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NoRedInk - Notes, Examples & Tips for 90+ topics!

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This Google Slide deck currently features more than 90 NoRedInk topics (and more to come). These slides are a great supplement and instructional guide when introducing topics to students via NoRedInk. I simply display the notes and explain concepts

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Scaffolded Notes

CCSS:

CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2, CCRA.L.6

$5.00

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OTES 2.0 Rubric-Driven Lesson Planner

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The Ohio Department of Education's newest OTES 2.0 evaluation rubric is quite cumbersome, but this lesson planner will help ensure you keep evaluation meetings focused around that rubric. Recommended for full evaluation lesson planning only; this is

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Other

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Professional Documents, Classroom Forms

$1.00

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Ohio American History EOC Test Prep Slides

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This slide deck contains every state released test question from 2015-2022 to be used with students to prepare for the American History end of course exam. In this, you will receive the Pear Deck enhanced version of the slides & instructions for

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

$4.00

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Macbeth - Article/Poetry Pairings with Choice Prompts for Each Act

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Help your students make modern day connections to the themes of Macbeth through article/poetry aligned with each act and choice writing prompts. You will receive 6 articles (1 for prereading, 5 for each act) and 3 choice writing prompts for each

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

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

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Intro to Critical Analysis (Literary Theory) with Music

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For many of our students, music is a universal love. This assignment - which can be completed digitally or through print - engages students by allowing them to select their favorite song, and analyze its lyrics through a multitude of lenses: reader

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.10

$2.00

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Common App Writing with Mentor Texts: Amy Tan's Short Story & Pixar's "Bao"

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Assist your students in drafting incredible Common Application essays with the help of some of the greatest authors. This collection features Amy Tan's short story "Fish Cheeks" as a fantastic mentor text for a common app essay. Students will also

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.3, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.10, CCRA.SL.2...

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The Kite Runner Differentiated Critial Analysis (Literary Lens)

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Take full advantage of analysis through literary lenses with this novel study. Students analyze the entire novel through one of seven lenses, guided by 1 of 4 writing prompts. The many pathways provided to students allow you to meet students where

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays

Grades:

10^th, 11^th

Types:

Handouts, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.1...

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Dateline & Macbeth Thematic Topic Analysis

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This is a super engaging introduction to some of the juiciest thematic topics in Shakespeare's Macbeth. Get your students interested and invested in this timeless tragedy by exploring the topics of betrayal, blame, and blood begetting blood with the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama, Writing

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.9, CCRA.SL.4

$4.00

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Macbeth: Act 1, scene 1 Comparison Video Included

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This product includes a graphic organizer with space for students to consider 6 different representations of Act I, scene 1 of Macbeth - ranging from 1971-2021. Save yourself the stress of locating, compiling and clicking through a bunch of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Video Files

CCSS:

CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10

$2.00

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Common App Writing with Mentor Texts: James Baldwin & Switched on Pop

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Assist your students in drafting incredible Common Application essays with the help of some of the greatest authors. This collection features an excerpt from James Baldwin's essay "On the Discovery of What It Means to Be American" as a fantastic

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Google Apps

CCSS:

CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.3, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.SL.3, CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5

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Common App Writing with Mentor Texts: Jason Reynolds' Essay & Poem

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Assist your students in drafting incredible Common Application essays with the help of some of the greatest authors. This collection features an excerpt from Jason Reynolds' essay "From the Crossroads of Crack & Rap" as a fantastic mentor texts

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing-Essays

Grades:

11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.3, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.SL.3

$8.00

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Writing About Identity: Positionality & Intersectionality

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A great way to start the year off, or embark on writing Common App essays, is to have your students dig into various aspects of their personality. This 3-4 day mini-unit is aimed around teaching students the basic concepts of positionality (how

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays, Informational Text

Grades:

11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.10, CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.L.6

$3.00

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Macbeth Crime Scene Collage

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Zoom in on the five different crime scenes in Shakespeare's Macbeth with this activity. Each "crime scene" script is excerpted and included with space for annotation and 5 guiding questions. You could complete the different collages throughout the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.10

$2.00

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1984 & The Lego Movie: Comparative Historical Analysis Essay

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Guide your students in dabbling in complex historical comparative analysis with two great pieces of Dystopian fiction: 1984 and The Lego Movie.Students will use the provided bookmarks to annotate for dystopian elements while reading 1984. Then, they

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Movie Guides

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.6, CCRA.W.9...

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Macbeth v. Enlightenment Thinkers - Quote/Excerpt Analysis

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This can be used throughout Macbeth to help students make cross-curricular connections with World History & the Enlightenment period OR it can be used as a final assessment of the play in entirety. The pacing and use is flexible! You will

Subjects:

English Language Arts, World History, Drama

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Google Apps

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.9, CCRA.W.10, CCRA.L.1...

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Macbeth - Theme & Music Analysis

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Encourage your students to compare the themes surrounding ambition and gender roles in Shakespeare's Macbeth through modern music. This assignment could be used in a myriad of ways; I assigned it as a "choose your own" path analysis for students to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Video Files, Google Apps

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.10, CCRA.L.3, CCRA.L.6

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Vocabulary Graphic Organizer

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This is a generic graphic organizer that is totally editable. Each week, I assign 10 words to my students to learn. While I go over the vocab list (either via Quizlet or Google Slides) students work on the word & definition portion of this

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

$1.00

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Growth Mindset/Jason Reynolds ELA Formative Assessment Bundle

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Start your year off right by combining the usefulness of formative assessments with the topic of growth mindset. This bundle features reading informational, reading literature, and writing assessments. Options for Google Forms and Edpuzzle are also

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.10...

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Macbeth - Kinesthetic & Collaborative Extended Response Connect 4

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This Macbeth-themed Connect 4 game is geared towards helping students write evidence-supported paragraphs to open-ended questions. Students are placed into groups and given leveled roles to undertake. There are multiple rounds with open-ended

Subjects:

Drama, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games

CCSS:

CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.9, CCRA.W.10

$2.00

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Google Slides™

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Enneagram Type Writing Prompt

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Take this opportunity to get to know your students better while they learn a bit about themselves. This assignment works quicker if students can access the online Enneagram test, but a printable paper version is also linked to the instructions for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.W.3, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.6, CCRA.W.10

$2.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I am on my 6th year as an English Language Arts teacher at a suburban high school. I have experience teaching mostly sophomore inclusion classes - sometimes ELL, sometimes special education. I have taught ELL, state test prep, and Honors classes, as well.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I am trying to become a teacher/facilitator that provides hands-on, high-interest activity (#InnovatorsMindset), but I am new on that journey! My classroom involves a lot of movement and flexible seating, and I never lecture. I prefer activities that allow me to interact with individual students while the whole class works. I incorporate differentiation as often as possible.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I graduated from an urban, state university in 2010, spent a few years as a substitute teacher, and then was hired by my current district.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

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

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Grammar, Vocabulary, Social Studies, U.S. History, World History, Arts & Music, Drama, Literature, Writing, Writing-Essays, Informational Text, Close Reading