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Parent-Teacher-Student Contract

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Wouldn't it be nice if parents, teachers and students could all get on the same page? The truth is that many parents are unclear about just what their role is in their child's education. The Parent-Teacher-Student Contract is a contract that turns

Subjects:

Life Skills, Character Education, Study Skills

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Simile and Metaphor Worksheet

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Students need to understand the difference between a simile and a metaphor. They also need to know the difference between figurative language and literal language. This worksheet teaches them these differences---and gives them many different ways

Subjects:

Creative Writing, ELA Test Prep, Poetry

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Young Goodman Brown Adapted Text plus Glossary for ELLs and Struggling Readers

By Mrs Difficult

Young Goodman Brown is a classic short story that is typically read during the high school years. This adapted version enables ELLs and struggling readers to get the full benefit of this classic story. An accompanying glossary helps ELLs and

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Literature, ESL / ELL / EFL

Grades:

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

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Scaffolded Notes

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Everything You Need to Teach the Extended Response on State Exams

By Mrs Difficult

Teaching students how to complete the Extended Response essay on a state exam can be a daunting enterprise---but no longer! This fabulous set of lesson plans walks you and your students through every step of the process. Starting with analyzing the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays, Test Preparation

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Assessment, Printables, Lesson

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Mesopotamia: From Farmers to Nomads

By Mrs Difficult

How did nomadic tribes living out in the desert transition to farmers living in Mesopotamia? How did farming enable humans to settle down in one spot and build a civilization? This fun lesson puts students in the nomadic shoes of desert tribes. How

Subjects:

Ancient History, World History, Critical Thinking

Grades:

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

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Printables, Scripts, Lesson

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Back to School: Your First Lesson of the School Year

By Mrs Difficult

You want to start the school year off right. Do it with a lesson that introduces your students to how they can grow their brain---yes, make their brain bigger, better and stronger by ---working hard in class ---doing their homework ---eating

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Life Skills, Study Skills, Back to School

Grades:

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

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Lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

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How to Evaluate Arguments: Claim, Reasoning, and Evidence

By Mrs Difficult

In grades 7 and 8, Common Core standards emphasize the need to be able to evaluate the strength of arguments based on sound reasoning and sufficient evidence. There's just one problem: most students don't know what reasoning is, can't identify it in

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

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

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Activities

CCSS:

RI.7.8, RI.8.8

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Compare and Contrast Exercises with Royal Family Portraits

By Mrs Difficult

Comparing and contrasting are critical ELA skills. Take a break from comparing and contrasting two passages. Instead compare and contrast PICTURES. You and your students will analyze a portrait of Princess Diana and her sons, Prince William and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Art History, Writing-Essays

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Handouts, Printables, Lesson

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Integrating Carol Dweck's Research and the Danielson Framework.

By Mrs Difficult

The Danielson Framework is well known to many teachers. Carol Dweck's research into the Growth Mindset has revealed important insights into helping students --and teachers--- learn . So how do we integrate the two? This document takes the

Subjects:

Back to School, For Administrators, Coaching

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

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Teacher Manuals, Handouts, For Principals & Administrators

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Compare and Contrast Exercises with Historic Images

By Mrs Difficult

Compare and contrast is a fundamental ELA skill. This exciting lesson presents two images of women's work: one from the Colonial period and one from the Industrial Revolution. By comparing and contrasting these two images, your students will

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Women's History Month

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities, Lesson

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LESSON PLANS FOR CHAPTER 1 of THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET

By Mrs Difficult

Launch your novel study of THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET with these two engaging lesson plans that help your students:analyze the problem, solution and lesson learned in Chapter 1identify examples of sensory details in Chapter 1 and the critical

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.4, RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.4, RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.4, RL.8.1, RL.8.2...

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Everything You Need to Know About Point of View

By Mrs Difficult

The CCSS exams LOVE to give questions on point of view. And point of view can be tricky. The term can be used in a number of different means. It can be used to mean "first person point of view" or "third person point of view". It can be used to

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Literature, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Handouts

$2.99

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Performance-Based Task: Charles Darwin and the Theory of Evolution

By Mrs Difficult

This lively Performance Based Task tackles Charles Darwin and the Theory of Evolution with a vibrant mix of educational videos (available via link) and excellent readings. The PBT contains three writing exercises culminating in an essay in which

Subjects:

Other (Science), Critical Thinking, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Graphic Organizers

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NONFICTION TEXT FEATURES 101

By Mrs Difficult

This is a two-lesson mini-unit on Text Features which allows your students to learn what text features arehow to identify themhow they help present and organize informationhow they are different from text structuresIt includes a fascinating sample

Subjects:

Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Assessment

CCSS:

RI.5.2, RI.5.3, RI.5.7, RI.5.10

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A Tale of Two Cities with Multiple Choice, Short Response and Essay Questions

By Mrs Difficult

If you're teaching A Tale of Two Cities, you need great questions to keep your students engaged with this challenging text. Have them at your finger tips in this interactive version which contains: --questions on each page --multiple choice

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Interactive Notebooks

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Readers' Theatre: The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant

By Mrs Difficult

Whether you want to enliven your class reading of The Necklace with Readers' Theatre, or are looking for a play to perform for Middle or High School, this script has you covered. There are even three musical numbers in the song---but these are

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Songs, Scripts

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.3, RL.6.4, RL.6.5, RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.3, RL.7.4, RL.7.5, RL.8.1...

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Marie Antoinette: A Life in Pictures

By Mrs Difficult

This powerpoint shows Marie Antoinette's dramatic life, from childhood to death. Captions enhance the educational value of the pictures which are sequenced in chronological order. A great, visual introduction to one of history's most fascinating

Subjects:

European History, World History, Critical Thinking

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RI.8.7, RI.9-10.7, RI.11-12.7

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Identify Author's Purpose and Genre in Authentic, Informational Texts

By Mrs Difficult

There are lots of kinds of informational texts and many purposes for authors to write them. This lively activity involves using authentic informational texts from the New York Times (or other first rate newspaper) to develop student skill in

Subjects:

Vocabulary, ELA Test Prep, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Homework, Lesson

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Extended Response Test Prep with Anastasia Romanov

By Mrs Difficult

A perfect excuse to combine test prep with a great movie and/or musical. First, read the article enclosed about Anastasia Romanov, the daughter of the Russian Tsar. Then, watch the Disney movie "Anastasia" with your class. Or better yet, take them

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

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

Types:

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Learn Pythagorean Theorem through FASHION

By Mrs Difficult

If you are looking for a great way to engage students in Pythagorean Theorem, look no further! In this fun lesson and activity, your students will apply Pythagorean Theorem to high heel shoes. Students who love fashion will suddenly find a new

Subjects:

Math, Algebra, Geometry

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Homework, Centers

$2.50

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I believe in integrating lots of dramatic arts into the ELA classroom.

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I grew up in NYC, attended wonderful schools and then spent my high school years in England. I have degrees from Harvard, MIT and NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Geometry, Science, Other (Science), Social Studies, Ancient History, U.S. History, European History, World History, World Languages, Latin, Arts & Music, Art History, Drama, ESL-EFL-ELL, ELA Test Prep, Other (ELA), Life Skills, Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, Literature, Professional Development, School Counseling, Character Education, Word Problems, Study Skills, Library Skills, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Poetry, Autumn, Speech Therapy, St. Patrick's Day, Tools for Common Core, Informational Text, For Administrators, Coaching, Test Preparation, Phonics, Close Reading, Women's History Month