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Michelle Smithers

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Titles: Underline, Italicize, or Quotation Marks? Posters/Anchor Charts

By Michelle Smithers

Great for use as classroom posters or anchor charts! Students often ask, "Do I underline, italicize, or use quotation marks to cite the title of a work?" These posters can be printed in black/white, grayscale, or color. You can also print them as

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Handouts, Printables, Posters

$1.00

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Music as Poetry: "I Lived" by OneRepublic (Figurative language in music lyrics)

By Michelle Smithers

A perfect introduction to your poetry unit! Engaging content with activities to help students identify figurative language in music lyrics! Contents: 1. Suggested Aims and Timelines 2. “I Lived” by OneRepublic Lyrics with Line Numbers 3. What does

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry

Grades:

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

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Activities

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CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.SL.5

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Blank Word Wall Template for PowerPoint and Google Slides

By Michelle Smithers

Pressed for time to update your classroom word wall? Simply use this template to copy/paste or type your vocabulary in, print, and cut! Each slide has room for two words. You may customize the font, text size, border, and colors of both text and

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For All Subject Areas

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Word Walls, Bulletin Board Ideas

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Summary Paragraph Template Model Texts

By Michelle Smithers

Use this "Summary Paragraph Template Model Texts" file to scaffold writing tasks in your classroom. Students can highlight to identify parts of a paragraph or sentence structures in Google Docs. You have have them grade the assignment as if they are

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Outlines, Graphic Organizers

$3.00

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Summary Paragraph Template

By Michelle Smithers

Use this "Summary Paragraph Template" to scaffold writing tasks in your classroom. Can be edited and adapted repeatedly! Great for use with Newsela, Scholastic Magazines, and news articles from any website. See my bundle for two pre-filled model

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Outlines, Graphic Organizers

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Google Docs™

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Paragraph Summary Template and Model Texts

By Michelle Smithers

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Outlines, Graphic Organizers

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Literature Circle Packet with Blank Calendar and Role Sheets

By Michelle Smithers

This literature circle packet features the following: -an attractive cover page -an introduction to literature circles with questions and answers regarding expectations -a list of procedures for students to follow during meetings -two blank sheets

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Literature Circles

$5.00

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Reader Response Journal Outline and Example

By Michelle Smithers

This outline will help students who struggle to organize their thoughts with reader responses! Included is an example of how to fill out the outline and then an excellent reader response written off of the outline. A great mini-lesson idea would

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Outlines

$2.00

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I Survived The Joplin Tornado by Lauren Tarshis Word Sort

By Michelle Smithers

This is a word sort for the novel I Survived The Joplin Tornado by Lauren Tarshis. Have students cut out the words and glue them into the appropriate places on the table. There really are no right or wrong answers; the goal of the activity is to get

Subjects:

Reading, Vocabulary, Reading Strategies

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Interactive Notebooks

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Classroom Poster Set

By Michelle Smithers

Includes 6 Posters: -There is definitely no "A" in definitely -The ellipsis. There are 3 dots. Not 15. Not 2. Just 3. -The semicolon. Not just for winky faces. -Their, there, they're -To, too, two -Your, you're, then, than Fonts and freeware

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English Language Arts

Grades:

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

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Posters

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Blank Literature Circle Calendar

By Michelle Smithers

This is the blank literature circle calendar for those who purchased my literature circle packet with role sheets for summarizer, word wizard, literary luminary, discussion director, and connector.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Literature Circles

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Commas Save Lives Poster

By Michelle Smithers

Special Elite font and license can be found here: http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/special-elite

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

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

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Posters

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.01 MB)

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Literature Circle Customizeable Cover

By Michelle Smithers

This is the cover for my literature circle packet available for purchase in my store.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Literature Circles

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Digital Download DOC (0.09 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I am a resource room teacher in NYC for students with IEPs, teach middle school English Language Arts, and pull-out as a literacy specialist for grades 4-6 in a private school. I have also worked as a literacy specialist in the clinical setting at Hofstra University.

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HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Presented at the 2015 NCTE Annual Convention in Minneapolis, MN on building academic literature through non-fiction texts with bilingual students.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.S. in Adolescence Education, B.A. in English, and a minor in Creative Writing from Oswego State University. M.A. in the Teaching of Writing from Hofstra University.

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Kindergarten, 1^st, 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

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Reading, Vocabulary, For All Subjects, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Poetry