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Left & Right Annotations

By Marisa E Thompson

Done with gotcha quizzes, question lists, and novel packets?Ready for a more authentic reading experience for your classes but still want to be able to assess students' comprehension and analysis skills?The solution: Left & Right

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, ...

Types:

Assessment, Literature Circles, Centers

$2.00

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TQE to Analytical Paragraphs BUNDLE

By Marisa E Thompson

Use Left / Right Annotations and the TQE Method and ready to add that thinking practice to writing?Here's your bundle!TQE Discussion StemsTQE to Paragraph TemplateColor-Coded Paragraph QuestionsThese materials work with any text and offer choice,

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English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

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Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Scaffolded Notes

$5.00

$4.50

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Reading Sheet Template for Any Novel

By Marisa E Thompson

Gotcha quizzes and question lists aren't needed to determine if students have read. Rather than creating or searching for teacher-generated text questions, let students do the thinking! This organizer starts the shift to a truly student-led

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Graphic Organizers

$2.00

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ProKeys Essay Feedback Bundle - Legend & File for Import/Backup

By Marisa E Thompson

These two items are just what you need to speed through essays while providing useful and positive feedback.Save the three pages of color-coded feedback legend and download the ProKeys file so you can import my "snippets" and adjust from there.So

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Other, Other (ELA), Writing

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, ...

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Assessment, Rubrics, Professional Development

$6.00

$5.00

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The TQE Method: Discussion Stems

By Marisa E Thompson

This slide deck is ready to support your students as they discuss everything from pieces of art, texts, and topics!The TQE Method is used in classrooms around the world from kindergarten to grad school. For more information about the TQE Method,

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English Language Arts, Literature, Classroom Community

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

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Assessment, Literature Circles, Centers

FREE

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TQE to Paragraph Template

By Marisa E Thompson

Perfect if we're in classrooms or teaching remotely!This template allows for tons of choice while practicing reading comprehension, Left & Right Annotations, analysis, and formal paragraph writing.Comments in the file remind you to add your own

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Writing

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Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Literature Circles

$2.00

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Google Docs™

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Proactive Planning: Potential Solutions for (Distance) Learning BUNDLE

By Marisa E Thompson

Ready to make a few simple shifts and transform learning whether we're in classrooms or at home?This bundle includes a 45 minute PD session and all resources discussed so you can adjust as necessary without having to start from scratch.BONUS: You'll

Subjects:

Other, Instructional Technology, Back to School

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Not Grade Specific

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Activities

$14.00

$10.00

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Specificity Practice Spreadsheet for Free Writes & Journals

By Marisa E Thompson

Want to improve students' writing and have them see their progress in minutes?Instead of submitting, scoring, and providing feedback on free writes and journals, use this spreadsheet to increase students' specificity.Provide a topic or prompt as you

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English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

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Activities, Assessment

$2.00

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Google Sheets™

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Single Point or Mastery Grading Spreadsheet

By Marisa E Thompson

One of the most effective shifts we can make is how we assess students' skill level. When we move to a single-point rubric (see the Cult of Pedagogy blog post for more information), a mastery or points-less approach, everything gets easier;

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Other (Specialty), Other

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Not Grade Specific

Types:

Excel Spreadsheets, Rubrics, Professional Development

$2.00

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Google Sheets™

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Essay Brackets Activity

By Marisa E Thompson

Do you wish your students would believe you when you try to explain that every essay component has a purpose? That every step in the writing process is necessary?Here's the ultimate activity that has students convince each other!Print the third

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

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Activities

$3.00

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Your Year in Reflection Video Project

By Marisa E Thompson

Not a Year in Review; this, like every year, deserves a Year in Reflection!Here is a slide deck of a discussion introduction, samples, analytical questions, low-risk writing practice, steps & tips, and a reflection about how their creative

Subjects:

English Language Arts, The New Year, End of Year

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Not Grade Specific

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Projects

$3.00

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Specificity Practice & Your Year in Reflection Video Project BUNDLE

By Marisa E Thompson

It's not just a creative multimedia project that meets multiple standards and practices nearly every one of the Top Skills of 2025; it's also a low-risk and auto-reviewed writing practice and assessment.Perfect for the beginning or end of any school

Subjects:

English Language Arts, The New Year, End of Year

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Not Grade Specific

Types:

Projects, Activities

$5.00

$4.25

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Grades & Feedback Questions to inspire Discussion and Change (Visual)

By Marisa E Thompson

When we discuss the purposes and effects of our current practices, we find ways to improve them and the obstacles we'll have to face.This visual provides several topics for a powerful discussion about grades and feedback so teams can reflect on the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies - History

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

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Assessment, Rubrics, For Principals & Administrators

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (0.18 MB)

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Essay Feedback - Color-coded Compliments & Suggestions with ProKeys

By Marisa E Thompson

This color-coded legend is a resource that will help you provide supportive and specific feedback quickly. In the past two school years, I've cut 200+ hours of at-home grading directly because of this tool! Each skills' 3-level set of constructive

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment, Rubrics

$3.00

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Writing Skills Foundation: Presentation of Learning

By Marisa E Thompson

Practice, feedback, practice, feedback, practice, feedback.Students don't need our scores; they need our help.Spend a few weeks doing a deep dive into foundational writing skills with repeated, ungraded practice and then collect organized samples

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Graphic Organizers

$3.00

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Color-Coded Paragraph Questions

By Marisa E Thompson

Help students keep their writing focused and purposeful whether they're writing about a novel, themselves, argumentative topics, hobbies, or.... anything!When using these color-coded questions, students naturally understanding the connections from

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Writing

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Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Assessment

$3.00

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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Activity Templates for Remote or 1:1 Learning

By Marisa E Thompson

Here are three templates that will work whether our learning is remote, hybrid, or in the classroom! In this one resource, you're getting hyperlinked slides for:Gallery WalksStationsBreakout Groups (a great workaround that will include not only the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, For All Subject Areas

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Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles

$3.00

$2.00

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Shared Calendar Slide Deck Template - Perfect for Classroom & Remote Learning

By Marisa E Thompson

This slide deck offers a landing spot for all of your communication for you, your students, and their supporters! Students won't receive dozens of Google Classroom emails and you won't have to go into different Classrooms' scheduled assignments to

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Other (Specialty), For All Subjects, For Administrators

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Not Grade Specific

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$1.00

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Google Slides™

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Essay Feedback - ProKeys Snippets File for IMPORT & BACK UP

By Marisa E Thompson

If you use a computer, communicate via email, pretty much type at all, you need this.Don't want to spend the time making your own snippets to use with the free "Essay Feedback - Color-Coded Compliments & Suggestions" resource? You can use mine

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, ...

Types:

Assessment, Rubrics

$3.00

Online Resource
Google Docs™

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Clear & Concise: A Meaningful Student Voice Project

By Marisa E Thompson

Ever since I first saw the Holstee Manifesto, I have wanted to do this project.As you may know, I love assigning projects which include curriculum skills, top job skills, and life skills; especially when the product is one that is true to the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities, Posters

FREE

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Marisa Thompson (M.A. Teacher Education) has fourteen years of experience teaching various levels of English including advanced and support classes. As a district leader, she assesses success and develops goals and curriculum, K-12, and designed a role to become their first Innovation Support coach. She is a designated cooperating teacher for several credential programs and a Professional Development instructor for University of San Diego. Besides teaching, she has traveled with students on educational trips to Europe, South America, and Asia.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Teaching for fourteen years and traveling internationally for 30 years, Marisa believes in "the power of education, the transformative effects of travel and experience, and the joy the unexpected can bring" and pushes students to move past "so-called limitations" by embracing student voice, choice, talent, and inspiration. Her experiences culminate in a pedagogy she calls “Instruction-less Teaching,” which includes her TQE Method, currently in classrooms around the world from kindergarten to graduate school.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Marisa appears on many podcasts including Cult of Pedagogy, writes for her own blog and others, and speaks regularly at districts’ professional development, universities’ credential programs, and education conferences. She recently won the 2019 Ed Innovate Live Pitch competition and was named CUE’s 2019 San Diego Innovative Educator of the Year.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

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