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The Curly Girl's Classroom by Stacy Shellhorse

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"Shall I compare the to a __ __?" Epic Sonnet Battle Mad Lib (Sonnet 18)

By The Curly Girl's Classroom by Stacy Shellhorse

Who doesn't love a mad lib?! Students will have fun writing a parody of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18. All they have to do is fill in the blanks, but they must also follow the iambic pentameter and rhyme scheme. It's a fun way to review Shakespeare's

Subjects:

Poetry

Grades:

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

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Activities, Homework

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STAAR Expository and Persuasive Essay Planning Sheet-modified

By The Curly Girl's Classroom by Stacy Shellhorse

This is a simplified version of my other STAAR essay planning sheets. I had to modify them for my summer tutorials. This finally helped some of them understand how to elaborate. If you have any suggestions that works in your classroom, please

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, ELA Test Prep, Writing-Essays

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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STAAR Kernel Essay Planning Sheets

By The Curly Girl's Classroom by Stacy Shellhorse

Love Gretchen Bernabei's kernel essay structure, but you need a planning sheet? Use this with your students to help them throughout the writing process. Check out more of her stuff on http://trailofbreadcrumbs.net. After downloading the pdf, if

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

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Graphic Organizers

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UPDATED: TPCASTT Poetry Analysis Flapbook

By The Curly Girl's Classroom by Stacy Shellhorse

Need a quick flapbook for poetry analysis? I've used this for both middle school and high school.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry

Grades:

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

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Interactive Notebooks

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File Cabinet Labels - Black Chevron

By The Curly Girl's Classroom by Stacy Shellhorse

Want to spice up those bland file cabinets with labels to match your classroom theme? Download these file cabinet labels to modify as needed.

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For All Subject Areas

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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STAAR Personal Narrative Planning Sheet

By The Curly Girl's Classroom by Stacy Shellhorse

Use this quick planning sheet to help your students write the STAAR personal narrative. It reminds them of the elements needed to score a 4. This is a Word document that you can modify to suit your needs/terminology.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

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

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Graphic Organizers

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STAAR TEXT-Based Writing Notebook

By The Curly Girl's Classroom by Stacy Shellhorse

STAAR TEXT-Based Writing NotebookNeed some help getting your students to write successfully for the new STAAR Test Redesign?I thought I'd compile what made my students so successful on the test this past year. I also welcome your thoughts on this as

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Writing

Grades:

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

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Graphic Organizers, Interactive Notebooks, Google Apps

$5.00

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English I 2023 ECR Scoring Guide Examples

By The Curly Girl's Classroom by Stacy Shellhorse

Have your students score sample essays using the English I ECR Rubric.My students' minds were blown away by some of the scores (as well as yours probably were, too)!!!(I only showed the better examples because we don't want them to see poor quality

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English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Informational Text

Grades:

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

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PowerPoint Presentations, Assessment, Lesson

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Lord of the Rings Character Movie Packet

By The Curly Girl's Classroom by Stacy Shellhorse

Do you or your students need help remembering who all of the Lord of the Rings characters are? Here's a packet that will help you keep them straight. This packet is used with the new Peter Jackson movies. An answer key is included!

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English Language Arts

Grades:

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

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Activities, Handouts, Movie Guides

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Blank STAAR Graphic Organizer-Expository Essay Planning Sheet

By The Curly Girl's Classroom by Stacy Shellhorse

Need a blank graphic organizer for your students who need the accommodation on the STAAR test. Download this for use during the STAAR Writing test! ***This is to be used with my SIMPLIFIED STAAR Expository Planning Sheet.***

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Graphic Organizers

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STAAR Essay Planning Sheet-New (Expository, Persuasive, and Literary Analysis)

By The Curly Girl's Classroom by Stacy Shellhorse

Need a way to help your students plan their STAAR essays? This planning sheet includes: 1. Introduction-with a hook and a thesis 2. Two Body Paragraphs-with topic sentences, transitions, and two reasons and elaboration 3. Conclusion-with a

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English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Writing-Essays

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

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Handouts

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Shakespearean Sonnet Stations

By The Curly Girl's Classroom by Stacy Shellhorse

Need student-centered stations to motivate students to analyze Shakespeare's sonnets? Station 1: Iambic Pentameter and SonnetsStation 2: Sonnet 18Station 3: Sonnet 20Station 4: Sonnet 128Station 5: Sonnet 138Bonus Station: elision, inversion, and

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English Language Arts

Grades:

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

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Activities, Google Apps

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"The Feather Pillow" STAAR Short-Constructed Response

By The Curly Girl's Classroom by Stacy Shellhorse

There's not a lot out there for the new STAAR question types. Here's an example of a short answer paragraph that I've done with my students for years.I hope this helps. I will update this file as TEA releases new information for the

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English Language Arts

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

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Activities

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Short Constructed Response for "Zombie Drones to Spy on Humans"

By The Curly Girl's Classroom by Stacy Shellhorse

Want an interesting topic to practice the STAAR short constructed response? If your students love The Hunger Games, they will love this article-"Scientists Turned Dead Birds Into Zombie Drones to Spy on Humans!"What's included:-SCR Prompt-A copy of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Close Reading

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

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Handouts, Graphic Organizers, Interactive Notebooks

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Julius Caesar Research PowerPoint Project

By The Curly Girl's Classroom by Stacy Shellhorse

Need a research project for Julius Caesar? This is a project that includes an outline and instructions for using MLA format. The students create a PowerPoint using MLA to document sources and list works cited. You could also have them write a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, World History

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

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Lesson

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Story Stickers-Sticky Note Analysis (Text Evidence) - STAAR Constructed Response

By The Curly Girl's Classroom by Stacy Shellhorse

Do your students need fun ways to practice finding textual evidence to support their answers?Try these Story Stickers. I use these to help my students practice for the upcoming STAAR Short and Extended Constructive Responses.

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities, Centers

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True Crime Research Paper Topics

By The Curly Girl's Classroom by Stacy Shellhorse

Want to spice up your research paper unit? Try these true crime topics. My students will be using the TexQuest library databases to research them, but you can use Google as well.Check out my other True Crime Research Products in a bundle-coming soon!

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

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

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Google Apps

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Expository Revising and Editing Sheet

By The Curly Girl's Classroom by Stacy Shellhorse

Here's a checklist for teachers or students to use when proofreading or grading expository essays. How do I use the chart? I use the chart to mark student error numbers (column 1) in the margin of their essays or paragraphs. I keep a tally of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

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

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Printables

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STAAR English I and II Expository Planning Sheet, Lined Paper, and Rubric

By The Curly Girl's Classroom by Stacy Shellhorse

Need a planning sheet to help your students with the new STAAR EOC test? Here's a planning sheet, an example of the lined paper used on the test, and a grading rubric. I hope that you find this as helpful as I do. Let me know if you have

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

9^th, 10^th

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English I and II STAAR Persuasive Rubric with Grade Chart

By The Curly Girl's Classroom by Stacy Shellhorse

Need a rubric with a grade chart to help you score your students persuasive essays? This rubric is for the STAAR test, but it can be used for any persuasive essay.

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Assessment, Rubrics

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have taught English for twenty-three years now!

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I love lots of graphic organizers and hands-on lessons.

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LeTourneau University - English and Education

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