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I have been teaching for 21 years. I am endorsed to teach English (grades 8-12) and Fine Arts (grades 1-12). I currently teach Film, Graphic Design, and Advanced Placement 2D Design. For 17 years I have taught 9th-12th grade Literature courses which consisted of World, British, and American studies. I have taught Advanced Placement Literature and Composition for 12 years. My goal is to create quality, detailed, editable resources that teachers can use to fit the needs of their students.

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I have been teaching for 21 years. I am endorsed to teach English (grades 8-12) and Fine Arts (grades 1-12). I currently teach Film, Graphic Design, and Advanced Placement 2D Design. For 17 years I have taught 9th-12th grade Literature courses which consisted of World, British, and American studies. I have taught Advanced Placement Literature and Composition for 12 years. My goal is to create quality, detailed, editable resources that teachers can use to fit the needs of their students.
"Where Are You Going,Where Have You Been?"EDITABLE Activities,Tests,AP Style
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"Where Are You Going,Where Have You Been?"EDITABLE Activities,Tests,AP Style

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74 page unit on the short story! Focuses on LITERARY DEVICES (allegory, allusions, apotheosis stage, characterization, connotation, denotation, diction, foreshadowing, paradox, parable, personification, point of view, oxymoron, metaphor, motif, realistic literature, simile, surrealism, symbolism, syntax, tone), SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. * 17 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels) * 10 READING/LITERARY ANALYSIS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS * 8 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work): Allusion: “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” by Bob Dylan, Characterization, Syntax: Questions,Psychiatric Evaluation, Symbols, Motifs and Finding Support, Significance of Title * 12 VOCABULARY WORDS (handout and quiz) * 1 READER RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTION * 1 FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY PROMPT * 1 AP STYLE PROMPT * 2 AP STYLE PASSAGE TESTS (analysis/application of skills) * EXAMPLE LITERARY ESSAY
"Time" SONG-teaching annotation,inductive reasoning,literary analysis
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"Time" SONG-teaching annotation,inductive reasoning,literary analysis

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TEACH ACADEMIC AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS USING MUSIC This song activity, "Time" by Tom Waits, includes a detailed 28 Power Point slide lesson plan that teaches annotation skills, inductive reasoning, and literary analysis. 28 POWER POINT SLIDE PRESENTATION that helps the students understand how to analyze song lyrics using inductive reasoning. Each slide gives the students detailed instruction and examples of how to look for specific literary devices and annotate the lyrics. The students learn how to formulate a theme based on their findings/supports. OBJECTIVES: •Learn the difference between Inductive and deductive reasoning •Write a reader-response essay discussing a songwriter’s quote •Write a formal paragraph analysis of song lyrics •Learn and practice annotation skills •Create an original thematic statement based on song lyrics using inductive reasoning
"Life of Pi" COMPLETE UNIT EDITABLE Activities,Tests,Essays,AP Style,Keys
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"Life of Pi" COMPLETE UNIT EDITABLE Activities,Tests,Essays,AP Style,Keys

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NEW: All quizzes and tests are in excel format for easy upload to the free program socrative.com. Students can take tests online for instant grading and feedback. 269 page COMPLETE unit on the novel! Focuses on LITERARY DEVICES (allusion,chiaroscuro, chiasmus, cliché,comic relief, diction, foil, hero cycle, irony, juxtaposition, momento mori, motif,narrator,paradox,personification, simile,surrealism,symbolism,theme), SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. Original photographs of India included on handouts. * over 200 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels) * over 150 READING/LITERARY ANALYSIS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS * 14 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work): Bildungsroman Novel, Characterization,Song Connection,Religions and Philosophy,Figurative Language, Syntax,Writing about a Significant Passage Psychiatric Evaluation *20 READER RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS *2 FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY PROMPTS *4 AP STYLE PROMPTS *120 VOCABULARY WORDS DEFINED/HANDOUTS *2 AP STYLE PASSAGE TESTS (analysis/application of skills) *EXAMPLE LITERARY ANALYSIS