Write with a Point
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A ceaseless creative, I've been making educational materials for the past six years. Whenever I create a new resource, I do so with Dieter Rams’ adage in mind, “Less, but better.” To me, simplicity is clarity, ease is effectiveness, and engagement is power. They're all things I care about deeply, and, with over 375 positive reviews, it seems other teachers care about them, too.
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1984 Pre-Reading Activities: Dystopian Intro Slideshow, Orwell Bio, Worksheets
Hook your students on George Orwell's famous dystopian novel, 1984, with this introductory activity set. The engaging author research activity gives your students important information about George Orwell, and an introductory slideshow provides the necessary background on the dystopian genre. Once your students have the background they need, they can then use the 1984 title and first line analysis activity to determine the basic themes of 1984. Combine this set with my novel study resource b
9th - 12th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Literature
CCSS
RL.9-10.1
, RL.9-10.2
, RL.9-10.4
+11
The Handmaid's Tale Pre-Reading Activities: Dystopian Intro Slides, Atwood Bio
Hook your students on Margaret Atwood's famous dystopian novel, The Handmaid's Tale, with this introductory activity set. The engaging author research activity gives your students important information about Margaret Atwood, and an introductory slideshow provides the necessary background on the dystopian genre. Once your students have the background they need, they can then use The Handmaid's Tale title and first-line analysis activity to determine the basic themes of The Handmaid's Tale. Co
9th - 12th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Literature
CCSS
RL.9-10.1
, RL.9-10.2
, RL.9-10.4
+11
Lord of the Flies Pre-Reading Activities: Dystopian Intro Slideshow, Golding Bio
Hook your students on William Golding's famous dystopian allegory, Lord of the Flies, with this introductory activity set. The engaging author research activity gives your students important information about William Golding, and an introductory slideshow provides the necessary background on the dystopian genre. Once your students have the background they need, they can then use the Lord of the Flies title and first line analysis activity to determine the basic themes of Lord of the Flies. C
9th - 12th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Literature
CCSS
RL.9-10.1
, RL.9-10.2
, RL.9-10.4
+11
Distance Learning Packet for ELA: Social Media Character Analysis Activities
Distance learning is a challenge many teachers are having to overcome in their secondary classroom, and this distance learning packet for secondary English classes is designed to help alleviate some of the pressure. This distance learning packet provides everything you need to teach students CCSS aligned character analysis skills. With three worksheets designed to look like Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat feeds, these characterization worksheets are perfect for getting reluctant learners to eng
7th - 10th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Reading
CCSS
RL.7.3
, RL.7.6
, RL.8.3
+3
Dystopian Literature Introduction Slideshow: Teach Dystopian Genre, Themes, More
Need an engaging way to introduce dystopian literature to your students? This dystopian literature slideshow is perfect for introducing them to the themes, elements, and characteristics that are common in dystopian texts, whether novels or short stories. It also makes connections to books they already love like The Hunger Games, The Maze Runner, Divergent, and more. The beautifully designed slide deck walks them through the difference between a utopia and a dystopia, popular dystopian novels,
8th - 11th
English Language Arts, Literature, Other (ELA)
Distance Learning Novel Study Bundle: The Giver Novel Study, Lois Lowry, CCSS
This CCSS aligned novel study for Lois Lowry's famous book, The Giver, has everything you'll need to keep your students engaged and learning from start to finish. With highly engaging pre-reading activities for The Giver, in depth chapter and character analysis questions and worksheets, paired informational texts, The Giver projects and one-pagers, and a compare and contrast worksheet (for the book and the movie), this novel study bundle meets CCSS standards and exceeds student expectations.
6th - 8th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
CCSS
RL.6.1
, RL.6.2
, RL.6.3
+77
Distance Learning The Giver Informational Texts: Paired Reading Texts, CCSS
These engaging informational texts are perfect paired readings for any unit on The Giver . The texts--both informational articles and videos--are carefully selected to get your students thinking about utopias, dystopias, and Lois Lowry's famous book, The Giver. This set of paired reading texts also includes CCSS aligned higher level questions that help your students dig even deeper into the informational texts and connect the main ideas with The Giver. Since all of the information is delivere
6th - 8th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading
CCSS
RI.6.2
, RI.6.7
, RI.6.9
+12
Animal Farm Pre-Reading Activities: Intro Slideshow, Orwell Bio, CCSS Worksheets
Hook your students on George Orwell's famous dystopian allegory, Animal Farm, with this introductory activity set. The engaging author research activity gives your students important information about George Orwell, and an introductory slideshow provides the necessary background on the dystopian genre. Once your students have the background they need, they can then use the Animal Farm title and first line analysis activity to determine the basic themes of Animal Farm. Combine this set with m
9th - 12th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Literature
CCSS
RL.9-10.1
, RL.9-10.2
, RL.9-10.4
+11
Distance Learning Packet for Secondary ELA: Short Story Worksheets/Activities
Distance learning is a challenge many teachers are having to overcome in their secondary classroom, and this distance learning packet for secondary English classes is designed to help alleviate some of the pressure. This distance learning packet provides reading worksheets, discussion activities, and writing prompts for many famous short stories. Additionally, it includes PDF copies of each text with a modern design--they're easy to upload or post! Since it's a growing bundle, you'll receive upd
8th - 11th
English Language Arts, Reading, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.8.1
, RL.8.2
, RL.8.3
+36
Distance Learning Character Analysis Worksheet: Snapchat Characterization, CCSS
Teach students CCSS aligned characterization skills with this highly engaging character analysis worksheet. Designed to look like a Snapchat story and friends list, this digital and printable worksheet is perfect for getting reluctant learners to engage with the important skill of characterization. While it focuses on teaching point of view, it's great for analyzing motivation and character interactions, too. It's a great addition to any novel study or unit plan. It's also works well for short s
7th - 10th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Reading
CCSS
RL.7.3
, RL.7.6
, RL.8.3
+3
Plot Quiz Bundle: Digital & Printable Differentiated Plot Structure Quizzes CCSS
Recognizing plot structure is an important step in understanding and analyzing how good stories are told--whether it's a short story, a classic novel, or a film. These digital and printable, differentiated plot structure quizzes are a good way to help students visualize and master plot structure. Whether you're doing a novel study, a film class, a creative writing unit, or any other lesson about storytelling, these eight plot diagram quizzes serve as a valuable study tool or assessment tool for
7th - 10th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.7.5
, RL.8.5
, RL.9-10.5
The Giver Pre-Reading Activity Set: Slideshow, Title Analysis, Worksheets, CCSS
Hook your students on Lois Lowry's famous novel, The Giver, with this introductory activity set. An introduction slideshow provides important background on the genre of dystopian literature, Lois Lowry herself, and The Giver. Common Core aligned worksheets and pre-reading activities help students understand the basic themes of The Giver and teach them analysis and inference skills. Combine this set with my vocabulary activities for The Giver to strengthen your whole class novel study, book c
6th - 8th
Close Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RL.6.1
, RL.6.2
, RL.6.4
+6
Creative Writing Meme Activity: Classroom Memes and More, 10 Prompts, Editable
Unleash your students' creativity with this highly engaging creative writing meme project. Whether you're using it to discuss your classroom rules and expectations, create group work norms, as an end of year reflection activity, for student biographies/introductions, or more, this student-generated meme activity is a great way to connect with your students and help them exercise their creative writing skills. With 10+ meme templates and 10 writing prompts, this product is highly versatile and ca
7th - 10th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
W.7.4
, W.7.6
, W.7.10
+22
Plot Diagram Bundle: Printable & Digital Differentiated Plot Diagram Templates
Recognizing plot structure is an important step in understanding and analyzing how good stories are told--whether it's a short story, a classic novel, or a film. These digital and printable plot diagrams templates are a good way to help students visualize a plot by recognizing and filling out the key components from a story. Whether you're doing a novel study, a film class, a creative writing unit, or any other lesson about storytelling, these twelve engaging plot diagram templates serve as a va
7th - 10th
Creative Writing, Literature, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.7.3
, RL.7.5
, RL.8.2
+3
All Summer in a Day Activity: A Discussion & Analysis Activity Distance Learning
This quote analysis and class discussion activity for Ray Bradbury's famous short story, "All Summer in a Day" is great for in class discussion or distance learning! It's specifically designed to help students engage with each other and the text as they analyze five key quotes from "All Summer in a Day." The engaging activity teaches students analysis skills through a collaborative gallery walk activity and higher-level reflection questions that are Common Core aligned. It's a great way to get t
9th - 11th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.9-10.2
, RL.9-10.3
, RL.9-10.4
+11
Distance Learning Chapter Questions for Any Novel: Bell Ringers and Task Cards
These Common Core aligned chapter questions are designed to help students analyze any novel or book, and they can be used as bell ringers, task cards, and writing prompts. With digital copies of each chapter question as well as a printable, PDF master list, they are great for distance learning or in class practice. With over 50 engaging, higher-level chapter questions, students will practice reading deeply and thinking critically about any text. They are great for any novel study, book analysis,
9th - 12th
Close Reading, Reading, Writing
CCSS
RL.9-10.1
, RL.9-10.2
, RL.9-10.3
+15
Distance Learning Character Analysis Worksheet: Instagram Characterization, CCSS
Teach students CCSS aligned characterization skills with this highly engaging character analysis worksheet. Designed to look like an Instagram feed and DMs, this digital and printable worksheet is perfect for getting reluctant learners to engage with the important skill of characterization. While it focuses on teaching character development, it's great for analyzing motivation and character interactions, too. It's a great addition to any novel study or unit plan. It's also works well for short s
7th - 10th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Reading
CCSS
RL.7.3
, RL.7.6
, RL.8.3
+3
Distance Learning Lesson: The Tell-Tale Heart Literary Worksheet & Gallery Walk
Edgar Allan Poe's famous short story, "The Tell-Tale Heart," is an excellent text for literary analysis, and this lesson bundle includes a worksheet and gallery walk activity to help students practice key analysis skills like using evidence, analyzing figurative language, and summarizing a text. The included PDF copy of "The Tell-Tale Heart" has modern design elements that makes the short story feel more relevant and engaging. It can also be printed or posted to support distance learners. This b
8th - 11th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.8.1
, RL.8.2
, RL.8.3
+27
Google Classroom Headers: Pink Flamingo Banners for Any Subject, Classroom, Hour
Organize your Google classes with these neon pink flamingo Google Classroom headers for any subject, classroom, or hour. The eight engaging banners are clear and simple, helping both you and your students stay organized in the hectic shuffle of switching from one digital classroom to another. Each banner/header lists a class period that is clearly visible in the classroom itself as well as the "Classes" section of your Google Classroom landing page, ensuring that everyone is right where they're
Not Specific
For All Subjects, Instructional Technology
Distance Learning End of Year Writing and Reflection Prompts / Memory Book
Help students reflect on their school year before heading off for summer with these highly engaging, social media themed writing and reflection prompts for the end of the year. This end of the year activity is a great way to get students thinking about what they've learned both in and out of the classroom. The social media themed activities and writing prompts work individually or they can be used together to create a memory book for the entire year. These digital and printable worksheets are pe
6th - 9th
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About the store
Experience
A ceaseless creative, I've been making educational materials for the past six years. Whenever I create a new resource, I do so with Dieter Rams’ adage in mind, “Less, but better.” To me, simplicity is clarity, ease is effectiveness, and engagement is power. They're all things I care about deeply, and, with over 375 positive reviews, it seems other teachers care about them, too.
Teaching style
As an educator, I believe it is my role to not only impart a strong content knowledge, but also strong habits, skills, and qualities my students can take with them to every area of their life.
In broad terms, these qualities include empathy, thoughtfulness, clear communication, and a commitment to personal values. Specifically, it looks like critical thinking, quality research, honest writing, and an ability to consider a text (whether literary or nonfiction) from multiple angles. Some of my favorite ways to teach these skills are image analyses, one-pagers, and longer writing projects. I also like student created storyboards, timelines, and anything else that gets students engaged in the work.
On a final note, I'm always willing to try new things, and some of my lesson plans and activities reflect that. I also think teaching digital citizenship is crucial, and I love to incorporate positive technology skills whenever possible.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Ethel M. Collins Children’s Education Scholarship recipient; Dr. Raymond Bartholomew Scholarship for Professional Writing recipient; graduated Summa Cum Laude from Cornerstone University.
My own education history
I'm certified to teach ELA and Social Studies/History to students in grades 6 through 12. I received my B.A. in secondary education with an emphasis in English and a history minor from Cornerstone University (GPA: 3.98). I also received a B.S. in Biblical Studies from Kuyper College (GPA: 3.98).
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