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Debate - Parental Advisory Labels on Music (graphic organizer + document set)

By Taylor Taughts

These materials are meant to be paired with the slide show 80s Heavy Metal and the Censorship Debate. A graphic organizer and a document set (research organized for student use) is included here. Students will Debate: Use of Parental Advisory Labels

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Informational Text

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Research, Activities, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

W.8.1, W.8.1a, W.8.1b, W.8.7, SL.8.1, SL.8.1a, SL.8.1b, SL.8.1c, SL.8.1d, SL.8.3, SL.8.4

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Military Draft: Pro - Advantages of using a Draft (article)

By Taylor Taughts

This article is about the history of conscription in America. It provides students with reasons why the draft is a necessary part of our democracy. Advantages of using a draft are clearly enumerated.PAIR this article with the DRAFT

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Lesson, Centers

CCSS:

RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, RI.8.4, RI.8.8, RI.8.9

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Create a Safe, Learning Centered Classroom Culture - Standards for Getting Along

By Taylor Taughts

At the beginning of the year, conducting activities that will help students get to know each other while also creating a safe, learning centered classroom culture are a valuable use of your time! This slideshow should be used to allow students to

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management, Back to School

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Video Files

CCSS:

W.8.4, W.8.10, SL.8.1, SL.8.1d

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Analyzing Human Rights Documents (primary sources) - Graphic Organizer

By Taylor Taughts

This activity is to be used during a study of the Preamble and the U.S. Constitution. Students are provided with 4 historical documents and a graphic organizer. The graphic organizer asks students to identify the author and year of each document,

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Informational Text

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Handouts, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

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W8.7 - The Mystery of Poe's Death (Quick Research)

By Taylor Taughts

As part of an introduction to the real Edgar Allan Poe, use this handout as an extension activity or homework assignment. Students will use the internet to research three different theories about Poe’s death, and they must also keep track of the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

7^th, 8^th

Types:

Research, Internet Activities, Homework

CCSS:

W.7.7, W.7.8, W.7.9, W.7.9b, W.7.10, W.8.7, W.8.8, W.8.9, W.8.9b, W.8.10

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The Good Samaritan Experiment: A study of helping behavior (20 questions)

By Taylor Taughts

The Good Samaritan Experiment - inspired by the biblical story, puts test subjects in an area where there is an actor (pretending to be in distress and needing assistance). This experiment hoped to measure the amount of helping behavior observed.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Psychology, Informational Text

Grades:

8^th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Assessment, Homework

CCSS:

RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, RI.8.4, RI.8.8

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Commitment Game - Behavior Management Strategy

By Taylor Taughts

If your classroom seating is arranged like mine, and your students sit at tables or in small groups of 4 (the number is not important here), this activity is a fun, competitive way for those students to build trust and bond with those they are going

Subjects:

Back to School, For All Subjects, Classroom Community

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games

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Third Wave Feminism: Selena Document Set (w/ research question)

By Taylor Taughts

These materials are a document set for students that provides organized research (articles, lyrics, and images) and is part of a larger unit on 90s Feminism and The Third Wave. The Latin/Tejano singer Selena is the topic of focus for this document

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Women's History Month

Grades:

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

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Cultural Activities, Centers

CCSS:

RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, RI.8.4, RI.8.6, RI.8.8, RH.9-10.1, RH.9-10.2, RH.9-10.3, RH.9-10.4

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Game: What's my Reputation? (red light - green light)

By Taylor Taughts

This game is for MATURE STUDENTS ONLY! The activity asks students to share very personal information about their past mistakes and decisions which have (and still are) affecting their reputations. All you can ask is that students be honest and share

Subjects:

Character Education, For All Subjects, Classroom Community

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games

CCSS:

W.8.4, W.8.10, SL.8.1

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L8.1b - Active/Passive Voice - Interactive Digital Notes

By Taylor Taughts

To be used as whole class instruction as an introduction to the topic. If students are provided the slideshow (through Google Classroom for example), they will be able to type their own examples on each slide as they follow along with the lecture.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

8^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Scaffolded Notes, Lesson

CCSS:

L.8.1b

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20th Century Technologies LECTURE NOTES - for student comparison

By Taylor Taughts

This is a history assignment, although I have used it in an English classroom. The slideshow provides students with a definition of technology and then takes them on a visual trip through the past century. Each slide shows a category of then and now

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

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

Types:

Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

SL.8.1, SL.8.1c, RH.6-8.2, RH.6-8.7

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Flowers for Algernon Fishbowl (mini Socratic Seminars) - rubric and questions

By Taylor Taughts

This activity is a Socratic Seminar - on a much smaller scale - with an audience watching! The handout provides you with the rubric and 10 discussion topics specific to Flowers for Algernon. This activity can easily be used to summatively assess a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

8^th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.5, RL.8.7, RL.8.9, SL.8.1, SL.8.1a, SL.8.1b, SL.8.1c, SL.8.1d...

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RI8.6 + RI8.8 - Argument Analysis (of Student Essays)

By Taylor Taughts

Before students begin researching and drafting their own Argument Essay, use these handouts to analyze and evaluate essays written by other students. I save student work from previous years (the good, the bad, and the ugly) to use for this activity,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing-Essays

Grades:

8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Outlines, Centers

CCSS:

RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, RI.8.6, RI.8.8, W.8.1, W.8.1a, W.8.1b, W.8.5, W.8.10

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Futures Reflection: End of Year and Closure Activity

By Taylor Taughts

As the students leave your classroom to move forward to the next grade or phase of their lives, it is important to say goodbye with a memorable send off and activity - which is what these handouts are meant to provide. First, provide students with

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Life Skills, End of Year

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Homework, For Parents

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Cold War Berlin: Song Comparison Graphic Organizer (3 songs; lyrics included)

By Taylor Taughts

The Essential Question for this unit is: How did music help people resist what the Berlin Wall symbolized? Students will analyze 3 songs from the 1980s released as both a response and in resistance to the wall put up in Cold War Berlin. The songs

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Music

Grades:

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

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Songs, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, RI.8.4, RI.8.6, RI.8.7, RH.9-10.1, RH.9-10.2, RH.9-10.4, RH.9-10.6, RH.9-10.9

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Vietnam Divides the Nation (worksheet - interactive notes to pair w/ slideshow)

By Taylor Taughts

The purpose of these notes is to help students understand how the conflict in Vietnam affected and divided our nation. This worksheet should be paired with the slideshow Vietnam: A War Divides the Nation (available as a bundle) for student note

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Unit Plans, Scaffolded Notes

CCSS:

W.8.4, RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.4, RH.6-8.7, RH.9-10.3, RH.9-10.10

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Dances of the 20th Century: Student Note-taking Sheet

By Taylor Taughts

This worksheet is intended to be paired with the slideshow presentation 100 Years of Dance. Students will watch 5 video clips in total. Each clip focuses on the dance trends of one particular decade - covering the 20s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, U.S. History, Dance

Grades:

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

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Scaffolded Notes, Cultural Activities

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American Automobiles - From the Model T to the Rocket 88 (article w/ questions)

By Taylor Taughts

This worksheet is meant to be paired with and part of a larger unit slideshow called The Suburbanization of Postwar America. Students will read an article about Production of the American Automobile - From the Ford Model T to the Rocket 88 to then

Subjects:

English Language Arts, U.S. History, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Cultural Activities, Centers

CCSS:

RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, RI.8.4, W.8.7, RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.2, RH.6-8.3, RH.6-8.4

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AIDS Epidemic: Activism and Advocacy (Analyze Primary and Secondary Sources)

By Taylor Taughts

Students are provided with 3 documents and six questions to analyze the important role played by specific individuals and organizations in the early days of AIDS advocacy. From the provided Timeline, students will learn about the kinds of people who

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Health, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Thematic Unit Plans, Handouts

CCSS:

RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, RI.8.4, W.8.7, RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.2

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Editing Checklist - Narrative Writing

By Taylor Taughts

Editing (especially peer editing) is often atrocious and does little to help our student authors prepare their drafts for publishing. I try to avoid peer editing activities and instead, encourage students to share their doc/draft with two people

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Handouts, Homework, Centers

CCSS:

W.6.3, W.6.5, W.7.3, W.7.5, W.8.3, W.8.5

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Substitute teacher in CCSD (Las Vegas) for 1 year then worked at Fertitta Middle School for 15 years as a 7th grade Language Arts teacher for 10 of those years then in 6th grade English (writing only) for 3 years and now currently as an 8th grade Language Arts teacher for 2 years - I also have experience with an 8th grade Credit Retrieval course teaching English 7, math 7, and history 7 using Canvas for 3 years

MY TEACHING STYLE

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HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Heart of Education Award and CCSD Rave Review

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Washington State University - Bachelor's degree in English Education then Touro University - Master's degree in School Administration

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GRADES

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

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary, Specialty, Science, Social Studies, Government, U.S. History, European History, World History, Arts & Music, Graphic Arts, Music, Computer Science, Career and Technical Education, Health, ELA Test Prep, Life Skills, Religion, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, School Counseling, Psychology, Character Education, Short Stories, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Poetry, Dance, Black History Month, For All Subjects, Informational Text, Vocational Education, Coaching, End of Year, Close Reading, Women's History Month, Classroom Community