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AaronNWndlnd's ELA Extravaganza

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Create Your Own Utopia (Using Sir Thomas More's Utopia)

By AaronNWndlnd's ELA Extravaganza

This document outlines Sir Thomas More's Utopia and asks students to create their own version of the perfect society. Ss love this project!--it's creative and literary and Ss can present their projects after they're finished!

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Government, Literature

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

Types:

Projects, Simulations

$5.00

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Connecting The Crucible to Cancel Culture

By AaronNWndlnd's ELA Extravaganza

Read The Crucible? Want to connect it to our modern cancel culture? This is a way to do so.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Research, Activities, Graphic Organizers

$5.00

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Create Your Own Utopia, w/Ursula Le Guinn's "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas"

By AaronNWndlnd's ELA Extravaganza

This is a project, similar to the one I uploaded focused exclusively on More, where students create their own utopias. The text used here could either be Ursula Le Guinn's "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" and/or More's "Utopia."

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Projects

$5.00

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Cell Phone/Device Use Rubric

By AaronNWndlnd's ELA Extravaganza

This rubric can and should be used by every teacher who deals with technology distractions in class.

Subjects:

Other (ELA), For All Subject Areas, For All Subjects

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Internet Activities, Classroom Forms, Rubrics

$5.00

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Connecting The Crucible and Cancel Culture, Answer Key

By AaronNWndlnd's ELA Extravaganza

This is an answer key for Connecting The Crucible to Cancel Culture activity, sold separately.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Close Reading

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Research, Activities, Graphic Organizers

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Elizabeth Bowen's "The Demon Lover" Analysis & Reflection Questions

By AaronNWndlnd's ELA Extravaganza

This handout both analyzes aspect of Bowen's classic short story "The Demon Lover" (perfect for conversations close to Halloween or during a unit that explores the ramifications of war) and provides reflection questions that can be used to generate

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

$5.00

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Write an Obituary Project (lit. character or historical person), with rubric

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Write an Obituary (lit. character or historical person), with rubric

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Research, Projects, Activities

$5.00

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Designing William (Create a Modern Retelling of Shakespeare)

By AaronNWndlnd's ELA Extravaganza

Step into the slippers of Shakespeare and create a modern retelling of a scene from one of his classic plays. Grab a sword, a scroll—and a cellphone! The Scenario : Reimagine the Bard by adapting a scene from the play we’re reading for modern

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

Types:

Projects, Activities

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The Art & Science of Attention-Training, Concentration, Listening––Mindfulness

By AaronNWndlnd's ELA Extravaganza

Finally, have the resource you need to teach your students HOW to listen, to be mindful, and to concentrate!

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Informational Text

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Handouts

$5.00

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Poem and Questions For: "Lift Every Voice and Sing," by James Weldon Johnson

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Poem and Questions For: "Lift Every Voice and Sing," by James Weldon Johnson

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

$5.00

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High School English Language Arts Syllabus

By AaronNWndlnd's ELA Extravaganza

After working on my syllabus for over a decade, this is my best effort. Take what works for you and ignore what does not. Polite criticisms are always welcome.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff

Types:

Teacher Manuals, Syllabi, Professional Development

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Presentation: Alice Walker's "Beauty: When the Other Dancer Is the Self"

By AaronNWndlnd's ELA Extravaganza

This is a presentation on Alice Walker excellent essay/short story.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Short Stories

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education

Types:

Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Prezis

$5.00

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Presentation: "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas," by Ursula Le Guin

By AaronNWndlnd's ELA Extravaganza

This is a presentation that connects the short story to topics of morality, ethics, and encourage critical thinking about the work.

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

$5.00

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Using C.R.E.E.C. to Help Students Write Cogent Paragraphs

By AaronNWndlnd's ELA Extravaganza

CREEC is a helpful acronym we will use to create well-written paragraphs and responses for all classes and every situation where communicating effectively is required.

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Handouts

$5.00

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Designing a Philosophy of Life (Personal Essay Writing Assignment)

By AaronNWndlnd's ELA Extravaganza

Using the guidelines laid out here, students will be inspired to write their own personal essay that explores their personal philosophy of life. The idea is that a person will live a better more useful life if they understand why they are here and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Projects

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Book Review Podcast Project

By AaronNWndlnd's ELA Extravaganza

TERM ONE BOOK REVIEW PROJECT.So far, we have been reading our term one book (one interesting & challenging) with a critical eye––this means reading & asking: •What are the book's primary features—spatial, cultural, biological, fantastic,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Projects

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Blind Date w/a Book / Book Speed Dating

By AaronNWndlnd's ELA Extravaganza

Together, we have wrapped multiple books and recorded limited, but specificinformation about each: “sci-fi,” ”rural setting,” ”romance,” “robots,” etc. Next,we’ll go on a blind date with a book. Let’s look at the wrapped books and chooseone that

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Projects

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What's in your bag?--a project, Zora Neal Hurston's "How it Feels 2B Colored Me"

By AaronNWndlnd's ELA Extravaganza

1. Recall Zora Neale Hurston’s finish to her essay, “How it Feels to be Colored Me,” where she suggests each of us is a metaphoric bag stuffed with items that make us who we are.2. Identify three to five things / items / objects that you are likely

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Projects

$5.00

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Civil Disobedience: Nine Innovative Assessment Options (HD Thoreau)

By AaronNWndlnd's ELA Extravaganza

I give you nine innovative assessment options for students to show their learning re: HD Thoreau's "Essay on Civil Disobedience.) They will love the chance to explore this essay in their own exciting ways!--and you will not be bored grading them!

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Activities, Assessment

$5.00

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Blind Date With A Book / Book Speed Dating

By AaronNWndlnd's ELA Extravaganza

Two fun activities included--Blind Date With A Book & Book Speed Dating--each designed to allow students to pick and enjoy a book and then report back their findings to the class.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Valentine's Day

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities

$5.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have taught for over a dozen years at both a conservative co-ed Catholic high school and a liberal arts high school.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I personalize our course content so each student can grow themselves into a better version than they were yesterday.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I teach at a National Blue Ribbon Finalist school.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I read and think more than anyone I know, so I might as well share what I have used and uncovered along the way.

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