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Experience:13 Years Classroom Teaching High School 1 Year Classroom Teaching Middle School 1 Year Director School Newspaper 6 Years Student Development Higher Education Typical lesson follows this basic format using a variety of formats to touch numerous learning modalities. 1. Facilitated Socratic session and/or group activity to stimulate prior knowledge. 2. Interactive Media Presentation presenting subject area and skills with facilitated exercises to check for understanding.

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Experience:13 Years Classroom Teaching High School 1 Year Classroom Teaching Middle School 1 Year Director School Newspaper 6 Years Student Development Higher Education Typical lesson follows this basic format using a variety of formats to touch numerous learning modalities. 1. Facilitated Socratic session and/or group activity to stimulate prior knowledge. 2. Interactive Media Presentation presenting subject area and skills with facilitated exercises to check for understanding.
Secret Life of Walter Mitty: Short Story Conflict
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Secret Life of Walter Mitty: Short Story Conflict

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These short story lesson plans use The Secret Life of Walter Mitty as the platform for developing student skills in literary analysis writing. Multiple activities provide guided instruction on how to write a literary analysis paragraph, with detailed lessons that teach students the fundamental literary elements of internal and external narrative conflict. Each lesson provides systematic, facilitated writing exercises that address each element of analysis writing: analyzing a prompt, writing statements, deeply analyzing a text, using evidence, writing commentary and explanation, and writing conclusions. Unique acronyms help students remember how to approach each part of an essay. Each lesson includes PPT lectures, student notes, guided practice, and individual practice. To learn more about the unit, look at the detailed preview. This resource is part of our complete Short Story Bundle
Essay Writing Posters
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Essay Writing Posters

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18 High resolution JPEG posters to display in the classroom. Each poster addresses a different element of expository and persuasive essay writing. 3 Bonus posters give direction and guidelines on how to annotate informational and literary texts. This Bundle of Posters includes 1. Introduction Paragraphs: Outlines the unique ACT strategy for remembering the elements of the introduction. 2. Body Paragraphs: Outlines the unique PEEL strategy for remembering the elements of the body paragraphs. 3. Conclusion Paragraphs: Outlines the unique RIP strategy for remembering the elements of the conclusion. 4. Thesis Writing: Outlines the unique TOPS strategy for remembering the elements of the thesis statement. 5. Attention Grabbers: Outlines the unique GRAB strategy for remembering the elements of the attention grabber. 6. Choosing Evidence: Outlines the unique FACT strategy for remembering the elements of choosing evidence. 7. Transitions: 5 Different Posters that outline different transition phrases to use in different writing circumstances. 8. Commentary: Outlines the unique IDEAS strategy for remembering the elements of the commentary. 9. Counter Argument Rebuttal: 3 Posters defining counter argument and rebuttal and providing sentence starters for each.
Persuasive & Argument Writing Adding Ethos Pathos Logos Rhetorical Appeals
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Persuasive & Argument Writing Adding Ethos Pathos Logos Rhetorical Appeals

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This lesson plan comes complete with PPT lecture, Student Handouts, Integrated Classroom Exercises, and a Teacher's Guide. Direct Instruction is uniquely integrated with student exercises for Guided Practice and to check for understanding. Students will distinguish between inductive and deductive arguments, evaluate videos to distinguish between persuasion and propaganda, recognize rhetorical appeals of ethos, pathos and logos. Student will then use these new skills to evaluate and revise their own essays to incorporate rhetorical appeals into their writing. This Lesson Includes: 1. TEACHER GUIDE: Fully developed lesson plan 2. PPT LECTURE With integrated student exercises 3. STUDENT NOTES AND WORKSHEETS This resource is section of my larger, detailed argument persuasive writing unit with over 80 pages and 160 ppt slides of detailed ppt lectures, student note packets, guided writing exercises, sample paragraphs, and graphic organizers.
Of Mice and Men Character Analysis Activities
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Of Mice and Men Character Analysis Activities

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These Of Mice and Men activities provide structured exercises to the characters within the novel. Students will use excerpts from the novel to draw pictures of the given character and make inferences about the characters personality. Graphic organizers and facilitated activities guide students in their analysis and writing. This resource is part of our Of Mice and Men Unit and Of Mice and Men Activities Bundle This Resource Includes: 1. Analysis questions organized by chapter 2. Vocabulary exercises in context from the novel. Total Pages 7
Argument Analysis Rhetorical Appeals Ethos, Pathos, Logos
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Argument Analysis Rhetorical Appeals Ethos, Pathos, Logos

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Critical analysis of texts is a strong focus of the CCSS. This lesson is designed with PPT lectures, student notes, and engaging activities to help you instruct your students to better understand and evaluate the fundamentals of arguments and persuasive techniques. This lesson focuses on identifying and analyzing the use of rhetorical appeals: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos. This lesson is part of a larger bundle. Save 50% on the comprehensive "Evaluating Arguments and Persuasion" bundle This Lesson Includes: -Teacher's Guide -Common Core Alignment -PPT Lecture -Student Notes -Engaging Activities -Close Reading Activities Each section has its own editable PPT lecture, with student notes and integrated student activities. At the conclusion of the unit the bundle includes structured worksheets to evaluate a contemporary debate issue, using new knowledge and skills.
Compare and Contrast Essay Writing
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Compare and Contrast Essay Writing

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Compare and Contrast: Make compare and contrast tasks easy and practical for your students with this comprehensive writing packet. PPT lecture coincides with student notes to provide direct instruction and guided practice. Students will benefit from scaffolded exercises designed to generate classroom discussion, graphic organizers to outline brainstorming, thesis templates designed for a variety of purposes, essay planning graphic organizers, and a guided practice paragraph. Included with this product: 1. PPT lecture to support student notes (15 slides) 2. Student notes with integrated exercises (4 pages) 3. Facilitated point-by-point practice paragraph (2 pages) 4. Essay planning graphic organizers (4 pages) 5. Using Venn Diagrams Effectively (3 pages) 6. Teacher's guide
Literary Elements Analysis Symbols Motifs
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Literary Elements Analysis Symbols Motifs

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Common Core Aligned. This collection of resources is designed to help facilitate student understanding of the development of symbols and motifs within a text. PPT slides and lecture instruct a students with the knowledge of motifs vs. symbols in literature. Students then use the graphic organizer to track the development of motifs and symbols within the novel. Bloom's Taxonomy prompts provide a platform for students to interact with and evaluate the symbols and motifs relative to the plot and theme of the novel. This Lesson Plan Includes: 1. Teacher Instructions 2. Student Handouts (6 pages) 3. Symbol Motif Student Notes 4. Graphic Organizers 5. 3 Analysis prompts 6. PPT Lecture (12 slides)
Argument Analysis Unit
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Argument Analysis Unit

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This common core aligned unit focuses on analyzing the fundamentals of argument and persuasion. This bundle is designed with PPT lectures, student notes, and engaging activities to help you instruct your students in concepts such as premise vs. conclusions, persuasive appeals (ethos, pathos, logos), inductive vs deductive reasoning, valid vs. sound, evaluating evidence, viewpoint, bias, the rhetorical situation, mood vs. tone, etc. Up to 2 weeks of material and instruction. Save up to 50% over purchasing each lesson individually. This bundle includes: 1. Understanding the Rhetorical Situation (17 pages 24 slides) Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject 2. Recognizing Viewpoint and Bias (14 pages 12 slides) Facts vs. Opinions, Loaded Words, Tone and Mood 3. Analyzing Rhetorical Appeals (17 pages 12 slides) Ethos, Pathos, Logos 4. Elements and Structure of Arguments (11 pages 16 slides) Premise vs. Conclusion, Inductive vs. Deductive, Valid vs. Sound 5. Analysis of Propaganda and Fallacies (11 pages 20 slides) 6. Engaging Topics and Arguments for Evaluation (17 pages) Analysis notes and worksheets. ("Legalization of Marijuana" and "Do Aliens Exist?" "Would a Zombie Apocalypse be a Serious Threat?" "Should College Athletes be Paid?" "Violent vs Nonviolent Protest") 7. Non-fiction annotation and close reading strategies. Each section has its own editable PPT lecture, with student notes and integrated student activities. At the conclusion of the unit the bundle includes structured worksheets to evaluate a contemporary debate issue, using new knowledge and skills.
Persuasive Writing Counter Arguments and Rebuttals
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Persuasive Writing Counter Arguments and Rebuttals

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This lesson provides guided practice writing process, taking students in a step by step process to draft Counter Arguments and Rebuttals. PPT lecture is integrated with scaffolded exercises, walking the students through how to select appropriate counter arguments and attack them directly in their rebuttal. Included with this lesson: 1 PPT Lecture 2 Student Notes 3 Guided Writing Excercises 4 Sample Paragraphs 5 Planning Sheets 6 Graphic Organizers This resource is section of my larger, detailed argument persuasive writing unit with over 80 pages and 160 ppt slides of detailed ppt lectures, student note packets, guided writing exercises, sample paragraphs, and graphic organizers.
Persuasive Argument Writing Conclusion Paragraph
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Persuasive Argument Writing Conclusion Paragraph

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This lesson provides guided practice writing process, taking students in a step by step process to draft a conclusion paragraph. PPT lecture is integrated with scaffold exercises, walking the students through each element of the conclusion: Restatement, Establishing Importance or Connection to the Audience, and Presenting Recommendations. Students will complete guided exercises in each area, evaluate a sample conclusion, and then use graphic organizers to complete their own conclusion paragraph. Included with this lesson: 1 PPT Lecture 2 Student Notes 3 Guided Writing Excercises 4 Sample Paragraphs 5 Planning Sheets 6 Graphic Organizers This resource is section of my larger, detailed argument persuasive writing unit with over 80 pages and 160 ppt slides of detailed ppt lectures, student note packets, guided writing exercises, sample paragraphs, and graphic organizers.
Tone & Mood Nonfiction Close Reading Diction Figurative Language
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Tone & Mood Nonfiction Close Reading Diction Figurative Language

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The new Common Core State Standards place a greater emphasis on critical thinking and implementing nonfiction into the English Language Arts curriculum. Understanding the basics of an author's use of diction (denotation vs connotation), imagery, figurative language, and syntax; is essential for analyzing the tone and mood of a text. This multi-faceted lesson plan integrates listening skills, reading strategies, and writing skills, as students analyze each of these elements to determine the tone an mood of a variety of texts. INCLUDED WITH THIS PACKET CCSS Alignment Videos and Active Listening Exercises/Worksheets PPT tools authors use to develop tone and mood Tone and Mood Student’s Notes Guided Practice Worksheets Independent Practice Worksheets Independent Tone and Mood Exercises Tone and Mood Quizzes
Antigone Scene 1 Creon's Speech & 3 Analysis Activities
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Antigone Scene 1 Creon's Speech & 3 Analysis Activities

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Antigone is considered one of the great Greek tragedies. LOOK AT THE PREVIEW. This lesson plan offers variety of different activities to develop a deep analysis of Scene 1 of this great play. PPT lecture, student notes, and facilitated exercises guide students through an analysis of the characterization of Creon, a deep rhetorical analysis of Creon's speech, and a graphic organizer for tracking the development of the tragic hero's path. This lesson is part of our Antigone Unit This lesson plan includes: PPT Lectures Student Notes Student Worksheets and Exercises Analytical Writing Tasks Teacher Answers and Resources Total Pages 46 slides 24
Antigone Scene 4 Mythology Allusions Hubris
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Antigone Scene 4 Mythology Allusions Hubris

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Antigone is considered one of the great Greek tragedies. This lesson plan offers a variety of different activities to develop a deep analysis of Scene 4 of this great play. PPT lecture, student notes, and facilitated exercises guide students through: 1) Analysis of Antigone's use of Allusions to Greek Mythology 2) Analysis of Hubris in Greek Tragedy (Antigone) 3) Tragic Hero's Path Graphic Organizer/Analysis This lesson is part of our Antigone Unit This lesson plan includes: PPT Lectures Student Notes Student Worksheets and Exercises Analytical Writing Tasks Total Pages 10 slides 10 pages
Of Mice and Men Chapter Questions and Vocabulary Packet
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Of Mice and Men Chapter Questions and Vocabulary Packet

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Suppliment your Of Mice and Men teaching with these engaging chapter analysis questions. Literary analysis questions organized by chapters. Vocabulary terms provided in contextual sentences from the novel are used to guide students to create their own vocabulary notebook, including a vocab test with answer keys. This resource is part of our Of Mice and Men Unit and Of Mice and Men Activities Bundle This Resource Includes: 1. Analysis questions organized by chapter 2. Vocabulary exercises in context from the novel. Total Pages13
Hunger Games Activities Bundle
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Hunger Games Activities Bundle

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This Hunger Games Activities Bundle has over 20 different activities, including chapter questions and vocabulary exercises, to supplement your teaching of The Hunger Games. Students love these fun, interactive activities that challenge their critical thinking skills, such as compare and contrast, cause and effect, character analysis, analyzing symbols, narrative conflict, and plot analysis. This resource is part of our Hunger Games Unit This Activities Bundle Includes: 1. Tribute gift activities 2. Character interview project 3. Character Instagram game/activities 4. Chapter Selfie graphic organizer 5. Detailed chapter analysis worksheets 6. Cause and effect diagrams 7. Character letter to themselves activity 8. District symbols analysis activity 9. Create a symbol activity 10. Compare contrast The Hunger Games to Gladiator Games 11. Over 80 analysis questions organized by chapter 12. Vocabulary terms and activities in context from the novel Total Pages 50
Hunger Games Hero's Journey Activity
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Hunger Games Hero's Journey Activity

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This Hunger games resource provides activities and worksheets to facilitate students' understanding and application Katniss's character and how she reflects Joseph Campbell's theory of The Hero's Journey. PPT lectures and Student Notes guide students in analyzing any novel and how the plot resembles Campbell's Hero's Journey. This resource is part of our Hunger Games Unit Included in this bundle: 1 The Hero's Journey PPT Lecture 2 The Hero's Journey Student Notes 3 The Hero's Journey Graphic Organizers 4 The Hero's Journey Analysis Worksheets 5 The Hero's Journey Writing Task and Prompt Total Pages 27 slides 14 pages
Hunger Games Chapter Questions and Vocabulary Packet
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Hunger Games Chapter Questions and Vocabulary Packet

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Suppliment your Hunger Games teaching with these engaging chapter analysis questions. Over 80 literary analysis questions, covering chapters 1-27, organized by chapters. Vocabulary terms provided in contextual sentences from the novel are used to guide students to create their own vocabulary notebook (also organized by chapters 1-27). Over 75 different terms including a summative Vocab Test with answer keys. This resource is part of our Hunger Games Unit and Hunger Games Activities Bundle This Resource Includes: 1. Over 80 analysis questions organized by chapter 2. Vocabulary exercises in context from the novel. Total Pages 28
Hunger Games Character Analysis Writing Lessons
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Hunger Games Character Analysis Writing Lessons

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These Hunger Games lessons focus on developing student skills in literary analysis writing. Multiple activities provide guided instruction on how to write a literary analysis paragraph, with detailed lessons that teach students the fundamental literary elements of the direct and indirect characterization of Katniss. Each lesson provides systematic, facilitated writing exercises that address each element of analysis writing: analyzing a prompt, writing statements, deeply analyzing a text, using evidence, writing commentary and explanation, and writing conclusions. Unique acronyms help students remember how to approach each part of an essay. Each lesson includes PPT lectures, student notes, guided practice, and individual practice. To learn more about the unit, look at the detailed preview. This resource is part of our Hunger Games Unit This resource includes: 1 PPT Lectures 2 Literary Element Student Notes 3 Body Paragraph Literary Analysis Writing Exercises 4 Graphic Organizers 5 Sample Paragraphs 6 Literary Analysis Annotation Guidelines PPT and Notes. 7 Three different levels of analysis worksheets and graphic organizers 8 Novel Excerpts 9 Detailed Teacher Resources Total Pages 40 slides 36 pages
Halloween Descriptive Writing Activities (Figurative Language & Imagery)
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Halloween Descriptive Writing Activities (Figurative Language & Imagery)

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Fun and engaging Halloween descriptive writing activities. This engaging descriptive writing unit focuses on develop students’ use of the following descriptive writing techniques to develop mood and tone: figurative language (simile, metaphor, allusion, and hyperbole), visual imagery, auditory imagery, olfactory imagery, tactile imagery, gustatory imagery, indirect characterization, and connotative diction. Each activity includes PPT lectures, student notes, guided activities, independent practice, and graphic organizers for brainstorming and planning. This unit includes 1. Teacher's Guide 2. Common Core Standards Alignment 3. PPT Lectures (Mood, Tone, Imagery, Figurative Language, Indirect Characterization) 4. Student Notes (Mood, Tone, Imagery, Figurative Language, Indirect Characterization) 5. Guided Descriptive Writing Activities 6. Independent Descriptive Writing Activities 7. Descriptive Writing Graphic Organizers
Lord of the Flies Symbols
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Lord of the Flies Symbols

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Common Core Aligned. CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW. This detailed collection of resources is designed to help facilitate student understanding of the development of symbols and motifs within Lord of the Flies. Active Listening Exercises and a PPT slide lecture instruct a students with the knowledge of motifs vs. symbols in literature. Students then use the graphic organizer to track the development of motifs and symbols within the novel. Completed organizers (including analysis and quotes from the text) are provided as a teacher resource. Students complete the exercise by using the provided writing templates to complete their own symbol analysis paragraphs. Novel excerpts are provided for student close reading and symbol analysis.