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The Road Not Taken PowerPoint
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The Road Not Taken PowerPoint

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Teaching Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”? This 30-slide all-inclusive 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!
Because I Could Not Stop for Death PowerPoint
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Because I Could Not Stop for Death PowerPoint

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Teaching Emily Dickinson’s “Because I Could Not Stop for Death”? Amp the rigor and literary analysis with the comprehensive “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” PowerPoint Lesson. Product includes 23 slides addressing background information on Dickinson, vocabulary, 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!
Topic Theme and Thesis PowerPoint
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Topic Theme and Thesis PowerPoint

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Teaching topic, theme, and thesis? Demystify these easily confused literary concepts with this informative, student-friendly 27-Slide PowerPoint. Presentation provides definitions, literary examples, and a tried and true formula for writing a literary thesis statement that ANY student can understand. Before you know it, your students will be T.T.T. certified and ready to analyze any work of literature.
Lord of the Flies PowerPoint
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Lord of the Flies PowerPoint

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Teaching Lord of the Flies? Kick off this riveting classic about good versus evil with a comprehensive, student-friendly 36-slide PowerPoint that is guaranteed to pique students’ interest. Slides include informative facts on William Golding, themes, symbols, character descriptions, and captivating scenes from film adaptations. Presentation will last for the entire unit as it includes engaging Common Core essays and writing activities that are sure to foster rich discussion and debate.
Idioms PowerPoint
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Idioms PowerPoint

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Idioms are everywhere! Teach the universal concept of idioms with this engaging, interactive 30-slide PowerPoint. Presentation introduces the concept with humorous examples and kid-friendly pictures. Check for understanding as your students analyze popular idioms, write sentences, and illustrate both the literal and figurative meaning. Great for English Learning students, too!!
Halloween Haiku PowerPoint
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Halloween Haiku PowerPoint

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Kids love Halloween! Amp up the chills and thrills factor with the Halloween Haiku PowerPoint as students learn to brainstorm, write, and edit poetry. Product includes 30 slides on the background of haikus, fun Halloween facts, the haiku structure, Halloween haiku writing tips, examples, editing techniques, and tasks. You and your students will love this! This Common Core-aligned lesson is perfect for an evaluation lesson or sub plans! Keep them learning even when you’re not there!
Fact and Opinion PowerPoint Lesson
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Fact and Opinion PowerPoint Lesson

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Teaching fact and opinion? Help your students reach proficiency with the interactive, instructional 21-slide PowerPoint: “Fact and Opinion.” Presentation addresses each concept along with important signal words to look for on standardized tests. Assess your students with a formative/summative review that will let you know their comprehension level. Easy for you - engaging for them!
Fable Theme Task Cards
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Fable Theme Task Cards

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Teaching theme? Amp up the fun and proficiency level of your students with (40) Fable Theme Task Cards. Student can read the fun, pithy fables and analyze the theme in pairs, groups, or whole class instruction. An effective instructional tool and alternative to boring worksheets! 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!
Characterization Task Cards
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Characterization Task Cards

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Teaching characterization? Amp up the fun and proficiency level in your classroom with these (32) Characterization Task Cards where traits are revealed through S.T.E.A.L. (Speech, Thoughts, Effect on Others, Actions, and Looks). Answer key included. Task Cards are an effective instructional tool and alternative to boring worksheets! Perfect for standardized test prep and super sub friendly. Bonus: Go green! Laminated task cards can be used year after year. My task cards are ready to use; no gluing required!
ELA Word Search Packet
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ELA Word Search Packet

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The ELA Word Search Jumbo Packet is a “must have” for every English teacher! Product includes (30) word searches that can be used as a vocabulary/definition review to enhance your lessons or a rigorous lesson in itself. Word search topics include: Academic Words Elements of Drama Edgar Allan Poe Eponyms Famous Authors Famous Literary Characters Famous Poets Fictional Places Figures of Speech Gothic Literature Greek Myths Greek Root Words Latin Root Words Literary Genres Literary Themes Poetry Research and References William Shakespeare Spelling Demons Interjections Test Taking Terms The Queen’s English Transitional Words Perfect for Distance Learning definition review, fun activities before or after standardized testing, or when you have a substitute. Keep them learning, even when you’re not there. Answer key included.
Haiku PowerPoint
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Haiku PowerPoint

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Teaching poetry or haikus? Amp the rigor and writing capacity of your students with the All About Haikus Poetry Powerpoint. Product includes 32 slides including the poetic haiku formula, Matsuo Basho biographical notes and his poems, step-by-step directions on how to write a haiku, and twelve haiku writing challenges your students will love as well as editing tips. Perfect for an evaluation lesson or sub plans! Keep them learning even when you’re not there!
Gift of the Magi PowerPoint
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Gift of the Magi PowerPoint

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Teaching O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi?” Introduce the story with this engaging, student-friendly 34-slide PowerPoint. Presentation includes facts on O. Henry, themes, anticipatory questions, vocabulary, character descriptions, and Common Core aligned discussion/essay questions.
Apostrophes PowerPoint
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Apostrophes PowerPoint

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Teaching apostrophes? Alleviate student apostrophe stress (and yours) with this comprehensive, instructional 16-slide PowerPoint: “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Apostrophes.” Presentation addresses each apostrophe rule 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!
Quotation Marks PowerPoint
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Quotation Marks PowerPoint

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Teaching quotation marks? Help your students reach proficiency with this comprehensive, instructional PowerPoint: “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Quotation Marks.” Presentation addresses each rule for quotation marks 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!
Inferences (Nonfiction) Test Assessment
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Inferences (Nonfiction) Test Assessment

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Teaching inferences? Hold your students accountable with the Inferences (Nonfiction) Test (13 pages/30 questions). This Common Core-aligned assessment will let you know in no time who is advanced, proficient, basic, and below basic in this important ELA skill. Multiple choice questions simulate those found on actual standardized tests. Product can be used for common assessments throughout your team or department and is super sub-friendly. Keep them learning - even when you’re not there!
End Marks/Punctuation PowerPoint
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End Marks/Punctuation PowerPoint

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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!
Short Story Test
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Short Story Test

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Teaching the short story? Hold your students accountable with the 9-page Short Story Test that addresses characteristics of the short story, theme, setting, point of view, characterization, etc. This Common Core-aligned assessment will let you know in no time who is advanced, proficient, basic, and below basic and can be used to assess before or after your short story unit. Multiple choice questions simulate those found on actual standardized tests. Product is super sub-friendly. Keep them learning - even when you’re not there! About Assessments: Assessment is the engine that drives student learning! Frequent assessment and feedback are crucial for helping students learn. When assessment works best, it does the following: • Provides diagnostic feedback • Helps educators set standards • Evaluates progress • Relates to a student’s progress • Motivates performance • Helps teachers and students self-evaluate Tip: Save trees and time! Make one class set of the tests and have students use a multiple choice answer sheet that can be scanned. Happy Assessing!
Inferences (Fiction) Test Assessment
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Inferences (Fiction) Test Assessment

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Teaching inferences? Hold your students accountable with the Inference (Fiction) Test (14 Pages/30 Questions). This Common Core-aligned assessment will let you know in no time who is advanced, proficient, basic, and below basic in this important ELA skill. Multiple choice questions simulate those found on actual standardized tests. Product can be used for common assessments throughout your team or department and is super sub-friendly. Keep them learning - even when you’re not there!
Inferences (Fiction) Task Cards
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Inferences (Fiction) Task Cards

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Teaching inferences? Amp up the fun and proficiency level in your classroom with these (32) Inference (Fiction) Task Cards. Product addresses this important reading comprehension skill with excerpts from literature that simulate standardized testing questions. Answer key included. This Common Core-aligned product is perfect for standardized test prep and super sub friendly. Task Cards are an effective instructional tool and alternative to boring worksheets! Bonus: Go green! Laminated task cards can be used year after year. My task cards are ready to use; no gluing required!
Short Story Task Cards
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Short Story Task Cards

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Teaching short stories? Add rigor and fun to your unit with these (40) engaging Common Core-aligned Short Story Analysis Task Cards. Task cards can be used with any short story and will reinforce literary concepts such as theme, conflict, setting, point of view, etc. Students will also have the opportunity to get creative as they answer questions such as, “What would the protagonist text, Tweet, or post on Facebook?” You and your students will love this! Bonus: Go green! Laminated task cards can be used year after year. My task cards are ready to use; no gluing required!