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Create a Utopia: a Reflective Group Project

By Middle School Matters

Utopia | Create a Utopia | Utopia Project | Dystopian Project The concept of a utopia is one with applications in both the English and history classrooms. Many people have tried, and failed, to create utopias at various stages in human history. In

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Critical Thinking

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities

CCSS:

SL.6.1, SL.6.5, SL.7.1, SL.7.5, SL.8.1, SL.8.5, SL.9-10.1, SL.9-10.5

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The Outsiders Unit Plan: Comprehensive and Aligned to the Common Core

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Outsiders Unit | Outsiders Plan | Outsiders Resources The following is a comprehensive unit plan for The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. This unit plan has been developed to align with the Common Core and be rigorous and rewarding for students. Emphasis

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Unit Plans

CCSS:

RL.8.2, RI.8.1, RI.8.3, RI.8.4, SL.8.1a, SL.8.1b, SL.8.1d

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Word of the Day: A Year-Long Middle School Vocabulary Curriculum

By Middle School Matters

Vocabulary Unit | Middle School Vocabulary | 8th Grade Vocabulary | 7th Grade VocabularyNow with a link to a Google Doc version included!The "Word of the Day" (or WOD) program is a comprehensive, year-long vocabulary curriculum designed for middle

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Reading Strategies

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Assessment

CCSS:

L.7.4, L.7.4a, L.7.6, L.8.4, L.8.4a, L.8.6, L.9-10.4, L.9-10.4a, L.9-10.6

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History of Halloween Activity

By Middle School Matters

Halloween | History of Halloween | Halloween History | Halloween Activities | Halloween Activity Teach your students the history behind the holiday! Halloween is a holiday shaped by history and culture. It is continuously evolving. This lesson

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Halloween

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities

$4.00

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Call of the Wild Journal Unit Plan: Targeted Tasks for Every Chapter

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Call of the Wild Unit | Call of the Wild Prompts | Call of the Wild Writing This product consists of journaling assignments for each chapter of Call of the Wild. These chapter journal entries all follow the same structure and provide a routine for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Unit Plans

$8.00

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History of Thanksgiving Activity

By Middle School Matters

Thanksgiving | History of Thanksgiving | Thanksgiving History | Thanksgiving Activity Teach your students the real history behind our American holiday! Thanksgiving is the only major holiday celebrated in America that has a truly American story

Subjects:

U.S. History, Thanksgiving

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities

$4.00

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Interactive Notebook Resources: Ready to Use in the Social Studies Classroom

By Middle School Matters

Interactive Notebook | Interactive History Notebook | Interactive Notebooks | Interactive Notebook Social Studies | Interactive Notebook History Bring this valuable teaching and learning tool to your own classroom! There are few tools that I have

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History, World History

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, GATE, Printables

$6.00

148

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Revolutionary War Project Menu

By Middle School Matters

Revolutionary War Project | Differentiated Project | Revolutionary War Activity This product is a culminating project to use with the Revolutionary War. Project menus are one of the quickest, easiest ways to incorporate differentiation in to your

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, GATE

CCSS:

WHST.6-8.6

$3.00

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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Journal Unit Plan

By Middle School Matters

Roll of Thunder | Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry | Roll of Thunder Unit Providing students with a structure and routine while they read a novel is invaluable in the middle school classroom. These chapter journal entries all follow the same structure

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities

CCSS:

RL.5.1, RL.6.1, RL.7.1, RL.8.1

$5.00

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Call of the Wild Book Cover Project: Combining Creativity With Comprehension

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Call of the Wild Project | Call of the Wild Activity | Call of the Wild Themes This final project for The Call of the Wild asks students to illustrate their comprehension of the novel through some argumentative writing. The writing components of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Projects

CCSS:

RL.7.2, RL.8.2, W.7.1, W.8.1, W.8.2

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Call of the Wild Bundle: Multiple Resources for Teaching the Novel

By Middle School Matters

Call of the Wild | Call of the Wild Bundle | Call of the Wild Unit | Call of the Wild ProjectThe Call of the Wild is an excellent book that has many areas that can be focused on both during and after reading. Provided for you here are three in-depth

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Unit Plans, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.7.2, RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, W.6.1, W.7.1, W.8.1, W.9-10.1

$15.00

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The Constitution and American Government: A Complete U.S. History Unit

By Middle School Matters

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

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

Types:

Unit Plans

$15.00

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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The Outsiders Character Analysis Presentation: A Culminating Group Project

By Middle School Matters

Outsiders Project | Outsiders Presentation | Outsiders Group Project | Outsiders Character Analysis Character analysis is an excellent skill for students to develop while reading The Outsiders. Not only are there a plethora of characters in the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Projects, GATE

CCSS:

RL.8.1, RL.8.3, SL.8.4, SL.8.5

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Argument Writing Performance Tasks & Text Sets

By Middle School Matters

Performance Task | Performance Tasks | Argument Performance Task | Argument Writing | Common Core Argument Performance tasks are an integral part of the new Common Core standards and assessments. These performance tasks take many forms, but the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

W.6.1, W.6.8, W.6.9, W.7.1, W.7.8, W.7.9, W.8.1, W.8.8, W.8.9, W.9-10.1, W.9-10.8...

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Call of the Wild Essay Topics: Tiered and Aligned to the Common Core

By Middle School Matters

Call of the Wild | Call of the Wild Essay | Call of the Wild Writing The Call of the Wild is an excellent book to use with literary analysis writing. This product is a set of essays to use at the end of the novel. Four choices of topics are given.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

$4.00

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Holocaust / Diary of Anne Frank Memorial Project

By Middle School Matters

Diary of Anne Frank | Paperclips | Holocaust Memorial | Holocaust Project | Anne Frank Project This project is used after reading the Diary of Anne Frank play as a class and viewing the documentary "Paper Clips". It asks students to be creative

Subjects:

Reading, Social Studies - History, World History

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Projects, Posters

CCSS:

SL.8.1, SL.8.4, SL.8.5, RH.6-8.7, WHST.6-8.1b

$3.00

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The Giver Unit Plan: Aligned to Common Core with a Focus on Argument Writing

By Middle School Matters

The Giver Unit | The Giver Unit Plan | The Giver Resources The Giver is a timless book that is perfectly suited for students in the middle school grades. They are engaged by the premise and mature enough to grasp the deeper issues presented in the

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.7.1, RL.8.1, W.6.1, W.7.1, W.8.1

$8.00

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Revolutionary War Debates: Argument Writing and Speaking in the History Class

By Middle School Matters

Revolutionary War | Revolutionary War Activity | Revolutionary War ProjectBring argument writing and speaking to your history classroom! This activity is aligned to multiple Common Core writing and speaking & listening standards.The

Subjects:

U.S. History, Oral Communication, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Activities

CCSS:

W.6.1, W.7.1, W.8.1, SL.6.1, SL.6.1a, SL.6.1b, SL.6.1d, SL.7.1, SL.7.1a, SL.7.1b, SL.7.1d...

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Let the Students Teach! A Collaborative Learning Project

By Middle School Matters

Cooperative Learning | Teach to Learn | Group Teaching This collaborative learning project puts the information in the hands of the students and asks them to come up with a creative way to teach their assigned information to their peers in class.

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, Oral Communication

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Research, Projects

CCSS:

SL.7.1, SL.7.1a, SL.7.4, SL.7.5, SL.7.6, SL.8.1, SL.8.1a, SL.8.4, SL.8.5, SL.8.6, SL.9-10.1...

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US History Research Paper: Common Core Informational Writing

By Middle School Matters

Research Paper | Research | Research Papers Research papers really fit the mold of an informational writing piece. This type of writing is prevalent in Common Core standards at the middle and high school grades, and it is easy to incorporate this

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Unit Plans, Activities

CCSS:

WHST.6-8.2, WHST.6-8.4, WHST.6-8.5, WHST.6-8.6, WHST.6-8.8

$4.50

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have taught at the middle school level since 2003. Our class is structured as a two period block of English and US history. I also have experience teaching World History. For the past three years, I have been a district leader in social studies curriculum development and coaching.

MY TEACHING STYLE

More than anything, I love my students. I want them to be engaged, energetic, and happy. I believe student learning is directly connected to engagement and the overall feeling of a classroom. I try to incorporate many different teaching styles and techniques in my class. I especially like to give my students creative ways to illustrate their understanding of concepts. I also focus on differentiation as much as possible. This often includes scaffolding, alternate assignments, project menus, and student choice.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

-County Teacher of the Year, 2020-2021 -District Secondary Teacher of the Year, 2020-2021 -Excellence in Education award from district's education association in the area of "Inspirational Teaching". -Rotary award for outstanding teacher of the year.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Teaching runs in my family. My aunt and uncle retired from teaching after being in the profession for over 40 years. My great grandmother was a schoolteacher in a one-room schoolhouse in Oklahoma in the early 1900s.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Since I attended the University of Oregon, I continue to be a HUGE Oregon Ducks fan. This fandom is very obvious when you come in my classroom. GO DUCKS!