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Grammar Diagnostic Punctuation Test Rhetoric Break Rules Literary Road Digital

By Innovative English Instruction

Elevate students' understandings of grammar with this bundle, which assesses not only correct identification of grammatical terms, but the rhetorical impact of grammatical choices. With this back-to-school themed grammar diagnostic (which

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

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

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Activities, Assessment, Google Apps

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L.9-10.1, L.9-10.2, L.9-10.3

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Graphic Organizer for Writing Gothic Fiction Literature Story Halloween Digital

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Engage your students in developing the plot of a Gothic story with this two-page graphic organizer (5-star rated in its bundle!). It is perfect for Halloween time and/or after the study of any Gothic text. Relying on a few steps, students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

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

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W.9-10.4, SL.9-10.4

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Grammar Bundle Scavenger Hunt Pre Post Assessment Diagnostic

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Engage your high school English students in their study of grammar with this growing bundle of grammar resources. You'll get: a back-to-school themed grammar diagnostic that encourages participation in extracurricular activities (5-star rated!) a

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English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

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

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L.9-10.1, L.9-10.2, L.9-10.3

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The Alchemist Final Paper EDITABLE Narrative Writing Assignment Paulo Coehlo

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Provide your students an opportunity to powerfully connect to Coelho's The Alchemist with this narrative final paper which is 100% EDITABLE.Students have a choice of 3 narrative writing prompts through which they will, like Santiago in the text,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

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

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Assessment

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W.9-10.3, W.9-10.3d, W.9-10.4, SL.9-10.6

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Point of View Writing Assignment and Rubric AP Literature AP English Digital

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Develop your Honors English, AP English, and/or AP Literature students' sensitivities to the nuances of one of the most important decisions that a writer makes - point of view - by this writing assignment which challenges them to write about one

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.9-10.3, W.9-10.3a, W.9-10.3b, W.9-10.4

$3.49

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Grammar Punctuation Test Fragments License Test Break Rules Literary Road

By Innovative English Instruction

You have to know the rules to break them. In these engaging grammar resources, students will examine passages from famous writers who have disregarded the rules of the literary road. Students take "license tests" (punctuation tests) to earn the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Lesson

CCSS:

L.9-10.1, L.9-10.2, L.9-10.3

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Macbeth Act 1 Scene 1 Intro Activity Timed Creative Writing Challenge Digital

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Start your Macbeth unit with a friendly competition with this creative task for Act 1 Scene 1, which immediately gets your students thinking like Shakespeare!In this creative writing activity, students design an opening scene that would appeal to an

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

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

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Activities

CCSS:

W.9-10.3a, SL.9-10.4

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Animal Farm Final Paper Creative Writing Sequel EDITABLE George Orwell

By Innovative English Instruction

Your next 4 classes are planned with this creative final paper for Animal Farm in which students adopt George Orwell's style to craft a Chapter 11 sequel to the text. You'll get: 6 passages from the text that can serve as group or whole-class

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment

CCSS:

W.9-10.3b, W.9-10.3d, W.9-10.3e, W.9-10.4, W.9-10.5

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Middle School High School Writing Resources Framework Task Cards Precise Nouns

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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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Growing Bundle of Resources for Teaching Precise Writing Nouns Verbs Task Cards

By Innovative English Instruction

Engage your late middle and high school English students with this growing bundle of writing resources. It currently includes precise verb task cards and an exercise for writing precise nouns (designed so that students avoid referring to textual

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Task Cards, Lesson

CCSS:

W.9-10.2d, L.9-10.3

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Writing Precise Nouns Exercise Precisely Labeling Text Avoid This Quote Digital

By Innovative English Instruction

Lead students to remove the imprecise "this quote" from their analysis writing with this precision exercise. Working with 10 examples from recently-published texts of teen interest, students carefully read and consider the most precise nouns that

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

W.9-10.2d, L.9-10.3

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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

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.9-10.4

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Tone Activity Writing Precise Verbs Task Cards for High School English 9-12

By Innovative English Instruction

Frustrated by students randomly selecting verbs from those big lists of verbs when they write? Do students rely on the thesaurus too much? Do they need more practice with the nuances of tone? Bewildered by a squirrel's act against our family’s

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Lesson

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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Transcendentalism Ralph Waldo Emerson Education Research Task (Digital)

By Innovative English Instruction

Offer your students a chance to explore a subject or field of study that they are passionate about all while being guided by advice that Ralph Waldo Emerson shares in his essay, "Education." This assignment works while:studying his essay,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.9-10.7, W.9-10.9

$2.50

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Aladdin Narrative Writing Task Editable with Rubric and Bonus Reading Quiz

By Innovative English Instruction

The story of Aladdin is over 1,000 years old. With this task, students contribute to the rich history of the text by adding necessary details to one of three areas noted in the text. This resources includes:the complete, editable assignment a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment

CCSS:

W.9-10.3, W.9-10.3b, W.9-10.3d, W.9-10.4

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Letter of Recommendation Request Letter to Juniors Self Assessment EDITABLE

By Innovative English Instruction

Drowning in requests to write college letters of recommendation for your high school English juniors? Preempt the common high school junior question of “Will you write me a letter of recommendation?” by writing a letter to your students first,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, School Counseling, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Classroom Forms

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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