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Syllabus Template: EDITABLE, Modern Newsletter Layout {Google Version Included!}

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Does your class syllabus need a makeover, or not sure how to start yours? This modern newsletter-style template is a great starting point for new or veteran teachers, especially for ELA teachers who might want the literary newspaper feel!This

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Chapter Study Guides: Student-Led Notes & Discussion for ANY Novel (with GOOGLE)

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GOOGLE NOW INCLUDED: Need an alternative to chapter quizzes? Want individual student accountability and comprehension that is mutually beneficial to students AND the teacher?Have STUDENTS divvy up the task of making a study guide for each chapter,

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Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies

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Socratic Seminar Task Cards: Discussion Sentence Starters

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Though most students LOVE to talk, sometimes students need guidance to learn how to appropriately contribute to a larger conversation.Enter these 48 task cards of sentence starters! Based on the expectations of Common Core standards in SL.1 for

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Goal-Setting Unit & Posters: Curing “Procrastinitis” and Student Diseases

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Ready to diagnose, treat, and cure the academic and behavioral “diseases” your students show at school? Use this set of activities to complete individualized, practical goal-setting in disguise! Instead of getting frustrated with student excuses

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School Counseling, Study Skills, For All Subjects

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Grading Helpers: Tools, Forms, and Checklists for ANY Teacher! (with GOOGLE)

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New and veteran teachers alike can benefit from time-saving organizers to streamline the feedback process. Use this set of forms and checklists to help you during teaching, turn-in day, and grading!NOW INCLUDES Google Docs as well as Microsoft Word

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Professional Documents, Classroom Forms, Google Apps

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Teacher Tools Bundle (Any Subject) - Grading, Surveys, Game Boards, & More

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Get my best-selling teacher favorites all in one download with a bundle that can help you organize your life and get to know your students like never before! If you'd like to reclaim your workload, give your syllabus a new look, or help students set

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Attendance Forms for Secondary Teachers EDITABLE (with Google Docs)

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Need a simple, classroom-tested attendance method? Use these editable templates to meet your needs in a practical manner that won’t take too much time each day. These are great if you want to customize your attendance form, don’t quite find the

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Classroom Forms, Google Apps

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Article of the Week: Student-Led, CHOICE Non-Fiction Edition

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Want a no-prep Article of the Week system? Ready to integrate more non-fiction reading and speaking into your class? Use this Article of the Week program to give students room for differentiation, choice, and articles that they’re ACTUALLY

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English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

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Student Survey: EDITABLE for Secondary ELA (with Google Version)

By Secondary Sara

Need a quick but effective student survey? Let this one tell you who students are, how they learn best, where they want to sit (if you make seating charts), and what their strengths and weaknesses are in English. (If desired, you CAN edit this for a

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For All Subject Areas, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School

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Professional Documents, Classroom Forms, Google Apps

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Posters for English Classrooms BUNDLE: 28 Inspirational Quotes, Modern Design

By Secondary Sara

Want some printer-friendly décor for your classroom wall, bulletin board, or picture frames? These teen-friendly, 8.5x11” mini- posters are ready to make your English classroom shine! This bundle download of posters includes all current and future

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English Language Arts

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Posters

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Chapter Study Guides {Non-Fiction}: DURING Reading Activity for ANY Book!

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Need an alternative to chapter quizzes? Want individual student accountability and comprehension that is mutually beneficial to students AND the teacher? Have STUDENTS divvy up the task of making a study guide for each chapter, using an

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Reading, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

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Activities, Assessment

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Public Speaking Awards: 50 Certificates for Speech in Secondary ELA

By Secondary Sara

Want to recognize students for their growth and accomplishments? Identify and award student speeches with these certificates and peer nomination forms! Choose from my 50 pre-made superlatives, use the blank templates, or type in your own!Use either

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English Language Arts, Other (ELA)

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A Christmas Carol Quote Posters: Decoration and Discussion Starters

By Secondary Sara

Whether you just want some seasonal Christmas décor for your bulletin board or want to actively discuss memorable quotes from the novella, use these posters to display some of the best excerpts from Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. These print-and-go

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English Language Arts, Literature, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

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Not Grade Specific

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Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

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$2.99

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Latin Words & Phrases: 2-Day Vocab Lesson & Quiz for English Classes (w/ Google)

By Secondary Sara

Need help teaching Latin vocab that’s used in everyday English? Need to fill a cultural gap or strengthen their conversational literacy? Use this 2-day set to teach, practice, and assess 30 commonly-used Latin words, phrases, and abbreviations that

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English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Latin

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Activities, Assessment, Google Apps

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Summer Countdown Paper Chain: 30-Day Bell-Ringer or Discussion Prompts EDITABLE

By Secondary Sara

Grab a discussion starter that doubles as classroom décor! This easy to assemble paper chain is a more visual way to interact with students, whether as a bell-ringer, quick write, bonding with your classes, or other conversation booster. These 31

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Spring, Summer, End of Year

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Not Grade Specific

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Bulletin Board Ideas

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Writing Portfolio: Display & Reflection for Secondary ELA Students

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Need an easy way to organize, display, and share student writing? Want them to reflect on their work instead of just moving on too quickly? Do more with the “publish” step of the writing process with this writing portfolio!All you need is a folder

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English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Writing

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Posters for ELA Classrooms: Inspirational Writing Quotes

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Want some printer-friendly décor for your wall, bulletin board, or picture frames? These teen-friendly, 8.5x11” posters are ready to make your classroom shine! This download of four posters comes with the posters in two formats (PDF and JPEG).

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

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Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

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The English Class SONGBOOK: Bundle of Silly Song Mini-Lessons

By Secondary Sara

Teach a variety of grammar and writing mini-lessons with silly songs that will get stuck in your students' heads! (Imagine students humming a grammar song during a quiz to help them remember definitions and rules!)View the current list of ALL the

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Reading, Grammar, Writing

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Activities, Lesson

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Posters for ELA Classrooms: Inspirational Reading Quotes

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English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

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Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

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Back to School Paper Chain: 30-Day Bell-Ringer or Discussion Prompts EDITABLE

By Secondary Sara

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Back to School

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Bulletin Board Ideas

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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