Language Arts

Poe’s The Raven

Poe’s The Raven

The Raven is a great starting point for students' to learn about Poe. Not only does the poem clearly demonstrate "tone," but it is a figurative language tour de force. Plus, there are some amazing readings available online!

Over-Scaffolding Writing

Here's what happens when we make a scaffold the final product.

Books with 700, 800, 900, & 1000 Lexile, Recommended By Teachers

A reader was looking for examples of high-quality books for gifted/talented 4th and 5th graders, but she was constrained to a lexile range of 900-1000. Here are the recs I received...

Taking “Noting Details” To A Higher Level

Taking “Noting Details” To A Higher Level

By 6th grade, our reading program's comprehension skills have become a bit basic for most of my gifted students. I've been working on increasing the depth and complexity of these skills. In this case, "Noting Details" has become "Explicit Vs. Implicit Details."

Going Beyond “Name That Genre!”

Going Beyond “Name That Genre!”

What can we do once students correctly identify a story's genre?

Don’t Just List ⚖️ Ethical Issues

Don’t Just List ⚖️ Ethical Issues

Let's improve this "make a list" question to incorporate high level thinking.

Don’t Just Paraphrase A Poem!

Don’t Just Paraphrase A Poem!

What if, instead, we re-wrote the poem in the style of a different poet?

Synonym Graphs

Synonym Graphs

Use a two-dimensional scatter plot to dig into the nuances of several synonyms.

Writing in Pi-lish

Writing in Pi-lish

Here's the perfect constraint for March! Writing with the digits of Pi.

Word Pyramids – A Delightful Vocabulary Puzzle

Word Pyramids – A Delightful Vocabulary Puzzle

A fun, abstract vocab puzzle in which students can add one letter per line, forming a pyramid of words.

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