Deffner's Data Driven Resources
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Peoria, Arizona, United States
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I have a strong love for reading and highly value critical thinking. My lessons focus on analyzing text, drawing inferences, and understanding character development through the full spectrum of ELA standards without pulling the reader out of the story, but rather allowing them to grow deeper connections to what they read.
My background is in high school education, as well as teaching both 7th and 8th grade ELA. Currently, I partner with various multi-grade homeschool co-ops making novel based curriculum.
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Research Cards
Students will use the following research cards to conduct research on any sources they find either print or physical. These cards help students keep information organized and have a starting point to guide their research. Teachers can easily share these cards and have students fill them out themselves. This resource can be used as a research activity in and of itself but it is also very adaptable to be included in larger projects such as research papers and/ or presentations. *This FREE resour
3rd - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Writing
CCSS
W.6.7
, W.6.8
, W.6.9
 +15
Also included in:Â Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone High School Full Curriculum (8 week)
Room On The Broom: Middle School Packet
The following packet is to coincide with the beloved Halloween Children's book: "Room on the Broom" By Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler *Answer Key Included* Students will begin with a graphic organizer brain map to explore their thoughts and favorite memories of October. After listening to the story read out loud, they will answer 10 T/F questions. They will then practice using 12 key vocal words in the story (Define, fill in the blank, use in sentence, synonym/ antonym, picture). Next, th
5th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
English Language Arts
CCSS
CCRA.R.3
, CCRA.R.4
, CCRA.R.7
 +8
Cactus Close Reading Packet
Read through this packet to learn more about the interesting Cacti while completing a variety of close reading activities. This packet includes easy to follows steps to complete the following activities: -Denotation of 10 vocabulary words - Identifying motivation - Summarization - Illustrations of explanations - Connation of vocabulary through context clues - Evaluation of author's purpose *Answer Key provided*
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Earth Sciences, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.3
 +19
Valentine's Traditions Around the World, Stories and Vocab Activity
Read through four original stories about Valentine's Day traditions around the world! As you read, find the key vocabulary words, then define them in your own words. Next, prove your understanding of the words and their definitions through matching words with their definition as well as antonym practice! Answer Key provided!
4th - 12th
English Language Arts, Vocabulary
CCSS
CCRA.R.4
, CCRA.L.3
, CCRA.L.4
 +1
Also included in:Â Valentine's Day Traditions Around the World!
Guided Creative Writing: South African Valentine's Day Tradition
This resource offers 2 versions: a basic and advanced allowing for it to be used great for differentiated learning! Both may also be used for an additional level of scaffolding! Students will begin by reading about the South African Valentine's Day tradition of pinning the name of one's crush on their sleeve. They will then be tasked with writing their own story of this practice. Using the graphic organizer, students will be guided through the prewriting processes so they can confidently begin w
1st - 12th
English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
CCRA.W.3
, CCRA.W.4
, CCRA.W.5
 +3
Also included in:Â Valentine's Day Traditions Around the World!
Chinese Valentine's Day: The legend behind the Qixi Festival
Students will gain more cultural awareness by seeing how China celebrates their own "day of love" or "Valentine's Day" by reading the Chinese Legend of Niulang and Zhinu. As students read through the story, they will summarize each portion through their own illustration as explained in their hand out. *Original writing of story as to make appropriate for children of all ages.
2nd - 12th
English Language Arts, Reading Strategies
CCSS
CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.3
, CCRA.R.9
Also included in:Â Valentine's Day Traditions Around the World!
"The Legend of the Christmas Tree" Activity Packet
"The Legend of the Christmas Tree" is a short story about why we celebrate Christmas with a tree! Activity packet includes 3 activities that can be completed individually, with a partner, or in groups. 1. Editing sheet- students must find the 60 different spelling/ grammar mistakes. Mistakes include homophones, tense mix up, punctuation, and general spelling errors! Answer key is included! 2. Summarizing- Students will use the graphic organizer worksheet to identify the beginning, middle, and e
2nd - 12th
Grammar, Spelling
CCSS
CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.W.4
, CCRA.L.1
 +1
Color by Grammar Christmas Tree
Use this "Color by Grammar" tree to have students practice identifying pronouns, adverbs, adjectives, and nouns.
3rd - 12th
English Language Arts
CCSS
CCRA.L.1
Compare and Contrast Essay Packet: Compare 2 countries
Use this guided outline to brainstorm and layout a compare and contrasting research paper. Utilizes the "NewsELA" text sets (free online resource) on countries to allow for students to have a closed library of research to pull from. Students not only are able to practice researching and writing but open up their view points to learn about other countries as well! Additional teaching note- with my struggling writers, I color coordinate the graphic organizer with each paragraph (Making location/
4th - 9th
English Language Arts, Geography
CCSS
W.7.2
, W.7.2a
, W.7.2b
 +7
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Experience
I have a strong love for reading and highly value critical thinking. My lessons focus on analyzing text, drawing inferences, and understanding character development through the full spectrum of ELA standards without pulling the reader out of the story, but rather allowing them to grow deeper connections to what they read.
My background is in high school education, as well as teaching both 7th and 8th grade ELA. Currently, I partner with various multi-grade homeschool co-ops making novel based curriculum.
Teaching style
I love to give clear guided instruction as well as creative activities which emphasize writing throughout all lessons.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Microsoft Innovative Educator,
My own education history
Graduated with Honors
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