These bell ringers are used to push students to think critically and analyze a variety of texts in a short “chunk” of time. Most of these pieces can be completed in 5-10 minutes – giving you that sacred time to take attendance and a deep breath! 🙂 Students will work with a variety of texts from poetry to writing prompts. Each day is broken into a specific topic to be sure that students are working with multiple genres.
Monday: Informational Text
Tuesday: Poetry
Wednesday: Writing
Thursday: Fiction (both reading and creating)
Friday: Learning from short, informational videos
These warm ups are a labor of love for me. I have spent years concocting the “perfect” mixture of texts to push students in their analytical skills. I have been able to see my end-of-course exam grades rise after introducing students to analysis and critical thinking in short pieces.
Many of these pieces do not have a concrete, correct answer. Keep in mind that literature is highly subjective. I always enjoy hearing “fresh” ideas from my students! I hope that you and your students will enjoy these warm ups as much as my classes do. You’ll find a detailed list of topics and texts covered in the warm ups.
There are enough warm ups for 9 weeks of instruction. Volume 2 (an additional 9 weeks) will be added to my TpT shop shortly!
***YOU WILL NEED INTERNET ACCESS TO YOUTUBE FOR THE FRIDAY WARMUPS!***
When you purchase this product you will receive:
– 9 Weeks of daily warm ups WITH ALMOST 50 DIFFERENT SKILLS for students to use, practice, and mastery!
– Answer/Reflection Booklet for student answers
– Full answer key and answers suggestions
– Suggestions for Use
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