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Classroom Murder Mystery Activity - Virtual Option Available

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Engage your students in a murder mystery game in the classroom or virtually!I use this lesson before starting my mystery unit and the students love it. They enjoy taking on the roles of the characters, and they enjoy the competition and challenge of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama, Forensics

Grades:

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

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Activities

CCSS:

RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.5

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Classroom Murder Mystery Activity II

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*Updated! Now includes virtual option an alternate version so one class won't give spoilers to another.Engage your students in a murder mystery game in the classroom! I use this lesson before starting my mystery unit and the students love it. They

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama, Forensics

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.5

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Middle School Classroom Mystery Virtual Option Available

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Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama, Other (ELA)

Grades:

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

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Activities

CCSS:

RL.7.1, RL.7.3

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Classroom Murder Mystery Activity III

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Engage your students in a murder mystery game in the classroom!I use this lesson before starting my mystery unit and the students love it. They enjoy taking on the roles of the characters, and they enjoy the competition and challenge of trying to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama, Forensics

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.5

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Romeo and Juliet Murder Mystery Virtual Option Available

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Up your review game engagement with this Murder Mystery Romeo and Juliet Recap!*Update: There is a digital version for the murder mystery. I have also included a BASIC alternate version that does not yet have a digital option. *Update: I've created

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama, Literature

Grades:

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

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Activities, Games

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1

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A Jury of Her Peers: Inferences, Symbolism, Irony, Philosophical Chairs

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Everything you need to teach and analyze "A Jury of Her Peers." All worksheets have answer sheets as well, PowerPoints frequently contain notes in the notes sections to assist with instruction of material. Everything is separate so you can pick and

Subjects:

Literature, Short Stories, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

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

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Middle School Classroom Mystery II

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Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama, Other (ELA)

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities

CCSS:

RL.7.1, RL.7.3

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True Crime Podcast Intro Worksheets & Graphic Organizers - 9th-12th Grade ELA

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Want to try true crime podcasts but don't have an entire unit to devote to it? This mini-unit is perfect for you. This product includes graphic organizers for the first episodes of Serial and A Very Fatal Murder. Update: I've included Google Slides

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Internet Activities, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.9-10.4, RI.9-10.5, RI.9-10.6, SL.9-10.3

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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Bundle

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This bundle includes:Guide QuestionsA 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

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, W.9-10.3, W.9-10.3a, W.9-10.3d, W.9-10.4

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Social Media Shaming Podcast Worksheets

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This is a teacher's guide and worksheet to accompany the TED Radio Hour segment with Jon Ronson titled “How Can Our Real Lives Be Ruined By Our Digital Ones?” Students see online shaming first-hand, so this lesson was created to help them understand

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Character Education, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

SL.9-10.1, SL.9-10.3

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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

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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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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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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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Podcast of the Week

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Instead of assigning an article of the week, assign a podcast of the week!UPDATED: I have converted each PDF document into a Google Drive document for students to complete for distance learning. I'm keeping the original PDFs as well so you have

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Internet Activities, Graphic Organizers, Google Apps

CCSS:

RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.2

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Monster Novel vs. Movie Analysis

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This is everything you need to analyze the movie and novel version of Walter Dean Myers' novel, Monster.This product includes:Graphic Organizer to be used if students are reading the novel and supplementing with occasional scenes from the movie. The

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA)

Grades:

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

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Movie Guides

$5.00

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Literary Terms Review Bingo Game

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Everything you need for a quick, minimal prep, literary terms review game of Bingo!This product includes:150 Unique Bingo cards. Set as two per sheet of paper so you can print them out and have students playing two cards per round, or you can cut

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games

$7.00

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Jefferson's Contradiction: A Podcast Lesson

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This resource goes with the NPR's Hidden Brain podcast episode: "A Founding Contradiction: Thomas Jefferson's Stance on Slavery." Perfect to pair with any other lessons or units about slavery or lessons about the current issue whether or not to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, U.S. History, Presidents' Day

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.8

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (0.95 MB)

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Bingo!

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Everything you need for a quick, minimal prep, game of Bingo! This product includes: 150 Unique Bingo cards. Set as two per sheet of paper so you can print them out and have students playing two cards per round, or you can cut them for one card per

Subjects:

For All Subjects, End of Year

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Printables, Games

$5.00

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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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