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High School Thanksgiving Activity: Task Cards

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Need an assignment that will engage students and also help you finish up before Thanksgiving break? This assignment is perfect! It takes between a block and a block 1/2, depending on the level of your students. Students look at a painting of the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Thanksgiving

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Task Cards

CCSS:

RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.7, RI.11-12.1, RI.11-12.7

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Emily Dickinson: I'm Nobody Who Are You Questions

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Simply Print and Go. Questions over Emily Dickinson's "I'm Nobody! Who Are You?" This is a great poem for the social media era. These rigorous questions are mostly Depth of Knowledge 2 and 3 questions. There are 10 questions total that require

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.10, L.9-10.5

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Langston Hughes "Dreams" and "A Dream Deferred" Questions and Convo Starters

By ELA Ninja

This Langston Hughes' Dreams and A Dream Deferred set of questions requires students to use their knowledge of literary terms to answer questions. (terms included) The questions would also be easy to use as a distance learning resource for students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.10, L.9-10.3, L.9-10.5

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Crucible Activity: Buzzfeed Quiz: How Likely Are You to Be Accused of Witchcraft

By ELA Ninja

Are you looking to get students excited about reading The Crucible? Then this Crucible activity is for you! Students take a Fake Buzzfeed Quiz to determine if they would have been accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch trials. This is a high

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.R.10

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Realism Unit Test for American Literature: Passage-Based, Text-Dependent

By ELA Ninja

This Realism test is perfect for American Literature classes. The test is editable, and it is passage-based which means that focuses on skills rather than on specific texts. The test includes a longer (school-appropriate) passage from The Adventures

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

11^th

Types:

Assessment

CCSS:

RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.9

$3.00

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Native American Origin Myth Narrative Writing

By ELA Ninja

This narrative writing activity is a great way to begin a new semester or a unit on Native American literature. It includes the instructions and rubric for writing an origin myth that imitates the style of Native American origin myths and also

Subjects:

Writing

Grades:

11^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Assessment

CCSS:

W.11-12.3, W.11-12.3a, W.11-12.3b, W.11-12.3c, W.11-12.3d, W.11-12.3e, CCRA.R.10

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Transcendentalism Activity: Fake Buzzfeed Quiz "How Transcendentalist Are You?

By ELA Ninja

This fake Buzzfeed quiz makes a great introduction to a Transcendentalism unit in American Literature. Get students excited about reading works written during this literary period. This activity is a great exercise to get students thinking about the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

11^th

Types:

Activities

$2.00

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Cask of Amontillado Activities: Unit Plan

By ELA Ninja

So many resources for cheap! This mini-unit it s a good filler in between units or it can be used to supplement an already excellent short story unit.This resource includes over 80 pages of material. In addition, there are prewrites or activators

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

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

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.10, L.9-10.5, L.9-10.5a, L.9-10.6, CCRA.W.10

$7.00

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Poetry Practice: Poem and 10 Multiple Choice Questions over "George Gray"

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Questions over "'Hope' is a thing with feathers." Great poetry practice for upper middle school or high school students. Distance learning or Virtual Learning applicable. Standardized Test prep made easy.Cheap. Easy for Teachers. Print and Go

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets

CCSS:

RL.9-10.10, L.9-10.5, L.9-10.6

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Transcendentalism Tenets Stations

By ELA Ninja

This cheap resource is a great way to introduce students to the tenets of the Transcendentalists. This product could also be used to reinforce the ideas of Transcendentalism since students not only learn the beliefs of the Transcendentalists, but

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

11^th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

RL.11-12.9

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The Great Gatsby Newspaper Project: Informational Writing

By ELA Ninja

This Great Gatsby writing activity is a great way to assess both students' writing and their knowledge of characterization. Students write a magazine article (either Man of the Year or Most Eligible Bachelor) about Jay Gatsby. They can either write

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

11^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

W.11-12.2, W.11-12.2a, W.11-12.2b, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.9, CCRA.W.10, CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2

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Poetry Practice: Sympathy by Paul Laurence Dunbar Multiple Choice Questions

By ELA Ninja

Multiple Choice Questions over "'Sympathy" by Paul Laurence Dunbar. Great poem that can be added to a Black History month study or for a unit on African American authors. In addition, this makes great test prep. Distance learning or Virtual

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets

CCSS:

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

$1.50

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The Crucible Activity: Debate

By ELA Ninja

This is one of my favorite activities to do with The Crucible. This is the perfect way to wrap up a Crucible unit. Students love how the argument is set up. Within the debate, there are roles for all types of students, both the quiet and the

Subjects:

Drama, Literature

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

RL.11-12.1, SL.11-12.1, SL.11-12.1a, SL.11-12.1b, SL.11-12.4, SL.11-12.6

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Poetry Practice: Women by Alice Walker Multiple Choice Questions

By ELA Ninja

Poetry Practice: Multiple Choice Questions for "Meciendo/Rocking"Multiple Choice Questions over "'Women" by Alice Walker. Great poetry practice for upper middle school or high school students. Distance learning or Virtual Learning applicable.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets

CCSS:

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

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The Great Gatsby Paper: Theme Literary Analysis

By ELA Ninja

This is a great way for students to be introduced to Literary Analysis papers. The paper can be as easy or as difficult as you'd like to make it. Students are given a theme tracker graphic organizer to use as they read the text. Then, when they've

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

11^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Rubrics

CCSS:

W.11-12.2, W.11-12.2a, W.11-12.2b, W.11-12.2e, W.11-12.4, W.11-12.5

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The Road Not Taken Questions

By ELA Ninja

Print and Go. Questions over the poem "The Road Not Taken." Depth of Knowledge (DOK) levels 1-3 in the questions. Students must apply knowledge of poetic literary devices and terms to the poem. Definitions of poetic devices are included. Great quick

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.10, L.9-10.5a, L.9-10.6, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.10

$1.50

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The Raven Questions

By ELA Ninja

Cheap and easy. Print and Go. This resource over "The Raven" has 15 questions that have the depth of knowledge level of 1-3. Students are asked to apply literary terms to the poem. (Literary term definitions are included: speaker, internal rhyme,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.10

$1.25

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Native American Activity: How Similar Are Your Beliefs to the Native Americans?

By ELA Ninja

This Native American activity is a great activator to begin a new Native American unit. While many native peoples had different belief systems, this resource seeks to tie together their commonalities and help students determine if any of these ideas

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

RL.11-12.9

$2.00

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Poetry Practice: Poem & 10 Multiple Choice Questions over "'Hope' is a thing..."

By ELA Ninja

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets

CCSS:

RL.9-10.10, L.9-10.5, L.9-10.6

$1.50

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The Crucible: Literary Terms: Definitions and Examples

By ELA Ninja

Students should always be looking at what literary terms authors are using and how they are using them to achieve their purposes in any text. However, they should be doing it even more in extended texts, but it takes time to find those literary

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

11^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.L.5

$2.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have 19 years of teaching high school English. I have taught several years of 10th and 4 years of 11th grade, but at least 9 of the 19 years has been teaching freshmen. I spent 4 years as a PLC lead for my team. I also did the assessment writing for our team used to build common assessments. I worked 2 additional years as an Academic Coach/Literacy Coach training teachers. My work ranged widely from training new teachers in classroom management to teaching an entire staff (including PE teachers) how to write in their classroom to support the Common Core initiatives adopted by my school.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Children come first. The work comes second. If you foster relationships with kids, they will work for you. I stand by the idea that who they are as people comes before who they are as scholars.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Nominated for Teacher of the Year 2010, 2021; Student Choice Award Female Teacher of the Year 2010; STAR Teacher 2014, 2020 School Teacher of the Month 2020

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Bachelors degree from Georgia Southern University Graduated in 2002-Cum Laude; Masters degree of Secondary Education with a concentration in English From University of West Ga-Cum Laude Gifted Endorsement 2014-present

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Married 19 years and wrote a women's Christian nonfiction book that I'm working on getting published.