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Readzilla creates engaging, effective, and fun learning materials for a diversity of learners in classrooms for Language Arts, English as a Second Language, and more. I love to share items that have been effective with my own students!

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Formal vs Informal Language - Teaching Bundle

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"Humans of Our Classroom" Unit (Humans of New...

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"Issues in AI" Unit - 3 Lessons (ChatGPT,...

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Formal vs Informal Language - Slideshow Lesson and Guided Notes

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Would you wear your swimsuit to a sports game? What about a formal gown in space?Use this engaging lesson to impart your students with a better understanding of why it is important to consider formal and informal language contexts. Using fashion

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Life Skills

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.SL.6

$2.75

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"Issues in AI" Unit - 3 Lessons (ChatGPT, Dall-E, etc.)

By Readzilla

This three-lesson unit helps students to think DEEPLY about how the advent of A.I. could impact their lives and our society.Like many of you, I've spent a lot of time pondering how new A.I. technologies like ChatGPT will impact my students, my

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Computer Science - Technology, Critical Thinking

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.SL.2

$5.20

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"I.C.E." Quote Sandwich Lesson and Worksheets - ENDLESS BUNDLE

By Readzilla

With these resources, your students learn and practice the "I.C.E. Cream Sandwich" approach, a simple and effective way to integrate quotations into a paragraph of writing! My "I.C.E. Quote Sandwich" materials are among the most popular items I've

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.11-12.1, RI.9-10.1, RI.11-12.1, W.9-10.2b, W.11-12.2b, CCRA.R.1

$5.50

$4.95

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Intro to MLA Works Cited - Lesson Pack

By Readzilla

What makes teaching MLA Works Cited format more interesting and hands-on? Cool museums! Sports metaphors! Puzzle manipulatives! This teaching bundle will make it happen for your students!This pack contains two awesome MLA teaching resources. I

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment, Games, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, L.9-10.3a, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.W.2

$5.00

$4.00

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Connotation & Denotation - Slideshow Lesson and Guided Notes

By Readzilla

You think English is hard enough as it is? Well, try being a visitor from outer space!This engaging slideshow lesson will impart your students with a better understanding of connotation and denotation. Students see why they must carefully consider

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Life Skills

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.L.5

$2.75

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"Humans of Our Classroom" Unit (Humans of New York-Style Project)

By Readzilla

An interview a day helps those awkward social skills to go away!In this engaging unit, students learn from Humans of New York how to become interviewing extraordinaires. The unit is designed to be eminently adaptable; it can be realized within a few

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Life Skills, Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

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

Types:

Unit Plans, Handouts, Google Apps

CCSS:

CCRA.W.6, CCRA.SL.1

$3.25

Online Resource
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Encouraging Confident Creative Writers: A Unit for Secondary Student Success!

By Readzilla

This unit plan is designed to teach ALL students to write creatively and with confidence. Each lesson embodies important writing concepts and skills that are necessary for your students to find success! I've worked with reluctant readers and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Unit Plans, Lesson

CCSS:

W.9-10.3, W.9-10.3a, W.9-10.3d, W.9-10.4, W.9-10.5, W.9-10.10, CCRA.W.3, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.10

$12.69

$10.00

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Formal vs Informal Language - Teaching Bundle

By Readzilla

Would you wear your swimsuit to a sports game? What about a formal gown in space?Use this funny and engaging teaching pack (with multiple activities) to help your students practice and build upon their knowledge of formal and informal language

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Life Skills

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.L.6

$5.25

$4.20

Bundle

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"I.C.E." Quote Sandwich - Quotation Integration Lesson Bundle

By Readzilla

With this bundle of resources, your students learn and practice the "I.C.E. Cream Sandwich" approach, a simple and effective way to integrate quotations into a paragraph of writing!Being able to cite information is such an important skill that it is

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.11-12.1, RI.9-10.1, RI.11-12.1, W.9-10.2b, W.11-12.2b

$4.00

$3.50

Bundle

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Connotation & Denotation - Teaching Bundle

By Readzilla

You think English is hard enough as it is? Well, try being a visitor from outer space! Use this funny and engaging teaching pack (with multiple activities) to help your students practice and build upon their knowledge of connotation and denotation,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Life Skills

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.L.5

$5.50

$4.40

Bundle

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Show, Don't (Just) Tell - Lesson on Descriptive Writing & Imagery

By Readzilla

Many students struggle initially to write effective descriptions, but this lesson provides a memorable way to practice this skill. With its off-the-wall hook, this lesson will give your students something to write about!The teacher begins the lesson

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

W.9-10.3d, CCRA.W.3

$2.70

Online Resource
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Edit Like a Professional (Intro to Substantive Editing)

By Readzilla

Teach your students to edit the way they do in the publishing industry! Some students only focus on surface-level issues (like grammar and spelling) when editing. While these are certainly important, there's a bigger picture out there: first rounds

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

L.9-10.3, CCRA.W.5

$2.50

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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Figurative Language - Let's "Badify" It! (Slideshow + Worksheet)

By Readzilla

There's a popular saying, "you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone." Nowhere is that more true than in this lesson! In order to analyze the impact of figurative language, the teacher (and then the class) will become "mad scientists" and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Poetry

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Worksheets, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

W.9-10.3d, CCRA.R.4

$2.00

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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Punctuation and Sentence Structure - Unit Bundle

By Readzilla

25% off!With this bundle of lesson plans, your students will improve their sentence-writing and punctuation skills (including with those dreaded semicolons) in new and exciting ways!This syntax-based approach to sentence punctuation is supported by

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Unit Plans, Assessment, Lesson

CCSS:

L.9-10.1, L.9-10.1b, L.9-10.2, L.9-10.2a, L.9-10.2b, L.9-10.2c, L.11-12.1, L.11-12.2, L.11-12.2b, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5...

$12.75

$9.30

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Etymology and Language Change (Lesson + Research Assignment)

By Readzilla

How can the word cleave mean both "to split apart" and "to join together?" As you unravel the answer with your students, they will learn fascinating principles about how languages come to be and how words can change over time.This fun and eclectic

Subjects:

English Language Arts, World History, World Languages

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Cultural Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.L.4

$2.50

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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Pictures + Problem-Solving Lesson Bundle

By Readzilla

This bundle combines two resources that are sure to prompt lively and engaging discussions in your classroom:"Get the Picture" Guessing Game - Students work individually and with the class to guess what 20 close-up images are. A fun, creative, and

Subjects:

Problem Solving

Grades:

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

Types:

Games, Lesson

$3.45

$2.76

Bundle

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Silly SPAR Debates - Argumentation Group Activity

By Readzilla

Do your students debate "at" people with opposing arguments, instead of talking "with" them? Do you want to teach your students to think more on their feet? Try a SPAR debate to engage your students and help them to create more focused

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Critical Thinking

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

W.9-10.1, W.9-10.1a, W.9-10.1b, W.9-10.1e, CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.SL.3

$2.00

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Dependent and Independent Clauses Lesson (sentence structure)

By Readzilla

Do your students write overly simplistic sentences? Do any of them put periods after subordinate clauses or other sentence fragments? Sometimes students seem to think that "a long phrase" = "a complete sentence." You know what will fix

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.L.1

$2.00

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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"Fat Draft" Revision Technique - Lesson & Worksheet

By Readzilla

We've all seen it: A student was assigned to write a five-paragraph response, but he only wrote two—and when he was pressed to give more detail, he just said, "I don't know what else to say." (Well, I'm pretty sure we've all seen this; I know that

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.W.5

$2.00

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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Connotation - Manipulatives Sort Activity

By Readzilla

Use this engaging manipulatives activity to help your students practice and build upon their ability to compare connotations for words with similar meanings. This activity makes it clear just how important it is to consider your word choice! This

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Life Skills

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Lesson, Centers

CCSS:

CCRA.L.5

$2.50

Digital Download ZIP (0.49 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I am a secondary Language Arts teacher based in Utah. I believe in saying "YES!" to trying new things—that's why in the last decade I've taught every grade in grades 8–12, as well as everything from English as a Second Language (ESL) to Honors English and ACT English Prep. I have presented at multiple educational conferences, including UELMA (2019), UCTE (2017, 2022, 2023), and an educational panel at San Diego Comic-Con International (2019).

MY TEACHING STYLE

My teaching style is skill-based (focused on Common Core standards), energetic, and focused on building upon students' prior knowledge. I believe that every lesson should catch students' attention and have clearly demonstrable relevance to them not just in their futures (e.g. college), but in their current lives. The artwork on my TpT resources is designed by using and modifying images listed as in the public domain, Creative Commons-0, and commercial use. If you have any questions regarding any of the artwork in my resources, please contact me.

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Bachelors of Arts in English Teaching: Brigham Young University, 2013. Minor in editing (with an emphasis in magazine editing and layout/visual design). Master of Education in Learning and Technology: Western Governors University, 2021. Endorsement in teaching English as a Second Language: Utah State Board of Education, 2020. Mentor for new teachers in Granite School District, 2018-present.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I am passionate about finding the best literature to put into my students' hands, particularly YA literature. Check out my blog and website for more ideas and resources: www.readzillateacher.com