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All Quiet on the Western Front Study Guide

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Complete study guide packet for All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque. This study guide challenges students to connect plot and characters to larger ideas and literary terms. I found that it was a great way to not only review, but

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English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

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

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Things Fall Apart Study Guide

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Complete study guide packet for Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. This study guide challenges students to connect plot and characters to larger ideas and literary terms. I found that it was a great way to not only review, but to also spark

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English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

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CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.L.4

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AP English Language and Composition Exam Review Guide

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This is a handout that I give to my students before the AP English Language and Composition exam. It contains tips and hints on how to do well on the multiple choice and all three free response questions. This handout helps to guide my students in

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English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep

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11^th

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Their Eyes Were Watching God Complete Unit and Novel Guide

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This is a complete 46 page unit guide for Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. It includes vocabulary, quizzes with answers, discussion questions, student activities, and final projects and writing prompts. I've uploaded it as a

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English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

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

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Research Paper and Project for AP or Honors 9-12th grade: Pay it Forward

By Almost Hogwarts

I use this project with my AP English Language and Honors American Literature classes of 11th graders. Students identify a problem in society that they can work to solve. They research the problem and possible solutions, then work as a group to

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English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

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Research, Projects, Rubrics

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W.9-10.2, W.9-10.4, W.9-10.5, W.9-10.7, W.11-12.2, W.11-12.4, W.11-12.5, W.11-12.7, SL.9-10.2, SL.11-12.2

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Modern Day Genocide Project (to accompany Night or a study of the Holocaust)

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I used this project in my 10th grade World Literature class after our study of Night by Elie Weisel. Students had studied the causes of the Holocaust, and for this project, research modern day genocides and human rights violations that have

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English Language Arts, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

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

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Research, Projects, Rubrics

CCSS:

W.9-10.1, W.9-10.2, W.9-10.6, W.9-10.7, W.9-10.8, W.11-12.1, W.11-12.2, W.11-12.6, W.11-12.7, W.11-12.8, SL.9-10.2...

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The Odyssey: Cyclops Letter Writing Assignment

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For this composition grade, students take on the point of view of the character of Polyphemus in the story "The Cyclops." He calls on his father, Poseidon, to punish Odysseus for blinding him, but he himself also committed many atrocities.

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

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

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Activities, Handouts, Rubrics

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W.9-10.1, W.9-10.3, W.9-10.4, W.9-10.5, W.9-10.9

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Oedipus Rex Study Guide

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Complete study guide packet for Oedipus Rex (Oedipus the King) by Sophocles. This study guide challenges students to connect plot and characters to larger ideas and literary terms. I found that it was a great way to not only review, but to also

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English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

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

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Literature Circles: Choice Novels for High Schoolers

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This literature circle activity is fantastic to use with high schoolers and advanced middle school students. I was looking for a way to organize literature circles that would be both challenging and engaging, and developed this adaptation of

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English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

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Activities, Literature Circles

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Anatomy of a Newspaper Story, Introduction to Writing a News Story

By Almost Hogwarts

This is a powerpoint that I use in my Newspaper I, introduction to journalism class. It defines terms students need to know (lead, inverted pyramid, paraphrase, feature, etc.) and details the basic structure of a newspaper story. I usually use this

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing

Grades:

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

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PowerPoint Presentations

CCSS:

W.9-10.2, W.11-12.2

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Q2 Analysis Practice: Patrick Henry's Speech to the Virginia Convention

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This is an essay that my AP English Language and Composition class wrote this year. The prompt asks students to analyze the rhetorical devices that Patrick Henry uses to create his argument. The assignment could be adapted for any American

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.11-12.1, RI.11-12.2, RI.11-12.3, RI.11-12.4, RI.11-12.5, RI.11-12.6, RI.11-12.8, RI.11-12.9, RI.11-12.10, W.11-12.4

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The Crucible Essay Assignment

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This is an essay assignment that I used with my Eleventh Grade English class this year after reading and watching the Crucible by Arthur Miller. This assignment could be used after reading the play, watching the film, or both. Its main prompt asks

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment, Graphic Organizers, Movie Guides

CCSS:

W.11-12.1

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Stargirl and Transcendentalism Unit Plan, Study Guide, and Activities

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This is a unit I've used with my 11th grade American Literature class to teach the novel Stargirl and to connect it to the ideas of transcendentalism. The novel is an easy read and the students usually love to discuss the ideas of nonconformity

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English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Study Guides, Unit Plans, Printables

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CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.8...

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Is Odysseus an Epic Hero? Essay Assignment

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I use this assignment with my 9th grade students after reading the Odyssey. We discuss the qualities of an epic hero (included in assignment) and then look for examples from the text to determine whether or not Odysseus shows the characteristics of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment, Graphic Organizers

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RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.10, W.9-10.1, W.9-10.2, W.9-10.4, W.9-10.5

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AP English Language and Composition College Board Approved Syllabus

By Almost Hogwarts

This is a syllabus that I used for my AP English Language and Composition class. I've uploaded as a word document so that it can be customized for your class!

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English Language Arts

Grades:

11^th, 12^th

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Syllabi, Handouts, Classroom Forms

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Comparison of film O' Brother Where Art Thou? to The Odyssey

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This graphic organizer and writing assignment helps students to compare the film O'Brother Where Art Thou? to The Odyssey. I've actually used it as a final assessment before. The students love the film, and I've included teacher notes with times

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Movie Guides

CCSS:

RL.9-10.9, W.9-10.1, W.9-10.2, W.9-10.4, W.9-10.9

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All Quiet on the Western Front Chapter 7 Activity

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I use this worksheet while students read Ch. 7 of All Quiet on the Western front. Chapter 7 is the longest chapter of the novel and this worksheet helps them to see the connection between the events in the chapter and the overall theme. It can

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.10

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Beginning of the Year: Famous American Quotes Activity

By Almost Hogwarts

This is an activity that I use on the first day of my American Literature class (11th grade) to get the students talking about and analyzing text right away. They look at some quotes from famous American writers, talk in groups about what they

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Back to School, Close Reading

Grades:

11^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1

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Journalism/ Newspaper Introductory Slideshow

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This is the powerpoint that I use the first day in my Newspaper I, introduction to journalism class. It outlines why the school newspaper is important, and begins to introduce the students to how to develop an idea into a story. Notes on how to do

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

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Life of Pi by Yann Martel Novel Study Guide

By Almost Hogwarts

Complete study guide packet for Life of Pi by Yann Martel. This study guide challenges students to connect plot and characters to larger ideas and literary terms. I found that it was a great way to not only review, but to also spark discussion on

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Study Guides, Worksheets

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been teaching English in grades 9-12 since 2001 in North Carolina.

MY TEACHING STYLE

My main goal is to teach my students to think logically, analytically, creatively and independently.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

NBPTS--2005

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

BA English 1999, MAT--Language Arts 2001

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