Martha Lamb

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'Specially for Middle School Teachers:

Writing Resources

Writing Portfolio

Reading & Writing in Content Areas

Language Arts Strategies & Resources

Learning Centered Schools

Two Worlds, One Fate

Really Good Links

"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. " --Henry B. Adams

Writing Resources

CCS Writing Plan Introduction

Editing Chart

CCS Writing Plan: 6th Grade

Principal's Walk-Through Document

CCS Writing Plan: 7th Grade

Writing Test Sample Prompts

CCS Writing Plan: 8th Grade

Using Poetry to Gather Vivid Language

Writing Test Overview (PowerPoint)

Using Ideabooks

Essay Elaboration Graphic Organizer

SLAP: A Strategy for Elaborating Argumentative Essays

SLAP powerpoint

Minilessons for Argumentative Essays

SLAP handout

Leads for Essays (with examples)

SLAP poster 1

Leads for Essays (practice sheet)

SLAP poster 2

Leads for Essays (picture reminders)

SLAP poster 3

SLAP poster 4

SLAP practice paper

UnSLAPped essay: Dear Principal

Teaching Sequence: Argumentative

SLAPped essay: Dear Principal

Essay for Guided Practice in SLAP

Revising Guide (using SLAP)

Language Arts Strategies & Resources

Poetry

Poetry Slams (lesson)

Sharing Poetry, Not Teaching It

Rubrics

5 Easy Steps for Writing Rubrics

Sample Rubrics

Reading

INSERT bookmarks strategy

Learning to Make Inferences

Literature Circles, Revisited

Independent Reading Rubric

Reading and Writing in Content Areas

Vocabulary

Other

Strategy: Alpha Boxes

Strategy: Affinities

Alpha Boxes Grid

Marzano's Strategies Slideshow

Reading Quads cards

Sample Rubric for Writing in Math

Learning Centered Schools

Six Big Ideas PowerPoint

Introduction to Clear Learning Goals

Blank Grid: Clear Learning Goals

Clear Learning Goal example: 8th gr.

Clear Learning Goal example: 7th gr.

Congruency: examples

Task Analysis Handout