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Memoir Writing: Using Mentor Texts for Student Voice and Assessment in ELA

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Reading and writing memoir are powerful ways to have students experiment with narrative writing and have a chance to explore some groundbreaking nonfiction reading. Whether your students are in the midst of a literature circles unit or wrapping up

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

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CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.W.3, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.9

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Get to Know You Activities Vol. 1 : Letter to Your Teacher, Partner Interviews

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Back to school in ELA can be incredibly stressful, but also so much fun! Take some of the planning pressure off by using this great bundle of six lesson plans/activities for the first week of school. This bundle includes my SIX FAVORITES. Did you

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Back to School

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

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Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

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CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.3, CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2

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Person of the Year: Writing a Journalistic Profile Project Using Mentor Texts

By Mud and Ink Teaching

If you’re interested in having students doing some more personal writing, but not always the same personal narrative or memoir, profiling a person that they care about or admire is a great way to switch the task up and give them another angle. This

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

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CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.3, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.6, CCRA.W.9, CCRA.W.10

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Write Your Manifesto {A Mini Writing Unit for Grades 6-12}

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Manifestos are an excellent hybrid of creative writing and writing for the "real world". Companies across the globe rely on establishing their values through a carefully crafted manifesto - this assignment is inspired by that idea and has been

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Informational Text

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

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W.9-10.5, W.9-10.10

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*A Halloween Lesson for High School**Poe's Gothic Writing in "The Raven"**

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Welcome to Mud and Ink! This is a place for high school English teachers looking for powerful lessons on reading and writing. If you're looking for a rigorous, yet Halloween-themed lesson for the upcoming holiday, check out this lesson on "The

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry

Grades:

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

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Activities, Handouts, Lesson

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RL.11-12.3

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ELA Makerspace: Northern Lights, Poetry, and Argumentative Research Project

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Welcome to the project where anything is possible: creative writing, poetry, argument, rhetoric, and research all have a home in this unique makerspace project for secondary ELA students.The Northern Lights are an incredible phenomenon of the

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Creative Writing, Poetry, Informational Text

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

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Projects, Activities, Lesson

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Gratitude Sketch Notes {A Visual Reflection Activity for Grades 7-12}

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Need a quick and new way to send your students off before a break? Here's a visual way to have students reflect on the things that they are thankful and joyful for during the holiday season.This set of reflection sketch notes feature the

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Thanksgiving

Grades:

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

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Activities, Graphic Organizers

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Poetry Teacher's ULTIMATE SURVIVAL GUIDE: A Handbook for Secondary ELA Teachers

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Are you stumped trying to think of teaching ideas for April's National Poetry Month? Do you love the idea of teaching poetry, but find it too difficult to really pull off? Then you need to grab this FREE poetry teaching resource to add to your

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry

Grades:

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

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Projects, By TpT Sellers for TpT Sellers, Professional Development

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A Poem A Day: National Poetry Month FREEBIE!

By Mud and Ink Teaching

A Poem A Day: This resource is an interactive, professional development resource for you and your secondary ELA colleagues. This resource will help any poetry teacher from the most experienced to the most terrified! Your Download Includes • An

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry

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

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been discovering the amazing mysteries and joys of language arts with 10th and 12th grade students in West Chicago for the past five years. Teaching has been my passion since I was a little girl playing school in my basement.

MY TEACHING STYLE

My teaching style would best be described as "discovery in the making". I approach each day with my students with an open mind and a hope to get side tracked into great, authentic discussion about literature, writing, and the world we live in. To learn more about my classroom, visit my blog! http://mudandink.blogspot.com/

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I am a 2004 Golden Apple Scholar award winner and two time speaker at the National Character Education Forum. I am passionate about raising curious, driven, worldly, and caring young men and women!

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I attended Illinois Wesleyan University from 2004-2008 and received a bachelor's degree in English. I later attended Concordia University Chicago from 2010-2012 and received my ESL certification and a Master's in Curriculum & Instruction.

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I am happy to create custom products for you! Please inbox me for any ideas or projects that you have in mind and I'd be happy to work with you to create something challenging, creative, and linked to the Core!

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Science, Social Studies, U.S. History, World Languages, Spanish, Arts & Music, Art History, Visual Arts, Drama, ESL-EFL-ELL, ELA Test Prep, Other (ELA), Life Skills, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, School Counseling, Study Skills, Cooking, Short Stories, Writing, Asian Studies, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Halloween, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Black History Month, Spring, Products For TpT Sellers, For All Subjects, Informational Text, End of Year, Close Reading, Women's History Month, Classroom Community, Hispanic Heritage Month