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Mr Murphy

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Wisconsin, United States
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6 years teaching high schoolers who are 1-6 years below grade level in both Math and Reading/English.
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Preview of The Order of Events: Understanding Story Sequence

The Order of Events: Understanding Story Sequence

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Mr Murphy
Directions: While reading the story below, pay particular attention to the order of events within the passage. There are many signal words that can indicate the sequence of events in the story. Read the story and then put the events that follow in order by numbering them 1-6. Stories include: ~ Abraham Lincoln and the Robot Invasion ~ Space Monkeys Save Buzz Aldrin ~ The Basketball Heroes ~ The Shiniest Armor that Ever Shined ~ The Race of a Thousand Turtles ~ Detective Abode Solves the Case I
Preview of The Order of Events: Understanding Story Sequence #2

The Order of Events: Understanding Story Sequence #2

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Mr Murphy
Directions: While reading the story below, pay particular attention to the order of events within the passage. There are many signal words that can indicate the sequence of events in the story. Read the story and then put the events that follow in order by numbering them 1-6. Stories include: ~ Rock, Paper, Scissors Champion of the World ~ The Center of the Moon ~ Discovering Animal Planet ~ Desert Island ~ The Cake That Ate Its Baker ~ Two Doors of Death This is the second version (stories #7
Preview of Picture Grapher

Picture Grapher

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Mr Murphy
A desktop app for creating coordinate-plane worksheets. Upload a reference image, trace key points and shapes over it, then export a student worksheet and an answer key. Students plot the ordered pairs and reveal the picture. The worksheets created by this app givens students fun, engaging practice in plotting points on a coordinate plane. Make pictures that are meaningful to your students, like your school's mascot or a character from a book your students read. The app makes differentiation eas
Preview of FREE Story Map graphic organizer

FREE Story Map graphic organizer

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Mr Murphy
I spent a lot of time creating this visually appealing and comprehensive Story Map graphic organizer, all fit on to a single 8.5"x11" piece of paper. You may use it for FREE by downloading the preview. The document and the preview are the EXACT SAME. I offer it for $0.99 to those that want to throw a donation my way for the work I put into it. Such a donation is entirely optional, but thank you so much if you choose to do so! Enjoy!
Preview of Picture This: Parts of Speech review

Picture This: Parts of Speech review

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Mr Murphy
Why should math classes have all the picture-making fun? Students color words based on their parts of speech. A picture slowly reveals itself. Two versions (a videogame character and a superhero) are included. Enjoy!
Preview of Friendship in O. Henry's "After 20 Years"

Friendship in O. Henry's "After 20 Years"

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Mr Murphy
This printable handout walks students through the story "After 20 Years" by O. Henry and gets them to think about the theme of friendship. Students begin by defining what they believe a "true friend" is. After reading the first half of the story, they create a social network profile for the main character. After then reading the last half of the story, they grapple with questions about the real meaning of true friendship. The printable includes the questions and guide *as well as the story it
Preview of Percent of a Number

Percent of a Number

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Mr Murphy
Students solve percent questions of varying formats. Then, using their answers in a unique way, students solve a silly math riddle.
Preview of Geometry: Area & Perimeter

Geometry: Area & Perimeter

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Mr Murphy
Geometry: Area & Perimeter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Documents included in this *.zip file (all PDF files except *): - Geometry Formulas cheat sheet - Area & Perimeter of rectangles - Area of triangles - Area & Circumference of circles - Area & Perimeter/Circumference of various shapes (3 different worksheet types) - Composite Area (includes a "super problem" with twelve shapes) - Composite Area lesson (Smart Notebook file converted to
Preview of Story Map graphic organizer

Story Map graphic organizer

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Mr Murphy
I spent a lot of time creating this visually appealing and comprehensive Story Map graphic organizer, all fit on to a single 8.5"x11" piece of paper. Enjoy! ------------------------------------- ] If you appreciate this or other ] free offerings from me, please ] consider a donation. ] Any amount is greatly appreciated! -------------------------------------
Preview of Crime Report Form

Crime Report Form

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Mr Murphy
Students can use this Graphic Organizer to demonstrate understanding of a crime story. I made this form with Alicia Zadrozny's "When the Truth Rings Out" in mind. The story can be downloaded from her website at: http://www.aliciazadrozny.com/uploads/1/0/0/9/10094377/whenthetruthringsout1.pdf I imagine the form could be easy to use for other crime or mystery short stories as well. Note: I explained what means, motive, and opportunity meant and wrote explanations and examples on the board to help
Preview of Character Portrait

Character Portrait

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Mr Murphy
A simple one-page document to motivate students to think about a character in more complex ways. How does the character relate to others? How does the character behave?
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About the store

Experience

6 years teaching high schoolers who are 1-6 years below grade level in both Math and Reading/English.

Teaching style

Be excellent to each other.

Awards & shining teacher moments

National Monthly Educator Spotlight

My own education history

Bachelor's from Wisconsin (Go Badgers) Certification from Cardinal Stritch University

Additional biographical information

Parent of two little geniuses.