I have been teaching in many different settings for over 20 years. This includes urban, suburban and rural areas. I don't have it all figured out by a long shot but I am trying!
This is your one-stop-shop for all your Sustained Silent Reading needs. Studies show that when students read daily, their comprehension levels rise as well as their interest in reading on their own. This product takes the guesswork on how to present, assign and record daily SSR in your classroom. This product includes: SSR Slide Presentation - This gives all the information your students need to begin Sustained Silent ReadingSSR Reading Log - Students can easily keep track of how many pages th
5th - 12th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
This five-lesson unit will pique the interest of your students. Help them delve into the Greatest Conspiracies America has ever known! Each lesson has three separate worksheets, one for general knowledge, one for critical thinking, and one for writing assignment. Use one or all of them! Each lesson plan gives you complete directions and offers links to Brad Meltzer's Decoded series with a full episode available on YouTube so you don't have to do all the research yourself. This is a complete gra
This full seven day unit will provide your students with all they need to know and understand about the Transcendental movement in literature as well as how they can still see the ideas of Transcendentalism in modern pop culture. This Unit includes: 7 days of lesson plans that cover an introduction to Transcendentalism, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Fuller and Walt WhitmanReady to go PowerPoint Lesson for each day of the unitAll the worksheets you will need to support the
Fake News! Who Shot JFK? Aliens Among Us? The Truth is Out There!This five-lesson unit will pique the interest of your students. Help them delve into the Greatest Conspiracies America has ever known! Each lesson has three separate worksheets, one for general knowledge, one for critical thinking, and one writing assignment. Use one or all of them! Each lesson plan gives you complete directions and offers links to Brad Meltzer's Decoded series with a full episode available on YouTube so you don't
This is a great companion to your reading of the novel, Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom. Use these materials to help improve your student's reading and writing skills while enjoying this wonderful book. Included in this packet are the following Microsoft Suite products: Tuesdays with Morrie - Dialectical Journal with instructions Three-Point of View writing worksheets A Bucket List activity A letter to a Teacher A What Inspires Me Essay A Tuesdays with Morrie World Events Project You can use
Make your English classroom pop with these 15 full color American author poster quotes with pictures. There are both contemporary and classic authors included in this amazing, diverse, set. You can also use the posters digitally as quotes of the week or mentor texts. Included authors are: Mark Twain Ta-Nehisi Coates Gloria E. AnzaldĂșa Martin Luther King, Jr. Kalie Fajardo-Anstine Ralph Waldo Emerson Maya Angelou Khaled Hosseini Zadie Smith Alice Walker Henry David Thoreau Langston Hughes Jack
This is a great companion to your reading of the novel, Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom. Use these materials to help improve your student's reading and writing skills while enjoying this wonderful book. Included in this packet are the following Google Suite products: Tuesdays with Morrie - Dialectical Journal with instructions Three-Point of View writing worksheets A Bucket List activity A letter to a Teacher A What Inspires Me Essay A Tuesdays with Morrie World Events Project You can use th
Six fun classroom posters to encourage reading. These posters can brighten up any classroom! Use them all at once or change out each during the year. The original file is 11X17 poster size and is in PowerPoint format so that you can adjust the size to your specific needs. Enjoy!
This nine-slide interactive presentation puts students at the heart of 1920's Harlem. Through links to video, audio, and reading resources, students learn the basics of the Harlem Renaissance and its most influential figures.
This resource will serve as a guide to ensure student engagement as you watch the documentary: Zora Neale Hurston: Jump At The Sun. It includes 20 questions for student to answer as they watch this wonderful film on the life of an important African American author. This resource comes with a student worksheet and an answer key.
Introduce your students to Mark Twain and his finest work, Huckleberry Finn. This WebQuest is a great in-class project that also works well as homework. It is simple and straightforward. Sections: Mark Twain Hannibal, Missouri Huck Finn History Historic Huck Finn Controversies Paragraph assignment on the validity of the controversy arguments (Pre-Read Opinion)
This is a great end of unit assessment for your Harlem Renaissance Unit. This "nightclub" gives your students a chance to experience life in Harlem in the 1920's. Have fun transforming your class into a 1920's nightclub complete with student performers. Students will create original work or perform classics from the period that will help you to see their depth of understanding of this exciting time in American Literature and History. Includes Suggestions on how to prepare the activity, a project
Ralph Waldo Emerson has been called the father of Transcendentalism. His effect on the world and free thought still resonate today. In this lesson plan, students will be challenged to understand how Transcendentalism in general and Ralph Waldo Emerson shaped modern thought. Included in this resource: 2 PowerPoint Presentations 3 Worksheets
This worksheet is an easy tool to check for understanding of the poem Harlem by Langston Hughes. Use this as part of a unit on the Harlem Renaissance or poetry in general. Also, great for Black History Month.
This worksheet is an easy tool to check for understanding of the poem Harlem by Langston Hughes. Use this as part of a unit on the Harlem Renaissance or poetry in general. Also, great for Black History Month.
Looking for a fun and entertaining way to get to know your students? Look no further! This worksheet is in an easily downloadable element that will help gauge your students' interests in life and your subject matter.
This simple worksheet will help you to get to know your student's likes. With a personal narrative paragraph and a chance to tell the teacher how your students really feel about English as a class, this worksheet is a quick and easy resource for returning to school.
This simple worksheet is a great way to end a unit study of The Help By Kathryn Stockett. It provides space for comparison and contrast of the plot of the movie vs. the plot of the book, character change analysis and a writing assignment. This should give you a simple way to assess students after watching the film.
9th - 12th
English Language Arts
CCSS
RL.9-10.1
, RL.9-10.2
, RL.9-10.7
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