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This is my 19th year in the classroom. I have taught Language Arts, English, and Yearbook in grades 7-12. I enjoy working with teenagers and igniting their passion for reading, writing, analyzing, and creating.
I currently teach sophomore and senior English, although I have experience teaching all grades 7-12. My TPT items are lessons and forms that I use in my own classroom, and all lessons are classroom tested.
Additionally, I advise a 400+ page chronological yearbook. It's quite an undertaking. My yearbook forms and rubrics were developed over the years and are used in my classroom each day.
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Introduction to Yearbooks, activity for new yearbook students
I advise a 400-page chronological yearbook, and we publish on a year-round basis. Training new staff members at the beginning of the year is important, and it must be done as quickly as possible. This is the first activity I have my new staff members do as an introduction to the parts of a yearbook and some of the terms that we used in publishing. This worksheet is to be used in conjunction with sample yearbooks. I keep 20-30 different yearbooks in my classroom at any time as they serve as good
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English Language Arts, Other (ELA)
Yearbook Spread Self Reflection & Grading Rubric (printable and editable formats
I advise the largest chronological yearbook in my state. At 400+ pages, it's very important that we are organized, our pages are completed quickly, and my staff creates excellent spreads. I use this grading rubric the ensure that the spreads my staff submit for publication are nothing short of perfect. The rubric covers writing, design, alignment, photography, quotes, coverage, tagging, and spelling. Additionally, there is space to not whether or not the spread was completed on time. The top pa
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English Language Arts
Yearbook Staff Deadline Grading Rubric (EDITABLE!)
As a yearbook adviser, I am often tasked with trying to edit pages, supervise a staff, encourage leadership in my editors, and to oversee the publication of a 400-page chronological yearbook. It can get overwhelming to keep all of the staff on task. I created this rubric to keep tabs on each staff member and to encourage them to develop the skills they need to succeed in class and in their lives: *Work habits *Initiative *Independence *Use of time *Teamwork *Work area upkeep *Equipment and press
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Other (ELA)
Yearbook Theme & Cover Planning Activity
In my ten years as the adviser for a 400+ page chronological book, I realized the most important part of creating the book is planning. This is the activity I have used with my editors each spring to create the next year's theme and cover. This is a comprehensive planner that guides staff members through the discovery phase of planning a theme and cover. It encourages them to think about the individual personality of their school and how that converts into a one-of-a-kind yearbook that you and y
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Yearbook Editor Self-Assessment & Grading Rubric
I advise a large (400-page) chronological yearbook. I have five editors who are in charge of making sure that we cover all students, sports, clubs, and activities that happen -- on and off campus. It's a daunting task for any student, and it fosters many skills that they will use to succeed in any path they choose outside of high school. This is a two-part form; the first part asks the editors to assess their own performance during the deadline. They address their own strengths, weaknesses and
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For All Subjects, Graphic Arts
Camera Checkout Form
This form is useful for both the yearbook and photography classrooms. Cameras are the lifeblood of any yearbook staff. It's imperative to have our cameras functioning and ready to go in order to ensure that our staff can cover any event at any moment. I use this form with my own staff to make sure that our cameras are all accounted for and ready to go at a moment's notice. We keep ten working cameras for a staff of 25. Each camera and its related parts are housed in a clear plastic bin, and ea
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For All Subjects, Other (ELA)
Yearbook Participation Grading, Editable
Managing a yearbook staff can be a daunting task. As an adviser, we are called to do numerous tasks in a short period of time. Therefore, it is imperative that the staff members are productive and on task at all times. I use this Weekly Participation sheet with my own staff, and it helps me keep tabs on what my staff is doing. Students complete the top portion of the sheet and submit it at the end of every week. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you are looking for more ye
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English Language Arts
Yearbook Quote Collections Form
Safeguard yourself and your yearbook staff! I have never had to defend myself or my staff against claims of falsifying a quote in a yearbook, but I am ready if it happens. This quote collection form is one of the ways we proactively protect ourselves. My staff members collect a signature for each and every quote that is used in the 400+ pages of our yearbook. This form is a requirement for all staff members, and I use it as a contributing factor in their grades. Additionally, I keep all forms
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Other (ELA)
Hamlet Anticipation Guide
What an excellent way to start your Hamlet unit! This anticipation guide will introduce your students to the themes of Hamlet and get them talking. The guide contains 14 statements directly associated with events and themes from the play. Students decide whether they agree or disagree with each statement, write their opinions for each one, and then share them aloud in a whole class discussion.
This PDF file contain a lesson plan with Common Core standards, objectives, teacher tips, and differ
9th - 12th
English Language Arts, Reading, Writing
CCSS
RI.9-10.4
, RI.9-10.8
, RI.11-12.4
+5
Yearbook Weekly Accomplishment Grading Form (printable & editable versions)
If you are anything like me, you find it's utterly impossible to know what all of your staff members are working on every second of every class period. I created this grading rubric to keep my staff accountable for each day in class. Staff members are required to list everything they accomplish during the week and submit the form for grading on Fridays. This contains both a printable PDF version and an editable Doc version, both free from watermarks. If you are looking for more yearbook resour
7th - 12th, Higher Education
Personality Research Webquest, English or Physchology
This is a fun activity that I do with my 12th graders just before they embark on their major research paper. They love it because it is all about them, and I also get the added bonus of teaching them how to use the internet to conduct research, how to document their sources, and how to respond to informational text.
Students use computers or comparable technology to take a test and learn their Meyer-Briggs personality profile. From there, the complete research to see how this profile explains
9th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
English Language Arts, Other (Science)
CCSS
RI.9-10.6
, RI.11-12.6
, W.9-10.7
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UPDATED! Alien Report: A complete persuasive writing unit (printable & editable)
When I first started teaching persuasive writing, I grew bored of the typical persuasive writing topics. The kids hated them; I got bored grading the essays. Enter The Alien Report. This is absolutely my all-time favorite writing unit that I teach with my students. It gets them out of their writing "shell," cleverly introduces the persuasive writing genre, and, most importantly, lets me find the joy of grading essays again. The download does not contain awatermark. This is a complete unit, divi
7th - 12th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing-Essays
CCSS
W.7.1
, W.7.4
, W.7.5
+9
Research and Works Cited Activity / Bingo Game
This fun activity will introduce your students to the how-to's of online research and creating a works cited page (also known as a bibliography). Students use a traditional-style Bingo form to research the answers to interesting trivia questions. They also document their sources. In the second activity, students use their newfound sources to create a sample works cited page.
I use this activity just prior to assigning the research essay.
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Writing
CCSS
W.7.7
, W.7.8
, W.8.7
+4
FREE Yearbook Spread Assignment
Teach your new yearbook staff the basics of creating a weekly spread. Requires Yearbook Avenue, Yeartech Online, or similar online system. You will need to pre-teach the parts of a spread and the terminology, plus interviewing and story-writing. Additionally will require adding your staff members to your system and assigning them to a two-page spread. This is the last culminating lesson I assign before I have my new staff members start on an actual spread for our book. If you are looking for mo
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English Language Arts
Brave New World Chapter Review Activity
This chapter review activity is a great way to make sure your students are understanding the novel. It is also a useful tool to review with your students after a section of the novel or at the end of the novel.
Prior to beginning the activity with the students, I assign each of them a chapter. This way they are not working on the same material, but they can also help each other. I allow approximately 30-40 minutes for students to complete the activity sheet, and then I have them jigsaw to revi
9th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies
Macbeth Literary Terms Worksheet
This worksheet is comprised of 14 literary terms directly related to the play Macbeth. Students will both define the literary terms and provide examples of the terms that they find in their reading of the play.
When I use this worksheet in my own classroom, I have the students define the literary terms pre-reading, then complete the examples portion as we read.
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English Language Arts, Literature, Vocabulary
Teacher's Weekly Agenda / Planner (PDF Version)
I like to plan my weeks out ahead of time -- thinking about the key terms and the objectives I wish to accomplish during that week. However, it is often time-consuming and tedious to create a daily lesson plan. Some time during my first few months of teaching entirely online for the first time during the pandemic I knew that I needed a better way to prepare. Behold the Teacher's Weekly planner. In this version, you will receive a printable PDF version. I also offer an editable .Doc version in m
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English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies
Hamlet Quotes Lesson
Key quotes from any text help students understand how theme is developed throughout the course of the entirety of the text. This lesson is comprised of 20 relevant quotes from Hamlet, all of which are central to the plot and theme(s) of the play.
This lesson includes:
★ Standards
★ Objectives
★ Teacher Tips
★ A worksheet for students to complete
This is a five-page PDF file.
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If you are interested in my other Hamlet p
9th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RL.9-10.4
, RL.9-10.10
, RL.11-12.4
+1
Hamlet Literary Terms Worksheet
This worksheet is comprised of 20 literary devices used in Hamlet. Students will define each literary term and provide an example from the play (with location).
When I teach Hamlet in my classroom, I begin by having my students complete the
Hamlet Anticipation Guide before defining the literary device on this worksheet. Students fill in the examples portion as we read the play. At the end of the unit. I hang up sheets of butcher paper for each literary device, and students write down their ow
9th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature, Vocabulary
CCSS
RL.9-10.4
, RL.11-12.5
, L.9-10.4
+3
Brave New World Introductory Presentation & Note Forms
This presentation is a great way to introduce the novel to your students. It covers the important historical events, author information, relevant terms, settings, point of view, conflict, characters, symbolism, themes, and related videos.
The presentation is formatted for easy reading and each slide has a related picture or video included. The presentation itself is editable.
There are also two different note forms included in this download: a question / answer format and also a differentiat
9th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
English Language Arts, Literature
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About the store
Experience
This is my 19th year in the classroom. I have taught Language Arts, English, and Yearbook in grades 7-12. I enjoy working with teenagers and igniting their passion for reading, writing, analyzing, and creating.
I currently teach sophomore and senior English, although I have experience teaching all grades 7-12. My TPT items are lessons and forms that I use in my own classroom, and all lessons are classroom tested.
Additionally, I advise a 400+ page chronological yearbook. It's quite an undertaking. My yearbook forms and rubrics were developed over the years and are used in my classroom each day.
Teaching style
Student-centered; technology; creative. If I am not having fun, I know my students aren't either.
My own education history
BA in English from Arizona State, 1999. Post-Baccalaureate certification from Arizona State, 2002.
Additional biographical information
I also enjoy writing, photography, graphic design, technology, and spending time with my own two children.
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