English Bell Ringers - ELA Grammar, Word Choice, Writing, Debate, Video - Vol 4

Have your students in their seats as soon as the bell rings by beginning each of your middle or high school English classes with these engaging daily bell ringer routines! This comprehensive full-year resource includes everything you need to start each class with an engaging bell ringer activity. With tasks related to writing, grammar, word choice, debates, and video journals, you'll have what you need to engage your students and improve their ELA skills. All you have to do is print the weekly student handout or use the general response sheets to choose the day of the week for each bell ringer, and your planning is complete.

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What Teachers Are Saying About These English Bell-Ringers:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ These bell ringers have been a life saver in my classroom. I have used all four volumes and they are well worth the money. The students are engaged and the skills being taught are a great spring board for classroom lessons. I highly recommend that if you are teaching middle or high school, you get these resources. You will not be disappointed.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Presto Plans English bell ringers are definitely worth the money. It saves so much time and there are so many different options of what the kids can do. Bonnie, thanks again for a great resource.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I've been using these since the beginning of the year with my 9s and 10s: LOVE THEM! Highly recommend these as fun, meaningful ways to get your kids started in an engaged, meaningful activity while you take attendance, get organized after your last class, etc.

Included in These English Bell-Ringers (Vol 4):

➡️ Monday Picture Prompts: Start your week with these creative writing ELA bell ringers! Students receive a high-interest picture and use it as inspiration for writing. The visually appealing prompts can spark a fictional story, inspire a descriptive piece, or connect to a personal memory from the past. An alternative response booklet is also provided if you do not wish to follow the Monday–Friday schedule.

➡️ Tuesday Text Fail (Grammar): Students read a text message conversation and correct grammar errors, spelling mistakes, and punctuation errors. Detailed answer keys are included and explain each error for easy class review. A task card option and response booklet are also provided to give you flexibility in how you use this resource.

➡️ Wednesday Word Choice: Help students improve their word choice with this bell-ringer task. Students strengthen their use of description by revising sentences with stronger verbs, adverbs, and adjectives. Each slide includes two sentences that students improve by enhancing the word choice. A separate response booklet is provided if you do not want to follow the bell-ringer schedule.

➡️ Thursday Debates: Start your Thursday by getting students to practice persuasive language with these English bell ringers focus. This task encourages even reluctant students to speak as they work to convince a partner that their opinion is correct. The resource includes everything you need to spark friendly debate and classroom discussion. A task card option is also included.

➡️ Friday Film Clip Video Journals: Engage students with dynamic slides that feature 40 video clips paired with writing prompts. The videos are inspirational, thought-provoking, and creative. This resource provides a structured way to incorporate video journaling once a week for the entire school year.

➡️ Organized Weekly Student Handouts and Slides: Each of the 40 bell-ringer weeks includes a folder containing a PowerPoint presentation with slides organized by day, as well as an accompanying weekly student handout. Distribute the handout on Monday, and students will use it to complete that week’s ELA bell ringers.

➡️ General Response Pages (not Mon-Fri Option): Don’t follow a Monday–Friday schedule? No problem! General response pages for each day are included, allowing you to create an English bell ringer binder and use slides that do not include day-of-the-week headers.

More Incredible Teacher Feedback On These English Bell-Ringers:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ These bell ringers are fantastic. I have used the Volume 3 and loved them. I am excited to use this Volume because it has other student activities in it. I love that my student know what to do and that they are quite engagers for the day. I really love these and hope you continue to make more.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My students absolutely love this as bell work! It has variety and is extremely engaging. Super easy ready to use resource. Thanks!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sanity-saving resource, my students walk in and are so excited to read the board in the morning! Thanks for creating this awesome resource. I can't wait to get another one!

Check out our other ELA bell-ringers:

>>> Bell-Ringers Volume 1
>>> Bell-Ringers Volume 2
>>> Bell-Ringers Volume 3

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