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Informative Essay-What Makes Something Valuable

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Informative EssayPrompt: What makes something valuable?Includes:-Thesis and Brainstorming Sheet-Evidence Sheet-Introduction Paragraph Page-Body Paragraph Pages-Conclusion Paragraph PageSet up for a 5 paragraph essay format.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Outlines, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

CCSS:

W.9-10.1d, W.9-10.2, W.9-10.2a, W.9-10.2b, W.9-10.2c, W.9-10.2d, W.9-10.2e, W.9-10.2f, W.9-10.4, W.9-10.5, W.9-10.9

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2024-2025 Calendar-Editable Google Slide Presentation

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Editable 2024-2025 Calendar. This is for all my planning girlies.Includes an August through July 2024-2025 Calendar in google slides and a video showing how to edit it.Can be printed after editing or to add your events by hand.I use this in my room

Subjects:

Products For TpT Sellers, For All Subjects

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Staff

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By TpT Sellers for TpT Sellers, Google Apps

$4.00

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Teacher Appreciation/Thank You Notes Templates

By The Tortured Teacher Department

In this PDF, you receive:A list of potential school personnel that notes can be written to-Pg. 2High School Friendly Thank You Note Tips-Pg. 3-4Blank Colored Full Page Stationery-Pg. 5-6Blank Black and White Full Page Stationery-Pg. 7-8Lined Colored

Subjects:

Specialty, Writing, For All Subjects

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

$4.00

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Weekly Journals-Daily Journals Week 19-36

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18 Weeks of Daily Journals-Google Slides to be presented or assigned in Google Classroom-Editable to fit the needs of your classroom-Includes a template to make your own journal prompts

Subjects:

Writing, For All Subjects

Grades:

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

Types:

Google Apps

$9.00

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Weekly Journals-Daily Journals Weeks 1-18

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18 Weeks of Daily Journals-Google Slides to be presented or assigned in Google Classroom-Editable to fit the needs of your classroom-Includes a template to make your own journal prompts

Subjects:

Writing, For All Subjects

Grades:

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

Types:

Google Apps

$9.00

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Classroom Pictionary v2

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Classroom Pictionary v2These are questions my high school students came up with after playing the orginal version I made. Great for End of the Year, Beginning of the Year, Ice Breaker, or just to fill time after a test or assignment. PDF includes a

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Back to School, End of Year

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Games, Google Apps

$3.00

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"The Ambush" Skills Application Trivia

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Need students to do more than just define literary elements? This activity provides a short story, "The Ambush" by Tim O'brien, and asks them to apply the skills they've learned throughout ELA this year to answer trivia questions.Includes:-"The

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

$3.00

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"The Blind Men and the Elephant" Skills Application Trivia

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"The Blind Men and the Elephant" Skills Application TriviaGive your students a chance to apply the skills they've learned this year to a new text.Download includes links to "The Blind Men and the Elephant" pdf, Trivia presentation for Google Slides,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Short Stories, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Internet Activities, Games

$3.00

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"The Fall of the House of Usher" Edgar Allan Poe Skills Wksht.

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"The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe Skills WorksheetFocus:-Elements of Gothic Literature-Sentence Structure-Vocabulary-Denotation and ConnotationIncludes:-Worksheet pdf-Answer Key pdf-Link to "The Fall of the House of Usher" narrated

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Homework

$2.00

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Class Experience Survey and So You Think You Know Your Teacher wksht.

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Class Experience Survey and So You Think You Know Your Teacher wksht.Great End of Year activity. My students' answers were hilarious on So You Think You Know Your Teacher, and the feedback on the Class Experience Survey was helpful.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas, End of Year

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets

$2.00

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"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" Ambrose Bierce Skills wksht.

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"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" Ambrose Bierce Skills wksht.Focus:-Narrative Structure-Syntax-Vocabulary from the text-Latin suffixIncludes:-Link to "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" pdf-Worksheet-Key

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets

$2.00

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How Well Do You Know Your Teacher?

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How Well Do You Know Your Teacher?Let your students take a chance on guessing how well they know you as their teacher and let them design what they think your cup should look like. Fun activity for Teacher Appreciation Week or End of the Year.

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, For All Subjects, End of Year

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Worksheets

$2.00

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Blindness and Sight Poetry Worksheet

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Blindness and Sight Poetry WorksheetPoems include "Blind" by Fatima Naoot, "The Blind Seer of Ambon" by W.S. Merwin, and "On His Blindness" by Jorge Luis Borges.Worksheet focuses analogy, sensory details/imagery, juxtaposition/oxymoron, latin roots,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Homework

$2.00

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Classroom Pictionary

By The Tortured Teacher Department

Classroom PictionaryGoogle Slideshow presentation with timer for each round.Great for beginning of the year, end of the year, and if you have time to fill.

Subjects:

Back to School, For All Subjects, End of Year

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Games, Google Apps

$3.00

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"View From the Empire State Building" Helen Keller Worksheet

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Skills worksheet based on "View from the Empire State Building" by Helen Keller.Focus:-Figurative Language (simile, metaphor, hyperbole, and personification)-Adverbial Phrases-Text Vocabulary-Latin Root -dom-Skills quiz included.

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Printables

$2.00

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"Why do some brains enjoy fear?" by Allegra Ringo Skills Worksheet

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"Why do some brains enjoy fear?" by Allegra Ringo Skills wksht.Focus:-Source Credibility-Diction-Vocabulary from the text-Suffixes -ion and -iveAnswer Key is included

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Homework

$2.00

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Oedipus Rex directed by Tyrone Guthrie Questions

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Movie Questions for Oedipus Rex directed by Tyrone Guthrie (the one with William Shatner in it). 10 questions discussing Greek theatre, character representation, symbolism, and theme. Includes a link to the movie without ads/commercials.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Movie Guides

$1.50

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"House Taken Over" by Julio Cortazar Skills Worksheet

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"House Taken Over" by Julio Cortazar Skills Wksht.Focus:-Magical Realism-Prepositional Phrases-Parts of Speech-VocabularyIncludes worksheet and key

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Homework

$2.00

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Narrative Essay Writing

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Narrative Essay Writing ProjectThis pdf includes:Explanation of Narrative StyleAssignment PromptsPre-Writing worksheetRubric

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Projects, Lesson

$4.00

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Teacher Appreciation Coloring Sheets

By The Tortured Teacher Department

10 Different Teacher Appreciation Week Coloring Sheets

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Holidays/Seasonal, Spring

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Printables

$4.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

16 years of teaching experience Grades 8-12 English Language Arts and Reading Intervention General Education, Class within a Class, Intervention/At-Risk, Honors, AP, and Dual Credit

MY TEACHING STYLE

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HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Class of 2003 Andover Central High School 2008 BA Secondary Education English Language Arts 6-12 Wichita State University 2016 M Education Friends University 2017 MA English Literature Wichita State University

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Hello! My name is Bryanna. I've been a teacher for 16 years in grades 8-12; I'm currently teaching high school English Language Arts and Reading Intervention. If you couldn't tell, I'm a huge Taylor Swift Fan. Please let me know if you have any questions about the resources listed. Thank you.