Teacher Resources for Instructional Planning


Grade 8, AL COS Std #: 22 Use self-monitoring and feedback from peers and teachers to evaluate reading, writing, listening, viewing, studying, and research skills. Examples: portfolios, journals, rubrics, student checklists

Lesson Plans: Boosting Rap's Rep Examining the positive side of rap and hip-hop music through original CD compilations Nightmare in Minnesota A round-table discussion about violence in schools

Resources: The Call of the Wild Novel ideas Student Evaluation Evaluation to help you help students learn The Writer's Block Guides, style manuals, and writer's guides Journal Activity Bank Various journal activities Suggestions for English Language Learners: ESL Ideas (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional) (B) Students draw pictures of their first impressions of the United States or memories from back home. (I, T) Students write weekly in a journal. Students may write questions they need answers to or write comments about happenings in their daily lives. The teacher should respond with comments and clarification to help students express themselves clearly. (B, I, T) Students use teacher-made rubrics for self and peer assessment. See Rubistar, a site for teachers to make rubrics for any activity.
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