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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

I teach 6th grade language arts at Flat Rock Middle School in E. Flat Rock in Henderson County, NC. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, I received my teaching certificate at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. I have taught at Flat Rock for seven years.

Resources created by Sally Watts

Cut and Paste Paragraphs: Editing Paragraphs on the Computer
Students use the cut and paste commands of any word processing program to rearrange sentences in three different paragraphs, according to chronological order, spatial order, and order of importance.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts)
By Sally Watts.
Poetry From Prose: A Different Kind of "Book Report"
Students use a word-processing program to write a poem that summarizes important themes or events central to the plot of a novel. Once the poem is proofread, students type the poem according to specific directions. They then print their work and illustrate over or around the writing for an illustrated "book report." Students incorporate details from the novel in their writing and in their illustrations of their poems. In this way, students focus on the themes or events in the novel that appeal to them most -- the ones they feel are most important to the novel's meaning.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts)
By Sally Watts.
Puzzled Papers: Using the Computer to Arrange Paragraphs in a Paper
Students use the cut and paste commands in a word processing program to rearrange paragraphs in a paper, according to logical progression in writing.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts)
By Sally Watts.