Everything you need to teach the reading & writing of fiction to your students. Road-tested and student-approved! Authors included are from diverse backgrounds. Focus on contemporary fiction. All texts inside were selected for their accessibility and student-friendly language. Everything in this comprehensive, half-semester unit plan is ready-to-roll and designed to help you reclaim your weekends! Written by a teacher with an MFA in Creative Writing. This purchase includes: A unit plan doc with daily lesson plans (and essential questions, CCSS, and all daily materials conveniently linked in document) Ready-to-print handouts on how to discuss fiction, the parts of a metaphor, and how to spice up the verbs in your writing, and point of view Interactive lessons on point of view and setting Slides for mini-lessons on character, setting, and plot/story structure- Slides of targeted journal prompts for each lesson Original activity using the New Yorker Fiction podcast that encourages independent listening and small-group discussion Links to creative writing games to play with students Texts provided in this unit plan: “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid “The School” by David Barthelme “Self-Reliance” by Edith Pearlman Student’s choice: “You Are Now Entering the Human Heart” by Janet Frame, “My Life is a Joke” by Sheila Heiti , or “Roy Spivey” by Miranda July What customers are saying: “This is a great unit and it has served me well with my students… it took a load of work off my shoulders in preparing for this unit. Thank you so much for putting this together.” “Good presentation of material and I love the detail included in each lesson… I felt prepared to answer questions about the history because of the complexity of the docs and slides provided.” “What’s not to love?.. The kids could follow with this resource, no problem.”

Everything you need to teach your students how to understand, discuss, and write poems. Road-tested and student-beloved! Everything in this comprehensive, 7-week unit plan is ready-to-roll. All resources inside are written in student-friendly language. Written by a teacher with an MFA in Creative Writing. Students have loved this unit in the past! It makes room for them to be creative, it helps them get over any fear of poetry, and I find that these lessons get my students to write poems they’re proud of. This purchase includes: -A unit plan doc with daily lesson plans (and essential questions, CCSS, and all daily materials conveniently linked in document) A ready-to-print poetry packet containing 15 poems by contemporary and classic poets -Instructions for 4 assignments written in clear, student-friendly language: Poem #1: Elegy or Ode Poem #2: Sonnet or Sestina Poem #3: Found Poem or Erasure Poem Poem #4: Poem Inspired by Another Poem or Poem Inspired by an Image Detailed, original poem rubric Poetry analysis graphic organizer Handout on how to workshop poetry Handout on Prose Poetry vs. Microfiction Resources for collaborative creative writing game What my customers are saying: “This is a great unit and it has served me well with my students… it took a load of work off my shoulders in preparing for this unit. Thank you so much for putting this together.” “Good presentation of material and I love the detail included in each lesson… I felt prepared to answer questions about the history because of the complexity of the docs and slides provided.” “What’s not to love?.. The kids could follow with this resource, no problem.”

Written by a teacher with an MFA in Creative Writing. Student tested and beloved! Detailed daily lesson plans, ready-to-print materials, a focus on contemporary writers – this puppy’s got it all. Students have loved this course in the past. These lessons make room for them to express themselves and get them to write pieces they’re proud of.

Everything you need to teach your students how to make beautiful zines of their own original writing. Road-tested and student-approved! All resources inside are written in student-friendly language. Everything in this comprehensive, 3-week unit plan is ready-to-roll and designed to make your life easier! This purchase includes: -A unit plan doc with daily lesson plans (and essential questions, CCSS, and all daily materials conveniently linked in document) The following ready-to-print materials for students: Instructions for booklet construction Assignment instructions and rubric A fun letter inviting them to "Zinefest" so they can share their zines Bonus: instructions for long-arm stapler and lettering examples to have available What my customers are saying: "This is a great unit and it has served me well with my students... it took a load of work off my shoulders in preparing for this unit. Thank you so much for putting this together." "Good presentation of material and I love the detail included in each lesson... I felt prepared to answer questions about the history because of the complexity of the docs and slides provided." "What's not to love?... The kids could follow with this resource, no problem."

Detailed slides, note-taking organizer, and matching-style review activity. Use this product to teach your audience about the 12 most common negative thought patterns (AKA cognitive distortions). This lesson helps students become more anxiety-literate. It helps them get a handle on their anxiety and increase their social emotional health. Teachers can use this to bring some SEL in to their regular-ed classroom, when teaching advisory, or with special populations. This can be used to supplement Second Step. This can also be used as staff training, peer education, or professional development. Slides are ready-to-project and handout is ready-to-print for all materials. Hopefully this all makes your job as an educator easier! With this download, you will receive: A colorful, aesthetically-pleasing Powerpoint file that takes an audience through the 12 most common negative thought patterns Catastrophizing, Emotional Reasoning, Fortune Telling, Labeling, Magnifying the Negative, Minimizing the Positive, Mind Reading, Overgeneralization, Self-Blaming, and Should Statements. This slideshow features definitions and visual examples for each (as well as a 2-minute stretch break halfway through ...because SEL) A Doc file containing a note-taking organizer for your audience to make use of during the slideshow and a matching-style review activity to use for review after the lecture. An answer key for the matching activity is included as well. What my customers have said about my materials so far: "Good presentation of material and I love the detail included in each lesson... I felt prepared to answer questions about the history because of the complexity of the docs and slides provided. " "What's not to love?... The kids could follow with this resource, no problem."

Help your students express their gratitude! These activities teach them to discuss gratitude using guided questions, analyze 4 poems about thankfulness, and write a thank-you note! With this download, you receive: A ready-to-print 2-page handout that takes students through the steps of writing a thank you note. A full page of 13 discussion/journal questions related to gratitude A PDF file containing the following poems: Page 1 - "Praying" by Mary Oliver Page 2 - "Advice to Myself" by Louise Erdrich Page 3 - "Morning" by Billy Collins Page 4 - TP-CASTT graphic organizer for poetry analysis This is great for Thanksgiving, Teacher Appreciation Month, community service, after a guest speaker visits, after a field trip to a special place, as an SEL activity to support your students’ mental health, as a professional development activity among colleagues, and more!