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Writing sentence starters for essays

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I teach 6th through 8th grade ESE Language Arts. I created this product to help my students write essays when using articles.As I was grading their essays I was noticing they were leaving out important elements in their writing when stating their

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

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Study Guides, Activities

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New Year's Resolution & One Word

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WHAT STUDENTS WILL BE DOING:-Students will reflect on how 2023 went and how they will embrace 2024. -They are given a quote that states that a new year is a 365 page book that is blank, what must they do to make this year a success. -To start 2024

Subjects:

Reading, Writing, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Activities, Homework

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Novel in Verse

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This resource provides students with activities to complete while they are reading a book in verse. They are not specific to any book in verse and can be used on a wide variety of novels. Topics covered in this resource:-genre-figurative

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English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Projects, Independent Work Packet

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Reading Sprints

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We use these reading sprints during our independent reading each day. Students read for ten minutes out of a book of their choosing. They record how much they read in the span of those ten minutes. This sprint sheet is for ten days. On the back

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English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Homework

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Claim & Thesis practice

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Part of writing a well-developed essay is having a thesis/claim statement that sets the tone for the rest of your essay. Students will be able to:-Practice writing a thesis/claim statement-Understand that their thesis/claim statement develops their

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Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

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Study Guides, Worksheets

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CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2, CCRA.L.3

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Windows & Mirrors

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I used this product in my classroom when talking about picking a book for independent reading. My goal was to help students become more mindful when selecting a book to read. To do that we used the idea that books are windows and mirrors. When a

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Handouts, Homework

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A Long Walk to Water: One Pager

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After reading A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park students complete this one pager. They were given three days in class to complete this activity. Within this resource is a page for directions and possible theme words for students to use. There

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English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Worksheets, Projects, Homework

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Beginning of the year stations

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There are eight different stations in this resource. You can use all or pick what ones to use with your students.-your brain on books-investigate your teacher-a great classroom looks/feels/sounds like-guess who student edition-email to my

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies - History

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

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Activities

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Book, Head, Heart Reading Brochure

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After reading the book Disruptive Thinking by Kylene Beers & Robert E. Probst I was inspired to make this brochure to help my students as they read their independent novel. I give my students two weeks to read a section their independent novel

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

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Activities, Homework, Graphic Organizers

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Figurative Language in Out of the Dust

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As students read Out of the Dust they can record the figurative language they come across as well as the literary elements. There is a place for students to record the definition of figurative language as well as poetry terms they will need to know

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Poetry

Grades:

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

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Literature Circles, Centers

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Reasons to read

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Help students understand the importance of reading with these 11 reasons.What is included in this product:-11 reasons to read-reflection questions-poster layout for students to create a 12th reason to read with directions-gallery walk worksheet

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

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Activities

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Pixar short films

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Students review literary elements by watching six Pixar short films (La Luna, For the Birds, Geri's Game, Kayak Adventure, Lava and Lifted). The videos are available on Youtube. Students are provided with the definitions. There is a generic pixar

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

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

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Activities, Centers

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A Long Walk to Water Essay

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This is used in my 7th grade class. They use the novel A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park to write a four paragraph essay. This resource breaks down the process of how to write an essay. Students are asked to brainstorm two reasons for how

Subjects:

Reading, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Projects, Assessment

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Lyddie- Child Labor Centers

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We use this resource in the 7th grade intensive reading class as we prepare to read Lyddie by Katherine Paterson. You do not need to read the novel to use this resource. There is not any information in this resource about the novel. Here is the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

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

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Activities, Centers

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Lyddie Slides- vocabulary, literary elements and chapter visuals

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When reading Lyddie by Katherine Paterson we use these slides for each chapter. We start off by discussing the vocabulary word. Students decide if the word has a positive or negative connotation based on how it sounds. Then students are given the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

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

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Literature Circles

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Article Break Down

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My 7th graders use this form when reading a Common Lit or Newsela article. This resource helps students break down the process of reading an article.This resource includes:- CATCH strategy- article break down- highlighting key- group work for

Subjects:

Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Activities

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Author posters

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Introduce your students to diverse authors. Each signpost comes with a mini biography of the author, four book covers they have written, a quote and their picture. Authors included:Kwame AlexanderNic StoneJason ReynoldsHolly JacksonElizabeth

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

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

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Research, Bulletin Board Ideas

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Genre Project

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In this product you will find multiple resources related to 28 different genres. There are a variety of activities you could incorporate into your classroom using this resource.All genres include:-poster with definition-poster without

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas

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Graphic Essay

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A graphic essay Is a visual essay that uses words, color, and symbolism to make a unified statement about any text’s theme. The purpose of a graphic essay is to help students think deeply and make connections about one of the text’s themes. The

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment

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Unpacking Essay Prompts

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I use this when preparing for our state writing assessment as well as familiarizing students to writing prompts. Students practice unpacking an essay style prompt by pulling out the verbs and nouns. They have to identify and explain if the prompt is

Subjects:

Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

This is my 15th year teaching middle school. I have taught in three different districts in Florida and in four schools. A majority of my career I have taught language arts and reading. I am currently a media specialist in a middle school.

MY TEACHING STYLE

My philosophy is that if I am not excited about a lesson then my students will not be as well. I enjoy having hands on lessons for my students.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Middle school reading teacher of the year for my district 2020 Teacher of the year for my school 2021

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I graduated from the University of South Florida with a degree in Varying Exceptionalities K-12.

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