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This .zip folder contains over 9 megs of handouts, assignments, quizzes, activities, literary criticism, et al. for George Orwell's 1984. As an added bonus, the file contains the list of great essay ideas for the novel that I'm currently selling
Subjects:
English Language Arts, English, Literature
Grades:
10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Homeschool
Types:
Unit Plans, Activities
$1.00
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Included here are six different handouts covering a total of 10 different grammar concepts; in addition, each handout has at least 10 accompanying practice problems. In addition to that, there is a full 60 question test that you can use a diagnostic
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Grammar
Grades:
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types:
Study Guides, Worksheets, Lesson
$2.00
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Here's an original synthesis-style essay prompt that's perfect for AP Lang & Comp or a college Comp/Rhetoric class (where I use it). Can be used as a formal assessment tool, or as an informal introduction to synthesis thinking and writing--I
Subjects:
English Language Arts, English, ELA Test Prep
Grades:
11th, 12th, Higher Education
Types:
DBQs, Assessment
$1.00
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Resources--activities, quizzes, essay options, discussion questions, etc.--for Raisin in the Sun. As with all of my unit plans, I do not lay out for you specifically how to teach the unit step-by-step, though in this case a few of the documents do
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Reading, Literature
Grades:
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool
Types:
Unit Plans, Lesson
$0.50
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Resources--activities, quizzes, essay options, discussion questions, etc.--for Frankenstein. As with all of my unit plans, I do not lay out for you specifically how to teach the unit step-by-step, though in this case a few of the documents do have
Subjects:
Literature
Grades:
10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
Lesson
$0.50
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80+ files, almost 2 megs of material! Inside this zip you'll find quizzes, discussion questions, activities, student-lead discussion assignments, a reader response/literary criticism essay assignment, tons of literary criticism, and weeks--and I
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Reading, Literature
Grades:
10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool
Types:
Unit Plans, Lesson
$1.00
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Everything you need to teach Sandra Cisneros's classic coming of age novel, House on Mango Street. As with all of my unit plans, I do not lay out for you specifically how to teach the unit step-by-step, though in this case a few of the documents do
Subjects:
Literature
Grades:
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types:
Unit Plans, Lesson
$1.00
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Enclosed are the resources I use for showing the movie (not for the book) Whale Rider, which is a great film for 8th, 9th, 10 graders. You'll find a guide for the movie inside, as well as a group assignment, note taking sheets and discussion
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Other (ELA)
Grades:
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschool
Types:
Activities, Lesson
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100 Pages of lesson plans, activities, assessments, supplemental readings, and guides, all packed into a single accessible document. This Ultimate guide provides you with creative, learning-centered tools to enhance your literature experience.
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Reading, Literature
Grades:
8th, 9th, 10th
Types:
Unit Plans, Lesson
$5.00
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Save yourself the time and trouble of developing a participation assessment device with this handy tool! I usually give the students a copy so they know what I'm looking for; when I factor in the grade, I just circle the criteria and give them back
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Other (ELA)
Grades:
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education
Types:
Handouts, Assessment
$0.50
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11 pages of parallelism handouts, practice problems, sentence creating, quizzes and tests. There's a nice mix of multiple choice questions and interpretive questions, including a rhetorical analysis quiz that is a great reading strategies activity.
Subjects:
Grammar
Grades:
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education
Types:
Worksheets, Lesson
$1.00
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Resources--activities, quizzes, essay options, discussion questions, etc.--for Their Eyes Were Watching God. As with all of my unit plans, I do not lay out for you specifically how to teach the unit step-by-step, though in this case a few of the
Subjects:
Reading, English, Literature
Grades:
10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
Unit Plans, Lesson
$1.00
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Here are my Great Gatsby files--almost all of them. In this zip containing 50+ documents, you'll find discussion and quiz questions for every chapter, activity plans, paper assignments, literary criticism, even artwork (for the El Greco reference in
Subjects:
Reading, English, Literature
Grades:
10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool
Types:
Unit Plans, Lesson
$1.00
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To help my college students construct arguable, specific, and representative thesis statements, I use a series of templates to have them work through their ideas. Included in this word document are a template warm-up exercise, which helps students
Subjects:
English Language Arts, English, Writing
Grades:
10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool
Types:
Worksheets, Handouts, Printables
$1.00
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Where to begin? There's 174 files in this zip! Everything you need is here. I use a persuasion unit to teaching various rhetorical and stylistic techniques, as well as more research practice, as I think working with nonfiction is often much more
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, English
Grades:
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool
Types:
Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Lesson
$1.00
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This zip file contains over two dozen Word files with various resources for teaching Herman Hesse's Siddhartha. Inside you'll find the following: pre-reading activities, reciprocal teaching plans (i.e., student-led discussion), quizzes, assignments,
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Reading, Literature
Grades:
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool
Types:
Unit Plans, Lesson
$0.50
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Included in this doc are 7 fantastic prompts for use with 1984--try them out as essays, in-class quickwrites, summative assessments, etc. Six are literary analysis-oriented; the other is a great exercise in reader response.
Subjects:
Comparative Literature, English, Literature
Grades:
10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education
Types:
Assessment
$1.00
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Attached are 11 pages of resources for Albert Camus's most famous piece of existential short fiction, "The Guest." In addition to handouts on existentialism, the download also features a Reading Level Response journal assignment based on Hillocks's
Subjects:
Reading, English, Literature
Grades:
10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool
Types:
Activities, Lesson
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Full Unit plan for Caesar, including Act quizzes, handouts, paper assignments. Lots of focus on paraphrasing and rhetorical analysis; focus on unit is Shakespeare's language and characterization, particular with each's persuasive techniques
Subjects:
Literature
Grades:
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types:
Unit Plans, Lesson
$1.00
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Julie Otsuka's riveting novel is just starting to make its way into secondary english curriculum. If you're consdering teaching it, I highly recommend it: students are deeply moved by it, and it provides many opportunities to discuss style and
Subjects:
Reading, English, Literature
Grades:
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool
Types:
Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Lesson
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I've taught English at high schools in the Chicago suburbs and currently teach as an adjunct Comp/rhetoric instructor at area community colleges. I'm also currently a curriculum and assessment consultant and have worked with ACT, NAGB, McGraw Hill, MacNeil Lehrer Productions, Scott Foresman, and more.

MY TEACHING STYLE

My pedagogy is creative but learning-focused. I prize scalability and accessibility, and adapt my own lesson plans constantly; I never teach the same way--or same content--twice.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Yet to be added

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I received my Master's in Education from Northwestern University.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Stay tuned: over the next several months I will be adding complete unit packages to my collection of material. These units will be organized and structured for immediate classroom use; you'll be able to enact my units with little prep work. The material is really excellent! Check out my Speak unit to get a sense of what's coming.