English Bell Ringers - Grammar, Vocabulary, Figurative Language, Videos - Vol 3
Have your students in their seats and ready to learn as soon as class starts with these engaging English bell ringers for middle and high school ELA. This comprehensive, full-year resource includes everything you need to start each class with meaningful and interactive ELA bell ringers. With daily tasks that cover figurative language, word choice, vocabulary, grammar, and video journals, you’ll keep students engaged while strengthening key ELA skills. Simply print the weekly student handout or use the general response sheets to assign the English bell ringers and your planning is done!
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What Teachers Are Saying About These English Bell-Ringers:
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I love these so much that I've purchased all 3 Volumes!! I appreciate the time and effort that you put into this resource to make my job easier!! Thank you!!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I am in my 4th week of using the Bellringers, and it has transformed the beginning of my classes! Students come in, pull out the Bellringer sheet and their homework and get working while I check the homework. One student told her grandma how much she loved English because Mrs. Phillips has something different every day. She was talking about the bellringers. I am so delighted with this purchase!
Included in These English Bell-Ringers (Vol 3):
➡️ Monday Mistakes (Grammar Correction): These engaging tasks prompt students to correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors while exploring interesting, modern topics. Included are 40 high-interest paragraph slides filled with intentional mistakes for students to identify and fix. The animated slides reveal each correction one at a time, making whole-class review simple and interactive. This resource also includes a task card format, a teacher reference sheet outlining key grammar rules (commas, homophones, numbers, subject-verb agreement, and capitalization), and a separate booklet with all the grammar paragraphs for teachers who prefer not to use the weekly response pages.
➡️ Tuesday Terms (Vocabulary): These ELA bell ringers prompt students to infer the meaning of two new vocabulary words in context and then compare their inferences to the correct definitions. Included are 40 bell ringer slides, a task card format, and a printable booklet with all the vocabulary activities for teachers who prefer not to use the weekly response pages.
➡️ Wednesday Wise Words (Quote Response): These Wise Words English bell ringers will engage your students in meaningful reflection and writing. Each slide features an inspirational quote from a famous historical figure, along with background information about the person who said it. The resource includes a 40-slide presentation, a general quote response assignment, and twenty pages of bell ringer student response sheets for teachers who prefer not to use the weekly response pages. Students will not only practice thoughtful writing but also learn about influential people from history along the way.
➡️ Thursday Thoughts (Video Clip Journal Writing): Engage your students with these dynamic slides featuring 40 video clips paired with related writing prompts. The videos are inspirational, thought-provoking, and creative, encouraging meaningful written responses and class discussion. These English bell ringers provide a simple, structured way to incorporate weekly video journaling that will last you the entire school year.
➡️ Friday Figurative Language (Literary Devices): These slides help students identify and label examples of figurative language (two per week). Each set of bell ringers is also available in a task card format, along with a bell ringer booklet containing all the figurative language activities for teachers who prefer not to use the weekly response pages. The types of figurative language included are simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, idiom, hyperbole, allusion, alliteration, pun, assonance, synecdoche, and irony.
➡️ Organized Weekly Student Handouts and Slides: Each of the 40 bell-ringer weeks includes a folder that contains a PowerPoint presentation with each of the weekly slides organized by day as well as an accompanying weekly student handout. Distribute the weekly bell-ringer handout on Monday, and students will use it to complete the bell ringers for that week!
➡️ General Response Pages (not Mon–Fri Option): Don’t follow a Monday–Friday schedule? No problem! General response pages are included for each day, allowing you to create your own ELA bell ringers binder and use the flexible slides that don’t include a Monday–Friday header.
More Incredible Teacher Feedback On These English Bell-Ringers:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I LOVE this resource! I have used all the volumes. I have continually received good reviews for classroom management because my students come in and know what to do! So often I am able to make connections to the lessons I'm teaching. The resource allows you to pick and choose and reorder the sections as you see fit.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My students absolutely love these! I've purchased all three volumes of the bell ringers, and my students can't get enough of these. Students feel very comfortable commenting on what they like and do not like. I stopped using the bell ringers for about a week, as I thought they needed a little change. I received numerous requests to bring "the real bell ringers" back. The students have said that they enjoy the stories/information but do find them challenging. Also, they love watching and responding to the videos. The topics often spark great discussions. I've even had parents say that their children really enjoy what we're doing in class and our bell ringers! Fantastic!! These are worth more than the asking price! Thank you! Keep up the fabulous work!
Check out our other ELA bell-ringers:
>>> Bell-Ringers Volume 1
>>> Bell-Ringers Volume 2
>>> Bell-Ringers Volume 4
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