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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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Parts of Speech Review Grammar Scavenger Hunt for Home or School Digital

By Innovative English Instruction

Get students up and moving, all while reviewing parts of speech! This engaging assignment tasks students with locating 2 or 3 dimensional objects which demonstrate their understanding of each of the parts of speech. This memorable task will offer

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

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

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Activities, Google Apps

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L.6.1, L.7.1, L.8.1, L.9-10.1

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Field Trips English Class Author Visit Play Musical Graphic Organizers Digital

By Innovative English Instruction

Are you concerned that students may not be focused during an upcoming play or author's visit? This growing bundle of resources holds students accountable to be active listeners by focusing on key elements of a presentation or performance. These

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English Language Arts, Drama, Literature

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

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Activities, Graphic Organizers, Google Apps

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RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.7, CCRA.SL.3

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Author's School Visit Graphic Organizer One-Pager Any Book No Prep Digital

By Innovative English Instruction

Are you concerned that students may not be focused during an upcoming author's visit? Meaningfully engage your middle or high school English students and hold them accountable to be active listeners with this one-pager graphic organizer. This

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English Language Arts

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

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Worksheets, Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

CCRA.SL.3

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Character Analysis Any Book Independent Whole Class No Prep Sub Plan Digital

By Innovative English Instruction

Looking for something new and exciting to assess students' understanding of a character in a whole-class or independent novel? Try this easily-adaptable assignment that challenges students to design a bookcase that reflects a character and his/her

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Literature

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

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Activities, Google Apps

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RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, W.9-10.1, W.9-10.2b

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Valentine's Day Bell Ringers for ANY SUBJECT Grades 6-12 Trivia Fun (Digital)

By Innovative English Instruction

Engage your middle and high school students in these bell ringers for Valentine's Day. They are perfect for attendance time.These 5 bell ringers include:Valentine's Day triviaDebatable topicsCreative thinking promptsThere is a bonus editable slide

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English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas, Valentine's Day

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

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Activities, Google Apps

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Play Analysis Musical Analysis Theater Arts Graphic Organizer Field Trip Digital

By Innovative English Instruction

Are you concerned that students may not be focused during an upcoming field trip to see a play or musical? Engage students in analyzing a theatrical performance with this one-pager analysis, available in digital and printable formats. It allows

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama, Literature

Grades:

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

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Printables, Graphic Organizers, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.7

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Middle School High School Writing Resources Framework Task Cards Precise Nouns

By Innovative English Instruction

Engage your middle and high school English students with this growing bundle of writing resources. It currently includes a framework lesson for writing (based on a student-friendly metaphor!), precise verb task cards, and an exercise for writing

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Task Cards, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.9-10.2d, W.9-10.3d, W.9-10.4, L.9-10.4c, L.9-10.5

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New Year's Writing Exercise Reflections on 2023 Predictions for 2024 Digital

By Innovative English Instruction

Encourage your middle and high school students to thoughtfully reflect on 2023 and make predictions for 2024 based on a fitting excerpt from Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God: "There are years that ask questions, and years that

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, The New Year

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.6.10, W.7.10, W.8.10, W.9-10.10, W.11-12.10

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Framework for Writing Introducing Writing Middle and High School Writers Digital

By Innovative English Instruction

Introduce middle schoolers to the process of writing a formal essay or review the steps of successful writing to early high schoolers with this helpful framework.With this resource, an extended metaphor based on hosting a party frames students'

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

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Activities, Graphic Organizers, Google Apps

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W.9-10.4

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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.

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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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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