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I have had my work published in literary magazines, and I run my own blog where I discuss issues in education. I have helped create an online news publication from scratch for a high school newspaper.
I have worked as a librarian and have a expansive knowledge of the types of books teenagers enjoy reading. I have also spearheaded the digitization of thousands of pages of local yearbooks and newspapers. In the same vain, I have taken thousands of grave-site photos to aid in local genealogy research.
My teaching journey is new. I began clinical experience in August 2023, and began student teaching in January 2025. Despite being new to the classroom, I have earned the respect of my students and have created many classroom resources to assist in my teaching.
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What Is Jury Duty? | Explore bias | Intro to 12 Angry Men (or Civics lesson)
Intro to 12 Angry Men for students who need more information about jury duty, or as a standalone civics lesson for students. Students receive a crash course on jury duty, followed by working through bias in juries. Includes: Presentation on Jury Duty (Google Slides)Role Cards cut-outs (PDF/Google Docs versions)Scenarios worksheet for group work or individual work (PDF).Lesson plan: Pass out role cards as students enter the roomPresent the slideshowAsk students to share their roles, and the clas
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Civics, English Language Arts, Social Emotional Learning
CCSS
CCRA.R.3
, CCRA.R.10
Persuasive Explanation/Reasoning Sorting Game with Scaffolded Writing
What's included (full preview available): Cards (cut out) for students to match evidence to analysis.Cards (cut out) for students to match a poorly written analysis to the reason it is poorly written.Student worksheet to record answers.Answer key.Scaffolded writing assignment, which gives students a topic sentence and evidence to write the analysis for.Teacher directions.
9th - 12th
English Language Arts
CCSS
W.9-10.1
, W.9-10.1a
, W.9-10.1c
High Schooler's First Body Paragraph
This includes three files to help students begin their work in writing their first body paragraph. The worksheet is independent of the introduction and conclusion paragraphs, so these may be taught in any order. The three files include: A Google Doc with definitions for topic sentence, evidence, explanation/ analysis, and transition sentences. The most important parts of this have been highlighted to help any struggling readers in the classroom. A Google Doc with a blank worksheet that asks s
9th - 12th
English Language Arts
CCSS
W.9-10.1
, W.9-10.1a
, W.9-10.7
+1
Rhetorical Appeals in Mark Antony's Funeral Speech
This activity includes a lesson plan with fully detailed information for I do, We do, You do (together and alone); a rubric for assessing answers; a worksheet with the complete Mark Anthony speech on one side for annotation and reference, and instructions and lines for student to write paragraph responses on the reverse side; and a slide show review/explainer of ethos, pathos, and logos and the manipulative (logical fallacies) and legitimate ways the rhetorical appeals may be used. The full deta
9th - 12th
English Language Arts
CCSS
CCRA.R.4
, CCRA.R.6
, CCRA.W.9
+1
Situational, verbal, dramatic irony lesson/activity
This includes a short detailed lesson plan, slide show, and class activity for identifying the different types of irony. The slide show (Google Slides) includes a satirical video from The Onion to help entice students. It then explains the three types (situational, verbal, dramatic) of irony. It provides instructions for the class and a reference for students to use while filling out their worksheets on the final slide. The worksheet (Google Doc) prompts students to create an example of each typ
9th - 12th
English Language Arts
CCSS
RL.9-10.4
, RL.11-12.4
, RL.11-12.6
The Pit and the Pendulum post-reading questions
These post reading questions focus on imagery and other literary elements of the story, in addition to reading comprehension. Students are also given a list of vocabulary words to define from the text.
9th - 12th
English Language Arts
CCSS
RL.9-10.4
, RL.11-12.3
Finding Reliable Sources Presentation
Google Slideshow with a description of several main types of evidence that a person may use in their papers. This is intended to help students who may just be starting out with academic writing. This explains all the main types of evidence, what is good and bad about each type, and an example for each type of evidence. See images for full details.
9th - 11th
English Language Arts
CCSS
CCRA.W.1
, CCRA.W.8
, CCRA.W.9
Non-verbal communication with Matt Foley
Full slideshow, with the original "Van Down by the River" skit embedded, designed to teach students non-verbal communication, using the video as a reference and with extra details about each non-verbal communication method.
9th - 12th
English Language Arts
CCSS
CCRA.L.3
Non-verbal communication Google Forms quiz/worksheet
This is a basic six question quiz (really intended more as a worksheet) on Google forms to show that students understand the basic concepts of what the different non-verbal communication methods are. The questions are fairly simple and should only take less than 5 minutes to complete. It is six questions total and multiple choice. For students, the main goal is to get them to independently review what the non-verbal communication methods were, and what were some examples of each method. This is
9th - 12th
Speaking & Listening
CCSS, TEKS
L.9-10.3
, CCRA.L.3
, LA.9-12.E1.1.C
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About the store
Experience
I have had my work published in literary magazines, and I run my own blog where I discuss issues in education. I have helped create an online news publication from scratch for a high school newspaper.
I have worked as a librarian and have a expansive knowledge of the types of books teenagers enjoy reading. I have also spearheaded the digitization of thousands of pages of local yearbooks and newspapers. In the same vain, I have taken thousands of grave-site photos to aid in local genealogy research.
My teaching journey is new. I began clinical experience in August 2023, and began student teaching in January 2025. Despite being new to the classroom, I have earned the respect of my students and have created many classroom resources to assist in my teaching.
Teaching style
Emphasizing positivity, and using reinforcement, over negativity and punishment. I believe in Bloom's Taxonomy and partnering struggling students with proficient students.
It's important to remember that great writers are not born, but taught. Readers were encouraged and reinforced, and did not develop their love for reading alone. I encourage my students to write in detail. I make my classroom interactive for my students, as I believe that it's how they learn best.
I believe that teachers earn the respect of their students, and owe their students the same respect. I believe in increasing a student's privileges when they demonstrate trustworthiness.
Additional biographical information
I am an English teacher to many amazing students. I live in Southern Illinois, and have a dog named Libby. I love both of my jobs: being a teacher and a librarian. I believe in staying positive and always being ready to learn.
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