If you are struggling with how to plan your year or just need some fresh ideas, then you are in the right place! Join me for a 10-month mini-series on creating an ELA curriculum map for your middle school classes. This month, we will focus on a social issues reading unit that incorporates literacy circles.

We will discuss:

• How to get prepared for a month-long unit on a social issues reading unit
• Literacy circles
• A step-by-step plan that includes mini-lessons, note-taking, mentor texts, and more!

Let's connect!

• Membership: Join the All in One Middle School Membership!
• Subscribe: Get updates and free products when you subscribe
• Facebook Group: Middle School Language Arts Teacher
• Instagram: @all.in.one.middle.school
• Info on products: Follow me on TPT
• My website: www.allinonemiddleschool.com
• My TPT Store: All in One Middle School - TPT
• YouTube: Teach My Class with All in One Middle School - free lessons and First Chapter Fridays
• Email: linda@allinonemiddleschool.com

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Join the Membership
• Companion blog on this topic
• Social Issues Full-Month Reading Unit
• Getting Started with Literature Circles – Free lesson
• Mini Lessons in TPT
• Literacy Centers
• Free Literature Circles Discussion Questions
• My YouTube Channel – FREE lessons where I teach your class, plus First Chapter Fridays!
• Free First Chapter Friday Recording Sheet
• One-on-One Coaching for Observations and Lessons
• Teaching Writing Workshop Course
• Click here to join the Middle School Language Arts Facebook Group

Join me in this year-long series on classroom management. Each month, we will look at tips and tricks for creating a better classroom management plan. This is the seventh in the series, with a focus on motivating students.

It’s the middle of the year and motivating students is tough. You are probably noticing that many are not turning in their best work and that their overall habits are slacking. Listen here for tips on motivating your middle school students.

We will discuss:

• Holding mini-conferences with students to get them on track
• Going over (and updating) your expectations clearly
• How to "shake it up" - make some fun changes to the daily "grind"
• Offering more student choice

Let's connect!

• Membership: Join the All in One Middle School Membership!
• Subscribe: Get updates and free products when you subscribe
• Facebook Group: Middle School Language Arts Teacher
• Instagram: @all.in.one.middle.school
• Info on products: Follow me on TPT
• My website: www.allinonemiddleschool.com
• My TPT Store: All in One Middle School - TPT
• YouTube: Teach My Class with All in One Middle School - free lessons and First Chapter Fridays
• Email: linda@allinonemiddleschool.com

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Join the Membership
• Companion Blog Post
• FREE Setting Expectations Slideshow
• Grammar Escape Room
• Black History Month Poetry Escape Room
• My YouTube Channel – FREE lessons where I teach your class, plus First Chapter Fridays!
• One-on-One Coaching for Observations and Lessons
• Teaching Writing Workshop Course
• Click here to join the Middle School Language Arts Facebook Group

If you are struggling with how to plan your year or just need some fresh ideas, then you are in the right place! Join me for a 10-month mini-series on creating an ELA curriculum map for your middle school classes. This month, we will focus on opinion writing.

We will discuss:

• Why kids need a solid unit on opinion writing
• A step-by-step plan that includes pre-assessment, selecting topics, mini-lessons, mentor texts, and more!

Let's connect!

• Membership: Join the All in One Middle School Membership!
• Subscribe: Get updates and free products when you subscribe
• Facebook Group: Middle School Language Arts Teacher
• Instagram: @all.in.one.middle.school
• Info on products: Follow me on TPT
• My website: www.allinonemiddleschool.com
• My TPT Store: All in One Middle School - TPT
• YouTube: Teach My Class with All in One Middle School - free lessons and First Chapter Fridays
• Email: linda@allinonemiddleschool.com

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Join the Membership
• Companion blog on this topic
• Opinion Writing Unit
• Essay Writing Centers
• Essay Video Lessons
• My YouTube Channel – FREE lessons where I teach your class, plus First Chapter Fridays!
• Free First Chapter Friday Recording Sheet
• One-on-One Coaching for Observations and Lessons
• Teaching Writing Workshop Course
• Click here to join the Middle School Language Arts Facebook Group