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Script for Part of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" and Other Activities

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This script is arranged to be read by groups of eight students, though this can be modified. With several groups reading or acting it out, everyone is involved with parts and gets inside the story, strengthing comprehension and making discussions

Subjects:

Reading, Drama, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Scripts, Centers

$3.00

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A Script for "Charles" by Shirley Jackson

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After you read the short story, you might want your students to read this script. Students love reading scripts as it is very student-centered and gets them involved. I think they retain more when they are part of this kind of a reading. This

Subjects:

Drama, Short Stories, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Study Guides, Scripts

CCSS:

RL.8.3, SL.8.6

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Script or Play Twain's Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, Vocab, Guide

By JC Productions

This is Twain’s first hit and one of his most anthologized and memorable short stories. It was an instant classic and remains as playfully implausible as ever. The story is replete with the ethos of a gambling culture that typifies the Wild West.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Drama

Grades:

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

Types:

Study Guides, Printables, Scripts

$4.00

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Satire and Parody: Using The Onion's short "Idiot Tornado" video

By JC Productions

A unit on Satire and Parody is not complete without something from The Onion. "Idiot Tornado Tears Harmlessly Through Empty Field" is an amusing 50-second video that features words with strong connotations, irony, and social commentary that is

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables

$1.00

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Letter from Birmingham Jail Martin Luther King Jr Argumentative Opinion Writing

By JC Productions

This is a classroom tested reading comprised of the first half of King's great Letter from Birmingham Jail. I have included the first half for several reasons -- it already is a 10 page reading (5 double sided) with a page of vocabulary words with

Subjects:

Martin Luther King Day, Black History Month, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Study Guides, DBQs

$4.00

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"A Ghost Story" by Mark Twain, Script or Play, Vocabulary, Study Guide

By JC Productions

Twain is at his amusing and sardonic best here with his "Ghost Story." Twain dabbles in the Romantic style of writing to set up his ghost story, but soon shifts to his familiar tongue-in-cheek, unabashed realism. His speaker soon lets the clumsy

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Drama

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Scripts

$3.00

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The Outsiders and Indirect Characterization, Chapter 1

By JC Productions

Maybe you, too, read The Outsiders. This is a pdf that will rock your introduction to the novel. Besides using paper, we use iPads and with some assignments, students take notes on a pdf in Notability. Students will need some background using the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Assessment, Literature Circles

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Robert Burns' gorgeous poem "Song Composed in August"

By JC Productions

This poem, written 240 years ago, is just as fresh today. Included are two sung recordings of the poem from YouTube. Here are two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dO7rBaYU6E&t=6shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDB0P57nQdsI've included study

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Arts & Music, Literature

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2

$3.00

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Expecting Annotation Teaching Techniques of Text Annotating for Poetry

By JC Productions

Annotating is a foundational skill that helps students comprehend any text on their own. It's an essential skill to have when they are preparing to write "on demand" or "open response" writings. This 19-page packet explains the rationale for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Literature Circles, Rubrics, Centers

$3.00

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Theme, Literary Elements, and Inferencing Visual

By JC Productions

Reading for and writing about Theme can be called the apex of exploring literature. Here is a visual that puts it there. You can use it to talk about how literary elements form the basis for analyzing literature, and how literary devices build on

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Writing-Expository

Grades:

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

Types:

Scaffolded Notes, Posters

CCSS:

RL.7.2, RL.8.2, RL.9-10.2, RL.11-12.2

$2.00

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Book Covers from "The Outsiders" for a Class Discussion and Activity

By JC Productions

S. E. Hinton's "The Outsiders," as I'm sure you have found, is a perennially favorite text for students. Having taught it for about 17 years myself, that was what my students would dependably conclude in June. The publication of the novel has gone

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Visual Arts, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.2, CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.SL.2

$3.00

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Word Choices and Connotations

By JC Productions

This series of 10 bellwork examples is set up as a way to start classes during a unit on Argumentative Writing. (This could be your language-related bellwork for about two weeks.) The contrasting examples help students see that word choice

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.8.4, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.SL.6

$3.00

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Dystopian Novels: Zamyatin's influencial "We," book cover art -- for discussion

By JC Productions

This is a compilation of book cover art for the seminal sci-fi and dystopian novel "We" by the Russian writer Yevgeny Zamyatin. The slideshow presents 48 covers, each providing unique artwork. It includes designs that emphasize the science fiction

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Art History, Visual Arts

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.R.2, CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.SL.2

$3.00

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Mark Twain -- Humor and Satire -- Article "The Danger of Lying in Bed"

By JC Productions

Check out the demo here. It's classic Twain. My rendition of it has 20 vocabulary words set up with definitions, a matching activity and a sentence completion activity, and a study guide. Reading scripts helps make our classes more

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Study Guides, Printables

$3.00

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Finding the Theme in Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery"

By JC Productions

Stories have competing themes and one often wins out in the end. Jackson's classic story, "The Lottery" is a good example of this. See the Preview for how various possible themes emerge but one stands tall -- the necessity to challenge unhealthy

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3

$3.00

Online Resource
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A Fable by Mark Twain, as a Script or Drama with Vocabulary and Study Questions

By JC Productions

Mark Twain's "A Fable" is a satirical piece that amuses and instructs readers about how our perceptions of what we see in literature or art are often clouded by ourselves -- our preconceived ideas and our imagination. I've taken Twain's "A Fable"

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Scripts, Lesson

$3.00

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Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, Ch. 1 Script and Creative Writing Activity

By JC Productions

This is Chapter 1 from Steinbeck's legendary "Of Mice and Men" arranged into a script of three parts. It's an engaging way to enter the text, keeping everyone on board and also letting your more dramatic students shine. You can streamline the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Scripts

CCSS:

CCRA.R.3, CCRA.W.3, CCRA.SL.6

$3.00

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A Drama Script and Study Guide for the Poe story The Tell Tale Heart (Scripts)

By JC Productions

The great story plays well in the classroom for up to 23 students. It has three parts with 4-5 narrators in each part. Rehearsal time is reasonable since it is in these three parts. A Study Guide and Vocabulary List and Quiz are included. Your

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Drama

Grades:

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

Types:

Study Guides, Scripts, Centers

$3.00

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Annotation Guide and Collector

By JC Productions

Teachers value annotations and appreciate ways to guide students into becoming stronger annotators. Unfortunately, the margins of books aren't always our own, so sticky notes are needed. Having teachers review annotations on sticky notes on

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Centers

$3.00

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Satire and Parody from The Onion: A Spoof on Robert Mueller

By JC Productions

The Onion is a great source of material that is helpful for students to learn about the light side of parody and satire. We have bitter satires to teach, such as Orwell's Animal Farm and 1984, and Joseph Heller's Catch-22. But light satires allow

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Political Science, Reading Strategies

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

RL.9-10.9, CCRA.R.4

$2.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I've taught all grades between 6th and 12th, except for 7th, but also on the community college level since 1984. Uploading curriculum onto TpT makes me anticipate suggestions, think through assignments more fully, and expect more from my activities or assessments.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I value having students engaged with each other and in their learning -- especially through presentations and skits -- and in using technology in the classroom.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I've received three NEH fellowships to study Hamlet, King Lear and Malory's King Arthur legends.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I graduated with an English Major from St. Michael's College in VT and a Masters in Creative Writing from NYU in New York City. I consider myself a writer, a teacher, and coach.

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