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Taylor Swift Figurative Language Analysis | Printable & Digital Music as Poetry

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Figurative language analysis activities with a Taylor Swift music as poetry lesson using Taylor Swift's song, Red | No prep lesson plan, worksheets, figurative language mini-lesson, PowerPoint Slides, Google Slides, Google Doc, answer key and

Subjects:

Literature, Poetry, End of Year

Grades:

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

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Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.2...

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A Raisin in the Sun | Printable & Digital Novel Study

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A Raisin in the Sun Printable & Digital Novel Study contains 32 no prep lesson plans, student handouts, PowerPoint slides and Google Doc to read the entire play, A Raisin in the Sun, plus a final exam review day, final exam day, week-long final

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

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Informational Text & Reading Literature with Film Clips: Grade 6-8 Lesson Bundle

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Teach EVERY middle school reading literature and reading informational text common core state standard for grade 6-8 using inspirational and engaging videos (Printable & Digital! 15 no prep lessons include editable lesson plan, student

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Higher Education, Homeschool, Staff

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.3, RL.6.4, RL.6.5, RL.6.6, RL.6.7, RL.6.8, RL.6.9, RL.7.1, RL.7.2...

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Tears of a Tiger | Printable & Digital Novel Study

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Tears of a Tiger Printable & Digital Novel Study contains 25 no prep lesson plans, student handouts, PowerPoint slides, Google Slides and Google Doc to read the entire novel, Tears of a Tiger, plus a final exam review day, final exam day and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.6.10, RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.3, RL.7.4, RL.7.5, RL.7.6, RL.7.7, RL.7.8, RL.7.9, RL.7.10...

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Sports & Hip-Hop Interesting Non-Fiction Reading

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Fun Reading Activities using athlete and rapper nonfiction reading passages (Printable & Digital). Can't get your students interested in reading? Enjoy 32 biographies of basketball, football and hip-hop/rap stars. Printable PDF and editable

Subjects:

Literature, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.9

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Fun ELA Middle School Music & Video Activities & Lessons | Printable & Digital

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Music as Poetry and Short Films to teach inferencing, reading and writing skills to middle school students (Printable & Digital) - 33 no prep Grade 6 - 8 ELA lessons include editable lesson plan, student handouts, rubric, answer key, PowerPoint

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Higher Education, Homeschool, Staff

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.W.2

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Mood Tone Connotation: NO PREP Lesson Plan & Student Materials

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NO PREP Print & Go: MOOD vs. TONE + CONNOTATIVE LANGUAGE Lesson Plan & Student Materials. Perfect for distance learning! Everything you need to teach & practice MOOD, TONE, CONNOTATIVE LANGUAGE / WORD CHOICE in a fun & engaging

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.4

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Fun Reading Activities and Lessons to Teach Every High School Reading Skill!

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Teach the entire grade 9 - 12 English curriculum using song lyrics and inspirational videos (Printable & Digital) - 32 music as poetry and short film lessons include editable lesson plans, student handouts, rubrics, answer keys, PowerPoint

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.1...

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To Kill a Mockingbird | Printable & Digital Novel Study

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To Kill a Mockingbird Printable & Digital Novel Study contains 31 easy-to-follow student handouts, PowerPoint slides, lesson plan and Google Doc to read 31 chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird. Perfect for a student-led or teacher-led novel unit

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Google Apps

$8.00

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Discovering Wes Moore | Printable & Digital Novel Study

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Discovering Wes Moore Printable & Digital Novel Study contains 16 easy-to-follow student handouts, PowerPoint slides, lesson plan and Google Doc to read the entire novel, Discovering Wes Moore. Text-dependent multiple-choice and open ended

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.10

$8.00

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Their Eyes Were Watching God | Printable & Digital Novel Study

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Their Eyes Were Watching God Printable & Digital Novel Study contains 20 no prep lesson plans, student handouts, PowerPoint slides and Google Doc to read all 20 chapters of the novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, plus a week-long final project

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.10

$8.00

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Teach Reading Comprehension Skills using Music as Poetry | Printable & Digital

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Teach high school reading comprehension and analysis skills using music as poetry activities (Printable & Digital): Use song lyrics and music videos to teach EVERY high school reading literature and reading informational text common core state

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.6, RL.9-10.7, RL.9-10.8, RL.9-10.9, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2...

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Figurative Language Analysis with Song Lyrics | Diamonds by Rihanna

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Figurative language analysis activities with popular music as poetry lesson on Rihanna's song, Diamonds | No prep lesson plan, worksheets, figurative language mini-lesson, PowerPoint Slides, Google Slides, Google Doc, answer key and grading rubric

Subjects:

Literature, Poetry, End of Year

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Google Apps

$3.00

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Making Inferences & Citing Textual Evidence Practice | Printable & Digital

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Use fun picture book videos to teach students to inference, cite explicit and implicit text evidence and answer literal vs inferential questions (Printable & Digital) - Editable lesson plan, student handouts, rubric, PowerPoint slides, Google

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.7.1, RL.8.1, RI.6.1, RI.7.1, RI.8.1, CCRA.W.2

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Among the Hidden | Printable & Digital Novel Study

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Among the Hidden Printable & Digital Novel Study contains 18 no prep lesson plans, student handouts, PowerPoint slides and Google Docs to read all 30 chapters of the novel, Among the Hidden, plus a week-long final project and movie-viewing

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Google Apps

$8.00

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Retelling a Story Worksheets | Story Retell | Sequencing First, Next, Then, Last

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Retelling a story worksheets to practice story retelling by sequencing first, next, then, last for preschool, kindergarten, first grade and second grade students - 10 story retelling and sequencing first, next, then, last printable activities (no

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Activities, Printables

$1.50

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Types of Irony in Literature No Prep Introductory Lesson & Worksheets

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Introduce the three types of irony in literature: Dramatic Irony, Verbal Irony and Situational Irony. Everything you need to teach students to define, identify, analyze and write their own literary irony. Perfect for distance learning!NO PREP Print

Subjects:

Literature, Writing, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.8.6, RL.9-10.5, CCRA.R.4

$3.00

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A Wrinkle in Time | Printable & Digital Novel Study

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A Wrinkle in Time Printable & Digital Novel Study contains 12 no prep lesson plans, student handouts, PowerPoint slides and Google Doc to read the entire novel, A Wrinkle in Time, plus a week-long final project and movie-viewing activity.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Google Apps

$8.00

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Literary Analysis & Paragraph: CCSS & NY Regents: Complete Guide (15 activities)

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Literary Analysis Paragraph Packet.Perfect for distance learning!15 ENGAGING 5-10 MINUTE LITERARY ANALYSIS ACTIVITIES SALE: 50% OFF Original Price!ANSWER KEY INCLUDED!Now includes PowerPoint and Google Drive link (Google slides) for no prep lesson

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Literature, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Printables, Google Apps

$4.00

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Pixar Short Films Inference, Theme, Plot, Characterization | 20 Pixar Shorts

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This product includes 20 animated Disney Pixar and Pixar-esque short film links with film analysis graphic organizers to record evidence and inferences about characterization, plot, setting, tone, mood, point of view, conflicts, themes and literary

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.3...

$5.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

High School Special Education Coordinator and 6th - 12th Grade Teacher for Special Education, English, History & Art (5 + years). Education Writer & Curriculum Writer: Reading Comprehension, Writing, Decoding, English Test Prep, Global History, U.S. History, Special Education, Differentiation, IEP Compliance, Social Emotional Learning (SEL).

MY TEACHING STYLE

Teach common core English skills through fast paced, high-interest, engaging activities. Prepare students with reading disabilities for the rigorous demands of high school and college through step-by-step instruction and culturally-relevant, inspirational content.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Founder and Executive Director of the 501(c)(3) early childhood literacy nonprofit, Word Rebel. Word Rebel empowers low-income families to teach their children 1,100 words before preschool to close the preschool readiness gap and achievement gap. www.wordrebel.org

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

M.S. Education & B.A. in Educational Studies and English

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Check out my books at laurenmartinbooks.com

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Geometry, Measurement, Numbers, Science, Anatomy, Basic Principles, Biology, Physics, Other (Science), Social Studies, Ancient History, Civics, Elections - Voting, Government, Native Americans, U.S. History, World History, Arts & Music, Art History, Visual Arts, Music, Physical Education, Special Education, ESL-EFL-ELL, Health, ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Canadian History, Life Skills, Religion, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, School Counseling, Economics , Character Education, Instructional Technology, General Science, Physical Science, Library Skills, Cooking, Short Stories, Writing, Asian Studies, Oral Communication, Child Care, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Mental Math, Physical Therapy, Halloween, Speech Therapy, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Products For TpT Sellers, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Occupational Therapy, Test Preparation, Early Intervention, School Psychology, End of Year, Phonics, Close Reading, Women's History Month, Classroom Community, Hispanic Heritage Month, Latino and Hispanic Studies, Social Emotional Learning