For 33 years as a public high school English teacher, I have written my own materials to address the needs of my students. I have taught standard-level, ESL, honors, AP, and dual enrollment level courses.
Use this character thought bubble graphic organizer any way you like! I like to have students think about how a character changes over the course of a story or novel, so there are 3 bubbles-- beginning, middle, and end. On the back of the page, I have students explain the evolution of the character in an analytical paragraph.
Students use the rules for adding commas with dependent clauses and compound sentences to correctly color in the numbered design. Grade visually! 12 questions Answer key included
This 1-sheet document lists 5 quotes from literary critics on Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper". These can be used in student reflection, discussion, or as analytical paper starters.
Have students use descriptors from actual psychological evaluations to analyze Ophelia's behavior and "madness" in Act IV, scene 5 of Hamlet. Two pages of chart-based analysis ask students to evaluate Ophelia's: presenting symptoms, changes from known behavior, and specific cognitive traits and noncognitive measures.
Upper high school level information page for college-bound students to fill out at the beginning of the school year.
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Experience
For 33 years as a public high school English teacher, I have written my own materials to address the needs of my students. I have taught standard-level, ESL, honors, AP, and dual enrollment level courses.
Teaching style
I think questions are at the core of learning. The goal is to have students create their own probing questions about what they are reading and to form the basis of their research and writing.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Campus Teacher of the Year: 1996, 2011
District Teacher of the Year: 1996
Ford Excellence in Education Award: 2007
Senior Honorary Teacher: 2007, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2020
My own education history
Bachelor of Science in English, Language and Literature, 1992
Master of Arts degree in English, 2009
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