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This is a fun activity to encourage your students to use imagery in their writing. Students will look at different original pictures from around the world and describe them without using the most obvious, common terms. It will challenge them to stretch their narrative writing skills.

This is a combination of two things: a powerpoint presentation on the Mayas and Chicen Itza (which can be purchased separately for $4) and an accompanying worksheet. The ppt has original photos of the city along with brief descriptions of the key structures. The worksheet is a simple ten question guide to use in order to highlight key points for the students.

This is a folder with resources to teach and assess persuasive writing at the high school level. Included in the bundle is... *a power point on the art of persuasion (also sold separately for just $2.50) *checklist rubric for a persuasive paragraph *qualitative rubric for a 5 paragraph essay *exemplary 5 paragraph essay This is a great resource because it gives you the tools you will need to teach students the art of persuasion an exemplar for how to write a persuasive essay and 2 rubrics

This is a concise, yet thorough powerpoint on rhetoric. It breaks down the meaning of ethos, pathos and logos. It defines the terms, gives guiding questions and tips for each. The last slide is a review that can also be printed up and used as a classroom poster. I have taught it and revised it based on student questions, so it is student friendly! Common core standard for writing: "Write arguments to support claims in an analysis...using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence

Enclosed are thirty-one word searches, one for each day of the month of December. Each page starts out with a short summary of something significant that happened on that day in history. Underneath is a puzzle containing key words from the summary. Have your students do one a day or save them to use throughout the year when you are teaching topics related to the wordsearch.

This power point is a 20+ slide presentation of Chichen Itza. It is complete with original photographs taken during a recent trip, a brief history of the people and succinct descriptions of the most important structures there. It is a great way to introduce a unit on the Mayas or bring in a bit of culture (and exposure) during a history, geography and/or Spanish class.

Students build their vocabulary through making word associations. They build their logic skills through analyzing analogies. So, word analogies are exactly the type of critical thinking skills we should have students engaging in on a regular basis. Included in this packet are six word analogy Centers around subjects including: U.S. geography, math, art, measurements, opposites, and word parts. Use these during a unit on one of the subjects above or have them available as extra credit station

Here is a free page from my fall packet--a Dia de los Muertos wordsearch.

This is a fall packet containing five activities/stations for Halloween and Day of the Dead. It includes puzzles, a scavenger hunt and writing prompts.

Students who are learning new vocabulary are making associations. This is how they make sense of words in their surroundings...by connecting them to schemata. This activity is created to ask students to group words, identify the word that doesn't belong and explain why. It turns this important mental activity into a written activity, requiring students to use metacognition. The topics vary from geography to Spanish numbers to cognates and beyond.

This is a 30 question matching quiz that asks students to identify the Greek gods and goddesses by their characteristics and legends. The Greek gods/goddesses that are covered include: Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Hera, Hestia, Demeter , Aphrodite , Hephaestus, Apollo, Ares, Hermes, Athena, and Artemis.

Here is a worksheet you can use to have your students practice formatting a variety of sources uses MLA guidelines.

Ever struggle to engage your students in an activity where they dialogue in Spanish with each other? Here is a lesson plan and necessary handouts for a class session of human bingo/loteria humana.

This product is a simple slideshow of images from Prague in the Czech Republic. It can be used to give students a glimpse of the city when you are studying anything Prague related. You are also welcome to use the images as clipart, as long as you publish it with credits.

Here is a packet of winter holiday word problems practicing fractions, decimals and percentages.

I really enjoy preparing food with my students, and so do they. So, here are three easy, bakeless cookie recipes to make with students for the holidays.

This is a free one page handout for brainstorming ideas to write about and a brief outline for how to format a formal letter.

This is a word search with one clue--to find the 10 American Christmas traditions hidden inside it.

Many of my students live in communities struggling with violence. I created a homework assignment requiring them to survey people in their community and analyze the results about the problem.

This item has printable black and white checker boards and game pieces. The teacher writes Spanish vocabulary words on the white squares. Students must translate the word on the square they want to move to before they are allowed to move. When I used it in my classroom, I always put verbs on the squares to practice conjugation. Students found it very engaging and calming to focus on a game that required them to use both their Spanish skills and logic/strategy smarts.