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Silver Creek, Mississippi, United States
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Peer Review Checklist
Students hate peer review because it intimidates them. They don't have a degree in English & have no idea what to look for. This checklist for MLA style research essays streamlines the peer review process. It can also be used as a writer's personal checklist (without a peer).
5th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Writing, Writing-Essays, Writing-Expository
Essay Planning Activity
This lesson has students address a hypothetical essay prompt and plan the key aspects of an essay without writing the entire essay. It serves to help them understand the organizational structure and parts/purposes of the essay.
4th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Writing, Writing-Essays
Sentence structure test
35 question, multiple choice, MS Word Doc. Covers: Identification of subjects & verbs, identification of run-on sentences (fused, spliced, rambling) and fragments.
4th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
ELA Test Prep, Grammar, Writing
Argument Essay Outlines (one with concession and one without concession)
This editable document contains 2 research essay outlines: one with a concession and one without
4th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Writing, Writing-Essays, Writing-Expository
Research paper outline worksheet
Students often understand outlining but have trouble with the format and hierarchy. This worksheet helps them to know where to place the major parts of the essay as well as how to integrate evidence effectively.
4th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Writing, Writing-Essays
Rhetorical Analysis Notes Handout
Handout about the rhetorical triangle and the rhetorical appeals.
5th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Close Reading, Reading Strategies, Writing
Titles: Italics or Quotation Marks?
Notes and examples for using italics vs quotation marks.
4th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Grammar, Other (ELA)
Narrative Essay Grading Rubric
A simple rubric for grading personal narratives.
4th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Creative Writing, Writing, Writing-Essays
Sentence Chunking (theater & vocal theme)
Learning sentence structures, subjects, and verbs is easier for visual & kinesthetic learners if it involves movement & color like this activity does. Highlighters, markers or color pencils are needed.
2nd - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
ELA Test Prep, Grammar, Writing
Sentence Chunking (film/media themed)
Learning sentence structures, subjects, and verbs is easier for visual & kinesthetic learners if it involves movement & color like this activity does.
2nd - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
ELA Test Prep, Grammar, Writing
Outline Worksheet
The hard part about outlining for students is not the organizational concept. It is the A, B, Cs and 1, 2, 3s of it all. That part seems technical & intimidates them, so using this worksheet as "training wheels" is very effective. I've used it for almost 20 years now!
5th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
For All Subjects, Writing, Writing-Essays
Writing Thesis Statements with Various Prompts/Modes
This assignment gives writing prompts using argumentative, narrative, or expository modes & has students compose effective thesis statements for each prompt.
5th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Writing, Writing-Essays
Brainstorming Chart Organizer
Brainstorming chart to organize ideas. Each column represents a different paragraph of the essay. Students can make a bullet point list or complete it in sentence form if preferred.
4th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Other (ELA), Writing, Writing-Essays
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About the store
Experience
20 years in both secondary & higher education
Teaching style
I like to integrate art as much as possible & appeal to visual & kinesthetics learners whenever I can since it helps many of my students learn & retain more effectively.
Awards & shining teacher moments
2018 MSA Teacher of the Year, 2019 NSHSS Educator of Distinction, 2020 Claes Nobel Educator of the Year, 2023 S.T.A.R. Teacher, 2024 MSA Teacher of the Year, 2025 S.T.A.R. Teacher, 2025 Mississippi Dept. of Education Congressional District 3 Teacher of the Year, Mississippi's 2025 Alternate State Teacher of the Year.
My own education history
B.A. English, M.A. English/Literature
Certifications: NBCT, Online Instruction (MSVCC), AP Literature & Comp, AP Language & Comp, College Board AP Exam Scorer, ACT AIM Certifications in English, reading, & science.
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