Allyson's Creative Corner
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New Brunswick, Canada
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This is my tenth year teaching fulltime. I have taught grades 9-12 high school English, Journalism, Yearbook and AP and IB Psychology. I am an experienced MYP and IB Language A Literature English teacher.
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Happy by Pharrell Williams: A Literary Analysis of the Hit Song & Fun Activities
Activities to Generate Positive Energy and Get Students Writing about Happiness at the Same Time.
Do you and your students love the hit Happy by Pharrell Williams? These resources related to the song will get your students writing about Happy, thinking about happiness and creating projects aimed at producing a positive classroom environment. This packet includes:
• Background on the song, including a Twitter explanation of the lyrics from the songwriter.
• Lyrics: blank copy, annotated, and di
7th - 12th
English Language Arts, Poetry
Life in Six Words Memoirs - Creative Writing
This is a fun creative writing activity, based on the 6-word memoir contests at www.smithmag.net. Tap into creativity by getting students to brainstorm and write 6-word memoirs. My students have displayed them in the classroom. Every time I have used this activity, creativity has flowed and students have produced some really thought-provoking memoirs! These files contain:
- A PDF on the history of the six-word memoir.
- Clear, concise instructions.
- Sample 6-word memoirs to model.
- Topic ideas
10th - 12th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, For All Subjects
Persepolis Task Cards
This packet includes:
• Task cards for Book 1 (with clipart and without).
• Task cards for Book 2 (with clipart and without).
• Task cards to explain important quotes. (*Just FYI, I identified the speaker of the quotes because otherwise students wasted a considerable amount of time in some cases searching for the speaker. I am more interested in the literary analysis of the quote and how the quote moves the story forward, reveals something about a character, or how it illustrates a key theme, e
10th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature
The Psychology of Persepolis: AP Psychology
Looking for a great end-of-year project for AP Psych. students after the exam? Or get your students ready for the exam with this project! It will make them SUPER prepared. (ALL of my students did this project AND passed the AP Psychology exam.) This bundle includes:
- A sample chapter analysis.
- A breakdown of psychology concepts to apply to each section of the novel.
- Printable pages of a list of AP Psychology terms by topic (motivation, development, testing, etc.).
- A project rubric and com
11th - 12th
Psychology
Literary Analysis: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf Flow Chart
This works for any text. This is a fun activity to help your students gain a deeper understanding of a novel, play or short story. Use this flow-chart activity to explain keywords from the text. Simply arrange strips of paper from most important ideas to least important, then get students to justify their choices. I find this useful for AP and IB classes. There is no right or wrong answer with how the keywords are arranged, but it should lead to great class discussions and reveal gaps in learnin
10th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature
Fiction & Photos: DePICtions & Fiction: The Catcher in the Rye
This resource is inspired by the "Humans of New York" blog. Do you and your students love looking through the immensely popular blog Humans of New York Humans of New York (www.humansofnewyork.com) as much as I do? I think I’m as addicted to it as much as TpT! Now I have found a way to incorporate Humans of New York effectively into lessons to select quotes and analyze significant passages from any novel, play or short story. In the spirit of Humans of New York, if you purchase this item, 50 perc
9th - 12th
English Language Arts, Writing
Psychology Resource Bundle
Save when you purchase this bundle! Ideal for quick reference (IB Psychology bookmarks, or a list of AP terms), quotes of the day to start your class, reflective writing, or to evaluate films and project-based learning. This resource includes:
• AP Psychology Terms to Know (list only for quick reference in the front of student binders)
• IB Psychology Bookmarks
• Psychology Active Learning Choice Board
• Psychology Video Worksheet
• Psychology Quotes of the Day Plus Handout to Find Your Own Quot
11th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Psychology
The Catcher in the Rye Pre-Reading Choice Board
This pre-reading assignment gives students research ideas, such as:
- researching the author, the controversy behind the novel, Holden's character traits, the bildungsroman genre, and life and times in America at the time of publication.
- I also include a psychology link with a research idea on teen depression and investigating Erik Erikson's psychosocial theory, focusing on identity vs. role confusion.
- extension activities such as listening to a NPR piece on Holden as "the original sullen te
10th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature
Global Learners Packet
This resource can be used as a springboard to spark discussion about race, multiculturalism, global learning, cultural affairs and global politics. It includes:
• A “find someone” activity
• A template for a sketch of a global learner
• Reflective writing prompts
• A differentiated prompt
• A brainstorming sheet
• Brainstorming examples
• Poetry, drama, art & photography activities
• Links to articles, podcasts and short videos
• A research idea
• Opportunity to write about how to improve cross-
6th - 12th, Adult Education
English Language Arts, Writing
10 Short Videos to Analyze
Looking for some good journal prompts or short videos as conversation starters? This PowerPoint presentation of 10 videos (a few minutes or less each) really gets students thinking about how to effectively tell a story without interviews or voiceover. My featured FREE writing assignment goes with it or either item can be used alone. The videos span countries from Thailand to the U.K. so it's good for promoting IB and international mindedness.
A Note from Me:
I love making products for high s
11th - 12th
English Language Arts, Writing
Fiction & Photos: DePICtions & Persepolis
This resource is inspired by the "Humans of New York" blog. Do you and your students love looking through the immensely popular blog Humans of New York (www.humansofnewyork.com) as much as I do? I think I’m as addicted to it as much as TpT! Now I have found a way to incorporate Humans of New York effectively into lessons to select quotes and analyze significant passages from any novel, play or short story. In the spirit of Humans of New York, if you purchase this item, 50 percent of all proceeds
9th - 12th
English Language Arts, Writing
AP Psychology Terms to Know
Here is a easy-to-read list of AP Psychology terms for the exam, based on the Barron's vocabulary cards. I put the terms for each unit on one page (without definitions) for the purpose of printing each page out so students have a visual for their binder and easy access to essential terms they should know.
A Note from Me:
I love making products for high school students that are creative, engaging and fun to use in the classroom! It is my sincere hope that you find this product useful. Please ch
11th - 12th
Psychology, Vocabulary
Analyze an Extract from "The Last Great Revolution" by Robin Wright
This resource includes 2 short non-fiction extracts from author Robin Wright’s 2001 book set in Iran called “The Last Great Revolution”. The extracts include questions and an answer key. This is ideal for students studying Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis or it can also work as a stand-alone resource. It is suitable for classes analyzing unseen texts to write a commentary on the author’s technique and the effect on the reader. (*Please note: it is not endorsed by the IB. I created it to use in the c
10th - 12th
Close Reading, English Language Arts
Psychology Active Learning Choice Board
Are you looking for ways to promote:
• active learning
• co-operative learning and
• a flipped classroom for your psychology students?
• This choice board gives students a range of options to promote active learning, from analyzing a Ted Talk to listening to psychology podcasts.
• Students will present and share what they have learned.
• I have included: a presentation rubric
• a self-evaluation form
• a peer-evaluation form and
• a list of suggested films psychology students can learn from an
9th - 12th
Psychology
Fiction and Photos in the Class: DePICtions & Fiction
This resource is inspired by the "Humans of New York" blog. Do you and your students love looking through the hit blog “Humans of New York” Humans of New York (www.humansofnewyork.com) as much as I do? I think I’m as addicted to it as much as TpT! Now I have found a way to incorporate “Humans of New York” into lessons to select quotes and analyze significant passages from any novel, play or short story. This product offers an opportunity for students to do a close reading yet it is an assignment
9th - 12th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
Tag It! Write Your Thoughts on Luggage Tags for Display
This resource gets students writing responses to prompts on luggage tags for display. Inspired by an interactive exhibit at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, this resource includes luggage tag templates with prompts (as well as blank ones to generate your own prompts) to display. String them on push pins, then place them on a bulletin board for a display that will get everyone talking! It’s an ideal back-to-school activity, great for building classroom community and generating classroom discussio
6th - 12th
English Language Arts, Writing
End of Year Letter Writing Activity
This resource includes instructions for students to write an advice letter to someone in next year’s class. Letter writing is somewhat of a lost art and this activity engages students through writing, video, article and radio interview links and a reflection task card. It also includes a task sheet and a visual checklist, a brainstorming handout, small strips of paper to record good advice and task cards to write advice and record favorite memories. I also made small notecards to write to gradua
6th - 12th, Higher Education
English Language Arts, Writing
Valentine's Day English and Psychology Activities
This product is ideal for English or psychology class. It could also be used for science class, as the choice board gets students to research the science of love. Students will have a choice of watching a video, reading an article, researching love, listening to a podcast or doing a creative writing task related to the topic of love. This product includes:
- article, video and podcast links with research and creative writing activity ideas.
- a graphic organizer for a TEDTalk.
- a graphic organi
9th - 12th
English Language Arts, Psychology
Psychology Quotes of the Day and Finding Meaningful Quotes Activity
The PowerPoint Presentation includes quotes from well-known psychologists. It is ideal for a high school psychology class, including AP Psychology and IB Psychology. Use the PowerPoint as a warm-up activity or exit pass, or to generate class discussions. Also included: a handout for students to find 5 meaningful quotes with opportunities to provide web links for more information and to explain the psychologist’s contribution to the field of psychology. I have also included a Word document templa
11th - 12th
Psychology
Parent Night Activity
This Parent Night activity is a go-to presentation about success. During my last Parent Night, the administrators at my school asked teachers to deliver a mini lesson to parents to give them a sense of a day in the life of a student. I came up with this idea to do a mini lesson on what it means to be successful, emphasizing a partnership between the parent, student and teacher to build success. This resource includes:
• A welcome page for Parent Night.
• A brainstorming handout to write key word
9th - 12th
Character Education, English Language Arts
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About the store
Experience
This is my tenth year teaching fulltime. I have taught grades 9-12 high school English, Journalism, Yearbook and AP and IB Psychology. I am an experienced MYP and IB Language A Literature English teacher.
Teaching style
I believe in hands-on, inquiry and project-based learning. One of the things I enjoy most about teaching is nurturing creativity. I teach with the idea that great conversations lead to deep learning. Teaching AP Psych helped me become a better teacher in every way. (All that info. on the brain, learning and memory, language acquisition, etc. really generated some “aha” moments.) I love integrating art, music, history and psychology into lessons about writing and novels.
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Awards & shining teacher moments
Gold Medalist Placement, Columbia Scholastic Press Association (2012). 100 percent pass rate with my AP Psych students.
My own education history
I have a BA in English with a minor in psychology, an education degree and a MA in journalism.
Additional biographical information
I’m a huge fan of Martin Seligman’s positive psychology movement. Thanks for sharing on TpT. Isn’t it awesome to have so many resources at our fingertips?
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