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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

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Activities, Handouts, Google Apps

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Speech Unit: Mock TED Talks {3+ Weeks: Writing, Speaking, & Nonfiction}

By Secondary Sara

Want a new, authentic, 21st-century spin on a formal speech unit? Help students analyze, write, and present their own mock TED-style talks in your own classroom conference!* This print-and-go unit fully scaffolds students through a process of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

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

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Projects, Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

SL.8.4, SL.9-10.4, SL.11-12.4

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Debate Unit: 2+ Weeks of Speaking, Nonfiction, & Writing for ELA (with Google!)

By Secondary Sara

Do you want to assess speaking skills in a low-stress manner? Need to assess argumentative writing without another essay? This debate unit is a “no stage fright” method to build student confidence, stretch critical and logical thinking skills, and

Subjects:

Other (ELA), Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Google Apps

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A Christmas Carol: Non-Fiction Reading Activity

By Secondary Sara

Need to add non-fiction into a Christmas Carol or holiday-themed unit? Want to add some controversy to your class before winter break?Use this 2-day lesson connecting literature and modern articles to assess CCSS RI.1 and W.9 in your ELA classroom.

Subjects:

Literature, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.7.1, RI.8.1, RI.9-10.1, RI.11-12.1

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Nonfiction Reading & Argumentative Essay: "Why Grammar?" 1-Week Unit

By Secondary Sara

NOW WITH GOOGLE DOCS: If you’re tired of trying to sell the importance of grammar to your students, then maybe it’s time to let them discover for themselves why we still have to learn it! This mini-unit focuses on evaluating the arguments in

Subjects:

Grammar, Writing-Essays, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

$7.00

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I Have a Dream Speech: Lesson, Annotation, & Quiz for MLK Day (with GOOGLE)

By Secondary Sara

Make Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech come to life by letting students uncover layers of meaning through movement and annotation. NEW: As of January 2021, this resource now includes both MS Office and Google versions. Here’s how

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Martin Luther King Day, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Google Apps

$7.50

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Article of the Week: Student-Led, CHOICE Non-Fiction Edition

By Secondary Sara

Want a no-prep Article of the Week system? Ready to integrate more non-fiction reading and speaking into your class? Use this Article of the Week program to give students room for differentiation, choice, and articles that they’re ACTUALLY

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities

$3.99

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Evaluating Arguments & Rhetoric Unit: Finding Fallacies & Propaganda

By Secondary Sara

Want an engaging 2-week unit to make your students far more precise, critical readers of nonfiction? Ready to tiptoe past the boring basics of argument and delve into the positive and negative writing techniques that real authors and speakers

Subjects:

Reading, Vocabulary, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment

$19.99

$14.99

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Poetry Activity Bundle: Reading & Writing Poems in Secondary ELA

By Secondary Sara

Want to ease your students into harder poetry, prove why we need to care about it, or add more variety to your existing curriculum?Use this rigorous bundle of activities to remind the “big kids” that poetry is still fun!These products will help you

Subjects:

Writing-Essays, Poetry, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities, Lesson

$45.45

$34.99

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The Outsiders: Non-Fiction Video Jigsaw Activity

By Secondary Sara

Need to add non-fiction into your unit on The Outsiders? Ready to make modern-day connections with engaging videos and discussion? Use this 2-3 day lesson connecting literature and modern articles to assess CCSS SL.2 and SL.3 in your ELA classroom.

Subjects:

Literature, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

SL.7.2, SL.7.3, SL.8.2, SL.8.3, SL.9-10.3

$2.50

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Academic Skills Choice Project: Becoming Better Students

By Secondary Sara

Do your students need help learning how to become independent, successful students? Can’t keep a binder organized or study well for tests? Do they struggle with study skills, time management, or other elements of school?Use this short research

Subjects:

Other (ELA), Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Projects, Activities

$2.99

$1.99

153

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Public Speaking & Analysis Project: Dramatic Readings of Speeches & Poems

By Secondary Sara

GOOGLE DOCS version now included: Take read-aloud to a whole new level as students practice good physical and vocal speaking skills through dramatic re-enactments of famous speeches and poems!In this 6-page project, students will:• Read directions

Subjects:

Other (ELA), Literature, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities, Google Apps

$3.50

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Romeo & Juliet: Non-Fiction Reading Activity

By Secondary Sara

Need to add non-fiction into a unit on Romeo & Juliet? Want to pull modern, debatable topics alongside the play to keep kids interested?Use this 2-day lesson connecting literature and modern articles to assess CCSS RI.1, RI.2, and RI.4 in your

Subjects:

Literature, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.2, RI.11-12.1, RI.11-12.2

$2.50

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Rhetoric, Propaganda, & Fallacies Flipbook: Mini-Lessons to Analyze Speeches

By Secondary Sara

Want to help your students critically analyze and evaluate speeches and/or commercials? Ready to teach what makes a speech “sound good”, or why some arguments flop?This dense flipbook of nine mini-lessons will elicit stronger analytical skills from

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Interactive Notebooks, Lesson

$7.99

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Chapter Study Guides {Non-Fiction}: DURING Reading Activity for ANY Book!

By Secondary Sara

Need an alternative to chapter quizzes? Want individual student accountability and comprehension that is mutually beneficial to students AND the teacher? Have STUDENTS divvy up the task of making a study guide for each chapter, using an

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Assessment

$1.99

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Infographics: Editable Non-Fiction Project for ELA (with Google Docs)

By Secondary Sara

Capitalize on the appeal of this medium and hook your students into reading and making non-fiction! This gradual-release project includes everything you need to guide students in making visual aids and presenting facts to each other. In this

Subjects:

Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Projects, Activities

$4.99

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Of Mice and Men Unit Bundle: EDITABLE Quizzes, Test, Nonfiction, Essay, and More

By Secondary Sara

Need help with a low-maintenance, easy to grade, rigorous “Of Mice and Men” unit? Save planning time and energy with this one download!This assessment pack includes everything you need to teach the novella to early high school or advanced middle

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Literature, Informational Text

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

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$7.99

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Reading Nonfiction Lessons & Projects Bundle for Secondary ELA

By Secondary Sara

Bring more nonfiction into your English class with this bundle of tools, projects, and units that make articles, chapters, and entire nonfiction books more successful for teens!Some of these resources are designed for ANY text (ex: chapter study

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities

$59.95

$34.99

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SNOW DAYS: 6+ Themed ELA Activities {Nonfiction, Poetry, Speaking, & More!}

By Secondary Sara

Add REAL non-fiction into your class on a topic that we ALL care about: snow days! Use this mini-unit in your regular ELA class, OR assign pieces of it as actual homework on a snow day (especially if your school policy requires it!) Use every

Subjects:

Writing, Winter, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Projects, Activities

$4.99

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Why Poetry Essay Unit: Nonfiction Reading, Discussion, & Argument Writing

By Secondary Sara

If you’re tired of trying to convince students why we read poetry, then maybe it’s time to let them discover for themselves why we read and write it!First, students are introduced to the importance of poems by reading recent, credible articles that

Subjects:

Writing-Essays, Poetry, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities, Handouts

$3.99

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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