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The Celebrated (Notorious) Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain

By Elyse Allen

Whether you call this story “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” or “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” you and your students will have fun with Mark Twain’s classic story.You can do as many or as few of the worksheets and

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English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Activities

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Using Commas, Parentheses, and Dashes: A Week of Bell Ringers Digital Learning

By Elyse Allen

This lesson can be digitally presented. This Common Core aligned lesson is designed to help students build knowledge about when to use commas, parentheses, and dashes with parenthetical expressions and nonrestrictive expressions. There is a section

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English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

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

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Interpreting Three of Emily Dickinson's Poems with TPCASTT

By Elyse Allen

This lesson plan features three poems by Emily Dickinson. The poems are “Because I Could Not Stop for Death,” “There’s a Certain Slant of Light,” and “I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died.” You may have these three poems in your literature book but

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English Language Arts, Writing-Essays, Poetry

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

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Worksheets

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Using a Comma, Ellipsis, or Dash for a Pause or Break: A Week of Bell Ringers

By Elyse Allen

This lesson can be used digitally.This Common Core aligned lesson is designed to help students build knowledge about when to use commas, ellipses, and dashes to indicate a pause or break plus how to use an ellipsis to indicate an omission. The

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

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

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CCSS:

L.8.2a, L.8.2b

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Writing Introductory Paragraphs: A Week of Bell Ringers

By Elyse Allen

This lesson is designed to help students build knowledge about writing great introductory paragraphs using a Common Core basis. The lesson can be taught in one of three ways. One way is for you or a substitute to teach this lesson in one to two

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English Language Arts, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

W.5.4, W.6.4, W.7.2, W.8.2a

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Verbals: Gerunds, Infinitives, and Participles (Digital Learning Option)

By Elyse Allen

Oh, those verbals! They start out easy enough for kids but students can quickly get bogged down. These lessons are clear, straightforward and reliable. I begin with gerunds. Then I move on to infinitives. Finally, participles are last.

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English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Games

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"Mean" by Taylor Swift: Similes, Inferences, Imagery with Anti-Bullying Message

By Elyse Allen

Using Taylor Swift’s award-winning song, “Mean,” you can teach and solidify for students what is 1. Simile 2. Inference 3. Imagery I have also included an anti-bullying message or a random acts of kindness activity for students to complete. This

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Poetry

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Handouts, Songs

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Winter Holiday Word Search

By Elyse Allen

A fun, brain teaser word search to review holiday vocabulary during the month of December or use simply as a filler.

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Winter

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Games

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Relative Pronouns, Common Core Aligned With Task Cards

By Elyse Allen

This lesson covers the relative pronouns “who,” "whose," “whom,” "which," and “that.” These sometimes tricky pronouns are presented in a logical way which will, hopefully, make it easier for students to comprehend. This lesson begins with a short

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Task Cards

CCSS:

L.4.1a

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The Bean Trees Complete/ Characterization, Irony, Symbols, and Much More

By Elyse Allen

This is a 54 page, jam-packed lesson plan that covers all aspects of the novel by Barbara Kingsolver. You and your students will not get bored with all the meaningful activities in this lesson. You can choose to do all the activities or just have

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers

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The Minister's Black Veil: A Complete Short Story Unit Digital Learning Option

By Elyse Allen

This classic Nathaniel Hawthorne short story will give your students deep questions to ponder as they infer the meaning of symbols. Depending on what you read in class or assign out of class and how many of the activities you do in class or assign

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

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Verb Moods: A Week of Bell Ringers

By Elyse Allen

This Common Core aligned lesson is designed to build students’ knowledge of what are indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive moods. The lesson can be taught by you or a substitute in one to two class periods (and I’ve

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts

CCSS:

L.8.1c

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To Build a Fire by Jack London, A Short Story Lesson (Digital Learning Option)

By Elyse Allen

The frozen Yukon territory during the gold rush of the late 1890’s provides an alarming backdrop for this short story. The lesson contains eleven activities. You can do as many or as few of the activities as you want. Some can be assigned as

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Short Stories, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Printables

$3.25

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Correct the Sentence: September Capitalization and Punctuation

By Elyse Allen

This literacy center lesson contains five worksheets designed to give students an opportunity to use their knowledge of punctuation and capitalization. There are several sentences that have special nouns (proper nouns) that need to be capitalized

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

1^st, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Lesson, Centers

CCSS:

L.1.1b, L.1.2a, L.1.2b

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Adjective, Adverb, and Noun Clauses: A Week of Bell Ringers

By Elyse Allen

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.7.1a Explain the function of phrases and clauses in general and their function in specific sentences. (No phrases in this lesson. Check out “Adjective, Adverb, and Appositive Phrases: A Week of Bell Ringers” in my store to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets

CCSS:

L.7.1a

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Interpreting Personification in "Mirror:" A Poem by Sylvia Plath

By Elyse Allen

The interpretation of Sylvia Plath’s poem, “Mirror,” has many levels. This lesson can be done in one class period and features the following: Pre-reading activity: Journal writing with a twist. About the author Reading the poem a first time

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Lesson

$1.50

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Task Cards: Colons and Semicolons

By Elyse Allen

These Common Core aligned task cards are to be used after you have taught students the uses of colons and semicolons. I have a lesson in my store titled “Colons and Semicolons: A Week of Bell Ringers” that you might like to use as your teach piece.

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

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

Types:

Task Cards

CCSS:

L.9-10.2a, L.9-10.2b

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In Another Country by Ernest Hemingway, A Short Story Lesson

By Elyse Allen

With his spare writing style, Ernest Hemingway breaks new literary ground in his story of men wounded in battle and recuperating who feel isolated and disillusioned with the world. The lesson contains nine activities which cover Hemingway’s style

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Short Stories, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Graphic Organizers

$3.25

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The Open Window by Saki (H.H. Munro), A Short Story Lesson

By Elyse Allen

This lesson over Saki’s (real name H. H. Munro) most popular story will take one or two class periods to complete and is a great lesson to have on hand for a substitute. You can do as many or as few of the worksheets as you want. Some can be

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Short Stories, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Printables

$3.25

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The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe, A Short Story Lesson

By Elyse Allen

This classic short story about revenge and murder will raise the hair on the back of your students’ necks! This lesson will take one-two class periods to complete depending on if you do the pre-reading vocabulary the class before you read the story

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Short Stories, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Graphic Organizers

$3.25

Digital Download PDF (0.62 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I taught for 33 years in public education covering all English classes from 6th grade through college. I was Dean of English my last 10 years and oversaw many teachers whose various styles and approaches to the classroom inspired me. I also attended and then taught many workshops on a variety of teaching methods. I love writing lesson plans and try to incorporate all learning styles into the lesson with a myriad of stratagems so that all students can be successful. My husband and one daughter taught math and another daughter has taught kindergarten and first grade so I have a well-rounded crew around me!

MY TEACHING STYLE

My own teaching style was fun but at the same time serious about learning. I used a variety of activities to enable all students to learn.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I was Teacher of the Year of my high school one year. I was one of four teachers chosen to travel out of state and learn a new technique in teaching through learning styles. Then I brought this knowledge back to our district and shared with all teachers. I was selected as the Spotlight Seller for the weekly TpT Newsletter. What a thrill and honor!

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I have a B.S. in Speech and English from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. I have a Master of Arts degree in Speech and English from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. I have attended workshops on brain research, learning styles, and many other educational strategies.

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