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Poetry Tutorial: Close Reading of Tupac "Dear Momma" and Hughes "Mother to Son"

By LiteracyLightBulb

Powerpoint includes audio of the song "Dear Momma" by Tupac and the poem "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes and guides students through close analytical readings that are Common Core style. Questions are directly aligned with the FCAT Test

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Reading, Poetry, Tools for Common Core

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

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Poetry Pair Pack: Lessons based on 4 popular songs paired with 4 famous poems

By LiteracyLightBulb

Based on popular request...Here are my four best-selling Poetry Pair lessons on one Poetry Pack! Engage your students in close reading of complex poetry by pairing with popular songs! Featured Songs and Poems... *Tupac Shakur's "Dear Momma" and

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English Language Arts, Poetry, Close Reading

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

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Close Reading: First Amendment Landmark Cases and Political Cartoons

By LiteracyLightBulb

Perfect for Social Studies, Language Arts, Reading, Debate, and Public Speaking classes! This lesson guides students through reading and analyzing the first amendment, what is protected speech and unprotected speech. Students examine the actual

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Civics, Tools for Common Core, Informational Text

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

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Close Reading for Author's Craft and Structure: Do we avoid or seek out fear?

By LiteracyLightBulb

This interactive lesson guides students through a close, analytical reading for author's craft. Based on the Common Core Craft and Structure Standards (5-7) and the FCAT Author's Purpose, Perspective, and Bias benchmarks. This lesson

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Reading Strategies, Tools for Common Core, Informational Text

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

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Poetry Pair: "I Hope You Dance" By Lee Ann Womack and "If" by Rudyard Kipling

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Here is another of my best selling Poetry Pairs! Since songs are really poetry set to music, they are ripe for analysis and comparison to more traditional poetry. This is the PERFECT way to get your students who hate poetry engaged in poetry

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English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Poetry

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

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Quote Analysis Activity: Gun Control

By LiteracyLightBulb

This product includes a list of 18 quotes from various sources on the issue of gun control. Teacher instructions on how to conduct the activity are included. Perfect prereading activity for researching a debate on the Second Amendment and targets

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Criminal Justice - Law, Tools for Common Core, Informational Text

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

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Activities

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Study-Skills Mini-lesson: How Memory Works!

By LiteracyLightBulb

This mini-lesson teaches students the essentials of how memory works in a visual and interactive manner based on cognitive science. Students will learn three steps to long-term memory, assess their strengths and weaknesses, and develop a plan of

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Study Skills, For All Subjects, Test Preparation

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, ...

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Teaching Tone Lesson Sequence:Helping students analyze the author's word choices

By LiteracyLightBulb

This interactive powerpoint includes a series of engaging lessons to help students meet CCSS Reading Standard 4. In the Common Core Standards, the concept of Tone is first introduced at the 6th grade level and then is developed and deepened at the

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Reading, Vocabulary, Tools for Common Core

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

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Paired Passages: The Fan Club and Cyberbullying

By LiteracyLightBulb

This lesson pairs the short story "The Fan Club" by Rona Maynard and nonfiction passages about cyberbullying. Students read through and discuss the story that Maynard wrote when she was a teenager (link to story provided in the notes section of the

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Writing-Expository, Literature, Informational Text

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

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PowerPoint Presentations

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Motivation Mini-lesson: Mindset Theory---Learn how to fail!

By LiteracyLightBulb

In this motivation mini-lesson, students discuss their failures and learn that their response to failure can either hold them back or help them bounce back quickly. Based on the work of Carol Dweck, this teen-friendly lesson helps reveal to

Subjects:

Life Skills, For All Subject Areas, Study Skills

Grades:

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

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Teaching Middle Schoolers How to Write to the Text-Based Informative Prompt

By LiteracyLightBulb

Teaching students to write to text-based prompts requires instructional shifts. Use this power point to teach your middle school students a 5-step process to help them successful on the Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) Informational Text-based

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ELA Test Prep, Writing, Informational Text

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

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Paired Passages: "Their Bullet, My Life" and "Concealed Weapons Laws"

By LiteracyLightBulb

This paired passages lesson pairs an emotional narrative, "Their Bullet, My Life" with a challenging and engaging informative article about concealed weapons laws. A great start to a debate on gun control! Included in this lesson: * Full text of

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Literature, Tools for Common Core, Informational Text

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

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Worksheets, Activities

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Close Reading: Girl Power!-Women's Suffrage to Beyonce and "Independent Women"

By LiteracyLightBulb

The goal of this lesson is for students to be able to explain how views of women have changed across time by analyzing texts for author's craft. Perfect for the Reading or Language Arts teacher looking to include informational text or the Social

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Civics, Informational Text

Grades:

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

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Activities, DBQs

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Poetry Pair: Katy Perry "Firework" and Edgar Lee Masters "George Gray"

By LiteracyLightBulb

Get your students engaged in close, analytical reading by pairing up poems and popular songs! Included in this poetry pair... -Powerpoint lesson that guides students though close reading the song and poem -Handout with the song lyrics and

Subjects:

Reading, Poetry, Tools for Common Core

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

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

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Close Reading: Declaration of Independence with National Treasure video clips

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Engage your students in high level nonfiction text and sharpen their vocabulary strategies with this history mystery! Students watch clips from the movie National Treasure, which imagines that the Declaration of Independence is really a treasure

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Tools for Common Core, Informational Text, Test Preparation

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

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PowerPoint Presentations

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Main Idea Tutorial: Reading is Power! The Slave Codes, and Frederick Douglass

By LiteracyLightBulb

This tutorial is perfect for Language Arts or Reading teachers to teach main idea through content area informational text or for Social Studies teachers to reinforce important content area literacy strategies! Students learn how reading can make

Subjects:

Reading, Civics, Informational Text

Grades:

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

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Activities, DBQs, Lesson

$5.50

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Common Core Performance Task Assessment- Narrative

By LiteracyLightBulb

Are your students ready for the Common Core? Find out how your instruction matches up with the demands of the core standards by administering this Common Core Performance Task Baseline Assessment. This Common Core Performance Task Assessment

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ELA Test Prep, Tools for Common Core, Test Preparation

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Worksheets, Assessment

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Close Reading of "A Piece of Wood" an Introduction to a Debate on Gun Control

By LiteracyLightBulb

This interactive close reading lesson engages students in activities to help them analyze various texts for the author's perspective. Perfect to launch a debate on gun control or as an introduction to an author study on Ray Bradbury, or a genre

Subjects:

Literature, Short Stories, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

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

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PowerPoint Presentations

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Poetry Pair: Alicia Keys "Superwoman" and Maya Angelou "Phenomenal Woman"

By LiteracyLightBulb

Another poetry pair to help your students appreciate poetry by using something they love already, music! This poetry pair includes: -Song lyrics "Superwoman" by Alicia Keys with a link to the audio -Poem "Phenomenal Woman" with link to the author

Subjects:

Reading, Poetry, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

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

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Activities

$3.50

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Common Core: Answering Text Dependent Questions Mini-lesson

By LiteracyLightBulb

This interactive mini-lesson guides students to write answers that are dependent on a text and provide specific, detailed evidence. Students listen to a link to the audio of the author Jack Gantos reading aloud the first chapter of his fun and

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

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

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Lesson

$3.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Fourteen years as a 6-8 teacher. Currently a Literacy Coach in a middle school where I train, observe, and support teachers in addition to working with struggling students and enriching higher level students.

MY TEACHING STYLE

All students are capable of high level work if we create a rigorous yet supportive learning environment!

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Teacher of the Year 2009 at MMS

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Florida Atlantic University

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