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MIDDLE SCHOOL WRITING WORKSHOP SELECT-A-SPOOKY STORY ORGANIZER

By Aileen Florio

Halloween is fast approaching…and there's no better time to give your writers a FUN, CREATIVE way to create their own spooky narratives! This two-paged prompt entices writers with dozens of creative combinations of creepy characters, daring

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Creative Writing, Writing, Halloween

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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MIDDLE SCHOOL WRITING WORKSHOP FUN NARRATIVE REVISION STATIONS!

By Aileen Florio

Instead of subjecting students to a silent day of self-reflection, consider putting a little pizzazz in their revision by hosting these narrative revision stations! These stations cover some of the crafts middle schoolers can always use extra

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Creative Writing, Writing

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6^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Activities, Centers

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A Fun Intro to Edgar Allan "Poetry"

By Aileen Florio

My eighth-grade students LOVED this lesson, and so did I! Whether your students are already "Poe pros" or they are just learning about the man and his works, they will get SO MUCH out of this exercise--NOT just about Poe, but also about how life

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

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SUPER FUN MIDDLE SCHOOL INFORMATION REVISION STATIONS!

By Aileen Florio

Here is another set of stations you can set up around your classroom to help students independently reflect on and improve their information writing. These eight stations cover * When to break paragraphs * Maintaining formal language by not using

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English Language Arts, Writing, Informational Text

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Task Cards, Centers

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Creative Advent Activity Unlike Any Other!

By Aileen Florio

Why just lift a flap to count down the days of Advent when you can have kids color a "mystery" puzzle piece each day of the season, then cut and re-assemble the pieces to create a beautiful Christmas scene craft? Students can easily follow the

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Visual Arts, Religion, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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"This American Author" Podcast!

By Aileen Florio

Looking for a fun way to help students improve their researching, reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills? Do you want to add a technology component (podcast) to keep students engaged, sharpen their digital literacy skills, and build your

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English Language Arts, Writing, Informational Text

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Research, Projects, Scripts

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AMAZING BOARD GAME FOR KIDS TO PLAY DURING REVISION!

By Aileen Florio

BRAND NEW! Introducing a FUN game your writers can play that encourages reflection, sharing, improvement, and communication: MISSION: REVISION! This game board is sure to be a huge hit with writers of all ages and with limitless writing units and

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Creative Writing, Grammar, Writing

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Games

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WOW! MIDDLE SCHOOL Reading Workshop Dystopian Unit

By Aileen Florio

This step-by-step teacher unit guide aligns with BEND ONE of the Reading Workshop Dystopian Book Club unit. It's complete with mentor text talking points, discussion questions for students, as well as fun and creative task options covering the

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English Language Arts, Writing, Close Reading

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8^th, 9^th

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Unit Plans, Activities, Interactive Notebooks

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Book Talk Rubric and Audience Participation Page

By Aileen Florio

Speaking and listening are some of the essential skills our students will need throughout their entire lives. Encourage students to share their love of reading and to help guide their peers' future book selections by conducting regular book talks.

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Reading, Other (ELA), Literature

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Handouts

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MIDDLE SCHOOL Reading Workshop: How to do a "Long Write" from Post Its

By Aileen Florio

Getting a handle on how much our readers are "really getting" from their independent reading books can be tricky. Thankfully, having students use Post It notes to track their thinking while they read gives us valuable insight. Even better, all

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Reading, Writing, Reading Strategies

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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MIDDLE SCHOOL WRITING WORKSHOP Sample Post Its and Long Writes

By Aileen Florio

Use this to help show students how to transform their thinking about their reading into Post Its, and how to transform their Post Its into their long write. This model is used with the memoir Waiting for Snow in Havana by Carlos Eire.

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Literature, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Handouts, Interactive Notebooks

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Jesus is Coming! Advent Placemat Coloring Activity

By Aileen Florio

A wonderful activity for anyone celebrating the coming of Jesus' birth and for people looking for a way to spread the Good News! Print this out on 8-1/2 x 11" or larger paper and have kids color the Biblical-based Advent scene of Mary and Joseph

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Religion, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities, Printables

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Death of a Salesman Creative Assessments

By Aileen Florio

In this bundle, I've shared creative ideas for an ongoing formative assessment that my students really enjoyed and that gave me great insight into their comprehension and level of skill proficiency. I've also shared creative summative assessments.

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Reading, Literature, Writing

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9^th, 10^th, 11^th

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Assessment

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MIDDLE SCHOOL WRITING WORKSHOP A Long Write Sample: The Use of Repetition

By Aileen Florio

Doing a long write is a great way for students to use their Post It notes from their independent reading and write long about big ideas they are having. Use this sample to get ideas of how to create your own long write or give it to students as a

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Reading, Writing

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Handouts

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Starter Set of Game Cards to go with Revision Game Board

By Aileen Florio

This starter set of cards goes with my brand new game board listed on my page. Check them out or create your own! Have FUN!

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English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Writing

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Reading Workshop Post It Directions

By Aileen Florio

Interactive reading is SO beneficial to readers. As adult fluent readers, we perform these strategies mentally all the time. Getting our readers to stop and think about them as they read is a steppingstone to having them achieve automaticity with

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Reading, Writing, Close Reading

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Experience teaching elementary, middle, and high school * Received advanced level training from Columbia University Teachers College Reading and Writing Project * Served as reading and writing workshop lab site in my district for professional development * Created a multitude of resources used throughout my entire department as we transitioned to workshop (e.g., annotated rubric approach, interactive revision stations, transfer booklets for reading, and many more)

MY TEACHING STYLE

Dedicated to modeling for students * Committed to providing students with silent sustained reading opportunities and time for them to transfer skill work from class reading to their independent reading * Very high energy and extremely high expectations for students * I am often performing my own authentic writing and reading tasks in front of the students to model what various performance tasks and their associated outcomes should look like

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Master of English * Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society * Recipient, NEA Foundation Student Achievement Grant * Recipient, district mini grants

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

BA, English * MA, English * M.Ed, Instructional Leadership * M. Ed, Literacy (in progress)

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I am a voracious reader, a disciplined writer, and a high-energy reading and writing educator.

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading, Grammar, Specialty, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, ELA Test Prep, Other (ELA), Religion, Literature, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Halloween, Informational Text, Close Reading