A short story written in the same manner as The Devil and Daniel Webster, but with more thought-provoking dialogue concerning God, the devil, and good and evil. The devil (Nick) speaks in rhyme. Excellent story for any teen and older students.

A sheet for students to fill in to give teacher updated contact information, transportation and health issues. Perfect for lower grades, parent conferences, ARDs, and helpful for older students as well. Editable Word document!

A PDF file that has 28 rows for student names and 4 columns under each weekday, each is pre-labeled. Includes legend for attendance labels (tardy, absent, etc.) Also has a space for class name, period, dates, teacher name, and # of students.

A simple weekly lesson plan template with sections for objectives, activities and homework. Visit my store for much more helpful and free stuff!

Helps students investigate body systems including the circulatory (heart & blood), respiratory, skeletal, muscular, digestive, excretory, reproductive, integumentary (skin/hair/nails), nervous, and endocrine (glands/hormones) system. Editable Word document! Includes rubric, helpful instructional videos, works cited page, and other helpful internet links. This lesson is student-centered meaning: -it allows you to become a facilitator -happier teachers -happier students -happier administrators

A lesson plan and research project based on The Karate Kid (2010) starring Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith with 28 multiple choice questions, 6 essay questions with lined paper, suggested research questions, works cited page, and answer key.

A lesson plan including 20 Multiple-choice questions, 2 short-answer essay questions, characterization chart for important movie characters, 5 standardized-test-style essay question with planning space and lined paper (to imitate the real thing!), research project question suggestions and student checklist, detailed plot summary of the movie, links to helpful resources, and works cited pages. Keys included.

Thirty-one fill-in-the-blank listening questions to Mythbusters' episode "Viral Hour"(S6, E12) to help students focus on the episode. Can be graded. Key included. This lesson is student-centered meaning: --it allows you to become a facilitator --happier teachers --happier students --happier administrators

A 14-page packet of high-interest, engaging expository writing prompts for writers and reluctant writers of at all grade levels. Includes writing prompts, directions, lined writing sheets, and links to helpful videos and rubrics. Thanks for supporting a teacher! :)

Eight pages of reflective worksheets where students reflect on their past poor choices and their effects and consequences on their life. They discuss and think about better choices they can make now and in the future with graphic organizers. Great for a group discussion. Helpful video and website links and handouts. Visit my store for much more helpful and free stuff!

A fun class activity that allows students to nominate a peer for a honorable title such as most talented, most style, funniest, most intelligent etc. You can change the categories and each sheet has 4 voting cards.

An answer-match 20-question quiz with key. Words included are 1. word wall ______ 2. plot ______ 3. theme______ 4. setting ______ 5. characterization______ 6. conflict ______ 7. reader's notebook ______ 8. rubric ______ 9. narrative ______ 10. topic ______ 11. prewriting ______ 12. draft ______ 13. revising ______ 14. editing ______ 15. publishing ______ 16. portfolio ______ 17. organization ______ 18. conventions ______ 19. mentor text ______ 20. anchor story______ in an editable Word document!

A log to keep track of students that come in for tutoring. Excellent for parent conferences or ARD meetings documentation. Connect with us: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/shiningscholareducation Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShiningScholar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shining_scholar_education/ Sign up for our email list to get free English/Language Arts resources and discount coupons in your email! https://mailchi.mp/f6b12b8ab810/productdescription

This 44-question multiple-choice reading analysis/comprehension test/quiz on the movie Cast Away (2000) starring Tom Hanks has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It also includes two essay open-ended questions about the film and characters. Show the movie and feel confident that students will see it through a language arts and English class lens. It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection, plot development, point of view, making inferences, literary devices, and figurative language. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) to familiarize students with the structure and vocabulary of standardized test questions. Questions are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. Answer key and writing rubric included. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Objectives/US Standards (SUGGESTED) (From Corestandards.com): Students are expected to: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text/film/media says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text/film/media. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! This lesson is student-centered, meaning: --it allows you to become a facilitator! --happier teachers! --happier students! --happier administrators!

A collection of short stories (fables, flash fiction, etc.) by Carlos Salinas. Heartwarming, feel-good stories for all ages about love and hope. Some are good for philosophical and personal reflection. Also great messages for discussion. Please check back for another excerpt from the book or the whole book! Any feedback would be great! Thanks!

A sample letter of advice to Dr. Frankenstein from his friend Henry Clerval and another to Nemo from Finding Nemo. These letters model how the student should write the letter to any literature character of their choice or the one assigned. Can be made into a transparency or blown up for better viewing. Includes helpful internet links. Editable Word document. This lesson is student-centered, meaning: --it allows you to become a facilitator! --happier teachers! --happier students! --happier administrators!

7 multiple-choice questions about the types of natural resources and the effects of human actions. Helpful internet links and answer key included! Editable Word document. This lesson is student-centered, meaning: --it allows you to become a facilitator! --happier teachers! --happier students! --happier administrators!

This complete lesson plan comes with PowerPoint review game and reading comprehension test. The test has multiple-choice reading comprehension questions on "The Speckled Band", a story usually read in 6th and 7th grade. it has an application question for connotation using the words "skinny" and "scrawny". The last 2 questions are short answer. 20 questions total. Answer key included. Includes links to movie, jeopardy review game, and student annotation guide. Comes in zip folder with editable Word document and PowerPoint Presentation! This lesson is student-centered meaning: --it allows you to become a facilitator --happier teachers! --happier students! --happier administrators!

The activity comes with 4 YouTube video links (entitled: The NASA moon landing, Life on Mars?, Galileo’s Story, and Life on a Space Shuttle) along with small-group discussion questions. This activity worked great with my 7th graders and really engaged them in discussions. I would play the video twice and then let them discuss and answer the questions. This lesson is student-centered meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!

A PowerPoint Show explaining the difference and probability of each trait in a Punnett Square. With details on side. Great visual of flower trait probability included. Editable! Standards:Organisms and environments. The student knows that reproduction is a characteristic of living organisms and that the instructions for traits are governed in the genetic material. The student is expected to: (A) define heredity as the passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next generation; (B) compare the results of uniform or diverse offspring from sexual reproduction or asexual reproduction; and (C) recognize that inherited traits of individuals are governed in the genetic material found in the genes within chromosomes in the nucleus. This lesson is student-centered meaning: --it allows you to become a facilitator --happier teachers! --happier students! --happier administrators!