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Greek & Latin Root Words for Middle School (and HS) #: 1 Activities and Quiz

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This assignment covers the middle school standard (L6/7/8.4B)- Use common grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of the word. I have also used these roots for 9th graders and for helping students prepare for SATs

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Activities, Assessment, Flash Cards

CCSS:

L.6.4b, L.7.4b, L.8.4b

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Discpline Tracker for Middle School and High School

By ELA Ninja

This editable sheet helps teachers keep track of daily discipline infractions. This helps tremendously with classroom management. Teachers can use this to fairly escalate consequences after a student has had more than one infraction for the same

Subjects:

Classroom Management

Grades:

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

Types:

Professional Documents, Classroom Forms

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High School Back to School Activity: Intro to Teacher- Teacher Quiz

By ELA Ninja

Do you want to share who you are with your students, but don't want to bore them? This teacher "quiz" is a great way to introduce yourself to your new students. It allows them to try to figure out who you are through a quiz format. This format

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Back to School

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

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Irony Types: Notes, Graphic Organizer, Practice Activity

By ELA Ninja

Are your students still getting the irony types confused? Look no further! This resource will define the three types of irony for your students: situational, dramatic, and verbal. It provides a graphic organizer for them to write their notes, and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

L.9-10.6

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Citing Evidence with Paintings: Desperate Man

By ELA Ninja

Claims and Evidence with Paintings: Desperate ManStudents can learn to cite textual evidence the easy way using visuals.The students are given a painting or you can project it on your SmartBoard. They must answer the questions which ask them to make

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Visual Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, SL.9-10.1, SL.9-10.1c, SL.9-10.1d

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Spoken Word Poetry Activity HS: My Honest Poem

By ELA Ninja

This resource uses Spoken Word poetry for high school students. Students watch modern poet Rudy Francisco perform his poem, "My Honest Poem." I use this resource in a poetry/short story unit about the diversity of the American voice in an American

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.10

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Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Vocabulary, Literary Terms, and Guided Reading Questions

By ELA Ninja

Do you want to help students understand the action in Romeo and Juliet while keeping them engaged as they read? Are you unsure of what literary terms to focus on while you teach the play? This guide is your answer!This Act 1 guide will take you

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama, Literature

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Printables, Scaffolded Notes

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.3, L.9-10.5a, L.9-10.6

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Christmas Holiday Quick Write Journals

By ELA Ninja

Exhausted and ready for the holiday break? These quick writes will help students get started each day without you. Have students pick up a quick write on the way in to the room and have them writing as class begins.12 separate prompts get students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

W.9-10.4, W.9-10.10

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Where I'm From Poetry Performance Task

By ELA Ninja

Poetry Performance TaskI’ve used this activity for almost 15 years. I use this as my summative performance task at the end of my poetry unit thematically based on "Identity." Every year, my process has gotten better as the task has been revised. The

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

W.9-10.3d, W.9-10.4, W.9-10.5, W.9-10.10, SL.9-10.4, L.9-10.5, L.9-10.5a

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Poetry Term Identification Practice

By ELA Ninja

Have you ever just needed a short, easy assignment to reinforce learning that has already taken place?This quick editable Powerpoint uses song lyrics to help students practice the following literary terms:similemetaphoralliterationend rhymeslant

Subjects:

Literature, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

CCSS:

CCRA.L.6

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FREE Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian Activity

By ELA Ninja

This free activity goes with The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. By the end of book, Junior lists all of the various tribes that he claims. This fun activity goes well at the end of the book. Students write down their own personal

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

11^th

Types:

Activities

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The Great Gatsby Extras: Movie, Audio, Quick Writes

By ELA Ninja

This resource just includes some helpful extras about the audiobook and movie that help make planning easier. The following items are included in this resource:•Links to audio for each chapter of the book•The stopping place in the 2013 The Great

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

11^th

Types:

FREE

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Spoken Word Poetry Activity: What Kind of Asian Are You?

By ELA Ninja

This resource was used in a poetry/short story unit about the diversity of the American voice in an American Literature course. This allows teachers to include Asian poetry into the unit while also addressing the stereotypes and challenges that

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.6, RL.11-12.10

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Digital Download PDF (0.90 MB)

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How to Quick Write in a Covid Classroom

By ELA Ninja

How do you have students do quick writes or journal prompts in a Covid era where you don't want to handle all of those student papers?This video discusses how I do quick writes in the classroom in the Covid era without handling papers and also

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

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

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Activities, Assessment, Video Files

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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.