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Teaching Intentionally

Welcome to Teaching Intentionally with Savannah Kepley!

I’m a middle school ELA teacher who believes in creative lessons, consistent routines, and classroom management that actually works—without burning you out.

If you're tired of spending your weekends searching for resources or wondering how to get your students to stop blurting (😅), you're in the right place.

On this channel, you'll find:
📚 Engaging, standards-based ELA strategies
🎯 Classroom management tips that bring calm to the chaos
📝 Ready-to-use lessons, routines, and bellringers
💡 Real talk from a real teacher who’s in it with you

Whether you’re new to the classroom or just ready to teach with less stress and more joy—I’ve got you. Subscribe and let’s make middle school ELA fun, doable, and intentional.

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Figurative Language for Middle School | 6 Types Explained with Examples

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Complex Sentences Mini Lesson for Middle School

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Week 2 - Day 4 | Grammar Expectations Plan | Compound and Simple Sentence Review | Plan With Me

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Week 2 - Day 3 | Grammar Expectations Plan | Compound Sentences Mini Lesson | Plan With Me

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Week 2 - Day 2 | Grammar Expectations Plan | Simple Sentences Mini Lesson | Plan With Me

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Week 2 Grammar Expectations Plan | Parts of Speech Mini Lesson | Plan With Me

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Teaching The Monkey's Paw: A Full Inference Lesson for middle school ELA

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Advanced Inference Mini Lesson for Middle School Students | What Inference Unlocks for Readers

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Inference Mini Lesson | Developing an Understanding Based on Details in the Text | Middle School

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How to Teach Text Evidence to Middle Schoolers (Mini Lesson for ELA Teachers)

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Text Structure Stations: How I Help Middle School Students Apply the Skill to Longer Texts

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How I Teach Text Structure in Middle School (Start With This Mini Lesson)

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How to Teach Cause and Effect in Informational Texts | A Step-by-Step ELA Mini Lesson

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Cause and Effect Made Simple | How People, Events, and Ideas Interact | Middle School ELA (RI 3)

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Mentor Texts for Teaching Personal Narrative | Middle School ELA

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Personal Narrative Writing Unit -Lesson 6 | Editing and Revising (Middle School ELA)

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Personal Narrative Writing Unit -Lesson 5 | Writing the Change (Middle School ELA)

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Personal Narrative Writing Unit -Lesson 4 | Writing the Challenge (conflict) | Middle School ELA

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Personal Narrative Writing Unit -Lesson 3 | Writing the Beginning (Middle School ELA)

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Personal Narrative Writing Unit -Lesson 2 | Planning a Personal Narrative (Middle School ELA)

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Personal Narrative Writing Unit Lesson 1 - Overview | How to Start a Narrative Writing Unit

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Teaching First Person POV to Middle Schoolers (Easy + Engaging Lesson!)

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Plan With Me: Day 4 — Structuring Your Class Periods for Middle School ELA

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Plan With Me: Day 2 — Creating Your Roadmap for Middle School ELA

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Understanding Characters Mini Lesson for Middle School ELA

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Compound Sentences Mini Lesson for Middle School

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Simple Sentences Mini Lesson for Middle School

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What Middle Schoolers REALLY Need to Thrive : Classroom Management Basics for Middle School

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Standardized Testing Strategies for Middle School Reading ELA

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🎯 End-of-Year Test Prep: My 2-Week Review Plan for Middle school ELA

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Mastering Your and You're | Fun & Easy Mini-Lesson!

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Mastering There, Their, and They’re | Fun & Easy Mini-Lesson!

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The Pretest That Changed Everything: Engaging Point of View Activity for Middle School

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✨ Plan With Me: Teaching Point of View to my middle schoolers ✨

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🎯 Plan with Me | First Day Back After Break | Middle School ELA

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New Year's Activities for Middle School

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Middle School ELA Week 6 Lesson Plan: Mood and Tone

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Middle School ELA Week 5 Lesson Plan: Active Reading, Inference and Text Evidence

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The shiny new ELA Unlimited - Unlimited Middle School Language Arts Lessons and Resources

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Middle School Summer Planning Tip #5: Plan your first week

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Middle School Summer Planning Tip #4: Your Welcome Letter

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Middle School Summer Planning Tip #3: Solidifying Your Communication Method

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Middle School Summer Planning Tip #2: Locking in Your Classroom Management Plan

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Middle School Summer Planning Tip #1: Creating a Road Map

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Welcome to Managing Middles! A Middle School Teacher Classroom Management Course

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Core Behavior Expectations for Middle School

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Compare and Contrast Mini Lesson for Middle School Students

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How I teach annotations to my middle schoolers with FREEBIE download

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Middle School ELA Week 4 Lesson Plan: Pre-Reading/Inference and Text Evidence

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How to help your students meet your expectations (Classroom Management for Middle School Teachers)

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How to Differentiate in a Middle School Standards Based ELA Classroom

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Middle School ELA Week 3 Lesson Plan: Inference and Text Evidence

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Middle School ELA Week 2 Lesson Plan: Grammar + Constructed Response Format

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Updated First Week Lesson Plan- Day by Day Guide for Middle School ELA Teachers

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Middle School ELA Pacing Guide for the Year! Scope and Sequence for Standards-Based Teachers

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How to Teach Argumentative Writing in Middle School

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A How-To Guide for Running Poetry Seminars in the Middle School Classroom

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How to Create a Google Site- Student and Teacher Tutorial

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3 Strategies to Help You Teach Text Evidence

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Using Relevant Text Evidence Activity

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