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An Introduction to Dystopia: Six Common Core Aligned Lessons

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Dystopia is the hottest genre on the market right now - especially for teens. If you're teaching high school English, you should probably be teaching dystopia!This product contains SIX lessons that introduce the genre of dystopia to students.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.4, L.9-10.3, L.9-10.4a, L.9-10.5

$12.00

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The Great Gatsby: Activity, Lesson & Assessment Bundle

By Mud and Ink Teaching

From the giltz and glam of flappers to the longing of painful heartbreak, The Great Gatsby has captured teachers and students alike for generations. If you've been following along with me on Instagram @mudandinkteaching, you have probably caught

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.6, RL.11-12.7, RL.11-12.9, W.11-12.1, W.11-12.1a, W.11-12.1b, W.11-12.1c, W.11-12.1d, W.11-12.1e

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$38.00

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Romeo & Juliet: Complete Bundle {Grades 9-12}

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare's most widely taught play. This complete bundle showcases The Bard's work under the lens of an inquiry-driven philosophy. Students will focus their work on answering the Essential Question: Which is more reliable -

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$67.00

$39.00

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Short Story Unit Bundle: Essential Questions & Skills for Critical Thinking

By Mud and Ink Teaching

A FRESH APPROACH TO TEACHING THE SHORT STORY:If you’ve been teaching the same three short stories from the dusty anthology in the corner of your classroom for the last several years, this resource is going to take you in an entirely new direction.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.10

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Macbeth Complete Unit Bundle: Shakespeare through Inquiry and Critical Thinking

By Mud and Ink Teaching

If you're overwhelmed with ideas or intimidated to jump into Shakespeare's play Macbeth, this set of lessons will ensure the critical thinking that students need to tackle the play with confidence. This series of lessons focuses on important close

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Unit Plans, 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.W.1, CCRA.W.4...

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$38.00

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A Thousand Splendid Suns: COMPLETE NOVEL UNIT

By Mud and Ink Teaching

A Thousand Splendid Suns is a novel with ample opportunity to teach critical thinking skills, close reading, and literary analysis with students. All of the activities, resources, assessments, and creative activities that you need are here.This

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Unit Plans, Lesson

$43.50

$35.00

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Create a Character Stocking: Symbolism, Characterization, and Analysis Activity

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Characterization is one of the most important things we teach in the secondary ELA classroom, so why not revisit some of your favorite, loved characters from the year around the holidays?With this activity, students will receive a blank holiday

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Lesson

$3.50

180

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Fahrenheit 451: Complete Inquiry Unit {Supplements, Assessments, Close Reading}

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Teaching a full-length novel and also finding ways to teach critical thinking and literary analysis is quite the challenge. This set of resources will assist you in your endeavor to create a student-centered, engaged learning experience while

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Lesson

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.W.1, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.4...

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Dystopian Literature: Mega Bundle of All Resources

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Refresh, rebuild, and reimagine the possibilities of teaching dystopia with access to every single dystopian item in the Mud and Ink Teaching store. This bundle contains every dystopian literature product in the Mud and Ink Teaching store and will

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

$51.50

$38.00

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Fahrenheit 451: Part 1 Lessons, Activities, Close Reading, and Assessment

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

$12.00

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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Julius Caesar: Complete Bundle {Grades 9-12}

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Julius Caesar is one of Shakespeare's most widely taught plays. This complete bundle showcases The Bard's work under the lens of an inquiry-driven philosophy. Students will focus their work on answering the Essential Question: What does it take

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$49.50

$35.00

Bundle

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Poetry Analysis with The Big Six: How to Teach Beyond a Worksheet

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Teaching poetry and poetic analysis is a challenging part of the ELA teacher's job. This side deck is an approachable way for teachers and students to cover the elements of poetry and practice analysis skills with a wide variety of poems.Take

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.5, CCRA.L.6

$12.00

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The Great Gatsby: Chapter 1, 2, and 3 Lessons & Activities {EDITABLE}

By Mud and Ink Teaching

When it's time to start The Great Gatsby, you'll need some lessons to get you going at the beginning of the novel. I like to start the unit focusing on both color symbolism and the way Fitzgerald establishes the gender roles in Chapter 1. Next, we

Subjects:

Literature, Writing-Essays, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Lesson

$6.00

Digital Download PDF (2.35 MB)

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Gothic Fiction Mini Unit for Secondary ELA

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Teaching students about gothic fiction sometimes falls short when we only study one short story. In this mini-unit, put the power of inquiry into your student's hands as they explore the question: to what extent does gothic fiction capture the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Halloween

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

$5.00

Online Resource
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The Great Gatsby: Chapter 4 & 5 Lessons & Activities {EDITABLE}

By Mud and Ink Teaching

When it's time to start The Great Gatsby, you'll need some lessons to get you going at the beginning of the novel. This product includes a wide variety of lessons to help students through close reading and literary analysis. These lessons and

Subjects:

Literature, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (2.75 MB)

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A Raisin in the Sun: PreReading Activities {Stations, Poetry, & Scavenger Hunt}

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Teaching A Raisin in the Sun requires some important preparation for students before they open up the play to the first page. This product is a one-week background knowledge building exercise and covers everything from the historical time frame, to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

$4.00

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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Dystopian Literature: Digital Choice Board Activity

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Whether you're studying a classic dystopian novel like Fahrenheit 451, Animal Farm, 1984, ro Brave New World or you're exploring some of the most amazing YA dystopian texts in literature circles, this digital choice board activity will help students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, For All Subjects

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities, Google Apps

$4.50

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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Othello Complete Unit Bundle: Shakespeare through Inquiry and Critical Thinking

By Mud and Ink Teaching

If you're overwhelmed with ideas or intimidated to jump into Shakespeare's play Othello, this set of lessons will ensure the critical thinking that students need to tackle the play with confidence. This series of lessons focuses on important close

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

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

$57.00

$36.00

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Romeo & Juliet: Act Two Activities, Close Reading, Balcony Scene

By Mud and Ink Teaching

If you're overwhelmed with ideas or intimidated to jump into Shakespeare's play Romeo & Juliet, this set of lessons for Act 2 and the balcony scene will ensure the critical thinking that they need to tackle the play with confidence. This series

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

$8.00

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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Gothic Literature: Digital Choice Board Activity

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Whether you're studying a classic gothic novel like Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, or Dracula or you're exploring some other texts in literature circles, this digital choice board activity will help students gain exposure to 25

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, For All Subjects

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities, Google Apps

$4.50

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been discovering the amazing mysteries and joys of language arts with 10th and 12th grade students in West Chicago for the past five years. Teaching has been my passion since I was a little girl playing school in my basement.

MY TEACHING STYLE

My teaching style would best be described as "discovery in the making". I approach each day with my students with an open mind and a hope to get side tracked into great, authentic discussion about literature, writing, and the world we live in. To learn more about my classroom, visit my blog! http://mudandink.blogspot.com/

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I am a 2004 Golden Apple Scholar award winner and two time speaker at the National Character Education Forum. I am passionate about raising curious, driven, worldly, and caring young men and women!

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I attended Illinois Wesleyan University from 2004-2008 and received a bachelor's degree in English. I later attended Concordia University Chicago from 2010-2012 and received my ESL certification and a Master's in Curriculum & Instruction.

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I am happy to create custom products for you! Please inbox me for any ideas or projects that you have in mind and I'd be happy to work with you to create something challenging, creative, and linked to the Core!

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