Teaching Robert Frost’s “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”? This 38-slide all-inclusive Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening PowerPoint is all you need to guarantee a stimulating, thought provoking, Common Core-aligned lesson. Slides include background information on Frost, anticipation questions, the text, rigorous discussion questions, and engaging writing activities. Your students will be making real life connections to this classic poem as they practice their literary analysis skills. Easy for you - engaging for them! *This lesson is all-inclusive and sub-friendly. Keep them learning, even when you’re not there!

Teaching how to write a thesis to students? It can be daunting - but with the How to Write a Thesis Statement PowerPoint, you have everything you need for an exemplary lesson! Common Core-aligned Product includes 34 slides on what makes a strong thesis statement, steps for writing a thesis statement, tips and tricks, multiple CFU’s (Checks for Understanding), and a Bridge to Practice Formative Assessment. Your students will be ready to get their research on in no time!

Teaching Arthur Miller’s The Crucible? This 43-slide The Crucible PowerPoint is all you need to guarantee a stimulating, thought provoking, Common Core-aligned unit. Slide deck includes author information on Arthur Miller, anticipation questions, historical background on the Salem Witch Trials, craft/structure analysis, and rigorous discussion questions/answers that reflect depth of knowledge.

Teaching William Blake’s “The Sick Rose” or gothic poetry? This comprehensive 36-slide PowerPoint on Blake’s poem “The Sick Rose” is all you need for a perfect lesson that can last several days. Product includes background information on Blake, gothicism, complete text, discussion questions (and answers), TPCASTT analysis, and student writing challenge for a formative/summative assessment.

Teaching Langston Hughes’ “Dreams”? Amp the rigor and literary analysis with the comprehensive Dreams TPCASTT PowerPoint Lesson. Product includes 27 slides including complete text, text dependent-questions, writing challenge, and in-depth step-by-step instructions of the TPCASTT analysis protocol that supports students’ response to poetry, specifically - title, paraphrase, connotation, attitude/tone, shift, title (revisited), and theme. This research-based, best practice will ensure your students grasp the important concepts of poetry while amplifying their literary analytical skills.

Teaching Emily Dickinson’s “I’m Nobody! Who Are You”? Amp the rigor and literary analysis with the comprehensive “I’m Nobody! Who Are You?” PowerPoint Lesson. Product includes 24 slides addressing background information on Dickinson, symbols, theme, satire, literary analysis, complete text, text dependent-questions, and writing challenge. Perfect for an evaluation lesson or sub plans! Keep them learning even when you’re not there!

Teaching Emily Dickinson’s “Wild Nights - Wild Nights!”? Amp the rigor and literary analysis with the comprehensive “Wild Nights - Wild Nights!” PowerPoint Lesson. Product includes 27 slides addressing background information on Dickinson, symbols, theme, literary analysis, complete text, text dependent-questions/answers, and writing challenge. Perfect for an evaluation lesson or sub plans! Keep them learning even when you’re not there!

Teaching persuasion and modes of rhetoric? Make sure your students understand the basics of ethos, pathos, and logos with these (40) engaging task cards. Common Core-aligned product includes (20) Q/A task cards with examples of each mode of rhetoric and (20) writing tasks where students will need to determine the best argumentation strategy. Answer key included. Bonus: Go green! Laminated task cards can be used year after year. My task cards are ready to use; no gluing required!

Teaching those pesky punctuation marks? Amp up the proficiency level with the Punctuation Mark PowerPoint. This comprehensive 58-slide product covers all (14) punctuation marks, provides examples, and has multiple checks for understanding, including a formative assessment quiz for a complete lesson! Punctuation Mark PowerPoint includes: Period Question mark Exclamation point Comma Colon Semicolon Dash Brackets Braces Parentheses Apostrophe Quotation marks Ellipsis Hyphen

Teaching a play? Kick off an inspirational unit with this student-friendly, engaging 95-slide Elements of Drama PowerPoint. Product introduces students to drama with background information on the Greek theater, dramatic elements/terms, famous plays, and an opportunity to act out the most famous scene in all of theater - Romeo and Juliet’s balcony scene, which can be a lesson in itself!

Holding a department meeting but not sure where to start? The 24-slide Department Meeting PowerPoint is all you need to facilitate a productive and engaging meeting that will impress both your administrators and colleagues. Product includes agenda, norms, roles, goals, ice-breaker, best practice/article study, students of concern and commendation, student work task analysis, PD opportunities, and teacher spotlight. Just fill in with your own particulars and you’ll be showcasing your leadership skills in no time!

If you are a teacher who wants to see growth, student data chats are essential! With The Art of the Student Data Chat PowerPoint, it couldn’t be more simple or effective. This (29) slide product has everything you need including research facts, tips and tricks, materials, step-by-step guide, data wall inspo., and (10) data chat discussion slides to help you facilitate effective and inspiring data chats with your students. You and your students will love this academic game changer! Need to get your colleagues on the same page? Perfect for PD and Department Meetings! Five Benefits to Facilitating Student Data Chats: Data chats help students learn to take ownership of their own progress and set appropriate goals. Students who participate in data chats show marked increased levels of motivation. Students who engage in data chats learn to organize information and graphically represent the information. Students who engage in data chats share a common language with their teacher and peers. Students who consistently track their performance through data chats are better informed about how they’re doing, hold themselves accountable to do better, and prove to be more confident learners.

Teaching Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol? Kick off this time-honored classic with a comprehensive, student-friendly 32-slide PowerPoint that is guaranteed to pique students’ interest. Slides include informative facts on Charles Dickens, Victorian London, themes, and character descriptions. Presentation can last up to the entire unit as it includes engaging Common Core essays and writing activities.

Teaching end marks and sentence types? Help your students reach proficiency in no time with the comprehensive, instructional PowerPoint: “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About End Marks.” Presentation addresses each sentence type (declarative, imperative, interrogative, exclamatory) and end mark rules with examples and kid-friendly pictures. Assess your students with a formative/summative review that will let you know their comprehension level. Easy for you - engaging for them!

Teaching Sherlock Holmes’s The Hound of the Baskervilles? Assess your students’ comprehension level and access higher order thinking skills with this Final Exam Test (10 Pages). Questions include multiple choice, short answer, and a rigorous five-paragraph essay. Common Core aligned. Answer key included.