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Kerri Bury

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Dead Poets Society--Study Guide and Focus...

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Transcendentalism & Mona Lisa Smile: Film Study

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Studying the Mona Lisa: A Short Research Activity

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Into the Wild: Study & Discussion Questions

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MLA Citations Practice Worksheet

By Kerri Bury

This worksheet poses different scenarios of correct and incorrect--mostly incorrect--in-text citations. Students are asked to make corrections to the citations based on MLA guidelines. It may be used as a practice assignment or as a quiz.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Research, Activities, Bibliographies

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Ethos, Pathos, Logos: Research and Intro Activity

By Kerri Bury

This is a short but engaging research activity designed to introduce ethos, pathos, logos (and persuasion, in general) concepts.

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Internet Activities, Lesson

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Into the Wild: Study & Discussion Questions

By Kerri Bury

Just over 100 questions for studying the novel, Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer. Questions cover each chapter, including the Author's Note at the beginning. Questions deal not only with comprehension, analysis, and evaluation but also focus on

Subjects:

Literature

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Dead Poets Society--Study Guide and Focus Questions/Film Study

By Kerri Bury

I view teaching film in very much the same way I view teaching literature. It's simple to discuss characterization, plot, themes, etc. with film. After teaching short exerpts from Thoreau, Whitman, and other Romanticists, I show Dead Poets Society.

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Study Guides, Movie Guides

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Parenthetical Documentation Examples (Handout)

By Kerri Bury

Short, half-page handout details nine of the most common types of MLA parenthetical citations needed for student research papers. I allow students to use it both as a quick reference when practicing MLA citations, writing research papers, and taking

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Research, Handouts, Printables

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Transcendentalism & Mona Lisa Smile: Film Study

By Kerri Bury

I show my students both Dead Poets Society and Mona Lisa Smile. We compare and contrast them and discuss larger issues of individuality and Transcendentalism, trying to relate it to characteristics of Romantic/Transcendentalist writers such as Henry

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Art History, Visual Arts

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Study Guides, Movie Guides

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Student Evaluation Forms: Bucket List Research Projects

By Kerri Bury

Before I used Carrie Wisehart's "Bucket List" research project, and after I'd introduced the concept (see free lesson), I told them we'd be viewing and evaluating the completed projects of her students (convenient because we work together). I

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Handouts, Assessment

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Twelve Angry Men: You Be the Juror/Jury

By Kerri Bury

Ideally, assignment could be used cooperatively (i.e., pairs and/or groups of three). Pairs/Groups compare the evidence for and against the accused,looking for reasonable doubt. This assignemtn also focuses somewhat on the irony in certain judicial

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Native Americans, Economics (University)

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities

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Studying the Mona Lisa: A Short Research Activity

By Kerri Bury

After viewing Mona Lisa Smile, I give my students a day in the computer lab to complete this short but interesting research activity regarding the actual Mona Lisa by Leonardo DaVinci. It could be done with or without/before or after viewing the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Art History, Visual Arts

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Research, Activities, Lesson

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MLA Mini-Lesson #1

By Kerri Bury

This is a mini-lesson in correcting quoting, pararphrasing, summarizing, and citing sources. (I emphasize the importance of working quotes/paraphrases/summaries smoothly into sentences and/or writings.) This mini-lesson can be used with MLA Handout

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Research, Activities, Lesson

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Recognizing Figurative Language and Determining Tone

By Kerri Bury

This is a short, review-like worksheet designed to aide students in recognizing different types of figurative language (specifically, simile, metaphor, personification). In the last two sections, students are asked to determine tone.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Lesson

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Of Mice and Men: Multi-genre Connections Project

By Kerri Bury

Students make connections between some aspect of the novel (i.e., specific character, character relationships, themes, etc.) and another piece of media (i.e., song, painting, movie scene, poem, etc.). This is also an analysis writing assignment in

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

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Sentence Fluency

By Kerri Bury

A PowerPoint I created to introduce a sentence fluency unit. The slides cover types of sentences, types of clauses, phrases (prepositional and appositive), and verbals (gerunds, infinitives, absolutes, participial).

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Handouts

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Critical Analysis of Documentary Filmmaking

By Kerri Bury

With my post-secondary and upper secondary (11th grade) students, I devote several weeks to teaching persuasion while also incorporating media literacy. The evolution of filmmaking has allowed average, everyday people to "voice" their opinions,

Subjects:

Visual Arts, Communications, Critical Thinking

Grades:

11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Activities, Assessment

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Understanding Romanticism: Prezi Interactive Worksheet

By Kerri Bury

I use this worksheet along with a Prezi I created. I find that students not only enjoy watching Prezis, but that they're able to note-take, keep up with, and pay closer attention to the sometimes necessary lecturing we have to do. The Prezi can be

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

11^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts

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Logical Fallacies

By Kerri Bury

This handout lists, defines, and provides examples of the many different types of logical fallacies.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Handouts

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Comma Rules

By Kerri Bury

Rules for using commas (list with examples).

Subjects:

Grammar

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Handouts

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Intro-ing Carrie Wisehart's Bucket List Project

By Kerri Bury

I bought and used Carrie Wisehart's "Bucket List Research Project," which is phenomenal, but I had to have a way to introduce the concept to my kids--a way to grab their attention, so this is how I introduced them to (and got them excited about)

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Handouts, Lesson

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Transcendentalism WebQuest Answer Key

By Kerri Bury

answer key to Transcendentalism WebQuest

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Internet Activities

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MLA Handout #1

By Kerri Bury

Can be used alone or with MLA Mini-Lesson #1...

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English Language Arts

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Research, Handouts

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I taught 9th, 10th, and 12th grade English at Nathan Hale High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma for six years. I was also the yearbook advisor at Hale for four years. I have now been teaching, for the past six years, at Broken Arrow Senior High School in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, where I teach literature and composition to 11th-graders. I have also taught higher education classes in Communications and Humanities and the University of Phoenix (Tulsa campus).

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HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I am a National Board Certified teaching, working on my Ph.D. in Curriculum Studies. I have received several scholarship awards to further my education.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

BAED,(English Education), Northeastern State University, 1999 MS, (Teaching, Learning, and Leadership), Oklahoma State University, 2006. 27 hours toward Ph.D. in Curriculum Studies, Oklahoma State University (anticipated graduation, 2013).

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

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Specialty, Social Studies, Native Americans, Arts & Music, Art History, Visual Arts, Critical Thinking, Literature, Writing, Writing-Essays