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Movie Analysis: Hoodwinked (Extensive;...

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Flow chart: either, neither, so, and too

By CoreSenseForTheCommonTeacher

Help your students practice how to respond to positive and negative statements using neither, either, so, and too.

Subjects:

Grammar, EFL - ESL - ELD, ESL / ELL / EFL

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Printables, Posters, Lesson

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Activities: help students develop accurate thinking

By CoreSenseForTheCommonTeacher

Inspired by the article, "How to Stop Automatic Negative Thoughts" by Renee Jain (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/how-to-stop-automatic-negative-thoughts_us_58330f18e4b0eaa5f14d4833).Use this article, or create a mini-lesson/discussion to help

Subjects:

Life Skills, Critical Thinking, School Psychology

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Handouts, For Principals & Administrators, Lesson

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ESL/Grammar 30 Question Quiz - Simple Past & Present, and Present Continuous

By CoreSenseForTheCommonTeacher

Totals 71 points; answer key included. Mixed questions include true/false, multiple choice, short answer, and correction problems. Includes listening and writing activities.

Subjects:

Grammar, EFL - ESL - ELD, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Higher Education

Types:

Study Guides, Assessment

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ESL - Intro Grammar Review

By CoreSenseForTheCommonTeacher

*FREE!*Review of:- Simple Present conjugation of BE, HAVE, and DO- Simple Present Verbs and rules- Wh- and How questions- Plurals and exceptions- Rules for articles- Pronouns: regular, possessive, and object- Possessives with apostrophes- Adverbs of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, EFL - ESL - ELD

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Study Guides, Handouts, Lesson

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Movie Analysis: Hoodwinked (Extensive; advanced) Word Doc

By CoreSenseForTheCommonTeacher

Intensive analysis of the deconstructed fairy tale cartoon mystery, Hoodwinked (currently streaming on Netflix), a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.Answer key and teacher ideas are included.Lesson Plan includes more than 20 varied questions for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Worksheets, Movie Guides, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.4, RL.8.6, RL.8.7, RL.8.9, RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4...

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Movie Analysis: Hoodwinked (Extensive; advanced) PDF

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Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Worksheets, Movie Guides, Lesson

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RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.4, RL.8.6, RL.8.7, RL.8.9, RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4...

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Movie Analysis Worksheet: The Emperor's New Groove

By CoreSenseForTheCommonTeacher

An in-depth worksheet and response to the 2000 Disney film, "The Emperor's New Groove." Includes an answer key and list of sources and additional resources.Great for an end-of-the-year movie time or other day when the teacher needs a few minutes to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Native Americans, Other (ELA)

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Movie Guides, Lesson

$7.00

$6.00

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Grammar Review Worksheet: Phrasal verbs, prepositions, and they're/their/there

By CoreSenseForTheCommonTeacher

Quick review for students who need to practice writing sentences with phrasal verbs, prepositions, and to discern between and when to use they're, there, and their. Includes answer key. #grammar #grammarreview #worksheet #grammarworksheet

Subjects:

English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD, ESL / ELL / EFL

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Adult Education

Types:

Worksheets, Homeschool Curricula, Handouts

CCSS:

L.4.1g, L.5.1d, L.6.1c, L.6.1d, L.6.1e

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Certificate of Achievement - FREE!

By CoreSenseForTheCommonTeacher

#Motivate your students! #Download this #FREE #customizable word document. This specific #template was built for an #ESL classroom, but you could use it for any course. Let your students see their accomplishment and have tangible evidence to show

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, For All Subject Areas, ESL / ELL / EFL

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Printables

FREE

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Vocabulary Practice! Customize with your word list

By CoreSenseForTheCommonTeacher

This amazing vocabulary practice sheet asks students to do more than merely memorize a list of words and definitions - it asks for definitions, part of speech, synonyms and antonyms, personalized definitions, and illustrations. I use this with

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Vocabulary, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Word Walls, Printables

$1.12

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Private Tutoring Contract (PDF)

By CoreSenseForTheCommonTeacher

As a private tutor, I find it extremely helpful to have a clear understanding of my responsibilities and that of the parents/student. This template was built specifically for a tutoring situation with homeschool parents; however, it could be used

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Professional Documents, For Parents

$9.50

$8.00

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Science Fiction Story Writing Project

By CoreSenseForTheCommonTeacher

Why just tell students about a genre when you can have them WRITE about it and SHOW understanding?I used this project with middle school students, but it can be easily adapted to challenge older students as well.This packet contains a brainstorming

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Homeschool Curricula, Rubrics

$3.00

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The Captive, by Scott O'Dell (Teacher Guide)

By CoreSenseForTheCommonTeacher

"The Captive" is a lesser-known novel by the renowned young adult author, Scott O'Dell, who wrote the "Island of the Blue Dolphins" series and "The Hawk that Dare not Hunt by Day", and many others.Academic topics in the book include:

Subjects:

Native Americans, U.S. History, Literature

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Literature Circles, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.9, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.8

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Health Vocabulary Crossword Review - ESL Level 1

By CoreSenseForTheCommonTeacher

Vocabulary words about health for beginning ESL learners

Subjects:

ESL / ELL / EFL

Grades:

Adult Education

Types:

Handouts, Printables

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.07 MB)

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Roommate Contract

By CoreSenseForTheCommonTeacher

For those of us who save our precious few teacher pennies by boarding with another - here's an easily edited contract template in Microsoft Word. (Not legal advice).

Subjects:

Accounting, Life Skills, Business

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Professional Documents, Simulations, For Parents

$5.42

$5.00

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Private Tutoring Contract Template

By CoreSenseForTheCommonTeacher

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, For All Subjects

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Professional Documents, For Parents

$10.00

$9.00

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Article Report (Moderate Difficulty) - for newspapers, magazines, etc

By CoreSenseForTheCommonTeacher

I use this report format to have students respond to short articles and begin to teach them how to analyze nonfiction information. I built it to reflect a variety of thinking levels using Bloom's taxonomy, and also included examples to model how it

Subjects:

Other (Social Studies - History), Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Homework

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.3, RI.9-10.2, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.9

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

11 years in the classroom; 3 years international private teaching experience; 5 years U.S. public school experience; 4 years ESL experience; ESL university writing tutor; 9 years of teaching test prep; 11 years of privately tutoring homeschool students; Certified to teach English and Language Arts in Georgia (USA)

MY TEACHING STYLE

Reading should be fun if kids who dislike it or "can't" are to overcome fears and struggles. Writing should be relevant and multigenre-d. Teachers should be able to share and help eachother!

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Kennesaw State University - B.S. English Education

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Practical experience teaching in multiple countries and grade levels k-adults