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Jan Kopischke

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Hammond, Indiana, United States
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Several years as a long-term substitute at various levels and subjects. Seven years at private Lutheran high school in Chicago's south suburbs. Currently working outside the realm of teaching.
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Preview of Murder on the Orient Express Novel Unit

Murder on the Orient Express Novel Unit

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Jan Kopischke
This is a compilation of all the the pieces I offer under the book's title, plus study questions for each section of the book. The items included are: French phrases translation sheet, vocabulary list with parts of speech and definitions, four 15-point vocabulary quizzes, study questions divided by section and chapter, a multiple choice/ short answer test on the entire novel, and the detective's notebook or evidence tracking sheet. Answers keys are included for all pieces. It is a bundled ve
Preview of Fever 1793 Multiple Choice Test

Fever 1793 Multiple Choice Test

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Jan Kopischke
This is a 75 point objective test. Questions are multiple choice, sequencing, and matching. It evaluates students on many simple recall items - simple comprehension - but also on literary devices such as simile, imagery and personification. The matching questions are all on the characters and the relationships those characters have to each other. This is an alternative evaluation tool for students who may not be able to answers the critical thinking paragraph test also offered.
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Fever 1793 Chapter questions

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Jan Kopischke
This is a series of questions to help readers remember specific details of the Laurie Halse Anderson book Fever 1793, a HISTORICAL FICTION piece about the Yellow Fever epidemic in Philadelpia in 1793. The book focuses on Mattie Cook. The questions and answers are provided.
Preview of Murder on the Orient Express Test

Murder on the Orient Express Test

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Jan Kopischke
This is a 120 point test on Agatha Christie's novel Murder on the Orient Express. It contains multiple choice, Yes/No, short answer, and matching vocabulary questions and is divided by chapters. A complete answer key is included.
Preview of Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers Unit

Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers Unit

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Jan Kopischke
An autobiographical account by Gary Paulsen, this is a love letter to his best lead dog, Cookie. This unit includes chapter questions on the seven chapter book. The Vocabulary worksheets help students with comprehension and parts of speech. There is a complete summary of the book which can be given as a review for the test. There is also a 55 point multiple choice and short answer test. Answer keys are included for the entire unit. Students can be assigned the questions and vocabulary as ho
Preview of Summer Ball - Mike Lupica Literary Unit

Summer Ball - Mike Lupica Literary Unit

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Jan Kopischke
This product contains a complete summary, questions on each chapter, and a unit test. Questions include simple recall, literary devices, inferences, short essay/opinion, and multiple choice. Newly updated, this version now includes blank copies of all chapter questions, a ready-to-print blank edition of the Unit test, and complete, full-size answer keys marked in red for the teacher to use. This book is a great "hook" for non-readers, especially boys, who love basketball and have NBA dreams.
Preview of Ask Me No Questions Study Unit

Ask Me No Questions Study Unit

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Jan Kopischke
This product includes a summary of the plot, short answer, critical thinking questions on each chapter, and a Multiple Choice test of 33 questions. The answers are filled in on each question sheet, and can be easily "removed" by highlighting the answers and changing the font color to white. The answers magiaclly disappear! The same technique can be used with the test, but the user will need to change the font color from red to black.
Preview of On the Wings of Heroes Novel Unit

On the Wings of Heroes Novel Unit

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Jan Kopischke
Richard Peck uses a first person narrator in this tribute to our fighting forces and the sacrifices made by those left behind during World War II. This unit has chapter questions, a plot summary, a Multiple Choice Test and answers keys for all.
Preview of Heat Chapter Questions

Heat Chapter Questions

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Jan Kopischke
This file contains chapter questions on Mike Lupica's Heat, the story of an inner-city young baseball player whose age is questioned by affluent players in order to eliminate his team from playoff contention. Questions on inferences, literary and grammatical devices, prediction, and general content.
Preview of Murder on Orient Express Evidence Track Sheet

Murder on Orient Express Evidence Track Sheet

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Jan Kopischke
This document helps readers track evidence and facts from each passenger on the train - what the berth # is, why they claim to be on the train, what they saw, found or heard. The last column can be completed only after Section Three of the book begins, when it is revealed (spoiler alert) that nearly all the passengers are somehow connected to the Armstrong kidnapping case. The last column is to add that relationship. Much like an evidence board in a detective's tool kit, this sheet details im
Preview of King Arthur Reading Quizzes

King Arthur Reading Quizzes

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Jan Kopischke
This product contains short answer reading quizzes on King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green. Current quizzes on the most important sections of all four books.
Preview of King Arthur Short Story Unit

King Arthur Short Story Unit

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Jan Kopischke
Based on Roger Lancelyn Green's translation of the King Arthur story, this unit is a combination product of all my other King Arthur products with a bonus Summary of the four books included in Green's edition. Unit includes vocabulary and quizzes, reading quizzes, a crossword, a unit summary, and a unit test. Keys are included for all. This bundles saves the purchaser over buying the components separately. The reading quizzes are on the following stories: Two Swords, Balyn & Balan, First Que
Preview of King Arthur Vocabulary and Quizzes

King Arthur Vocabulary and Quizzes

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Jan Kopischke
This product contains 60 words pulled from King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green. All words are defined, have the part of speech labeled, and a chapter where the word occurs at least once. Also included are two narrative vocabulary quizzes that utilize 30 of the words on the list. The quizzes each have a word bank and a definition next to each blank to aid students in selecting the correct word. I had students write sentences on a daily basis, using the words
Preview of Murder on the Orient Express Study Questions

Murder on the Orient Express Study Questions

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Jan Kopischke
This file contains questions on each section on the novel to help track the plot, the events and the testimony of the passengers.
Preview of The Batboy - Mike Lupica Study Questions

The Batboy - Mike Lupica Study Questions

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Jan Kopischke
Short answer questions on content following Bloom's Taxonomy. The questions include some on vocabulary, figurative language, and reader inferences. A complete answer key is included.
Preview of King Arthur Test Multi Choice

King Arthur Test Multi Choice

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Jan Kopischke
Test students' knowledge of Roger Lancelyn Green's book King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. The test contain 48 multiple choice questions and two short answer questions on the complete book. An answer key is included on the last page.
Preview of Miracle Worker Playbill Study Guide

Miracle Worker Playbill Study Guide

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Jan Kopischke
Use this booklet to help student keep track of where each scene takes place, which characters appear in each scene and what action occurs. The booklet is done in landscape format, and can be saddle-stapled (in the middle like a book). Students can fill it in as the class reads the play "The Miracle Worker" by William Gibson. It is especially handy if the class will also compare the stage version to a movie version. Be sure to collate the copies and duplex the book for the full effect of this
Preview of Black Like Me Complete Unit Study

Black Like Me Complete Unit Study

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Jan Kopischke
Recently revised due to a notification from Teachers Pay Teachers that the document contained "offensive" words. TRIGGER WARNING: so does the book contain "offensive words and passages." This unit is a bundle of all the other items in my store listed under Black Like Me, and saves the purchaser over buying each component separately. It contains study questions on journal entries in the book, a vocabulary list with parts of speech and definitions, two vocabulary quizzes, a summary of the events
Preview of Heat Story Map (Mike Lupica)

Heat Story Map (Mike Lupica)

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Jan Kopischke
This is a graphic organizer for Heat by Mike Lupica. It is laid out like a baseball diamond since this is a sports story involving Little League baseball. The first page is blank for students to complete. The second is an answer key.
Preview of Pygmalion Review Crossword

Pygmalion Review Crossword

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Jan Kopischke
This is a crossword of significant people and places from George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion. It contains a word document for the clues and a two-page Excel file for the blank crossword form and the answers. It is an excellent way for students to review for a test.
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About the store

Experience

Several years as a long-term substitute at various levels and subjects. Seven years at private Lutheran high school in Chicago's south suburbs. Currently working outside the realm of teaching.

Teaching style

Grammar expert, and willing to be a little silly in the classroom to teach a point.

Awards & shining teacher moments

NHS member in High School, Arion Award recipient in choral music.

My own education history

BA in English Education. Licensed in Illinois and Indiana for English Education. Additional graduate work for Elementary License completed in 2016.

Additional biographical information

Married, Mother of two. I created what I couldn't afford to buy or find that matched my students' skills.