Inquiry Pond
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Texas, United States
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I have been an English teacher for 33 years: education is my LIFE, and I love it. As a public school teacher, I've taught middle and high school English - AP, dual enrollment, preAP, GT, ESL, and inclusion. I also teach research and rhetoric courses for both College Board and dual enrollment.
I am certified to teach English/Language Arts, EC-6th grade, ESL, SpEd Inclusion, and to be a Principal.
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Hero’s Journey in Action: A Pecha Kucha Biography Project
Bring storytelling/biography, analysis, and presentation skills together with this Hero’s Pecha Kucha Project, a structured yet creative assignment that challenges students to explore a hero through concise, visual storytelling. In this project, students apply the Pecha Kucha format (20 slides, 20 seconds each) to analyze a hero’s journey, achievements, or impact. The directions walk students step-by-step through expectations, content requirements, and pacing—making this project easy to launch a
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Literature, Writing
Also included in: Pecha Kucha Project for ELA | Complete Bundle
20 Slides. One Hero. A Pecha Kucha Storytelling Challenge
Bring storytelling, analysis, and presentation skills together with this Pecha Kucha Project, a structured yet creative assignment that challenges students to explore a hero through concise, visual storytelling. In this project, students apply the Pecha Kucha format (20 slides, 20 seconds each) to analyze a hero’s journey, achievements, or impact. The directions walk students step-by-step through expectations, content requirements, and pacing—making this project easy to launch and easy for stud
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Close Reading, Literature
Also included in: Pecha Kucha Project for ELA | Complete Bundle
Tired of presentations with students READING? Time to PECHA KUCHA!
This is PERFECT if you're sick of watching students READ FROM THE SCREEN when presenting. It's the Pecha Kucha!! It works with any topic. I've tried it with MANY. This resource provides clear, teacher-tested (me...I'm TEACHER) presentation rules for implementing a Hero’s Pecha Kucha project in the classroom. This quick student-facing guide sets specific expectations for the presentation, helping ensure consistency and academic rigor across student presentations. The directions emphasize: P
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Other (ELA), Other (Performing Arts)
Also included in: Pecha Kucha Project for ELA | Complete Bundle
Unlock Strong Thesis Statements with THIS TEMPLATE - THE SLIDES
Advanced students (or even struggling learners) often find it tricky to combine a clear thesis with a thematic statement. This ready-to-go activity makes it simple, visual, and engaging! What’s included: Step-by-step slideshow that breaks down thesis + theme Worksheet for hands-on practice (see separate listing OR BUNDLE)Students will analyze artwork, literature, or even political cartoons to create thoughtful, analytical statements. While some favorite artworks are under copyright, links to m
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Literature, Poetry, Writing-Essays
Also included in: Unlock Strong Thesis Statements with THESIS TEMPLATE and activity
Rhetorical Situation Presentation Rubric Editable Grading Tool
This rubric is designed to assess deep rhetorical thinking — not just identification of terms. Students are evaluated on their ability to narrow a focused thesis, analyze the full rhetorical situation, evaluate effectiveness, and explain impact on audience. Originally created for a Rhetoric Is Everywhere project, this rubric works seamlessly with any rhetorical analysis assignment, speech, media study, or slideshow presentation. Categories include: • Narrowed, defensible thesis • Analysis of the
8th - 12th
Reading Strategies, Writing, Writing-Essays
Also included in: Rhetoric is Everywhere Project Bundle -- Slideshow and Rubric
Rhetoric is Everywhere -- An Introduction to Rhetoric and Rhetorical Situation
Because my students struggled with the terms rhetoric and rhetorical situation, I created this structured, hands-on analysis project to make the concepts concrete and usable. Students work in groups to build a slideshow presentation analyzing a real-world example of rhetoric. The activity pushes them beyond memorizing vocabulary and into applying Jolliffe’s Rhetorical Framework Diagram to identify purpose, audience, context, and effectiveness. This project takes: • Two 90-minute block periods or
8th - 12th
Other (ELA), Writing-Essays
Also included in: Rhetoric is Everywhere Project Bundle -- Slideshow and Rubric
Pop Culture Powerpoint Party: Review -- Classical Template/Persuasive Writing
Turn classical persuasive writing into a high-engagement activity with this Pop Culture PowerPoint Party! Students select a favorite pop-culture topic and create a brief presentation following the classical persuasive template. It reinforces rhetorical structure, builds public-speaking confidence, and sparks classroom energy, all with minimal prep. I created the activity/lesson and used AI to create the slideshow so that the images are not under copyright. They're also weird, which the kids kin
6th - 12th
Writing, Writing-Essays
Think Before You AI: Research Paper Analysis Activity
Teach your students why AI can’t write a proper essay! I even used AI to make this more authentic -- as an AI example. In this ready-to-use activity, students will: Read a short AI-generated research argument Score it using a rubric for claim, evidence, reasoning, organization, and APA7 style "citations" (You're correct -- the sources are all fake) Critically reflect on the quality, credibility, and logic of the argument Recognize why AI writing is often repetitive, shallow, or misleading Th
6th - 12th
Writing
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About the store
Experience
I have been an English teacher for 33 years: education is my LIFE, and I love it. As a public school teacher, I've taught middle and high school English - AP, dual enrollment, preAP, GT, ESL, and inclusion. I also teach research and rhetoric courses for both College Board and dual enrollment.
I am certified to teach English/Language Arts, EC-6th grade, ESL, SpEd Inclusion, and to be a Principal.
Teaching style
I like to change things up quite a bit because I get bored with one particular teaching style. I'm eclectic, but I get results! I have regularly experienced a 94-99% passing rate on state mandated tests and 90-100% passing rates in the research and rhetoric courses I teach.
I tend to motivate more toward workshop and student-centered activities, with conferencing being the activity I love the MOST.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Dean’s List; Alpha Chi National Honor Society
Who’s Who Among American High School Teachers
Nominee for Disney’s American Teacher Award
High commended ratings, usually reaching toward or surpassing 70% of my students
Gold Performance Acknowledgment for commended performance in English/Language Arts
Special invitation by my principal to take part in the School Improvement Committee, on which we've
analyzed data and worked toward finding solutions to enhance student learning collaboratively
Superintendent Advisory Team
Completed Masters in Educational Administration program with a 4.0 grade point average.
High passing rates in all courses I teach and have taught at the middle and high school level.
My own education history
I hold a Masters in Educational Administration.
I have written curriculum guides for school districts as extra income and have worked collaboratively with some of the most amazing people in education. DuFour anyone?
Additional biographical information
I have lived in various places around the world. I LOVE traveling!
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