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Detailed Hero's Journey PPT: Jung & Campbell Monomyth Cycle w/Analysis!

By Engaging Language Arts and Psychology

Highly visual, interactive 24-slide presentation w/custom transitions and animations, relevant graphics and hyperlink in final slide to brief youtube video w/modern-day examples on the monomyth archetype. Everything is done for you: easily modify as

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Literature, Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.7.2, RL.7.10, RL.8.2, RL.8.10, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.6, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.5, CCRA.R.7...

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Psychology Pack: Dream Theories, Journaling & Analysis (Critical Thinking)

By Engaging Language Arts and Psychology

This is a complete packet to fully invite students to not only learn about the historical perspectives and theories on dreaming, but to record their own dreams and synthesize that knowledge and application by writing a critical thinking response to

Subjects:

Psychology, Psychology, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

RST.9-10.1, RST.9-10.4, RST.9-10.7, RST.9-10.9, RST.9-10.10, RST.11-12.1, RST.11-12.4, RST.11-12.7, RST.11-12.9, RST.11-12.10, WHST.9-10.2...

$6.00

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Psychology: Emotional Intelligence/Good Samaritan Critical Thinking (TED Talk)

By Engaging Language Arts and Psychology

This printable handout/mini-lesson/critical thinking video analysis provides significant Psychology study all in one activity: a.) hyperlink / video location for the Goleman "Emotional Intelligence" TED talk (under 15 minutes for whole video) b.)

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Psychology, Character Education

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.SL.2, CCRA.SL.3, CCRA.SL.4, CCRA.SL.6, RST.9-10.6

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Pre-Reading Collaborative Existential Philosophy Research~Camus & "The Stranger"

By Engaging Language Arts and Psychology

This is a 2-page, detailed PDF (printable!) pre-reading / research activity to set the stage for reading Albert Camus's existentialist masterpiece novella The Stranger (L'Etranger). The PDF includes: a.) cooperative learning tasks within teams b.)

Subjects:

Other (Social Studies - History), Critical Thinking, Literature

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Research, Activities

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CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.6, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.8, CCRA.W.9, CCRA.W.10...

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Child Development: Ethics/Genetics Testing Informational Article Analysis

By Engaging Language Arts and Psychology

Polished, graphic, 2-page 2014 PDF! Focuses on student reading and critical analysis of a hot Child Development / Psychology topic: genetics testing -- especially pre-natal genetics testing. From the preview, you may note details on the Human Genome

Subjects:

Biology, Other (Science), Psychology

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

RST.6-8.1, RST.6-8.2, RST.6-8.4, RST.6-8.6, RST.6-8.10, RST.9-10.1, RST.9-10.2, RST.9-10.4, RST.9-10.6, RST.9-10.8, RST.9-10.10...

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Psychology Sleep/Dreams Unit: Evaluating Habits Questionnaire+Analysis

By Engaging Language Arts and Psychology

This is a newly updated 2013 PDF sleep habits questionnaire which works perfectly as an attention-grabber or K-W-L activity to introduce a Psychology 1, 2, or AP unit on Sleep/Dreams and Consciousness. Reinforce the notion that students should

Subjects:

Psychology, Critical Thinking, Psychology

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RST.9-10.3, RST.11-12.3, WHST.9-10.7, WHST.9-10.9, WHST.9-10.10, WHST.11-12.7, WHST.11-12.9, WHST.11-12.10

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Psychology PPT: Infancy/Child Development ~ Piaget, Kohlberg + More!

By Engaging Language Arts and Psychology

Here we have a near-100 slide, detailed MS 2013 Powerpoint slideshow to introduce a Psychology unit (in Psych I or II -- AP Psych, too) on Child Development: Infancy and Childhood, including: a.) theories on nature/nurture b.) parenting styles c.)

Subjects:

Psychology, Psychology, Study Skills

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.SL.2, CCRA.SL.3, CCRA.SL.4, CCRA.SL.6, RST.9-10.1, RST.9-10.4, RST.9-10.5, RST.11-12.1, RST.11-12.4, RST.11-12.5...

$10.00

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Foreshadowing: ELA Common Core PPT with Digital Examples + Analysis!

By Engaging Language Arts and Psychology

9-slide MS 2013 PowerPoint presentation (revised in 2015) to navigate students from prior knowledge through defining AND analyzing foreshadowing in literature, distinguishing between subtle and direct foreshadowing, etc! The PPT can easily double as

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

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CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.SL.1...

$6.00

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The Lovely Bones Unit: Engaging ELA Common Core Activities/Assessments

By Engaging Language Arts and Psychology

A 15-page PDF for an approx. 2-3 week Common Core-driven unit plan for implementing Alice Sebold's marvelously intense SF/mystery-suspense/realistic fiction novel in any ELA course is a must-view, AND a great deal! This unit plan involves

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing-Essays

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.1...

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Psychology PPT: Consciousness/Sleep Stages with Analytic Activities

By Engaging Language Arts and Psychology

This is a 14-slide, newly revised MS 2013 PowerPoint presentation including: a.) Introduction to consciousness b.) Various stages of consciousness identified (controlled processes; automatic processes; daydreaming; altered states; sleep and dreams;

Subjects:

Psychology, Psychology, Study Skills

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.SL.2, CCRA.SL.3, CCRA.SL.6, RST.9-10.1, RST.9-10.2, RST.9-10.4, RST.11-12.1, RST.11-12.2, RST.11-12.4, WHST.9-10.1...

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Read & Write Using Formal vs.Informal Language ~ James Hall Superman Poem

By Engaging Language Arts and Psychology

Here we have a mini-lesson on formal vs. informal language -- with a focus on slang -- highlighting a contemporary poem by the American humorist poet James Hall entitled "Maybe Dats Your Pwoblem Too" (a poem written about the dumb luck of being

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Grammar, Poetry

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.3, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.7...

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Psychology Unit: Drugs & Addiction Overview w/Critical Thinking PPT

By Engaging Language Arts and Psychology

This is a highly informative Powerpoint introduction for a Psychology course unit/mini-unit on drugs and addiction; this would work well within a Consciousness unit -- also a PPT available in my store (including sleep/dreams). Here, you are

Subjects:

Psychology, Psychology, Study Skills

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.SL.2, CCRA.SL.6, RST.9-10.4, RST.11-12.4, WHST.9-10.4, WHST.9-10.7, WHST.9-10.9, WHST.9-10.10, WHST.11-12.4, WHST.11-12.7...

$7.00

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Psychology: Classical & Operant Conditioning PPT + Analytic Activities!

By Engaging Language Arts and Psychology

This is a detailed, updated and graphic MS 2013 PowerPoint to be utilized in a unit on Learning in Psych I/II or AP Psych, focused on the distinctions between two powerful learning theories: classical and operant conditioning. With this newly

Subjects:

Psychology, Psychology, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.SL.2, CCRA.SL.4, CCRA.SL.6, RST.9-10.1, RST.9-10.2, RST.9-10.4, RST.11-12.1, RST.11-12.2, RST.11-12.4, WHST.9-10.2...

$7.00

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Psychology: Split Brain Theory ~ Informational Text Critical Thinking Activity

By Engaging Language Arts and Psychology

This is a polished, graphic, new, single page 2013 PDF for critical thinking analysis of a 1998 article in Scientific American on the arguments and science behind left vs. right brain or brain lateralization. The question set could be addressed

Subjects:

Biology, Critical Thinking, Psychology

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

RST.9-10.1, RST.9-10.2, RST.9-10.4, RST.9-10.5, RST.9-10.6, RST.9-10.8, RST.9-10.9, RST.9-10.10, RST.11-12.1, RST.11-12.2, RST.11-12.4...

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Camus & The Stranger: Common Core Critical Thinking Activities/Assessments Pack!

By Engaging Language Arts and Psychology

A 16-page novel study pack to help students navigate Albert Camus's existentialist novella, The Stranger (L'Etranger). Reading questions encourage complete sentence responses to not only "Right There" (comprehension/understanding-level of Bloom's

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Philosophy, Literature

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.2...

$8.00

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Fairy Tales: Writing a Parody - Common Core/Synthesis Activity

By Engaging Language Arts and Psychology

This is a wonderfully fun yet challenging formative assessment/creative writing activity; this printable can be used in any Creative Writing/ELA course (or other!) in which you have a fairy tale unit and wish to help students develop their

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Reading Strategies

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Assessment, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

W.9-10.3, W.9-10.3a, W.9-10.3b, W.9-10.3c, W.9-10.3d, W.9-10.3e, W.9-10.4, W.11-12.3a, W.11-12.3b, W.11-12.3c, W.11-12.3d...

$4.00

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Intro. to Myth PPT: Engaging Common Core Characteristics & Functions

By Engaging Language Arts and Psychology

This is a newly revised, 10-slide MS 2013 PowerPoint designed to be used as an introduction to a Mythology elective course in a high school English curriculum or in any ELA course in which you are involving a unit on myth. This is a highly graphic,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, English, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Professional Documents, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.SL.2, CCRA.L.6

$7.00

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A Midsummer Night's Dream: Engaging ELA Shakespeare Unit!

By Engaging Language Arts and Psychology

42-page complete, detailed MS 2013 Word document for a 3-4 week Shakespearean unit! Exceptional detail in this FUN, engaging learning goal-driven, creative day-by-day unit plan to introduce Shakespeare, his time period, and writing with the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Critical Thinking, Literature

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.1...

$20.00

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Psychology: Personality Theory PPT ~ Psychoanalysis, Behaviorism, Humanism

By Engaging Language Arts and Psychology

Introductory PowerPoint for a Personality unit in Psychology course. Highly detailed, graphic and accurate 49-slide 2013 presentation and introduction to the following seven theories on personality development: Freudian Psychoanalytic theory;

Subjects:

Psychology, Critical Thinking, Psychology

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.SL.2, CCRA.SL.4, CCRA.SL.6, RST.9-10.1, RST.9-10.2, RST.9-10.4, RST.9-10.7, RST.9-10.8, RST.9-10.9, RST.11-12.1...

$10.00

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Psychology PPT: Motivation Theories, Including Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

By Engaging Language Arts and Psychology

This is a newly revised, polished and graphic MS 2013 11-slide presentation for students to further understand how motivation works in psychological terms. Here, you'll present information in detail about human emotions -- cross-culturally, too, and

Subjects:

Psychology, Psychology, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.SL.2, CCRA.SL.4, CCRA.SL.6, RST.9-10.1, RST.9-10.2, RST.9-10.9, RST.11-12.1, RST.11-12.2, RST.11-12.9, WHST.9-10.1...

$7.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Certified English Language Arts and Psychology educator with over ten years' expertise in 8th-12th English, Psychology, and elective courses including Mythology, Creative Writing, Contemporary Novels, and so forth.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Engaging, hands-on instruction employing 21st Century teaching methodologies and addressing the top levels of Bloom's Taxonomy while targeting nationalized Common Core Standards.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Outstanding New Teacher of the Year, 2003 (Cibola High School, Yuma, AZ) National Endowment for the Humanities, Summer Seminar Grant awarded - Native American Literature (July - August, 2012) Magna Cum Laude, M.A. English (GVSU Dec. 2011)

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Grand Valley State University (GVSU): Dean's List consecutive years B.A.: English, Liberal Studies Minor: Psychology GVSU: M.A. English, Magna Cum Laude

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I am a creative, passionate educator with a focus on process and performance improvement; thus, my products and store exist to help inspire engaging lesson plans, resources, and even full units for you to modify to best meet your students' optimal learning. After all, the truly great educators are those who are the most resourceful in implementing what works for others while further developing and expanding on these pre-existing ideas to meet standards while also having fun! Let's collaborate in this manner. Have a terrific year!