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Unsolved Mysteries Research Project Middle School ELA | Teaching Research Skills

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The Unsolved Mysteries Research Project is an inquiry-based, research-skills focused project for middle school ELA and high school English students. Teaching research skills has never been easier using the Big6 Model with a step-by-step approach!How

Subjects:

English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Internet Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.6.1b, W.6.7, W.6.8, W.7.1, W.7.7, W.7.8, W.9-10.1, W.9-10.7, W.9-10.8

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Dystopian Literature Unit - Dystopian Short Story Activities Dystopia VS Utopia

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Enhance your dystopian short story unit, help students differentiate between dystopian vs. utopian, and supplement their reading of dystopian literature with this compelling resource! Your students will learn to analyze elements of dystopian

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.8.1, RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.11-12.1

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188

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Research Project Social Media's Impact on Teens - Media Literacy Unit Activity

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This high-interest research project focuses on a topic that is relevant to our world today – the effects of having exposure to the Internet at a young age and the impact of social media on today’s modern teens!Research topics include social media

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Psychology, Sociology

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Projects, Google Apps

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Effective Online Research Skills Research Graphic Organizers Source Evaluation

By Teen Tech University

Revolutionize students’ online research skills with the Research 101: Effective Internet Research bundle! Empower students by teaching strategic keyword searching strategies, evaluating websites for source credibility, and identifying bias or

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Library Skills, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.7.7, W.7.8, W.8.8, W.9-10.7, W.9-10.8

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Holocaust Research Project Teen Resistance - Holocaust Literature Activities

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Use the Teen Holocaust Resistance Project with any Holocaust story in order to provide historical context! This unique resource focuses on teen and young adult Holocaust resisters who took courageous stands! Use with Night by Elie Wiesel, the Diary

Subjects:

English Language Arts, World History, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Projects, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.8.9, W.9-10.6, W.9-10.9, W.11-12.7

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Text Structure and Text Features Lessons - Nonfiction Reading Comprehension

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Teaching text structures and text features doesn’t have to be boring! Sharpen your students' nonfiction reading comprehension skills with this resource bundle! Students learn to read strategically by using text features, identifying informational

Subjects:

Reading Strategies, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.7.5, RI.7.10, RI.8.5, RI.8.10, RI.9-10.10, RI.11-12.10

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Career Exploration, Readiness, Research, and Soft Skills Unit Resource Bundle

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Teach your students career readiness through engaging career exploration activities with this high-interest career research project and soft skills resource unit bundle! Resource #1 Students will identify their interests, knowledge, and skills

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Career and Technical Education, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Task Cards, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.9-10.7, W.11-12.9

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$11.55

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End of the Year Activities High School Middle ELA - My Year in Review Memories

By Teen Tech University

This end of the year in review activity will provide a high-interest, engaging mini-project for your secondary students! Students will use the free Adobe Express website to create unique "My Year in Review" pages. This resource includes modern,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, End of Year

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

CCRA.W.6, CCRA.W.10

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Soft Skills for Career Readiness, Exploration, Success - Workplace Communication

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Soft skills include workplace communication and life skills that are crucial to achieving career success. This career exploration and readiness mini-unit provides a comprehensive overview of both hard and soft skills while implementing several

Subjects:

English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas, Vocational Education

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.9-10.7, W.9-10.9

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Evaluating Sources Effective Research Skills - Media Literacy Bias Activity

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The ability to evaluate source credibility and identify media bias are essential media literacy skills. This resource will teach your students how to locate reliable sources and how to evaluate websites for accuracy and source credibility. This

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

CCRA.W.8

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Holidays Around the World Christmas Research Project - Create a Holiday Book

By Teen Tech University

This Christmas around the world holidays research project will keep your students engaged before winter break! Students will research the holiday traditions of a different world culture and use their notes to create an interactive World Holidays

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

CCRA.W.6, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.9

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Short Story Unit - Mystery and Suspense - Scary Stories Horror - Suspenseful

By Teen Tech University

The Suspenseful Short Story Unit supplements mystery stories, the horror genre, and provides scary stories to fright and delight your students! This short story unit focuses on identifying and analyzing the element of suspense. This pairs perfectly

Subjects:

Literature, Short Stories, Halloween

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.5, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.5

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Juvenile Justice Research Project - School to Prison Pipeline - Prison Reform

By Teen Tech University

The Juvenile Justice Research Project: Teens Serving Time is a perfect way to implement a high-interest research project into your classroom! Students will research real examples of teens serving time, examine the juvenile justice system, prison

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Psychology, Instructional Technology

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Internet Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.8, CCRA.W.9

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All About Me Book - Google Slides Project - Middle School ELA - High School

By Teen Tech University

The All About Me eBook is the perfect back to school project or getting to know you activity for middle and high school students! Allow your students to create and innovate with this All About Me project designed for teens and tweens! The All About

Subjects:

English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas, Instructional Technology

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.7.6, W.7.10, W.8.6, W.8.10, W.9-10.6, W.9-10.10

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Credible Sources Analysis Activities - Media Literacy Unit - Conducting Research

By Teen Tech University

Help students select analyze and select credible sources while conducting online research! Locating reliable sources and evaluating websites are essential digital literacy research skills. Now, more than ever, students need to know how to analyze

Subjects:

English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas, Library Skills

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Internet Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.8.8, CCRA.W.8

$6.00

135

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How to Take Cornell Notes Digital Note-Taking Templates - Teaching Study Skills

By Teen Tech University

Notetaking skills are essential to academic achievement! Learning how to take notes with the Cornell Notetaking System is an academic game-changer! Students' study skills are automatically boosted once they learn how to take notes strategically and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Google Apps

CCSS:

RI.7.5, RI.8.2, RI.9-10.2, RI.11-12.2

$10.00

$9.00

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Dystopian Unit Resource Bundle - Dystopia vs. Utopia - Dystopian Literature

By Teen Tech University

Create or supplement a Dystopian Stories Unit with this diverse, creative, high-interest teaching resource! The bundle of Dystopian literature materials include the following: Cultural Clashes! Utopia vs. Dystopia (Research & Informational

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Short Stories, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.8.1, RL.8.10, RL.9-10.1, RL.11-12.1, RI.8.1, RI.9-10.1, RI.11-12.1, W.11-12.1, W.11-12.8, CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.7

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Connotation and Denotation Activities | Author's Tone & Word Choice Activities

By Teen Tech University

Unleash the power of words with these dynamic connotation and denotation activities! The Connotation Hyperdoc provides an engaging interactive way to present connotation, denotation, word choice, loaded words, neutral words, tone, and mood!There’s

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Google Apps

CCSS:

CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.10

$5.50

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Survival Literature Research Project - Survival Skills - Man vs. Nature Conflict

By Teen Tech University

Enhance your survival unit with survival skills tests, analysis activities using thematic songs on survival, and a research project on real-life teens who survived person vs. nature conflicts! This includes teenagers and young adults who survived

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Other (ELA), Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.8.7, W.8.8, W.8.9, W.9-10.7, W.9-10.8, W.9-10.9, W.11-12.7, W.11-12.8

$7.00

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Effective Research Skills | Credible Source Evaluation - Media Literacy Skills

By Teen Tech University

Teaching Effective Research Skills - Digital Resource Bundle for Google DriveThe ability to navigate and evaluate digital resources is an essential skill for both educators and students. This Common Core aligned teaching effective research skills

Subjects:

English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Google Apps

CCSS:

CCRA.W.8

$8.50

$6.99

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Thank you for visiting my store! I am a Nationally Board Certified Educator with 27 years experience in public education. Since I began teaching, I've taught High School English, worked as a middle and high school Media Specialist, and currently serve as my school's Technology Instructional Specialist. I am still as passionate about education today as the day I first started! I enjoy creating high-interest curriculum materials for my teachers and utilizing educational technology to enhance both teaching and student learning!

MY TEACHING STYLE

21st Century Learners: Put students in the driver's seat by teaching with technology!

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

2002 - National Board Certified Teacher in Young Adult and Adolescent Literature 2012 - National Board Certification Renewal

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

1995 - Erskine College, Valedictorian, Summa Cum Laude BA English, minor secondary education 2004- MA+30 in Library and Information Science from University of South Carolina Teaching Certification - Secondary English Teaching Certification - Library Media Specialist National Board Certification

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Reading and educational technology are my passions! I love teaching students and conducting workshops for educators about the latest tech apps/tools and showing teachers how they can utilize technology in order to motivate and reinforce student learning.

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

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Vocabulary, Specialty, Science, Other (Science), Social Studies, Civics, Government, U.S. History, European History, World History, World Languages, Spanish, Arts & Music, Computer Science, Drama, ESL-EFL-ELL, Career and Technical Education, ELA Test Prep, British History, Geography, Other (Social Studies), Other (ELA), Life Skills, For All Subjects, Literature, Business, Psychology, Economics , Family Consumer Sciences, Instructional Technology, Library Skills, Criminal Justice - Law, Short Stories, Writing, Robotics, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Halloween, The New Year, Dance, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects, Informational Text, Vocational Education, Test Preparation, End of Year, Close Reading, African History, Classroom Community, Hispanic Heritage Month, Social Emotional Learning