International educator with over 15 years experience.
I love the nuts and bolts of language teaching, but I also like communicative activities and task based learning, including simulations.
I hold a Master of Education with specializations in reading and behavior management, as well as graduate degrees in writing and education.
International educator with over 15 years experience.
I love the nuts and bolts of language teaching, but I also like communicative activities and task based learning, including simulations.
I hold a Master of Education with specializations in reading and behavior management, as well as graduate degrees in writing and education.
- get to know you
- introductions & greetings
-yes/no questions
- info questions
- hobbies and interests
-and/or/but
-play/go/do with sports
- is/are + verb-ing
-possessives (his/her etc)
-shopping
- talking about the future & making predictions
- physical descriptions
- family members
- count vs. non-count
-prepositions
- times
-dates
-can/ be able to/ knows how to
- get to know you questions
- asking for more info
- reported speech
- prepositions
- comparatives
- superlatives
- directions
- as adjective as
- time & sequence
- simple past
- past progressive/ continuous
- used to/ used for
-modal auxiliary verbs
- giving opinions
-making suggestions
- could/ should
- adverbs of frequency
- preferences
- feelings
- would questions
- the senses
This resource will test your students' knowledge, recall, comprehension, and analysis of the characters, themes, and major events in the novel Holes, by Louis Sachar.
The test is multi-modal, including:
- fill in the blanks
- matching
- short response questions
- graphic organizer
- an (short) essay [It's the last question, you have the option not to include it]
The test content covers:
- major characters, places, things
- significant plot events
- symbolism
- character relationships
- character development (Stanley)
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Close Reading Stories and Comprehension Worksheets + Vocabulary Work!
A modern, plain-language retelling of three of Geoffrey Chaucer’s classic stories!
High-interest extracts from authentic texts
Designed for close reading
Each excerpt stands alone as a close reading text suitable for scrutiny, critique, reflection, and evaluation.
Texts may be used as bell-ringers, as homework or vacation
assignments, one-to-one tutoring, no-prep substitute plans, or any
other use
Includes 3 levels of questions: main ideas and detail, language and literary devices, author’s purpose, and evaluation and personal-connection
Vocabulary rich
Includes questions on text structure, word-choice, and author’s bias
Common Core Aligned
Answer key included
Sample Difficulty Levels included
Stories Included:
The Wife of Bath’s Tale
The Pardoner’s Tale
The Clerk’s Tale
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