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Welcome to The Cheat Sheet—your source for all things English and Social Studies! We're a team of two Canadian high school teachers who love creating critically engaging resources for our classrooms. After years of designing materials from scratch, we understand the challenges of developing high quality classroom resources within a demanding profession. We decided to share our resources so that teachers like us can spend more time enjoying life outside of school, while still delivering professional quality lessons. Consider us your "cheat sheet" to a healthier work-life balance!
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Kim's Convenience: A Complete Unit - Digital & Print!
If your class is studying the dramatic play Kim's Convenience this school year, get ready for lots of laughter and perhaps a few tears! Kim's Convenience, written by Canadian playwright Ins Choi, is a play about a Korean-Canadian family living in Toronto, Ontario. After its incredible success on the stage, Kim's Convenience was adapted into a television sitcom by the CBC, lasting five seasons. The unit includes OVER 300 pages/slides worth of resources (worksheets, activities, lesson plans,
9th - 11th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Literature
MLA Works Cited Poster (9th Edition)
Blow up these posters and keep them on your classroom walls to remind your students about proper MLA use! These three posters will come in handy for a quick reference and they will make your classroom look beautiful. Key visuals are an important part of making your classroom a comfortable and fun learning environment. The posters include the following information (according to MLA 9th edition): Works Cited citation format for a number of different source typesWorks Cited page formatEssay for
8th - 12th
English Language Arts, Social Studies, Writing-Essays
CCSS
W.8.8
, W.9-10.8
, W.11-12.8
Also included in: The Ultimate English Classroom Poster Bundle - 75+ posters!
Historical Perspective Lesson - Teaching Historical Thinking - Digital & Print!
Forget memorizing facts, and teach your students how to think like a historian! This is the fourth in a series of lessons on the Historical Thinking Concepts (HTC). This lesson focuses on HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE and helps students develop their critical thinking and analysis skills related to this historical thinking concept. The lesson includes the following materials: Detailed Lesson PlanGoogle slides with key vocabulary, learning goals, success criteria, discussion questions, activity explan
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Canadian History, Social Studies, World History
Also included in: Historical Thinking Bundle: A Complete Unit - Digital & Print!
"The Perfect Match" Short Story by Ken Liu: 2-Day Lesson - Digital & Print!
Sai is a young law office employee whose life is managed with the help of the virtual personal assistance app, Centillion - or Tilly . Sai relies on Tilly to memorize specific files for work, find him the perfect blind date, and remember his mother’s cell phone number. Sai can’t imagine life without Tilly, until he meets someone who challenges him to do just that…Ken Liu's science fiction short story "The Perfect Match" is a lengthy, but captivating short story that presents a dystopian world wh
8th - 11th
Close Reading, Literature, Short Stories
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld: Chapter Questions & Quizzes - Digital & Print!
Dig deep into dystopian fiction with this complete unit based on the award-winning novel “Uglies” by Scott Westerfeld! The novel features a post-apocalyptic world in which everyone is created “equal” by undergoing extreme plastic surgery at the age of sixteen. This product contains novel chapter questions and simple chapter quizzes, along with detailed answer keys! The chapter questions include both content-based and higher order thinking questions. Each chapter quiz features 10 multiple-cho
8th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
Student Profile: Get to Know Your Students! - Digital & Print!
A ready-to-use, student profile worksheet that we always have ask our students complete on the first day of class! It's a great way to get to know your students and at the same time gives you a sense of the most effective strategies to help them succeed. It's always been a great "icebreaker" for the start of the semester. This product comes in three (3) different formats: Google Doc, Google Forms & PDF!Did you know you can earn credits towards future TPT purchases by leaving a review? If you l
4th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
For All Subjects
"True Love" Short Story by Isaac Asimov: 2-Day Lesson - Digital & Print!
Despite being written in 1977, Isaac Asimov's science fiction short story "True Love," which raises questions about the ethics and uses of Artificial Intelligence, could not be more relevant as society (including our students) navigate the new world of ChatGPT and similar platforms that use A.I. technology. This resource features a 2-day lesson that includes everything you need to teach Asimov’s “True Love”. Our students have always loved this short story with its unique point-of-view and sur
8th - 11th
Close Reading, Creative Writing, Short Stories
Characterization Posters (The STEAL Method)
Stick these beautiful posters on your classroom wall to remind students how to use the STEAL method for indirect characterization! The posters come in two different colour schemes and feature a brief explanation along with guiding questions for each section of STEAL (Speech; Thoughts; Effect on others; Actions; Looks). Students may use this method in order to gain a deeper understanding of a character's personality, values and beliefs. This poster set comes in the following sizes and formats:
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
Also included in: The Ultimate English Classroom Poster Bundle - 75+ posters!
Historical Significance Lesson: Teaching Historical Thinking - Digital & Print!
Forget memorizing facts, and teach your students how to think like a historian! This is the second in a series of lessons on the Historical Thinking Concepts (HTC). This lesson focuses on HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE and helps students develop their thinking and analysis skills. The lesson includes the following materials: Detailed Lesson PlanGoogle slides with key vocabulary, learning goals, success criteria, discussion questions, activity explanations and instructions, and more!All necessary hand
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Social Studies
Also included in: Historical Thinking Bundle: A Complete Unit - Digital & Print!
Plot Diagram Template
This template will come in handy when teaching the elements of a short story! The template covers the stages of a plot (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution) as well as elements such as setting, theme, genre, characters and conflict.Students may use the handout to help them analyze a short story, novel or film. Simply follow the numbers when filling out the worksheet to maximize effectiveness. Apply it to ANY work of literature. It may also be used as a consolida
7th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.7.3
, RL.8.2
, RL.9-10.2
+2
Kim's Convenience: "My Life in Script" Creative Project
If your class is studying the dramatic play Kim's Convenience this school year, get ready for lots of laughter and perhaps a few tears! Kim's Convenience, written by Canadian playwright Ins Choi, is a play about a Korean-Canadian family living in Toronto, Ontario. After its incredible success on the stage, Kim's Convenience was adapted into a television sitcom by the CBC, lasting five seasons. When Choi started writing the play, he began by drawing from his own life, surroundings and experi
10th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Creative Writing, Drama, English Language Arts
Coffee & Conversation Project - use with ANY NOVEL!
The Coffee & Conversation Project is a fun and engaging assessment that can be used with ANY NOVEL! For this task, students will demonstrate how well they know their chosen major character. They will put themselves in the character's shoes - adopt their worldview, voice and overall persona, and then … go for a cup of coffee! With who? Students will choose another well-known and vastly different character (real or imagined) to go on a coffee date with the major character! The Coffee & Conve
9th - 12th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Literature
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Experience
Welcome to The Cheat Sheet—your source for all things English and Social Studies! We're a team of two Canadian high school teachers who love creating critically engaging resources for our classrooms. After years of designing materials from scratch, we understand the challenges of developing high quality classroom resources within a demanding profession. We decided to share our resources so that teachers like us can spend more time enjoying life outside of school, while still delivering professional quality lessons. Consider us your "cheat sheet" to a healthier work-life balance!
Teaching style
Using culturally relevant pedagogy, we push students to question, inquire, create and debate within the safety of the classroom so that they may apply these skills to the world around them. Our resources incorporate a wide variety of strategies and teaching tools - everything from individual activities, think-pair-share discussions and lectures, to inquiry-based activities, collaborative, project-based learning, textual analysis, written responses, simulations, debates and more.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Superintendent's Award for Excellence in Teaching at Maple Leaf International School
My own education history
Brittany holds an Honours Bachelor's degree in English Literature and Global Studies with a minor in Geography.
Jason holds an Honours Bachelor's degree in History and Political Science, as well as a Master's degree in History.
Both Brittany and Jason hold a Bachelor's of Education from the University of Toronto.
Additional biographical information
On a more personal note, we are both currently teaching at secondary schools in Ontario, Canada, but lived and taught abroad for six years at the start of our teaching careers. We had an amazing time teaching at Canadian international schools in both Dalian, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Needless to say, we love to travel and learn about different cultures while eating all the food. Thanks for taking the time to get to know us! We’re glad you’re here.
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