Your ELA | English Language Arts Middle School Google Classroom is planned, prepped, stocked and ready to share for the entire 1st QUARTER (3 Months)! Each digital unit includes: highly engaging CCSS literacy and writing resources, CCSS standards, digital lesson plans, weekly & monthly calendar templates, exit ticket, and even announcements for your stream!
★ This resource is designed to look like GC so that you can easily copy and paste everything in order for a perfectly sequenced, skill-building sequence. It can also work with Schoology, Canvas, or ANY LMS that supports Google Slides.
Week 1: Back To School/Getting Organized/Intro to Literary Elements
- Digital Game: Would You Rather? Back To School Edition
- Teacher Tracker/Planner: Track EVERYTHING in one place
- Student Tracker/Agenda/Password Keeper: Organize their whole year
- Digital Lesson Plan Templates
- CCSS Standards
- Digital Google Classroom Template With Resource Links
- Announcement For Your Google Classroom Stream (copy & paste)
Week 2: Literary Elements Study: PLOT
- Plot & Summary Workshop
- Pixar Short Film Plot Workshop: Glued (adorable film about a boy addicted to video games.)
- Answer keys
- CCSS Standards
- Digital Google Classroom Template With Resource Links
- Announcement For Your Google Classroom Stream (copy & paste)
Week 3: Literary Elements Study: CHARACTERS & DIALOGUE
- Characters and Dialogue Workshop
- Pixar Short Film Characterization Workshop: Carl & Ellie From UP!
- Answer keys
- CCSS Standards
- Digital Google Classroom Template With Resource Links
- Announcement For Your Google Classroom Stream (copy & paste)
Week 4: Literary Elements Study: THEME
- Theme, Conflict, & Plot Twist Workshop: Movie Guide
- Pixar Short Film Theme Workshop: The Present
- FINAL ASSESSMENT: Literary Elements
- Answer keys
- CCSS Standards
- Digital Google Classroom Template With Resource Links
- Announcement For Your Google Classroom Stream (copy & paste)
★GOOGLE UNIT 2- NARRATIVE WRITING AND LITERARY ANALYSIS
✔ Week 5: NARRATIVE WRITING
- Narrative Writing Workshop
- Fall Writing Prompts RACE Strategy
- Digital Lesson Plan Templates
- CCSS Standards
- Answer Keys
- Exit Ticket
- Digital Google Classroom Template With Resource Links
- Announcement For Your Google Classroom Stream (copy & paste)
✔ Week 6-7: LITERARY ANALYSIS
- Literary Analysis Thesis Statement Workshop
- Literary Analysis Workshop
- Answer keys
- CCSS Standards
- Exit Ticket
- Digital Google Classroom Template With Resource Links
- Announcement For Your Google Classroom Stream (copy & paste)
✔ Week 8: LITERARY ELEMENT REVIEW
- Figurative Language Workshop
- Pixar Short Film Workshop: Alma
- Answer keys
- CCSS Standards
- Exit Ticket
- Digital Google Classroom Template With Resource Links
- Announcement For Your Google Classroom Stream (copy & paste)
★GOOGLE UNIT 3- BEGINNING WRITING & COMPLETE SENTENCES
✔ Week 9: COMPLETE SENTENCES AND PROVIDING EVIDENCE
- Fragments, Run-Ons, Comma Splices Workshop
- Providing Evidence Workshop
- Digital Lesson Plan Templates
- CCSS Standards
- Answer Keys
- Exit Ticket
- Assessment: Google Quizzes
- Weekly & Monthly Lesson Plan Templates
- Digital Google Classroom Template With Resource Links
- Announcement For Your Google Classroom Stream (copy & paste)
✔ Week 10: WRITING CONSTRUCTED RESPONSES
- RACE Writing Workshop
- November Writing Prompts in A Virtual Classroom
- Answer keys
- CCSS Standards
- Exit Ticket
- Weekly & Monthly Lesson Plan Templates
- Digital Google Classroom Template With Resource Links
- Announcement For Your Google Classroom Stream (copy & paste)
✔ Week 11-12: INFORMATIONAL WRITING (light) & LITERARY REVIEW
- Short Film THANKSGIVING Workshop: SALT -Text Structures and Lit. Review
- Friendsgiving Virtual Dinner Party- Planning, Decorating, & Informational Writing
- Answer keys
- CCSS Standards
- Exit Ticket
- Digital Google Classroom Template With Resource Links
- Announcement For Your Google Classroom Stream (copy & paste)
