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Che-Mai Gray
| Name | Che-Mai Gray |
| Location | Marysville, Washington |
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"Reading and writing are integrally interwined. One without the other would
be like peanut butter without the jelly. It just doesn't work."
Che-Mai Gray is a sixth-grade literacy teacher at Marysville Middle School in Marysville, Washington. She has been teaching since 2000 and has a bachelor's degree in childhood education and a master's degree in literacy education with endorsements in early childhood and reading.
A member of the International Reading Association, Che-Mai is especially interested in the connections between reading and writing. In her free time, she enjoys the company of the men in her life: one husband, two sons, and two male cats.
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Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
A Directed Listening-Thinking Activity for "The Tell-Tale Heart"
What’s that sound? Students participate in a Directed Listening–Thinking Activity (DLTA) using "The Tell-Tale Heart," make predictions, and respond in the form of an acrostic poem or comic strip.
Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Unit
Astronomy Poetry: Combining Poetry With the Content Areas
Students’ responses to this lesson will be out of this world after they’ve researched astronomy to write poetry and compile a poetry book.
Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Unit
Everyone Loves a Mystery: A Genre Study
Students track the elements of mystery stories through Directed Learning–Thinking Activities, story maps, and puzzles. Then they offer clues for other readers as they plan and write original mystery stories.
Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Recurring Lesson
Get the Gist: A Summarizing Strategy for Any Content Area
Gist is a summarizing technique that can be used in any content area. Students will learn and apply the strategy while doing online research and writing activities on news stories.
