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Analyzing Argument Bundle - Claims Evidence Reason - Ethos Pathos Logos

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This ARGUMENT BUNDLE helps secondary students learn to analyze argumentative texts. Students will learn analysis, practice with the I DO-WE DO-YOU DO model, have station work with task cards, and use a variety of One-Pagers that can be used with any

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Google Apps

$7.75

$6.00

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Paired Passages: Text Connections Secondary - STAAR, FSA, SBAC, AIR, PARCC

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PAIRED PASSAGE SUPPORT! Need a ready-made unit to introduce or review the TEXT CONNECTIONS in PAIRED PASSAGES? This NO PREP mini unit teaches secondary students how to connect texts in paired passages following the I DO - WE DO - YOU DO teaching

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

CCRA.R.9

$1.75

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Analyze & Evaluate Argument - Claims Evidence Reasons - Parts of Argument Bundle

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Need a ready-made unit to introduce or review the basic parts of an ARGUMENT? This NO PREP mini unit teaches claims, evidence, reasons, and counter-claims. It follows the I DO - WE DO - YOU DO teaching format with scaffolded activities that allow a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.8, RI.7.8, RI.8.8, RI.9-10.5, RI.9-10.8, SL.6.3, SL.7.3, SL.8.3, SL.9-10.3

$3.50

Digital Download ZIP (10.00 MB)

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Digital Planner Stickers - Teacher Planner - Goodnotes PNG - Winter & Holidays

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Make planning fun with this WINTER & HOLIDAY decorative digital sticker set! This set of digital planner stickers is just what you need to make your teacher planner pop! You will receive a .PNG image of each sticker on an easy-access Google

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Valentine's Day

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

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Clip Art, Google Apps

$1.00

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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Digital Planner Stickers - Teacher Planner - Goodnotes PNG - FALL

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Make planning fun with this FALL decorative digital sticker set! This set of digital planner stickers is just what you need to make your teacher planner pop! You will receive a .PNG image of each sticker on an easy-access Google Slides link. Simply

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

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Clip Art, Google Apps

$1.00

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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Digital Planner Stickers - Teacher Planner - Goodnotes PNG - Back to School

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Make planning fun with this TEACHER LIFE decorative digital sticker set! This set of digital planner stickers is just what you need for your teacher planner! You will receive a .PNG image of each sticker on an easy-access Google Slides link. Simply

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

Types:

Clip Art, Google Apps

$1.00

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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Revising & Editing Test Prep with Constructed Response - STAAR, PARCC, FSA

By The Middle Ground

New - Constructed Responses added! Finding quality revising and editing passages is a chore! This high-interest passage about gaming in school makes your job easy. It contains an original informational text and 7 questions that assess how your

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Printables

$1.25

Digital Download ZIP (6.64 MB)

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120+ Secondary Writing Prompt Bundle - NO PREP!! Response, Nonfiction & more

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120+ quality writing prompts are included in this is a NO PREP BUNDLE! My mission is to help teachers who are overworked and need quality materials that match state standards. You will find prompts for constructed response, persuasive writing,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Google Apps

$10.50

$6.50

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ELA Task Card Bundle - Nonfiction, Fiction, Editing, Drama - NO PREP!!

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This is a NO PREP MEGA BUNDLE that includes 6 of my best selling task cards sets! My mission is to help teachers who are overworked and need quality materials that match state standards. You will find task cards for fiction, drama, argument,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Google Apps

$14.95

$7.75

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Revising & Editing Bell Ringers | Warm Ups - TEST PREP - STAAR - PARCC - FSA

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2 Weeks of Revising & Editing Bell-ringers! Students will revise for transitions and details and sentence variety. Choose to display a slideshow or give weekly student handouts. These warm-ups are standards-aligned and provide explanations for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Google Apps

$2.25

$1.50

Digital Download ZIP (5.52 MB)

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30 Fiction Bellringers & Task Cards - Standards-Based - Book Clubs - End of Year

By The Middle Ground

Need a set of bellringers for your fiction unit? Look no further. This bellringer/task card set will help students apply fiction standards to whatever text they are reading. Each bellringer and warm-up is standards-based and requires textual

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles, Task Cards

CCSS:

RL.6.1, RL.6.3, RL.6.4, RL.6.5, RL.6.6, RL.7.1, RL.7.3, RL.7.4, RL.7.5, RL.7.6, RL.8.1...

$1.50

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Close Reading Passage - STAAR - Fiction Test Prep - Grades 6-8

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New! This evidence-based fiction mini unit practices using text evidence in the New STAAR Item Types format using a high-interest reading passage: The Coming of King Arthur. Students practice on paper and then apply what they learned in a Google

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Short Stories, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.5.1, RL.5.4, RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.4, RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.4, RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.4...

$1.25

Digital Download ZIP (2.11 MB)

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Differentiated Lesson Plan Template - .PDF and Editable PPT

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This Leson Plan Differentiation template has Editable and Printable options! This lesson plan page helps when needing differentiation to support student learning. Choose from a list of differentiation types.Can print the .PDF or type directly into

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

Types:

Printables, Classroom Forms, Lesson

$1.00

Digital Download ZIP (1.20 MB)

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56 Theater & Drama Improv Task Cards - Creative Scene Starters

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Need a no-prep set of improv scenarios? This set of 56 scenes will make improv fun and easy for your students. You can also use them for quick writes or journal entries.With this purchase, you will get• 56 task cards• student improv rules

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Visual Arts, Drama

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games, Task Cards

$1.85

Digital Download ZIP (5.31 MB)

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9 Items - Elements of Drama Bundle - Theater Terms Quiz, PPT, Task Cards & more!

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This bundle helps you teach drama terms easily. You will receive:• teaching slideshow - PowerPoint with over 14 quiz terms• guided notes - match PPT• 32 task cards to practice and review (16 terms, 16 application)• teacher terms list with

Subjects:

English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Assessment, Task Cards

$7.00

$5.00

Bundle

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32 Elements of Drama Task Cards - STAAR, FSA, SBA, test review

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This hands-on task card set will help students review and apply drama terms. With this purchase, you will get• 16 vocabulary cards• 16 vocabulary application using a dramatic version of Alice in Wonderland• teacher KEYTeaching tip: after introducing

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Drama, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Task Cards

$2.00

Digital Download ZIP (0.39 MB)

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25 Ethos Pathos Logos Task Cards - Argument - Card Sort Activity

By The Middle Ground

Need a fun way to review Ethos-Pathos-Logos? To understand the foundation of rhetoric and argumentation, students must first understand basic argumentative appeals. These Task Cards provide 25 different scenarios for students to review their

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Task Cards

$2.00

Digital Download ZIP (0.47 MB)

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Analyzing Argument - Claims- Evidence- Reasons - Ethos Pathos Logos

By The Middle Ground

Need a ready-made handout to analyze ANY ARGUMENT? This NO PREP set of 16 DIGITAL & PRINT argument analysis templates includes claims, evidence, reasons, counter-claims PLUS ethos-pathos-logos! It is designed to help students analyze written

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.8, RI.7.8, RI.8.8, RI.9-10.5, RI.9-10.8, SL.6.3, SL.7.3, SL.8.3, SL.9-10.3

$2.25

Digital Download ZIP (0.93 MB)

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Seasonal Holiday Slide Templates Bundle - Agenda Bellringer Warm-Up Task Card

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This cute Seasonal & Holiday Google Slide template bundle has 175+ templates in a variety of designs to use for warm-ups, agendas, task cards, centers, quick formative assessments, & more! Choose a slide and simply add your text! Each

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Specialty, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Assessment, Task Cards, Google Apps

$7.50

$4.95

Bundle

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Spring Summer Slide Template - Editable - Agenda Bellringer Warm-Up Task Cards

By The Middle Ground

This cute Spring Summer Google Slide template bundle has 75+ templates in a variety of designs to use for warm-ups, agendas, task cards, centers, quick formative assessments, & more! Choose a slide and simply add your text! Each template has

Subjects:

Spring, For All Subjects, Summer

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Assessment, Task Cards, Google Apps

$2.50

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I am a literacy coach for middle school and former English/Language Arts Teacher for middle and high school students, grades 6-12. I have spent much of my career teaching a split schedule of at-risk readers and gifted and talented students.

MY TEACHING STYLE

My classroom style is a reader's-writer's workshop with flavors of Linda Rief, Nancie Atwell, ABYDOS (formerly the New Jersey Writing Project), Kelly Gallagher and Jeff Anderson. I have 200+ hours of College Board and NMSI training.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Teacher of the Year; Teacher of the Year Nominee - twice; District Technology Grant Winner

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

M.S.Ed. B.A. English, summa cum laude

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I am a writer and authorpreneur. I am also a mom, have been happily married for twenty-five years, and am entertained daily by my dogs.