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First Day: Name Tent One-Pagers

By Spark Creativity

Learning students’ names has always been hard for me. I used to get so nervous during the first two weeks, afraid I was going to offend the kids I was working so hard to engage by making simple mistakes with their names.Then I started printing name

Subjects:

English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

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Activities, Handouts, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.9-10.10

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Six Word Memoir (Perfect for first week or Identity Unit)

By Spark Creativity

The six word memoir is a quick and creative way to get students thinking and writing about their own lives. Whether you use it for an icebreaker (which makes a great display!) at the start of school or as part of an identity or personal narrative

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

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

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Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.9-10.10

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Hexagonal Identity One-Pagers (Build Relationships)

By Spark Creativity

With this fun community-building activity for the first week, you'll...Help students build relationships and communityIntroduce one-pagers as a way to represent key ideas in your classTeach kids how to use hexagonal thinking in a meaningful wayGet

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Google Apps

CCSS:

SL.9-10.1, SL.9-10.1c, SL.9-10.1d

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ELA Curriculum Bundle: The English Teacher's Life Preserver

By Spark Creativity

This ginormous ELA bundle will solve a lot of your problems. You'll never have to stay up late trolling for lesson plan ideas again. You'll just dive into this folder, choose one of the dozens of activities and projects inside, and then hit the hay.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Assessment

CCSS:

RL.9-10.10, RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.2, RI.9-10.3, RI.9-10.10, W.9-10.4, W.9-10.5, W.9-10.6, W.9-10.7, W.9-10.9a, W.9-10.9b...

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Six Word Memoir Unit

By Spark Creativity

Six word memoirs are a unique and impactful genre for students to explore. You can say a lot in one line, if you give that one line a lot of thought. This six word memoir pack gives you a chance to introduce and experiment with the genre as well as

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.10, W.9-10.1c, W.9-10.3d, L.9-10.1, L.9-10.3, L.9-10.6

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One Word Project

By Spark Creativity

The one word project can help you set a positive, creative tone for your classroom. It can also help you form stronger connections with your students as you learn more about their hopes and dreams. Perfect for the opening of term or of a new year,

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.9-10.10

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180 Attendance Question Image Slides

By Spark Creativity

Here you’ll find a complete set of 180 attendance question slides to help you build community and get to know your students better each day.From the Reviews:"This is a great resource to use for attendance, but also a wonderful way to get to know

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

$4.00

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One-Pager Activity: "About Me"

By Spark Creativity

Need a creative first day of school activity? Love one-pagers? This fun icebreaker activity will introduce your students to the one-pager method and guide them to easily share a lot about themselves with you and their classmates on the first day.

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Handouts, Bulletin Board Ideas, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.9-10.4, L.9-10.1, L.9-10.6

$1.00

194

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The Ed Deck: Lesson Planning Inspiration

By Spark Creativity

Do you have your teaching ideas scattered across notes on your desk, folders on your desktop, and social media platforms? You're not alone! But the Ed Deck makes it easy to find creative inspiration, quickly, when you're lesson planning for your

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas

$5.00

150

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Independent Reading Full Program: Library Set-up, Check-ins, Displays

By Spark Creativity

Independent Reading, when done right, will bring you and your students so many happy days together. This independent reading program will make it easy for you. Imagine yourself on your way to class. You walk by one of your students laying in a sunny

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Projects, Google Apps, Lesson

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Opening Identity Unit - Editable

By Spark Creativity

Wondering how you're going to learn students' names and build relationships with them at the start of the year this fall? This opening unit is designed to build ELA skills using creativity at the same time that it connects you to your new students

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.9-10.10, RI.9-10.2, W.9-10.4, W.9-10.6, W.9-10.10, SL.9-10.1, SL.9-10.1d, SL.9-10.4, SL.9-10.5, L.9-10.1, L.9-10.3

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Editable Vocabulary Quiz Templates

By Spark Creativity

Make vocabulary quizzes in a flash with these helpful, editable templates. I find creating templates like this for routine activities saves tons of time. You'll have eight sections to choose from every time you want to make a quiz quickly:

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment

$2.50

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First Day Icebreaker Activity: The Sorting (digital and PDF)

By Spark Creativity

Good first day icebreaker activities can really help start the term off right. Want engaged, happy students instead of glazed expressions as you read the syllabus out loud? (We've all been there!) This fun first-week-of school activity is sure to be

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities

$1.00

143

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MLA Format: Colorful Posters for Easy Reference

By Spark Creativity

MLA citation format can be so tough. Not only is it probably draining your grading flair pens, it's a frustrating distraction sometimes for students who are trying to work on the quality of their writing.By putting these beautiful posters up in your

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing-Essays

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

CCSS:

W.9-10.1d, W.9-10.2e, W.9-10.8, L.9-10.3a

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Reading Program Kickstart: One Pager Reading Profile

By Spark Creativity

Kicking off a choice reading program with this one-pager reading profile activity will give you access to your students' reading preferences and special interests from day one. When you know what your students WANT to read you can match them with

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

W.9-10.10

$1.00

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Group Work Expectations and Reflection: Setting up Success

By Spark Creativity

If group work is a challenge for your students, these guiding handouts will help them explore and discover what it means to be successful in working together. Instead of dealing with complaints and disengaged group members, you can enjoy working

Subjects:

English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables

$1.50

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Back-to-School Surveys

By Spark Creativity

Want a quick getting-to-know you activity for day one or two? This editable back-to-school survey can help you find out what students like to do and read, learn their pronouns, and more. Edit the questions and spaces as you wish in this Google Drive

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.9-10.10

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40 Fun Questions to Start Class, All Disciplines, Grades 5-12

By Spark Creativity

Help your students connect with you and each other as a community by turning a boring old "here" into a chance to get to know each other better. This product contains a printable poster with forty entertaining questions for your students to respond

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Posters

FREE

121

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Digital "Magnetic" Tiles for Poetry (education theme)

By Spark Creativity

Need an engaging activity for an in-between day or a poetry unit? Try this fun magnetic poetry lesson. Students have a chance to unwind a little while checking in with you about how they feel about school. With four lovely backgrounds to choose from

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.9-10.4, L.9-10.1, L.9-10.1b, L.9-10.3, L.9-10.6

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Editable Handout Templates for the Graphic Design Junkie

By Spark Creativity

Ever wish you had time to make your handouts look like the ones you love on TPT? Now you do! With these five templates, you can create beautiful bell-ringers, quizzes, prompts, and projects and the graphic design is already in place. Just plug in

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Handouts, Professional Documents

$2.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Faculty, The Webb Schools Faculty, The American College of Sofia Writer: Independent School Magazine, readwritethink.org, English Journal, Independent Teacher Online, NCTE Classroom Notes Plus, NAIS Cool Books Project, We Are Teachers, Follett Contributor: Cult of Pedagogy Podcast Guest: Cult of Pedagogy, The Cornerstone for Teachers

MY TEACHING STYLE

I like to use creative, artistic, differentiated pedagogies. I constantly promote free-choice reading, use interdisciplinary journal prompts and help students explore different forms of creative writing. I like a variety of discussion forms like literature circles and fishbowl discussions, but particularly focus on developing the group dynamics required for round-table discussions.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

National Arthur Ashe Award for Community Involvement, Leadership, and Sportsmanship The Webb Schools New Teacher Award

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.A., Pomona College M.A., Middlebury College

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast The Creative High School English Facebook Group @nowsparkcreativity www.nowsparkcreativity.com

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Vocabulary, Specialty, Science, Social Studies - History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Graphic Arts, Drama, EFL - ESL - ELD, Career and Technical Education, Life Skills, For All Subject Areas, Literature, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Thanksgiving, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Poetry, Halloween, Valentine's Day, For All Subjects, Informational Text, Close Reading

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