Study Confident

This is a collection of unit resources I created to support my ninth graders in reading Great Expectations. This is not the full unit, but it does contain many chapters, which I used to abridge the story for the students (there's an explanation of the abridging included in this collection). The texts included contain embedded guided reading and vocabulary support, summaries of excluded chapters, and structured writing practice. I have also included the first and final quiz I gave my students; t

This zombie-centered mini-lesson is intended for use as a review; I would not use this to introduce the concept of subjects and predicates for the first time, as the explanations are not in depth. I use this as a review for my ACT students, most of whom are already on grade level and simply need a review of basic topics before we move on to more complex ideas. You might use this as homework after teaching subject and predicate, as a review before a test that covers this topic, or as a quick revi

This is a test goal planner for students to use right before they begin preparing for the ACT. I use it when I teach ACT classes after school at the start of the course, but you could have students complete it when the semester starts or at the beginning of a unit on the ACT.

Simplify your management while teaching students to make responsible choices! Students receive three passes at the start of each quarter and may choose to use them for homework, bathroom, or water. This resource includes classroom implementation suggestions, student instructions, and passes. It works very well for my ninth graders but would be useful to anyone teaching students independence and responsibility.