MsJ2018

Included are questions that I made for the Hallmark version of The Gift of the Magi. They're typed in a Google Doc so that students can either be assigned digitally or it can be printed off and students can write answers. The answers are underneath the questions on the same Google Doc, so make sure to remove before assigning to students. There is also a plot diagram to fill out below the questions answer key and a compare/contrast for the movie vs the short story. There are also directions for s

Vocabulary and reading comprehension questions for each chapter, a word search, crossword, venn diagram compare/contrast for Lale and Gita, a research project of the real-life person, and some essay topics. This is all in a Google Doc. There are answer keys for the word search and crossword, but not for the vocab or comprehension questions. The vocab words have students using context clues to determine the meaning of words, and some of the questions ask for student opinions or has students relat

I've decided to try the soup, salad, or sandwich game with my students this year. I have made it in Google Slides. There's a slide for the rules/directions and one for definitions. Then there are 26 slides with food items. There is the food item name along with at least one picture of that food item. The slide also asks, "Is this a soup, a salad, or a sandwich?" There are extra slides at the end for you to add more food items. I will most likely add throughout the year as I will probably do this

These are questions for the 1996 movie film The Lottery. I intended these questions to not be too difficult but more so they could be used as notes for comparing/contrasting to the short story later on. There are obviously many differences, but there are some similarities.

This has matching characters to their descriptions (chunked in groups of 5 each), true and false statements, and multiple choice. Within the multiple choice questions, there are quotes to interpret. It is 50 questions long total. There is an answer key at the bottom on the last page in the doc.

I did a Gothic Lit unit with my students. We read several short stories and excerpts from novels. Afterwards, we watched A Haunting in Venice so that they could pick out elements of Gothic Lit that appear in the movie. This is a Google Doc with questions about the movie, and after all of the questions are where students list the different elements of Gothic Lit that show up in the movie. We did a compare/contrast of the movie to the different short stories/excerpts we read. Since it's on a Googl

I did a unit with my students over myths from around the world. I thought it would be fun for them to create their own mythological creature and then make it out of polymer clay. The students will need to come up with a unique name, a description, and answer some other questions about their creature. They will then sketch a picture of their creature, make it out of polymer class, and then present to the class. This is on a Google Doc so the directions may be edited to fit your class/needs.

I made this for my students to practice calculating wages. There are problems that involve hourly wage, commission, hourly or base plus commission, and overtime. Students start with the first problem that is already on the board. They can use a piece of paper or a dry erase board to work out the problem to find the answer. If they worked the problem out correctly, they should see the answer to the left of the board. They will drag and drop that to the next space. There will be a new problem at t

This is a brainstorming chart to help generate ideas for a personal narrative essay.

This is a Tic-Tac-Toe Choice Board for Macbeth. It is made in Google Slides and if it's in present mode, then there are links from the choice board to the slide with directions. There is also a link from the directions slide, back to the choice board slide. There is a mix of writing projects and more artsy type projects that students may choose from. The choices include: a plot diagram, a newspaper article, a eulogy/tombstone, a movie poster, trading cards, Malcolm's acceptance speech, a paper o

After reading Refugee by Alan Gratz and doing a mini unit over refugees, this activity has students thinking about what items they would take with them if they had to flee their country to get to safety and became a refugee themself. The directions ask for students to think about 8 items (both sentimental and useful) that they would take with them. They will use the insert shape/line tools and insert line (Scribble) tool to draw their items. They will also list their items and reasons for taking

This is a graphic organizer in Google Docs for Expository Essays. Note: Students will need to double click on the box to type in it. They will then need to click save and close for their work to save since it's inserted as a Google Drawing.

This is a graphic organizer with the components of an argumentative essay. It is in a Google Doc. Note: Students will need to double click on the box they wish to type in. It will open up as a drawing. There are already text boxes there, so students will just need to click in the box to type. They will need to click on save and close for their work to save.

Solving Two-Step Equations Drag and Drop. Note, there is an answer key on the last slide, so make sure to make a copy and remove that before assigning to students.

This is an activity that I created for my students after reading stories by Ray Bradbury (Fahrenheit 451, The Veldt, All Summer in a Day, and There Will Come Soft Rains). If they were to write their own dystopian story, who would the characters be? What would the setting be? What would the major conflict be? What would happen in the story? Students are to think about that and then create a plot diagram for what would happen. Afterwards, they are to create a book cover for their story. I'm leavin

After reading the short story "Amigo Brothers" by Piri Thomas, students are to create their own event poster for the match. These are directions for doing that. It's on a Google Doc so that you may edit directions to fit your needs/classroom. I plan on having my students actually draw them out and make them on paper, but you could always have them created digitally too.

This is a solving systems word problems maze that I created for my students. It is in Google Slides. Students will need their own paper or a dry erase board to work out the problems. They will then drag and drop an arrow to show the correct answers/path. The answer key is on the slide right below the student copy, so make sure you don't share that with students.

This is a Google Slide where students can either draw or insert images from the internet about things they hope to accomplish or happen in the new year. The year is intentionally left off so that it can be used for multiple years. You may choose to add a textbox and type in the year if you wish. It's also 11x8.5 (paper size) so that if you'd rather print it off and have students hand draw/write or cut pictures out from magazines, they can do that as well. The directions on the assignment state:

This is a worksheet that I created in Google Docs so that students can type their answers into it and then turn it into me on Google Classroom. Unfortunately, they'll need to work out the problems on a piece of paper and then scan or take a pic of their work and email it if you want to see their work. Unless you want them to type/show their work on the Google Doc. The answers to the problems are on the very next page so you'll need to make sure that you don't have that there when you assign it t

New York City drops a giant crystal ball on New Year's Eve, but other states (and some countries) drop other items as well. Students will choose one item to do some research on and then create some sort of visual (slideshow, poster, brochure, etc) with the information. They will also be presenting to the class.