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Brooke Khan, M.A.Ed2019-05-26T07:35:11+00:00

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Trying to think of a movie that’s better than the book is close to impossible. Can you think of any? I just keep thinking of movies based on books that were terrible (The Giver). I guess the Hunger Games 🎬 trilogy was great, but not better than the books!! Maybe some Disney movies??? Or Silence of the Lambs??? Let me know if you can think of any!! ⠀⁣
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If you haven’t tried using a reading response log with sentence starters, you need to experience the magic! ✨ Sometimes, it just takes a little push to get the ball rolling in the right direction. . ✍🏻✍🏻✍🏻⠀#lifechanging ⠀⁣
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Click the link in bio to check out the triple threat (editable, printable, & digital) reading response logs!! ⠀⁣
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#readinglogs #novelstudy #ssr #ar #silentreading #bookstagram #literacy #literacymatters #literacyinfocus #iteach #iteachtoo #teachersfollowteachers #teachersofinstagram #teacherlife #readingteacher #englishteacher #iteachela #teachergram #californiateacher #teachertribe #classroomteacher #lifeofateacher #teachersrock #weareteachers ⁣
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If you want something challenging, yet accessible for after winter break, this is for you!! ⠀⁣
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Focus on guided reading, vocabulary, and rhyme scheme using “Paul Revere’s Ride” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. A printable and digital version is included!! NO PREP!! ⠀⁣
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Do you use rubrics for assessing speaking and listening skills? ⠀⁣
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We all know how frightening oral presentations can be 😬. Providing students with clear grading expectations can help ease their public speaking anxiety. Plus, it makes grading 1000% easier. ⠀⁣
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Download the FREE oral presentation rubric today!! Link in Bio ⠀⁣
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🎤 Looking to add more opportunities for your students to practice speaking and listening this year?? ⠀⠀⁣
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🎤 Why not add some student speeches? Have fun with it!! 5 different speeches are explained in detail on the blog (link in bio). ⠀⁣
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🎤 Student speeches are a great way to hit ALL the speaking and listening standards, and they provide students with real world life skills!!⠀⠀⁣
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🔗Link in Bio = See all the Speeches!!⠀⠀⁣
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🚨MAJOR resource update!! If you have the Novel Pre-Reading Activity, please redownload it!! I redesigned all of the pages, added a digital version for you to use in your Google Classroom, and I added task cards!! 🎉🎉🎉 I’m really happy with how it turned out. Let me know what you think!! ⠀⁣
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I know I’ve told you before, but this activity is one of my all-time favorites. You can use it again and again because it will work with all of your class novels. ⠀⁣
➡EASY to implement and NO PREP!!! ⠀⠀⁣
Students will focus on five different aspects of their new novel:⠀⠀⁣
📖Preview⠀⠀⁣
📖Predict⠀⠀⁣
📖Identify ⠀⠀⁣
📖Connect⠀⠀⁣
📖Summarize ⠀⠀⁣
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Link in Bio ☺ Please message me with any questions!! ⠀⁣
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Encourage students to make authentic connections with the text with this FREE template!! 📚✏⠀⠀⁣
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This Text Connections Notepad Activity has space for students to record text to self, text to text, and text to world connections. It can be used a worksheet or cut out for a fun craft activity! ⠀⠀⁣
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➡ Link in Bio. Download it for FREE today!! ⠀⠀⁣
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Start 2021 or end 2020 with informational text!! This time of year is always a whirlwind (esp with COVID). Make things easier with this standards aligned close reading unit!! Everything you need is included, and it’s differentiated!! NO PREP!! ⠀⠀⁣
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The text focuses on several different New Year’s Eve traditions around the world. Students will be surprised by some of the weird things that happen in other countries. ⠀⠀⁣
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The unit also includes a writing assignment. Your students will record two goals for 2021 and write about each one. ⠀⠀⁣
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Make it yours today!! The unit includes:⠀⠀⁣
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📝 Vocabulary Support⠀⠀⁣
📝 Leveled Reading Passages⠀⠀⁣
📝 Writing Assignment⠀⠀⁣
📝 Assessment⠀⠀⁣
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🔗 Link in Bio⠀⠀⁣
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Look what came in the TpT email today!! Have you downloaded your FREE printable and digital Poe bio yet? ⠀
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I’m thinking about writing more author biographies. Who would you like to see? Gary Soto? Sandra Cisneros? Let me know in the comments! ⠀
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#authorstudy #freeprintable #tptfreebie #freebie #edgarallanpoe #authorbio #poe #teachersofig #teachersofinstagram

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