1. Reaching Reluctant Writers
Melissa Shields, NBCT
@Mjshields

2. My Gamechangers in the Classroom
I Can Teach - I Can Learn! Teacher-Student Conferences Response Groups - Think - Ink – Link Student Publishing Parent Partners

3. Take the Academic Language Oath: "I will ensure that EVERY single student in my class speaks, and often also writes, at least one meaningful academic sentence
EVERY day
EVERY lesson."
- Dr. Kevin Feldman

4. 8th Grade Syllabus

5. 6th
Grade Syllabus

6. 6th Grade Writing Log Activities

8. glum (adj.) dejected, sad Picture: Image Vocab. Sentence:
Synonyms: unhappy, depressed
Antonyms:happy, enthusiastic
(adj.) dejected, sad
glum
Sentence:
Don’t be so glum about your bad grade. You’ll do better next time.
Picture:

9. Image Vocab.
JOURNAL: Vocab. Prompt 1
Write about a time you were GLUM. Use GLUM in your story, and circle it.

10. Christmas Tapestry by Patricia Polacco
Sketch to Stretch
3rd Page
1st Page
Nazi
Concentration camps
Railroad car
Blanket
Tears
Wedding
Christmas
Church
Snow
Old woman
Thermos
Raisin cookies

11. Page 5 – Write “Predictions” on the top of your page
Sketch to Stretch
Pages 5 and 6
Page 5 – Write “Predictions” on the top of your page
Page 6 – Write “Reflections” on the top of your page

12. MAD TALK
Shut up you dork. You smell like zoodoo. I hate you, you dodo eating coward. I am never going to be nice ever again, you four- eyed tic-tac tooth punk. Just go before I beat you to a bloody pulp you pig looking, Michelan-tire man brother I wished I never had.

13. SOFT TALK
Don’t be mad and upset. It’s hard, I know how you feel, everybody has their day – you may cry now, but there is no point. One of these days you’re going to be living it big with a great life and family while others who said or did something will probably be living in the dump, literally. Just cheer up. I am
still your friend and always
will be your brother.

14. FAST TALK
Oh please don’t ground me I will never do it again I am sorry it was not my fault please no please don’t do this I will promise to do anything just not the grounded thing I will wash the dishes every night until I am 20, and clean my pig sty of a room but please don’t ground me. I love you so very much. Don’t do this to someone who loves you as much as me. Sniffle, thanks mom.

15. ABC
Biographies

16. I Wish
Class Poems

17. Over the ________ __________ Beneath the ______ _________
Prepositional Poem
Over the ________ __________
Beneath the ______ _________
Into a ___________ ___________
____ ______ ______ ______
(Subject and Verb)

18. Around the offensive line Across the grassy field
Prepositional Poem
Around the offensive line
Across the grassy field
Through the tall goalpost
Tony will not yield

19. Over the silver mountains (A) Beneath the purple skies (B)
Prepositional Poem
Over the silver mountains (A)
Beneath the purple skies (B)
Into a blazing sunset (C)
An ancient eagle flies (B)

20. Rap Song Formal Language Activity