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Marshmallow Team Building: A Back to School Activity for First Day of School

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Whether you’re headed back to school or starting a new unit, this team building exercise will get kids engaged and excited about being in your classroom. The Marshmallow Team Building exercise helps teachers establish a classroom atmosphere of

Subjects:

Back to School, The New Year, End of Year

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Simulations

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Memoir Writing: Using Mentor Texts for Student Voice and Assessment in ELA

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Reading and writing memoir are powerful ways to have students experiment with narrative writing and have a chance to explore some groundbreaking nonfiction reading. Whether your students are in the midst of a literature circles unit or wrapping up

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.W.3, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.9

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Romeo & Juliet: Complete Bundle {Grades 9-12}

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare's most widely taught play. This complete bundle showcases The Bard's work under the lens of an inquiry-driven philosophy. Students will focus their work on answering the Essential Question: Which is more reliable -

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English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

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9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

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$31.20

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An Introduction to Dystopia: Six Common Core Aligned Lessons

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Dystopia is the hottest genre on the market right now - especially for teens. If you're teaching high school English, you should probably be teaching dystopia!This product contains SIX lessons that introduce the genre of dystopia to students.

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English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

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Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.4, L.9-10.3, L.9-10.4a, L.9-10.5

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Argument and Rhetoric Practice: The Spare Change Gameshow {Grades 8-12}

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Practicing argument, counteragrument, rhetoric, and claim statements can now be one of the most FUN things you do in your classroom! The Spare Change Gameshow gives students current, funny, and engaging topics to debate either whole-class or in

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Other (ELA)

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

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Activities, Games

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$4.00

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The Great Gatsby: Activity, Lesson & Assessment Bundle

By Mud and Ink Teaching

From the giltz and glam of flappers to the longing of painful heartbreak, The Great Gatsby has captured teachers and students alike for generations. If you've been following along with me on Instagram @mudandinkteaching, you have probably caught

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.6, RL.11-12.7, RL.11-12.9, W.11-12.1, W.11-12.1a, W.11-12.1b, W.11-12.1c, W.11-12.1d, W.11-12.1e

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Back to School Bundle: Engaging Activities for English Language Arts Grades 6-12

By Mud and Ink Teaching

The first days of school for any middle or high school teacher can be overwhelming. This bundle of resources and activities will help you tackle the back to school season with fun, creativity, engagement, technology, and more!The first ten days of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

$40.00 $28.00

$22.40

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Short Story Unit Bundle: Essential Questions & Skills for Critical Thinking

By Mud and Ink Teaching

A FRESH APPROACH TO TEACHING THE SHORT STORY:If you’ve been teaching the same three short stories from the dusty anthology in the corner of your classroom for the last several years, this resource is going to take you in an entirely new direction.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.10

$24.00 $15.00

$12.00

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Rhetorical Analysis Practice: Taylor Swift's Commencement Graduation Speech

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Rhetorical analysis doesn't have to only be powerpoint presentations on ethos, pathos, and logos. By using this inspiring, engaging, high-energy, and fame-filled graduation speech from Taylor Swift, students will practice rhetoric while gaining

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

$3.50

$2.80

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Be the Change: A Service Learning Research Project for Grades 7-12

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Our students CAN make a difference in their own lives, their school, and their community, so why not challenge them to do so with a new project?BE THE CHANGE is your solution! Designed with the Genius Hour methodology in mind, Be the Change is an

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, End of Year

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Projects, Service Learning

$9.00

$7.20

176

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Dystopian Literature: Mega Bundle of All Resources

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Refresh, rebuild, and reimagine the possibilities of teaching dystopia with access to every single dystopian item in the Mud and Ink Teaching store. This bundle contains every dystopian literature product in the Mud and Ink Teaching store and will

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

$51.50 $38.00

$30.40

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Hispanic Heritage Month: Digital Choice Board Activity {7-12}

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Whether you're celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month in September or incorporating more LatinX voices to diversify your curriculum, this digital choice board activity will help students gain exposure to 25 different articles, videos, poems,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Spanish, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities, Google Apps

$4.50

$3.60

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My One Word: A Creative, Digital Reflection Activity for ELA Writing Practice

By Mud and Ink Teaching

AN OVERVIEW:This lesson is designed to help students both set goals for the future and reflect on their past. This lesson is two parts: one, students will write and reflect, and two, students will design a piece of digital art to use as a desktop

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Other (ELA)

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.L.5

$4.00

$3.20

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Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Digital Choice Board Activity

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Whether you're celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May or are incorporating more poetry and poets to diversify your curriculum, this digital choice board activity will help students gain exposure to 25 different

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Asian Studies, For All Subjects

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.10

$5.00

$4.00

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Macbeth Complete Unit Bundle: Shakespeare through Inquiry and Critical Thinking

By Mud and Ink Teaching

If you're overwhelmed with ideas or intimidated to jump into Shakespeare's play Macbeth, this set of lessons will ensure the critical thinking that students need to tackle the play with confidence. This series of lessons focuses on important close

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.4...

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A Thousand Splendid Suns: COMPLETE NOVEL UNIT

By Mud and Ink Teaching

A Thousand Splendid Suns is a novel with ample opportunity to teach critical thinking skills, close reading, and literary analysis with students. All of the activities, resources, assessments, and creative activities that you need are here.This

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Lesson

$43.50 $35.00

$28.00

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Get to Know You Activities Vol. 1 : Letter to Your Teacher, Partner Interviews

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Back to school in ELA can be incredibly stressful, but also so much fun! Take some of the planning pressure off by using this great bundle of six lesson plans/activities for the first week of school. This bundle includes my SIX FAVORITES. Did you

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Back to School

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.3, CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2

$6.50

$5.20

128

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Create a Character Stocking: Symbolism, Characterization, and Analysis Activity

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Characterization is one of the most important things we teach in the secondary ELA classroom, so why not revisit some of your favorite, loved characters from the year around the holidays?With this activity, students will receive a blank holiday

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Lesson

$3.50

$2.80

179

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Get to Know You Activities Vol. 2 : My Happy Place, Wilderness Survival, Poetry

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Getting to know your students during the back to school rush can seem overwhelming, but I've got you covered. These six lessons will get you started back in building relationships, setting expectations, and creating an environment of academic

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

$6.50

$5.20

108

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Time Capsule End of Year Project: Reflection and Synthesis for High School ELA

By Mud and Ink Teaching

If you need an end of the year activity to help your students make sense of the school year both personally and academically, then I've got you covered. In this time capsule synthesis final project, students combine reflections from what they've

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, End of Year

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Assessment, Google Apps

$6.00

$4.80

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been discovering the amazing mysteries and joys of language arts with 10th and 12th grade students in West Chicago for the past five years. Teaching has been my passion since I was a little girl playing school in my basement.

MY TEACHING STYLE

My teaching style would best be described as "discovery in the making". I approach each day with my students with an open mind and a hope to get side tracked into great, authentic discussion about literature, writing, and the world we live in. To learn more about my classroom, visit my blog! http://mudandink.blogspot.com/

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I am a 2004 Golden Apple Scholar award winner and two time speaker at the National Character Education Forum. I am passionate about raising curious, driven, worldly, and caring young men and women!

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I attended Illinois Wesleyan University from 2004-2008 and received a bachelor's degree in English. I later attended Concordia University Chicago from 2010-2012 and received my ESL certification and a Master's in Curriculum & Instruction.

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I am happy to create custom products for you! Please inbox me for any ideas or projects that you have in mind and I'd be happy to work with you to create something challenging, creative, and linked to the Core!

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PreK, 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, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Science, Social Studies, U.S. History, World Languages, Spanish, Arts & Music, Art History, Visual Arts, Drama, ESL-EFL-ELL, ELA Test Prep, Other (ELA), Life Skills, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, School Counseling, Study Skills, Cooking, Short Stories, Writing, Asian Studies, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Halloween, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Black History Month, Spring, Products For TpT Sellers, For All Subjects, Informational Text, End of Year, Close Reading, Women's History Month, Classroom Community, Hispanic Heritage Month