This unit is aligned with the Common Core and is intended for high school students. It includes a PowerPoint introduction to the novel, Nectar in a Sieve (the Academic Decathlon reading for the 2015-2016 school year) with a literary analysis assignment. Also included in this resource packet is a reader's log, reading questions over the novel (a reader's guide), and an answer key for the reading questions. A note-taking guide is provided for students who need this accommodation. The PowerPoint has many useful hyperlinks and lots of visuals to help students better understand the novel.

This Word Art Poster describes many of the topics covered during the school year for a High School English Class.

This Web Quest is designed as the first step in the creation of a project dealing with the topic of bullying. It is intended for high school students, and it provides information about bullying, examples of effective strategies for dealing with bullying in schools, and a short story about bullying. This resource also contains a rubric for assessing the final product.

This social story was designed for a child with Autism to help him prepare and cope with the change in routine that occurs over a holiday. It includes calendar pages for the major holidays.

This resource is a social story about the safe use of hands and how to deal with frustration in a positive way instead of hitting or throwing objects. It is intended for young children who have Autism.

This social story was designed for a child who has autism to help him cope with new visitors to the room. It is great to use with children who are visual and perhaps cannot read.

These resources were designed for a child on the Autism Spectrum. It can be used by either teachers or parents to help children who are non-verbal or nearly non-verbal help cope with the first day at a new school. Also included is a "My Child at a Glance" to be used by the teacher as he/she gets to know the child.

This lesson is intended as an introduction to poetry explication and was used with high school students. This resource includes a lesson plan (with Common Core Standards), a PowerPoint presentation, a TPCASTT Activity (with a Teacher Key), and a Note-taking guide accommodation.

This essay assignment is intended for high school students and to be taught at the beginning of the school year. It is a great way to get to know your students' background and their writing abilities. This resource includes a PowerPoint Presentation, an Overview of the lesson (with Common Core Standards), and a modified essay activity (step-by-step writing guide and an essay template).

This WebQuest is designed for high school students who are about to read Go Set a Watchman. It is intended to provide historical background for the novel to help students better understand the actions of the characters. It includes a lesson overview with a list of the Common Core standards that are addressed during the lesson.

This lesson was designed for high school students. It includes a PowerPoint presentation over the life of Joseph Conrad and an introduction to "The Secret Sharer." It also includes a Unit Overview (with common core standards) , a reader's log (with examples included in the log), a sample thesis paragraph, and the writing prompt.

This novel unit for Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman is intended for older students (high school) who have read To Kill a Mockingbird. It provides a Unit Overview (that is aligned to the Common Core), a PowerPoint Presentation that introduces the novel, a vocabulary list, a reader's log, the prompt for a literary analysis assignment and a research project. This unit also includes a rubric for each assignment.

This PowerPoint presentation is an introduction to Chopin's short story, "Désirée’s Baby." It was used with students in a college level Freshmen English Class. It could be used with older students at the high school level.

This PowerPoint presentation is an introduction to Chopin's short story, "Désirée’s Baby." It was used with students in a college level Freshmen English Class. It could be used with older students at the high school level.

This game was intended as a review for a unit exam over the novel, 1984. It was designed for students at the high school level.

This game was intended as a review for a unit exam over the novel, 1984. It was designed for students at the high school level.

This unit is intended for high school students who are leaning about literary analysis. It includes three PowerPoint presentations (Literary Analysis, Introduction to "A Rose for Emily," and a sample thesis paragraph). It also includes a Unit Overview that is aligned with the Common Core standards and provides suggestions for accommodation.

This unit is intended for high school students who are leaning about literary analysis. It includes three PowerPoint presentations (Literary Analysis, Introduction to "A Rose for Emily," and a sample thesis paragraph). It also includes a Unit Overview that is aligned with the Common Core standards and provides suggestions for accommodation.

The Persuasive Writing unit includes: a unit overview (aligned to Common Core Standards), four PowerPoint presentations (Rhetorical Devices, Logical Fallacies, the Writing Process, and the Mini-Research paper), note-taking guides for students who need this accommodation, and a collaborative assignment and an individual assignment over logical fallacies.

This rubric has evolved over time and has been used to grade SAT timed writings, general classroom essays (both at the high school and college level), and essay assignments similar to state standardized tests. A hard copy can be printed and/or the electronic version can be sent to students (be sure to restrict the edit option under the Developer tab on the tool bar). This highly versatile rubric can be used to grade only content or the teacher can include a format and Grammar, Usage, Mechanics grade. It also has an Excel worksheet embedded in it to assign a grade.