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STAAR Reading and Writing Practice Pack

By ELA Resources from Dr Barkley

STAAR testing is coming up, so I created this review packet for my students. I teach 11th grade, but this packet is good for any student preparing for the Reading and Writing sections of the STAAR. This packet contains three reading selections

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

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Bell Ringers One Month of Lessons Greek and Latin Roots Secondary

By ELA Resources from Dr Barkley

One month of bell ringers introducing Greek and Latin roots, prefixes and suffixes. NO PREP -- just open the pdf file and go. Print or project one at a time and instantly have a month's worth of bell ringers / DO NOW lessons / seat work. All

Subjects:

Vocabulary, ELA Test Prep, Reading Strategies

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Flash Cards, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

$5.50

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Rhetoric Lesson Bundle Appeals Fallacies Secondary Ethos Pathos Logos

By ELA Resources from Dr Barkley

"Unzip and go" introduction to rhetorical appeals and fallacies. This lesson bundle is an introduction to rhetorical appeals (ethos, pathos, logos) and different types of fallacies. It includes: *a README file to help teachers use the lesson

Subjects:

Reading Strategies, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.9-10.5, RI.9-10.6, RI.9-10.8, RI.11-12.5, RI.11-12.6, RI.11-12.8

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Fireside Chats Reading Comprehension Rhetorical Analysis Secondary Lesson Bundle

By ELA Resources from Dr Barkley

Standardized testing is skewing more heavily towards informational / non-fiction passages and away from literary passages. This packet provides source materials which help teach, review and do hands-on analysis of these types of texts. All student

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

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

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Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.10, RI.11-12.1, RI.11-12.6, RI.11-12.10

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Lesson on making inferences NO PREP FREE Good Substitute Lesson

By ELA Resources from Dr Barkley

Review and practice making inferences. Includes practice sentences. A good way to practice Fig. 19B for those you you teaching in Texas. Good STAAR test prep. Answer key included. Good substitute plan. KW: inference substitute no prep

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Reading Strategies

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Handouts, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1

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The Selma Marches: 4 Mini Lessons NO PREP

By ELA Resources from Dr Barkley

No prep Four mini-lessons on the Selma Marches. Intended for middle and high school. All student pages in black and white for easy printing. What is in this packet: 1. Informational Reading passage about the Selma marches (non fiction reading

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Martin Luther King Day, Informational Text

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Lesson

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Christmas Activity Pack NO PREP Good Sub Lesson

By ELA Resources from Dr Barkley

Activity Pack great for Seat Work, Sub Lesson, or if students are finished with their work. All the activity pages are black and white for easy printing. This Activity Pack includes: * Spiral Puzzle and Solution * Sentence Scramble and Solution *

Subjects:

Fractions, Word Problems, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities, Printables

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St Patrick's Day Activity Pack NO PREP Good Sub Lesson

By ELA Resources from Dr Barkley

Activity Pack great for Seat Work, Sub Lesson, or if students are finished with their work. All the activity pages are black and white for easy printing. This Activity Pack includes: **Math Word Problem: Help the Leprechaun Count his Gold (5

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, Poetry, St. Patrick's Day

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$5.00

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Securing your PDF Files FREEBIE for TpT Sellers a Step-by-Step how-to document

By ELA Resources from Dr Barkley

Freebie for TpT sellers: This document contains instructions for how to download, install and use a PDF plugin which allows sellers to save SECURE PDF files and also to disable printing for PREVIEW TpT files. I have no financial tie to the

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Career and Technical Education, Products For TpT Sellers, For All Subjects

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Not Grade Specific

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12 Word Puzzles Plus Activities NO PREP Sub Lesson

By ELA Resources from Dr Barkley

12 Word Search Puzzles plus add-on activities *Halloween *Veterans Day *New Year's Day *Merry Christmas (not religious) *Thanksgiving *and more! Each puzzle includes the solution, plus one add-on activity. For times when the students have

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Thanksgiving, Halloween

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Activities, Games

$1.50

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The Human Condition

By ELA Resources from Dr Barkley

§110.34. English Language Arts and Reading, TEKS 3.2(a) This is a good lesson plan for teaching the human condition, which is one of the largest TEKS to try to tackle. This is an introductory exercise. It involves the students getting up and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.11-12.2

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Easter Activity Pack NO PREP Good Sub Lesson

By ELA Resources from Dr Barkley

Activity Pack great for Seat Work, Sub Lesson, or if students are finished with their work. All the activity pages are black and white for easy printing. What’s in this Pack? ** Easter Word Search ** Easter Riddles #1 and #2 ** Easter

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, Easter, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

$5.00

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Winter Activity Pack NO PREP Good Sub Lesson

By ELA Resources from Dr Barkley

Activity Pack great for Seat Work, Sub Lesson, or if students are finished with their work. All the activity pages are black and white for easy printing. This Activity Pack includes: *“The Downhill Race Sentence Scramble” *“Woodland Animals

Subjects:

Fractions, Word Problems, Winter

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables

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Activity Pack Bundle NO PREP Good for Sub Lessons

By ELA Resources from Dr Barkley

Activity Pack Bundle NO PREP Good for Sub Lessons SAVE over $10 -- the cost of all 5 individually is $22.05! Total pages of activities: 95+ + answer keys (with answer keys, the packs total 184 pages) You're getting my: **Easter Activity Pack.

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Holidays/Seasonal, St. Patrick's Day, Easter

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2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables

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$Math Word Problems Printables Pack NO PREP Good Sub Lesson$

Math Word Problems Printables Pack NO PREP Good Sub Lesson

By ELA Resources from Dr Barkley

This Math Word Problems Pack is great for Seat Work, Sub Lessons, or if students are finished with their work. Loaded with math word and story problems. Money practice. Primary. No prep -- just open and go! Printable worksheets. Practice on

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Fractions, Word Problems

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

2.MD.C.8, 2.MD.D.10, 3.NF.A.3a, 3.NF.A.3b, 3.NF.A.3d

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The Politics of the Olympics; Jesse Owens; The 1980 Moscow Summer Games

By ELA Resources from Dr Barkley

Complete lesson bundle for covering Jesse Owens, Politics and the Olympics, and the Boycott of the 1980 Moscow Games!All student pages B/W for easy printing!Cross-curriculum lessons (can be ELA and Social Studies).Great for STAAR test prep (both

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Informational Text

Grades:

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

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Valentine's Day Activity Pack NO PREP Good Sub Lesson

By ELA Resources from Dr Barkley

Activity Pack great for Seat Work, Sub Lesson, or if students are finished with their work. All the activity pages are black and white for easy printing. This Activity Pack includes: **Math Word Problems (9 questions): "One Dozen Roses” (practice

Subjects:

Fractions, Word Problems, Valentine's Day

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables

$5.00

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What does your Garbage Say about you? Making Inferences FREEBIE Secondary Lesson

By ELA Resources from Dr Barkley

Review and practice making inferences. A good way to practice Fig. 19B for those you you teaching in Texas. What this lesson includes: **Instructions for creating the materials for a terrific group activity **Student handouts for the group

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, ELA Test Prep, Other (Social Studies - History)

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.9-10.1, RI.11-12.1

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The Periodic Sentence: Mini-Lessons, Great for Sub Lesson, NO PREP

By ELA Resources from Dr Barkley

Mini-lessons on the periodic sentence.Great for sub lessons, seat lessons or learning about text structures like the periodic sentence.All student pages B/W for easy printing!Duration: each mini-lesson lasts for about 55 minutes. I've given

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$3.00

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Back to School Activity Pack NO PREP! Great Sub Lesson!

By ELA Resources from Dr Barkley

Activity Pack: Great for Seat Work, Sub Lesson, or if students are finished with their work. All the activity pages are black and white for easy printing.NO PREP! NO PREP!What’s in this Pack?1. Mrs. Fox’s Class (a spatial reasoning activity)2. Pig

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Fractions, Back to School

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities

$6.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been a classroom teacher for 25 years. I started my teaching career teaching at a University, but now I teach at a public high school. I can teach all levels of English and am familiar with most literary eras.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Active learning and teaching; workshops; literature circles; technology where available (clickers, ClassDoJo, eBackpack, Prezi, some smartboard).

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Yet to be added

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

English Degrees: PhD Yale 1995 MA Yale 1993 B.A. Baylor 1990 Summa Cum Laude

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

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