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Set clear boundaries around AI in your classroom with this editable, student-facing AI Use Policy. Perfect for back-to-school season, this document outlines what’s allowed, what’s not, and how students can use AI responsibly—with your permission. Whether you’re dealing with ChatGPT essays, Grammarly rewrites, or sneaky study shortcuts, this resource helps you stay one step ahead. What’s Included: Editable Word Document (add your school name, tweak language) Clear rules on permitted vs. prohibi

Start class with a quote—and end with stronger thinking. This daily warm-up set uses powerful, thought-provoking quotes to help students build interpretation, discussion, and argument writing skills—all through one consistent routine. Each slide prompts students to analyze a quote, take a stance, and defend it using the What / How / Why writing framework. What’s Included: 7 designed quote slides Literary, philosophical, and real-world quotes Scaffolded questions on every slide Built-in “What

Bring powerful ideas into your classroom with this ready-to-use Quote of the Day resource. Each slide features a thought-provoking quote paired with guiding questions and a simple writing frame, making it easy to spark discussion and build writing fluency. I like to use these as bell-ringers, then let them chose one to develop into an essay. What’s Included:8 ready to use quotes with guiding questions. Editable slides. Built-in “What / How / Why” writing frame to support structured responses

Make Shakespeare accessible and exciting with this quote analysis mini-unit for Romeo & Juliet! This resource helps students build strong analytical writing by guiding them through key quotes using scaffolded questions and sentence frames. Designed for both general and advanced high school classes, this printable activity emphasizes figurative language, characterization, and theme—perfect for bell ringers, stations, or essay prep. What’s Included: 5 Mini-Analysis Quote Tasks, each with:

Kick off your semester with confidence using this fully editable class intro slideshow! Whether you're teaching English, history, science, or anything in between, this plug-and-play resource helps you lay a strong foundation for expectations, routines, and student success. What's Included: Editable PowerPoint file with 13 slides Clear headings for grading, rules, absences, and more AI policy slide included Space to customize major texts, class-specific routines, and materials BONUS: Built-in

Do you want to get to know your students? This is the ticket. This imaginative back-to-school or early-year activity invites students to design a “magic house” with four doors—each leading to a meaningful place, time, or world. It’s a fun way to build descriptive writing skills while helping students express personality, preferences, and creativity. Students will: Brainstorm real and fictional places that matter to them Write vivid, paragraph-length descriptions for each “door” Design a visua

The Whiskey Speech – Rhetorical Analysis Slides Companion Slide Deck for a Satirical Speech AssignmentThis ready-to-use slide deck walks students through the iconic Whiskey Speech by Noah S. “Soggy” Sweat with clarity, humor, and strong rhetorical focus. Designed to support rhetorical analysis and working with a mentor text, each slide breaks down a key moment from the speech—making structure, tone, and stylistic choices easy to follow and imitate. Use this deck to guide class discussion, s

Sentence Combining Slides – Hamlet Bring Shakespeare into the 21st century with these clean, editable slides designed for class modeling, bell ringers, and sentence fluency work. This digital resource pairs perfectly with your literature unit or writing workshop. What’s Included: 10 sentence combining slides based on Hamlet Each slide features 3 related sentence fragments to combine Clean, split layout for classroom modeling or student work PowerPoint download (can be easily converted to googl

Use this to guide your students in evaluating scripts for potential performances. Work through it together as you (and your students) consider the elements of performance and how the script you are reading fits your theater/community/resources. Gives students a chance to voice their concerns/visions for group productions.