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Arella's Designer Classroom

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Short Stories Analysis Pack (Close Reading/Common Core)

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This comprehensive short story analysis activity packet is ten pages plus an instructions sheet for the instructor. It is not designed for any particular story, but is designed to apply to any short story. It covers: setting, mood vs. tone,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Short Stories, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.3, RL.7.4, RL.7.5, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.5

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Feudalism Diary Entry Mini Project

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This project requires students to synthesize their learning related to the brutal Dark Ages period in history by creating a creative piece demonstrating a clear understanding of what life was like during this time in history. The project is also

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, World History, Middle Ages

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities, Rubrics

$2.00

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Pay It Forward Movie Guide/English Language Arts Extended Writing Activity

By Arella's Designer Classroom

This package is designed for two purposes. First, it is an excellent way to start a year, a new quarter, new semester, etc- to either set the stage for the environment of your classroom, or to refresh memories on what the goals are in your overall

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

$3.50

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Writing the Five Paragraph Essay

By Arella's Designer Classroom

This pack is a seven page FRAMEWORK for helping students to write a five paragraph essay. It is designed to use a combination of brainstorming, graphic organizer mapping, and an a peer editing process that uses specifics from the essay, as opposed

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Professional Development

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Professional Development

CCSS:

W.7.4, W.7.5, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5

$5.00

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Simple Vocabulary Program

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This simple, graphic organizer style program is designed to supplement either an already established semester or yearlong vocabulary list or set of lists. It is also very useful for singular use (ie for a set of vocabulary for a short story, or a

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Phonics

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Graphic Organizers

$1.95

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Independent Reading Project

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This resource was developed over eight years of teaching English Language Arts, and refined to be simple to understand, yet yield fruitful, Common Core connected results. It can connect beautifully to such programs as AR, to add a layer of analysis

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Printables, Posters

CCSS:

CCRA.R.9

$1.50

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World War I News Article Project

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This project contains simple instructions, a rubric, an example of how the article should look along with a page for planning each paragraph. This project is a fantastic was to engage students in imagining the history in a real way, all while

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Social Studies - History, European History

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Graphic Organizers

$1.50

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Basic Plot Curve with Blank Bullet Points Graphic

By Arella's Designer Classroom

This simple graphic allows teachers to print a plot curve that includes blank bullet points so that students can practice making a plot curve on a pre-made graphic organizer.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Short Stories, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Graphic Organizers

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.38 MB)

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Complex Plot Curve with Bullet Points Graphic

By Arella's Designer Classroom

A plot curve designed for older students, whereby my basic plot curve is simpler and less confusing for younger students!

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

FREE

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Eleven years in education with a dual certification in English and the discipline social studies has left me with quite the range of teaching: 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th grade English/Language Arts, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th grade history as well as Speech and Debate and Psychology.

MY TEACHING STYLE

My classes are all highly interactive. Lessons are designed to immerse students in the subject area using a wide variety of resources, and teacher directed instruction is limited.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.A. in Political Science, Master's in Education with a concentration in the discipline of Social Studies. English classes/state exam to certify in English.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

My trajectory in education has been incredibly interesting! I began teaching as a middle school history teacher, but was "surplussed" out in the 2008 nightmare. I had suspected that this might occur, and had spent the year taking classes and eventually took the exam in my state to become certified in English. When I was in fact surplussed out, I took a new position teaching English, and spent four years as a high school English teacher. In the recent years, I have taught a wide range of subjects such as psychology and specific classes such as Speech and Debate, in addition to mainstream English and history. In addition, I am a mom, which has strongly rounded out my views of the classroom experience!