diane kampf

Covers "Arachne," "Baucis and Philmeon," "Prometheus," "Origin of Seasons," "Paethon," Icarus and Daedalus." Vocabulary, reading quizzes, three writing projects, lesson ideas, unit exam. Also includes model essays for use in preparing for writing assignments and/or reviewing writing assignments

Worksheet that explains the difference between explicit and implicit meanings and gives four short passages for students to practice reading and gaining explicit and implicit meanings.

Materials to go along with the novel The Pigman by Paul Zindel; includes: vocabulary worksheets/quizzes; two tests; writing assignments; class/group activities; chapter comprehension questions

Includes: Chapters 1-10 and 23 of the autobiography edited and abridged for reading levels grades 7-9 Vocabulary worksheets and quizzes Reading comprehension questions Chs. 1-5 reading quiz modeled after NYS ELA style Reading exam on chs. 1-10, 23 modeled after NYS ELA style Writing assignment with scoring rubric Activities sheets" Venn diagram; Disability Awareness activity Notes: I found this to be a nice unit for students who did not quite understand nuances of the play The Miracle W

Activities and assessments to go along with the Jerry Spinelli novel Milkweed.This packet contains: 1. Four vocabulary lists, worksheets and quizzes with answer keys 2. Four sets of reading comprehension questions with answer keys 3. Two pre-reading activities. 4. Two reading activities directly related to the essay portion of the unit test with answer keys. 5. A twenty-question multiple choice unit exam with two essay choices and answer key.

Various activities and assessments to go along with Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Raven;" includes vocabulary, analysis activities, creative writing activities and a 10 mc question quiz on both selections. The students particularly enjoy the trial activity during which they work as a group to prove the narrator guilty or innocent by reason of insanity or self-defense.

Nine short activities aimed at middle school students to teach character traits: Courtesy, Punctuality, Obedience, etc. I used them as mini-lessons to inroduce a trait and then focused on practicing that trait for the week. The activites include literature; discussion springboards, research, and writing.

This is a high school level writing course that focuses on pre-writing skills. It contains teaching narrative, practice exercises and answers with explanations. It may be reproduced and used as an independent study or the teacher may use the narrative as a guide in class lectures and just reproduce the practice exercises for student use.

This is a high school level writing course that focuses on drafting skills: introductions, development of body paragraphs and conclusions. It follows the HS Pre-Writing Course. It contains teaching narrative, practice exercises and answers with explanations. It may be reproduced and used as an independent study or the teacher may use the narrative as a guide in class lectures and just reproduce the practice exercises for student use.

Boils research process down to 10 steps; includes instructions and practice worksheets in paraphrasing; outlining; conducting interviews; and a model research paper (MLA style)

"The Hitchhiker" is a radio play found in some older literature texts. This packet includes a vocabulary worksheet; vocabulary quiz; a NYS ELA style MC reading quiz, and a NYS ELA style listening comprehension activity on a related article about old-time radio shows.I also have a DVD of a version of the drama done on a Twighlight Zone episode that I can copy and send to you upon request for an additional $5.00 (shipping included). It makes a good compare/contrast activity.

Four short activities designed to assist students in active reading and critical thinking skills and to assis teachers in supervising the independent reading project at several atages along the way; includes model answers to show students what is expected.

Materials to assist in teaching/assessing the play or novella "The Big Wave": Multiple choice reading comprehension quiz in NYS ELA style; Friendly letter assignment with scoring rubric; news article on a 1998 tsunami

The next installment in the HS Writing Course series, this course takes the student through the process of revising sentences, paragraphs and entire compositions. Includes practice exercises and answers with detailed explanations. Can be used for lesson plans, activities, or as an independent study.

Course 4 of a writing course aimed at high school students. This course deals with the editing process. It contains lessons on grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure and capitalization. It contains 20 practice exercises with answer keys.

"After Twenty Years" and "The Gift of the Magi" edited to an 8th-9th grade reading level. I edited out archaic language but kept as much of Henry's style as I could; also includes reading review questions for each story. These stories are in the public domain so editing and downloading them are legal.

Includes assignments/instructions on writing limericks, haikus, and lyric poems; poetic devices definitions; poetry booklet project with scoring rubric.

Materials to go along with the novel The Outsders by S.E. Hinton; includes chapter reading questions, vocabulary worksheets and quizzes, two unit tests, an essay test, literary terms activities, and projects with scoring rubrics. The tests are MC and essay--NYS ELA style.

Notes with examples and a practice worksheet designed to teach students how to write proper introductions and thesis statements.

Materials to use in connection with the novel Kira-Kira: includes book essays, research project, reading quizzes, themes worksheet, bulletin board pictures