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Yearbook page rubric for staff use. Checks for specific page design, photography, and writing elements and provides room for specific feedback.

After reading both "A Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe and "A Poison Tree" by William Blake, have students apply their creative and analytical skills to create visuals related to the texts and explanation paragraphs. Document includes instructions and a rubric. You could also extend this activity by having students write a culminating paragraph about how the images/texts relate.

Use this project so students demonstrate reading comprehension and apply critical thinking skills to determine what REALLY happened that night and who can be trusted. Covers chapters 16-21 of Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird", and has tasks to practice both reading and writing.

Create a yearbook directory for clubs and sports by having club sponsors and coaches complete these forms at the beginning of the year. This is essential to distribute info about picture days and receive info about upcoming events to add to your calendar. Students on staff can reference these files when they get their assignments.

Students are more likely to "buy-in" to the class culture if they have a hand in developing it. This document takes students through a lesson in which they define respect and creating the class expectations. It can be adapted for use with any age group.

Great for preparing for a digital learning environment! Students *may* be polite in-person, but online they forget that they're not texting their friends. Use this activity in the beginning of the year to make sure students learn respectful digital communication.

Fill out the form daily to explain classwork (or, assign a student to fill it out for you!). Print the second page on colored paper and cut into slips. Students can attach the slip to the front of their late work. No more wondering if the student was absent or submitting work in late! No more questions about the missing work - just direct them to the form!

Use this form to write feedback for student AP essays. This form is set up specifically for the Advanced Placement English Language and Composition free response questions. Print this (double-sided) on colored paper and have students submit with each essay so you can record their scores - OR have students complete after receiving their essay grades.

This lesson introduces Romeo and Juliet and defines "prologue" by looking at pop culture examples. Then it breaks down the prologue line by line. Powerpoint with animations.