The Rhetor's Toolbox
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Colorado, United States
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I am an educator with experience teaching AP Language and Composition, English Language Arts for grades 7 and 9-12, ELD, reading intervention, and co-op special education. I am a gifted and talented consultant supporting multiple schools.
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Assertion Journal Bundle #1: A Year of Quotations for Analysis and Response
Challenge your students to blend close reading and argumentation skills as they broaden their world views! Assertion journals--written responses to pithy quotations--are an integral part of my classroom. Through them, students learn to think critically, analyze, and argue. They are frequently cited by my students as one of the most helpful and enjoyable assignments of the entire year. This product contains ten topical collections of quotations, presented attractively with unique pictures and ba
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Writing
Assertion Journal ULTIMATE Bundle: Rhetorical Analysis and Argumentation
This ever-growing bundle of Assertion Journals includes every quotation set from The Rhetor's Toolbox. Challenge your students to blend close reading, rhetorical analysis, and argumentation skills as they broaden their world views! Assertion journals--written responses to pithy quotations--are an integral part of my classroom. Through them, students learn to think critically, analyze, and argue. They are frequently cited by my students as one of the most helpful and enjoyable assignments of the
9th - 12th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Writing
Assertion Journal BUNDLE #2: A Year of Quotations for Analysis and Response
Challenge your students to blend close reading and argumentation skills as they broaden their world views! Assertion journals--written responses to pithy quotations--are an integral part of my classroom. Through them, students learn to think critically, analyze, and argue. They are frequently cited by my students as one of the most helpful and enjoyable assignments of the entire year. This product contains a second collection of quotations, presented attractively with unique pictures and backgr
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Writing
Assertion Journal Bundle #3: A Year of Quotations for Analysis and Response
Challenge your students to blend close reading and argumentation skills as they broaden their world views! Assertion journals--written responses to pithy quotations--are an integral part of my classroom. Through them, students learn to think critically, analyze, and argue. They are frequently cited by my students as one of the most helpful and enjoyable assignments of the entire year. This product contains ten topical collections of quotations, presented attractively with unique pictures and ba
9th - 12th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Writing-Expository
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About the store
Experience
I am an educator with experience teaching AP Language and Composition, English Language Arts for grades 7 and 9-12, ELD, reading intervention, and co-op special education. I am a gifted and talented consultant supporting multiple schools.
Teaching style
Who's doing the talking is doing the learning. In a student-centered classroom, every student has opportunities to learn, no matter their entry point. I believe in innovation, creativity, and passion; as educators, much of what we do depends on what we prioritize in our classrooms. I try to balance Constructivist approaches with college preparation, philosophy, and social justice so that students are prepared for testing, college, and career while considering the moral and social implications of all that they do.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Colorado Academy of Educators for the Gifted, Talented, and Creative 2023
Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented presenter, 2022
National Association for Gifted and Talented Global Awareness Network Chair, 2021-2022
Summer Camp Keynote Speaker, 2012 and 2013
Technology Grant Recipient: class laptops and Promethean board
National Society of Collegiate Scholars, 2006-present
University of Northern Colorado College of Humanities and Social Sciences Award of Excellence, 2008
University of Northern Colorado Honors Program Award of Excellence, 2008
My own education history
I'm a doctoral student working on a degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. I earned my BA in English in 2009 and my MA in Gifted and Talented Education in 2017. After my student teaching, I began teaching in an urban school district in the Denver area after working as a substitute. I have completed graduate work in teaching English Language Learners and Special Education.
Additional biographical information
When I'm not in the classroom, I love spending time with my family and animals. We homestead, hike, camp, fish, ski, and generally soak in the great outdoors.
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