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My Dream Future - A College and Career Research Unit

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Want a fun and exciting way to help students understand what it will take to get them to their ideal future? This is the unit for you!Great for AVID classes, advisory, study or life skills, or as a unit for any college and career class. Students

Subjects:

Career and Technical Education, For All Subject Areas, For All Subjects

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

W.9-10.2, W.9-10.2a, W.9-10.2d, SL.9-10.2, SL.9-10.4, SL.9-10.5, SL.9-10.6

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World Music Unit - 22 Countries! (readings and clips for high engagement!)

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Your students will LOVE this and it will save you a TON of time. Fabulous resource where students will have a solid grasp of world music types by the end. Check out the reviews on this unit, teachers are raving about what a great value it brings!FUN

Subjects:

Music, Vocal Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

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

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Activities

$10.00

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National Boards - Knowledge of Students Guide / Bundle / Component 4

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Congratulations on working on your National Boards certificate! National Boards is a rewarding and challenging journey and we would love to help you on your way. As two Nationally Board certified teachers, we know exactly the massive undertaking

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Professional Development, For All Subjects

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Professional Development

$5.00

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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Broadway Musical Analysis Bundle (1900s-present day)

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

GREAT at home/distance activity (or in a lab at school) where students watch clips from modern musicals (Classics, 1970s-2000, and Modern) and analyze them. Students will analyze performances for set design, costumes, lighting, acting choices,

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Drama

Grades:

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

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Activities

CCSS:

RL.9-10.7, RL.9-10.10

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$6.00

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Digital Figurative Language Escape Room!

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Want students to be able to spot the difference between similes and metaphors like a dog wants a bone? Are you anxiously anticipating aiding in academic understanding of assonance and alliteration? Are you buzzing for onomatopoeia? Well look no

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Poetry

Grades:

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

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Activities

CCSS:

RL.7.4, RL.8.4, RL.9-10.4

$3.00

Online Resource
Google Forms™

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World Music Lesson - Japan (Reading, Clips, & Worksheet!)

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

FUN world music lesson that will have kids laughing and dancing at their computers as they listen to music from a different culture. Great for music classes including Choir, Music Appreciation, Band, Orchestra, and General Music.This would ALSO work

Subjects:

Music, Vocal Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

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

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Activities

$2.00

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World Music - South Korea (Reading, Clips, & Worksheet!)

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Subjects:

Music, Instrumental Music

Grades:

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

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Activities

$2.00

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AVID WICOR - ORGANIZATION RESOURCES

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Help your staff help students!Whether hybrid, in-person, or fully-digital, this resource has it all!Organization is one of the most important aspects of building successful skills as a student. This one-pager for ALL content areas provides teachers

Subjects:

Professional Development, Study Skills, For All Subjects

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, For Principals & Administrators, Professional Development

$2.00

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The Tell Tale Heart Script Bundle (Great for Halloween in Drama class!)

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

This bundle includes scripted versions of the famous Edgar Allan Poe short story "The Tell Tale Heart." Rather than just reading as a monologue from one point of view, students can become the characters as they read or perform it in class! The

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Drama

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Scripts

$3.00

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A Midsummer Night's Dream One Pager

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

A creative method for students to showcase their learning of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. After reading the play, assess students' knowledge creatively and deeply with this one pager! Students use art, creativity, and a deep

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Rubrics

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.10

$1.00

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Classical Composers Every Student Should Know (Parts 1-5) - Music History Bundle

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

GREAT way to have students interact with music and broaden their horizons about music genres and artists. This mini-unit introduces students to the genre of classical music!Students will be surprised at how much classical music they recognize! Great

Subjects:

Music Composition, Instrumental Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

$12.50

$8.00

Bundle

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Annie Film / Movie Guide, Quiz, and One Pager

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Movie guide, quiz, and one pager for the movie musical Annie. This little mini unit has students following along with the movie, taking a short quiz to show they were paying attention, and then creating a One Pager to show understanding of character

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Instrumental Music, Drama

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Movie Guides

$4.49

$4.00

Bundle

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Lucille Fletcher Comparing: "Sorry, Wrong Number"&"The Hitchhiker" Twilight Zone

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

This worksheet is to be used after reading the radio play, "Sorry, Wrong Number" by Lucille Fletcher. This story can be found in 7th Grade Collections if your school uses that curriculum or here online. Lucille Fletcher also wrote the radio play,

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets

$2.00

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Poetry Escape Room - Hands on (Not Digital)

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

A hands on, fun, fast paced, poetry escape room for middle school students! After introducing different styles/types of poetry and literary devices, use this escape room to allow students to help teach themselves about different styles of poetry.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5

$3.00

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Annie Film / Movie Guide (With Answer and Time Stamps!) 1982 Version

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Movie guide for the movie Annie (musical stars Carol Burnett, Tim Curry, Bernadette Peters). Great for using in any drama/theater/music class including: Acting, History of Theatre, Drama, Musical Theatre, Music Appreciation, etc. This would work

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Music, Drama

Grades:

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

Types:

Movie Guides

$2.00

Digital Download DOCX (0.04 MB)

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Analyzing Plot: Drag and Drop Diagram for ANY Text!

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Working on plot? Want to assess student knowledge? Have students read a choice book and you want them to complete a plot diagram? This is the resource for you!This resource can be used with Google slides or Microsoft Teams and is a great digital

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Homework

CCSS:

RL.3.3, RL.4.3, RL.5.3, RL.5.5, RL.6.3, RL.6.5, RL.7.3, RL.8.3

$2.00

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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End of Unit Reflection for ANY Class!

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

We always want our students to reflect at the end of a unit, right? But too often reflections get bogged down in other tasks, we push it to the side to move forward, or something just gets in the way. No more! This end of unit reflection and goal

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

$3.00

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*UPDATED* 2024 Goal Setting and Reflection! For ANY Class!

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

It's the new year! Help students start off on the right track with a reflection and goal setting activity to help them dive back into their academics with a mindful approach!This foldable 2024 reflection and goal setting activity helps students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, For All Subjects

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Interactive Notebooks

$2.00

Digital Download ZIP (0.06 MB)

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Horror Artwork - An ELA Lesson Using Art to teach Mood

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

This is a fun (and spooky) lesson to help students understand mood! Students will get to move around and analyze "scary" art pieces that will draw them in and get them talking excitedly with their classmates about how the artist created the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Arts & Music, Halloween

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Lesson

$2.50

Digital Download ZIP (19.12 MB)

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Embedding Evidence in Essay and CERER Writing

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

An informational page and two-sided worksheet to help students learn how to embed quotes into their sentences. This resources begins with an informational page that can be the foundation for a mini-lesson and kept in the binder as a resource for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.W.4

$2.00

Digital Download DOCX (10.41 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Two National Boards Certified ELA teachers with 20 years of experience working at both the middle and high school levels. We share a passion for all things books, literature, and of course, Harry Potter!

MY TEACHING STYLE

Focused on engaging activities to encourage critical thinking and developing students self-motivation to be lifelong learners.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

National Boards Certification, National Boards MOC, District Teacher of the Year Nominee

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

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ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

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GRADES

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Specialty, Math, Other (Math), Science, Other (Science), Social Studies, Ancient History, Government, World Languages, Spanish, Arts & Music, Art History, Other (Art), Music, Music Composition, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Other (Performing Arts), Physical Education, Drama, ESL-EFL-ELL, Career and Technical Education, ELA Test Prep, Geography, Other (ELA), Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Professional Development, Statistics, Psychology, Study Skills, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Halloween, Valentine's Day, For All Subjects, Informational Text, School Psychology, Close Reading