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Animal Farm Digital Escape Room George Orwell Review Activity (Digital)

By Innovative English Instruction

Struggling to find an engaging review activity for Animal Farm? This 5-star rated digital escape room is the perfect culminating review activity (pre-quiz/test/essay), supplemental activity, or extra credit assignment. With this resource, your

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Internet Activities, Google Apps

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

$8.97

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Halloween Podcast How to Sell a Haunted House Criminal Podcast Lesson Digital

By Innovative English Instruction

Incorporate a great listening comprehension activity into your Halloween lesson plans with the compelling episode, "How to Sell a Haunted House" from the podcast, Criminal. This podcast details a famous court case which is widely taught in law

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Halloween

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Activities, Google Apps

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W.9-10.4, W.9-10.9, W.11-12.9

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Romeo and Juliet Act 4 Scene 1 Summary Activity Friar Lawrence's Plan (Digital)

By Innovative English Instruction

Assess students' understanding of the major details of Friar Lawrence's plan in Act 4 Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet with this engaging, 5-star rated label activity. After closely reading his plan, students develop a label for his potion which

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama, Close Reading

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Activities, Google Apps

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

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No Prep High School English Sub Plans Emergency Digital Informational Text

By Innovative English Instruction

Absences happen. Rest easily knowing that your high school English students are engaged with this growing bundle of 5-star rated no-prep sub plans. This bundle currently features 12 skill-building resources for use at any time during your school

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

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

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Graphic Organizers, Google Apps

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RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.2, RI.9-10.4, RI.9-10.8, W.9-10.1, W.9-10.4, W.9-10.9, SL.9-10.4

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The Scarlet Letter BUNDLE of AP SAT Questions Worksheets Digital Escape Room

By Innovative English Instruction

Challenge your Honors/Pre-AP/AP students to think critically about Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter with this bundle of AP-style passage-based questions, worksheets, and an engaging digital escape room.5-star rated and described as a "great resource,"

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Internet Activities

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

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Brain Break Activity After Test or Quiz Mindfulness SEL Screen Break One Pager

By Innovative English Instruction

Want to be sure your classroom remains quiet until every student finishes working on a test or quiz? Engage students with this fun, screen-free brain break, which provides them with opportunities to:solve a sudoku puzzledoodlecolor an intricate

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For All Subject Areas, For All Subjects

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

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Activities, Games

$2.97

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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Final Quiz Test AP SAT Multiple Choice

By Innovative English Instruction

Challenge students to think critically with this 5-star rated higher-order, inference-based assessment for Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. This is perfect for Honors and AP classes.This resource includes:two versions (an A

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English Language Arts, Literature

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

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Assessment

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

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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Growing Bundle AP Prep Escape Room

By Innovative English Instruction

Challenge your Honors/Pre-AP/AP students to think critically about The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with this 5-star rated SAT/AP prep growing bundle of resources. The questions in these materials led one of my Honors 9 students to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Close Reading

Grades:

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

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Workbooks, Google Apps

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RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.5, SL.9-10.1, SL.9-10.1b, SL.9-10.4, SL.9-10.5, SL.9-10.6

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Persepolis Graphic Novel Final Project with Rubric Gallery Walk Paper Editable

By Innovative English Instruction

Challenge students to engage in the same practice that Marjane Satrapi relied on to craft her graphic novel, Persepolis: reflecting on an event in their lives which has impacted their coming of age and sharing it in a mini graphic novel relying on

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Graphic Arts, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Assessment, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.9-10.3, W.9-10.3b, L.9-10.3

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Animal Farm Chapter 3 Propaganda Poster Assignment George Orwell Digital

By Innovative English Instruction

Encourage creative thinking in this assignment which is ideally completed when students have read Chapters 1-3 of Animal Farm. Students analyze powerful visuals that world leaders have relied on to promote themselves. Thereafter, students work

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Visual Arts, Literature

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

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W.9-10.9, SL.9-10.1, SL.9-10.1b

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Macbeth Digital Escape Room for Honors SAT AP Prep Review Activity (Digital)

By Innovative English Instruction

Bring Macbeth to life with this engaging 5-star rated digital escape room that integrates SAT/AP prep throughout! Use this resource as a culminating review activity (pre-quiz/test/essay), supplemental activity, or extra credit assignment. In this

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Internet Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.7

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AP English Language Literature SAT Prep Growing Bundle Novel Multiple Choice

By Innovative English Instruction

Improve your Pre-AP/Honors/AP students’ inference-based reading skills with analytical tasks - primarily rooted in novels - that led my AP English Language students to a 93% pass rate. Informed by over 15 years of teaching and developing resources

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Literature

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

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Assessment

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RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.6, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.5...

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Informational Texts High School English SAT AP Test Prep Digital Growing Bundle

By Innovative English Instruction

Students bored with informational texts? Engage them with this growing bundle of skill-building informational texts of student interest (like the potential theft of Shakespeare's skull and a lake that turns things to stone). These resources

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.2, RI.9-10.4

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Jane Eyre Digital Escape Room for Honors SAT AP Prep Review Activity (Digital)

By Innovative English Instruction

Bring Jane Eyre to life with this 5-star rated, engaging digital escape room. Use this resource as a culminating review activity (pre-quiz/test/essay), supplemental activity, or extra credit assignment. In this activity, students will

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Internet Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

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

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Their Eyes Were Watching God Chapter 20 Multiple Choice AP SAT Questions Quiz

By Innovative English Instruction

Challenge your Honors/Pre-AP/AP students to practice inference-based understandings of Their Eyes Were Watching God with these questions based on the final scene of the text from Chapter 20. You'll get:a 12-question inference-based assessment based

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Black History Month, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment

CCSS:

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

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The Great Gatsby Chapter 6 AP SAT Style Multiple Choice Questions

By Innovative English Instruction

Infuse inference-based AP-style questions into your The Great Gatsby unit with these questions from Chapter 6. Described as "excellent practice for my AP students," this resource includes: a 12-question inference-based assessment based on a passage

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

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

$3.97

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Animal Farm Digital Escape Room Genre Task Propaganda Poster SAT AP Test Prep

By Innovative English Instruction

Engage your students from the first paragraph to the last with these 6 resources that support George Orwell's Animal Farm:introducing Animal Farm through an analysis of its genre (with one task for when students begin the novel and another for when

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities, Assessment

$26.45

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Growing Bundle Halloween Lessons Activities High School English Digital

By Innovative English Instruction

Sneak skill building into your Halloween time lessons for your high school English students with this 5-star rated growing bundle!You'll get:a Day of the Dead / Dia de los Muertos Calavera Lesson Poetry Halloween (available in print and digital

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Halloween

Grades:

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

Types:

Internet Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

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

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Animal Farm SAT AP Questions Multiple Choice George Orwell Digital Speech Song

By Innovative English Instruction

Embed SAT and AP practice into your Animal Farm unit! In this resource, you will find questions based on three passages from the text (two songs and a speech). Each passage includes 5 or 6 SAT-style questions. Answer keys are included. Technology

Subjects:

Literature, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Google Apps

CCSS:

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

$3.97

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Google Slides™

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Hero's Journey Project Creative Activity Develop a Hero for 2024 Editable Google

By Innovative English Instruction

Challenge students to think creatively to develop a hero needed for 2024. While completing this 5-star-rated project, students will review the key steps of the hero's journey. In this engaging and relevant task, students also have an opportunity

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Visual Arts

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.9-10.4, SL.9-10.1, SL.9-10.1b, SL.9-10.1c

$3.97

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Google Docs™

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Greetings! An English teacher for over 15 years, I have taught a range of courses including: 9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade, American Literature, A.P. English Language and Composition, A.P. English Literature and Composition, Advanced Composition, Advanced Literature, Creative Writing, Adaptations of Great Books, and Mythology.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Keenly aware that students learn best by doing, my hands-on assignments task them with closely engaging in what they learn. I am also a proud English nerd, and infuse my lessons with artifacts from treks I make to the real and romanticized literary haunts of the world. Please visit my blog, Innovative English Instruction, to learn more about my teaching style and resources!

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

District-wide Teacher of the Year Nominee; Presenter at the Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) Conference

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Masters and Bachelors of English, A.P. English Language and Literature Certified, Adjunct Professor, TEAM Certified Cooperating Teacher

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I live in Connecticut with my husband, 2 sons, and 4 heron-proof goldfish.

GRADES

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary, Specialty, Science, Social Studies, World History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Graphic Arts, Music, Other (Performing Arts), Drama, ELA Test Prep, Other (Social Studies), For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, School Counseling, Cooking, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Halloween, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Black History Month, For All Subjects, Informational Text, Close Reading