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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

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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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History of Halloween Activity

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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

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Activities, Cultural Activities

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History of Thanksgiving Activity

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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

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

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Activities, Cultural Activities

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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

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Activities, GATE, Printables

$6.00

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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

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Unit Plans, Activities

CCSS:

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

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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

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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

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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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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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Reader's Responses: Literary Analysis for Middle School

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Literary Response | Literary Writing | Literary Essay Literary analysis is an important writing area for middle school students to master. These weekly prompts serve as a less formal way of encouraging literary analytical thinking and can easily be

Subjects:

Literature, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities

CCSS:

W.7.1, W.7.1b, W.7.2d, W.7.9, W.8.1, W.8.1b, W.8.2d, W.8.9

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Interactive Notebook Resource Bundle for the Social Studies Classroom

By Middle School Matters

Interactive Notebook | Interactive History Notebook | Interactive Notebooks | Interactive Notebook Social Studies | Interactive Notebook HistoryThe ultimate Interactive Notebook bundle for the Social Studies 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:

Projects, Activities, Interactive Notebooks

$11.00

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Increasing Student Engagement: Tools to Diversify Your Lesson Plans!

By Middle School Matters

Student Engagement | Engaging Middle School | Middle School Engagement Ideas | Middle School Lesson Plans | Middle School Teaching Tools Engaging our students is often our most challenging task as teachers. Yet we know how vital this engagement is

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, Professional Development

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, GATE

$5.00

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Civil War Webquests

By Middle School Matters

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Webquests

$5.00

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Back to School Bundle: Getting to Know Your Students

By Middle School Matters

Back to School | First Day of School | First Day Middle School Connecting with your students early can be vital to the success of a secondary classroom. This FREE bundle provides you with four activities to help you get to know your students at the

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management

Grades:

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

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Activities, Classroom Forms

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Lewis and Clark Learning Centers

By Middle School Matters

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, GATE, Centers

CCSS:

RH.6-8.1, RH.6-8.7, RH.6-8.10

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Declaration of Independence Learning Centers

By Middle School Matters

Declaration of Independence | Declaration of Independence Learning Centers | Declaration of Independence Learning Stations | History Learning Centers | History Learning StationsBring this valuable teaching and learning tool to your own

Subjects:

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

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, GATE, Centers

$6.00

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Civil War Learning Centers

By Middle School Matters

Civil War | Civil War Learning Centers | Civil War Learning Stations | History Learning Centers | History Learning StationsEngage your students with this multidisciplinary look at the complexities of the Civil War. Bring this valuable teaching and

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, GATE, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RH.6-8.4, RH.6-8.7, RH.6-8.10

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US History Learning Centers Bundle

By Middle School Matters

US History | US History Learning Centers | US History Learning Stations | History Learning Centers | History Learning StationsThree amazing products included!Bring this valuable teaching and learning tool to your own classroom!Learning centers are

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Lesson, Centers

$17.00

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Socratic Seminars: Promoting Discussion Within the Classroom

By Middle School Matters

Socratic Seminar | Socratic Seminars | Fishbowl Discussion The Socratic Seminar is a way to promote civility, open-mindedness, and ownership within the classroom. This form of discussion gives students a way to examine important issues from what

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Critical Thinking

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

SL.6.1, SL.6.1a, SL.6.1c, SL.6.1d, SL.7.1, SL.7.1a, SL.7.1c, SL.7.1d, SL.8.1, SL.8.1a, SL.8.1c...

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Even More Interactive Notebook Resources for the Social Studies Classroom

By Middle School Matters

Subjects:

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

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities, Interactive Notebooks

$5.00

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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!