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Dystopian Literature: Mega Bundle of All Resources

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Refresh, rebuild, and reimagine the possibilities of teaching dystopia with access to every single dystopian item in the Mud and Ink Teaching store. This bundle contains every dystopian literature product in the Mud and Ink Teaching store and will

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

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

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Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

$51.50

$38.00

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Reading Activities for Book Clubs, Lit Circles, & Independent Reading

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Keeping students engaged with their reading requires a delicate balance of discussion, activity, group work, and quiet time reading. Literature Circle Units, Book Club Meetings, and Independent Reading are all ways that teachers are trying to keep

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

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

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Activities, Graphic Organizers, Google Apps

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A Thousand Splendid Suns: COMPLETE NOVEL UNIT

By Mud and Ink Teaching

A Thousand Splendid Suns is a novel with ample opportunity to teach critical thinking skills, close reading, and literary analysis with students. All of the activities, resources, assessments, and creative activities that you need are here.This

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English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

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

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Unit Plans, Lesson

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$35.00

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Rhetorical Analysis Practice: Taylor Swift's Commencement Graduation Speech

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Rhetorical analysis doesn't have to only be powerpoint presentations on ethos, pathos, and logos. By using this inspiring, engaging, high-energy, and fame-filled graduation speech from Taylor Swift, students will practice rhetoric while gaining

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English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

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

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Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

$3.50

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Fahrenheit 451: Complete Inquiry Unit {Supplements, Assessments, Close Reading}

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Teaching a full-length novel and also finding ways to teach critical thinking and literary analysis is quite the challenge. This set of resources will assist you in your endeavor to create a student-centered, engaged learning experience while

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

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

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Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Lesson

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CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.4...

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Fahrenheit 451: Part 1 Lessons, Activities, Close Reading, and Assessment

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English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

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

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Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

$12.00

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Close Reading Lesson & Assessment Templates {Digital & Distance Learning}

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Close reading might very well be the most used strategy in my secondary ELA classroom. No matter the novel, no matter the poem, no matter the rhetorical analysis passage, students need regular practice with close reading texts and analyzing their

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

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

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Activities, Assessment, Google Apps

$9.00

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Othello Complete Unit Bundle: Shakespeare through Inquiry and Critical Thinking

By Mud and Ink Teaching

If you're overwhelmed with ideas or intimidated to jump into Shakespeare's play Othello, this set of lessons will ensure the critical thinking that students need to tackle the play with confidence. This series of lessons focuses on important close

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.8, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10, CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.4...

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The Great Gatsby: Chapter 1, 2, and 3 Lessons & Activities {EDITABLE}

By Mud and Ink Teaching

When it's time to start The Great Gatsby, you'll need some lessons to get you going at the beginning of the novel. I like to start the unit focusing on both color symbolism and the way Fitzgerald establishes the gender roles in Chapter 1. Next, we

Subjects:

Literature, Writing-Essays, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Lesson

$6.00

Digital Download PDF (2.35 MB)

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Rhetorical Analysis Close Reading Bundle

By Mud and Ink Teaching

A variety of activities to help you get started with rhetorical analysis.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

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$14.00

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Rhetorical Analysis Practice: "The Other Side" from The Greatest Showman

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Rhetorical analysis doesn't have to only be powerpoint presentations on ethos, pathos, and logos. By using this engaging, high-energy song "The Other Side" from the musical The Greatest Showman, students will watch and read the argument between PT

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

$3.50

Online Resource
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The Great Gatsby: Chapter 4 & 5 Lessons & Activities {EDITABLE}

By Mud and Ink Teaching

When it's time to start The Great Gatsby, you'll need some lessons to get you going at the beginning of the novel. This product includes a wide variety of lessons to help students through close reading and literary analysis. These lessons and

Subjects:

Literature, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (2.75 MB)

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Rhetoric Roll the Dice: Games for Secondary ELA Rhetorial Analysis BUNDLE

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Elevate your high school English classroom with "Rhetoric Roll the Dice" – an innovative, immersive, and collaborative approach to teaching rhetorical analysis. This game-based resource is skill-focused, providing students with a hands-on experience

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Games

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2, CCRA.L.3

$20.00

$14.00

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Romeo & Juliet: A Prologue Stations Activity {Close Reading & Analysis}

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Before starting your study of Romeo and Juliet, start with a close reading lesson focusing on the Prologue! Here is a stations activity that creates a student-centered opportunity for students to focus in on five critical elements of the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.4

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (1.36 MB)

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End of Year Countdown: Famous Last Lines {Distance Learning Compatible}

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Keep your energy and momentum going through the end of the year with this interactive, fun new twist on a last day of school countdown: famous last lines. The end of the year is the perfect time to analyze and discuss CONCLUSIONS and ENDINGS, so

Subjects:

English Language Arts, End of Year, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Google Apps

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (0.83 MB)

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2BR02B by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.: Lesson Plan for Dystopian Unit

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Introducing a dystopian novel requires time spent learning about the genre as a whole. If you're thinking about using short stories to orient students to dystopia, "2BR02B" by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. is a great place to start. This short story is

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Short Stories, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

$4.00

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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Loaded Language & Diction in Rhetorical Analysis {AP and Advanced ELA}

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Teaching about diction can sometimes feel like a futile effort, but when contextualized within the idea of “loaded language” students can start to see that diction is more than just picking out words to create a mood.This lesson is an introduction

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

L.11-12.3, L.11-12.4a, L.11-12.5a, L.11-12.5b

$3.50

Online Resource
Google Drive™ folder

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Legend by Marie Lu: A Complete Inquiry-Driven Unit

By Mud and Ink Teaching

If you're teaching the YA novel study Legend, this is the place to get started. This product contains an Essential Question, all of the activities, assessments, and close readings you'll need to round out your reading experience of Legend focused on

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Assessment

$28.00

$22.00

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The Great Gatsby: Chapter 8 & 9 - Gatsby's Funeral & Close Reading {EDITABLE}

By Mud and Ink Teaching

If you're teaching The Great Gatsby, you might need a few extra ideas to get you through chapters 8 and 9. How about some small group close reading and throwing a funeral for Gatsby? This product includes a wide variety of lessons to help students

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Simulations, Lesson

$6.00

Digital Download PDF (1.84 MB)

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Close Reading Practice MEGA BUNDLE {for secondary ELA}

By Mud and Ink Teaching

Close reading is something that students need to practice over and over again all throughout their secondary ELA experience, and if this strategy is intimidating to you, this bundle will give you the confidence to lead a close reading lesson and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Google Apps, Lesson

$17.50

$12.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been discovering the amazing mysteries and joys of language arts with 10th and 12th grade students in West Chicago for the past five years. Teaching has been my passion since I was a little girl playing school in my basement.

MY TEACHING STYLE

My teaching style would best be described as "discovery in the making". I approach each day with my students with an open mind and a hope to get side tracked into great, authentic discussion about literature, writing, and the world we live in. To learn more about my classroom, visit my blog! http://mudandink.blogspot.com/

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I am a 2004 Golden Apple Scholar award winner and two time speaker at the National Character Education Forum. I am passionate about raising curious, driven, worldly, and caring young men and women!

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I attended Illinois Wesleyan University from 2004-2008 and received a bachelor's degree in English. I later attended Concordia University Chicago from 2010-2012 and received my ESL certification and a Master's in Curriculum & Instruction.

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I am happy to create custom products for you! Please inbox me for any ideas or projects that you have in mind and I'd be happy to work with you to create something challenging, creative, and linked to the Core!

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