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Intro to Public Speaking Mini-Unit: Learning from Experts & Videos (with Google)

By Secondary Sara

Instead of lecturing about public speaking fundamentals, let students hear it from neutral experts and become persuaded about the topic’s importance! These videos are a great way to kick off a speech unit OR just prep students for a specific

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Informational Text

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Google Apps

$5.00

517

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Five Paragraph Essays Lesson Bundle (DISTANCE LEARNING): Unit for ANY Prompt!

By Secondary Sara

Now with Google Slides versions of lessons for distance learning! Students need to learn the rules in order to break them. Teach students about five paragraph essay structure with this bundle of lessons, ready to use before or during ANY essay

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Google Apps, Lesson

$27.49

$24.99

658

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Greek & Latin Affixes Mega Bundle: YEAR of Flipbooks, Tests, and Activities

By Secondary Sara

Download ALL of my Greek & Latin affixes resources to get a year of seamless instruction and assessment! Students can learn 136+ affixes with 165 pages of resources. These materials can be used in a variety of ways, such as breaking the 10

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Lesson

CCSS:

L.6.4b, L.7.4b, L.8.4b

$25.47

$19.99

226

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Grammar Lesson Bundle (Google Drive Version) Distance Learning

By Secondary Sara

Grab a full year of EDITABLE grammar curriculum, and then exhale, because your prep is now done! This download is a no-prep, classroom-tested, easy-to-grade set of lessons, videos, quizzes, tests, and more, perfect for middle and high school

Subjects:

Grammar

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment, Google Apps

CCSS:

L.6.1c, L.6.1d, L.6.2a, L.7.1a, L.7.1b, L.7.1c, L.7.2a, L.8.1a, L.8.1b, L.8.1c, L.8.1d...

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Short Story Unit: 3+ Weeks of Literary Devices & Classic Stories (with Google)

By Secondary Sara

Need an engaging, student-driven way to teach short stories and/or literary terms? Use this unit as a high-accountability way to scaffold students into tougher literature!In this unit, small groups of students are assigned to one short story (so you

Subjects:

Literature, Short Stories, Writing-Essays

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.7.10, RL.8.10, RL.9-10.10

$17.99

399

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Greek & Latin Roots, Suffixes, & Prefixes Test: EDITABLE (with Google)

By Secondary Sara

Find out which Greek & Latin affixes your students know with a quick, easy-to-grade diagnostic test that will inform your future instruction! Administer this test just once (as a diagnostic) or more than once (such as a pre/post test) to see

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment, Google Apps

$2.99

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Movie vs. Book Compare and Contrast: 15 Activities for Secondary ELA

By Secondary Sara

Do you need to accomplish RL.7, or just WANT to incorporate more films into English class? This bundle of 15 graphic organizers and projects brings rigor to movie viewing to justify it in your ELA curriculum! Use these in ANY literature unit to

Subjects:

Literature

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

RL.6.7, RL.7.7, RL.8.7, RL.9-10.7, RL.11-12.7

$7.99

263

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Greek & Latin Roots Activities – 10 Lessons to APPLY Affixes (with Google)

By Secondary Sara

Learning piles of roots and their definitions is a great accomplishment, but have you ever wanted more than just rote memorization and listing words? The CCSS standards regarding Greek and Latin affixes ask us to “USE common, grade- appropriate

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

L.6.4b, L.7.4b, L.8.4b

$8.50

213

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Grammar Bell-Ringers #1: Complete Sentences, Sentence Types, Run-ons, & More

By Secondary Sara

Want to incorporate grammar in small doses? Get ready to activate your students’ brains and learn grammar rules through inductive reasoning!This set of lessons can be used daily or weekly for any ELA class that needs help with basic sentence

Subjects:

Grammar

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$7.99

220

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Newspaper Journalism Unit: Informative Writing and PBL Project

By Secondary Sara

Teach informative writing in an exciting, collaborative way with this project-based learning unit to read, write, and create a class newspaper.In this EDITABLE unit, students receive direct instruction lessons before proceeding to write their own

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Projects, Activities

CCSS:

W.6.2, W.7.2, W.8.2, W.9-10.2

$9.99

Digital Download ZIP (108.19 MB)

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Writing Menus for Teens Bundle: A Year of 400 Seasonal/Monthly Prompts

By Secondary Sara

Need a writing system for older students that is unique, easy to differentiate, and accomplishes SEVERAL genres of writing? Use this series of choice menus to keep students consistently writing! This set of activities is ideal for... • Sub

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities

$19.90

$12.50

200

Bundle

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Indirect and Direct Characterization: “Show, Don’t Tell” Writing Lesson

By Secondary Sara

Need a quick lesson to review or introduce characterization? Want students to show instead of tell in writing? Grab this activity to define direct vs. indirect characterization and get writing immediately!In this lesson, students will:• Learn what

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Handouts, Lesson

$2.50

111

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Narrative Writing Game for Teens: “Two Truths and a Lie”

By Secondary Sara

Ready to hook students into narrative writing and authentic peer feedback like never before? Play the game “two truths and a lie” with a narrative, storytelling twist!Instead of merely SPEAKING their truths and lies, students write 3 narrative

Subjects:

Creative Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

W.8.3, W.9-10.3, W.11-12.3

$2.99

200

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ACT Essay Writing: 4+ Days of Test Prep (2021-22 Edition with Google)

By Secondary Sara

Need to prep your juniors and seniors for the ACT? Looking for something a little more engaging (or less expensive) than photocopying from a test prep book or buying a costly prep class?This bundle of lesson & practice materials is ready to

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Writing-Essays

Grades:

11^th, 12^th

Types:

Assessment, Google Apps

$9.99

111

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Speaking Lesson on Posture & Movement: “The Seven Sins of Speaking”

By Secondary Sara

Use this lesson as a way to break down what a good public speaker looks like and prevent common mistakes in your students’ speeches! This activity can be flexibly used before any speech assignment of your choosing and is appropriate for a variety of

Subjects:

Other (ELA)

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

$3.00

156

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Theme Lesson & Quiz – Apply to ANY Novel, Short Story, or Movie

By Secondary Sara

Need a quick mini-lesson to review or introduce themes in a story? Grab this lesson and practice set to teach what theme is and immediately start identifying one in a text of your choice!In this lesson, students will:• Learn what a theme is (and

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.6.2, RL.7.2, RL.8.2, RL.9-10.2

$3.50

214

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I Have a Dream Speech: Lesson, Annotation, & Quiz for MLK Day (with GOOGLE)

By Secondary Sara

Make Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech come to life by letting students uncover layers of meaning through movement and annotation. NEW: As of January 2021, this resource now includes both MS Office and Google versions. Here’s how

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Martin Luther King Day, Informational Text

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Google Apps

$7.50

108

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WORD CRIMES: Poster Project and Lesson for the Music Video!

By Secondary Sara

Ready to stop some word crimes? Watch or listen to Weird Al Yankovic’s song and use this lesson as a follow-up!This 9-page, fully EDITABLE download includes the following:• In the introductory lesson, students watch the video and record their

Subjects:

Grammar

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$3.99

$2.99

234

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Poetry Parody Bundle (American Literature): Read & Imitate 5 Classic Poems!

By Secondary Sara

Students learn from the greats by reading mentor text poems and writing their own parodies using templates!Hook students into poetry by making it seem as easy as fill-in-the-blank! Great for any American Literature class OR anyone feeling patriotic,

Subjects:

Writing, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

W.7.10, W.8.10, W.9-10.10, W.11-12.10

$12.50

$7.99

148

Bundle

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Citations Lesson for Beginners: MLA 9th Edition (with Google Docs)

By Secondary Sara

Are your students resisting citations in their research? Don’t understand what citations are, or why they are important? It’s less ugly with a metaphor, when you explain it as making your writing more “designer” by putting logos on it! Win them over

Subjects:

Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Lesson

$2.99

165

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

6 years of teaching 7th & 8th grade ELA, and 8 years of high school tutoring experience. I'm also a National Writing Project consultant and writing team coach. I'm constantly involved with both the middle and high school "worlds", and I love all of these grade levels and their quirks!

MY TEACHING STYLE

I teach with a lot of technology and student-centered projects! I flip my ELA curriculum when I can, and create units in which students drive their own learning. Student motivation is very important to me, and we spend time in class talking about why the lesson matters to their futures.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

National Writing Project Teacher Consultant; Conference presenter; Kappa Phi Kappa Award 2010

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Bachelor's degree with honors in English Pre-Education, with minors in Professional Writing and Music. Master's degree in Integrated English Language Arts 7-12. Both degrees are from THE Ohio State University!

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Check out my blog at secondarysara.com! You can also interact with me on Facebook and Pinterest.

GRADES

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Social Studies, World Languages, Latin, Other (Specialty), ELA Test Prep, Other (Social Studies), Other (ELA), Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, School Counseling, Study Skills, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Halloween, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Test Preparation, End of Year, Classroom Community