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Literacy In Action for Sixth-Eighth Grade Teachers
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  • ​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​
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  • ​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
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  • Assessing Students with Twitter-Style Exit Slips​
  • Five Keys to Assessment
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