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Book Commercials: A fun book report alternative!

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Poetry Packet ANSWER KEY - accompanies a FREEBIE!

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A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings Critical...

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Raisin in the Sun & Redlining in Chicago [EDITABLE GOOGLE DOC]

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When a lot of people think about injustices in society, they think of people causing harm to others personally, through their attitudes and actions. This does happen. However, much of the injustice in society is deeply rooted in historical systems

Subjects:

English Language Arts, U.S. History, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Internet Activities, Homework

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.10, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.5, RL.11-12.6, RL.11-12.9...

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Poetry Packet ANSWER KEY - accompanies a FREEBIE!

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I'm providing the Answer Key for my free download - the Poetry Packet! This is a great poetry packet for Middle School (or some High School) students, covering figurative language, poetic devices, and poetic forms, including haikus, odes, and hip

Subjects:

Reading, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Study Guides, Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans

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Poetry Terms Packet

By ThanksMsD

Great poetry packet for Middle School or early High School students, covering figurative language, poetic devices, and poetic forms, including haikus, odes, and hip-hop poetry! This packet allows students to both learn AND practice skills of poetry

Subjects:

Reading, Other (ELA), Poetry

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

Study Guides, Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans

CCSS:

RL.8.2, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.L.5

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Amy Tan's Joy Luck Club BUNDLE - Editable Google Doc Acitvities!

By ThanksMsD

If you've ever taught Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club, then you know just how powerful this text can be for high school students to read. This novel tells the story of first-generation Chinese immigrant women and their "American" daughters, confronting

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.6, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.5...

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Literary Analysis Essay PEER EDITING Feedback Template

By ThanksMsD

This student-friendly template allows students to give each other meaningful feedback about their literary analysis essays. Containing questions about content, language, and formatting, this resource will provide students with a step-by-step guide

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.9-10.1, W.9-10.1a, W.9-10.1b, W.9-10.1c, W.9-10.1d, W.9-10.1e, W.9-10.2, W.9-10.2a, W.9-10.2b, W.9-10.2c, W.9-10.2d...

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Analyze Literary Devices in Marquez's "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World"

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It is challenging to have students recognize and then understand the PURPOSE of literary techniques within a story. However, my students LOVE finding techniques like irony, setting, characterization, and hyperbole in Gabriel Garcia Marquez's short

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Homework

CCSS:

RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.5, RL.8.6, RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.5, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2...

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Book Commercials: A fun book report alternative!

By ThanksMsD

Looking for an alternative to the traditional book report? Want to challenge your students to grow their presentation skills? Hoping to inspire your students to do more independent reading this school year? Use these student-friendly instructions

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Oral Communication

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Handouts

CCSS:

SL.5.2, SL.5.4, SL.6.2, SL.6.4, SL.7.2, SL.7.4, SL.8.2, SL.8.4

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Gabriel Garcia Marquez Short Story Bundle!

By ThanksMsD

My students love studying the short stories of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. His mystical, infamous short stories lend themselves to class discussion, critique, and analysis. In this bundle, you'll receive critical thinking questions for "The Woman Who

Subjects:

English Language Arts, English

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Homework, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.6, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.5...

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IB DP Language and Literature Global Issues Resource Handout [GOOGLE DOC]

By ThanksMsD

When preparing my DP Language and Literature (English) students for important Internal and External IB assessments, I came across the term "global issues" many times over. It took me and my colleagues over a year to gain a firm grasp of what the IB

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts

$1.50

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Google Docs™

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ZIP ODE - a fun activity for ANY Poetry Unit! [DISTANCE LEARNING OPPORTUNITY]

By ThanksMsD

Need a quick, fun activity to add to your Middle or High School Poetry Unit? Looking for an easy sub plan activity? Trying to teach ODES in a new and interesting way?Check out the ZIP ODE activity! This activity asks students to write an ode to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

W.5.1, W.5.1a, W.5.3, W.5.3d, W.6.3a, W.6.3d, W.7.3, W.7.3a, W.7.3d, W.8.3, W.8.3a...

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15 Creative Project Options for ANY NOVEL! [Summative Assessment]

By ThanksMsD

No matter what novel you are teaching, these 15 Creative Reflection Project Options will work for your classroom! If you are tired of the same old novel unit tests (or even essay assignments!) at the end of reading and discussing a rich, complex

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.3, RL.6.5, RL.6.6, RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.3, RL.7.5, RL.7.6, RL.8.1...

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The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World - Critical Thinking Questions

By ThanksMsD

Use these critical thinking questions analyzing style and message of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's fantastical story to enhance your students’ reading of “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” during discussions, as classwork or homework, or even as

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Homework

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.6, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.5, RL.11-12.6, RL.11-12.7

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Analyze Literary Devices in Marquez's Short Story "One of These Days"

By ThanksMsD

It is challenging to have students recognize and then understand the PURPOSE of literary techniques within a story. However, my students LOVE identifying and interpreting techniques like irony, setting, characterization, subtext, and dialogue in

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Homework

CCSS:

RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.4, RL.8.6, RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.5, RL.11-12.1...

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Joy Luck Club Creative Reflection - Summative Assessment with OPTIONS!

By ThanksMsD

Tired of the same old novel unit tests at the end of reading and discussing a rich, complex text? Instead, give your students options to leverage their strengths and express their unique interpretations creatively. The Creative Reflection Summative

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.6, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.5, RL.11-12.6

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Who Is Jay Gatsby? Small Group Investigation Activity!

By ThanksMsD

Success Story? Hopeless Romantic? Fraud?About halfway through F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, the reader has been presented with enough evidence to view the novel's true protagonist, Jay Gatsby, from a variety of different angles. At times

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.6, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.6

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A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings Critical Thinking Questions

By ThanksMsD

Use this Critical Thinking Question guide to analyze Gabriel Garcia-Marquez's short story "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings." These questions are EDITABLE and useful for discussions, essays, homework/classwork, and even quizzes and test. They

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Homework

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.6, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.5, RL.11-12.6

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Langston Hughes "The Weary Blues" and "Night Funeral in Harlem" Assignment

By ThanksMsD

Langston Hughes is an iconic American poet who defined the Harlem Renaissance and set the stage for Black American authors. His work provides a window into a time of thriving cultural development and empowerment for Black artists and authors in New

Subjects:

English, Literature, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Homework

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.5, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.5, RL.11-12.6, RL.11-12.7, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2...

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Joy Luck Club FAMILY TREE Assignment - Editable Google Doc

By ThanksMsD

Subjects:

English Language Arts, English

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities

CCSS:

RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.6, RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.6, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2...

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The Great Gatsby Creative Reflection - Summative Assessment with OPTIONS!

By ThanksMsD

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.6, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.5, RL.11-12.6

$2.50

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Sequential Writing Packet

By ThanksMsD

Student packet to help walk students through the sequential writing process from start to finish! This packet focuses on putting steps in order using an outline format and adding transition words to move smoothly from one step to the next. This is a

Subjects:

Other (ELA), Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

Unit Plans, Outlines, Homework

CCSS:

W.6.2, W.6.2c, W.7.2, W.7.2c, W.8.2, W.8.2c

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (0.71 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Welcome to my story! My students call me Ms. D (although I'm recently Mrs. Jackson yaayyy!), and I've been teaching English Language Arts for the past 7 years. I have taught grades 6-11 in a variety of different schools, ranging from Middle school ELA in charter schools to Diploma Program Language and Literature (English) at an IB High School. My students are my greatest inspiration, and I'm always striving to create more engaging and challenging activities and assignments. I want to share what I create because I firmly believe that ALL students deserve access to relevant and meaningful instruction! Check me out on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/thanksmsd/

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

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary, Specialty, Social Studies, U.S. History, Other (ELA), Literature, Short Stories, Writing, Oral Communication, Writing-Essays, Poetry, Close Reading