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Many great literary and poetic works contain enriching symbolism, but these symbols are useless unless students know how to actively search and find connections between the concrete world and abstract ideas. This game gives students the chance to
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry
Grades:
6th, 7th, 8th, 9th
Types:
Activities, Printables, Games
$3.25
263
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By UPBEAT ELA
This engaging game gives middle school students valuable -- and fun -- practice with finding universal themes in literature. First, the class reads a poem together, and the teacher reminds the students that a universal theme is a repeated concept
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry
Grades:
7th, 8th, 9th
Types:
Activities, Handouts, Games
CCSS:
RL.7.2, RL.8.2
$2.00
44
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By UPBEAT ELA
Love is in the air, and it’s all over the radio, too! Take advantage of the twitterpation to review figurative language with your secondary students. With this activity, students identify different types of figurative language in various lyrics
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry
Grades:
7th, 8th, 9th, 10th
Types:
Worksheets, Activities, Handouts
$1.50
15
Digital Download PDF (2.14 MB)
By UPBEAT ELA
Irony is a tricky concept for many middle school students, but this fun review game gives kids valuable practice at distinguishing the difference between situational irony, dramatic irony, verbal irony, and no irony at all! Students are split into
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry
Grades:
6th, 7th, 8th
Types:
Activities, Games
$3.25
34
Digital Download PDF (2.77 MB)
By UPBEAT ELA
This fun and festive game helps students review figurative language in a way that they will love and remember! During this game, students must match ten classic Christmas-movie quotes to the type of figurative language they exemplify. This
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Reading, Poetry
Grades:
6th, 7th, 8th, 9th
Types:
Activities, Games
$2.00
38
Digital Download PDF (0.94 MB)
By UPBEAT ELA
Autumn provides the perfect inspiration for poetic imagery, and this activity prompts students to use these vivid sights, sounds, feelings, tastes, and smells in their own imagery-rich poetry. Students listen to Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken,"
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry
Grades:
7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types:
Printables, Graphic Organizers, Rubrics
$1.50
14
Digital Download PDF (1.11 MB)
By UPBEAT ELA
This fun and engaging football figurative language game helps students identify the different types of figurative language while talking about a topic that already has their attention--football!When students come to me in middle school, I expect
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry
Grades:
5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
Types:
Activities, Games
CCSS:
RL.5.4, RL.6.4, RL.7.4, RL.8.4
$2.00
3
Digital Download PDF (3.05 MB)
By UPBEAT ELA
If your students think poetry is boring, they need to think again. This fun and interactive poetry project helps middle school students understand the imagery in the poems they read and experience poetry in an unforgettable way!
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry
Grades:
6th, 7th, 8th
Types:
Projects, Activities
$6.25
Digital Download PDF (2.69 MB)
By UPBEAT ELA
Themes in poetry and other literature can confuse many students, but theme does not have to be a difficult or boring concept to learn. Here are some entertaining and effective ways to use these theme-team flags in your classroom: --Split the class
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry
Grades:
7th, 8th, 9th
Types:
Activities, Printables
CCSS:
RL.7.2, RL.8.2
$3.00
4
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have taught Reading, Language Arts, Composition, American Literature, British Literature, Public Speaking, Journalism, and Greek & Latin Etymology to over 800 students in grades 7-12.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I love bringing learning to life with games, projects, and out-of-the-box essay prompts!

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I feel honored to have helped over 90,000 fellow teachers bring life and laughter to their classrooms over the past 10 years.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I have a Bachelor of Arts in English with teaching certification for grades 7-12.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I am a teacher, an author, a wife, and a mother by both birth and adoption. My family lives on a tiny Florida hobby farm with two dogs, six cats, two sheep, four ducks, a handful of hens and roosters, and one miniature zebu.