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History of Musical Theater/Broadway - Powerpoint/Google Slides and worksheet!

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

History of Musical Theater Powerpoint slide show (also includes a link for the Google Slides version) with worksheet for students to take notes on! (Printable and Google Form version included).This includes 21 beautifully laid out slides that take

Subjects:

Music, Drama

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

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Identifying and Analyzing Juxtaposition in (Film, Fiction, AND Photography)

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

This is a fun way to introduce the concept of juxtaposition using youtube clips (Up, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Wizard of Oz), pictures, and examples from literature. The top of the worksheet has a definition, two sentence frames so they understand

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

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

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"The Chaser" by Collier Worksheet and Discussion Questions (Valentines Day!)

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

GREAT Valentines Day activity for upper middle school and High School where students read The Chaser by Collier. They'll think critically about what love is and what it's NOT, as well as analyze character, setting, and thematic choices that Collier

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Valentine's Day, Close Reading

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Guided Reading Books

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RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.10, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.10

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Practicing Commentary/Reasoning for Argument Essays

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This worksheet gives students practice at identifying errors in commentary and revising it to be better. It includes examples on how to identify and fix the problematic commentary, and then lets students practice the skills. This gives students the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5

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Greek Mythology - Echo and Narcissus Guided Reading

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Greek Mythology - Echo and Narcissus Guided ReadingStudents struggling to identify Greek allusions as they read? They should definitely know the story of Echo and Narcissus!Great addition to any Greek Unit! Text dependent questions based on the myth

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English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

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

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Text Evidence: Choosing and Revising Quotes (Writing)

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This worksheet gives students practice at identifying the best evidence for a specific claim. Students will analyze quotes and then practice revising them to include only pertinent information. They will also practice using ellipsis and brackets as

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English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Writing-Essays

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

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Worksheets, Homework

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Broadway Musical Analysis 1970s through 2000

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

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

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Other (Arts), Drama

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.R.7, CCRA.W.6, CCRA.W.10

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House on Mango Street Literary Analysis Essay!

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Sandra Cisneros' novel, The House on Mango Street, lends itself well to writing a literary analysis essay - and this resource includes EVERYTHING you need to guide students through the writing process. This fully-editable resource includes:Three

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Assessment

CCSS:

W.9-10.2, W.9-10.2a, W.9-10.2b, W.9-10.2c, W.9-10.2d, W.9-10.2e, W.9-10.2f, W.9-10.4, W.9-10.5, W.9-10.9, W.9-10.9a

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Greek Mythology - King Midas Guided Reading

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

This is a short story version of the King Midas myth. The guided reading included questions on: allusion, author's purpose, dramatic irony, and more. Students love looking into current companies whose names allude to Midas!This works great as a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.10

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Evidence Workshop Bundle (Essay Writing)

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

This includes 3 progressive lessons where students practice how to embed evidence, select the best quote, and revise it for the pertinent information. There is a quiz that directly assesses the skills taught and practiced with the two worksheets. It

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Homework

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.9

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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,

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English Language Arts

Grades:

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

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Worksheets

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Greek Mythology: Icarus and Daedalus Guided Reading (Text & Questions!)

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Greek Mythology: Icarus and Daedalus Guided ReadingStudents struggling to identify Greek allusions as they read? They should definitely know the story of Icarus and Daedalus!Great addition to any Greek Unit! Text dependent questions based on the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts

CCSS:

W.9-10.1a, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3

$2.00

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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

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Worksheets, Activities

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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

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Worksheets, Lesson

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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

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Creating a Strong Argument - Planning, Writing, Revising (Step by step Essay)

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Struggling to get your middle schoolers to write arguments? This resource guides students step-by-step through the process of creating a strong argumentative writing. This can be used with any argumentative writing assignment - whether you choose

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Workbooks, Worksheets, Handouts

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1

$4.00

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Paragraph Structure Practice

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

This is a standalone worksheet for students needing to practice the structure of the argument paragraph. Students start by analyzing 3 paragraph for structure errors. They highlight for:ClaimEvidenceCommentaryEvidence #2Commentary #2 Next they

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5

$2.00

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Subject & Theme Practice Worksheet

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Great subject and theme practice for your students! Students often need just a little extra practice identifying theme. This worksheet takes them through excerpts of popular passages and texts and they identify the subject and theme They must also

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

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Worksheets

$1.00

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Paleolithic V. Neolithic Activity

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

Students work in partners or groups to sort statements into the "paleolithic age," "neolithic age," or both. Then, they complete a worksheet identifying what they have learned.

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Ancient History

Grades:

6^th, 7^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

$2.00

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Twilight Zone: The Monsters Are On Maple Street - Critical Thinking Worksheet

By Teachers with Books and Cleverness

The Twilight Zone is a fantastic resource for teaching!This worksheet uses the updated 2003 version of the episode from YouTube: watch here.Students watch the 21-minute episode and fill out the worksheet during and after. This worksheet has students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA)

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets

$2.00

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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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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