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PowerPoint Presentation: Compare and Contrast Essay Writing

By Miss Kris ELA

This product is a powerpoint presentation on compare/contrast essay writing (focusing on literature). It explains what a compare and contrast essay is and it discusses two methods for writing the essay (block method and point-by-point method). It

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English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Writing

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Compare and Contrast Essay Graphic Organizers

By Miss Kris ELA

There are five graphic organizers in this pack for compare and contrast essays. Two for the Block Method, two for the Point by Point Method and one Venn diagram. You can use these organizers for any compare/contrast essay assignment. They are

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Writing-Essays

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

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Three Skeleton Key Quiz Common Core Aligned

By Miss Kris ELA

This is a four page quiz. It has 15 Common Core aligned multiple choice questions (5 points each) and then a choice of two text-dependent questions for students to answer in a written response (paragraph). If you like this assessment tool, you may

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

RL.7.1, RL.7.3, RL.7.4, W.7.9a

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Powerpoint Presentation Using Transitions in Writing

By Miss Kris ELA

This product is a powerpoint presentation with custom animation focusing on the use of transitions in writing. Students discuss the definition of transition, then they go over the different categories of transitions. In between categories, students

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English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Writing

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Interactive Whiteboard

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Persuasive Essay Writing PowerPoint Presentation

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This is a brief power point presentation on writing a basic persuasive essay. It covers what a persuasive essay is, the parts of the essay, defines thesis statement, gives an example of a thesis statement, and outlines what the essay should do in

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English Language Arts, Writing

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

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PowerPoint Presentations

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A Christmas Carol Group Research Project and Presentation

By Miss Kris ELA

This project is an excellent way to build prior knowledge before reading Charles' Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol. There are 8 different topics for groups to choose from including the life of Charles Dickens, life in the Victorian Age, and Child

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

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

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Research, Projects, Activities

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Rumble Fish by S. E. Hinton Literary Packet

By Miss Kris ELA

This literary packet includes study guide questions for every chapter, two vocabulary lists and vocabulary worksheets, character inferencing charts (3) and a conflicts chart focusing on man vs. man, man vs. self and man vs. society. This packet will

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Short Stories

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

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Nonfiction Independent Reading Book Project

By Miss Kris ELA

Students will pick their own nonfiction book to read for their indepedent reading assignment. They will complete sections of the project before, during, and after they finish reading the book. The project is broken up into sections and is

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

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

Types:

Activities, Printables

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Black History Month Informational Scavenger Hunt

By Miss Kris ELA

This is a seven page activity. The first five pages are various questions and categories about Black history: The history of Black history, Famous Firsts, Historical Eras (Negro Baseball League, Civil Rights Movement, Harlem Renaissance). Students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Black History Month

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Internet Activities, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.SL.1

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PowerPoint Presentation On RACE Writing Strategy for Short Responses

By Miss Kris ELA

This is a PowerPoint that reviews the RACE strategy for writing short responses. It is a good tool to use before having students write short responses to text-dependent questions.

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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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PowerPoint Presentations

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A Christmas Carol Informational Text and Quiz Common Core Aligned

By Miss Kris ELA

This product uses an Internet article on Charles Dickens, his story A Christmas Carol, and the impact it had on Christmas in Victorian England. It discusses how Christmas had nearly vanished in England at the time Dickens wrote it. The quiz that

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text

Grades:

7^th, 8^th

Types:

Handouts, Assessment

CCSS:

RI.7.1, RI.7.2, RI.7.3, RI.7.4

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A Christmas Carol Common Core Reading Comprehension Test

By Miss Kris ELA

This is a 25 question test on A Christmas Carol. It is all multiple choice with Common Core aligned questions.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Close Reading

Grades:

7^th, 8^th

Types:

Handouts, Assessment

CCSS:

RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.3, RL.7.4, RL.7.6

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The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Common Core Aligned Quiz

By Miss Kris ELA

This is a 20 question multiple choice quiz on Act One of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. All of the questions are Common Core aligned. The standards this quiz addresses are Reading Standards for Literature (mostly 7.1, 7.3, 7.4, 7.6). The

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Assessment

CCSS:

RL.7.1, RL.7.3, RL.7.4

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Greek Mythology Compare and Contrast Essay Assignment

By Miss Kris ELA

This product contains three essay choices to accompany most Greek mythology literature units. Students will pick one choice to write about. Each choice is a compare and contrast essay. The essay choices focus on lessons in mythology, metamorphosis

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing-Essays

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

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Assessment

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test/quiz on plurals and possessives

By Miss Kris ELA

This product can be used either as a quiz, test, or even as a homework review handout. It is two pages long. It assesses student mastery of plurals and possessives. There are four different sections to this assessment. Part one is worth 30 points.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment, Printables

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Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy PowerPoint Presentation

By Miss Kris ELA

This is a 13 slide Power point presentation that provides background and some notes for the novel Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt. It includes a few pictures (Malaga Island, graves, etc.). Note: you will need to know the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, English

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PowerPoint Presentations

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The Cay Powerpoint Presentation for Background Knowledge

By Miss Kris ELA

This product is a Powerpoint presentation for Theodore Taylor's novel, The Cay. This presentation has a total of 18 slides. It gives a lot of background knowledge including information about the author, the setting of the novel, some vocabulary

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

7^th, 8^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

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Three Skeleton Key Foreshadowing Worksheet

By Miss Kris ELA

This worksheet is a graphic organizer. On one side it has the example of foreshadowing from the text, which is filled with a direct quote. On the other side it is blank. Students must explain what the quote foreshadowed in the story.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Close Reading

Grades:

7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.7.3, RL.8.3

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Quiz on Using and Identifying Transitional Words and Phrases

By Miss Kris ELA

This is a short quiz on identifying and using transitional words and phrases. I allow my students to use their notebooks for the quiz, as I don't expect them to "memorize" all the transitional words. You can change it to a regular quiz though.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, English, Writing

Grades:

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

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Assessment

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Literary Essay assignment for John Steinbeck's The Pearl

By Miss Kris ELA

This is a literary essay assignment for John Steinbeck's The Pearl. It is a five paragraph essay focusing on theme and characters from the story. This assignment sheet comes with a free rubric, which is aligned with NYS ELA standards. The rubric is

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been teaching middle school English in New York since 1999. I have taught inclusion classes, regular education classes, and NYS ELA review classes. I have also been a scoring leader for the NYS ELA.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I am a hands-on teacher, but that does not mean lecture and notes. I incorporate partner activities, cooperative learning activities, games, book clubs/literature circles, and much more in my weekly lesson planning.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Who's Who Among America's Teachers 2004-2005 Who's Who Among America's Teachers 2005-2006

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Saint Joseph's College- 1999 B.A. SUNY Stony Brook- 2003 M.A.

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