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Harrisburg, North Carolina, United States

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I have been teaching high school since 2007. I have taught grades 9-10, creative writing, AP English Literature, IB English, and Journalism. I have also been teaching online undergraduate and graduate-level courses online since 2014 with Southern New Hampshire University. I love my content area and am constantly working on improving my craft. My online teaching experience helps me design products for distance learning but will also work in a traditional face-to-face classroom!

Taylor Swift #Swifttok Activity Theories, Thesis, Rhetorical & Literary Analysis

Theme & Modern-day Retelling of Fairy Tales for High Schoolers Remote/In-Person

Mexican Gothic Teaching Unit High School Remote/Distance and In-Person

Macbeth Crime Board Project High School Remote/Distance or In-Person

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Presentation/Public Speaking Rubric, Reflection, and Peer Review for High School

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Lit Up

This rubric is designed for grading and assessing student presentations. This is a general rubric designed for all subject areas. The download includes an option for students to reflect on their presentation and includes a peer review option, as well. This allows students to fully understand what is expected of them while speaking publically and allows the teacher to hold students accountable while their peers are presenting. It can also be used year-round for any and all presentations in either

10th - 12th

For All Subjects

Also included in: Premium Writing Rubrics Bundle for High School

Get-to-Know-You Bingo for High School Theater/Drama

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Students need to have a strong classroom community to fully commit in a theater classroom. This activity is a great way for students to get to know one another. It encourages students to get up and move around, ask questions, and learn about each other. This activity takes about 20 minutes. The twist? The bingo card prompts are theater-focused. Students will need to find peers who: Have been a production outside of schoolCan name Tony Award-winning musicals and more! This download includes: T

7th - 12th

Art, Drama

Digital Crime Board Template for Textual Analysis (Remote/Distance or In-Person)

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This digital crime board template is great for any text where a murder or crime needs to be "investigated." With easy to customize text boxes, student click and type. It's that easy! The template includes specific guidelines and continuously prompts students to incorporate textual evidence. There is even a slide where students are asked to write two short paragraphs analyzing the text. This is great for remote/distance learning classrooms. With this crime board, students will incorporate motifs,

7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education

English Language Arts, Literature, Social Studies

Ode on a Grecian Urn Visual Analysis Activity

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Students will annotate, summarize, and analyze "Ode on a Grecian Urn" with this no prep activity. After annotating and summarizing, use this activity as a printable and have students draw, or ask students to add clip art or other images to create a visual representation of Keats masterpiece. Students will also be asked to connect their images with textual evidence. Finally, students can complete the comprehension and analysis questions included. In addition, extend the activity with a discussion

10th - 12th

English Language Arts

CCSS

RL.9-10.1

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Building Classroom Community Norms in High School (Remote or In-Person)

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Stop making classroom rules and have your student make their own norms. This is a great way to build rapport with your students, and it also gives them a chance to get to know the needs of their peers. This activity helps students understand and learn from their past experiences in the classroom, and their relationship and history with reading. This download is complete with instructions for face-to-face and remote/distance learning. Now, more than ever, it's important for teachers to help buil

8th - 12th

English Language Arts, For All Subjects, Reading

Also included in: Building Classroom Community, Norms, and Organization for High School BUNDLE

Gothic Literature Presentation, Guided Notes, & Quiz (Remote & in-person)

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This download is everything you need to kick off your Gothic literature unit. Students will complete guided notes and then a quiz. Simply download and go! Easily embed notes and quiz into your LMS and your virtual learners will be ready to rock and roll! THIS DOWNLOAD INCLUDES:Resourced PowerPoint Slides Presentation about the Characteristics of Gothic LiteratureGuided Notes Key to Guided Notes15 question Comprehension QuizQuiz KeyThis product pairs nicely with...Remote/Distance Learning Rubric

9th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Literature

Also included in: Mexican Gothic Teaching Unit w/Gothic Lit Notes & Quiz Remote/In-Person

Canterbury Tales "Wife of Bath" Dear Abby Activity and Frame Narrative

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This fun and engaging activity allows students to connect to the challenges of romantic relationships and find the universal themes in Chaucer's work. In addition, with this activity students will analyze the frame narrative structure of The Canterbury Tales. This activity has instructions for remote or face-to-face classrooms. This Download IncludesInstructions for teacher face-to-face classroomInstructions for remote learning classroomFrame Narrative Review Activity Understanding “The Wife of

11th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education

English Language Arts, Social Studies

Writing Rubric, Self-Reflection, & Peer Review for High School

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This rubric is designed to work with any writing assignment. It easily adapts to argumentive, research, or short answer assignments. Great for remote or distance learning classrooms, where rubrics can be embedded, allowing teachers to add additional feedback in each category. Works for any subject area. This download includes: - General Writing Rubric (Google doc), can be customized if necessary. - Rubric with space for teacher feedback - Self Reflection assignment - Peer Review assignment Ch

8th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education

For All Subjects

Also included in: Premium Writing Rubrics Bundle for High School

Understanding Symbolism, Motifs, and Themes in Macbeth (Remote or In-Person)

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Students often need a helping hand to navigate the symbols, motifs, and themes of a large work like Macbeth. This Niemeyer chart and discussion board is a great way to get students to slow down and examine each act of the classic Shakespearean tragedy. As a handout, it's great on brightly-colored paper. Students can keep it out as they read the text in class. Remotely, it offers students the opportunity to visualize a challenging text. In addition, this download has a grading rubric that can be

10th - 12th

English Language Arts, Literature, Social Studies

Short Response Rubric for High School (Remote/ Distance Learning)

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This rubric is designed for easy grading and assessing student short responses. This is a general rubric designed for all subject areas. The download includes an easy to embed rubric for remote/distance learning. This download also includes an option for teachers to include specific feedback in each section of the rubric. This allows teachers to hold students accountable for their responses and for students to grow based on teacher feedback. It can also be used year-round for any and all present

9th - 11th

For All Subjects

Also included in: Premium Writing Rubrics Bundle for High School

1984 Current Events Activity

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Lit Up

1984 is as relevant as ever. To help students make real-world connections to the novel, many teachers assign current events. This current events activity is designed to help students connect their world with Winston's. There is no prep required on the teacher's part. This assignment helps students determine what makes a resource credible while analyzing the text. It can be assigned in virtual/remote classrooms or face-to-face classrooms. In addition to having students make connections through w

10th - 12th, Higher Education

English Language Arts, Social Studies, Writing

Also included in: 1984 No Prep Teaching Unit (Growing Bundle)

Argumentative/Persuasive Writing Rubric, Reflection, Peer Review High School

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This argumentative writing rubric works really well for persuasive writing assignments. Easily adapts to research or short-answer assignments and reinforces the use of textual evidence to support claims. Great for remote or distance learning classrooms, where rubrics can be embedded, allowing teachers to add additional feedback in each category. Works for any subject area. This Download Includes:Argumentative Writing Rubric (Google doc), can be customized if necessary.Rubric with space for teach

10th - 12th

English Language Arts, For All Subjects, Social Studies

Also included in: Premium Writing Rubrics Bundle for High School

Remote/Distance Learning Discussion Board Rubric and Tips

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Remote-learning looks different than in-person learning, but teachers know that all learning needs to have opportunities for students to share and discuss with peers. This rubric and the bonus tips provided will help teachers hold students accountable for their online discussion, encourage students to stay grounded in the content, and not turn discussions into the tangential and unrelated talk that does happen in the classroom. This download includes: Google Doc rubric that can easily be tran

8th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education

For All Subjects, Social Studies

Also included in: Premium Writing Rubrics Bundle for High School

Taylor Swift #Swifttok Activity Theories, Thesis, Rhetorical & Literary Analysis

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Lit Up

For years, Taylor Swift fans, Swifties, have identified Easter Eggs in the artist’s work to determine messages and meaning and come up with theories about the style of her different eras, messages she’s trying to send the public, album and track lists, and release dates. For this assignment, students will do the same, but with their favorite artist. Students will review and analyze different forms of media to justify a theory they have about their favorite singer. Just like a Swiftie, they wi

8th - 12th, Higher Education

English Language Arts, Social Studies, Writing

CCSS

RI.9-10.1

, RI.9-10.2

, RI.9-10.5

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Getting to Know You Figurative Language Distance Learning Activity

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Lit Up

Tired of the same old ice breaker activities that high schoolers loathe? Try this figurative language review activity instead. It allows you to get to know your students and gives your students an opportunity to review skills for your course AND build a community with their peers. In this download, you'll have access to the necessary tools to do this activity in-person OR via remote/distance learning. This Download Includes: Figurative Language ReviewFigurative Language HandoutFigurative Langua

8th - 12th

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading

CCSS

W.9-10.2d

, W.9-10.3

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Also included in: Building Classroom Community, Norms, and Organization for High School BUNDLE

Analyzing Theme in Macbeth (Remote or In-Person)

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Looking for an activity to review themes and thematic concepts in Macbeth? Look no further. This activity has everything you need. Teachers can use the presentation via Powerpoint or Google slides to review the assignment guidelines. The download includes assignment guidelines and a grading rubric to make assigning this activity a breeze. In this activity, students are assigned one of five different themes, create a visual using images and textual evidence, then complete a hyperdoc, which can s

10th - 12th

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

CCSS

RL.11-12.1

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Digital Template One-Pager for Literary Analysis High School (Remote Learning)

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This project is designed to have students dig into a text deeply. Students are being asked to identify motifs, important passages, as well as ask and answer thematic questions. Students will incorporate images and quotes from the text, and their own analysis of the text. This is an ideal project for students in-person or in virtual classrooms, as a digital template is included. In addition, this product includes options to assign peer review, self-reflection, and discussion board assignments.

9th - 11th

English Language Arts, Literature

Writing Research Question Remote/Distance or In-person High School

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Students often struggle to write thesis statements because they struggle to understand what they are arguing. If your students are having a hard time writing thesis statements, have them write research questions first! This assignment guides students through this process. It's a great activity and assignment to kick off a research unit. This is designed to work with students in virtual or in-person classrooms. Included in this download is a ready-to-go PowerPoint presentation that can be use

9th - 12th

English Language Arts, Social Studies, Writing

Understanding Symbolism, Motifs, & Themes in Romeo & Juliet (Remote & In-Person)

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Lit Up

Students often need a helping hand to navigate the symbols, motifs, and themes of a large work like Romeo & Juliet. This Niemeyer chart and discussion board is a great way to get students to slow down and examine each act of the classic Shakespearean tragedy. As a handout, it's great on brightly-colored paper. Students can keep it out as they read the text in class. Remotely, it offers students the opportunity to visualize a challenging text. In addition, this download has a grading rubric wh

8th - 11th

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Social Studies

Rhetorical Analysis Biden's Inaugural Address (Remote) High School

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Speeches are great text to use when analyzing rhetoric. This assignment is designed to have students examine Biden's argument and the rhetorical devices he uses to reinforce the inaugural theme of unity. Students are asked to annotate, color-code, and answer guiding questions. In addition, an extension activity is included for students to connect the speech with Amanda Gorman's "The Hill We Climb." THIS DOWNLOAD INCLUDES:In-person teacher instructionsRemote Learning teacher instructionsFull te

9th - 12th

Close Reading, English Language Arts, Social Studies

CCSS

RI.9-10.1

, RI.9-10.2

, RI.9-10.3

Also included in: Rhetorical Analysis of Inaugural Speech & Poem (Remote or In-Person) High School

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Teaching style

Intentionality is a major component of my teaching and the content I create. I want my students to see how writers and artists are intentional with their craft. I want my students to understand the value of being intentional in their own writing. I believe students should do the heavy lifting in the classroom, so my resources are designed to be robust and rigorous, but easy to adjust and customize for all levels of learners. I’ve done the front loading so that my resources make it easy for teachers to make literature and writing accessible and relevant to their students.

My own education history

I have a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Florida Atlantic University. I earned a Graduate Teaching Certificate in English grades 9-12 from the University of North Carolina Charlotte, and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Miami in English.