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Grammar Lesson Bundle: FULL YEAR of Editable Lessons for Secondary ELA

By Secondary Sara

Grab a full year of EDITABLE grammar curriculum, and then exhale, because your prep is now done! This download is a no-prep, classroom-tested, easy-to-grade set of lessons, videos, quizzes, tests, and more, perfect for middle and high school

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Lesson

CCSS:

L.6.1c, L.6.1d, L.7.1a, L.7.1b, L.7.1c, L.7.2a, L.8.1a, L.8.1b, L.8.1c, L.8.1d, L.8.2a...

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Note-Taking Skills Lessons & Templates: Teach with ANY Unit! (with GOOGLE)

By Secondary Sara

Do your students struggle with taking notes in class, especially from a lecture? Are they unsure what to write down, or how to organize their ideas?Use this lesson to empower students with a critical skill that can change their academic lives! And

Subjects:

English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

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

Types:

Lectures, Activities, Google Apps

$9.99

288

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Intro to Public Speaking Mini-Unit: Learning from Experts & Videos (with Google)

By Secondary Sara

Instead of lecturing about public speaking fundamentals, let students hear it from neutral experts and become persuaded about the topic’s importance! These videos are a great way to kick off a speech unit OR just prep students for a specific

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Google Apps

$5.00

517

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The Raven: 2-Day Reading Stations Activity & Quiz, Edgar Allan Poe (with GOOGLE)

By Secondary Sara

I love Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven”, especially as a Halloween activity, but it’s a TOUGH poem… so this stations activity breaks down the difficult parts to scaffold understanding for teen and tween readers! Use up to 9 stations: Rhyme &

Subjects:

Reading, Poetry, Halloween

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Google Apps

$6.50

412

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Greek & Latin Roots, Suffixes, & Prefixes Test: EDITABLE (with Google)

By Secondary Sara

Find out which Greek & Latin affixes your students know with a quick, easy-to-grade diagnostic test that will inform your future instruction! Administer this test just once (as a diagnostic) or more than once (such as a pre/post test) to see

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Assessment, Google Apps

$2.99

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Complete Sentences, Fragments, Run-ons Unit: Grammar Lesson, Quiz, Test, & More

By Secondary Sara

Need a hand teaching grammar in a no-prep, classroom-tested, easy-to-assess manner? Use this set of tools to introduce OR review complete sentences, fragments, and run-ons to middle and high school students!This concept is SUCH an important

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

L.7.1a

$6.00

133

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Greek & Latin Roots Activities – 10 Lessons to APPLY Affixes (with Google)

By Secondary Sara

Learning piles of roots and their definitions is a great accomplishment, but have you ever wanted more than just rote memorization and listing words? The CCSS standards regarding Greek and Latin affixes ask us to “USE common, grade- appropriate

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

L.6.4b, L.7.4b, L.8.4b

$8.50

213

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Indirect and Direct Characterization: “Show, Don’t Tell” Writing Lesson

By Secondary Sara

Need a quick lesson to review or introduce characterization? Want students to show instead of tell in writing? Grab this activity to define direct vs. indirect characterization and get writing immediately!In this lesson, students will:• Learn what

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Lesson

$2.50

111

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Speaking Lesson on Posture & Movement: “The Seven Sins of Speaking”

By Secondary Sara

Use this lesson as a way to break down what a good public speaker looks like and prevent common mistakes in your students’ speeches! This activity can be flexibly used before any speech assignment of your choosing and is appropriate for a variety of

Subjects:

Other (ELA)

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

$3.00

156

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Thesis Statements are like Menus (DISTANCE LEARNING): Lesson for ANY Essay!

By Secondary Sara

Now includes Google, PDF, *and* Office versions! Thesis statements are like menus: a promise of what is to come. Hook and satisfy your diners/readers with this lesson!Use this easy simile to teach your students why essays need thesis statements, how

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Handouts, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

W.6.1a, W.7.1a, W.8.1a, W.9-10.1a

$2.50

562

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Subject and Predicate Unit: Grammar Lesson, Quiz, Test, & More

By Secondary Sara

Need a hand teaching grammar in a no-prep, classroom-tested, easy-to-assess manner? Use this set of tools to introduce OR review subject and predicate to middle and high school students!This concept is SUCH an important prerequisite grammar skill

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

L.7.1a

$6.00

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Theme Lesson & Quiz – Apply to ANY Novel, Short Story, or Movie

By Secondary Sara

Need a quick mini-lesson to review or introduce themes in a story? Grab this lesson and practice set to teach what theme is and immediately start identifying one in a text of your choice!In this lesson, students will:• Learn what a theme is (and

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.6.2, RL.7.2, RL.8.2, RL.9-10.2

$3.50

214

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Nothing Gold Can Stay: 2-Day Reading Stations & Quiz (The Outsiders)

By Secondary Sara

If you love Robert Frost OR are teaching The Outsiders, you know that this little 8-line poem is more dense and interesting than meets the eye! Teach this classic poem in 1 or 2 class periods with a stations activity that promotes small group

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment

$4.99

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Formal Writing Word Choices Lesson for ELA: Write "Like a Boss"

By Secondary Sara

Do your writers still sound like students instead of professionals? Do they need help avoiding conversational word choices and tone?Use this lesson to teach students how to write “in a formal style” to meet CCSS for informative AND argumentative

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

$3.99

181

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WORD CRIMES: Poster Project and Lesson for the Music Video!

By Secondary Sara

Ready to stop some word crimes? Watch or listen to Weird Al Yankovic’s song and use this lesson as a follow-up!This 9-page, fully EDITABLE download includes the following:• In the introductory lesson, students watch the video and record their

Subjects:

Grammar

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$3.99

$2.99

234

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Poetry Parody Bundle (American Literature): Read & Imitate 5 Classic Poems!

By Secondary Sara

Students learn from the greats by reading mentor text poems and writing their own parodies using templates!Hook students into poetry by making it seem as easy as fill-in-the-blank! Great for any American Literature class OR anyone feeling patriotic,

Subjects:

Writing, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

W.7.10, W.8.10, W.9-10.10, W.11-12.10

$12.50

$7.99

148

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Citations Lesson for Beginners: MLA 9th Edition (with Google Docs)

By Secondary Sara

Are your students resisting citations in their research? Don’t understand what citations are, or why they are important? It’s less ugly with a metaphor, when you explain it as making your writing more “designer” by putting logos on it! Win them over

Subjects:

Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Lesson

$2.99

165

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Visual Aids Lesson: Making & Using Better Slideshows in Public Speaking

By Secondary Sara

Are your students giving you Death by PowerPoint? Staring at the screen instead of the audience? Turning in presentations that look more like an outline than a TED talk?This one-day lesson breaks down the what, why, and how of creating more engaging

Subjects:

Other (ELA)

Grades:

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

Types:

Lesson

CCSS:

SL.7.5, SL.8.5, SL.9-10.5, SL.11-12.5

$3.00

Digital Download ZIP (5.22 MB)

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Concise and Redundant Writing Lesson

By Secondary Sara

Need a quick lesson to review or introduce topics like conciseness, redundancy, or wordiness? This lesson and practice is a great way to prep for tests like the ACT/SAT or teach CCSS L.7.3.A in middle school. In this lesson, students will:• Learn

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Lesson

CCSS:

L.7.3a

$2.99

Digital Download ZIP (0.90 MB)

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Poetry Parody Bundle (British Literature): Read & Imitate 5 Classic Poems!

By Secondary Sara

Students learn from the greats by reading mentor text poems and writing their own using templates!Hook students into poetry by making it seem as easy as fill-in-the-blank! Great for any British Literature class or regular English Language Arts,

Subjects:

Literature, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

W.7.10, W.8.10, W.9-10.10, W.11-12.10

$10.00

$7.99

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

6 years of teaching 7th & 8th grade ELA, and 8 years of high school tutoring experience. I'm also a National Writing Project consultant and writing team coach. I'm constantly involved with both the middle and high school "worlds", and I love all of these grade levels and their quirks!

MY TEACHING STYLE

I teach with a lot of technology and student-centered projects! I flip my ELA curriculum when I can, and create units in which students drive their own learning. Student motivation is very important to me, and we spend time in class talking about why the lesson matters to their futures.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

National Writing Project Teacher Consultant; Conference presenter; Kappa Phi Kappa Award 2010

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Bachelor's degree with honors in English Pre-Education, with minors in Professional Writing and Music. Master's degree in Integrated English Language Arts 7-12. Both degrees are from THE Ohio State University!

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Check out my blog at secondarysara.com! You can also interact with me on Facebook and Pinterest.

GRADES

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Social Studies, World Languages, Latin, Other (Specialty), ELA Test Prep, Other (Social Studies), Other (ELA), Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, School Counseling, Study Skills, Short Stories, Writing, 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, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Test Preparation, End of Year, Classroom Community