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The Odyssey Complete Unit - The Hero's Journey (Ready to Use/No Prep)

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Everything you need to teach The Odyssey. This engaging unit centers around The Hero's Journey and determining whether or not Odysseus is a hero. That theme is tracked throughout the unit while your students consider Odysseus' heroic characteristics

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Study Guides, Thematic Unit Plans, Handouts

CCSS:

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

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The Hunger Games Novel Study Unit - Ready to Teach/No Prep

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The Hunger Games novel study unit includes everything you need to teach The Hunger Games. This unit centers around The Modern Hero and determining why heroes are important in different societies. That theme is tracked throughout the unit, along with

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Literature

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.8.3, RL.8.5, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.5, SL.8.1, SL.9-10.1

$28.00

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The Hero ELA Full Course Plan & Resources Bundle

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The Hero English Language Arts (ELA) Curriculum for thematic units and a course built around the topic of heroism. Includes The Odyssey, Romeo & Juliet, & The Hunger Games units. A full course of 6 units for your 9th or 10th grade ELA class.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

9^th, 10^th

Types:

Research, Thematic Unit Plans, Handouts

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.5, RI.7.1, RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.2, RI.9-10.3, W.9-10.1, W.9-10.2...

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Romeo and Juliet 9 Week Unit for ELA (Ready to Use/No Prep)

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Romeo and Juliet complete 9-week unit plan for your 9th or 10th-grade ELA classroom. Includes everything you need to teach--activities, study guides, quizzes, and assessments. The unit focuses on character analysis and the tragic hero. Save 20% when

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

9^th, 10^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Handouts, Assessment

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, W.9-10.1, SL.9-10.2, SL.9-10.4, SL.9-10.6

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Scaffolded Opinion Writing Bundle for K-2nd

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Opinion writing bundle for K-2nd grade that's fun and scaffolded. Teach your students to formulate their opinions and write using these scaffolded lessons. Each lesson is at a different level so you can use the lesson that fits your each student.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Lesson

CCSS:

W.K.1, W.1.1, W.2.1, CCRA.W.1

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The Anti-Hero Unit - An ELA Student Choice Novel Unit

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This student-choice novel unit for middle and high school ELA focuses on the anti-hero archetype. Students will choose a novel to read from the list of 18 anti-hero books. Students will study their novels in literature circle groups and contribute

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

9^th, 10^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Handouts, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.2, W.9-10.3, SL.9-10.1

$20.00

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Beginning Reading Bundle

By Teacher Mamas

Letter of the week introductions for beginning reading. Matching game for consonants and vowels. Use this bundle with your beginning readers to introduce a letter of the week and practice recognizing letter sounds. Includes:Letter of the Week

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Games, Lesson

CCSS:

RF.K.3, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3b, RF.1.2, RF.1.3, RF.1.4c

$21.00

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Scaffolded Opinion Writing | My Favorite Color

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Scaffolded opinion writing for K-2nd grade that focuses on your students' favorite color, using the stem "I think...". Teach your students to formulate their opinions and write using these scaffolded lessons. Save 20% by purchasing the Opinion

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Lesson

CCSS:

W.K.1, W.1.1, W.2.1, CCRA.W.1

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Scaffolded Opinion Writing for Early Elementary | I Prefer Pizza

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Scaffolded opinion writing for K-2nd grade that focuses on choosing pizza toppings and the stems "I prefer..." and "In my opinion." Teach your students to formulate their opinions in writing using these scaffolded lessons.Save 20% by purchasing the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Spelling, Writing

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Lesson

CCSS:

W.K.1, W.1.1, W.2.1

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Letter of the Week | Beginning Reading Sounds

By Teacher Mamas

Letter of the week introductions for beginning reading. Use these simple guides to introduce each letter sound for PreK-1st grade. Introduce a new sound each week by demonstrating the sound each letter makes, having the child repeat it, tracing the

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Worksheets, Homeschool Curricula, Printables

CCSS:

RF.K.2

$10.00

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The Hero Research Unit

By Teacher Mamas

Heroism research unit. This complete research unit asks students to focus on creating a research question around the topic of heroism for inquiry-based learning. Students will formulate their own research questions and conduct research throughout

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Assessment, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RI.9-10.3, RI.11-12.3, W.9-10.7, W.9-10.8, W.11-12.7, W.11-12.8, SL.9-10.5, SL.11-12.5

$10.00

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Opinion Writing Lessons | I Like Ice Cream

By Teacher Mamas

Opinion writing for PK- 1st Grade that's fun! Teach your class to formulate their opinions, write, and recognize sight words "like" and "not." Save 20% by purchasing the Opinion Writing Bundle!Includes: Sight word practiceHandwriting practiceOpinion

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Handouts, Bulletin Board Ideas, Lesson

CCSS:

W.K.1, W.1.1

$5.00

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Letter Sounds | Consonant Sounds Matching Game

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Consonant sounds matching game for beginning reading. Use this game to help practice consonant sound recognition for PreK-1st grade. Use this after introducing at least 2 different consonant sounds. Save 20% by purchasing the Letter Sounds Bundle!

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RF.K.1b, RF.K.3, RF.K.3a, RF.1.2b, RF.1.3, RF.1.3a, RF.2.3

$5.00

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Beginning Reading | CVC Rhyming Word Puzzles

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CVC rhyming words puzzle for beginning reading. After introducing letters, use these puzzles to help create words from letter sounds. Start with rhyming words to help reinforce sounds. These puzzles help children learn common sounds and add new

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Phonics

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten

Types:

Games, Centers

CCSS:

RF.K.2d, RF.K.2e

$3.00

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Hurricane Katrina Critical Thinking Mini Unit

By Teacher Mamas

This Hurricane Katrina Government unit will help your students think critically about the role of the government. Or use it to teach students to think critically in your ELA class. It's also a great way to add literacy instruction to your history

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Government, U.S. History

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Research, Handouts, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

SL.9-10.1, SL.11-12.1, RH.9-10.3, RH.9-10.7, RH.11-12.3, RH.11-12.7

$4.50

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Letter Sounds | Vowel Sounds Matching Game

By Teacher Mamas

Vowel sounds matching game for beginning reading and recognizing letter sounds. Use this game to help practice vowel sound recognition for PreK-1st grade. Use this after introducing at least 1 vowel with short and long sounds.Save 20% by purchasing

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Games

CCSS:

RF.K.1b, RF.K.2, RF.K.3, RF.K.3b, RF.1.2, RF.1.2a, RF.1.3

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (5.93 MB)

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Scaffolded Opinion Writing Lessons

By Teacher Mamas

Opinion writing for kindergarten that's fun and scaffolded. Teach your class to formulate their opinions and write using this fun scaffolded approach. Students first determine their opinion, then write a sentence, then write a sentence with support.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Lesson

CCSS:

W.K.1, CCRA.R.1

$5.00

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Literature Circles Unit

By Teacher Mamas

Want to do literature circles, but are not sure how? This unit plan gives you everything you need to implement literature circles successfully time after time. Includes:Unit Overview 5 lesson plansHandouts for each lessonSelf-Assessment Rubric Use

Subjects:

Reading, For All Subject Areas, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Literature Circles, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.3, RL.7.4, RL.7.5, RL.7.6, RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.4, RL.8.5...

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Romeo & Juliet Project

By Teacher Mamas

What if Romeo never met Juliet? What if Juliet never drank the potion? What if all the Montagues died of the plague before the tragedy of Romeo & Juliet could ever happen? It’s up to you. Let your students crack open their creative minds and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Rubrics, Lesson

CCSS:

W.7.3, W.7.4, W.8.3, W.8.4, W.9-10.3, W.9-10.4

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (0.35 MB)

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2nd Grade Poetry Lesson

By Teacher Mamas

Use this fun lesson, to liven up your classroom and teach your students poetry that they can relate to.Students will understand the importance of using specific language and practice this by writing a descriptive poem.In this lesson, students will

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Poetry

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Lesson

CCSS:

SL.2.5, L.2.5a, L.2.5b, L.2.6

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Experience of over 10 years at the high school level as as an English teacher and a teacher-librarian. Currently working as an academic librarian. As well as beginning homeschooling in the early grades for my own children.

MY TEACHING STYLE

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HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

BA in English and a teaching credential in English at the secondary level. I also have a teacher-librarian credential and a Master's in library and information science.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary, Social Studies, Government, U.S. History, Other (ELA), For All Subjects, Literature, Writing, Reading Strategies, Poetry, Phonics, Close Reading