Ms. Meckler

Students use our interactive anchor chart in order to review elements of a productive discussion. @BlachFalcons

Students use our faces poster to track the protagonist’s emotions throughout the book.

Students complete a round of “Group Pictionary” in order to practice our vocabulary.

Students get ready to present significant events from their timelines.

Students add important aspects of their historical fiction novels to our anchor chart! @BlachFalcons @lasdk8

Students create "anchor charts" for some of our literary terms.

Our last full week of school starts tomorrow and we’ll be launching our @the_kind_club #tkckindnesschallenge throughout the 6th grade. This little calendar will help students make a big impact! #kindnesscounts #thekindclub #endoftheyear #bekind @PunahouSchool @punstudy #punPLC

The 48 lbs of garbage found inside a dead whale last week included: a corrugated tube, plastic plates, shopping bags, tangled fishing lines & a detergent package with its bar code still legible. We must do better for our planet & animals we share it with: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Louis Tomlinson helps Richard, 83, tick a load of stuff off his bucket list and it's just the purest thing trib.al/nS3JZur

Another beautiful graphic essay about a very sophisticated book! ⁦@BlachFalcons⁩ ⁦@lasdk8⁩

Some thoughtful, creative, and unique graphic essays! ⁦@BlachFalcons⁩ ⁦@lasdk8⁩

Some beautiful six word memoirs written by students! ⁦@BlachFalcons⁩

Gmorning. Their pace is not your pace. Their pace is not your pace. Their pace is not your pace. Be patient with yourself. Find your pace.

Unbelievable! Thank you, everyone, for sharing this book with young readers!

Using some sketch notes to spice up my agenda! ⁦@BlachFalcons⁩

Students take notes on their character’s internal conflict. ⁦@BlachFalcons⁩

Students get into Sketch Noting as they continue to get to know their protagonists! ⁦@BlachFalcons⁩ ⁦@lasdk8⁩ ⁦@TiffanyLHickman⁩

Starting historical fiction book clubs! ⁦@BlachFalcons⁩

Deadline alert! @JasonReynolds83 wrote 3 first lines to stories that don't exist. Your students' job is to pick their favorite & write their own story. Deadline is this Friday. #ScholasticScope #msELA Details here: bit.ly/2Sekrs8