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I am a National Board Certified educator and have been teaching high school English for 19 years in a nationally-recognized, blue-ribbon school. I believe in creating a learner-centered classroom and am not a "sage on the stage." I'm always working to make content and activities more engaging and applicable to the "real world."
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Reading Stations, Learning Stations Activity, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poem Analysis
This fun learning stations activity works with reading any fiction, nonfiction, short story, or poetry texts of your choosing! Get ready for interactive close reading stations, literary analysis, & nonfiction reading response! Have students preview literary criticism articles, read thematically-connected poetry, engage in close reading of a complex novels, short stories, or nonfiction text, and engage in small group discussion. These are just some of the possibilities!Example of how you might
8th - 11th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Poetry
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.3
+6
Slam Poetry Unit - Spoken Word Poetry Writing Activities for Poetry Slam Prep
This slam poetry & spoken word poetry mini unit is perfect for busy teachers who value slam poetry writing but don't have weeks to teach it! Get ready for student-centered slam poetry exploration, brainstorming, and writing activities designed to prepare students for an in-class poetry slam! The best part? This slam poem project will build writing confidence and student voice. Low prep and high engagement!This digital and print, no prep resource will build writing skills as students explo
7th - 10th
English Language Arts, Poetry, Writing
CCSS
CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.7
, CCRA.R.9
+13
Slam Poetry, Spoken Word Poetry Unit Plan - Poem Analysis & Poetry Activities
Here's the complete slam poetry experience, from exploration to poem analysis, from writing to performance! This fun slam poetry unit is packed with engaging spoken word poetry activities and assignments - EVERYTHING for your next slam poem unit! Studying poem writing and writing slam poetry can be a fun, interactive, student-centered experience that engages every learner! Your students will understand and appreciate slam poetry, but they will also learn strategies for how to write it well.
8th - 11th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Poetry
CCSS
RL.7.2
, RL.7.4
, RL.7.5
+62
Fun Persuasion Activity - Rhetoric & Persuasive Writing for Middle & High School
Use this fun persuasion activity as a game to practice persuasion techniques. Students will use rhetorical appeals, rhetorical devices, and/or claim and counterclaim to “sell” a random object to a random fictional group. This activity develops argumentation and use of persuasive writing skills in addition to collaboration and speaking skills! ************************************************* Here’s what you’ll receive in this resource:Brainstorming Guide & Writing Page (2 Pages) so that stude
7th - 10th
English Language Arts, Speaking & Listening, Writing-Expository
CCSS
CCRA.W.1
, CCRA.W.2
, CCRA.W.4
+10
Also included in: Fun Persuasive Games Rhetoric & Argumentative Writing Activities
Critical Lenses Reading Stations Literary Analysis Activity for Fiction Texts
This fun critical lenses reading stations activity "progressive dinner" can be used to analyze any fiction text through 6 different literary lenses, including short stories, novels, and poetry! Students are asked to apply up to 6 critical lenses to a fiction text in a hands-on and interactive way! Choose from 6 different critical lens menus, including Reader Response, Feminist, New Historicism, Formalist, Psychoanalytic, and Marxist. Choose the menus that work best with the text you're studyin
9th - 12th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Literature
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.3
+7
Mentor Sentences Grammar & Sentence Structures Activities, Middle & High School
Ditch the grammar worksheets and try mentor sentences! This fun digital grammar interactive notebook includes 41 mentor sentence activities perfect for middle and high school ELA. Use as grammar warm-ups, mini-lessons, or sentence imitation practice to teach and review phrases, clauses, sentence variety. Students will write phrases and clauses, use sentence variety, & analyze sentence structures. Build sentence imitation and grammar discussions naturally into your classroom as students dra
7th - 10th
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
CCSS
L.7.1
, L.7.1a
, L.8.1
+9
Daily Check In With Students Google Forms™ for SEL, Student Reflection, Data
Use digital student daily check ins to make getting to know students and monitoring their social-emotional learning simple and consistent! 180 days of digital student check-ins are perfect as daily SEL bell ringers for middle and high school students. Use the Google Forms check-ins at the start of class as a bell ringer or morning meeting activity. With 5 engaging question formats, students stay interested while you gather valuable insight into how they’re doing. Use these student survey Goo
6th - 9th
English Language Arts, For All Subjects
Paired Text Analysis Lessons for "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou & Tupac
Engage students in poem & song analysis with Maya Angelou's poem "Still I Rise" and Tupac's song "Still I Rise" (clean excerpt). 3 Detailed, CCSS-aligned paired text analysis lesson plans integrate research, close reading, and text-based writing, making this digital & print resource both engaging and worthwhile. There are three lesson plans in this product that build upon each other. The timing of the activities may be adjusted to fit the needs of your classroom/students, and one “lesson” m
9th - 12th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Poetry
CCSS
RL.9-10.1
, RL.9-10.2
, RL.9-10.4
+10
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Interactive Reading Activities Bundle
Supplement the reading of Trevor Noah's Born a Crime with fun learning stations, hexagonal thinking, and apartheid internet activities! Before reading, build context through digital exploration and writing about apartheid in South Africa. While reading, engage students in discussion of the text through learning stations and supplemental texts. After reading, synthesize and write about learning with an interactive hexagonal thinking sort! *******************************************************
9th - 12th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.3
+18
Fun Persuasive Games Rhetoric & Argumentative Writing Activities
Get students excited about rhetoric and argumentative writing with fun, hands-on persuasive writing activities using ethos, pathos, logos! Designed to give middle or high school ELA practice with rhetorical appeals and rhetorical devices, 5 creative and interactive writing games will get students involved in their learning! Whether you're teaching a rhetoric unit, prepping for argument writing, or looking for high-interest ELA bell ringers or writing centers, these activities make persuasive wr
7th - 10th
English Language Arts, Speaking & Listening, Writing-Expository
CCSS
CCRA.R.7
, CCRA.R.10
, CCRA.W.1
+16
Connotation and Denotation Task Cards for Close Reading Practice - Middle School
Gamify close reading and connotative thinking skills by using these connotation and denotation task cards that will reinforce critical thinking and vocabulary skills. Students must think about the connotation and denotation of words while utilizing vocabulary, reading, analysis, and persuasive speaking skills. The activity: students will rank lists of words from most positive to most negative. An answer key is given for ease of use; however, some students may find that they disagree with the a
6th - 9th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Reading
CCSS
CCRA.SL.1
, CCRA.L.4
, CCRA.L.5
+1
Artificial Intelligence Activities, ChatGPT, AI Use & Academic Integrity
Tired of wondering how to talk about artificial intelligence (AI), ChatGPT, and academic integrity? This high-impact, low-prep artificial intelligence activities bundle will facilitate important conversations about AI use in the classroom! This AI in the classroom bundle was designed to help you stop chasing the problem and start building a classroom where students can talk about generative AI openly and think critically about it together. Centered around real scenarios and the growing influen
8th - 11th
Classroom Community, English Language Arts, For All Subjects
CCSS
CCRA.W.10
, CCRA.SL.1
Connotation and Denotation Activities, Worksheets, Making Inferences Mini Lesson
Introduce connotation and denotation with scaffolded activities for close reading practice! In this making inferences mini lesson, students will analyze how authors use word choice, including connotation vs denotation so that they can become more confident and independent readers and writers!Students will practice: ⇒ Distinguishing between denotation and connotation. ⇒ Unpacking a word to determine denotative and connotative meanings. ⇒ Drawing inferences from a text. ⇒ Defending an interpret
7th - 10th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Reading
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.4
, CCRA.R.10
+5
Pop Culture Song Analysis Lessons & Poetry Analysis for High School English
Pop culture meets song lyric analysis and poem analysis in this high engagement resource bundle! If you're looking for song analysis lesson plans or paired text analysis, close reading, and literary analysis, check out the preview to learn more. ⭐ Perfect for middle school ELA and high school English. ⭐ This resource makes analyzing song lyrics fun, relevant, and rigorous! Students will love analyzing song lyrics and poetry side by side, while building key skills in close reading, text-based w
7th - 10th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Poetry
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.4
+13
Mentor Sentences Middle School Grammar Interactive Notebook Grammar Bundles
Ditch the grammar worksheets and level up your grammar warm-ups with fun mentor sentences activities! This digital resource contains 91 interactive mentor sentence activities, perfect for daily grammar warm ups, sentence imitation practice, or grammar review. Fun, effective grammar practice that builds strong writers—no prep required! Instead of fill-in-the-blank drills, students analyze mentor sentences, drag-and-drop punctuation and word pieces, and then craft their own imitation sentences.
7th - 10th
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
CCSS
L.5.1
, L.5.1a
, L.5.2
+45
Fun Persuasive Writing Activity Using Rhetorical Appeals & Rhetorical Devices
Practice argumentative writing & persuasive appeals with a fun persuasion game: Writing a Fictional Complaint Letter. Students will use rhetorical appeals (ethos, pathos, logos), rhetorical devices, and/or claim and counterclaim as they create the story behind a faulty object bought with unexpected results! ************************************************* Here’s what you’ll receive in this resource:Brainstorming Guide & Writing Page (2 Pages) so that students can purposefully plan to persuade
7th - 10th
English Language Arts, Speaking & Listening, Writing-Expository
CCSS
CCRA.W.1
, CCRA.W.2
, CCRA.W.4
+11
Also included in: Fun Persuasive Games Rhetoric & Argumentative Writing Activities
Interview a Classmate Speaking and Listening Activities Like Humans of New York
Looking for an engaging “interview a classmate” speaking and listening activity that builds real-world skills? This versatile classmate interview resource helps students learn how to ask meaningful questions, actively listen, and uncover compelling personal stories—just like Humans of New York. Perfect for back-to-school, public speaking units, memoir writing, podcast projects, or any time you want to build classroom community, this activity teaches students how to conduct an effective peer int
8th - 11th
English Language Arts, Informational Text
CCSS
CCRA.W.2
, CCRA.W.3
, CCRA.W.4
+6
Conversation Starters High School Ice Breakers, Teen Group Discussion Questions
Use these 200 high school ice breakers for teens to encourage year-long team building and collaboration in your middle or high school classroom. Try these group discussion topics as conversation activities at the beginning of class as a part of your classroom routine or a fun brain break! There are 50 topic slides included in this resource, enough to make this a weekly, no-prep routine in your classroom. You can also use these at any time as conversation starters or when you have a few minut
7th - 10th
Classroom Community, English Language Arts, For All Subjects
CCSS
CCRA.SL.1
, CCRA.SL.4
, CCRA.SL.6
Rhetorical Analysis Argumentation & Persuasive Writing Using Rhetorical Appeals
One-stop rhetorical analysis unit resources for argumentative texts! Rhetoric - argumentation and persuasion - can be engaging!! These rhetoric activities and lessons (argumentative writing, rhetorical devices, rhetorical appeals) will encourage student engagement, critical thinking, and rhetorical analysis of multimedia and print nonfiction texts. There is more to this persuasion activities bundle than you'll need, and that's the plan. Options create flexibility and freedom! Rhetorical ana
8th - 11th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Informational Text
CCSS
RI.8.1
, RI.8.2
, RI.8.3
+34
Slam Poetry Unit Activities MEGA BUNDLE for Middle School, High School English
This engaging Slam Poetry MEGA Bundle (with a slam poetry unit plan) gives you everything you need for teaching slam poetry in your middle school or high school English classroom. Students will grow as writers and thinkers as they appreciate, analyze, write, and perform their own slam poetry. Save prep time with digital and print, student-centered activities, assignments, graphic organizers, and choice boards. This MEGA-Bundle Includes the best-selling Slam Poetry Unit Plan Bundle as well
7th - 10th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Poetry
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.3
, CCRA.R.4
+20
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I LOVE to help English teachers erase the status quo by providing rigorous, creative, practical resources to help you ditch overwhelm and reclaim your time! Browse my store for student-centered hexagonal thinking, podcasting in the classroom, slam poetry, blogging and inquiry units, song and poem analysis, mentor sentences and more!
I am a National Board Certified educator and have been teaching high school English for 19 years in a nationally-recognized, blue-ribbon school. I believe in creating a learner-centered classroom and am not a "sage on the stage." I'm always working to make content and activities more engaging and applicable to the "real world."
Visit the Lindsay Ann Learning blog: https://www.lindsayannlearning.com
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