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FSA Student Essay Samples Collaborative Grading Activity

By Lightning Bolt Learning

Note: This product is intended ONLY for ninth and tenth-grade Florida teachers who prepare their students for the FSA (Florida Standards Assessment) Writing Tests, both argumentative and informative essays.Welcome! Thank you for taking the time to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Writing-Essays

Grades:

9^th, 10^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Independent Work Packet

$8.50

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FSA Informative & Argumentative Essay Feedback Samples (FL Standards Assessment)

By Lightning Bolt Learning

Note: This resource is ONLY for Florida teachers who prepare their students for the FSA assessment. This resource is a ready-to-go set of six pages of feedback for your students based on the secondary-level Florida Standards Assessment (FSA)

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Printables, Rubrics

$4.00

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Informative Essay Writing Revision Checklist

By Lightning Bolt Learning

This resource is a simple, ready-to-print checklist to aid your students as they revise their informative essay drafts. Using this checklist, students can easily assess their own work or their classmates' essays. Print this as a handout to use as a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Printables, Rubrics

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Informative Essay Writing Review Notes PowerPoint

By Lightning Bolt Learning

This is a simple, smooth review of informative essay writing skills, structure and tips. This review PowerPoint is best implemented as direct lecture-based instruction while students take notes. This PowerPoint will take 1-2 class periods to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations

$5.00

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MACBETH Act 1 Collaborative Learning Gallery Walk Review

By Lightning Bolt Learning

What is this resource, and what's included?Using this resource, your students will collaborate in small groups to effectively review Shakespeare's Macbeth, Act 1. This resource includes three files: a PowerPoint with instructions for the teacher, a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

$4.00

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"The Greater Good" VSauce Trolley Problem Human Behavior Introductory Mini-Unit

By Lightning Bolt Learning

This is a four-day unit that introduces students to the concepts of human behavior, human reactions to emergency situations, "freeze, fight, or flight," and human psychology. In my classroom, I created this resource as an introductory unit to give

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Psychology

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

$7.50

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"What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?" by Etgar Keret Student Expert Groups

By Lightning Bolt Learning

With these Student Expert Group presentations, your students become the teacher! Using the handout provided, print one copy of each of the five pages (you may want to laminate these, tuck them in a folder, or keep spares on hand for students just in

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles

$3.00

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SMART Goal-Setting Bell Ringer with Class Playlists

By Lightning Bolt Learning

This resource is a four-slide PowerPoint file with the capability of editing to modify it to fit the needs and particular interests of your classroom. Please see the descriptions below to see what students will complete for each slide:Bell Ringer:

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Music, Back to School

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

$3.00

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Novel, Play, Fictional Text Two-Part Final Project (ANY TEXT!)

By Lightning Bolt Learning

This resource is a two-part final project for a play, novel or any other literary work, most likely read in the English language arts, history and social studies, or dramatic theater classroom. This project comprises a group video project and an

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Drama

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Rubrics, Independent Work Packet

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Covid-19 (Coronavirus Pandemic) Crisis Response: Written Reflection

By Lightning Bolt Learning

This is a written reflection creative project for students to complete independently and at a self-paced speed during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus pandemic) international crisis. My original motivation for making this resource was that, while

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Social Studies - History

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Handouts, Independent Work Packet

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Journalism Exploration Project: Newspaper Analysis, Student Interview and Report

By Lightning Bolt Learning

This is a three-part, middle and high school-level journalism exploration project. The project consists of three parts:The Newspaper Exploration (featuring the usage of the SOAPSTone strategy): students read through, analyze, and reflect on a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Handouts

CCSS:

RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.2, RI.9-10.4, RI.9-10.7, RI.9-10.10, W.9-10.1c, W.9-10.1d, W.9-10.2, W.9-10.2a, W.9-10.2d, W.9-10.2e...

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Argument and Rhetoric Unit Preview Lesson, Video Discussion

By Lightning Bolt Learning

This is a 3-part lesson designed to take two class sessions. First, watch the video "Do All Teens Think the Same?" by the YouTube channel Jubilee prior to beginning the activity (the link is provided at the top of the first page -- you may want to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Critical Thinking, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

SL.9-10.1, SL.9-10.1c, SL.9-10.1d, SL.9-10.3, SL.9-10.6, CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.10, CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.SL.2, CCRA.SL.3, CCRA.SL.6...

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First Day and Week of School -- BACK TO SCHOOL Bundle!

By Lightning Bolt Learning

Hello, excited educators! Looking for a smooth, quick-and-easy set of lesson plans for those first few days (or full week) of the school year? Look no further! In this bundle, you will receive:Letter to My Future Self: an individualized

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Back to School

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

SL.9-10.1, SL.9-10.1c, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.10, CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.SL.4, CCRA.SL.6, CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2

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First Day of School Activity -- Student Interest Survey

By Lightning Bolt Learning

This assignment is a quick and easy way to get to know all of your students as individuals during those precious first few days (or weeks) of school! While completing the Student Interest Survey, students will share surface-level things about

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.10

$3.00

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First Day of School Activity -- Learning Style Assessment and Reflection

By Lightning Bolt Learning

This is an engaging, interactive way to get to know your students better (and to help them get to know themselves as well!) those important first few days of school. Using the provided link to the assessment, students with find out their learning

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Study Skills, Back to School

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

$4.00

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First Day of School Activity -- Classmate Bingo

By Lightning Bolt Learning

Note: Before using this product, double-check that you are comfortable with all of the questions the bingo sheet asks. Some questions may only fit high school students, or students in suburban to city-sized areas. However, this bingo sheet should be

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Back to School

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games

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First Day of School Activity -- Classmate Interviews

By Lightning Bolt Learning

In this assignment, students will first write 8 unique and interesting interview questions, using the suggested sentence stems if they need inspiration. Encourage your students to be as creative as they'd like with their interview questions --

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Back to School

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

SL.9-10.1, SL.9-10.1c, SL.9-10.4, SL.9-10.6, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.10, CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.SL.4, CCRA.SL.6

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First Day of School Activity -- Letter to My Future Self

By Lightning Bolt Learning

With this assignment, students will write a 3-paragraph letter to their future selves that is designed to be opened at the end of the school year. Following the prompt, students will discuss "where you are now," "what challenges you've overcome,"

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Back to School

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

L.9-10.1, L.9-10.2, L.9-10.2c, CCRA.W.3, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.10, CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2

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Heart-Shaped Frayer Model for Vocabulary

By Lightning Bolt Learning

Help your students to fall in love with new vocabulary words with this quick and easy heart-shaped Frayer Model! Using this model, students will write the definition of a word, an example (synonym), a non-example (antonym), and an original sentence

Subjects:

English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD, Foreign Languages

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.6

$3.00

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Romeo and Juliet Final Project

By Lightning Bolt Learning

This resource is a three-page handout comprising a detailed, engaging, hands-on, and multimedia Romeo and Juliet final project. It can be modified slightly for any play or piece of drama. Students are given the option to choose any of the following

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Handouts, Rubrics

CCSS:

CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.6, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.8, CCRA.W.9, CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.SL.5, CCRA.SL.6, CCRA.L.1...

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I'm a second-year teacher in Florida. I teach 10th-grade English 2, and I taught 9th-grade English 1 last year. Previously, I completed student teaching in Miami, Florida, as an undergraduate student at the University of Miami. There, I taught 12th-grade English 4.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Big supporter of hands-on, group-based cooperative learning. I try to limit lecture-style teaching as much as possible, though sometimes the content necessitates some teacher-led instruction. Ultimately, my goal is to be a facilitator of learning, and to teach students how to think, not what to think.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

See my LinkedIn Profile for more information: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boltalyssa

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.A. in English (Creative Writing) and Secondary Education (English + ESOL Certification), Minor in Spanish. Graduated cum laude from the University of Miami in May 2018 with departmental honors in English.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

From Jacksonville, Florida, but grew up in Auburn, New Hampshire. Big fan of reading, writing, swimming, birds, Lady Gaga, and coffee!