Clark Creative Language
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Dublin, Ohio, United States
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I am an experienced teacher, principal and curriculum coordinator in Columbus, Ohio. My experience is primarily working in high-need schools where student engagement and literacy are a great need. To compensate, I have worked to create engaging curriculum and activities that are both rigorous and engaging to students. In addition to teaching, I also have served as an International Seminar Coordinator, an assistant high school principal at an International High School, an elementary school principal at a Spanish Immersion School and a K-12 curriculum coordinator.
In the English universe, I have won awards as a Screenwriter. No big deal, my films never made it to production.
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Pronoun Antecedent Agreement Activity | Whodunnit Grammar Game Middle School
This pronoun antecedent agreement activity is an engaging Whodunnit grammar game that helps students correctly match pronouns with their antecedents in sentences. Perfect for middle school ELA, this grammar practice activity strengthens sentence clarity and works great for review, test prep, centers, or sub plans. Nothing like a good criminal investigation to liven up language arts! Based off my popular CSI projects, I have created Whodunnits? The Whodunnits plan to focus on single content topi
5th - 8th
English Language Arts, Grammar
Homonyms, Homographs & Homophones Activity | Whodunnit Vocabulary Game
This homonyms homophones and homographs activity is an engaging Whodunnit vocabulary game that helps students identify word relationships and determine meaning in context. Perfect for 4th and 5th grade ELA, this vocabulary practice activity strengthens language skills and works great for review, centers, test prep, or sub plans. Nothing like a good criminal investigation to liven up language arts! Based off my popular CSI projects, I have created Whodunnits? The Whodunnits plan to focus on sing
2nd - 6th
English Language Arts, Vocabulary
Subject-Verb Agreement Activity | Whodunnit Grammar Review Game 5th 6th Grade
This subject-verb agreement activity is an engaging Whodunnit grammar game that helps students correctly match subjects and verbs in sentences. Perfect for upper elementary and middle school ELA, this grammar practice activity strengthens sentence accuracy and works great for review, test prep, centers, or sub plans. Nothing like a good criminal investigation to liven up language arts! Based off my popular CSI projects, I have created Whodunnits? The Whodunnits plan to focus on single content t
4th - 7th
English Language Arts, Grammar
Also included in:Â Verbs -- Parts of Speech -- English Language Arts Unit Bundle
Independent Dependent Clauses Activity Middle School | Whodunnit Grammar Game
This independent and dependent clauses activity is an engaging Whodunnit grammar game that helps students identify and use clauses correctly in sentences. Perfect for middle school ELA, this grammar practice activity strengthens sentence structure and works great for review, test prep, centers, or sub plans. Nothing like a good criminal investigation to liven up language arts! Based off my popular CSI projects, I have created Whodunnits? The Whodunnits plan to focus on single content topics as
5th - 7th
English Language Arts, Grammar
Personification Activity 4th 5th Grade | Whodunnit Figurative Language Game
This personification activity is an engaging Whodunnit figurative language game that helps students identify and understand personification in context. Perfect for 4th and 5th grade ELA, this reading and vocabulary activity strengthens figurative language skills and works great for review, centers, test prep, or sub plans. Nothing like a good criminal investigation to liven up language arts class! Based off my popular CSI projects, I have created Whodunnits? The Whodunnits plan to focus on sing
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts
Subject & Predicate Activity 5th 6th Grade | Whodunnit Grammar Review Game
This subject and predicate activity is an engaging Whodunnit grammar game that helps students identify subjects and predicates in sentences. Perfect for 5th and 6th grade ELA, this grammar practice activity strengthens sentence structure and works great for review, centers, test prep, or sub plans. Nothing like a good criminal investigation to liven up language arts! Based off my popular CSI projects, I have created Whodunnits? The Whodunnits plan to focus on single content topics as opposed to
4th - 7th
English Language Arts, Grammar
Also included in:Â Sentences -- Grammar & Punctuation Curriculum -- Language Arts Unit Bundle
Main Idea Activity Upper Elementary Animal Theme | Whodunnit Reading Review Game
This main idea activity is an engaging Whodunnit reading game that helps students identify central ideas and supporting details in passages with an animal theme. Perfect for upper elementary ELA, this reading comprehension activity strengthens understanding of informational text and works great for review, centers, test prep, or sub plans. Nothing like a good criminal investigation to liven up language arts! Based off my popular CSI projects, I have created Whodunnits? The Whodunnits plan to fo
4th - 6th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Reading
CCSS
RI.3.1
, RI.3.2
, RI.4.1
 +4
CSI Prepositional Phrases Review | Grammar Analysis Activity Game
Turn grammar review into a crime-solving investigation students actually care about. Students analyze errors involving prepositions and prepositional phrases through reading and editing activities while solving clues across six crime scenes to uncover the truth. Nothing like a good criminal investigation to liven up prepositions and prepositional phrases! In this activity, students will work in teams to investigate the culprits of six fictional thefts. The criminal has intentionally made mistake
4th - 12th
English Language Arts, Grammar
CCSS
L.1.1i
, L.4.1
, L.4.1e
 +6
Intensive & Reflexive Pronouns Activity Middle School | Whodunnit Grammar Game
This intensive and reflexive pronouns activity is an engaging Whodunnit grammar game that helps students identify and correctly use pronouns in sentences. Perfect for middle school ELA, this grammar practice activity strengthens sentence clarity and works great for review, test prep, centers, or sub plans. Nothing like a good criminal investigation to liven up language arts! Based off my popular CSI projects, I have created Whodunnits? The Whodunnits plan to focus on single content topics as op
5th - 8th
English Language Arts, Grammar
Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Activity | Whodunnit Grammar Review Game
This comparative and superlative adjectives activity is an engaging Whodunnit grammar game that helps students identify and use comparative and superlative forms in context. Perfect for upper elementary and middle school ELA, this grammar practice activity strengthens adjective usage and works great for review, test prep, centers, or sub plans. Nothing like a good criminal investigation to liven up language arts! Based off my popular CSI projects, I have created Whodunnits? The Whodunnits plan
3rd - 7th
English Language Arts, Grammar
Also included in:Â Adjectives & Adverbs -- Parts of Speech -- English Language Arts Unit Bundle
Plural and Possessive Nouns Activity | Whodunnit Grammar Review Game Elementary
This plural and possessive nouns activity is an engaging Whodunnit grammar game that helps students identify and correctly use plural and possessive nouns in sentences. Perfect for upper elementary ELA, this grammar practice activity strengthens noun usage and works great for review, centers, test prep, or sub plans. Nothing like a good criminal investigation to liven up language arts! Based off my popular CSI projects, I have created Whodunnits? The Whodunnits plan to focus on single content t
4th - 6th
English Language Arts, Grammar
Also included in:Â Nouns -- Parts of Speech -- English Language Arts Unit Bundle
Singular Plural Nouns Activity 5th 6th Grade | Whodunnit Grammar Review Game
This singular and plural nouns activity is an engaging Whodunnit grammar game that helps students identify and correctly use singular and plural nouns in sentences. Perfect for 5th and 6th grade ELA, this grammar practice activity strengthens noun usage and works great for review, centers, test prep, or sub plans. Nothing like a good criminal investigation to liven up language arts! Based off my popular CSI projects, I have created Whodunnits? The Whodunnits plan to focus on single content topi
4th - 6th
English Language Arts, Grammar
Also included in:Â Nouns -- Parts of Speech -- English Language Arts Unit Bundle
CSI Subject Verb Agreement | Grammar Error Analysis Review Game
Turn grammar review into a crime-solving investigation students actually care about. Students analyze subject-verb agreement errors through reading and editing activities while solving clues across six crime scenes to uncover the truth. Nothing like a good criminal investigation to liven up subject-verb agreement! In this activity, students will work in teams to investigate the culprits of six fictional thefts. The criminal has intentionally made mistakes in the text, leaving it in disarray. Stu
3rd - 12th
English Language Arts, Grammar
CCSS
L.3.1
, L.3.1d
, L.3.1e
 +10
Also included in:Â Verbs -- Parts of Speech -- English Language Arts Unit Bundle
Simple & Compound Sentences Activity Middle & High | Whodunnit Grammar Game
This simple and compound sentences activity is an engaging Whodunnit grammar game that helps students identify and build simple and compound sentences in context. Perfect for middle and high school ELA, this grammar practice activity strengthens sentence structure and works great for review, centers, test prep, or sub plans. Nothing like a good criminal investigation to liven up language arts! Based off my popular CSI projects, I have created Whodunnits? The Whodunnits plan to focus on single c
4th - 8th
English Language Arts, Grammar
Also included in:Â Sentences -- Grammar & Punctuation Curriculum -- Language Arts Unit Bundle
Similes and Metaphors Activity | Whodunnit Figurative Language Review Game
This similes and metaphors activity is an engaging Whodunnit figurative language game that helps students identify and analyze similes and metaphors in context. Perfect for upper elementary and middle school ELA, this reading and vocabulary activity strengthens understanding of figurative language and works great for review, centers, test prep, or sub plans. Nothing like a good criminal investigation to liven up language arts class! Based off my popular CSI projects, I have created Whodunnits?
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts
CSI Capitalization Activity | Grammar Error Analysis Review Game
Turn grammar review into a crime-solving investigation students actually care about. Students analyze capitalization errors, evaluate evidence through reading and editing activities, and solve clues across six crime scenes to uncover the truth. Nothing like a good criminal investigation to liven up capitalization! In this activity, students will work in teams to investigate the culprits of six fictional thefts. The criminal has intentionally made mistakes in the text, leaving it in disarray. Stu
1st - 12th
English Language Arts, Grammar
CCSS
L.K.2a
, L.1.2a
, L.2.2a
 +8
Also included in:Â Capitalization -- Grammar & Punctuation Curriculum Language Arts Unit Bundle
CSI Fragments Run-Ons Comma Splices | Grammar Analysis Review Game
Turn grammar review into a crime-solving investigation students actually care about. Students analyze fragments, run-ons, and comma splice errors through reading and editing activities while solving clues across six crime scenes to uncover the truth. Nothing like a good criminal investigation to liven up fragments, run-ons, and common splices! In this activity, students will work in teams to investigate the culprits of six fictional thefts. The criminal has intentionally made mistakes in the tex
4th - 12th
English Language Arts, Grammar
CCSS
L.4.1
, L.4.1f
, L.5.1
 +5
Vague Pronouns Practice Activity | Whodunnit Grammar Review Game
This vague pronouns activity is an engaging Whodunnit grammar game that helps students identify and correct unclear pronoun references in sentences. Perfect for middle school ELA, this grammar practice activity strengthens sentence clarity and writing skills and works great for review, test prep, centers, or sub plans. Nothing like a good criminal investigation to liven up language arts! Based off my popular CSI projects, I have created Whodunnits? The Whodunnits plan to focus on single content
5th - 8th
English Language Arts, Grammar
Clark Creative Language - ELA Skills - ALL OF IT + Free Downloads FOR LIFE!!!
My entire catalogue of Language worksheets and activities all in a money saving bundle! To date, it is over 2,400 pages of content. You save significant money and time versus purchasing these separately! This includes all of my Adventures, Whodunnits, TableTops, CSIs, and Escapes. The price is subject to increases as I add new items. Get it now, at its lowest point! This supplemental curriculum includes Grammar, Punctuation, Parts of Speech, Figurative Language, and Words skills from grades
3rd - 12th
English Language Arts, Grammar
Concrete and Abstract Nouns Activity | Whodunnit Grammar Game 4th 5th Grade
This concrete and abstract nouns activity is an engaging Whodunnit grammar game that helps students identify and classify nouns in context. Perfect for 4th and 5th grade ELA, this grammar practice activity builds vocabulary and language skills and works great for review, centers, test prep, or sub plans. Nothing like a good criminal investigation to liven up language arts! Based off my popular CSI projects, I have created Whodunnits? The Whodunnits plan to focus on single content topics as oppo
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Grammar
Also included in:Â Nouns -- Parts of Speech -- English Language Arts Unit Bundle
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About the store
Experience
I am an experienced teacher, principal and curriculum coordinator in Columbus, Ohio. My experience is primarily working in high-need schools where student engagement and literacy are a great need. To compensate, I have worked to create engaging curriculum and activities that are both rigorous and engaging to students. In addition to teaching, I also have served as an International Seminar Coordinator, an assistant high school principal at an International High School, an elementary school principal at a Spanish Immersion School and a K-12 curriculum coordinator.
In the English universe, I have won awards as a Screenwriter. No big deal, my films never made it to production.
Teaching style
Student engagement by any means necessary. I have been selected as a founding teacher at both an innovative STEM high school and an International High School. Both experiences promoted cross-curricular collaboration, project-based and inquiry learning.
Awards & shining teacher moments
2011 Award for Teacher Professional Leadership. Nominated for State of Ohio's International Educator of the Year (2013)
My own education history
I have a Bachelor's degree in education from Wright State University and a Master's from Ohio State in Educational Policy and Leadership and I have started a Ph.D
Additional biographical information
Most importantly I am a husband to MacKenzie and a father of five little screenwriters, Logan (12), Leah (10), Cara (6), Callie (4), and Emmy (1). Join the Facebook page at this <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/clarkcreativeeducation/"> link</a></strong>
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