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Narrative Writing: This I Believe Essay and Prewriting Organizers

By CriticalEnglish

Narrative Writing: This I Believe Essay and Prewriting Organizers are a useful complement to writing workshop. The organizers help students to brainstorm and clarify their beliefs before writing a narrative essay expounding upon one of their core

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Graphic Organizers

$2.50

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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BUNDLE: Life of Pi Activity Pack - 8 Activities - Novel Study

By CriticalEnglish

If you're growing tired of your same old, same old lessons, invigorate your classroom with these handsomely-designed, thoughtful activities to accompany Yann Martel's Life of Pi.This Bundle Includes:Fishbowl discussion activity + Notesheets + Rubric

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.5

$4.25

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High School Literature Circles Role Sheets - FOR ANY TEXT!

By CriticalEnglish

Have you been frustrated by the "arts and crafts"-style literature response sheets that encourage creativity but lack rigor? These advanced High School Literature Circles Role Sheets will help you to kick off your choice reading or reading workshop

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Graphic Organizers

$7.00

$5.00

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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Homer's Odyssey - Epic Poetry Study - Activity Megapack! 60+ Activities

By CriticalEnglish

This Homer's Odyssey - Epic Poetry Study - Activity Megapack includes over 60 activities to accompany your study of Homer's Odyssey. I've been teaching Homer's Odyssey for ten years. Don't reinvent the wheel - benefit from my experience and work

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Lesson

$25.00

$15.00

Digital Download ZIP (69.85 MB)

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DISTANCE LEARNING: Romeo and Juliet Scene & Theme Tracker (Editable)

By CriticalEnglish

This Romeo and Juliet Digital Scene Tracker will help your students keep track of thematic developments, important quotations, and personal notes for each scene of Romeo and Juliet. With brief scene summaries included for each scene, this document

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Study Guides, Graphic Organizers, Google Apps

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.5

$3.00

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Google Docs™

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Nonfiction Article Response For ANY TEXT | Graphic Organizer

By CriticalEnglish

Use this nonfiction article response graphic organizer to complement your students' reading of interesting nonfiction texts and choice articles. This organizer is perfect for ANY article, and it encourages students to consider nonfiction signposts

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies - History

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (0.29 MB)

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Comparative World Pantheons Project: Mythology Unit Summative Assessment

By CriticalEnglish

This World Pantheons Project was created to as the summative assessment for my Greek mythology unit, in which I focus on commonalities and comparisons across different bodies of world mythology. Students will conduct research to get to know

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Religion, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Assessment, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10

$5.00

Online Resource
Google Docs™

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Digital Bellringer Journal: Blank Template

By CriticalEnglish

This Digital Bellringer Journal Blank template is the perfect, beautiful compliment to your classroom routine. If you're looking for a cute and organized way for your students to answer bellringer questions throughout the year, but you'd like to be

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Classroom Forms, Interactive Notebooks, Google Apps

$5.00

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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EDITABLE GoogleSlides Facebook Template: Literary Analysis or Historical Figures

By CriticalEnglish

This Facebook Template for GoogleSlides is great for engaging literary analysis or review in a social studies or even science class! This download includes an 8.5x11" fully editable template that can be used on GoogleClassroom or edited and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Literature

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Google Apps

$3.00

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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Teacher Binder Printables Student Checklist

By CriticalEnglish

These student record sheets are an excellent addition to your teacher/planning binder. Download once and print as many as you need to keep track of assignments, homework, attendance - whatever you need! With plenty of space for large classes and

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Printables, Classroom Forms

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (0.63 MB)

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BACK TO SCHOOL Activity Bundle for Secondary ELA! 14 Resources!

By CriticalEnglish

This Back to School Activity and Resource Bundle has exciting and well-designed materials to help you get to know your students and get them interacting and writing right at the start of the year!PRODUCTS INCLUDE:Teacher FormsEditable Syllabus

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Lesson

$35.00

$20.00

Digital Download PDF (0.75 MB)

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Reading and Writing Workshop: Printable Notebook Dividers and Glue-ins

By CriticalEnglish

Are you considering working with the Reading and Writing Workshop model with your secondary students? Use these printable notebook dividers and glue-ins to get started!Let me help save you time and effort as you consider your students' notebook

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Interactive Notebooks

$5.00

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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Greek Mythology Introductory Notes (Values, Theories of Myth, and Terms)

By CriticalEnglish

This set of Greek Mythology Introductory Notes includes background information for the study of Greek mythology, including a graphic organizer for student notetaking. It covers background terms such as cosmogony, theogony, etiology, pantheon, and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, World History, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Graphic Organizers, Scaffolded Notes

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (0.85 MB)

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Dystopian Unit Essential Questions Structured Discussion

By CriticalEnglish

This Dystopian Unit Essential Questions Structured Discussion introduces the central concepts of dystopian literature and provides students with a thoughtful, structured discussion through which they can explore topics related to technology,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (1.10 MB)

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Back to School: Editable Reading & Learning Inventory | Student Interest Survey

By CriticalEnglish

This Reading and Learning Inventory is a useful complement to reading workshop and independent reading. Have your students fill it out at the beginning of the year so that you can start helping match them to books right away.My BACK TO SCHOOL

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Literature Circles

FREE

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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Greek Mythology: Genealogy of the Gods Graphic Organizer (Odyssey, Mythology)

By CriticalEnglish

This Genealogy Graphic Organizer for Greek mythology includes the principal Greek gods from Gaea and Ouranos through the Olympians. It is meant to be used to accompany the story of the Greek creation myth. In my curriculum, we use Edith Hamilton’s

Subjects:

English Language Arts, World History, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Scaffolded Notes

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (0.97 MB)

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Romeo and Juliet: Scene Summary Sheet | Fully-editable

By CriticalEnglish

This Romeo and Juliet: Scene Summary Sheet is fully-editable in Google Slides. This summary sheet is an excellent tool for students reading Romeo and Juliet. It asks students to keep track of characters, plot developments, and thematic connections

Subjects:

Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Study Guides, Worksheets, Activities

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (0.54 MB)

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BUNDLE! Social Media Templates for GoogleSlides: Fakebook, Finstagram, iMessLit

By CriticalEnglish

These Facebook, Instagram, and iMessage inspired Social Media GoogleSlides templates are an engaging, fun activity for ANY TEXT OR HISTORICAL FIGURE! They are also fully-editable on GoogleSlides and suitable for Distance Learning.This bundle

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers

$9.00

$6.50

Online Resource
Google Docs™

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Life of Pi - Theme Development through Textual Evidence Group Activity

By CriticalEnglish

This activity is meant for groups studying Life of Pi by Yann Martel. Directions are reproduced below. It encourages students to use textual evidence to explore thematic developments in the novel.For the theme that your group has been assigned,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

$2.50

Digital Download PDF (0.23 MB)

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Reading Workshop: One Pagers for Fiction and Nonfiction Texts

By CriticalEnglish

This product contains two assignments meant to accompany reading and writing workshop: one for fiction texts, and one for nonfiction texts. At the completion of a text (or whenever you feel is appropriate), students can complete a ONE PAGER FORM

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Classroom Forms, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.7, RL.9-10.9, RL.9-10.10

$3.00

Digital Download ZIP (1.64 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have taught English Literature to all grades 9-12. Additionally, I have taught journalism and sponsor the school yearbook.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe that students should be active participants in creating meaning in the classroom.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

District Award for delivery of Moodle training to faculty

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

BA in English and Education, Swarthmore College MA in Education, Cabrini University

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

"Do I dare to eat a peach?"

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading, Grammar, Specialty, Science, Social Studies, World History, Arts & Music, Graphic Arts, Drama, Religion, For All Subjects, Literature, Study Skills, Writing, Writing-Essays, For All Subjects, Close Reading