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The Monkey's Paw Simplified Text for Struggling Readers, EC, ESOL

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I love teaching "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs, but the complexity of its language left some of my struggling readers (particularly my exceptional learners and my ESOL students) unable to fully access the story. So I rewrote the story for them!

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Special Education, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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CCSS:

RL.6.10, RL.7.10, RL.8.10

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The Tell-Tale Heart Simplified Text for Struggling Readers, EC, ESOL

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I love teaching "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe, but the complexity of its language left some of my struggling readers (particularly my exceptional learners and my ESOL students) unable to fully access the story. So I rewrote the story for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Special Education, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

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CCSS:

RL.6.10, RL.7.10, RL.8.10

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The Scholarship Jacket by Marta Salinas - Test with Answer Key

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This is a twenty question test. The first 17 questions are multiple choice questions. The last three questions are short answer. The test is two pages long. The third and fourth pages of the document are the answer key. Literary Terms Used

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.8.1, RL.8.2

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The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry - TWO Differentiated Tests

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Both tests are the same 20 questions. The first 16 questions are multiple choice questions. The last four questions are short answer, requiring 1-3 sentences each to answer. Both tests are two pages long and look similar to students who sit nearby,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.4, RL.7.1, RL.7.4, RL.8.1, RL.8.4

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The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry -- Tic-Tac-Toe Choice Board Projects

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This is a Tic-Tac-Toe-style choice board of projects for the short story "The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry. All of these activities are specific to this story -- no generics! My students have really enjoyed these projects when I teach this

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Centers

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.7.1, RL.8.1, RL.9-10.1

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The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Vocabulary Practice: Context Clues

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This is a set of two differentiated versions of one vocabulary practice page. They contain the same content but the modified version has the content chunked into sections. Each version has its own key. This vocabulary practice will have your

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Homework, Printables

CCSS:

L.6.4a, L.7.4a, L.8.4a

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FAST Characterization Graphic Organizer

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This graphic organizer makes characterization a lot less abstract for your struggling students. It requires students to return to the text for evidence. This graphic organizer is totally adaptable to any short story, novel, or even some nonfiction

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

K.CC.A.1, K.CC.A.2, K.CC.A.3, K.CC.B.4, K.CC.B.4a, K.CC.B.4b, K.CC.B.4c, RL.5.1, RL.5.3, RL.6.1, RL.6.3...

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A Christmas Carol dramatized by Frederick Gaines - Comprehension Questions

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These ten questions cover all six scenes in this dramatized version of A Christmas Carol. The questions are in the order in which they occur in the story with scene numbers clearly indicated to help students locate answers. Second page is a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Homework, Printables

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.7.1, RL.8.1

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Names Nombres by Julia Alvarez - 10 Comprehension Questions with Key

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These 10 comprehension questions are in the order in which they occur in the short story "Names/Nombres" by Julia Alvarez. There is ample space on the page for your students' answers. The second page is a detailed answer key.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.7.1, RL.8.1

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A Retrieved Reformation by O. Henry - 20 Comprehension Questions with Key

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This set of 20 comprehension questions is listed in the order in which the events occur in the short story "A Retrieved Reformation" by O. Henry. One version of the questions has them all appearing on one page with no space for student responses.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Homework, Printables

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.7.1, RL.8.1

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Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman - Character Chart Graphic Organizer

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Students will use this character chart to organize information about the characters in the novel. This helps my students keep the characters straight every year. It sends them repeatedly digging through the chapters to complete it. Some answers

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Study Guides, Printables, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.7.1, RL.8.1

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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library - Open-Book Test w/ Key

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This test is designed to be open-book to evaluate students' understanding of the novel. It's 20 questions: 19 multiple choice and one short answer. An answer key is included. Most questions also provide the chapter number to help students in their

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

RL.5.4, RL.6.1, RL.6.4, RL.7.1, RL.7.4

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The Circuit by Francisco Jimenez -- Vocabulary Practice: Context Clues

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Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Homework, Printables

CCSS:

L.6.4a, L.7.4a, L.8.4a

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Modify, Adapt, or Depend (HEI from 5 themes of geography)

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My 6th grade Social Studies students kept confusing the three kinds of Human-Environmental Interaction so I made this practice sheet to help clarify the difference. The top of the page has notes which explain the differences among the three. Then

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Geography

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Homework

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Seventh Grade by Gary Soto - Vocabulary Practice: Context Clues

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Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Homework, Printables

CCSS:

L.6.4a, L.7.4a, L.8.4a

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Zlateh the Goat by Isaac Bashevis Singer - Imagery Practice

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The chart contains 19 examples of imagery from the short story "Zlateh the Goat" by Isaac Bashevis Singer. Students have to determine which of their senses each sentence is targeting. At the end students will make observations about which senses

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$1.25

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Biography Project

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I created this project for my seventh grade ELA class, but it could very easily be adapted for 6th or 8th grade. The project will take about 2-3 weeks depending on the length/difficulty of the biographies your students use. There are several

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Rubrics

CCSS:

RI.7.10, W.7.2, W.7.6, SL.7.4, SL.7.5, L.7.2, L.7.4, L.7.6

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Raymond's Run by Toni Cade Bambara - Vocabulary Practice: Context Clues

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Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Homework, Printables

CCSS:

L.6.4a, L.7.4a, L.8.4a

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The Dinner Party by Mona Gardner - 10 Comprehension Questions with Key

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These ten questions are listed in the same order in which the events occur in the short story "The Dinner Party" by Mona Gardner. The second pages is a detailed answer key. ELA Vocabulary Used: setting, paraphrase, conflict

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Homework, Printables

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.7.1, RL.8.1

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A Christmas Carol dramatized by Frederick Gaines - Vocab Practice: Context Clues

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Scene One words: solitude, destitute, abundance, surplus, transform, provision, endeavor, anonymous, emerge Scenes 2-6 words: mortal, incoherent, macabre, pledge, charitable, reassurance, welfare, finale, currency, odious, summon Each of these is

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Homework, Printables

CCSS:

L.6.4a, L.7.4a, L.8.4a

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teaching History 2 year of high school Theatre Arts 1 year of high school ESL 9 years of middle school Language Arts 5 years of middle school ESL 3 years coteaching middle school Social Studies 3 years of elementary ESL I absolutely love my job and my students. I hope you can benefit from all of my hard work and experience. I make almost everything that I use in my classes.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I'll try anything once! You have to think outside of the box in this job and that's how I function. I believe that you can have rigor and fun at the same time.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I organize and present lots of staff development seminars at my school. I've been privately contracted by our school system the past few summers to do curriculum mapping and resource creation, which I love!

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.S. in Theatre Arts Education from East Carolina University minor in English NC Teaching Licenses in: Language Arts 6-9 Gifted K-12 English for Speakers of Other Languages K-12 Theatre Arts K-12

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I'm the mother of a 6th grader. I'm a native English speaker, I learned Spanish in school, and I'm currently learning Serbian.

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Social Studies, Ancient History, World History, Special Education, Geography, Literature, Short Stories, Writing, Asian Studies, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Poetry, Halloween, Informational Text