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Cool Classics

Rated 4.87 out of 5, based on 23 reviews

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Encinitas, California, United States

About the store

• 30 year background in teaching AP English, Honors English, and ESL at high school and community college • UCSD instructor for English Language Institute teaching Graduate international students. • English Learner Lead teacher at La Costa Canyon High School • COMMUNITY COLLEGE INSTRUCTOR: 1994-2000, Palomar College, San Marcos, CATaught Reading in the Academic ESL program • Taught Level 6 ESL writing credit course

The Wall: Previews and Reviews--Activities for the one-act play "The Wall"

La Llorona; One-act play based on Mexican folktale The Weeping Woman

Tom Sawyer One-Act Play: The Wall: based on "The Glorious Whitewasher"

Let's Get Dramatic! Using Drama with ESL/ELD: Techniques for Using Plays

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The Cowboy and the Wildcat based on Taming of the Shrew by Shakespeare

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The Cowboy and the Wildcat is a modernized version of The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare. This is one of four plays from the book Cool Classics by Lonnie Burstein Hewitt and Penny Bernal. The following is a review from Language Magazine. This review contains descriptions of all four plays including "The Cowboy and the Wildcat." Cool Classics: Four One-Act Plays for Students of English Arm wrestling, spider tricks, jealous friends and siblings, graffiti cover-up, ballroom dancing

7th - 12th

Drama, English Language Arts

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CCRA.R.5

10,000 Baskets, a play for English Learners

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10,000 Baskets is a modernized version of "Assembly Line" a short story by B. Traven.This is one of four plays from the book Cool Classics by Lonnie Burstein Hewitt and Penny Bernal. The following is a review from Language Magazine. It contains descriptions of all four plays including 10,000 Baskets. coolclassics.org Cool Classics: Four One-Act Plays for Students of English Arm wrestling, spider tricks, jealous friends and siblings, graffiti cover-up, ballroom dancing, and edible grasshoppers

7th - 12th

Drama, English Language Arts

Tom Sawyer One-Act Play: The Wall: based on "The Glorious Whitewasher"

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The Wall: Clever Tommy Sayero manages to get his friends--and even his enemies--to do his work for him, and pay for the privilege. (Based on the "The Glorious Whitewasher" from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain) This one-act play is a perfect way to introduce students to the humor and style of Mark Twain. Preview and Review activities are also available on this site.

6th - 12th

Drama, Reading

"The Necklace" a Play for English Learners and Struggling Readers

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"The Necklace" is a one-act play, perfect for English Learners and middle school students. It is an updated version of 'The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant. It is one of plays in the book Cool Classics, a collection of four short plays. Full of interesting characters and situations, the plays are a cool way to improve listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Written in lively, real-life American English, each play if fun to read and even more fun to perform.

6th - 12th

Drama, English Language Arts

The Cowboy and the Wildcat: Previews and Reviews--Activities for the play

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Previews (Pre-reading activities) help introduce students to the play "The Cowboy and the Wildcat." Activities include "About the Original" which introduces students to "The Taming of the Shrew." "Something to Think About" is an agree/disagree activity that helps students think about the themes of the play. "Key Words and Phrase" introduces vocabulary from the play. "Stage Directions" is a TPR activity that will help students understand the concept of stage directions while learning new vocabul

7th - 12th

Drama, English Language Arts

Teacher's Manual with Production Notes for Cool Classics

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This Teacher's Manual contains answer keys, preparation activities, tips for staging a play, suggestions for using the play with large classes, and additional activities for all four plays: The Wall, 10,000 Baskets, The Necklace and The Cowboy and the Wildcat.

7th - 12th

The Wall: Previews and Reviews--Activities for the one-act play "The Wall"

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Previews (Pre-reading activities) help introduce students to the play "The Wall". Activities include "How to Read a Play" to introduce students to stage/drama vocabulary. "About the Original" introduces students to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. "Something to Think About" is an agree/disagree activity that helps students think about the themes of the play. "Key Words and Phrase" introduces vocabulary from the play. "Stage Directions" is a TPR activity that will help students understand the concep

7th - 12th

Close Reading, Drama

10,000 Baskets, A Play for English Learners: Pre and Post Activities

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Activities to accompany the play 10,000 Baskets. Each activity is intended to reinforce students' comprehension and enjoyment of the play.

7th - 12th

Drama, English Language Arts

The Necklace Pre and Post Activities, to accompany the play "The Necklace."

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Activities to accompany the play The Necklace. Each activity is intended to reinforce students' comprehension and enjoyment of the play.

7th - 12th

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies

Let's Get Dramatic! Using Drama with ESL/ELD: Techniques for Using Plays

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Using plays in the ESL classroom is a great way to motivate student creativity, decrease inhibitions, encourage natural language use and build students’ self- confidence while improving their reading and speaking skills. These drama techniques have been proven effective with low intermediate to advanced students in ESL and ELD classes. 1. Something to think about: agree / disagree: A pre-reading activity to help students focus on some of the themes of the play. It can also stimulate critica

5th - 12th

Drama

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Teaching style

First of all, I am a results oriented instructor. I do not like just going through the motions. It is important to me that each and every student make progress according to his ability. Secondly, I love working with students and find value in the connections we make as instructor and student. Lastly, I can push the students to excel. I have experience with helping English Learners to succeed in AP English classes. I have taught rhetoric in AP Language and close reading in AP Literature—both are essential skills for English Learners. I am a proponent of using drama activities with English Learners. Not only do the students receive pronounciation practice for an authentic reason, but repetition is built into the rehearsal time. I also like dramatizing the reading assignment when possible through Readers Theater or impromtu dialogues.

Awards & shining teacher moments

1. Mentor Teacher for 2 years specializing in Drama Activities. 2. Chairman of the Committee for WASC accreditation for ELD Program 3. Fellow at the San Diego Area Writing Project. 4. Nominated for Teacher of the Year at La Costa Canyon High School 5. Presenter at the CATE, CABE and CATESOL conferences both statewide and regional 6. Presenter for the International TESOL conferences in Long Beach, Chicago, and Orlando 7. AP Reader for AP Language in 2008 in Daytona, Florida 8. Author of English Journal and California English articles 9. Co-author of the Spotlight Series of Plays published by McGraw-Hill and Cool Classics published by TellTale Productions

My own education history

MASTERS IN TESOL, United States International University, 1991 B.A., Psychology and English, La Universidad de Las Americas PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION Lifetime Secondary Teaching Credential: ESL, English, Psychology, and Spanish Bilingual Certificate of Competency: Spanish

Additional biographical information

I was born in Mexico City to American parents who were working there. I did not live there long, but I have always been attracted to working with English Learners and particularly Latin American students. I love bringing rigor and creativity to my lessons with English Learners.