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My name is Alec Dood, and I am a seventh-year educator. I taught Middle School ELA in West Michigan for five years where I had the opportunity to build and teach a highly engaging, effective, and innovative ELA curriculum with my partner teacher Jenna Conlin. During my time in the classroom, I was awarded the 2022 MACUL Innovative Teacher of the Year award for my efforts in bringing technology and innovation into the language arts classroom. In 2023, I transitioned into my current role as an ELA Curriculum Specialist for a nationwide charter school network. In this role, I have the opportunity not only to write curricular resources but also to coach administrators and teachers on high-quality instruction. On top of my experience in education, I am also a soon-to-be-published author for my YA Sci-fi novel "Resurgence" with Inkshares.
My name is Jenna Conlin, and I am in my 18th year as an educator. I am in my sixth year as a middle school English Language Arts and Spanish educator in West Michigan. My previous experience includes middle school reading intervention, middle school ESL, and Kindergarten-8th grade Spanish.
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Independent Reading - Create a Book Trailer Using Canva - Book Talk Alternative
Book Trailer: Students will create a trailer for their independent reading novel. A book trailer is a great alternative to a traditional book talk! Students will summarize and review key details and ideas from the plot of their book.Students will analyze character and plot development as well as the development of central themes.Students will integrate multimedia platforms to express their opinions on their book.Students will develop personal, cultural, and thematic elements to captivate the au
6th - 9th
English Language Arts, Reading
CCSS
RL.6.2
, RL.6.3
, RL.7.2
+10
THE GIVER - Ceremony of 12 - HILARIOUS Job Activity
The Giver - Ceremony of 12 Activity: Bring the reading of The Giver by Lois Lowry to life with YOUR very of CEREMONY OF 12. After reading chapter seven of The Giver, invite students into the classroom where YOU, the Chief Elder, will honor the differences in your students and reward them with a career that will allow each individual to best serve the community. While there are certainly activities like this readily available, OUR Ceremony of 12 activities will bring laughter to your entire cl
7th - 10th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
CCSS
RL.7.1
, RL.7.2
, W.7.3d
+1
DIGITAL Personal/Fictional Narrative Writing Unit - Notebook - EDITABLE
Narrative Writing Unit: This notebook walks students through the process of writing a narrative. Students will brainstorm ideas for both personal and fictional narratives. They will create a story map to organize their thoughts. Most class periods are spent with a mini lesson (or two) and writing the next element in their narrative. The notebook includes the following mini lessons: types of narratives, point of view, hooks to start a story, creating characters, using transitions, dialogue, sens
6th - 9th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
W.6.3
, W.6.3a
, W.6.3b
+40
ELA Literary Elements Review Game - Grudgeball!
Literary Elements Review Game: The purpose of this game is to review the various literary elements used to describe and interpret stories. Students will be tasked with answering questions related to characters, settings, moods, themes, etc. Grudgeball is played in small groups and is quite competitive. Materials needed for the game include a ball and a hoop. This could be an over the door basketball hoop or something as simple as a ball and a trash can! Included in your purchase:There is one pr
5th - 8th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
PRONOUNS Escape Room REVIEW GAME - Physical & Digital
Pronouns Escape Room - This review game focuses on the following pronouns: IntensiveSubjectiveObjectivePossessiveInappropriate ShiftsYou will need to set up 5 stations around your room. Put students in groups of 3-4. Print enough answer sheets for each person or group. Each station will have 5 questions for each type of pronoun. Students race to finish all stations and input their codes into the Google Form. The Google Form will only accept the correct answers. If they cannot move on, they will
6th - 9th
English Language Arts, Grammar
CCSS
L.6.1
, L.6.1a
, L.6.1b
+2
Also included in: DIGITAL Pronouns Grammar Notebook and Escape Room REVIEW GAME!
NARRATIVE - Creative Writing - Brainstorm Using Story Cards - ALL(9) Genres!
Story Cards: This activity is a great introduction to a narrative writing unit! We use this activity to help students generate ideas for writing a fictional narrative. Students will receive a copy of the "Story Cards Organizer & Story Map." The genre cards and character traits cards should be laid out in piles. Students will draw one card from each pile and record their results in the "Story Cards Organizer." Students will then use those key elements to draft their own "Story Map." Included in
6th - 9th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
W.6.3
, W.6.3a
, W.6.3b
+30
NARRATIVE - Creative Writing - Brainstorm Story Cards - REALISTIC FICTION Genre!
Story Cards: This activity is a great introduction to a narrative writing unit! We use this activity to help students generate ideas for writing a fictional narrative. Students will receive a copy of the "Story Cards Organizer & Story Map." The realistic fiction genre cards and character traits cards should be laid out in piles. Students will draw one card from each pile and record their results in the "Story Cards Organizer." Students will then use those key elements to draft their own "Story
6th - 9th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
W.6.3
, W.6.3a
, W.6.3b
+30
Dystopian Novel Study - The Giver Mentor Text - Independent Reading!
Dystopian Novel Study: Your journey to the future awaits in our interactive, creative, and authentic dystopian novel study unit. Diving deep into the heart of dystopian literature, students will uncover the unique problems that stem from creating a "perfect future." To do this, students will read "The Giver" by Lois Lowry as a class and compare it to a dystopian independent reading book of their choice. These independent reading books serve as the secret ingredient to helping students grow in un
6th - 9th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
CCSS
RL.6.1
, RL.6.2
, RL.6.3
+47
Literary Analysis for ANY Novel: Literary Playlist PBL w/ ANY bookstore!
Literary Playlist PBL: Bring stories to life like never before with the creation of a “Literary Playlist”. Throughout the course of this project-based learning unit, students will dive deep into a book they have been independently reading at school or at home, analyze key characters, settings, moods, tones, conflicts, etc., and represent their findings through the sweet sound of music. From Taylor Swift to the Beatles, this dynamic take on the traditional “literary analysis” will allow all stu
6th - 9th
English Language Arts, Literature, Writing
CCSS
RL.6.1
, RL.6.2
, RL.6.3
+84
NARRATIVE - Creative Writing - Brainstorm Story Cards - SCIENCE FICTION Genre!
Story Cards: This activity is a great introduction to a narrative writing unit! We use this activity to help students generate ideas for writing a fictional narrative. Students will receive a copy of the "Story Cards Organizer & Story Map." The science fiction genre cards and character traits cards should be laid out in piles. Students will draw one card from each pile and record their results in the "Story Cards Organizer." Students will then use those key elements to draft their own "Story M
6th - 9th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
W.6.3
, W.6.3a
, W.6.3b
+30
DIGITAL Novel Study Notebook - Short Stories/Class Novel - Independent Reading!
Novel Study Notebook: This novel study notebook takes students on a journey through their independent reading novels, while using mentor texts as examples throughout. There are two versions included: a Short Story version and a Class Novel version. The notebook includes the following sections: All About Me, Choosing a Book, Reading Tracker, About My Book, Vocabulary, Setting, Characters, Mood & Tone, Conflict, Theme, Plot Elements and a Book Review. Our lesson plans usually span 16 class per
6th - 9th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
CCSS
RL.6.1
, RL.6.2
, RL.6.3
+26
DIGITAL Interactive Grammar Notebook AND Escape Room REVIEW GAMES!
Interactive Grammar Notebook:This Grammar Notebook focuses on four grammar concepts: HomophonesPronounsCommasSentencesWe like to split this grammar notebook into 15 instructional days. Homophones - 4 daysIt's/ItsThere/They're/TheirYour/You'reTo/Too/TwoPronouns - 5 daysIntensiveSubjectiveObjectivePossessiveInappropriate Shifts in Person/NumberCommas - 3 daysSerialNonessentialIntroductorySentences - 3 daysSentence StructureSimple SentencesHelping VerbsFor each day, we discuss the concept as a clas
5th - 8th
English Language Arts, Grammar
CCSS
L.6.1
, L.6.1a
, L.6.1b
+6
HOMOPHONES Escape Room REVIEW GAME - Physical & Digital
Homophones Escape Room - This review game focuses on four homophones: It's/ItsThere/They're/TheirYour/You'reTo/Too/TwoYou will need to set up 4 stations around your room. Put students in groups of 3-4. Print enough answer sheets for each person or group. Each station will have 5 questions for each homophone. Students race to finish all stations and input their codes into the Google Form. The Google Form will only accept the correct answers. If they cannot move on, they will need to go back to th
5th - 7th
English Language Arts, Grammar
CCSS
L.6.2
, L.6.2b
, L.6.4
+1
Also included in: DIGITAL Homophones Grammar Notebook and Escape Room REVIEW GAME!
DIGITAL Homophones Grammar Notebook and Escape Room REVIEW GAME!
Interactive Grammar Notebook: Homophones - This Grammar Notebook focuses on four homophones: It's/ItsThere/They're/TheirYour/You'reTo/Too/TwoEach homophone has two slides. The first slide includes word meanings and an informational video. The second slide includes practice sentences and links to practice activities on the internet. There is an answer key for the practice sentences. Also included is a quiz with answer key. Included in your purchase:There is one primary Google Drive folder that
5th - 7th
English Language Arts, Grammar
CCSS
L.6.2
, L.6.2b
, L.6.4
+1
DIGITAL Pronouns Grammar Notebook and Escape Room REVIEW GAME!
Interactive Grammar Notebook: Pronouns - This Grammar Notebook focuses on six pronouns: IntensiveSubjectiveObjectivePossessiveInappropriate Shifts in PersonInappropriate Shifts in NumberThe first four pronouns (intensive, subjective, objective, and possessive) have two slides. The first slide includes meanings, pronouns, and an informational video. The second slide includes practice sentences and links to practice activities on the internet. There is an answer key for the practice sentences. Ina
6th - 9th
English Language Arts, Grammar
CCSS
L.6.1
, L.6.1a
, L.6.1b
+3
NARRATIVE - Creative Writing - Brainstorm Using Story Cards - FANTASY Genre!
Story Cards: This activity is a great introduction to a narrative writing unit! We use this activity to help students generate ideas for writing a fictional narrative. Students will receive a copy of the "Story Cards Organizer & Story Map." The fantasy genre cards and character traits cards should be laid out in piles. Students will draw one card from each pile and record their results in the "Story Cards Organizer." Students will then use those key elements to draft their own "Story Map." Inc
6th - 9th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
W.6.3
, W.6.3a
, W.6.3b
+29
NARRATIVE - Creative Writing - Brainstorm Using Story Cards - HORROR Genre!
Story Cards: This activity is a great introduction to a narrative writing unit! We use this activity to help students generate ideas for writing a fictional narrative. Students will receive a copy of the "Story Cards Organizer & Story Map." The horror genre cards and character traits cards should be laid out in piles. Students will draw one card from each pile and record their results in the "Story Cards Organizer." Students will then use those key elements to draft their own "Story Map." Incl
6th - 9th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
W.6.3
, W.6.3a
, W.6.3b
+30
DIGITAL Interactive Grammar Notebook - HOMOPHONES, PRONOUNS, COMMAS, SENTENCES
Interactive Grammar Notebook: This Grammar Notebook focuses on four grammar concepts: HomophonesPronounsCommasSentencesWe like to split this grammar notebook into 15 instructional days. Homophones - 4 days It's/ItsThere/They're/TheirYour/You'reTo/Too/TwoPronouns - 5 daysIntensiveSubjectiveObjectivePossessiveInappropriate Shifts in Person/NumberCommas - 3 daysSerialNonessentialIntroductorySentences - 3 daysSentence StructureSimple SentencesHelping VerbsFor each day, we discuss the concept as a c
5th - 7th
English Language Arts, Grammar
CCSS
L.6.1
, L.6.1a
, L.6.1b
+9
Also included in: DIGITAL Interactive Grammar Notebook AND Escape Room REVIEW GAMES!
ESCAPE ROOMS Grammar Review Games: Commas, Homophones, Pronouns & Sentences!
You will need to set up stations around your room. Put students in groups of 3-4. Print enough answer sheets for each person or group. Students race to finish all stations and input their codes into the Google Form. The Google Form will only accept the correct answers. If they cannot move on, they will need to go back to the station to correct their code. Once all of their codes are correct, they can submit their form and show you their final screen! It's a race! Commas Escape Room - This review
5th - 8th
English Language Arts, Grammar
CCSS
L.6.1
, L.6.1a
, L.6.1b
+5
SIMPLE SENTENCES Escape Room REVIEW GAME - Physical & Digital
Simple Sentences Escape Room - This review game focuses on the four types of simple sentences: 1 subject + 1 verb (SV)2 subject + 1 verb (SSV)1 subject + 2 verbs (SVV)2 subject + 2 verb (SSVV)You will need to set up 4 stations around your room. Put students in groups of 3-4. Print enough answer sheets for each person or group. Each station will have a set of 8-12 questions for each of the four types of simple sentences. Students race to finish all stations and input their codes into the Google F
5th - 8th
English Language Arts, Grammar
CCSS
L.6.1
, L.7.1
, L.7.1b
+1
Also included in: DIGITAL Sentences Grammar Notebook and Escape Room REVIEW GAME!
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About the store
Experience
My name is Alec Dood, and I am a seventh-year educator. I taught Middle School ELA in West Michigan for five years where I had the opportunity to build and teach a highly engaging, effective, and innovative ELA curriculum with my partner teacher Jenna Conlin. During my time in the classroom, I was awarded the 2022 MACUL Innovative Teacher of the Year award for my efforts in bringing technology and innovation into the language arts classroom. In 2023, I transitioned into my current role as an ELA Curriculum Specialist for a nationwide charter school network. In this role, I have the opportunity not only to write curricular resources but also to coach administrators and teachers on high-quality instruction. On top of my experience in education, I am also a soon-to-be-published author for my YA Sci-fi novel "Resurgence" with Inkshares.
My name is Jenna Conlin, and I am in my 18th year as an educator. I am in my sixth year as a middle school English Language Arts and Spanish educator in West Michigan. My previous experience includes middle school reading intervention, middle school ESL, and Kindergarten-8th grade Spanish.
Teaching style
We believe that teaching is vital to the future of humanity, and every child is just as important and capable as the next. But in order to achieve such potential and uncover what makes each child special, students need a stimulating atmosphere that promotes growth in all areas: physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially. We believe that it's our job as educators to maintain a safe and caring community that prides itself on diversity, creativity, and encourages students to speak their minds.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Alec was awarded the 2022 MACUL Innovative Teacher of the Year award.
Published Author!
"Resurgence" by Alec Michael Dood is available to order now: https://www.inkshares.com/books/resurgence
Check out the blurb below:
Easton Beck, son of the sitting President, has been training his whole life for this moment. To win control over earth’s twenty remaining countries and complete the promise he made to his mother before his father killed her. Continuing the rebellion she was leading is the least Easton can do to avenge her death. And he’s willing to do whatever it takes to succeed. Even if it means losing his twin bond forever. But never did Easton imagine that he would have to die, wake three years into the future, and flaunt a body that doesn’t belong to him to finally get his chance to taste revenge—competing in an Olympic-styled event that knows only death.
My own education history
Alec graduated from Hope College with a degree in elementary education and English language arts. Alec received his master's degree in Learning, Design, and Technology through Central Michigan University.
Jenna graduated from Olivet Nazarene University with a double major in elementary education and Spanish. Her middle school endorsements include English language arts, Spanish, social studies, and science. Jenna received her master's degree as a Reading Specialist through Olivet Nazarene University.
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