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STAAR English I and II New Item Types Practice Tests and Games Bundle EOC Prep

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STAAR English I and II New Item Types Test Prep - STAAR English 1 and 2 ELA Practice Tests and Review Games Bundle - Includes Printable Copies AND Self-Grading Google Forms! Everything is included, even the answer keys. These are not released

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10th Grade Florida BEST PM3 Bundle FAST Reading ELA Practice Tests Games Florida

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Printable Copies AND Digital Self-Grading Google Forms - Are you ready for the PM3? These test simulations are for the 10th Grade ELA Florida F.A.S.T. This bundle has everything you need to prepare for the new Florida's B.E.S.T. Reading ELA

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Want to smooth the transition between 8th Grade FSA and the Florida F.A.S.T.? Help students analyze and apply Florida's B.E.S.T. Grade 8 ELA - Reading standards through these test prep worksheet activities! All of the new BEST standards are

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10th Grade OST ELA Practice Tests and Games Bundle - Ohio State Test ELA II AIR

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10th Grade OST Ohio State Test - ELA Practice Tests and Review Games English Language Arts II Bundle - Includes Printable Copies AND Self-Grading Google Forms! Everything is included, even the answer keys. These are not released tests, rather,

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9th Grade Florida BEST PM3 BUNDLE Reading ELA Practice Tests Games Florida FAST

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Printable Copies AND Digital Self-Grading Google Forms - Are you ready for the PM3? These test simulations are for the 9th Grade ELA Florida F.A.S.T. This bundle has everything you need to prepare for the new Florida's B.E.S.T. Reading ELA

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A Christmas Carol Play Reader's Theater Drama Script - 33 Roles for all Staves

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This is a play version of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Use as a school wide play, or a fun activity in the classroom. It has 33 roles covering all 5 staves of this novel. There are enough roles for all of your students. Enthusiastic

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8th Grade Florida BEST Standards ELA - Test Prep Practice for Florida FAST - Are you ready for PM3 using Florida's new BEST reading and writing standards? This bundle has everything you need to prepare including practice tests, task cards,

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8th Grade ELA Test Prep Reading Practice Tests Print & Self-Grading Google Forms

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Printable AND Self-Grading GOOGLE FORM QUIZZES! Grade 8 ELA Test Prep - Reading Informational Text AND Reading Literature Test Prep Practice Tests. Includes two tests covering ALL of the Reading Informational and Reading Literature Standards.

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

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Internet Activities, Google Apps

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8th Grade Florida FAST Task Cards Reading ELA Florida BEST Standards

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Want to smooth the transition between 8th Grade FSA and the Florida F.A.S.T.? Help students learn and begin to analyze the new Florida's B.E.S.T. Grade 8 ELA - Reading standards through these task card activities! All of the new BEST standards are

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English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Close Reading

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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8th Grade M-Step Test Prep Reading Print & SELF-GRADING GOOGLE! Michigan MSTEP

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Printable AND Self-Grading GOOGLE FORM QUIZZES! Grade 8 M-Step Michigan - ELA Test Prep - Reading Informational Text AND Reading Literature Test Prep Practice Tests. Includes two tests covering ALL of the Reading Informational and Reading

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

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A Christmas Carol Task Cards (60) Comprehension, Skill Building, and Test Review

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A Christmas Carol Task Cards! Includes 60 character task cards with answer keys.3 Sets of Task Cards to use during the early stages of the unit:--Figurative Language --Story Elements--Elements of Plot1 Large Set of Task Cards to be used as Test

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ELA Test Prep, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

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

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Task Cards

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8th Grade Florida BEST Figurative Language Game ELA Reading Florida FAST

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Want to smooth the transition between the 8th Grade FSA and the new Florida's F.A.S.T.? Figurative Language is a key feature of the new Florida B.E.S.T. ELA Reading standards. Help students learn these figurative language devices by playing a fun

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English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Close Reading

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

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Florida FAST Figurative Language Task Cards 8th 9th & 10th ELA Florida BEST

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Want to smooth the transition between the FSA and Florida's B.E.S.T. standards? Figurative Language is a huge piece of the new Florida BEST standards. These task cards are a quick and easy way to teach students these skills.Figurative language

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English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Close Reading

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

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8th Grade MCAS Massachusetts Test Prep Reading Print & SELF-GRADING GOOGLE!

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Printable AND Self-Grading GOOGLE FORM QUIZZES! Grade 8 MCAS Massachusetts - ELA Test Prep - Reading Informational Text AND Reading Literature Test Prep Practice Tests. Includes two tests covering ALL of the Reading Informational and Reading

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ELA Test Prep, Test Preparation, Close Reading

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

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Internet Activities, Google Apps

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Anne Frank Task Cards (56) Diary of a Young Girl -Skill Building and Test Review

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Anne Frank Task Cards! Includes 56 colorful task cards with answer keys. They are written for the diary, not the play. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.3 Sets of Task Cards to use during the early stages of the unit:--Figurative Language

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ELA Test Prep, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

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The Little Prince Digital Notebook with 21 Google Slides on Story Elements

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Google Classroom Distance Learning Resource - The Little Prince digital interactive notebook for Story Elements using Google Slides! Includes 21 interactive Google Slides. All answer keys are included. Includes both "fill-in the text" slides, and

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English Language Arts, Test Preparation, Close Reading

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

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We Beat the Street Task Cards (56) Skill Building and Test Review

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We Beat the Street Task Cards! Includes 56 task cards with answer keys. Questions include main idea, vocabulary, characterization, major and minor events, plot, theme, point of view, and more!3 Sets of Task Cards to use during the early stages of

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ELA Test Prep, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

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

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To Kill a Mockingbird Task Cards (56) Skill Building and Test Review

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To Kill a Mockingbird Task Cards! To go along with the story by Harper Lee. Includes 56 task cards with answer keys.3 Sets of Task Cards to use during the early stages of the unit:--Figurative Language --Story Elements--Elements of Plot1 Large Set

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ELA Test Prep, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

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

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Task Cards

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8th Grade STAAR New Item Types Figurative Language Task Cards Reading ELA

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Want to expose your students to the new item types while reviewing figurative language? These task cards are a quick and easy way to teach students about the new question types, and review figurative language devices. (50 task cards

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English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Close Reading

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

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Worksheets, Printables

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8th Grade OST Ohio State Test Figurative Language Task Cards ELA Reading

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8th Grade Ohio's State Test OST - Want to brush up on figurative language before the big test? These task cards are a quick and easy way to teach and review these skills.Figurative language devices covered: Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Idiom,

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English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Close Reading

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

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have thirty years experience teaching language arts to grades 5 - 12. I also have fifteen years experience as an assessment specialist. With this position, I created local, state and national assessments that aligned with local, state and national standards for grades K - 12. I completed specific work aligning questions with the Common Core and other educational standards.

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Uses a variety of learning techniques including independent, whole class, and guided reading settings.

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Highly Qualified Teacher Status

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.A. English Education M.A. English Education The College of New Jersey

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Uses state and national assessment experience to enhance materials.

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PreK, 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, Higher Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

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