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The Most Dangerous Game Activity: Buzzfeed Quiz How Much of a Survivor Are You?

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This "Most Dangerous Game" activity makes a great introduction to the story. Students take the quiz to see the strength of their survival skills. Get students excited about reading this short story classic. This activity is a great exercise to get

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

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

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CCSS:

RL.9-10.3

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The Most Dangerous Game Activities: 4 Day Unit Plan

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This 4 day unit over "The Most Dangerous Game" is all-encompassing. It is based on block scheduling, so there is SO MUCH material. You can squeeze it into 4 days, or if you take your time, this unit can last up to 6 or 7 days. There are 55+ pages of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Short Stories, Writing

Grades:

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

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Activities, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.9, CCRA.W.10, CCRA.L.6

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Romeo and Juliet Act 3 Escape Room/ Breakout Box

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Want to get students engaged with hands-on problem solving? Do you students need a break from the heavy reading and intensity of Romeo and Juliet?This Escape Room/Breakout Box will challenge students and test their problem-solving skills while still

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Task Cards

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.3

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Root Word Bundle for Middle School and High School-7 weeks of material!

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Greek and Latin Root Words Bundle This bundle includes 7 sets of root words (20 words each), exercises, quizzes. These print and go vocab units are a no-nonsense way to help students get better at ALL vocabulary. This assignment covers the middle

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

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

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Short Story Unit Bundle

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This dynamic short story unit bundle includes activities that are both engaging and rigorous for students and easy for teachers. It includes so many print-and-go items. Students will read and complete activities around the following texts: The

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Activities

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.10, W.9-10.2, W.9-10.2b, W.9-10.2c, W.9-10.2d, W.9-10.2e, W.9-10.2f, SL.9-10.1...

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Teaching Foreshadowing and Foreshadowing Practice: Can support any text

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Foreshadowing Instruction and Practice for Middle School or High SchoolThis resource includes a foreshadowing instruction sheet and explains that foreshadowing builds suspense! Then students must identify which event is being foreshadowed in several

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

CCRA.L.6

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Shakespeare Activity: BuzzFeed Quiz- How Likely Are You To Survive a Tragedy?

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This Shakespeare activity makes a great activator. Honestly, you could use this before any Shakespearean tragedy. I made it for an introduction to Romeo and Juliet. The quiz references events from Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Titus

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama, Literature

Grades:

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

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Activities

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I Am Poem: Identity and Culture Activity

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Cheap and Easy.This "I Am" poem is a great activity to go with a culture or identity unit. Students think about the factors that contribute to their own identity and then come up with examples from their own life and create a poem from a template

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

W.9-10.10, CCRA.W.10

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Claim Counterclaim Evidence and Rebuttal Practice: Argument Practice

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Claim Counterclaim Evidence and Rebuttal PracticeThis resource is a great tool for argument practice. Students begin to understand how authors build arguments. Students must analyze a nonfiction article about minimum wage . Then, they answer

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.8

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Identifying Claims, Evidence, Counterclaims, and Rebuttal: Argument Practice

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Claims, Evidence, Counterclaims, and Rebuttal IdentificationGreat resource for argument practice. Students read a speech and identify claims, evidence, counterclaims,and the refute or rebuttal. This is a great step for students to begin to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

RI.9-10.9

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Practicing Argument Bundle

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Practicing Argument BundleStruggling to find ways to cover the standards on informational texts? Look no further!These activities cover CCSS (Common Core State Standards) RI. 9-10. 1, RI. 9-10. 5, RI. 9-10. 6, RI. 9-10.8, and RI. 9-10.9!Students can

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.5, RI.9-10.6, RI.9-10.8

$6.75

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High School Thanksgiving Activity: Task Cards

By ELA Ninja

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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Romeo and Juliet Bundle

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Romeo and Juliet 4 Week Full Unit BundleThis resource is a wonderful full unit plan for Romeo and Juliet. This ENORMOUS bundle gathers together all the R & J resources from my store! It can work as a full unit plan for Romeo and Juliet. Great

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Unit Plans, Activities

CCSS:

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

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Lord of the Flies Activity: Fake Buzzfeed Quiz: How Savage Are You?

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This Lord of the Flies activity makes a great introduction to the book. Get students excited about reading the classic, The Lord of the Flies. This activity is a great exercise to get students thinking about the themes of savagery, civilization, and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

$2.00

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Elements of Poetry (for Middle School or High School)

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Poetry Literary Terms, Practice, and Flashcards (for MS or HS)This resource has everything you need to start your poetry unit. 35 pages of poetry literary terms and their definitions help you on your way to a poetry unit your students will love! The

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Scaffolded Notes

$3.00

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Emily Dickinson: I'm Nobody Who Are You Questions

By ELA Ninja

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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High School Thematic Poetry Unit Bundle: Identity

By ELA Ninja

Get this thematic poetry unit for middle school or high school for $15 instead of buying the items separately for $20. This unit is ideal for 8th-10th graders.In addition to all of the resources from my store included in this unit, there is also a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Worksheets, Thematic Unit Plans, Activities

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.10, W.9-10.9, W.9-10.10, L.9-10.5a, L.9-10.6

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

By ELA Ninja

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Flash Cards

CCSS:

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

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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

$2.00

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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

$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.