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Stacia Guarisco

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Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them Scavenger Hunt

By Stacia Guarisco

This is a scavenger hunt created based off of the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them book by J.K. Rowling. The idea is the creatures have escaped throughout the school. You can always change the location. Participants find the creatures. It

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Library Skills

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Internet Activities

$6.00

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Ron Clark The Excellent 11 Discussion Forum Questions

By Stacia Guarisco

These are questions created to facilitate discussion surrounding Ron Clark's book, The Excllent 11. These can be posted online for a virtual Book Club.

Subjects:

Professional Development

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

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Reflective Journals for Teachers, For Principals & Administrators

$4.00

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Reverse, Reverse: Tackling Essay Writing Backwords

By Stacia Guarisco

This activity is a unique attack on writing. Students start with a finished product and work their way back to the prompt. It includes all materials except the essay. Teachers can use any well-written standard 5 paragraph essay.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Outlines, Lesson

$2.00

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The Monster Mash: A Roaring Research Project

By Stacia Guarisco

This is a research project that will grab your students' attention. Students research the origin of different monster legends in a creative fashion.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Informational Text

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

Types:

Research

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Accountability Groups: A Classroom Management Technique/Action Plan

By Stacia Guarisco

Accountability Groups: Classroom Management Strategy One of the most discouraging aspects of teaching is classroom management. The teacher feels pulled from all sides. Mostly this is because we are guilty of enabling our students. Management no

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Character Education, For All Subjects

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

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Hangin' with the Themesters

By Stacia Guarisco

This interactive powerpoint will introduce students to theme as it pertains to real world applications. Through doing so the activity will enable students to better identify theme in literature. The PowerPoint works like a website. The teacher

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Interactive Whiteboard, Activboard Activities

$10.00

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The Character Creation Factory

By Stacia Guarisco

The Character Creation Factory is an interactive creative writing activity. Students create a character through the following descriptive aspects: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. Each slide provides an example of this characterization

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Laboratory

$10.00

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Book Club Form

By Stacia Guarisco

This is a form to be used while doing Book Clubs. It focuses on skills such as visualization, summary, and making connections. It has a place for vocabulary and is all application based utilizing the chosen book. It is set up to be used with a

Subjects:

Literature, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment, Classroom Forms, Literature Circles

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Christmas Tree Ornament Book Report

By Stacia Guarisco

This is a book report that is produced in the form of a Christmas tree ornament. It includes a rubric.

Subjects:

Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Rubrics, Centers

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Reference Investigation

By Stacia Guarisco

This is a research game where students are given scenarios and they try to figure out what reference to use to help out. Once they find the reference they must turn to a page and discover a hint to a quote they are trying to find. My students love

Subjects:

Library Skills

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Activities, Games

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Murder on the Orient Express French Terminology matching game.

By Stacia Guarisco

This is a Powerpoint. If printed on both sides it has a cute train picture with a phrase either in french or English. For each french term there is an English term. This is a great flashcard or memory game.

Subjects:

Reading, French, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Games

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Power Point Accompaniment for Word Within the Word List 16

By Stacia Guarisco

These Power Points accompany List 16 of Michael Clay Thompson's Word Within the Word. The root appears first, time lapses and then the meaning appears. It is good for subliminal messaging and quizzing of students.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Test Preparation

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

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PowerPoint Presentations

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Power Point to Accompany Michael Clay Thompson's Word Within the Word List 18

By Stacia Guarisco

This Power Point accompanies MIchael Clay Thompson's Word Within the Word List 18. The root appears first. After some time the definition appears on each slide. Students can use this as a study tool. Teachers can use it as practice etc.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

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Power Point to Accompany Michael Clay Thompson's Word Within the Word List 17

By Stacia Guarisco

Power Point was designed to accompany Michael Clay Thompson's Word Within the Word List 17. The root appears first then a time lapse followed by the meaning. Students and Teachers can use this as study tool.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary

Grades:

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

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PowerPoint Presentations

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Newspaper Book Report Criteria and Rubric

By Stacia Guarisco

This is a clean rubric outlining aspects of the newspaper to be represented. The directions are at the top.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

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

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Projects, Rubrics, Centers

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Historical Fiction Timeline and Map Book Report and Rubric

By Stacia Guarisco

The first page is a description of the project with criteria and rubric. The second page is a graphic organizer for the timeline.

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English Language Arts, Literature

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

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Assessment, Graphic Organizers, Literature Circles

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Travelogue

By Stacia Guarisco

Students learn how to plan a trip. It includes a budget, itinerary, to do list, evaluation and map of the route. Rubrics are included. It takes two days on a block schedule. Access to computers is important.

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Basic Operations

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Projects, Lesson

$6.00

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Romeo and Juliet Project Menu Board

By Stacia Guarisco

This is a menu from which students choose one project from each column. The columns are labeled R.O.M.E.O. Once they complete one from each column they are finished. Each column focuses on a literary device associated with the play. It is 35

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities, Assessment

$3.00

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Case File Visual for Character Analysis

By Stacia Guarisco

This is a worksheet used in character analysis. It is visually created to imitate a case file. Students build a character analysis case. Great for use with mystery units etc. Deals with direct and indirect characterization as well as round, flat

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Drama

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets

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Reading Time Management Tool

By Stacia Guarisco

Step By Step instructions for figuring how much a student should read each day to meet a deadline.

Subjects:

Reading, Study Skills

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment

$3.50

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I taught English Education for 10 years. I am in my third year as a Media Specialist.

MY TEACHING STYLE

The class should only be 15% me talking. The rest of the time students should learn by investigating. It is important that we do not spoon feed this generation

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Star Teacher Award Sylvan Teacher

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Manchester College Bachelor in English Teaching 5-12 IUPUI Masters in Library Science with a Certification as Media Specialist

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

My family is extremely important to me. I love teaching as well.