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Literacy In Action for Sixth-Eighth Grade Teachers

• ​Using Critical Thinking to Find Credible Sources
• Remember It with a Bookmark
• Five Roles in Literature Circles
• Activities to Promote Word Learning
• Close Reading Week at Woodbury Middle School
• Common Core Literacy Close Reading Strategies with Informational Text​​​​
• Historical Analysis
• Langston Hughes:  Close Reading
• Using Complex Text to Build Content Knowledge​


















• Tier Two Vocabulary Instruction

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• Teaching Writing in Middle School -the 4-1-1​​​

• ​Teaching Students to Organize Information and Support Claims
• Author's Craft and Intent using Mentor Text
• Writing Fantasy: Developing Setting
• ​Persuasive Essay: Examining Craft
• Persuasive Essay: Endings​
• Using Graphic Organizers in Writing
• Intro to Technology Integration
• Writing in 21st Century​
• Multimedia and Arts Integration in ELA
• Taking a Leap into Blogging​

• ​Academic Discussions: Analyzing Complex Texts
• Strategies for Increasing Student Engagement
• Deepening Text Analysis Through Student Talk
• Participation Protocol for Academic Discussions
• Inquiry-Based Discussion
• ​Peer Conferencing

• Assessing Students with Twitter-Style Exit Slips​
• Five Keys to Assessment