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I have taught Secondary ELA in New York State since 2004. I have experience with grades 7-12 with many varied abilities, second languages, learning disabilities as well as advanced students in AP Lang.
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"Why I Wrote the Crucible" 2nd Reading with Close reading Questions
Man do I love this assignment. There is so much to unpack in Arthur Miller's thoughts about the play. Students will re-read the essay independently. This will be there 2nd read. Each section is accompanied by close reading questions. Student will need to do re reading of sectiongs to gain the deeper meaning. I have found they love the reading, the connections we make and overall lively discussions we have about it. This assignment prepares them for the final essay and puts closure to plays parab
9th - 12th
Close Reading, Informational Text, Reading Strategies
Also included in: The Crucible Unit Bundle
The Crucible Study Guide Act 1
This is a study guide made and edited over several years that focus on pre reading strategies, plot construction and most importantly characterization. The guide walks students through major themes of the play, events of Act 1 and culminates with activities to such as a Sociogram, Character Analysis group work with textual evidence and a writing piece that analyzes the characterization of a character.
9th - 12th
Literature, Reading, Reading Strategies
Also included in: The Crucible Unit Bundle
"Why I Wrote the Crucible" 1st Read Aloud
After discovering that "The Crucible" was written in response to McCarthyism, students will complete a close reading process on the essay "Why I Wrote the Crucible" by Arthur Miller. This is the 1st read of the process and is done as a read aloud to the students. While teacher is reading aloud, students takes notes on the readers thoughts and connections spoken aloud. This is done to help give access to the text and its ideas. Each paragraph has a section for notes and a basic comprehension ques
9th - 12th
Close Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies
Also included in: The Crucible Unit Bundle
The Crucible Final Critical Lens Essay
As a final assessment to the play, student will write a critical lens essay in which they discuss two characters in the play “The Crucible” from the particular perspective of a critical lens statement they choose. In the essay guidelines, they need to provide a valid interpretation of the chosen statement, agree or disagree with the statement as they have interpreted it and support their opinion using specific references to elements of characterization from the play. This essay is a character an
9th - 12th
Literature, Writing, Writing-Essays
Also included in: The Crucible Unit Bundle
The Crucible Study Guide Act 4
This is a study guide made and edited over several years that focus the student on plot construction and characterization. The guide walks students through major themes of the play, events of Act 4 and culminates with several constructed responses that ask students to think critically about Rev. Hale's, John Proctor, Rev. Parris' changes throughout the play. The Guide culminates with a short informational reading about McCarthy and the Red Scare, complete close reading questions and a writing se
9th - 12th
Close Reading, Literature, Reading
Also included in: The Crucible Unit Bundle
of Mice and Men Interactive Reading Journal
This is a reading journal for the novella "of Mice and Men". At the end of every chapter, students will write a brief journal entry. The journal is designed so that students intact with the text and their thoughts, consider authors choices and to make text to world/text to self/ and text to text connections. Each entry must consist of a: A) Title for the chapter. Create your own and provide a brief explanation as to why. Try to avoid titles that just simply restate the plot. Aim for deeper meani
8th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Close Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies
The Crucible Study Guide Act 3
This a study guide made and edited over several years that focus on reading strategies, plot construction and most importantly characterization. The guide walks students through major themes of the play, events of Act 3 and culminates with paragraph writing about character foils and characters development since Act 1. Also includes vocabulary for Act 3.
9th - 12th
Literature, Reading, Reading Strategies
Also included in: The Crucible Unit Bundle
The Crucible Study Guide Act 2
This is a study guide made and edited over several years that focus the student on plot construction and characterization. The guide walks students through major themes of the play, events of Act 2 and culminates with several constructed responses about character development and their conflicts within the play. The guide also includes vocabulary study rel;ated to the act.
9th - 11th
Literature, Reading, Reading Strategies
Also included in: The Crucible Unit Bundle
"This I Believe" Personal Essay Writing Workshop and Workbook.
A "This I Believe" essay is a personal narrative that explores and explains a core belief or value that guides the author's life. Originating from a radio series started by Edward R. Murrow in the 1950s and later revived by NPR, these essays are typically short (around 500 words) and deeply reflective. Key Elements of a "This I Believe" Essay: Personal belief: The writer focuses on one strong, central belief that is meaningful to them. Personal story: The belief is illustrated through a rea
7th - 12th
Creative Writing, Writing, Writing-Essays
MacBeth Study Guide Act 4
Study Guide 4 builds on Study Guide 1-3. This is a fairly simple and straightforward guide that moves quickly through the act as students read along. Students continue to trace a word through out the play and to respond to a mix of basic comprehension questions. This guide is designed to move quick and focuses on basic comprehension and some line analysis. Lastly, some analysis from Sparknotes is included.
9th - 12th
Close Reading, Literature, Reading
Also included in: MacBeth Study Guides with word analysis
MacBeth Study Guide Act 5
Study Guide 5 builds on Study Guide 1-4. This is a fairly simple and straightforward guide that moves quickly through the act as students read along. Students continue to trace a word through out the play and to respond to a mix of basic comprehension. This guide ends with several multiple choice questions based on the entirety of the play as well as paragraph writing focused on the idea of prophesy. Lastly, some analysis from Sparknotes is included.
9th - 12th
Close Reading, Literature, Reading
Also included in: MacBeth Study Guides with word analysis
MacBeth Study Guide Act 3
Study Guide 3 builds on Study Guide 1 and 2. This is a fairly simple and straightforward guide that moves quickly through the act as students read along. Students continue to trace a word through out the play and to respond to a mix of basic comprehension questions as well as several higher order thinking ones that ask them to evaluate lines spoken. The Study Guide ends with an analysis of their traced word and some analysis from Sparknotes.
9th - 12th
Close Reading, Literature, Reading
Also included in: MacBeth Study Guides with word analysis
MacBeth Study Guide Act 2
Study Guide 2 builds on Study Guide 1. This is a fairly simple and straightforward guide that moves quickly through the act as student read along. Students continue to trace a word through out the play and to respond to a mix of basic comprehension questions as well as several higher order thinking ones that ask them to evaluate lines spoken. The Study Guide also contain a Sociogram in which student draw symbolic representation within the story. Lastly, some analysis from Sparknotes is included.
9th - 12th
Close Reading, Literature, Reading
Also included in: MacBeth Study Guides with word analysis
McCarthyism Reading after The Crucible with multiple choice and short answer
This is a reading designed to lead students to see the connections between the play and the Red Scare. The reading is followed by a few multiple choice questions and 2 short answer ones.
9th - 12th
Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Informational Text
Also included in: The Crucible Unit Bundle
"To a Mouse" poem: A companion read with "Of Mice and Men.
This is a close reading activity for the poem "To a Mouse" by Robert Burns to read after Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men." . In it Burns writes the famous lines " The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men Gang aft agley, An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain, For promis’d joy!" . These lines form the title of "Of Mice and Men". Students will read the original poem about a mouse whose home is ploughed up, answer several short close reading questions and then write a structured paragraph explaining th
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Poetry
SocioGram for "The Crucible" Act 1
What is it? A sociogram is a visual representation of the relationships among characters in a literary text. You can make use of pictures, symbols, shapes, colors, and line styles to illustrate these relationships. Sociograms are used to help readers understand the dynamics among characters. As the story develops, they help to illustrate the changing relationships, the traits of each character, and the emerging primary and secondary conflicts. We will make one at the end of Act 1 and again at
9th - 12th
Close Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies
Also included in: The Crucible Unit Bundle
Sociogram for "of Mice and Men"
A sociogram is a visual representation of the relationships among characters in a literary text. You can make use of pictures, symbols, shapes, colors, and line styles to illustrate these relationships. Sociograms are used to help readers understand the relationships among characters. As the story develops, they help to illustrate the changing relationships, the traits of each character, and the emerging primary and secondary conflicts. We will make one at the end of the 2nd chapter and agai
9th - 12th
Literature, Reading, Reading Strategies
"Young Goodman Brown" Close Reading Questions and Study Guide.
A quick simple 12 question Study Guide to accompany the short Story "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. I use it as bonus material prior to reading the Crucible.
9th - 12th
Close Reading, Literature, Short Stories
Sociogram for "of Mice and Men"
A sociogram is a visual representation of the relationships among characters. Students make use of pictures, symbols, shapes, colors, and line styles to illustrate relationships and dynamics within the story. Sociograms are used to help readers identify characters and their relationships. As the story develops, Sociograms help to illustrate the traits of each character, and the emerging primary and secondary conflicts as well as the change occurring. Students will make one at the end of the 2
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Literature, Reading, Reading Strategies
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About the store
Experience
I have taught Secondary ELA in New York State since 2004. I have experience with grades 7-12 with many varied abilities, second languages, learning disabilities as well as advanced students in AP Lang.
Teaching style
I run a very organized structured classroom with lots of room for improvisation. My units and lessons are designed backwards with the goal in mind first. I like to lean on the structure of the lesson but use their interests, thoughts, mood etc... to direct the examples and stories I use and tell to explain ideas and concepts in a modern way. I am a very animated teacher who uses lots of story telling, jokes, and interactions to make the structure seem invisible. Students generally tend to enjoy my high school English classes and my "style".
Awards & shining teacher moments
I've taught in a public high school in a lower income community for over 20 years - no one really awards good teachers. We remain invisible backbones. Cynicism aside, I have been invited by many students to their athletic game teacher appreciation nights. These are really the best awards to receive. :-)
My own education history
Aquinas Institute of Rochester: NYS High School Regents 1991
Monroe Community College: Associates Degree Liberal Arts
S.U.N.Y Brockport: Bachelors of Science English Literature, Minor in Education
St. John Fisher University: Master of Secondary Literacy
A.P Course Work and College Board Certifications for Lit and Lang
25 successful years of experience in a diverse low income public high school. School of hard knocks teaches better than any school. .
Additional biographical information
Father of 3: a Teacher, a Veterinarian and a Physician's Assistant. <3
Varsity Soccer Coach: 15 years
Club Soccer coach for elementary age children: 15 years
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