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Having taught English Language Arts and incorporated related academic skills for nearly 30 years, I have primarily relied on writing and close reading as access points, giving students a solid base. However, I have taken the opportunity to pivot from many other angles to both engage and access student interest and motivation. Having taught skills-based curricula for over the years, I have a broad range of teaching experience at the high school level: AP Language and Composition, English 9, English 10, Enriched 10, American Literature 1 and 2, Grammar and Usage, Humanities, British Literature, and English for the 21st Century. I have also taught university graduate-level courses, ACT preparatory courses, and English classes at the community college level.
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Parts of Speech CHART | Syntax &Types Literacy | Patterns | Phrases & Clauses V2
It's the beginning of the school year. Are you already thinking about the AP examination in May? Will your students be ready? Add this to your syntax lesson plans early on in the school year--and then keep the inclusion consistent! Consider adding extra focus on transitions, subordination, coordination, and correlation. I made this for my oldest daughter when she was in middle school. I've adapted this worthwhile document each year since then. My students have come to rely on it for "process
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
English Language Arts, Grammar
Sem. 2 | Language Analysis Stephen King's On Writing Sec. 1, 2, & 3 & Anc. (*AP)
Analysis Discussion Board Assignment & Revision AssignmentHello, Friends, Already own this bundle? Then you’ve already got the basics for our new release! Angle your thinking a bit and consider bite size exercises from King’s text to focus thinking, theses, and writing expansion towards tone. I use these prompts and ancillaries with PART 3 of Stephen King's On Writing. King's text is RICH in language and great for timed essays and smaller paragraph prompts. 48+ pagesIncludes writing prompts f
8th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Close Reading, English Language Arts
![Preview of Lesson [Sub] Plans | Ready-to-Go! | #1, 2, 3, & 4 | HS / MS English (*Pre-AP/AP)](https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=avif,quality=70,width=525,height=525,onerror=redirect/thumbitem/Sub-Plans-Ready-to-Go-1-2-3-4-HS-or-MS-English-AP--5057635-1733337988/750f-5057635-1.jpg)
Lesson [Sub] Plans | Ready-to-Go! | #1, 2, 3, & 4 | HS / MS English (*Pre-AP/AP)
PLANS HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH (9-12)Hello, Friends! Because I know that substitute situations always seem to crop up, I'm bundling the plans that I currently have available. I wish something like this would have been available for me 25 years ago! Breathe and enjoy! Please get in touch with any questions, and we'll talk soon! Deä Everything Is Connected * * * For other items that may interest you , download and peruse our updated 2024 RESOURCES CATALOG;we'd love to see you back in the shop! * * *
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Other (ELA)
Sem. 2 | Grammar & Syntax Bundle | Syntactic Literacy | Pre-AP | (*AP)
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8th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
English Language Arts, Grammar, Other (ELA)
Sem. 2 | Essay Eval. & Comment Sheets (Synthesis/Argument/Language Analysis) *AP
CRITICAL WRITING IN AP LANGUAGE & COMPOSITIONHello, Friends! These resources have been critical to my essay evaluation sanity! I use these Essay Evaluation Comment sheets to lighten the load of ink that I put on students papers, to continue to give specific and effective feedback, and to shorten my response time for that feedback. As AP teachers, we know that we want students to write often. But managing that paper load is a daunting task. I developed these Evaluation Comment sheets when
9th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Close Reading, ELA Test Prep, Writing-Essays
Test Prep! | AP LANGUAGE | Pre-AP | BUNDLED (*AP) | Skills Based | Literacy
Feel free to digitize these resources on your password-protected LMS site or on Google Docs! Get ready for the new school year with this bundle of essential resources! These handouts and activities are not only perfect for the beginning of the year, but they will also be your go-to tools throughout the entire school year. And when it's time to prepare for AP exams, you can count on these resources to keep your students engaged and focused. Don't miss out on this must-have bundle for a succes
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Writing
Writing Literacy | AP Essays: Synthesis, Rhetorical Analysis & Argument
Talking about Essay Types in AP Language & CompositionHi, Friends! Are your students a bit panicky right now? Help calm student nerves and add this handout into your routine RIGHT AWAY! IN FACT, go ahead and let students use this sheet as they get used to the idea that they'll be writing THREE back-to-back essays in May. Add this to your lesson plan—and then keep the inclusion consistent! Have a discussion about each essay type. AP Language & Composition students in Semester 1 (especially) ar
8th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Close Reading, ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts
BASIC BUNDLE #1 | CRITICAL TEACHER & STUDENT HANDOUTS | (*AP / Pre-AP)
Want more than what's included here? You may like these BUNDLES: · BACK TO SCHOOL Bundle! (*AP)· CRITICAL READING Bundle! (*AP)· GRAMMAR AND SYNTAX Bundle! (*AP)· GET ACTIVE—GAMES Bundle! (*AP) Deä Everything Is Connected * * * For other items that may interest you , download and peruse our updated 2024 RESOURCES CATALOG;we'd love to see you back in the shop! * * * Customer Tips: Be the first to know about new item launches and sales! · Follow me: look for the GREEN STAR next to my
9th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
English Language Arts, Grammar
CRITICAL READING in a BUNDLE | *Pre-AP & AP | Across The Curriculum |
I want to go beyond connecting with texts, and I want the same for others. I want internal conversations with texts. I need both engagement and comprehension before synthesis and conversations. . . . just some of the resources and skills inside: Annotation helps students remember what they were thinking as they read and alerts instructors to things that might be discussed as an entire class. Annotations can also foster future writing ideas and communicate ideas that need additional attent
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies
Sem. 2 | AP Language & Composition | Skills-Based | Enriched | *Pre-AP | PUSH
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9th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
ELA Test Prep, Other (ELA), Writing-Essays
Summer Assignment No. 2 | Memoir Choice | (*AP Language) and Ancillaries
Already thinking about how next year's AP students will maintain their abilities over the summer? "Use it or lose it"! I'm a firm believer in this aphorism when it comes to critical reading, critical thinking, and critical writing, so over the years, I've developed summer assignments for my incoming AP Language and Composition students. This Summer Assignment & Ancillaries download includes my coice memoir summer assignment (word.docx) for editing and printing, including a memo that can
9th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Close Reading, ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts
Syntax Study Growing BUNDLE | Sentence Diagramming Work, PPTs, Keys, Quizzes
SENTENCE DIAGRAMMING IN THE HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOMFor decades, debates in the world of grammar have revolved around whether language has concrete conventions and how those conventions should be taught. At the center of these debates is grammar and sentence diagramming. Although many confine grammar to an academic study, this debate is relevant to the everyday lives of all English speakers because it affects how we understand language. Diagramming is a visual representation of the grammatical stru
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
English Language Arts, Grammar
Sem. 2 | Writing Literacy | AP Language Rubrics | Analysis, Synthesis, Argument
ESSAY EVALUATION RUBRICS for AP LANGUAGE & COMPOSITIONContains the most recent language from the College Board. Hello, Friends! These NEW student-friendly rubrics (that also correlate to 100-, 50-, and 25-point scales as converted from the old 1-9 holistic rubric) have already saved my ESSAY EVALUATION SANITY! I’ve taken the NEW AP Language & Composition Rubrics and made them not only student-friendly, but also teacher-friendly. (I use these in conjunction with Essay Evaluation Comment shee
9th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
ELA Test Prep, Other (ELA)
CCSS
RL.11-12.1
, RL.11-12.2
, RL.11-12.3
+67
Sem. 2 | AP LANG & COMP | Pre-AP | GET PRODUCTIVE | BUNDLED!!
Hello friends! Here are my customers' TOP 5 picks for beginning the school year. Do you have additional questions? Do you have an idea for a new product or bundle? Email me at isafroward@me.com or get in touch via the Q & A tab! I look forward to connecting with you, and we'll talk SOON! Deä Everything Is Connected * * * For other items that may interest you , download and peruse our updated 2024 RESOURCES CATALOG;we'd love to see you back in the shop! * * * Customer Tips: Be the first t
10th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
ELA Test Prep, Other (ELA), Writing-Essays
Syntax: Analyzing & Writing Sentences Chs. 1-5 *AP Virginia Tufte Rhet. Choices
Hello Teacher Friends! Work with students to identify, analyze, and describe syntactic structures using Virginia Tufte’s text, Artful Sentences. I've typically begun this process with sentence diagramming before progressing to writing about author’s syntactic style, but other years, I've gone straight to Tufte's Artful Sentences. Through Tufte’s text, my students and I experienced a welcome change in both writing and critical reading instruction. I teach high school juniors and seniors
8th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Grammar
AP Lang V1 |Rhetorical Choice | Features & Effects | Essay Organization Planning
WAIT! Do you want the companion piece (in photo 3) that guides students through thinking and writing about rhetorical choices and working towards stronger effects as well?Working towards Effects in the AP and Pre-AP ClassroomAre your students prepared to discuss the effects of language features? Help calm student nerves and add this handout into your routine---EARLY! Give students a way to critically think about an author’s rhetorical choices and their effects. If both you and your student
8th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Writing-Essays
Sem. 2 |Abstract Tone| Critical Reading (*AP/Pre-AP) Language Analysis & Writing
Hello, Friends! I've just updated one of my students' all-time favorite projects to better reflect ongoing work on critical reading skills for the entire school year! Differentiate and revisit again and again using teacher-selected texts and student-selected texts. Read for rhetorical choices, TONE, and construct language analysis paragraphs! In the end, create abstract art!--and NO, you don't need to be an artist! Check out this product now for a full year of engaging practice, and HAVE FUN
8th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Close Reading, English Language Arts
CCSS
CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.4
, CCRA.R.5
+5
MATCH GAME! The BUNDLE! *AP Rhetorical Features, Figurative Language Devices
It's the beginning of the school year. Are you already thinking about the AP examination in May? Will your students be ready? Add these fun (and very quiet) active games to your lesson plans early on in the school year--and then keep the inclusion consistent! Have discussions about WHY each language feature example is a better exemplification of a specific language feature. Your kids will love getting out of their chairs for a change! Match Game! stemmed first from the idea that students coul
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies
BUNDLE #3 | MULTI-SUBJECT | CRITICAL LITERACY | HANDOUTS | +PLUS | (*AP)
Enjoy! Deä Everything Is Connected * * * For other items that may interest you , download and peruse our updated 2024 RESOURCES CATALOG;we'd love to see you back in the shop! * * * Customer Tips: Be the first to know about new item launches and sales! · Follow me: look for the GREEN STAR next to my store logo and click it to become a follower! You’ll receive email updates to save even more! Get TPT credit: · Go to your "my purchases" page (after you've logged in) and click the "provide fe
8th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
For All Subjects, Other (ELA)
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.3
+6
Sem. 2 | Metacognition & Literacy | ACT | Thinking about Thinking | (*AP)
We know that metacognition is essential for continued academic growth and critical thinking. Metacognition is essential for all of us. In this bundle, a number of items are included that have been successful for directing students in their metacognitive journey throughout the entirety of the school year. Many items are FULLY EDITABLE and include rubrics and samples for student and teacher success. By bringing attention to our metacognition early in our learning, foundational elements become m
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Close Reading, ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts
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Experience
Having taught English Language Arts and incorporated related academic skills for nearly 30 years, I have primarily relied on writing and close reading as access points, giving students a solid base. However, I have taken the opportunity to pivot from many other angles to both engage and access student interest and motivation. Having taught skills-based curricula for over the years, I have a broad range of teaching experience at the high school level: AP Language and Composition, English 9, English 10, Enriched 10, American Literature 1 and 2, Grammar and Usage, Humanities, British Literature, and English for the 21st Century. I have also taught university graduate-level courses, ACT preparatory courses, and English classes at the community college level.
Teaching style
Creating both collaborative and cooperative environments in the classroom and utilizing student partnerships and groups whenever possible promotes lasting, learning relationships as well as supportive networks that stay with students long after they leave the classroom.
Awards & shining teacher moments
National Board Certified Teacher who mentors others working towards National Board Certification.
My own education history
Our mothers, fathers, and families
B.S. Secondary Education
B.A. Secondary English (Focus Native American Literature Certificate)
M.S. Curriculum and Instruction
NBCT National Board Certified Teacher
Author, Poet, Curriculum Writer, Educational Consultant, Graphic Designer, Baker, Artisan, Artist, EverythingIsConnected0101 . . .
Additional biographical information
Having grown up in the Northwoods, Nelson's career has been an exercise in weaving words with work: gardening, cooking, technical writing, marketing, graphic design, education and training, fusing curriculum and instruction specialties with educating at the middle-, secondary-, and postsecondary levels of education over nearly three decades; they have also been recognized as an Excellence In Education Educator more than several times. Their work has appeared professionally in several professional publications: _The English Journal_, _A Second Opinion_, _The Wisconsin English Journal_ and explore topics such as vocabulary, syntax, and food. Their work continues to evolve and inspire. Connect soon at http://wwweverythingisconnected.
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