I have been teaching for 21 years. I am endorsed to teach English (grades 8-12) and Fine Arts (grades 1-12). I currently teach Film, Graphic Design, and Advanced Placement 2D Design. For 17 years I have taught 9th-12th grade Literature courses which consisted of World, British, and American studies. I have taught Advanced Placement Literature and Composition for 12 years. My goal is to create quality, detailed, editable resources that teachers can use to fit the needs of their students.
I have been teaching for 21 years. I am endorsed to teach English (grades 8-12) and Fine Arts (grades 1-12). I currently teach Film, Graphic Design, and Advanced Placement 2D Design. For 17 years I have taught 9th-12th grade Literature courses which consisted of World, British, and American studies. I have taught Advanced Placement Literature and Composition for 12 years. My goal is to create quality, detailed, editable resources that teachers can use to fit the needs of their students.
A 127 page COMPLETE unit on the novel! NO FLUFF. This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES, SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. Unit includes reading guide questions and quizzes, literary analysis activities, and AP style tests and essays. Original photographs of Afghanistan included on handouts.
* over 135 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels)
* over 100 READING/LITERARY ANALYSIS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
* 11 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work)
* 16 READER RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS
* 1 FORMULA ESSAY PROMPT WITH DETAILED ACTIVITY OUTLINE
* 5 AP STYLE PROMPTS
* 1 AP STYLE PASSAGE TEST (analysis/application of skills)
Editable Microsoft Word document files are included. Edit the materials to meet your needs. The Word files are version 2003 .docx files. Includes PDF files of all the materials as well. Quizzes are also Excel files for easy upload to Socrative.com for electronic, online quizzes.
DETAILED ANSWER KEYS: All questions, including short answer and essay analysis have detailed answer keys
HANDOUTS: designed to accommodate group work, independent study, and class discussions
OBJECTIVES: variety of prewritten objectives to choose from in order to cover all teaching styles and methods
ACTIVITY GUIDE QUESTIONS: includes these categories: Comprehension, Application, Analysis/Synthesis, Universal Theme, Reader-Response and Across the Curriculum/Subject Connection (based on Bloom’s cognitive levels) The Reader-Response questions could be used for timed and journal writing.
FOCUSED ACTIVITIES: can be used with the Activity Guide questions or as separate assignments. These focused activities are an extension of the questions used in the Activity Guide handouts for skills reinforcement.
TEXTS AND QUIZZES: different levels of tests and quizzes. The multiple-choice tests assess both comprehension and application of basic skills. The passage test has the same format and question design as the Advanced Placement Literature and Language tests.
ESSAYS:
• Reader-Response paragraph writing assignments
• Formula essay prompt-gives suggestions for the organization of each body paragraph in connection with a given theme
• Advanced Placement style essay prompts-designed with the same structure as the Advanced Placement essay prompts on the AP tests.
NOVEL ESSENTIALS
• Key Devices- allusion, analogy, archetype, characterization, cliché, diction, foil, hero cycle, irony, juxtaposition, metaphor, parallel structure ,personification, simile, symbolism, syntax, theme
• Instructional Objectives
• Important Words and Phrases
• Character List with Pronunciations
• Amir’s Journey in Google Maps and Directions
