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I love having beautiful anchor charts/posters in my classroom for students to reference during lessons. This poster is perfect for when the students are reading narrative, analyzing them, or writing them. I had this poster printed and have it hanging in my classroom. I also give a copy of this handout to each of my students to reference, especially when they are writing their own narratives!

I love having beautiful anchor charts/posters in my classroom for students to reference during lessons. This poster is perfect for when the students are both reading poems and analyzing them. I had this poster printed and have it hanging in my classroom. I also give a copy of this handout to each of my students to reference.

Help your students craft strong, compelling arguments with this ready-to-use Persuasive Speech/Essay Outline! Whether they're preparing a class speech or writing a persuasive essay, this printable guide walks them step-by-step through the process with a focus on ethos, pathos, and logos. What’s Included: Student-friendly planning sheet for organizing persuasive writingSpace to gather and cite evidence using credible sources (.org, .gov, .edu, Newsela, etc.)Prompts for building ethos (credibili

The Socratic Seminar is a method of student discussion and assessment where students will sit and discuss the play The Crucible. A question will be posed, and students will respond by agreeing or disagreeing with thoughtful opinions and textual evidence. Scoring will be based on the number of times students respond during the discussion, on the quality of the responses, and on written preparation. This is a great means of alternatively assessing students because they must think critically, an

This engaging and powerful resource helps students personally connect with Night by Elie Wiesel through thoughtful journal prompts, symbolic visuals, and emotional reflection. Perfect for middle and high school students, this reflective journal supports close reading, critical thinking, and empathy while guiding students through each chapter of the memoir. What’s Included: Reflective journal prompts for each chapter (minimum 8–10 sentence responses)Companion reflection for the documentary One

Use the Disney Short Film "For The Birds" to teach or review plot development using the freytag model (exposition, complication/inciting action, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution). The short film can be found on Disney Plus (or YouTube) and is only 3 minutes in length, including the credits. I created this worksheet to use with my English classes as a bell ringer or review activity because it is quick, yet engaging.

Use the Disney Short Film "Bao" to teach or review literary devices (themes, conflict, irony, characterization, symbolism, and mood). The short film can be found on Disney Plus (or YouTube) and is only 7 minutes in length, including the credits. I created this worksheet to use with my English classes as a bell ringer or review activity because it is quick, yet engaging.

Use the Disney Short Film "The Blue Umbrella" to teach or review literary devices (themes, conflict, symbolism, imagery, personification). The short film can be found on Disney Plus (or YouTube) and is only 6 minutes in length, including the credits. I created this worksheet to use with my English classes as a bell ringer or review activity because it is quick, yet engaging.

Help your students feel confident and prepared during classroom discussions with these easy-to-use Socratic Seminar Discussion Starters! This printable resource gives students meaningful sentence stems to support respectful conversation, critical thinking, active listening, and academic discussion. Perfect for middle school or high school ELA, theology, history, literature circles, AVID, or seminar-style discussions, these prompts encourage all learners to participate with confidence. This res

Use the Netflix Documentary, The Social Dilemma, to pair with "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller to supplement teaching the dangers of rumors, mass hysteria, and lack of privacy. This resource is to be used as a reflection of the documentary. You can either show the documentary in class OR allow the students to watch this documentary for extra credit!

Yearbook Weekly Work Log I created this weekly work log for my yearbook students, so that they can be in charge of their work and progress on their page assignments. I keep the work logs in a tray and the students pull them each day and fill in the chart for the day. I check their progress on the work log and on the program. I love how I can see what they need and their goals that they set for themselves each day.

Great Organizational Tool to use in yearbook class.