Description
Feel confident saying NO to ELA test prep with 50 low-prep, reading and writing, skill of the day bell ringers! In just 5-10 minutes a day, students can review and practice one targeted reading comprehension or writing skill.
This daily spiral review bell ringer reintroduces important ELA skills, in addition to academic language that your students should know. By practicing one reading comprehension and writing skill a day, you can use this daily spiral review bell ringer journal to reintroduce important ELA skills and academic language.
This is the DIGITAL version of ELA Spiral Review Bell Ringers Volume 1.
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Begining with 10 high-interest reading passages, students will then practice mastering 16+ important reading and writing skills. You won’t have to keep repeating yourself, freeing up your time, energy, and focus. As a result, your students will become confident readers and writers!
You can use the spiral review as bell ringers, morning work, early finisher work, homework, or sub plans. Students will be reintroduced to a variety of important ELA skills and academic language on a rotating basis every day, with the material gradually becoming more challenging.
Take a look at the middle school ELA spiral review preview to see everything that is included.
Which skills are covered?
WRITING SKILLS:
- Argumentative
- Informative
- Narrative
- Summaries
READING SKILLS:
- Central Idea
- Inferences
- Author’s Craft
- Text Evidence
- Context Clues
- Figurative Language
- Plot Elements
- Evaluating Evidence
- Genre
- Text Structure
- And more!
How does it work?
Mondays begin with a short, high-interest reading passage. On Tuesday -Thursday, students will work on reading skills and strategies related to the passage. Then on Friday, students will complete a short writing piece based on the passage.
Alternatively, you can easily assign one reading comprehension passage as a mini-unit. Just give students all of the reading and writing activities together at the same time. It will take 35-45 minutes that way.
How long will each activity take?
If it is completed daily, each activity will take about 5-8 minutes. If you would like to review the answers as a class, you’ll need a few more minutes for that.
If you decide to assign each mini-unit at once, all five activities will take about 35-45 minutes.
Check out the preview to see exactly what practice is included and what they look like!
Enjoy!
Darlene Anne
