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Marshmallow Team Building: A Back to School Activity for First Day of School

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Whether you’re headed back to school or starting a new unit, this team building exercise will get kids engaged and excited about being in your classroom. The Marshmallow Team Building exercise helps teachers establish a classroom atmosphere of

Subjects:

Back to School, The New Year, End of Year

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Simulations

$2.50

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Hispanic Heritage Month: Digital Choice Board Activity {7-12}

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Whether you're celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month in September or incorporating more LatinX voices to diversify your curriculum, this digital choice board activity will help students gain exposure to 25 different articles, videos, poems,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Spanish, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities, Google Apps

$4.50

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Reading Activities for Book Clubs, Lit Circles, & Independent Reading

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Keeping students engaged with their reading requires a delicate balance of discussion, activity, group work, and quiet time reading. Literature Circle Units, Book Club Meetings, and Independent Reading are all ways that teachers are trying to keep

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Google Apps

$4.50

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Create a Character Stocking: Symbolism, Characterization, and Analysis Activity

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Characterization is one of the most important things we teach in the secondary ELA classroom, so why not revisit some of your favorite, loved characters from the year around the holidays?With this activity, students will receive a blank holiday

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Lesson

$3.50

180

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Rhetorical Analysis Practice: Taylor Swift's Commencement Graduation Speech

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Rhetorical analysis doesn't have to only be powerpoint presentations on ethos, pathos, and logos. By using this inspiring, engaging, high-energy, and fame-filled graduation speech from Taylor Swift, students will practice rhetoric while gaining

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

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My One Word: A Creative, Digital Reflection Activity for ELA Writing Practice

By Mud and Ink Teaching

AN OVERVIEW:This lesson is designed to help students both set goals for the future and reflect on their past. This lesson is two parts: one, students will write and reflect, and two, students will design a piece of digital art to use as a desktop

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Other (ELA)

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.L.5

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Back to School: Student Survey Digital Form for SEL, Get to Know You, Records

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Getting to know our students right away is critical to setting the foundation of our community in the first week of school. But creating a survey, getting it distributed, and then finally going through all of the responses can be a ton of work

Subjects:

Other (ELA), For All Subject Areas, Back to School

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Classroom Forms, Google Apps

$2.50

175

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End of the Year Station Activity: Distance Learning & Print Ready

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Looking for a way to wrap up your year on the last day? Teaching high school seniors that are making you lose your mind? Here is an easy last day of school stations activity that will give your high school students a chance to chat, reminisce

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry, End of Year

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

$4.00

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A Raisin in the Sun: PreReading Activities {Stations, Poetry, & Scavenger Hunt}

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Teaching A Raisin in the Sun requires some important preparation for students before they open up the play to the first page. This product is a one-week background knowledge building exercise and covers everything from the historical time frame, to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

$4.00

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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

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

W.9-10.5, W.9-10.10

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Rhetorical Analysis Practice: "The Other Side" from The Greatest Showman

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Rhetorical analysis doesn't have to only be powerpoint presentations on ethos, pathos, and logos. By using this engaging, high-energy song "The Other Side" from the musical The Greatest Showman, students will watch and read the argument between PT

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

$3.50

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Dystopian Literature: Digital Choice Board Activity

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Whether you're studying a classic dystopian novel like Fahrenheit 451, Animal Farm, 1984, ro Brave New World or you're exploring some of the most amazing YA dystopian texts in literature circles, this digital choice board activity will help students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, For All Subjects

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities, Google Apps

$4.50

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The Great Gatsby: Chapter 4 & 5 Lessons & Activities {EDITABLE}

By Mud and Ink Teaching

When it's time to start The Great Gatsby, you'll need some lessons to get you going at the beginning of the novel. This product includes a wide variety of lessons to help students through close reading and literary analysis. These lessons and

Subjects:

Literature, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (2.75 MB)

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13th: A Netflix Documentary on the History of Mass Incarceration {A Film Guide}

By Mud and Ink Teaching

The film 13th changed the way I taught To Kill a Mockingbird forever. If you are teaching anything about the Civil Rights Movement, literature about racial inequality, or are simply teaching the very topic of mass incarceration in your classrooms

Subjects:

English Language Arts, U.S. History, Black History Month

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

$3.50

Digital Download PDF (1.48 MB)

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QR Code Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Classroom Management System

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Managing classroom routines and procedures is something that takes high priority in my classroom. These posters contain QR codes that have answers to the most frequently asked questions that typically distract from productive class time! Include

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Back to School, For All Subjects

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Classroom Forms, Bulletin Board Ideas, Google Apps

$3.50

Digital Download PDF (1.21 MB)

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Gothic Literature: Digital Choice Board Activity

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Whether you're studying a classic gothic novel like Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, or Dracula or you're exploring some other texts in literature circles, this digital choice board activity will help students gain exposure to 25

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, For All Subjects

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities, Google Apps

$4.50

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Romeo & Juliet: A Prologue Stations Activity {Close Reading & Analysis}

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Before starting your study of Romeo and Juliet, start with a close reading lesson focusing on the Prologue! Here is a stations activity that creates a student-centered opportunity for students to focus in on five critical elements of the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.4

$3.00

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Writing An Alternate Ending - Narrative Assignment for ANY Novel {Grades 7-12}

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Almost every English teacher has to assign a narrative writing assignment at some point in the course of their curriculum, and here's a way to do it digitally using the concept of "choose-your-own-adventure".The Premise:The teacher and students all

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Assessment, Google Apps

CCSS:

CCRA.W.3, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.6

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (1.05 MB)

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End of Year Countdown: Famous Last Lines {Distance Learning Compatible}

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Keep your energy and momentum going through the end of the year with this interactive, fun new twist on a last day of school countdown: famous last lines. The end of the year is the perfect time to analyze and discuss CONCLUSIONS and ENDINGS, so

Subjects:

English Language Arts, End of Year, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Google Apps

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (0.83 MB)

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Literary Analysis & Argumentative Essay Rubrics {EDITABLE}

By Mud and Ink Teaching

If you feel like taking home stacks of papers to grade on the weekends (and bringing that same stack back on Monday ungraded) is going to be your life forever - think again! This Rubric Starter Kit is exactly what you need to reshape and rethink

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.L.4

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (0.88 MB)

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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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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, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

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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