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The Last Lecture - Student Presentation

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This presentation activity requires the students to create their own "lecture" entitled The First Lecture. I assigned this to my English 12 students at the beginning of the year after they had read Randy Pausch's book as part of a summer reading

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English Language Arts

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

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Lord of the Flies - Quiz on Chapters 1-5

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This quiz is comprised of 20 multiple choice questions and one written response. Additionally, there are two extra credit questions.

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Literature

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Trifles - short play, short test

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This short play is based on the short story - "A Jury of Her Peers." Short test has 15 vocabulary matching, 10 multiple choice, 2 short answer.

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Literature

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Catcher in the Rye Test

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17 character matching, 23 multiple choice, 2 short answer

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Literature

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Movie Questions for Mary Shelley's "Birth of a Monster" Documentary on Youtube

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These 25 questions are based on the 58 minute documentary entitled "Birth of a Monster" which details the story of Mary Shelley's life. Students must pay attention to the documentary in order to adequately answer the questions. The documentary is

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English Language Arts, Informational Text

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Student Autobiography Writing Assignment

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This assignment requires students to write a detailed autobiography of their life. It includes specific instructions for each aspect of the autobiography, a prewriting worksheet and a peer editing sheet. This activity provides a good opportunity

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Writing

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The Metamorphosis Prereading Assignment

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This assignment provides a modified excerpt of Franz Kafka's letter to his father as well as anticipation questions that are relevant to the novel. It includes a list of defined terms that are relevant to the study of the novella. Franz's letter

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Literature

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Brave New World - Chapter 3

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Chapter 3 of Brave New World is one of the more difficult chapters of literature that students encounter in high school. I have provided the chapter with highlighting to show the continual shift in narrator perspective. This makes it easier for

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Literature

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10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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How to Avoid Plagiarism - PowerPoint

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This 15 slide PowerPoint offers an overview of how to avoid plagiarism and properly document sources within a research essay. It is a basic overview that touches on the key points of parenthetical documentation.

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Writing

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Franz Kafka - PowerPoint

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This is a detailed PowerPoint that shares background information about Franz Kafka, particularly as it influenced his writing of The Metamorphosis.

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Literature

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10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Lord of the Flies - Quiz on Chapters 6-9

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11 Multiple Choice Questions. 2 Short Answer Questions.

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Literature

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Night Test (Elie Weisel)

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25 vocabulary matching, 15 multiple choice, 10 true/false, 3 short answer

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Literature

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Resume Writing and Beowulf

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Students explore different resume templates and use one to create a resume for a character in Beowulf. They can be creative while developing a real-life skill. This is especially useful for juniors and seniors as they prepare to embark on life

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Literature, Informational Text

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10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Frankenstein Test

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10 character matching, 8 quote identification matching, 6 vocabulary matching, 16 multiple choice, 8 fill in the blanks, 3 short answer

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Literature

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Theme Analysis Essay - MODEL

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This is an annotated model of a theme analysis essay. I provide this to students so that they can have a detailed example of what I expect from them.

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Writing

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

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Student Time Capsule Project

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This handout provides a list of items that students can choose from to include in a time capsule of their own creation. It includes instructions and a score sheet to assess completed time capsule. A great end-of-year project!!

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English Language Arts

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

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Projects

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Research Essay Project

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This is a comprehensive, step-by-step handout for a Research Essay. Many of my students have taken this packet to college with them. It is quite thorough and includes a scoring rubric.

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Grammar, Writing-Essays

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

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Research, Assessment

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Battle of the Bands - End of Novel/Play Unit

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I use this activity with A Streetcar Named Desire, but it can be adapted to any novel or play. It involves theme analysis through music. Students present and classmates vote. Instructions and voting sheet for use with A Streetcar Named Desire is

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Literature

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

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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Prereading Activity & Author Background

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This PowerPoint provides students an opportunity to consider key issues that surface while reading Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and prompts discussion on this issues. I use it to transition from a reading of A Streetcar Named Desire to Albee's

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Literature

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10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Edward Albee & Virginia Woolf

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This handout provides ten interesting facts about Edward Albee and ten interesting facts about Virginia Woolf. As a bonus, there is background information on various key terms relevant to Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.

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Literature

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

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Entering my 24th year as a high school instructor of literary analysis and writing.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Open-minded, trusting and fun-loving. I encourage my students to personalize their literary experience and explore their creativity.

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Bachelor's in English Education from University of Delaware (Class of 1990) Master's in The Art of Teaching from Marygrove College (Class of 1998)

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary, Literature, Writing, Writing-Essays, Poetry, Informational Text, Close Reading