Sara Sands

8th Grade ELA Long Cane Middle School

[Sara Sands @MrsSandsELA]

The Outsiders: Socratic Seminar!! #lcmscougarstrong

[Sara Sands @MrsSandsELA]

The Outsiders: Literary Analysis in Collaborative Pairs!! #lcmscougarstrong

[Sara Sands @MrsSandsELA]

The Outsiders Character Analysis- Wanted: Dead or Alive! #lcmscougarstrong

[Sara Sands @MrsSandsELA]

This week we started the novel The Outsiders! Today, D Block did a little Identity Analysis: Stereotypes vs Reality!! #lcmscougarstrong

[Sara Sands @MrsSandsELA]

This week we have been working hard on Narrative Writing!! #lcmscougarstrong

[Sara Sands @MrsSandsELA]

@HeyMrMcCalla So yummy! I need your recipe!!

[Sara Sands @MrsSandsELA]

Writing that Pops!!! A, C, and E blocks practicing writing imagery and figurative language with a little snack! #lcmscougarstrong

[Sara Sands @MrsSandsELA]

D Block did a fabulous job with their O. Henry Socratic Seminar!! #lcmscougarstrong

[Sara Sands @MrsSandsELA]

From annotations to constructed responses to literary elements jigsaw puzzles, it has been a VERY productive first week in room 817! Here’s to a great 2019-2020 school year!

[Sara Sands @MrsSandsELA]

TCSS is committed to Excellence in Literacy!! Our teachers are working hard across the district to plan for literacy in every content area!

[Sara Sands @MrsSandsELA]

It has been a great three days getting to know some awesome “new” educators! They rocked Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships training!!

[Sara Sands @MrsSandsELA]

For over 10 years, this place has been my second home, and these people have been my second family! Each student, faculty member, and staff member has been such a blessing to me! I am very excited about my new adventure, but I will be back to visit often! #lcmscougarstrong

[Sara Sands @MrsSandsELA]

Finishing up the novel Monster by completing Graffiti Journals!! #lcmscougarstrong

[Sara Sands @MrsSandsELA]

Field Day 2018! Team Sands Baby!! Tug-O-War Champs! #lcmscougarstrong

[Sara Sands @MrsSandsELA]

@MissNewmanLCMS @wglisson_LCMS @wglisson_LCMS is a testing rockstar!!

[Sara Sands @MrsSandsELA]

Final day of GMAS review! Working in collaborative pairs with rubrics to score examples of constructed responses, extended constructed responses, and written responses. Then, we compare our score with the actual state score. We got this!!! #lcmscougarstrong

[Sara Sands @MrsSandsELA]

GMAS Review ESCAPE ROOM!! We had a blast reviewing literacy skills and trying to be the first to successfully escape! #lcmscougarstrong

[Sara Sands @MrsSandsELA]

Silent Discussions!! Reviewing, evaluating, and practicing argumentative and informational writing. #lcmscougarstrong

[Sara Sands @MrsSandsELA]

Awesome and FUN Day...Good Friday, Pay Day, Burgerapalooza, Spring Break Eve, and our annual Easter Egg Hunt in the Media Center! I found not one but TWO prize eggs!! Happy Easter and Spring Break! #lcmscougarstrong

[Sara Sands @MrsSandsELA]

BINGO- ELA Vocabulary Test Prep!! We take our game playing seriously, but we had so much fun (especially when chocolate is involved)!!#lcmscougarstrong