Teaching While Catfeinated
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West Midlands, United Kingdom
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I've been working in the classroom for nearly twelve years. I started out as a Teaching Assistant to my favourite English teacher, when I was sixteen, and then immediately began working as a substitute teacher while I worked toward my degrees in English-American Literature and Secondary English Education. Once I earned my BA, in 2013, I began teaching full time at the High School level.
I took a year off to emmigrate to the United Kingdom, and I am currently working in England at the Middle School level.
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Eve's Apology: Class Discussion
A complete breakdown of the popular excerpt of Aemilia Lanyer's poem "Eve's Apology in Defense of Women" designed for teachers who are not familiar with the poem. This focuses on a class discussion, requiring students to prepare by reading the excerpt on their own & answering questions, taking notes during the discussion, and then summarizing their analysis of the poem based on information shared in class.
Ethos, pathos, and logos play a minor role in this lesson, so it can easily be assigned
12th
English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry
CCSS
RL.11-12.1
, RL.11-12.4
, CCRA.SL.1
 +1
Elements of Fiction Review/Quiz w/ Plickers cards
Designed to be used as a mini-quiz or a review after going through the Elements of Fiction Notes and was originally intended to be used with the "Plickers" cards (links and instructions included in PowerPoint).
EoF Notes Packet: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Elements-of-Fiction-Notes-Packet-2765916?aref=qfet6mef
8th - 9th
English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories
The Great Gatsby: Questions for Consideration
Four powerful, complex questions designed to give students the opportunity to connect The Great Gatsby to the era in which it was written as well as the literary conventions of the time.
This is originally part of a supplementary materials packet that I give to my students at the beginning of our Modernism/Gatsby unit so that they can refer to the questions throughout the unit. It was designed to work towards the end goal of our writing unit: a comparison analysis between the novel and the stu
11th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature, Writing
Strange Fruit Reading Guide
Analyze Billie Holiday's song, Strange Fruit as a way to give some extra historical context to some modernist literature such as Of Mice and Men. This one-off lesson can take 50-100 minutes, depending on how much time you give your students to work independently. The song comes with an instructor's guide which gives some basic analysis and prompts to get you started in a classroom dialogue about the themes and ideas. The questions on the student version will help your students begin thinking
9th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry
CCSS
RL.11-12.1
, RL.11-12.2
, RL.11-12.3
 +3
Shakespeare's Language Made Easy
A quick worksheet that guides students through Early Modern English. The worksheet gives students the ability to familiarize themselves with EModE by having them read and translate a segment of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Page 2 of the worksheet gives students a few tips and tricks for tackling Shakespeare's language.
9th - 12th
Drama, English Language Arts, Literature
CCSS
RL.9-10.9
, RL.11-12.4
, RL.11-12.10
 +3
Yeats' Second Coming: Class Discussion
A complete breakdown of the W.B. Yeats' poem "The Second Coming" designed for teachers who are not familiar with the poem. This focuses on a class discussion, requiring students to prepare by reading the poem, taking notes during the discussion, and then summarizing their analysis of the poem based on information shared in class.
11th - 12th, Higher Education
English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry
Weekly Vocabulary (GLEA)
GLEA: Greek Root, Latin Phrase, Eponym & Allusion.
This assignment is a fantastic way to improve your students' foundation vocabulary and literary knowledge as well as their research skills on a weekly basis. The rubric provides an example of a completed GLEA, and answers the inevitable, "What if I'm absent?" question.
This is a great addition to an interactive notebook or binder.
8th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature, Vocabulary
CCSS
CCRA.L.4
, CCRA.L.5
, CCRA.L.6
Richard Corey Class Discussion Guide
A handout for students, and a reference sheet for teachers. Includes questions to ask while reading with the class, and a short activity helping students break down the poem on their own.
9th - 12th
English Language Arts
Weekly Vocabulary (Morpheme)
A great way to expand on student vocabulary. This weekly assignment is designed to teach students 1 morpheme each week, and encourages them to build connections between the morpheme and words they already know. This is a good addition to an interactive notebook or binder, and can easily be used as the foundation for larger, quarterly or semesterly assignments.
6th - 12th
English Language Arts, Grammar, Vocabulary
CCSS
CCRA.L.4
, CCRA.L.5
, CCRA.L.6
Socratic Seminar Worksheet
Preparation guide for Socratic Seminars. Give students a focus question to bring them back to during the discussion, and have them come up with their own questions to ask before they get to the day of the discussion. Includes places for them to take notes and also a place to review and revise their knowledge and opinions after the discussion is over.
9th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature
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About the store
Experience
I've been working in the classroom for nearly twelve years. I started out as a Teaching Assistant to my favourite English teacher, when I was sixteen, and then immediately began working as a substitute teacher while I worked toward my degrees in English-American Literature and Secondary English Education. Once I earned my BA, in 2013, I began teaching full time at the High School level.
I took a year off to emmigrate to the United Kingdom, and I am currently working in England at the Middle School level.
Teaching style
Reciprocal, student based learning, & Socratic instruction, outlined w/ Marzano Domain 1.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Consistently awarded Highly Effective according to Marzano evaluations.
My own education history
Alumna of University of South Florida
Additional biographical information
Teaching While Catfeinated was started as an excuse to polish up some of my existing lesson plans, and to make a bit of extra money during my move from the US to the UK.
I miss the American curriculum a great deal, and use TWC as my excuse to percolate new ideas for literature not on the UK curriculum, and not suitable for the age group I'm currently teaching.
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