Alison Lynch

A comparison activity where students have to decide which food has more calories when given a choice of two foods. (2 Reese's Cups vs. A Snickers Bar) There is a mixture of fruits, vegetables, grains, proteins, dairy items, and common fast food items. There are intentionally vague phrases like "slice" and "serving" to facilitate a discussion about reading nutrition labels and true comparisons. The answers are on the last slide and could be printed separately for the teacher. This lesson is appro

This activity goes with chapter 3 of Night by Elie Wiesel. It has kids think about their life in an 8 word phrase the way that Elie was forced to when he was separated from his family. This includes a Google Slides presentation that has directions and a sample slide.

All high school students have phones, this fun game lets them earn points for what they have. It has been updated to 2022 apps and accessories. Use it for students, for faculty parties, or even family Christmas parties.

Students will write an obituary for a beloved lost object. The Google slide includes a completed example with all the required parts of an obituary. Some examples include: AirpodsSockFrench FriesStarbucks DrinkMoney in My Bank AccountMy GradesMovie Theater PopcornGummy BearsHalloween CostumeCarIce Cream ConeMy PhoneShoesChargerHair TieOn paper, I also had them write an epitaph for their beloved object and draw it on a tombstone.

Swiftie Educators! If you're looking for classroom decorations to help your students understand elements of figurative language, look no further! You get 18 posters, color-coded by era with an example and a definition.

Students will create a 14 song playlist of their life including certain parameters like "the song that makes me think of my childhood friends" and "the song that was #1 on the day I was born". I used this assignment as the bridge between research and poetry. Students have to look up some information and study lyrics.

These are notes for students to study while they read Night by Elie Wiesel. I adapted my in-class lectures into virtual environment notes for the students to use while they read. These are the thing I would normally stop to do a close-reading analysis for. If you purchase this item I can also send you the files divided into chapters. I also have the Incrementalism Charts listed on TPT.

This is the rough draft of a project where students write their own Shakespearean Sonnet using Google Sheets. The Google Sheet is helpful to the students because it breaks each line down into syllables, shows them how to use the proper rhyme scheme, and teaches them how to do stressed and unstressed syllables. The Google Sheet is easy to share with students virtually. There is a matching product on my TPT for the final draft of this project that is created using Google Slides.

As part of our discussion about the power of suggestion, I put all these slips of paper in a hat and have students draw one to get a prophecy about their life the same way the Witches do to Macbeth in Act 1. We discuss whether or not students believe their prophecies and why. (You want to believe you'll inherit a million dollars, you don't want to believe you'll lose your phone)

I did this activity as a wrap-up, connection after reading Macbeth. Students choose a song from the list provided and compare the lyrics of that song to the text of Macbeth. The songs are sorted by theme to help students identify what ideas in the play they wish to reference. The songs include many genres and songs that students relate to (everything from The Beatles and Metallica to Taylor Swift and J Cole).

Updated for 2020! - I did this lesson via Whiteboard.fi and it worked perfectly. I put the kids in breakout rooms together on Zoom, sent them the cipher and the puzzle in Whiteboard.fi and they called me to the room wen they had solved it! A Pigpen Cipher is a code to help you read a message. As an ice breaker at the beginning of the year, I give the students a coded message and the pigpen cipher and have them work in groups to decipher the message. Attached you will find the Cipher that you can

Students always ask "why did they let this happen? Why didn't they stop it?" and the answer is incrementalism. Their freedom was taken away in little bits so they adjusted to the discomfort and created a "new normal" and it's only looking back that they could see how much they'd lost. These concentric circles are the best way I've found to teach this to students so they can see just how many things can be taken away from you. Most people think when you get down to "the clothes on your back" that

If you want students to write a story where the main character has a moral dilemma and you don't want to read the same essay over and over again this is perfect. You will find 25 different moral dilemma prompts that are current and relatable to teenage experiences (no trolley problems here!). I just print off a set for each class, cut them into strips, and let them draw one out of a hat so that each kid gets a different prompt. I teach this lesson concurrently with complex plot structure so thos

These are popular song lyrics translated into Shakespearean English. I use this to show students that to understand Shakespeare they just need to break the language down into more familiar terms. They love it! I tried to include lyrics from current songs from a variety of genres so that every student will find at least one they know. The students must translate the Shakespearean lyric into the correct modern lyric.

If your students are anything like mine, they live with their phones in their hands. This version is meant to be played in a classroom with high school students. This is a twist on the holiday version meant to be played at a Christmas party. (That version is also on TPT). This has been updated for 2023 apps and accessories

My students are always shocked to learn that we still use Shakespeare in our everyday lives. I generated this list using terms I know kids today still know and use. I present this powerpoint and have the students make tally marks on a sheet to determine how many they have ever heard and how many they have said themselves. Then we discuss why some people know more than others (hint, they read more books!).

All high school students have phones, this fun game lets them earn points for what they have. It has been updated to 2023 apps and accessories. Use it for students, for faculty parties, or even family Christmas parties.

Literary terms with definitions and examples to help students understand moral dilemma and complex plot structure. Includes Powerpoint and fill-in-the-blank notes for students.

Students will use the rough draft they wrote in Google Sheets (see my other product) and copy it into this Google Slide in a final draft format. You can encourage students to decorate or add images as well. There are student examples on the slide for them to see the formatting ( 3 quatrains, 1 couplet) and the rhyme scheme (ababcdcdefefgg).

This Google Doc uses the STRITS method of poetry analysis which is basically an easier TPCASTT. It stands for Summary, Tone, Rhyme Scheme, Imagery, Theme, Shift which are all easily discernable in these poems. The 4 Shakespearean sonnets are included on the page for easy reference.