I've been teaching since 2005. In that time, I've taught 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade English. I currently teach AP Language and Composition to 11th graders and 12th grade English Electives!
Are you looking for a student-led, interactive way to asses your students' understanding of FItzgerald's The Great Gatsby? This file contains two different packets of Socratic Seminar packets- packet A and packet B. Each packet contains three different discussion questions that require students to answer and provide two quotes from the text to back up their answers. Students are also required to come up with three additional questions they will ask if there’s time in their seminar. Finally, th
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Are you looking for a student-led, interactive way to asses your students' understanding of Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees? A Socratic Seminar is a fabulous way to facilitate a discussion about this incredible text! This file contains two different packets of Socratic Seminar packets- packet A and packet B. Each packet contains three different discussion questions that require students to answer and provide two quotes from the text to back up their answers. Students are also required t
Are you looking for a student-led, interactive way to asses your students' understanding of James McBride's The Color of Water? A Socratic Seminar is a fabulous way to facilitate a discussion about this incredible text! This file contains two different packets of Socratic Seminar packets- packet A and packet B. Each packet contains three different discussion questions that require students to answer and provide two quotes from the text to back up their answers. Students are also required to com
"Speed Dating" is a fun alternative to a traditional class discussion. Students have a set amount of time to discuss a question with their partner, then quickly move onto the next partner and question. This product includes directions and 12 "big idea" discussion questions for Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat". I have also included a reflection question as a ticket out the door for after the activity. Please let me know if you have any questions! Thank you! Please help my little business grow!Di
Are you looking for a student-led, interactive way to asses your students' understanding of Neil Gaiman's incredible graphic novel Marvel 1602? A Socratic Seminar is a fabulous way to facilitate a discussion about this ground-breaking graphic novel! This file contains two different packets of Socratic Seminar packets- packet A and packet B. Each packet contains three different discussion questions that require students to answer and provide two quotes from the text to back up their answers. Stu
Are you looking for an interactive, student-led activity/ assessment for the end of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter From A Birmingham Jail"? This resource contains two different packets of Socratic Seminar packets- packet A and packet B. Each packet contains three different discussion questions that require students to answer and provide two quotes from the text to back up their answers. Students are also required to come up with three additional questions they will ask if there’s time in
Are you looking for a fun, interactive, student-led activity/ assessment for the end of Frank Miller's iconic graphic novel comic book Batman: The Dark Knight Returns? Look no further! This resource contains two different packets of Socratic Seminar packets- packet A and packet B. Each packet contains three different discussion questions that require students to answer and provide two quotes from the text to back up their answers. Students are also required to come up with three additional quest
This product will allow your students to easily understand and analyze the poetic elements in the lyrics to Joni Mitchell's "Woodstock" by breaking it down line-by-line! Instruct your students to fold the paper in half the long way, and to cut along the black lines into the midline of the paper. They will end up with a long, skinny version of the poem on the front of the flaps, and analysis question inside. As they read the poem, they will peel back the flap to reveal questions that ask them to
Are you looking for an interactive, student-led activity/ assessment for the end of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None?This file contains two different packets of Socratic Seminar packets- packet A and packet B. Each packet contains three different discussion questions that require students to answer and provide two quotes from the text to back up their answers. Students are also required to come up with three additional questions they will ask if there’s time in their seminar. Finally,
This product will allow your students to easily understand and analyze Billy Collins' "Introduction to Poetry" by breaking it down line-by-line! Instruct your students to fold the paper in half the long way, and to cut along the black lines into the midline of the paper. They will end up with a long, skinny version of the poem on the front of the flaps, and analysis question inside. As they read the poem, they will peel back the flap to reveal questions that ask them to analyze the poem for them
This product will allow your students to easily understand and analyze the poetic elements in Joni Mitchell's "Woodstock" by breaking it down line-by-line! Instruct your students to fold the paper in half the long way, and to cut along the black lines into the midline of the paper. They will end up with a long, skinny version of the poem on the front of the flaps, and analysis question inside. As they read the poem, they will peel back the flap to reveal questions that ask them to analyze the so
Are you looking for an interactive, student-led activity/ assessment for the end of Matt Haig's The Midnight Library? This file contains two different packets of Socratic Seminar packets- packet A and packet B. Each packet contains three different discussion questions that require students to answer and provide two quotes from the text to back up their answers. Students are also required to come up with three additional questions they will ask if there’s time in their seminar. Finally, the packe
Are you looking for a student-led, interactive way to asses your students' understanding of Cormac McCarthy's The Road? A Socratic Seminar is a fabulous way to facilitate a discussion about this award-winning text. Each packet contains three different discussion questions that require students to answer and provide two quotes from the text to back up their answers. Students are also required to come up with three additional questions they will ask if there’s time in their seminar. Finally, the p
Are you looking for a student-led, interactive way to asses your students' understanding of the graphic novel Sisters by Raina Telgemeier? A Socratic Seminar is a fabulous way to facilitate a discussion about this award-winning text. This file contains two different packets of Socratic Seminar packets- packet A and packet B. Each packet contains three different discussion questions that require students to answer and provide two quotes from the text to back up their answers. Students are also r
This set of 12 Speed dating questions are a fun alternative to a traditional class discussion and will help your students analyze Jarett J. Krosoczka's Hey Kiddo! In order to prepare, you simply have to copy the 12 discussion prompts below and cut them into separate strips. You can laminate them if you’d like! Arrange your classroom so pairs of students will be facing one another. My classes have about 24 students in each, so I set up my desks facing one another down the center of the classroom.
Are you looking for a student-led, interactive way to asses your students' understanding of the graphic novel Tomboy by Liz Prince? A Socratic Seminar is a fabulous way to facilitate a discussion about this award-winning text. This file contains two different packets of Socratic Seminar packets- packet A and packet B. Each packet contains three different discussion questions that require students to answer and provide two quotes from the text to back up their answers. Students are also required
Are you looking for a student-led, interactive way to asses your students' understanding of the graphic novel When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed? A Socratic Seminar is a fabulous way to facilitate a discussion about this award-winning text. This file contains two different packets of Socratic Seminar packets- packet A and packet B. Each packet contains three different discussion questions that require students to answer and provide two quotes from the text to back up
Are you looking for a student-led, interactive way to asses your students' understanding of George Takei's They Called Us Enemy? A Socratic Seminar is a fabulous way to facilitate a discussion about this award-winning text that explores not only Takei's time in the Japanese Internment Camps, but themes of racism, community, sacrifice, love, power, and fear. This file contains two different packets of Socratic Seminar packets- packet A and packet B. Each packet contains three different discuss
Are you looking for a student-led, interactive way to asses your students' understanding of Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes? This file contains two different packets of Socratic Seminar packets- packet A and packet B. Each packet contains three different discussion questions that require students to answer and provide two quotes from the text to back up their answers. Students are also required to come up with three additional questions they will ask if there’s time in their semi
I've been teaching since 2005. In that time, I've taught 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade English. I currently teach AP Language and Composition to 11th graders and 12th grade English Electives!
Teaching style
A combination old school and new school: I'm constantly trying to "mix it up" to keep my classroom fresh and exciting for my students! A good day is a day when I set an activity in motion and the students work collaboratively to complete it!
Awards & shining teacher moments
I'm so proud to be an AP Reader!
My own education history
BA in English Education, minor in Sociology: SUNY Geneseo
MS in English Education: Buffalo State College
MS in Educational Practice: Centenary College
Additional biographical information
I'm a teacher-mom who enjoys reading, spending time with my family, and making my classroom a place my students actually want to spend time in. :D
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