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“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.” ― Margaret Mead

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The Great Gatsby: Ch. 4 Passge Analysis Close Reading & Text Dependent Questions

By Melissa Jacobsen

Students will read a brief passage from chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby. Students should be encourage to annotate, talk to the text as they read. After reading, students will answer 6 text dependent questions.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Activities, Novel Study

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RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.4

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Civil Disobedience- AP Language and Composition- Analysis Organizer

By Melissa Jacobsen

This organizer can be used to prepare students for the AP Rhetorical Analysis Essay. After students read an excerpt from the text (or the text in its entirety), they can use this worksheet to organize their thinking before writing an Analysis Essay.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Informational Text

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

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RI.11-12.1, RI.11-12.2, RI.11-12.3, RI.11-12.4, RI.11-12.5, RI.11-12.7

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Reagan Challenger Speech- AP Language and Composition

By Melissa Jacobsen

Students will read Ronald Reagan's 1986 speech after the Challenger Disaster. After reading, students will complete this organizer to help them prepare for an AP style rhetorical analysis essay.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text

Grades:

11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RI.11-12.1, RI.11-12.2, RI.11-12.3, RI.11-12.4, RI.11-12.5

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AP Lang. and Comp.- Rhetorical Strategies of Omission, Addition and Repetition

By Melissa Jacobsen

Practice identifying the use of the following rhetorical strategies in famous quotes from literature and movies: Ellipsis, Asyndeton,Anadiplosis, Anaphora, Epistrophe, Polysyndeton

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Other (ELA)

Grades:

11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.5

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Feminist Critique of Their Eyes Were Watching God

By Melissa Jacobsen

Students look at definitions of feminist criticism, then they go through the steps to apply feminist critique to Their Eyes Were Watching God. Students could do this inidivudally, as a jigsaw, or in small groups.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Novel Study

CCSS:

RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.5, RL.11-12.6, RL.11-12.7, RL.11-12.8

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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Ch. 6- Close Reading & Text Dependent Questions

By Melissa Jacobsen

This is a short passage from Chapter 6 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with accompanying Text Dependent Questions. The brief passage is an example of an important excerpt from the text that students should read closely for meaning. Possible

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Novel Study

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.5, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.5

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Their Eyes Were Watching God- Janie's Growth Characterization Worksheet

By Melissa Jacobsen

Students will use evidence from the text to track Janie's growth through the novel.r

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Novel Study

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.3, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.3

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Roosevelt Speech- AP Language and Composition - Analysis Organizer

By Melissa Jacobsen

This organizer can be used to prepare students for the AP Rhetorical Analysis Essay. After students read an excerpt from the Roosevelt speech "Citizenship in a Republic", they can use this worksheet to organize their thinking before writing an

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text

Grades:

11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Test Prep, Handouts

CCSS:

RI.11-12.1, RI.11-12.2, RI.11-12.3, RI.11-12.4, RI.11-12.5, RI.11-12.7

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Their Eyes Were Watching God, Ch 1 Passage Analysis and Text Dependent Questions

By Melissa Jacobsen

Students are asks to re-read the first five paragraphs from Their Eyes Were Watching God (provided) and annotate. They they are asked to answer six text dependent questions. Questions ask students to analyze what is happening and why, as well as

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Workbooks, Novel Study, Homework

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Fahrenheit 451 Social Issue Research Project

By Melissa Jacobsen

Students will work in group to research a social issue closely related to the novel Fahrenheit 451. The topics include illiteracy, drug abuse, population explosion, violence, censorship, etc. Students work as a group to create a PowerPoint that is

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Research, Activities, Novel Study

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The Great Gatsby Chapter 1-9 Text-Dependent Discussion Questions

By Melissa Jacobsen

Questions for the entire novel, split into three sections (chapters 1-3, Chapters 4-6, and chapters 7-9). Questions range from recalling events of the story, to interpreting characters actions, authors choices, overarching themes and quotation

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Novel Study

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RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.6, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.5 ...

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To Kill a Mockingbird Ch. 15 close reading and text-dependent questions

By Melissa Jacobsen

Students will re-read the scene in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird from chapter 15 when Atticus is confronted by the mob at the jail. After re-reading (and ideally annotating) the passage, students will answer text-dependent questions.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Novel Study

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.4

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Their Eyes Were Watching God- Mapping Janie's Journey

By Melissa Jacobsen

Students will use the novel to create a map of Janie's Journey both physically and emotionally.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Novel Study

CCSS:

RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.4

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn- Note taking packet

By Melissa Jacobsen

This guided note taking packet asks students to focus on main ideas, themes, and concepts in particular sections of the novel. The novel is broken into 8 sections. Each section is based on an "episode" in the novel with a note taking focus. For

Subjects:

Reading, Literature

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Novel Study, Printables, Scaffolded Notes

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RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.5, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.5

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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close- Text Feature Argument

By Melissa Jacobsen

After completing the novel, students will analyze the unusual text features used throughout the story and argue whether or not the images and unusual text features are just a distraction to the real truths and messages of the novel. The question

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Novel Study

CCSS:

RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.5, SL.11-12.1, SL.11-12.3, SL.11-12.4

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Examaning Irony in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn- Chapter 19-21

By Melissa Jacobsen

In this activity, students analyze irony in chapters 19-21 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. First students reivew the types of Irony, then they find examples of Irony in the chapters. This activity includes an organizer that prepares students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Novel Study, Graphic Organizers

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RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.5, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.5

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Of Mice and Men Chapter 1 Cornell Notes Close Reading Passage Analysis

By Melissa Jacobsen

Students will use Cornell Notes to closely read chapter 1 of Of Mice and Men. This note taking sheet has been scaffolded to help students focus their thinking while reading. Main ideas are already given in the left hand column (for example: examples

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Handouts, Novel Study, Scaffolded Notes

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The Great Gatsby- Two pre-reading activities

By Melissa Jacobsen

Two pre-reading activities for The Great Gatsby. The first is a list of discussion questions to get students thinking about some of the big ideas in the novel. The second is an activitiy the get students thinking about the idea of the American

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Novel Study

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.3, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.3, SL.9-10.1, SL.9-10.3, SL.11-12.1, SL.11-12.3

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Analyzing Hawthorne's writing style in The Scarlet Letter

By Melissa Jacobsen

This chart allows students to analyze Hawthorne's writing style in The Scarlet Letter. Students look for examples of symbolism, formal dialogue, lengthy visual descriptions and others.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Handouts, Novel Study

CCSS:

RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3

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The Scarlet Letter- Double Entry Journals

By Melissa Jacobsen

Double Entry Journals for the entire novel, broken up into sections. Most sections are 2-3 chapters. Most Double Entry Journals include vocabulary words for the particular section. These journals will allow students to focus their thinking while

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Scaffolded Notes

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.5, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.5

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1 1/2 years as a Special Education Para Professional. 9 years as a English teachers in both middle and high school. Now working as a literacy coach.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Student centered, creative inquiry

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

BS in Journalism from Towson University MAT from Johns Hopkins University in Secondary English

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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English Language Arts, Reading, Grammar, Other (ELA), Literature, Writing, Poetry, Informational Text

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