Every Friday I have my students complete a flexible bell ringer... drawings, lists, poems, etc.. Does anyone have any in mind that would be enjoyable to my grade 11 kiddos who range from Dual Credit to Inclusion?

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One thing that has been a huge hit with my classes and garnered the most engagement has been editing celebrity social media posts. And trust me...there's plenty of material to work with.

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I'm not sure how I feel about this idea 😂.

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I will occasionally let them pull a topic from Twitter and debate/discuss. Beware of who you're choosing to let pick the tweets though, some of my students have abused it so we've lost it for a while. Sparked some great and insightful conversations though!

My school has us on a 'word of the day' program that I use to inspire every day's bell ringer. Sometimes I'm specific about what I want to see them do with the word, but other times I leave it more open-ended. As long as they demonstrate that they understand what the word means, I accept it.

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I made mine up.

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