Teaching poetry? Add rigor and fun to your unit with these (40) engaging Common Core-aligned Poetry Analysis Task Cards. Task cards can be used with any poem and will reinforce concepts such as address, stanza, theme, figurative language, and symbols, etc. You and your students will love this hands-on, student-centered activity! Bonus: Go green! Laminated task cards can be used year after year. My task cards are ready to use; no gluing required!

Teaching Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130? Assess your students’ comprehension level and access higher order thinking skills with the Sonnet 130 Close Reading Test (10 Pages/Text Included). Questions include multiple choice, short answers, and a rigorous five-paragraph essay on the thematic message. This product is Common Core aligned, all-inclusive, and super sub friendly - keep them learning even when you’re not there! Answer key included. Close reading is a high yield strategy that ensures maximum literary benefits and proficiency as seen in increased test scores.

Teaching Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130? This 30-slide PowerPoint is all you need for a comprehensive, all-inclusive lesson. Product includes background information on Shakespeare, the sonnet form and structure, Petrarchan conventions, satirical thematic message, discussion questions, and writing activity. You will love this product and so will your students! Perfect for an upcoming evolution and super sub friendly - keep them learning even when you’re not there!

Teaching the Bard’s plays or sonnets? Add rigor and fun to your unit with a set of Shakespeare Task Cards. Product includes (40) highly engaging task cards that will support inquiry into Shakespeare’s life, sonnets, plays, Elizabethan era, and the Globe Theater - including a “Challenge Card” where students write their own sonnet in Iambic Pentameter! You and your students will love this hands-on, student-centered activity! 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 transitional words and phrases? Introduce this important fluency skill with the 30-slide Transitional Words and Phrases PowerPoint. Student-friendly product covers additive, adversative, causal, and sequential transitions with examples and writing practice. Need more Transitional Words and Phrases products? Check out my bundle: Transitional Words and Phrases Bundle. A must have for every English teacher!

Teaching transitional words and phrases? Amp up the fun and proficiency level in your classroom with this comprehensive set of Transitional Words and Phrases Task Cards. These (32) Common Core-aligned task cards cover additive, adversative, causal, and sequential transitions. Task Cards can be analyzed in pairs, groups, or whole class instruction. Answer key included. A fun, 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!

Teaching transitional words and phrases? Hold your students accountable with the Transitional Words and Phrases Test (9 Pages) that addresses additive, adversative, causal, and sequential transitions. 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!

Teaching the Bard? Kick off a compelling introduction to any of Shakespeare’s plays or sonnets with this comprehensive, student-friendly 30-slide PowerPoint, “Much Ado About Shakespeare.” Presentation is interactive and informative as students will learn key facts on Shakespeare’s life, the Globe Theater, plays, and sonnets, and language. Student activities include analyzing a sonnet and creating “Shakespearean insults” - always a class favorite! You will love this product and so will your students! Fun, engaging, and informative.

Editing and Revision are often confused but very different. Ensure your students understand these important writing concepts with the 35-slide Editing Versus Revision PowerPoint. Product includes information on the writing process (Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Editing, and Publishing) as well as a deep dive into Revision and Editing with the acronyms ARMS (Add, Remove, Move, Substitute) and CUPS (Capitalize, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling) as mnemonic devices. PowerPoint is an all-in-one lesson that concludes with a CFU formative assessment - great for evaluations! If you teach ELA, composition, or creative writing, you and your students will love this product!

Teach writing? Ensure your students know and understand the difference between Revision and Editing with Revision and Editing Checklist. Product includes a graphic organizer writing tool using the acronyms ARMS (Add, Remove, Move, Substitute) and CUPS (Capitalize, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling) with space for note-taking. Perfect for writing assessment practice, peer editing practice, or literacy centers.

Kick off your literature class with The Seven Basic Plots PowerPoint (40 Slides) based on Christopher Booker’s renowned book used in college classrooms across the country. Product addresses each plot archetype with the meta-plot, examples from literature, and summary. Plot archetypes include the following: 1 - Overcoming the Monster 2 - Rags to Riches 3 - The Quest 4 - Voyage and Return 5 - Comedy 6 - Tragedy 7 - Rebirth Your students will be discussing and writing about literature like college professors in no time! Perfect for an introduction to AP English or American/English literature, this is the reference no serious English teacher should be without!

Prepping your students for the big standardized test? Amp up the fun and proficiency level of your students with (40) engaging Standardized Test Task Cards that challenge and teach simultaneously. Task cards are an effective instructional tool for test prep and a great alternative to boring worksheets! Task cards address a variety of literary skills, including vocabulary, context clues, main idea, analogies, response to literature, author’s purpose, writing, and research. 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!

Prepping your students for the big standardized test? Amp up the fun and proficiency level of your students with (40) engaging Standardized Test Task Cards that challenge and teach simultaneously. Task cards are an effective instructional tool for test prep and a great alternative to boring worksheets! Task cards address a variety of literary skills, including vocabulary, context clues, main idea, analogies, response to literature, author’s purpose, writing, and research. 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!

Test Tips and Tricks is the ultimate Test Prep PowerPoint (35 Slides) that will put you and your students at ease before taking any type of standardized test. PowerPoint includes guaranteed-to-succeed strategies, tips, and comprehensive test-taking terms review. Test Tips and Tricks uses humor and positive reinforcement to psych your students up for this all-important challenge. With Test Tips and Tricks and your professional expertise, your students will reach proficiency in no time!! For all subject areas!!!

Prepping your students for the big standardized test? Amp up the fun and proficiency level of your students with (40) engaging Standardized Test Task Cards that challenge and teach simultaneously. Task cards are an effective instructional tool for test prep and a great alternative to boring worksheets! Task cards address a variety of literary skills, including vocabulary, context clues, main idea, analogies, response to literature, author’s purpose, writing, and research. 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 foreshadowing and flashback? Ensure that your students understand these two important narrative devices with a comprehensive 32-slide Foreshadowing and Flashback PowerPoint. Product includes definitions, examples using classic and contemporary literary passages, interactive answers, and an opportunity to write their own foreshadowing/flashback paragraphs as a formative/summative assessment.

Teaching “Rikki Nikki Tavi” by Rudyard Kipling? Enhance your instruction of this classic tale in courage with this engaging 34-slide Rikki Tikka Tavi PowerPoint. Common Core-aligned product includes facts on Kipling, anticipation questions, vocabulary review, literary elements, character descriptions, discussion questions, and a class debate on the mongoose versus the cobra.

Students love learning about philias and philes! Now you can leverage their interest with the Philias and Philes PowerPoint Lesson (Common Core-aligned). Product includes 36-slide PowerPoint on the etymology of philes, common (and not-so-common) Greek/Latin philias and philes, a fun Check for Understanding quiz (answer key included), and an opportunity to create their own phile word. You and your students will love this lesson. Perfect for Valentine’s Day or an upcoming evaluation!