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Reading Comprehension and Test Prep Skills

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Short Story Speculative Writing Overview

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Teamwork Lesson and Team Trivia Game

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Short and Long Term Goal Setting

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Spelling Bee Three Year Starter Kit - Customizable

By Jennifer Blasena

Coordinate three years' worth of annual school-wide Spelling Bees with ease using this starter kit of fully customizable material. This product has been designed for middle school students, but can certainly be adapted to suit both elementary and

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Spelling

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Test Prep Jeopardy Review Game

By Jennifer Blasena

This Jeopardy PowerPoint review game covers material presented throughout the school year that often appears on standardized state tests, including reading comprehension skills, literary elements, vocabulary practice, writing genres and tips,

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English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep

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Priscilla and the Wimps Test

By Jennifer Blasena

This assessment for the short story Priscilla and the Wimps includes multiple choice and open ended questions. Questions target reading comprehension skills such as inferring, identifying author purpose, vocabulary and context clues, theme,

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English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Short Stories

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Short and Long Term Goal Setting

By Jennifer Blasena

Looking for a meaningful lesson to start the school year off right? How about teaching students about the importance of goal setting and encouraging them to set both short and long term goals for themselves this year? This interactive PowerPoint

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For All Subject Areas, Character Education

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

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Reading Comprehension and Test Prep Skills

By Jennifer Blasena

This comprehensive 62 slide PowerPoint provides skill practice for reading comprehension. Theme, main idea vs supporting detail, inferring and drawing conclusions, author purpose, and vocabulary are all explored in depth through creative examples,

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English Language Arts, Reading, ELA Test Prep

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Teamwork Lesson and Team Trivia Game

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Fantastic and interactive beginning of the school year activity for middle school! This easy-to-use PowerPoint features seven opening slides devoted to introducing the concept of teamwork and highlighting the importance of cooperation among

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For All Subject Areas

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Persuasive Essay Introduction and Conclusion

By Jennifer Blasena

This PowerPoint presentation walks students through the creation of an introduction and conclusion to compliment the body of a persuasive essay. Many students can form an opinion and provide support through reasons, facts, or examples, but writing

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English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Writing

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Short Story Speculative Writing Overview

By Jennifer Blasena

This 56 slide PowerPoint provides a comprehensive overview of speculative writing. Through witty illustrations, jokes, examples, and easy to understand instruction, students learn how to compose a short story from beginning to end. The

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English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Writing

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Comma Overview (Extended Lesson on Simple, Compound, Complex Sentences)

By Jennifer Blasena

This Microsoft PowerPoint presentation begins with a brief overview of common errors in comma usage. The opening slides highlight six areas of weakness for many middle school writers, including comma usage when writing dialogue, a series, nouns in

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Grammar, Writing

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

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L.6.2a, L.6.3a

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Reading Comprehension Question Types - Literal, Inferential, Critical

By Jennifer Blasena

This resource outlines the three types of questions that students will see on most reading comprehension assessments or standardized state tests - literal, inferential, and critical questions. There is also a sample reading passage with three

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English Language Arts, Reading, ELA Test Prep

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Persuasive Essay Introduction and Conclusion Handout

By Jennifer Blasena

This simple breakdown walks students through the creation of an introduction and conclusion to compliment the body of a persuasive essay. Many students can form an opinion and provide support through reasons, facts, or examples, but writing an

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English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Writing

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Handouts

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Holistic Scoring Rubric New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge

By Jennifer Blasena

This scoring rubric was adapted from the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK) holistic scoring rubric and was created as a kid-friendly version that can be used in preparation for standardized state testing. The rubric meets state

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English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Writing

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Assessment

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A How To Guide for Writing a Persuasive Essay

By Jennifer Blasena

This PowerPoint guides students through the creation of a persuasive essay from start to finish, including an introduction, body, conclusion, transitions, and compositional risks. The guide offers suggestions for forming an opinion, brainstorming,

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English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Writing

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Sample Persuasive Essay on Limiting Access to Facebook

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This sample essay provides students with a framework for writing a persuasive essay. The prompt I chose was setting an age limit for accessing the social networking site, Facebook. The sample highlights important persuasive writing skills such as

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English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Writing

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Persuasive Essay Paragraph Outline

By Jennifer Blasena

Trying to help your students compose a persuasive essay? This outline provides students with a sentence by sentence guide including an introduction, body, and conclusion. The outline encourages students to provide an opinion on a controversial

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English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Writing

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Worksheets, Outlines

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Open Ended Questions How-To Guide

By Jennifer Blasena

A basic guide to introduce open ended questions and highlight the important steps to answering an open ended question. Explains the goal of an open ended question as well as four simple steps to achieve success when writing a response. Geared

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English Language Arts, Reading, ELA Test Prep

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been teaching Language Arts for 15 years. I also teach a Family Writing evening course as well as a Peer Writing after school program.

MY TEACHING STYLE

My classroom is structured in discipline and lesson planning, but I enjoy laughing with my students and I aim to create a casual environment where my students feel comfortable.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Teacher of the Year 2012

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I graduated at the top of my class from high school and attended Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania where I graduated Summa Cum Laude. I received a B.A. in English, an Elementary Education certificate and a Middle School Language Arts certificate. After graduating, I earned my Secondary Education certificate in English.

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English Language Arts, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Specialty, ELA Test Prep, For All Subjects, Character Education, Short Stories, Writing