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Grammar Diagnostic Test (#1 of 2): Epic Pre/Post Assessment for Teens

By Secondary Sara

Need a grammar diagnostic test that will give you a clear picture of what students know? Use this assessment as a pre (and/or post) test to get a benchmark and track growth!This test is TEACHER-friendly because it is easy to grade, fully editable,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

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

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Assessment

CCSS:

L.6.1c, L.6.1d, L.6.2a, L.7.1a, L.7.1b, L.7.1c, L.7.2a, L.8.1a, L.8.1b, L.8.1c, L.8.1d...

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Greek & Latin Roots, Suffixes, & Prefixes Test: EDITABLE (with Google)

By Secondary Sara

Find out which Greek & Latin affixes your students know with a quick, easy-to-grade diagnostic test that will inform your future instruction! Administer this test just once (as a diagnostic) or more than once (such as a pre/post test) to see

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment, Google Apps

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Reading Bookmarks: DURING Reading Tools for Secondary ELA

By Secondary Sara

Want to scaffold students into doing more critical thinking DURING reading? Want them to take notes without ruining the joy of the book? Want to annotate, but can’t mark in a class set of novels? Or, just as importantly: do your students have

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Printables

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Random Acts of Kindness Project for Secondary ELA

By Secondary Sara

Help students learn by doing with an experience-based project that will create many lasting memories.This Random Acts of Kindness project is meant to be used EITHER by itself or with ANY novel unit, especially with literature that has a kindness or

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Classroom Community

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities

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Quote Analysis & Poster Project: Showing Meaning in Literature

By Secondary Sara

Want to spice up your quote analysis instruction, or simply get your students to appreciate beautiful moments in literature? Use this short two-part assignment to help students to analyze famous, memorable, or just plain pretty quotes from a short

Subjects:

Literature, Short Stories, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

RL.6.5, RL.7.4, RL.8.3, RL.9-10.4

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Literary Analysis Essay: Build a "Case File" of Text Evidence for ANY Novel!

By Secondary Sara

NOW INCLUDES GOOGLE: Are you looking for a new, engaging way to teach literary analysis? Call the claim/thesis a "conspiracy theory", and tell students that they have to "prove" it!Ideal for students who are new or intermediate with lit analysis,

Subjects:

Literature, Writing, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Rubrics

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.7.1, RL.8.1, RL.9-10.1

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Essay Editing Checklist & Task Cards (UPDATED)

By Secondary Sara

Few students take the time (or know how) to truly revise their essays. Editing checklists are helpful for some students, but are overwhelming for others. Break down the work and model the process with this interactive editing checklist and card

Subjects:

Grammar, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Task Cards

CCSS:

W.6.5, W.7.5, W.8.5, W.9-10.5

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Thesis Statements are like Menus (DISTANCE LEARNING): Lesson for ANY Essay!

By Secondary Sara

Now includes Google, PDF, *and* Office versions! Thesis statements are like menus: a promise of what is to come. Hook and satisfy your diners/readers with this lesson!Use this easy simile to teach your students why essays need thesis statements, how

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

W.6.1a, W.7.1a, W.8.1a, W.9-10.1a

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Digital Poetry Slam: Listening & Performing Poems in ELA (with GOOGLE)

By Secondary Sara

Writing and sharing poetry can be intimidating – take the fear out of the presentation. Turn your classroom into a multimedia, high-energy performance space with a DIGITAL poetry slam!The digital poetry slam is a great jumping-off point if you're

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities, Google Apps

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Academic Skills Choice Project: Becoming Better Students

By Secondary Sara

Do your students need help learning how to become independent, successful students? Can’t keep a binder organized or study well for tests? Do they struggle with study skills, time management, or other elements of school?Use this short research

Subjects:

Other (ELA), Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Projects, Activities

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$1.99

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The Outsiders: Chapter Quizzes

By Secondary Sara

Need a quick assessment of literal and critical comprehension of The Outsiders? Use this set of four quizzes to get a snapshot of your students’ understandings of the novel!Each two-page quiz has a combination of question types that will help you

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment

CCSS:

RL.6.10, RL.7.10, RL.8.10, RL.9-10.10

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Citations Lesson for Beginners: MLA 9th Edition (with Google Docs)

By Secondary Sara

Are your students resisting citations in their research? Don’t understand what citations are, or why they are important? It’s less ugly with a metaphor, when you explain it as making your writing more “designer” by putting logos on it! Win them over

Subjects:

Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Lesson

$2.99

165

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MLA Essay Lesson (DISTANCE LEARNING): Formatting is Like Setting a Table!

By Secondary Sara

Now includes Google, PDF, *and* Office versions! Just as the pieces of a place setting go in particular spots on the table, the elements of an essay's document need to be formatted just so!Use this easy simile to teach your students why essays need

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Google Apps, Lesson

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Grammar Diagnostic Test (#2 of 2): Epic Pre/Post Assessment for Teens

By Secondary Sara

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment

CCSS:

L.6.1c, L.6.1d, L.6.2a, L.7.1a, L.7.1b, L.7.1c, L.7.2a, L.8.1a, L.8.1b, L.8.1c, L.8.1d...

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Creative Writing Prompts: 100 Prompts to Hook ALL writers!

By Secondary Sara

Use this list of 100 writing prompts, divided by learning style, to help ALL students feel inspired to write! Present these to kickstart ANY creative writing/narrative assignment: fiction, poetry, or memoir/autobiographical pieces. The goal of

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

CCSS:

W.6.3, W.7.3, W.8.3, W.9-10.3, W.11-12.3

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Task Card Activity for Literature: Apply to ANY Novel or Short Story!

By Secondary Sara

Need a flexible way to assess a fictional text? Want to try task cards, stations, and small group collaboration? (Want something OTHER than a quiz to assess understanding?)Try this set of task cards to put some variety in your assessment of literary

Subjects:

Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Task Cards

$4.99

152

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Book Talks: Student-Led Presentation Project for ELA

By Secondary Sara

Want students to be accountable for book talks? Build a reading community, increase word-of-mouth book recommendations, and practice speaking skills with this project! Use this project to: • Start your independent reading program, or give it a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities

$2.99

181

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Close Reading Treasure Hunt: 4-Day Annotation Crash Course for ANY Text!

By Secondary Sara

Close reading and annotating are “like” hunting for buried treasure: you have to find the good stuff hidden beneath the surface! Teach deeper reading with this lesson sequence to introduce active vs. passive reading and how to annotate a literary

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment

$3.99

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Grammar Diagnostic Test #1 - Distance Learning - Self-Grading (Google Drive)

By Secondary Sara

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment, Google Apps

CCSS:

L.6.1c, L.6.1d, L.6.2a, L.7.1a, L.7.1b, L.7.1c, L.7.2a, L.8.1a, L.8.1b, L.8.1c, L.8.1d...

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Back to School Writing for Teens: 1+ Month of Prompts {August & September}

By Secondary Sara

Need a writing activity for older students that is unique, easy to differentiate, and accomplishes SEVERAL genres of writing? This highly flexible, choice-oriented menu project gives students 40 prompts across 8 high-interest topics: Summer, Goals

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

$1.99

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

6 years of teaching 7th & 8th grade ELA, and 8 years of high school tutoring experience. I'm also a National Writing Project consultant and writing team coach. I'm constantly involved with both the middle and high school "worlds", and I love all of these grade levels and their quirks!

MY TEACHING STYLE

I teach with a lot of technology and student-centered projects! I flip my ELA curriculum when I can, and create units in which students drive their own learning. Student motivation is very important to me, and we spend time in class talking about why the lesson matters to their futures.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

National Writing Project Teacher Consultant; Conference presenter; Kappa Phi Kappa Award 2010

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Bachelor's degree with honors in English Pre-Education, with minors in Professional Writing and Music. Master's degree in Integrated English Language Arts 7-12. Both degrees are from THE Ohio State University!

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Check out my blog at secondarysara.com! You can also interact with me on Facebook and Pinterest.

GRADES

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Social Studies, World Languages, Latin, Other (Specialty), ELA Test Prep, Other (Social Studies), Other (ELA), Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, School Counseling, Study Skills, Short Stories, Writing, 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, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Test Preparation, End of Year, Classroom Community