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Twelve years teaching in a suburban district near Milwaukee.<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Brian-Jaeger/e/B00LHHJP1K/">Check out my own creative writing here</a>
My wife taught four years, as well. She taught more of the Advanced classes and less of the creative ones.
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A Christmas Carol Test
My wife wrote this 46-question test when she taught A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. When I told her I was excited to find the answer key, she asked why, and I said it was because I knew teachers would want it.
Here's why: 30 multiple choice and 16 true/false. Test is ready for scantron, meaning you save the 3 hours of making the test. Spend the holidays with friends and family rather than creating tests that have already been crreated hundreds of times. Charles Dickens, Bob Cratchit, Eben
8th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
Cask of Amontillado - Irony Worksheet
The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe is filled with irony, which makes it a great tool for teaching the different kinds of irony. This assignment asks students to identify which of three kinds of irony fit 19 different story elements or situations. It also gives teacher and student a list of 19 ironic moments in the story, which can be used in discussion or other assignments.
One page. Just print it out and pass it out. Great for group work.
Link to Google Docs version of the worksheet
8th - 11th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
Harrison Bergeron in 19 Questions
You need a quiz / test for Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron. Ten questions would be too short, but 20 conforms to all the expectations of society. That's why you need a 19-question multiple-choice test with no handicaps whatsoever.
It's always fun to see if a bell curve emerges on these kinds of tests, but for this particular test, it would take on more meaning than usual. Also, be sure to the get free film version of this. It's offered by a conservative group (and they'll send you some other
7th - 11th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
Huck Finn Big Ol' Test
59 multiple choice (some T/F) questions make this one big ol' Huck Finn test. If you want to see what your students remember from reading the novel, this test should do the trick.
While most of my own novel tests in the last few years have become more about reading a section and testing reading skills, there is something to be said for expecting students to actually read a novel that has been assigned AND be able to recall a few events from the novel. Honestly, when I taught this novel, I did
8th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
24-27 Apostrophes Quiz / ACT-SAT-CCR Test Practice
This download is a 10-question apostrophe quiz, which isn't such a big deal, except for it's created to be in the ACT-style and it tests a specific skills band. If you are not yet teaching using the ACT, Common Core, or College and Career Readiness standards, this quiz will allow you to assess student ability in a specific grammar skill at a specific level.
To create this quiz yourself, read the 24-27 skills on apostrophes and then create a quiz using only those skills. Then format like the AC
8th - 12th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Grammar
Creative Timed Writing - Write Your Own Adventure X 3
Whether you're looking for the most fun Final Exam EVER or just a creative writing timed assignment, this is the one, or three, for you. My creative writing class final was so popular that I ended up creating three versions of it, partially to keep myself interested in the stories after a few years. Once you see the power of this type of assignment, you can make a few changes or create a whole new scenario of your own, but you certainly don't have to. Why? Because you get three of these very pop
8th - 12th, Higher Education
English Language Arts, Performing Arts, World Languages
Creative Writing 101
I was the go-to Creative Writing teacher at my school. When my wife needed an assignment that was a bit more creative, she'd come to me. When other teachers at my school wanted to change things up a bit in their classes, they'd steal one of my ideas. Some of your colleagues may have used some of my lessons, since these assignments were freely available online on Educabana.com until fairly recently. However, I realized that assignments with thousands of hits online provide a good indication of va
8th - 12th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
16-19 Commas Quiz II / ACT-SAT-CCR Test Practice
This 10-question comma quiz targets the 16-19 ACT and CCR grammar standards for commas. This quiz assesses student knowledge of commas used in places, dates, and with titles for people.
The quiz is written in ACT-format with a text relating to The Merchant of Venice. I found this to be the best way to test grammar: use a text related to our class reading so that students are engaged in the text while they are also learning more about the class readings. However, the very next year, English 9 w
5th - 11th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Grammar
Antigone's Kinda Crooked Family Tree
If you don't need all the teaching materials offered by Educabana or other teachers on this site for Antigone, but you want a printable family tree that's more fun than any freely available, this is your lucky download. Full 1021x731 resolution means you can print it in full color and laminate it to put up in a special place in your classroom.
This is the post-Antigone drama family tree, so it shows all the demises with glorious crossbones and sometimes a fighting businessman. It also works as
7th - 12th
Drama, English Language Arts, Literature
Tom Sawyer Chapters 1-8 Quiz
Quiz on Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer to be used with reading chapters 1-8. 10 true/false, 15 multiple choice, and another five short answer.
Even if you want to go with a Scantron and drop the short answer, you've got a 25-question quiz. Or just drop the complete sentence requirement and have students answer right on the scantron.
Don't neglect having reading quizzes for books, especially if students are doing independent reading or lit circles. I usually have a couple of versions on hand, as wel
5th - 9th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
Persuasive Speeches That Are Actually Pretty Good
You should be skeptical of anyone who tells you there's a way to get great speeches out of high school (or even middle school) students. However, I can tell you that unless you're using some of the techniques in this unit plan, you're not getting the most out of your students.
Basically, instead of just following the textbook or the other teachers in my department, I decided to just watch about a dozen great speeches. I then used a list of literary terms to determine which elements were most i
8th - 12th
English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Writing-Essays
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge in Two Days
A few simple steps to teaching the classic short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce in 2-3 days. Your students will remember this one as long as you follow the rules listed in the document. After teaching the story for a decade, I know what it takes to get the most out of the tale.
The download includes a 10-question ACT-ish 20-23 skills band quiz. It was adopted from a non-skills band quiz, so not every question is ACT practice, but it's still better than what the boo
7th - 12th
ELA Test Prep, Literature, Short Stories
A Doll's House Quizzes Act I-III
Three quizzes, one per Act. Quizstar and printable.. Joining Quizstar is free and easy, and you don't have to set up classes if you just want to use the import codes I have for sale, but I'd recommend trying it out.
Ten questions from each act of the play. Quizstar provides a great graph of class scores that can be used with your PDSA. If you're looking for a set of quizzes for A Doll's House by Ibsen, this three-part set will do the trick. Homeschool or 1to1 teachers will appreciate the usefu
9th - 12th
Drama, English Language Arts, Literature
Veterans Day Poem Writing
If you're looking for a 1-2 day assignment to celebrate Veterans Day and poetry, here's a good one. While it's not an entire poetry unit, it focuses on four main poetic devices in order to create a poem that thanks veterans.
The hope is that students know someone from the 20+ conflicts listed, but the list also provides a context for the poem, since most students would center their point of view on what they know rather than the experiences of the vets. This part requires group work, online ac
5th - 12th
Poetry, U.S. History
24-27 All Skills Grammar Test - Pre and Post / ACT-SAT-CCR Test Practice
If you are working with grammar skills bands, you need to have a test like this. Take all summer and write your own or download this one. It's not perfect because we weren't writing practice ACT tests at the time, and sometimes there aren't four choices, but it's a valid test of all 24-27 grammar skills in two separate tests, which means find out what they know, teach them, and then test what they've learned.
Each test has 42 questions and is divided into two parts. This was done to use the on
8th - 11th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Grammar
Arthur Miller and McCarthyism Worksheet
This is a websearch that has students using real research to answer questions about Arthur Miller and McCarthyism. The original assignment used various sites, but it's been changed to Wikipedia because the other links are all broken.
17 questions with 43 unique answers. This is the kind of assignment that makes students think they're discovering something cool about our country's past that other people probably don't know about. While that would be wrong, it might be interesting to compare pos
7th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature, Social Studies
True Meaning of Christmas Double Play - Christian Church Skit for Children
What's better than a skit teaching little kids about the true meaning of Christmas? Two, of course! I was asked if I could write a skit for our Birthday Party for Jesus. It went over very well, so I was asked to write another skit a couple of years later.
Both of the skits have the same purpose of presenting the true meaning of Christmas. They were written for a Christian, Lutheran (Missouri Synod) church activity, though I'm sure they would work fine for your church without much effort. These
PreK - 3rd
Religion
The King Arthur Experience
If you have never taught King Arthur or thought it's irrelevant today, think again. This download is a great quickstart guide to King Arthur. It includes a wonderful general guide (as a link to another document), a quiz for that guide, ideas for comparative reading of the legend, student note-taking outline, I Am poem, and a modern guide to Chivalry group assignment, which is kind of like a list of modern rules similar to those of chivalry.
It also includes a 70 question final test and an annot
8th - 12th
Literature, Poetry, Reading
L8.2a Use punctuation (comma, ellipsis, dash) to indicate a pause or break QUIZ
This is a 10-question, multiple choice quiz on L.8.2a Use punctuation (comma, ellipsis, dash) to indicate a pause or break.
This quiz is similar to ACT practice quizzes I've made, and it practices the skills required, but I technically focused more on WHETHER or not a pause was required rather than EXACT pause punctuation. That's because, even English teachers have trouble telling between double-dashes or double-commas, or where a ellipsis might fit better than a dash. Because I was using a te
5th - 9th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Grammar
CCSS
L.8.2a
Extended Definition Essay
This essay and planning sheet directs students to write an extended definition The assignment has enough structure to guide students while allowing them to use some creativity, as well.
If you have been told to create an essay of definition, this is a good alternative to creating one from scratch. It has some notes with it and explains why such a paper is useful.
8th - 12th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Writing
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About the store
Experience
Twelve years teaching in a suburban district near Milwaukee.<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Brian-Jaeger/e/B00LHHJP1K/">Check out my own creative writing here</a>
My wife taught four years, as well. She taught more of the Advanced classes and less of the creative ones.
Teaching style
Use of technology in the classroom when useful. Taught several classes completely online. Emphasis on Cultural Literacy and background knowledge in order to understand literature and how to write, but also to connect with other classes.
My wife was the typical martyr teacher who planned until 7pm on a Friday for the next week. Her lessons are organized and usable out of the box, whereas a teacher might have to step outside the box to see how cool my lessons can be.
Awards & shining teacher moments
My honor was to have students published in my creative writing classes, students who otherwise disliked school or
English class to succeed, and for students to tell me today that they remember lessons from over a decade ago.
Many of the honors and awards from my past will do little to shape my future, but the fact that people like you are purchasing and using some of these lessons that took me hours upon hours of my own time to create is a great honor. Some of these units were important in the lives of students I was able to reach, and there's magic in a few of the assignments. I just hope that these downloads being here for you can make your life a little easier.
My own education history
ME-- *French Immersion School - Milwaukee Public Schools
---*UW-Milwaukee - English Major, French Minor, Urban Planning Certificate
---*UW-Eau Claire - Teaching certification in MAT program
WIFE -- Brookfield Academy
---UW-Eau Claire - Journalism
---Carroll College - English Teaching Cert.
Additional biographical information
If you are looking to get some more free lessons, meet other educators, and find work as a tutor, check out my main page at <a href="http://educabana.com/">Educabana</a>
I also build websites as <a href="http://passiveninja.com.com/">Passive Ninja</a>
and LutherNet. <a href="http://luthernet.org">LutherNet.org</a>
My wife and I live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with our two kids, and you can read more about our survival at <a href="http://satisfamily.com/">Satisfamily</a>
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