ZOCK ELA
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Bainbridge, Georgia, United States
About the store
Ms. Zock has 22+ years in Public Education. Her work in grades K-8 ranges from Classroom Teacher, Differentiation Specialist, Reading Specialist, Gifted and Talented Teacher, to school level Instructional Specialist.
With a passion for middle school students, Ms Zock has also worked in Grades 6-8 teaching English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, and serving as a Bilingual Specialist.
In her capacity as an instructional leader and curriculum specialist, Ms Zock's experience includes Higher Education serving as an Adjunct Professor of Multiculturalism in Literature, Writing in the Content Area, and Reading Instruction.
Ms Zock has working in Colorado, Illinois, and Georgia. She holds teaching certificates in all three states.
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ELA IDENTITIES UNIT
UNIT ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
• What is identity and how is it shaped?
• How do we identify and analyze themes?
• How do texts vary in their approaches to similar themes?
SHORT STORIES:
• "Identity Theft" by Gary Soto
• "Fly Away Home" by Eve Bunting
• "Mirror Images" *Short File "Alice was here"
• "Names Nombres" by Julia Alvarez
• "Charles" by Shirley Jackson
• "Identities" by W.D. Valgardson
NONFICTION
• Rachel Dolezal NEWSELA articles
ASSESSMENT TEXT
• “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto
SKILLS COV
5th - 10th
Informational Text, Short Stories, Vocabulary
SHORT STORY "IDENTY THEFT" by Gary Soto IDENTITY UNIT materials
Bundle Includes materials to with Gary Soto's short story, "Identity Theft" as part of a unit on Identities. There is a chart for practice with using Text Evidence to support inferences. Full Page short story poster can be used with Aspects of Identity Chart. Textual evidence Pages are included. Excel Vocabulary activity included. Super Sentence Vocabulary Game included. Vocabulary Quizzes included Lexile Level 870
5th - 10th
Close Reading, ELA Test Prep, Short Stories
SHORT STORY "MIRROR IMAGE" by Lena Coakley IDENTITY UNIT materials
Bundle Includes materials to with Lena Coakley's short story, "Mirror Image" as part of a unit on Identities. There is a chart for practice with using Text Evidence to support inferences. Full Page short story poster can be used with Aspects of Identity Chart. Textual evidence Pages are included. Excel Vocabulary activity included. Super Sentence Vocabulary Game included. Vocabulary Quizes included Lexile Level 740
5th - 9th
Close Reading, Short Stories, Vocabulary
SHORT STORY "Names and Nombres" by Julia Alvarez IDENTITY UNIT materials
Bundle Includes materials to with Julia Alvarez's short story, "Names and Nombres" as part of a unit on Identities. There is a chart for practice with using Text Evidence to support inferences. Full Page short story poster can be used with Aspects of Identity Chart. Textual evidence Pages are included. Excel Vocabulary activity included. Super Sentence Vocabulary Game included. Vocabulary Quizzes included Lexile Level 1220
6th - 11th
Character Education, Short Stories
CSET Cheat Sheets
Do you need something to help your students when working through the C.S.E.T written response. These sheets are companions to the stoplight and volleyball metaphor visuals used to help students remember all four elements of their response. You can pick up the posters too at ZOCK ELA.
7th - 12th
ELA Test Prep, For All Subjects, Writing
CCSS
CCRA.W.1
, CCRA.W.8
SHORT STORY "IDENTITIES" by WD Valgardson IDENTITY UNIT materials
Bundle Includes materials to with WD Valgardson's short story, "Identities" as part of a unit on Identities. There is a chart for practice with using Text Evidence to support inferences. Full Page short story poster can be used with Aspects of Identity Chart. Textual evidence Pages are included. Excel Vocabulary activity included. Super Sentence Vocabulary Game included. Vocabulary Quizes included Lexile Level 1240.
7th - 12th
Short Stories, Vocabulary
CSET Posters
Need a visual cue to help students remember each part of a CSET answer? This poster set establishes a color coding which can be used to help students think through the process. Also the process is compared metaphorically to volleyball. Starting with a strong serve, high set-up, powerful evidence, and follow through to ensure the score. I introduce these visuals, add the hand motions for each step and we practice, practice, practice until it is second nature. A fun way to get all students at all
Not Specific
English Language Arts, Writing
IDENTITY UNIT non fiction connection Rachel Dolezal Story
Bundle Includes differentiated non-fiction materials to with Identity Short Story Unit. There is a chart for practice with using Text Evidence to support inferences. Full Page poster can be used with Aspects of Identity Chart. Textual evidence Pages are included. Excel Vocabulary activity included. Super Sentence Vocabulary Game included. Vocabulary Quizzes included. Lexile Levels range from 630-1220
5th - 11th
Informational Text, Vocabulary
SHORT STORY "FLY AWAY HOME" by Eve Bunting IDENTITY UNIT materials
Bundle Includes materials to with Eve Bunting's short story, "Fly Away Home" as part of a unit on Identities. There is a chart for practice with using Text Evidence to support inferences. Full Page short story poster can be used with Aspects of Identity Chart. Textual evidence Pages are included. Excel Vocabulary activity included. Super Sentence Vocabulary Game included. Vocabulary Quizes included Lexile Level 510
4th - 9th
ELA Test Prep, Reading, Short Stories
SHORT STORY "CHARLES" by Shirley Jackson IDENTITY UNIT materials
Bundle Includes full text of short story with comprehension questions and chart for practice with using Text Evidence to support inferences. Full Page short story label can be used with Aspects of Identity Chart. Textual evidence Pages are included. Excel Vocabulary activity included. Lexile Level 760
Not Specific
Reading, Short Stories, Vocabulary
ASPECTS OF IDENTITY CHART LABELS
Each Full Page label can be used to introduce a different ASPECT OF IDENTITY during a character or literature study. Pages are designed to be used with the ASPECTS COMPARISON CHART and individual ASPECTS OF IDENTITY CHART available here for free.
Featured ASPECTS include: Gender, Relationships, Physical Appearance, Culture, Values, Strengths and Weaknesses, Interests, Personality, Life Experiences.
Consider using short stories Chart pages to complete IDENTITIES UNIT.
Not Specific
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
ASPECTS OF IDENTITY CHART
Identity can be broken into many different aspects. This chart can be used to help students gather information about the identity of characters, significant people in history, or even themselves. Use this in conjunction with the Aspects of Identity Heading pages to analyze, compare, and contrast the identities of several characters or people at once.
6th - 8th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Literature
CCSS
RL.7.1
, RL.7.6
BUNDLES CSET MATERIALS
Posters and Cheat Sheets in one bundle.
Not Specific
ELA Test Prep, Other (ELA), Writing
QR Scavenger Hunt STARGIRL CH 12-24
Fun Review Activity or Comprehension Check
After reading Jerry Spinelli's "Stargirl" Chapters 12-24
Students work together or in teams to find the QR codes you've hidden and scan them with any device that has a QR reader app installed. The codes will bring students to a question about the text which than can answer on the answer document provided.
Your students will love getting up and finding all the Stargirl questions. This is a great incentive for reading. I always let my students who have
4th - 10th
Instructional Technology, Literature, Reading
On the Lookout for Literary Devices.
Use these great visuals as Posters, Review, Bulletin Board materials etc.
INCLUDES idiom, alliteration, onomatopoeia, metaphor, simile, paradox, oxymoron, motif, symbolism, allusion, diction, repetition, parallelism, personification, hyperbole:
Students can collect examples of different literary devices using the Graphic Organizers included in this pack.
BONUS: I've included an accommodated graphic organizer with definitions and examples.
4th - 12th
Literature, Poetry
KAHOOT GAME link for IDENTITY Short Story Unit
Kahoot is a game-based learning classroom response system that can be used to assess students' knowledge in a fun, interactive way. All you need is Internet access (wi-fi if using smart devices) and a computer/laptop/iPad/tablet/smart device per teacher and student/group.
Teachers can create a free account at getkahoot.com, and then they can browse through a selection of quizzes made by other educators or create their own.
Students join the game by going to kahoot.it and entering the game pi
5th - 12th
Instructional Technology, Short Stories
ASPECTS OF IDENTITY SHORT STORY COMPARISON CHART
Great chart for recording Aspects of Identity featured in different short stories. This chart was designed to be used with Identity Unit differentiated short story materials developed to use with: "Charles" by Shirley Jackson, "Identities" by WD Valgardson, "Fly Away Home" by, "Mirror Image" by Lena Coakley and "Names/Nombres" by Julia Alvarez. Look for support materials at ZOCK ELA on TPT.
Not Specific
Close Reading, Short Stories
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About the store
Experience
Ms. Zock has 22+ years in Public Education. Her work in grades K-8 ranges from Classroom Teacher, Differentiation Specialist, Reading Specialist, Gifted and Talented Teacher, to school level Instructional Specialist.
With a passion for middle school students, Ms Zock has also worked in Grades 6-8 teaching English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, and serving as a Bilingual Specialist.
In her capacity as an instructional leader and curriculum specialist, Ms Zock's experience includes Higher Education serving as an Adjunct Professor of Multiculturalism in Literature, Writing in the Content Area, and Reading Instruction.
Ms Zock has working in Colorado, Illinois, and Georgia. She holds teaching certificates in all three states.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Georgia State FLL Robotics Coach and Mentor of the Year
GAGC presenter at Annual Conference
Leadership Academy Participant
Teacher of the Year recipient, Cedar Ridge Elementary
District SMART BOARD Grant Recipient
Intervention Fair Presenter: RTI and Bilingual Reading Interventions
MSLA certification in SLANT reading instruction
IRC Presenter “Using Multiple Intelligences and Blooms Taxonomy to Promote Literacy” 2005
Disney Teacher of the Year nominee 2001
Gifted and Talented Commission of Carnegies School Pilot Project
National Middle School Association Annual Conference Presenter
Colorado Middle Level Educators Annual Conference Presenter
Golden Key Honors Society Lifetime Member
My own education history
EDS Curriculum and Instruction
University of Phoenix (September 1998)
MAED Diverse Learner Specialization
Lincoln Memorial University (July 2012)
BA Bilingual/Bicultural Education
Minor: Music Education
University of Northern Colorado (May 1995)
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