Tag Archives: Kelly Gallagher

Transitioning from Narrative to Informational

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

Pushing forward this time of year seems to be a slow process and transitioning from narrative to informational reading and writing can be a rather challenging task with 7th and 8th graders. Previously my students just completed a 12 week … Continue reading →

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Listening Skills and Article of the Week

Posted on September 11, 2012 by

7th GRADE As we continue our narrative unit in class, I added something new today with the 7th graders.  I typically spend 2-3 days on a short story.  I use our literature book for the short stories and poems as … Continue reading →

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Measuring Growth in a Language Arts Student

Posted on June 23, 2012 by

As my second week of summer vacation comes to an end, I find myself scratching my head and wondering where the summer is going so quickly. Ahhh, such is life. Right now I can’t help thinking about measuring the growth … Continue reading →

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Writing Reflections

Posted on June 3, 2012 by

On Thursday of this past week I asked my 8th graders to reflect back on their writing they have done this year.   Earlier in the week as I was developing my lesson plans I began to really think about … Continue reading →

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