Profoundly Grace
26 Followers
West Jordan, Utah, United States
About the store
Grace Struiksma currently teaches Humanities/Language & Literature courses at Channing Hall International Baccalaureate School. She has previously taught 6th grade, college-level English and high school social studies. She also served as the K-6 Project Coordinator for Utah Agriculture in the Classroom, facilitated the Food, Land and People graduate online course through Utah State University and conducted workshops for in-service and pre-service teacher programs throughout the state.
Read moreAll resources
Filters
6 Traits: Organization
Help students improve their writing in this 6 Traits Powerpoint lesson on organizational patterns. Use this as a stand alone lesson or in conjunction with the other 6 Traits Writing Powerpoint lessons from Profoundly Grace.
4th - 7th
English Language Arts, Writing
6 Traits: Voice
Help students define and reflect upon their use of voice in this 6 Trait Writing Powerpoint lesson. Use this lesson as a stand alone or in conjunction with the other 6 Trait Powerpoint lessons from Profoundly Grace.
4th - 7th
English Language Arts, Writing
6 Traits: Organization 2
Help students learn how to use transition words to connect ideas in this 6 Traits Powerpoint lesson on organization in writing. Use this lesson as a stand alone or in conjunction with the other 6 Trait Powerpoint lessons from Profoundly Grace.
4th - 7th
English Language Arts, Writing
6 Traits: Word Choice 1
Help your students learn to identify sensory language and use it in their writing more effectively in this 6 Traits Powerpoint lesson on word choice. Use this lesson as a stand alone or in conjunction with the other 6 Traits Powerpoint lessons from Profoundly Grace.
4th - 7th
English Language Arts, Writing
6 Traits: Sentence Fluency 2
Help students recognize run-on sentences and review revision strategies in this 6 Trait Powerpoint lesson on sentence fluency. Use this lesson as a stand alone or in conjunction with the other 6 Trait Powerpoint lessons from Profoundly Grace.
4th - 7th
English Language Arts, Writing
6 Traits: Conventions
Help students learn how to use conventions more effectively in their writing in this 6 Traits Powerpoint lesson on conventions. Use this lesson as a stand alone or in conjuntion with the other 6 Traits Powerpoint lessons from Profoundly Grace.
4th - 7th
English Language Arts, Writing
6 Traits: Sentence Fluency 1
Help students learn how to vary the length of sentences in their writing in this 6 Traits Powerpoint lesson on sentence fluency. Use this lesson as a stand alone or in conjunction with the other 6 Trait Writing Powerpoint lessons from Profoundly Grace.
4th - 7th
English Language Arts, Writing
6 Traits: Ideas 1 (prewriting)
Have students engage in the pre-writing process by taking them through step-by-step as they journal ideas with the help of this Powerpoint lesson.
4th - 7th
English Language Arts, Writing
6 Traits: Ideas 3
Help students fine tune their writing from sketchy to clear in this 6 Traits Ideas lesson. This Powerpoint lesson may be used as a stand alone or in conjunction with the other 6 Traits Powerpoint lessons from Profoundly Grace.
4th - 7th
English Language Arts, Writing
6 Traits: Ideas 2
Help students focus ideas in their writing with the journaling exercises found in this 6 Trait Powerpoint writing lesson: From Fuzzy to Focused. This may be used as a stand alone lesson or in conjunction with the other 6 Trait Writing PPT lessons from Profoundly Grace.
4th - 7th
English Language Arts, Writing
6 Traits: Word Choice 3
Help students learn to clip the clutter in their writing in this 6 Traits Powerpoint lesson on word choice. Use this lesson as a stand alone or in conjunction with the other 6 Traits Powerpoint lessons from Profoundly Grace.
4th - 7th
English Language Arts, Writing
6 Traits: Word Choice 2
Help students learn to identify specific, lively, and vivid language and use it in their own writing in this 6 Traits Powerpoint lesson on word choice. Use this lesson as a stand alone or in conjunction with the other 6 Traits Powerpoint lessons from Profoundly Grace.
4th - 7th
English Language Arts, Writing
Vocabulary Graphic Organizer (all texts)
Students are able to predict the meaning of a vocabulary word, then verify the definition using a dictionary, use the word appropriately in a sentence, and draw a visual representation of the term with the use of this graphic organizer.
5th - 8th
English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary
Showing 1-13 of 13 results
About the store
Experience
Grace Struiksma currently teaches Humanities/Language & Literature courses at Channing Hall International Baccalaureate School. She has previously taught 6th grade, college-level English and high school social studies. She also served as the K-6 Project Coordinator for Utah Agriculture in the Classroom, facilitated the Food, Land and People graduate online course through Utah State University and conducted workshops for in-service and pre-service teacher programs throughout the state.
Teaching style
Educational opportunities must be provided that would allow all students to master basic skills in order to survive and succeed in a global world. Instruction must engage students and connect to real-world issues. Every student is entitled to a curriculum that respects and celebrates all cultures, perspectives, and abilities.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Pi Gamma Mu member (International Social Science Honor Society)
Outstanding Achievement in History at WNMU-- 2000
Teacher of the Year, 2014 -- Utah Agriculture in the Classroom
Utah’s Teacher of the Week -- 17 Apr 2012
Bill of Rights Founders Fellowship Awards -- 2015, 2016
Bill of Rights Colloquium -- 2017
My own education history
AS, Home and Family Development, Brigham Young University, 1988
BS, History, Western New Mexico University, 2000
MAT, Elementary Education, Western New Mexico University, 2002
Additional biographical information
Grace grew up in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and has also lived in Virginia, Idaho, Wyoming, New Mexico, Oregon, and Utah. She enjoys traveling, reading, and playing board games. When she isn't spending time with family, including husband, five children, and six grandchildren, she is exploring English and American History.
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands