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Social Media Pro/Con Articles and Notes

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These articles work great with a unit on phone and social media use. Students choose 4 (out of 6) articles to respond to and take notes on. These can ultimately be used as sources for a discussion or Socratic Seminar, and/or an argumentative essay.

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English Language Arts, Writing, Close Reading

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

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Internet Activities, Graphic Organizers, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.6, RI.9-10.8, RI.9-10.10, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.10

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Movie Monologues for Middle School

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Movie monologues for your middle school students! These are excerpts from movies that are familiar to your students so they understand the context of the monologue. Some are very short for your students who are struggling or just learning about

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Other (Arts), Drama

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

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Creating Complex Theme Statements with Shorts

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Awesome process that helps students create in-depth and complex theme statements beyond just "good defeats evil" overly simplistic ones. This helps students think outside the box with theme and create multiple themes for texts. Students will feel

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English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

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

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Perception and Reality - A Collections Introduction

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Activate prior knowledge with this fun and engaging activity! An introduction to the 7th Grade Collections unit on perception and reality. Students use visual art to develop an understanding of how what they perceive and what is real may not always

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English Language Arts

Grades:

7^th

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Internet Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.R.9

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A Christmas Carol - Group One Pager

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After reading Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, have individuals or groups of students complete the following one-pager to assess their knowledge of the text and let them enjoy a project! Two assignments per page. This is just project

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English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

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

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Drama Class Improv Locations

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80 improv locations for theater / drama class activities! Each of the 10 pages has 8 locations laid out in a card sized format so they can be easily printed and cut (and laminated to save time in the future!)Combine with improv Character Cards for

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Arts & Music, Drama

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

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Activities

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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

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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