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.

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 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!!

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!

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!

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!

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!

Teaching Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol? Assess your students’ comprehension and writing with A Christmas Carol: Scrooge’s Diary Assignment. Product includes a rigorous, engaging assignment where students write from the perspective a Scrooge after his spiritual transformation. The fun challenge is students must include (10) words from Victorian England (list included). Product also includes a ready-to-go writing rubric and self-editing checklist based on the research-based Six Traits of Writing: Ideas, Organization, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, Voice, and Conventions. Perfect for a summative assessment yet fun enough for the holidays!

Teaching Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol? Assess your students’ comprehension level and access higher order thinking skills no this classic with A Christmas Carol Final Exam Test. Questions include multiple choice, short answer, and a rigorous five-paragraph essay on the transformation of Ebenezer Scrooge. Common Core aligned. Answer key included.

Teaching O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi”? Assess your students’ comprehension level and access higher order thinking skills with this unit test. Questions include multiple choice, short answer, and a rigorous five-paragraph essay on the thematic message, which can be included or not based on the level of your students. Common Core aligned. Answer key included.

Teaching text features? Hold your students accountable with the Text Features Assessment Test. 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. (30) 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! 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

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.

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!

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.

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!

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!

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!

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 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!

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!