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Cumming, Georgia, United States
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Dr. Jess Place has 25 years cumulative experience teaching English to students ranging from secondary school to graduate school. From 2000 to 2020, Jess taught taught 9th through 12 grade college prep and honors English courses. She is gifted certified as well as AP Lit and AP Lang certified. In 2020, Dr. Place retired from the high school classroom to become a college professor and teach master's level English courses for American College of Education. She is also an ELA tutor for students grades 5-12. In addition to her teaching and tutoring practices, she is in the process of writing a book.
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WordSnap! Bundle
Includes 25 vocabulary lists (12 words each) with parts of speech and definitions, WordSnap templates, 25 quizzes, two tests, and powerpoint examples for each word in the 25 lists (300 WordSnaps total).
9th - 12th
Vocabulary
WordSnap! A Yearlong Vocabulary Program for High Schoolers
WordSnap is a yearlong vocabulary program for high school students. Every week, students will learn 12 new vocabulary words using the WordSnap strategy. This strategy entails learning each vocabulary word and its part of speech, pronunciation, and definition. In addition, students will create a "Snap", or a word or phrase that rhymes with, begins with the same letter as, or sounds similar to the vocabulary word, a "snap-tale", which is a short, memorable, one to two-sentence story that includes
9th - 12th
English Language Arts, Vocabulary
CCSS
RL.9-10.4
, L.9-10.4
, L.9-10.4a
+8
Also included in: WordSnap! Bundle
WordSnap! Powerpoint Examples for Vocabulary Lists 1-25
WordSnap is a yearlong vocabulary program for high school students. Every week, students will learn 12 new vocabulary words using the WordSnap strategy. This strategy entails learning each vocabulary word and its part of speech, pronunciation, and definition. In addition, students will create a "Snap", or a word or phrase that rhymes with, begins with the same letter as, or sounds similar to the vocabulary word, a "snap-tale", which is a short, memorable, one to two-sentence story that includes
9th - 12th
English Language Arts, Vocabulary
CCSS
W.9-10.2d
, L.9-10.4
, L.9-10.4a
+12
Also included in: WordSnap! Bundle
FREE WordSnap! Week 1 Vocabulary List & Quiz/Answer Key
You are receiving a free example of the WordSnap! vocabulary program. This is week 1 of the 25 week program, which includes 12 new vocabulary words with parts of speech, pronunciations, and definitions for each word. You also get a 12-question, multiple choice quiz with an answer key. WordSnap! is a yearlong vocabulary program for high school students. Every week, students will learn 12 new vocabulary words using the WordSnap! strategy. This strategy entails learning each vocabulary word and it
9th - 12th
English Language Arts, Vocabulary
CCSS
RL.9-10.4
, RI.9-10.4
, W.9-10.2d
+9
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About the store
Experience
Dr. Jess Place has 25 years cumulative experience teaching English to students ranging from secondary school to graduate school. From 2000 to 2020, Jess taught taught 9th through 12 grade college prep and honors English courses. She is gifted certified as well as AP Lit and AP Lang certified. In 2020, Dr. Place retired from the high school classroom to become a college professor and teach master's level English courses for American College of Education. She is also an ELA tutor for students grades 5-12. In addition to her teaching and tutoring practices, she is in the process of writing a book.
Teaching style
Dr. Place fosters creativity and critical thinking in the classroom and supports student-led learning, multimodal instructional practices, standard-based unit design, and social-emotional awareness.
My own education history
- Woodward Academy Upper School, College Park, GA - Class of 1996
- Rhodes College, Memphis, TN - Class of 2000 - BA in English Literature
- Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA - Class of 2005 - MA in Secondary English Education
- Capella University, Minneapolis, MN - Class of 2012 - Curriculum & Instruction
Additional biographical information
Jess is also a certified yoga and meditation teacher (E-RYT 200, RYT 500, CMT) and facilitates a number of yoga classes at various studios across North GA per week. She also leads yoga and meditation retreats. Having practiced yoga since 2016, Jess has been teaching classes since 2019. She lives in a suburb north of Atlanta with her husband, two daughters, three dogs, and one lizard. Coaching is also in her repertoire; having coached volleyball and basketball in the past, now she is a mountain bike coach for her daughter's high school team.
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