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Lamb to the Slaughter: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos

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*Updated 10/12/20: For each worksheet, I’ve created a png image of the worksheet and then put that image as the background in a Google Slide. The students can use all of the tools in Slides to mark their answers. The links are already set up to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Short Stories, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Movie Guides

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.7, W.9-10.1a, SL.9-10.4

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The Landlady Guide Questions and Movie Comparison

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Students LOVE this story! With a bit of inferencing magic, around the 90% mark in the story, the class gives a collective "No way!" when they realized what's actually happening. It's a sight to see and it's guaranteed to warm your teacher heart as

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Short Stories, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.7

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Oedipus Prologue

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With Oedipus, the whole play hinges on students understanding the back story. Make sure yours do with this easy to follow prologue and graphic organizer. Powerpoint begins with brief introduction to current and ancient prophecy as well as hubris. To

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.6

$3.00

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Ted Talks to Teach Executive Functioning Skills

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This product includes worksheets to accompany Ted Talks related to executive functioning skills: time management, planning/prioritizing, working memory, sustained persistence, emotional control, and task initiation. The length of each talk varies:

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Study Skills, Test Preparation

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.2

$3.00

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Thank You Notes

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20 assorted thank you notes to use throughout the year. Different designs, fonts, and colors. ***Updated! Now includes an additional 20 thank you notes in black and white! See thumbnails for images of all the different notes****Some ideas for how to

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Other

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Not Grade Specific

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Bulletin Board Ideas

$2.50

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Guide Questions

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A mixture of analysis questions and basic recall for each of the 35 chapters and the prologue. Some questions include how an event is ironic and satirical. Although some chapters are very short, each has its own set of questions so the instructor

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Study Guides, Worksheets

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3

$5.00

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Grit Podcast and NPR Interview Guide and Activity

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QR Code links to Ted Talk and NPR interview with Angela Lee Duckworth on what grit is and how to teach grit. Students answer guide questions while listening to the talk and the interview to better understand grit. Students identify and analyze what

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Character Education

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts

CCSS:

SL.9-10.3

$3.00

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John Proctor: Tragic Hero or Just Tragic?

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Great worksheet to help students find textual evidence to support their claim on if John Proctor fulfills the characteristics of a tragic hero. Students must closely read each quote in order to determine which one BEST exemplifies each tragic hero

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.3

$2.50

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Animal Farm Allegory Graphic Organizer

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This graphic organizer (available as a PDF and through Google Slides) is a great way to help students identify all of the connections between Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution/Stalin's reign over the Soviet Union. The graphic organizer is set

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.9-10.2

$4.00

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Vocabulary Units and Word Walls

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Finding words and creating worksheets, word walls, opportunities to practice, and quizzes for vocabulary each week is exhausting! Let me help you with this organized, pre-made 10 week unit.This resource includes the following for each set of words:

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Other (ELA)

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Word Walls

CCSS:

RL.9-10.4

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Kindred Resources

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*Fully editable!Includes a pre-reading activity where students answer questions in order to gauge their current understanding of slavery in Maryland during the early 19th century. After reading students will go back and reflect on what they have

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.5, W.9-10.2, W.9-10.4

$8.00

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Christmas Podcast Guides

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This activity is the perfect way to bring a little holiday fun into the classroom. Students listen to two very amusing podcasts of David Sedaris reading his best Christmas material: "The Santaland Diaries" and "An Animal Farm Christmas."

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3

$3.00

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Projects and Writing Prompts

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This resource contains instructions and worksheets to guide students through three projects and four writing prompts related to "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."Project 1: Introduced at the beginning, end, or anywhere in between. Students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Projects

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.6

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Porphyria's Lover

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My students LOVE this poem - once they get through some of the tricky language. I've designed this lesson to help students catch some of the overlooked details and fully appreciate how creepy this poem is. *Updated to help with distance learning.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4

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Mystery Writing Unit

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This is the perfect follow-up activity for students after completing a murder mystery party! This product includes TWO separate files for students to write a murder mystery or a mystery based on a crime of their choice. Print the files out and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Workbooks, Worksheets, Projects

CCSS:

RL.9-10.5, W.9-10.3, W.9-10.3a, W.9-10.3b, W.9-10.3c, W.9-10.3d

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Analyzing Mood and Tone using Movie Trailer Remixes

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This is a great way to break up the monotony with a little bit of humor while still teaching crucial analysis skills! My high school students love the remixes - which are professionally done - and engagement during this lesson is always high.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA)

Grades:

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

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Movie Guides

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.5

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Ted Talk Guides: Focus on Mental Health

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These highly engaging Ted Talks focus on mental health and self-awareness - two areas our students definitely need help with! Included in this download are guides for each talk. Guides are available as a PDF or as a Google Doc - whichever works best

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Movie Guides, Google Apps

CCSS:

RI.9-10.1

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Lore Episode 122 The Shortest Straw

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This episode is from the critically acclaimed Lore podcast - winner of Best History Podcast 2016. Your students' attention is immediately grabbed as the host details a gruesome shipwreck that resulted in some of the crew members eating other crew

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Internet Activities, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.8, W.9-10.1

$3.50

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Secret Life of Walter Mitty Hero's Journey Movie Guide

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Inspire students to create their own hero's journey with this The Secret Life of Walter Mitty movie guide! *Answer Key Included*My students really enjoyed this movie which made their engagement with the material that much higher. I also felt good

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Graphic Organizers, Movie Guides

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3

$6.00

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My Last Duchess Psychological Analysis

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Put new life into your "My Last Duchess" lesson by having students act as the duke's treating physician for a psychological analysis. Product includes Personality Survey - This is part of the pre-reading activity to introduce students to how we

Subjects:

Poetry, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Task Cards

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.5, RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.2, W.9-10.9

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I started teaching special education English in 2011 at a high school in Baltimore County. Recently I moved up to central Pennsylvania where I continue to teach a combination of self-contained/adaptive English classes as well as co-taught inclusion classes. I have a dual graduate degree in special education and secondary education and am certified in both special education and English 7-12.

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I've spent the majority of my career teaching in self-contained special education settings and co-teaching in standard classes. My products are made to reach all learners; not through watering down the content, but through the presentation of the information. Vocabulary worksheets include visuals because most students benefit from the addition of appropriate and meaningful visual aids. My graphic organizers are made to chunk information in ways that help struggling students better understand the material. I love teaching special education and adore the students I work with. My passion is connecting with students who struggle in “standard” classrooms because they tend to learn differently from what we consider to be the average student.

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