English Bell Ringers | Engaging Warm Ups for High School

These bell ringers are used to push students to think critically and analyze a variety of texts in a short “chunk” of time.  Most of these pieces can be completed in 5-10 minutes - giving you that sacred time to take attendance and a deep breath! :) Students will work with a variety of texts from poetry to writing prompts.  Each day is broken into a specific topic to be sure that students are working with multiple genres.

 

Monday: Informational Text

Tuesday: Poetry

Wednesday: Writing

Thursday: Fiction (both reading and creating)

Friday: Learning from short, informational videos

 

These warm-ups are a labor of love for me.  I have spent years concocting the “perfect” mixture of texts to push students in their analytical skills. I have been able to see my end-of-course exam grades rise after introducing students to analysis and critical thinking in short pieces.  

Many of these pieces do not have a concrete, correct answer.  Keep in mind that literature is highly subjective. I always enjoy hearing “fresh” ideas from my students!  I hope that you and your students will enjoy these warm-ups as much as my classes do. You’ll find a detailed list of topics and texts covered in the warm-ups.  

There are enough warm-ups for 9 weeks of instruction. Volume 2 (an additional 9 weeks) will be added to my TpT shop shortly!

***YOU WILL NEED INTERNET ACCESS TO YOUTUBE FOR THE FRIDAY WARMUPS!***

 

When you purchase this product you will receive:

- 9 Weeks of daily warm-ups WITH ALMOST 50 DIFFERENT SKILLS for students to use, practice, and master!

- Answer/Reflection Booklet for student answers

- Full answer key and answers suggestions

- Suggestions for Use