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This is a set of Chapter questions for the entire book. I have also included a few activities to help the students retain and comprehend what they have read. There are also a few discussion questions that you can use to stimulate discussion in the classroom about concepts that are mentioned throughout the book.

In this 127 page set of materials, for use with the novel by C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, I have included a full set of lesson plans, chapter questions,chapter question key, activities, (the elements of the activities serve as the rubric for these activities), discussion questions, vocabulary student handouts, vocabulary teacher edition, activity handouts (writing assignments: naratives, friendly letter, shield, bookmarks, a journal, a prediction log, and more), a Character

This is a set of chapter questions for the novel The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. I have developed questions to enhance students retention of the story. Each chapter has at least one activity and multiple classroom discussion questions. I have included a Key for the chapter questions. The activities range from journaling from a character's perspective to designing a poster to represent the story. The required elements will serve as a rubric for grading these activities. The d

This is a template I created to look exactly like a facebook page. Your students will never have to access facebook to create a realistic looking facebook page. This template is set up in Microsoft Word. Students can use this template to create a facebook page for a historical, fictional, scientific, mathematical character. It could be used virtually in any content area. It should be a really fun way for students to create short research reports on any individual. This assignment will get the at

This is an extensive study of the novel The Year of the Hangman by Gary Blackwood. This novel study contains vocabulary by chapter, prediction logs, chapter questions, an answer guide, activities, bulletin board design idea, final project ideas, and a set of questions for students to use to help the students write a biography on the author. The complete document is 62 pages long. It works well as a blog, too.

This packet teaches students how to search effectively online. I walks through why to use special characters when searching as well as how to narrow search results effectively. Students have opportunities to compare results from various search engines. There are tips for effective online research to yield the most relevant results. There are also pages dedicated to the actual research that will help students to identify information that will be needed when creating bibliography/ reference pages.

This is a simulation of the trial of Mary Surratt. Your students will be assigned a key figure in the case. The students will research their character and their characters connection to the events and the trial. The students will simulate the trial and come to their own conclusion as to whether Mary Surratt was guilty.

This is a Microsoft Word document that looks like a Twitter Page. 90% of the page can be edited. Students can change out the pictures, update the Tweets, create suggestions of who to follow, determine how many followers the individual has, as well as how many people the individual is following. This is a safe and easy way to bring social media into the classroom. Your students will love showing how characters in a novel would use social media. Research all of a sudden gets a new twist. Historica

This is a worksheet that guides the students through their research of an author. This worksheet goes well with any book study. The worksheet goes beyond the typical biography questions and asks the students to dig a little deeper. It also asks the students to try to find out how to contact the author. This worksheet helps students to be able to write biographies on authors that are interesting for you to read.

This is a grammar lesson that covers punctuation. The following punctuation is covered: Capitalization, End Punctuation, Quotation Marks, Commas, Apostrophes, Semicolons, and colons. Within this lesson, you will find rules for each part of grammar, proper markings for correcting errors, samples for students to practice on, and a sample of a students' paper for additional practice with peer editing. Each lesson is simple and direct. Students have grown tremendously through the use of these rules

This novel study contains Chapter Q&A, Author Study, Writing Prompts, Internet resources for activities, and a journal.

The ingredient to any successful classroom is a well planned out lesson. If you are thinking about flipping your classroom, but have struggled with how to write a lesson plan for this new format, here is your solution. When you are able to think about all aspects of a lesson, you will be by far more successful in your delivery.

This is a set of three game boards that resemble a boggle board. The students have to find as many verbs as possible amongst the letters. I have given you a list of verbs that are on the game boards as a key. This is a fun activity for any age level as they study verbs.

This is a European explorer research project. It is designed to allow the student to take on the role of the explorer. The students will research their explorer, create a flag for the country under which they sailed, a "scrap book" or "travel log" detailing their journey, and finally, they will write an actually research paper about their explorer. Because research tends to be difficult for young students, I created a research guide to help students figure out what information they will need to

This is a grammar test. It tests many of the basics of the English language: Noun, Verb, Conjunction, Subject, and Predicate. The test is 15 questions long. The standards assessed are listed on the 1st page of the test. It is a very thorough beginners exam that will allow you to see if your students have a solid understanding of grammar.

This is an author study that allows students to choose an author that they would like to read. The students will create a biography for their author, poster presentation, three synopsis/ summaries, a paper on the similarities between the author's works, and a form filled out about each book that they read. This unit takes about 6 to 8 weeks to complete but it covers over 60 state standards. Throughout the course of this unit, I have seen my non-readers latch on to an author and actual become ver

This is a test over Egypt. It is set up in a standardized testing format. t is a great overview of information that enables you to see if your students have a good understanding about Ancient Egypt. There are multiple choice questions, short answer, and an essay.

This is a behavior management program that encourages positive behavior instead of focusing on the negative behaviors. You, as a teacher, are still able to deal with the negative behaviors with whatever consequences your school policy has determined. This program encourages students to behave in a positive manner because there is a possibility of a reward for doing so. It is very difficult to instill positive characteristics in students when they are not given a reason other than "you're suppose

This is a literature circle note taking sheet. As your students are working n their literature circles, you can walk around and take notes about how each group is doing. This will do a few things. First, this will help the students to stay on task. If students see you walking around with a clip board and see you writing something down, whether it is positive or negative, they will be more likely to stay on task. Secondly instead of just assessing students "visually" you will have actual data to

This is a Prezi presentation on The Writing Process. In this presentation, You will be able to explore Prewriting, Drafting, Editing, and Publishing with your students. I have provided a voice over for the entire presentation that you may either use or mute. This is an extremely valuable teaching tool. This creates a visual experience for the writing process that will engage your students.