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The Princess Bride Lesson Plans & Printable Teaching Materials for Full Unit

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This is an entire Unit's worth (one full marking period) of in-depth daily lesson plans, curriculum, and printable teaching materials surrounding William Goldman's The Princess Bride. ELA Common Core standards are addressed passionately and with

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This resource contains a FULL YEAR (42 weeks) of detailed 8th Grade ELA lessons in PowerPoint addressing the following core texts: Homecoming, The Witch of Blackbird Pond, A Single Shard, and The Princess Bride. These lessons for an entire year in

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This is an entire Unit's worth (one FULL marking period) of in-depth daily lesson plans, curriculum, and printable teaching materials surrounding Elizabeth George Speare's The Witch of Blackbird Pond. ELA Common Core standards are addressed

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The Witch of Blackbird Pond Lessons in PowerPoint for Full Unit

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This is an entire Unit's worth (one full marking period) of rigorous, colorful, interactive, and engaging daily PowerPoint slides surrounding Elizabeth George Speare's The Witch of Blackbird Pond. ELA Common Core standards are addressed passionately

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Looking for everything you need to teach Cynthia Voigt's Homecoming all in one place? Here it is. This MASSIVE BUNDLE DEAL of 112 pages and 162 slides in total includes an entire Unit's worth (one full marking period) of in-depth curriculum,

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The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare – Jeopardy Test Review

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This is an original Jeopardy Test Review for Elizabeth George Speare's The Witch of Blackbird Pond. It assesses for theme, symbolism, allusion, characterization, plot, and author's purpose. Categories include: "True Love", "Character Relationships",

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Looking for everything you need to teach Elizabeth George Speare's The Witch of Blackbird Pond all in one place? Here it is. This MASSIVE BUNDLE DEAL of 148 pages and 293 slides in total includes an entire Unit's worth (one full marking period) of

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This is an entire Unit's worth (one full marking period) of rigorous, colorful, interactive, and engaging daily PowerPoint slides surrounding Cynthia Voigt's Homecoming. ELA Common Core standards are addressed passionately and with purpose –

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Homecoming – Weekly Lesson Plans – Characterization FBI Profiling of Mr. Rudyard

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This item consists of one week of lesson planning around Cynthia Voigt's Homecoming. Lessons focus on reading comprehension of author’s purpose, characterization, plot, and setting. These lessons also address open-ended response and the ability to

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The Princess Bride by William Goldman – Final Test

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This final test on The Princess Bride is comprised of: 6 original multiple choice questions, 9 matching, and 3 short answer response. This assessment is balanced nicely to cover the text at large.Be sure to also check out these other resources for

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The Princess Bride by William Goldman – Chapters 5-6 Quiz (Short Answer)

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This Quiz on Chapters 5-6 of The Princess Bride by William Goldman is comprised of 7 carefully crafted short answer response questions. Questions are designed to facilitate true critical thinking around the literary elements of theme, motif,

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Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt – Interactive Jeopardy Test Review Game

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The Princess Bride Chapters 1-3 Quiz – Short Answer Response Questions

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This quiz is on the first 3 chapters of The Princess Bride. It consists of 9 carefully crafted short answer response questions that assess understanding of especially initial character development, character relationships, theme, plot, and author's

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7th Grade English teacher, 10th Grade English teacher, 11th Grade AP English teacher, 12th Grade English Teacher Adjunct Professor Vice Principal (Academics), Testing Coordinator, Instructional Coach, High School English District Coach, Master Mentor Teacher, Lead Writer, Chief Editor, and published journalist and author of various articles.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Student-centered direct instruction with critical and layered higher-order questioning, while modeling passion and scholarship and creating opportunities for meaningful performance-based assessment. The larger purpose behind learning comes first, as concepts for life and the larger world that can relate to anyone are at the heart of meaningful lessons. I strive to create the space and opportunities for students to become passionate, life-long learners who progress into colleges and careers beyond high school with real purpose and drive to make a positive difference.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Drew University's 41st Annual Scholar of Shakespeare Award Recipient

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Master of Arts in Teaching English at Drew University; Bachelor of Arts in English and Writing at Drew University

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Cross-Country & Track coach, Sports Writer, Distance Runner, Ice Hockey Player, Tournament Bass Angler