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Do your students really understand the process of literary analysis? Do you get a lot of plot summary instead? I’ve been teaching students to analyze literature for three decades now, and the biggest lesson I’ve learned, from much trial and error,
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading
Grades:
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types:
Activities, Handouts, Google Apps
CCSS:
CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.10
$5.99
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Teach your students skills for close reading and literary analysis!Independent reading and reading workshop are a wonderful way to turn our kids into lifelong readers. However, many teachers fear that they won’t be able to teach specific skills and
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Close Reading
Grades:
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types:
Activities
CCSS:
CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.5, CCRA.L.6
$5.00
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This bundle combines three products designed to get your students thinking independently and critically about the literature they read and about author purpose. All activities and organizers focus on higher order thinking skills and allow students
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading
Grades:
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types:
Activities, Task Cards, Centers
CCSS:
CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.10
$12.99
$8.99
330
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Scaffold the skills students need for narrative writing. This bundle of lessons and activities provides you with multiple sample narrative texts as well as engaging lessons and activities that will take students through a process-based approach to
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Writing, Close Reading
Grades:
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types:
Google Apps, Lesson
CCSS:
RL.9-10.4, W.9-10.3, W.9-10.3b, W.9-10.3c, W.9-10.3d, W.9-10.3e, W.9-10.5, CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.5
$18.00
$12.99
34
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Help your students understand the process of literary analysis: Middle and high school English students often struggle with literary analysis. These posters can help as they serve as an eye-catching visual reminder of sentence patterns they can use
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Writing, Close Reading
Grades:
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types:
Posters, Google Apps
$6.99
22
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Do you need to teach the elements of fiction? This bundle will give you mini-lessons, activities, and assignments that will help you to keep your students engaged while you teach them about the following literary elements:Opening linesSetting &
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading
Grades:
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types:
Lesson
CCSS:
RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.6, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5...
$70.44
$46.99
17
Bundle
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These inferencing activities will make teaching the skill easy - and fun!Learning to make inferences is one of the key foundational skills for not only reading comprehension but also literary analysis. That's why it's important that you help
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading
Grades:
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types:
Activities, Lesson
CCSS:
CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5
$7.99
8
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This critical thinking exercise can be used with any text and is designed to teach students to become independent, active readers. The organizers keep your students focused and guide them as they read. They will learn to look for textual evidence
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading
Grades:
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types:
Activities
$3.50
68
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Lessons and activities for teaching theme: Helping students understand theme can be difficult because it's something they struggle to understand. Use these theme lessons and activities to change that. The mini-lessons and graphic organizers are
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading
Grades:
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types:
Google Apps, Lesson
CCSS:
CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.L.3
$3.99
2
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Get your students engaged with poetry and analysis!Use Taylor Swift's song "Anti-Hero" as an opportunity to:Teach your students about a common convention in literaturePractice their close reading skillsDo some analysis of figurative devicesUse the
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Poetry, Close Reading
Grades:
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types:
Activities, Lesson
CCSS:
CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.9, CCRA.W.10, CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.4...
$3.25
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Need help teaching theme? Understanding theme is a concept that middle and high school students struggle with, so they need lots of practice. This bundle of theme lessons and activities will give your students the skills they need to figure out the
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading
Grades:
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types:
Graphic Organizers, Lesson, Centers
CCSS:
CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.5
$19.47
$12.99
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Bundle
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Teaching narrative writing? Looking for mentor texts to help your students see what effective narratives look like? This resource will allow you to do that, so you can scaffold the skills your students will need when they write their own
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Writing, Close Reading
Grades:
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types:
Google Apps
CCSS:
RL.9-10.4, W.9-10.3, W.9-10.3d, W.9-10.3e, CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.5
$4.00
6
Digital Download PDF (0.47 MB)
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Teach the setting in a fun and engaging way:These mini-lessons and activities are ready to use to engage your students as they learn about the literary element of setting. Your students will also get multiple opportunities to read, view, write,
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading
Grades:
7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types:
Lesson
CCSS:
CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.10, CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.5
$5.00
1
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Teach conflict in a fun and engaging way:These mini-lessons and activities are ready to use to engage your students as they learn about the literary element of conflict. Your students will also get multiple opportunities to read, view, write, speak,
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading
Grades:
7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types:
Graphic Organizers, Lesson
CCSS:
CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5, CCRA.L.6
$4.99
3
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This resource will get your students engaged while blending opportunities to read, write, and collaborate. Best of all, it's all ready for you to use with step-by-step instructions.The reading and writing bundle gives you several mini-lessons and
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Writing, Close Reading
Grades:
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types:
Google Apps, Lesson
CCSS:
RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.5, RL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.5, W.9-10.3d, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.10, CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.5
$7.99
1
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Teach the elements of fiction in a fun and engaging way:These mini-lessons and activities are ready to use to engage your students as they learn about the literary elements of characterization and theme. Your students will also get multiple
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading
Grades:
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types:
Activities, Lesson
CCSS:
CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5
$14.97
$10.99
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I know you get the same questions over and over. Students tend to take the easy way out and ask the teacher to tell them what to do, rather than think it out themselves. These booklets allow them to take more responsibility for their own learning.
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Writing, Close Reading
Grades:
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types:
Research, Printables
$4.00
22
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Teaching point of view has never been so much fun!These mini-lessons and activities are ready to use to engage your students as they learn about point of view and diverse perspectives. Your students will also get multiple opportunities to read,
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Writing, Close Reading
Grades:
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types:
Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Lesson
CCSS:
CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.W.3, CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.10, CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.5
$5.00
1
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Teaching the literary device of foreshadowing? This bundle of foreshadowing lessons and activities will help your students understand how and why writers use this literary device, and they will even practice using foreshadowing themselves.This
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Reading, Close Reading
Grades:
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types:
Activities, Assessment, Lesson
CCSS:
RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.5, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.6
$5.00
Digital Download PDF (2.29 MB)
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Teach the point of view in a fun and engaging way:These mini-lessons and activities are ready to use to engage your students as they learn about the literary element of point of view. Your students will also get multiple opportunities to read, view,
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading
Grades:
7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types:
Graphic Organizers, Lesson
CCSS:
CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.3, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.10, CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.5, CCRA.L.6
$5.00
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been teaching high school English for twenty-six years, and have loved every one of them. I teach a broad range of students, from those in the non-academic stream to those in the International Baccalaureate program. I am also department head and an instructional leader who has conducted many PD sessions for district teachers.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I have always seen my self as a guide, showing my students how to learn, rather than just what to learn. I focus on creating engaging material that fosters critical thinking and love of reading & writing. I also attempt to incorporate physical activity in my classroom, so students can engage all of their learning styles. Most importantly, I'm a learner too. I spend a lot of time trying to understand how students learn best, and am constantly revamping my lessons to meet their needs.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I have a BA in English, a B.Ed with a secondary focus, and an M. Ed in Curriculum Studies. I also have Level 3 training in IB English.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

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