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!

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!

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!

Are your students experiencing comma trauma? Alleviate their stress (and yours) with this comprehensive, instructional PowerPoint: “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Commas.” Presentation addresses each comma 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!

Short Story Literary Terms is the perfect 32-slide PowerPoint to kick off your short story unit while adhering to Common Core standards and exposing your students to academic vocabulary words. Students will have a clear understanding of literary terms and concepts, such as symbolism, protagonist, conflict, and irony so that they are prepared to read and analyze like a college professor. PowerPoint covers the short story attributes as well.

Teaching irony? Hold your students accountable with the Irony Test that addresses situational, verbal, and dramatic irony (10 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. Answer key included. 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 irony? Amp up the fun and proficiency level in your classroom with (30) Irony Task Cards that address situational, verbal, and dramatic irony - a literary concept often found on standardized tests. Answer key included. 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!

Grammar will be a bore no more with these fun, engaging (40) Parts of Speech Task Cards! Common Core-aligned product addresses all eight parts of speech, including nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. Answer key included. 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!

Teaching mood and tone? Amp up the fun and proficiency level in your classroom with these (32) Mood and Tone Task Cards. Product addresses mood (the reader’s emotional response) and tone (the author’s attitude) with excerpts from classic and popular literature. 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!

Teaching mood and tone? Hold your students accountable with the Mood and Tone Test (12 Pages/30 Questions) that addresses mood (the reader’s emotional response) and tone (the author’s attitude) with excerpts from classic and popular literature. 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 inferences? Amp up the fun and proficiency level in your classroom with these (32) Inference (Nonfiction) Task Cards. Product addresses this important reading comprehension skill with excerpts from nonfiction articles 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!

Help your students infer proficiently on standardized tests with this comprehensive, instructional 32-Slide PowerPoint: Making Inferences. Presentation addresses test strategies, important signal words, sentence stems, and practice questions with answers. Easy for you - engaging for them!

Elements of Gothic Literature PowerPoint (22 Slides) is a perfect way to introduce the gothic genre, Frankenstein, Dracula, or the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Presentation includes gothic influences in art and a formative assessment where students try their own hand at writing in the gothic genre. Students love to hear the spooky music as an inspiration to their portentously gloomy stories. Perfect for Halloween writing - or any other time.