Welcome to Mused Minds, I'm a middle school specialist with a focus on literature, language, and social studies/humanities. My teaching journey has taken me across South Korea, Vietnam, and Thailand, where I've embraced diverse classrooms in international schools, implementing the Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Cambridge curriculum.
Welcome to Mused Minds, I'm a middle school specialist with a focus on literature, language, and social studies/humanities. My teaching journey has taken me across South Korea, Vietnam, and Thailand, where I've embraced diverse classrooms in international schools, implementing the Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Cambridge curriculum.
Engage your students in a thorough exploration of ‘City of Ember’ with this extensive Novel Study Bundle, featuring over 105 pages of resources - all ready to print or use digitally! This resource can be used with a range of ages between 4th-7th grade.
Key highlights:
Pre-reading activities
Comprehension Activities for Each Chapter
Vocabulary Activities for Each Chapter
Quick Writes with Model Answers for quick writes
Rubrics for comprehension questions; quick write responses and creative/text transformations.
Additional graphic organizers and resources for focus on character development, conflict, setting, symbolism and theme.
End of Unit Project Ideas
Why Choose This Bundle:
Save time with ready-to-use materials.
Foster a deeper understanding of the novel’s elements.
Cater to various learning styles with diverse activities.
Promote critical thinking and analytical skills.
Easily assess comprehension with provided answer keys.
Engage your middle school students with this comprehensive resource tailored for Veera Hiranandani’s “The Night Diary.” Designed for grades 6 and 7, this pack features 6 fully-editable Google Quizzes to assess comprehension and inference skills after reading specific sections of the novel.
Each quiz is crafted for ease of use and customization, providing a blend of auto-marking multiple-choice questions and thought-provoking inferential prompts.
Key Features:
6 quizzes in total
Auto-grading/ auto-marking multiple choice questions - 20 per quiz.
2 open-ended questions for longer answers which require quick manual marking (or can be deleted).
Foster Critical Thinking: Promote analytical skills through inferential questioning.
Customizable Learning: Adapt quizzes to fit your teaching style and learning objectives.
Included Resources:
6 Editable Google Quizzes: Conveniently accessible via copy link, each quiz is customizable to align with your curriculum. Once click the link, it auto creates your own copy, you may edit as you wish.
Model answer for open-ended questions.
Teacher Directions: Clear guidance on implementing quizzes effectively, including grading strategies and model answers.
Engage your upper-middle school students with this comprehensive resource tailored for George Orwell’s “Animal Farm.” Designed for grades 8-9 (this depends on your context), this pack features 5 fully-editable Google Quizzes to assess comprehension and analysis skills after reading specific sections of the novel.
Each quiz is crafted for ease of use and customization, providing a blend of auto-grading multiple-choice questions and thought-provoking inferential prompts.
Key Features:
5 quizzes in total - 1 quiz for every 2 chapters
Auto-grading/ auto-marking multiple choice questions - 14 per quiz.
3 open-ended questions for longer answers which require quick manual marking (or can be deleted).
Foster Critical Thinking: Promote analytical skills through inferential questioning.
Customizable Learning: Adapt quizzes to fit your teaching style and learning objectives.
Included Resources:
5 Editable Google Quizzes: Conveniently accessible via copy link, each quiz is customizable to align with your curriculum. Once click the link, it auto creates your own copy, you may edit as you wish.
Model answer for open-ended questions.
Teacher Directions: Clear guidance on implementing quizzes effectively, including grading strategies and model answers.
Elevate your students’ understanding of poetry with this comprehensive Poetry Keyword Flashcards! Tailored specifically to poetry terms and literary devices relevant to analyzing poetry, this resource is designed to be versatile and engaging.
With a set of keyword and matching definition cards, students will dive deep into the world of poetry as they explore and master important concepts. These flashcards can be used in a variety of ways to suit your teaching style and classroom needs.
This sit includes:
teacher instructions and suggestions for games/ activities
56 keyword cards + 56 definition cards
Engage your upper-middle school students with this comprehensive resource tailored for William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies.” Designed for grades 8-9 (this depends on your context), this pack features 4 fully-editable Google Quizzes to assess comprehension and analysis skills after reading specific sections of the novel.
Each quiz is crafted for ease of use and customization, providing a blend of auto-grading multiple-choice questions and thought-provoking inferential prompts.
Key Features:
4 quizzes in total - 1 quiz for every 3 chapters
Auto-grading/ auto-marking multiple-choice questions - 18 per quiz (6 per chapter)
3 open-ended questions for longer answers which require quick manual marking (or can be deleted before giving to students for fully automated marking)
Foster Critical Thinking: Promote analytical skills through inferential questioning
Customizable Learning: Adapt quizzes to fit your teaching style and learning objectives
Included Resources:
4 Editable Google Quizzes: Conveniently accessible via copy link, each quiz is customizable to align with your curriculum. Once you click the link, it auto-creates your own copy, which you may edit as you wish.
Model answers for open-ended questions
Teacher Directions: Clear guidance on implementing quizzes effectively, including grading strategies and model answers
Enhance your IGCSE ESL Summary Task skills with our comprehensive 3-lesson series! This engaging series is designed to master the IGCSE ESL Summary Task and includes:
35 PowerPoint Slides
Detailed review of the assessment criteria
Step-by-step 5-stage approach to the task
Practice in identifying and highlighting keywords
Instruction on effective paraphrasing, complete with examples
Peer assessment task using a suggested past paper and mark scheme
Independent task with self-reflection, applicable to any past paper (links provided in the slide notes)
Don’t forget to check the slide notes for direct access to the past papers.