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Hi, busy teachers! I'm Laura, the teacher behind Write and Read. I create engaging, no-prep and low-prep ELA activities to save you time. I have 17 years of experience teaching in a Title I district in the midwest. I began as a middle school ELA teacher and later transferred to high school English. Through the years, I have taught a variety of different courses and ability levels. The last four years have been spent co-teaching English 9 and 10 with a special education teacher. I'm also a certified k-12 library/media specialist. One day, I would love to transition from classroom teacher to school librarian. It's my dream job!

Refugee Novel Study - Digital and Printable Novel Unit - Alan Gratz

Long Way Down Novel Unit Bundle - Printable Novel Study

Dear Martin Novel Unit Bundle - Printable Novel Study - Nic Stone

The Hate U Give Full Novel Unit Bundle - Printable Novel Study

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Back to School Four Corners Game for Middle and High School - Icebreaker Game

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Are you looking for a fun activity for the first day of school? This back to school four corners game is a fun, engaging activity that gets students out of their seats and helps you get to know them. This ice breaker game includes 32 slides with questions relevant to teens. Students will love this game, and there's no prep for you! It's a great activity for the beginning of the school year or start of a new semester, and it can be used for any content area. Save 20% by buying the Back to School

6th - 12th

English Language Arts, For All Subjects

Also included in: Back to School Activity Bundle for Middle and High School - Games and Activities

Long Way Down Novel Unit Bundle - Printable Novel Study

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This novel unit is full of engaging resources for Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds . Students will explore Long Way Down's themes with a pre-reading carousel discussion activity, practice comprehension with the student workbook, analyze the text with a variety of analysis activities, track the time with an interactive bookmark, and show their knowledge with a final test. Activities are engaging and require critical thinking. Students will enjoy this unit! Everything is easy to use and ready to

7th - 10th

English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry

CCSS

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Rhetorical Appeals Sorting Game - Ethos, Logos, and Pathos - Rhetorical Devices

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Do you need a fun way to practice ethos, logos, and pathos? Students will love racing against their classmates with this rhetorical appeals sorting game. Each group will sort 30 different rhetorical appeal cards. The first group to complete the task correctly wins. This game can also be used as a station activity or an early finisher task. For a higher level thinking task, this product also includes an optional analysis extension activity. This rhetorical appeals sorting game includescategory la

6th - 10th

Close Reading, English Language Arts

Also included in: English Skills Sorting Game Bundle - Irony, Rhetorical Appeals, Poetry Terms

The Hate U Give Full Novel Unit Bundle - Printable Novel Study

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This complete novel unit bundle for The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas has everything you need to teach the novel. This comprehensive novel unit includes a fun, interactive pre-reading carousel discussion, a student workbook, character activities, sticky note analysis activities, an escape room, a character test, and comprehension quizzes. Your students will love The Hate U Give with this fun, engaging novel unit. There is no prep. All materials are ready to print and go. All answers keys are inc

8th - 11th

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading

CCSS

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Long Way Down Mega Novel Unit Bundle - Printable and Digital Novel Study

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Do you need an engaging novel unit for Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds? This printable and digital novel study for Long Way Down includes everything you would need to teach the novel in person or online. This Long Way Down novel unit contains all of the print and go activities and their digital versions, including a pre-reading activity, chapter questions, analysis, and assessments. There is no prep for you, and all answer keys and sample answers are included. Save 35% by buying this mega bu

7th - 10th

English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry

CCSS

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Long Way Down Workbook with Chapter Comprehension Questions - Novel Study

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This student workbook for Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds is an engaging way to keep students focused on their reading. This Long Way Down workbook contains a combination of comprehension, analysis, and opinion questions for every chapter. This eye catching workbook can be bound or used as individual worksheets. All answer keys are included. There is no prep for you, and it's easy to use. Just print and go! Save 20% by buying the full novel unit. Click here to check it out!Long Way Down Printa

7th - 10th

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading

CCSS

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Also included in: Long Way Down Novel Unit Bundle - Printable Novel Study

Refugee by Alan Gratz - Workbook with Chapter Comprehension Questions

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Are you looking for a way to keep students engaged while reading Refugee by Alan Gratz? This Refugee workbook is the perfect resource for holding students accountable for reading and helping them process novel events. This Refugee workbook will have students answer comprehension questions, support answers will textual evidence, make predictions, and share their opinions. There is a page for each chapter in both printable and digital versions. Answer keys are included. There's no prep for you.

6th - 9th

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

CCSS

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Also included in: Refugee Novel Study - Digital and Printable Novel Unit - Alan Gratz

Black History Month Banner Project - Mini Research Activity

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Do you need an engaging way to teach students about famous African Americans during Black History Month? This research banner project is the perfect activity to keep students engaged, and it creates a beautiful banner for a bulletin board display. This Black History Month banner project includes 24 different banners for students to choose from and a blank template for students to pick their own famous Black American. There's no prep for you. Everything is ready to print and go. These Black Histo

5th - 8th

English Language Arts, Writing

CCSS

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Daily Grammar Bell Ringer Journal - Full Year of Grammar Warmups for Grades 7-10

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Do you struggle to fit grammar into your daily routine? This full year grammar bell ringer journal is the solution! There are 36 weeks of grammar content to review and learn in just a few minutes each day. Incorporating grammar doesn't have to be hard! This bell ringer journal is ready to print and go, and all answer keys are included. There's no prep work for you. This grammar bell ringer journal includes:Week 1: Nouns Week 2: Commas and Coordinating Conjunctions Week 3: Verbs Week 4: Capitali

7th - 10th

English Language Arts, Grammar, Spelling

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Also included in: Back to School English Essentials- Curriculum for the First Few Weeks of School

Class Culture Quilt Project and Bulletin Board - Community Building Craft

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Do you want a fun way for students to share their cultures and beliefs? Use this product to create a class quilt where all students can showcase their culture, interests, and beliefs. This fun activity can be used at the beginning of the school year to build community, decorate your classroom, and get to know your students. This activity can also be paired with literature to bring writing to life. The short story "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker and the poem "My Mother Pieced Quilts" by Teresa Pal

6th - 11th

English Language Arts, For All Subjects

Also included in: Back to School Activity Mega Bundle for Secondary- Games, Activities, Projects

The Hate U Give Mega Novel Unit Bundle - Digital and Printable Novel Study

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This huge bundle for The Hate U Give has everything you need to teach the novel. It includes an entire printable novel unit and complete digital novel unit. This comprehensive bundle for The Hate U Give includes a fun, interactive pre-reading carousel discussion, student workbook, character activities, sticky note analysis activities, escape room, movie vs. novel comparison, and novel quizzes. This unit is fun and easy to teach. There is no prep for you. All materials are ready to print and go

8th - 11th

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading

Refugee by Alan Gratz - Paired Nonfiction Texts - Novel Study Pre-Reading

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Are you looking for a way to help students understand the circumstances of the novel characters in Refugee? These nonfiction texts pair with Alan Gratz's novel Refugee to provide students with historical context in order to better understand novel characters and events. There are three nonfiction texts, one for each character in Refugee. Each nonfiction article includes comprehension questions and a timeline. There is no prep work for you. Just print and go or assign online. All answer keys a

6th - 9th

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading

CCSS

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Also included in: Refugee Novel Study - Digital and Printable Novel Unit - Alan Gratz

Croc Charm Book Project- Fiction Independent Reading Accountability- Book Report

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Do you need an engaging book project for independent reading accountability? This croc charm book project is an activity your students will love. Students will create croc charms for a novel by focusing on characters, conflict, symbols, and setting. This croc charm book project can be done on the printable PDF or online in Google Slides. It can be used with any piece of fiction, a rubric is included, and there's no prep work for you. Just print and go or assign online. This independent reading c

6th - 10th

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading

CCSS

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Also included in: Independent Reading Bundle - Independent Reading Accountability Activities

Nonfiction Text - Dangers of Energy Drinks - Text Structure and Features

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Do you need an engaging nonfiction article for your students to identify nonfiction text structures and features and practice reading comprehension? This nonfiction article about the hidden dangers of energy drinks is the perfect text to keep students engaged. Students will read the nonfiction article, identify text features, answer comprehension questions, and complete a cause and effect chart. Students are supported through these activities with reference sheets for nonfiction text structures

6th - 10th

English Language Arts, Informational Text

CCSS

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Also included in: English 9-10 Full Year Curriculum - Yearlong ELA Pacing Guide and Lessons

The Hate U Give Workbook with Chapter Comprehension Questions - Angie Thomas

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This student workbook for Angie Thomas's novel The Hate U Give is an engaging way for students to stay accountable for reading. This workbook for The Hate U Give contains a page for every chapter with a mix of writing prompts, comprehension questions, background research, textual evidence practice, and connections to students' lives. This modern, eye catching workbook can be bound or used as individual worksheets. Answer keys are included. There is no prep, and it's easy to use. Just print and

8th - 11th

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading

CCSS

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Also included in: The Hate U Give Full Novel Unit Bundle - Printable Novel Study

Types of Irony Sorting Game - Dramatic, Situational, & Verbal Irony Activity

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Do you need a fun way to practice dramatic, situational, and verbal irony? Students will love racing against their classmates with this irony sorting game. Each group will sort 30 different cards by the type of irony being used. The first group to complete the task correctly wins. This irony sorting game also works well as a station activity or a task for early finishers. For higher level thinking, this resource also includes an optional extension activity for students to complete on their own.

6th - 10th

Close Reading, English Language Arts

Also included in: English Skills Sorting Game Bundle - Irony, Rhetorical Appeals, Poetry Terms

Refugee Novel Study - Digital and Printable Novel Unit - Alan Gratz

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Do you need an engaging, time-saving novel unit for Refugee by Alan Gratz? This novel study has everything you need to teach Refugee. This novel unit includes a student workbook with chapter questions, character charts, family trees, a character symbol project, writing prompts, paired nonfiction texts, and a novel test. There is no prep work for you. Everything is ready to print and go or assign online. All answer keys are included. Save 20% when you buy the bundle!This Refugee novel unit inc

6th - 9th

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading

CCSS

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ELA Test Prep Nonfiction Reading Escape Room - Comprehension & Text Structures

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Are you looking for fun test prep activities to review nonfiction? This test prep nonfiction reading escape room is just what you need! This nonfiction escape room covers text structure, text features, and reading comprehension. Students will have a blast completing the tasks to crack the code. Unlike other escape rooms, this one requires minimal prep. There's no cutting, sorting, or assembling! Just print and go! This test prep nonfiction escape room includesteacher directionsstudent directions

7th - 10th

ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Reading

CCSS

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Also included in: English 9-10 Full Year Curriculum - Yearlong ELA Pacing Guide and Lessons

Facebook Social Media Profile Character Analysis- Digital and Printable Activity

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Do you need a creative activity for character analysis? This Facebook social media profile is an engaging character analysis activity for any story or novel. This activity is more than just a blank Facebook template. It's a fun analysis activity that requires students to think deeply about a character, support their ideas with textual evidence, and make inferences. There is no prep for you. Just print and go or assign online. Buy and save! This resource is also a part of the Social Media Literar

7th - 10th

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading

CCSS

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Also included in: Social Media Literary Analysis Bundle for ANY Story or Novel - Digital and Print

Poetry Terms Sorting Game - Poetic Devices and Figurative Language Activity

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Do you need a fun way to practice poetic devices and figurative language? Students will love racing against their classmates with this poetry terms sorting game! Students will race to practice identifying examples of metaphors, similes, allusions, imagery, rhyme, personification, repetition, onomatopoeia, alliteration, and hyperbole. This game can be played as teams or individually. It can even be used as practice for early finishers or a station activity. This product includes 10 categories, 58

6th - 9th

English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry

Also included in: English Skills Sorting Game Bundle - Irony, Rhetorical Appeals, Poetry Terms

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Experience

Teaching style

To keep lessons rigorous and engaging, I incorporate cooperative learning, hands-on activities, real-world connections, and high interest texts.

My own education history

I have a Bachelor's Degree in Secondary English Education and a Master's Degree in Education. In addition, I completed two other graduate programs: Indiana University's Cultural Immersion Project and Purdue University's NWI Writing Project. IU's Cultural Immersion Project included student teaching overseas in a small English village, and Purdue's NWI Writing Project focused on writing instruction across all content areas.

Additional biographical information

I'm a teacher and mama of two little boys. My husband is a middle school history teacher. Together, we live in the Midwest. I'm a true crime junkie, avid reader, and chocolate lover. If you want to connect with me, you can find me on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @writeandreadteacher.