Best Semester Starters
The Best New Semester Starters – English Language Arts (ELA)
Bilingual semester starters for helping students understand expectations and begin prepared to participate.
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What you get
- Complete semester starters for six high school ELA courses
- Student content available in English and Spanish
- Teacher guidance for behavior, engagement, and connection
- Materials supporting reflection, class expectations, and student participation
For teachers beginning high school ELA courses with clear expectations and meaningful student engagement.
About this workbook
The Best New Semester Starters – English Language Arts (ELA) is a bilingual teacher resource from 3andB for beginning high school ELA courses with clear expectations and meaningful student engagement. It includes complete semester starters for ELA 1, ELA 2, ELA 3, ELA 4, Speech & Debate, and Creative Writing.
Each starter provides two articles written for high school students, a 10-question self-assessment with student and teacher explanations and suggestions, three high-level reflection questions, first-day starter activities, seven suggestions to ace the class, and teacher guidance for behavior, engagement, and connection. All student content is available in English and Spanish.
These ready-to-use materials help students reflect on their learning, understand class expectations, and begin the semester prepared to participate.
The same shape, every time
In every lesson
A teacher can hand out any lesson in this book and know exactly what a student is getting.
- 1Articles written for high school students
- 2Self-assessment
- 3Student and teacher explanations and suggestions
- 4Reflection questions
- 5First-day starter activities
- 6Suggestions to ace the class
- 7Behavior, engagement, and connection guidance
Questions teachers ask
Which courses have semester starters?
The resource includes starters for ELA 1, ELA 2, ELA 3, ELA 4, Speech & Debate, and Creative Writing.
Is the student content available in Spanish?
All student content is available in English and Spanish.
What are the starters designed to help students do?
The materials help students reflect on their learning, understand class expectations, and begin the semester prepared to participate.
Ready for your classroom
The Best New Semester Starters – English Language Arts (ELA) · High School