is a great resource for teachers. It has a bunch of powerpoints and worksheets categorized by genre and age group. Check it out!
Instructional Resources
Instructional Resources
Co-Teaching
Co-teaching is an intriguing topic. Teachers must share a classroom and teach together. There must be a delicate balance between the two teachers to keep the classroom peaceful. However, two teachers in one classroom allows for more one-on-one time with students. Below is a helpful link for co-teaching strategies.
Graphic Organizers
Graphic organizers are an excellent way to keep students’ thoughts and information organized. Below is a document filled with all kinds of graphic organizers.
raised by poetry
Raised By Poetry
Building community is an essential part of having an effective and productive classroom. Below are a few resources for building community in the classroom
“Raised By” Poems are a way for students to get creative, and teach the rest of the class about their backgrounds. Students compose a poem that lists all the different things they were raised by.
English Content Resources
English Content Resources
Using Graphic Novels
Graphic novels can be an excellent way to improve student motivation and comprehension. Students can use graphic versions of texts such as Beowulf and The Odyssey to better understand the old language through pictures. Graphic novels can also be very helpful with developing students’ visual literacy skills. Below are links to a few compelling graphic novels.
Linda Christensen’s Critical Literacy Curriculum
Listed below is a lesson plan that deals with sociopolitical issues that come up in literature.
Teaching Consumerism deals with consumerism by reading two short stories by Langston Hughes and Gary Soto. Students must explore what it means to be a consumer and the importance of looking “cool”