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Teaching John Steinbeck’s The Pearl? Keep your students accountable and engaged with this in-depth comprehensive unit study guide that includes Common Core-aligned activities and questions on each chapter. Literary activities include creating Kino’s Facebook Profile page, writing an I-Am Poem, and making a scrapbook project. 11 Pages

Teaching Steinbeck’s The Pearl? Assess your students’ comprehension level and access higher order thinking skills with The Pearl Final Exam 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. 11 Pages

Simile, Metaphor, Personification…what is the difference? With this engaging, student-friendly PowerPoint presentation, your students will not only understand figurative language, but they will apply the terms when analyzing literature. Presentation includes definitions, examples, graphics, and a fun, whole-group formative assessment. A must-have for introducing and reviewing figurative language. 22 Slides

Teaching “The Monkey’s Paw?” Amp up the rigor (and fun) in your classroom with these (24) literary task cards that tackle Common Core reading and analysis standards. Task cards can be used in a variety of instructional settings, such as small group or whole class instruction. A motivating and effective tool for formative and summative assessment that reinforces academic language and concepts. Easy for you - engaging for them!! *Bonus: Go green! Task cards can be used year after year and are a nice alternative to worksheets and packets. My task cards are ready to use and require no gluing.

Teaching W.W. Jacobs’ “The Monkey’s Paw”? Assess your students’ comprehension level and access higher order thinking skills with “The Monkey’s Paw” Final Exam. Questions include multiple choice, short answer, and a rigorous five-paragraph essay on the author’s theme, which can be included or not based on the level of your students. Common Core aligned. Answer key included.

Teaching analogies? Help your students reach proficiency with the interactive, instructional PowerPoint: “All About Analogies.” Presentation addresses each analogy type found on standardized tests: cause/effect, synonym, antonym, whole/part, and general to specific. Assess your students with a formative/summative review that will let you know their comprehension level. Easy for you - engaging for them! 21 Slides

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.

Teaching figurative language? Hold your students accountable with the Figurative Language 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. 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! 11 Pages/30 Questions with key

Teaching figurative language and want to take it to the next level? Amp up the rigor of this important skill with (40) engaging task cards that students can work on in pairs, groups, or whole class instruction. Each card presents a higher-order thinking task that is sure to guarantee an understanding of figurative language. 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 Shel Silverstein’s “Sarah Sylvia Cynthia Stout?” This 28-slide all-inclusive PowerPoint is all you need to guarantee a stimulating, thought provoking, Common Core-aligned lesson. Slides include background information on Silverstein, anticipation questions, the text, rigorous discussion questions, and engaging writing activities. Your students will be laughing themselves silly as they practice their literary analysis skills. Easy for you - engaging for them! *This lesson is all-inclusive and sub-friendly. Keep them learning, even when you’re not there!

Tweens and teens love chills and thrills! Kick off a unit - or an exhilarating lesson - of intense suspense with this all-inclusive 36-slide PowerPoint “The Dinner Party.” Presentation includes the text, pre-reading vocabulary, probable passage, and Common Core aligned discussion/essay questions. Answer key included. *This lesson is all-inclusive and sub-friendly. Keep them learning, even when you’re not there!

Analogies can be challenging, so amp up the fun and proficiency level in your classroom with Analogy Task Cards. Product includes (40) engaging analogy task cards that cover a variety of analogy formats, including synonym/antonym, part/whole, and cause/effect. Task cards are an effective instructional tool for test prep and a great alternative to boring worksheets! Answer key included.

Teaching analogies? Hold your students accountable with the Analogy Test that addresses part to whole, cause and effect, and synonym/antonym word analogies. 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! 9 Pages / 30 Questions

Teaching The Diary of Anne Frank? Assess your students’ comprehension level and access higher order thinking skills with the 10-page “The Diary of Anne Frank Final Exam.” Questions include multiple choice, short answer, and a rigorous five-paragraph essay on the evolution of Anne’s character, which can be included or not based on the level of your students. Common Core aligned. Answer key included.

Kick off The Diary of Anne Frank with this comprehensive, student-friendly 50-slide PowerPoint that piques students’ interest in the extraordinary life of Anne Frank. Slides include informative facts on Anne’s family, the Secret Annex, and the Holocaust. Presentation can last up to the entire unit as it includes engaging Common Core writing activities and quotations from Anne’s diary featuring her enduring legacy. You and your students will love this!

Teaching The Diary of Anne Frank? Elevate your class with an amazing Diary of Anne Frank Gallery Walk, a best practice strategy that includes reading, writing, speaking, and listening components. This 16-page ready-to-go lesson incorporates everything you need, including Gallery Walk Guidelines, (12) Eye-Catching Gallery Walk Posters with significant quotations, Note Catcher, and a comprehensive answer key for a formative/summative assessment. Perfect for a top-notch evaluation or ready-to-go sub plans! Common Core-aligned. Seven Benefits of the Gallery Walk: Gallery Walks enhance critical thinking and collaboration. Gallery Walks improve speaking and listening skills. Gallery Walks increase student engagement and motivation. Gallery Walks enhance reading comprehension Gallery Walks encourage diverse perspectives and cultivate empathy. Gallery Walks build confidence and hone communication skills.

Teaching The Diary of Anne Frank? Elevate your class with an amazing The Diary of Anne Frank Socratic Seminar, a best practice strategy that includes reading, writing, speaking, and listening components. This 14-page ready-to-go Socratic Seminar packet incorporates everything you need, including diary excerpts, text-dependent seminar questions, student guidelines, Socratic Seminar Tips and Tricks, annotation symbols guide, note-taking/talking points guide, reflective writing questions, and student rubric. Perfect for a top-notch evaluation or ready-to-go sub plans! Seven Benefits of the Socratic Seminar: Socratic Seminars enhance critical thinking. Socratic Seminars improve speaking and listening skills. Socratic Seminars increase student engagement. Socratic Seminars enhance reading comprehension Socratic Seminars encourage diverse perspectives and cultivate empathy. Socratic Seminars build confidence and hone communication skills.

Set your students up for success with this ELA Standardized Test Questions PowerPoint - Volume 1, featuring 60 rigorous, ready-to-use slides designed to mirror the format, style, and difficulty of standardized ELA tests. Exposure is key! Research shows students perform better when they are consistently exposed to test-style questions, academic language, and strategic thinking skills. This PowerPoint gives students the critical practice, familiarity, and confidence they need to tackle any high-stakes ELA exam. Help your students show what they know! What’s Included: 60 engaging slides featuring multiple-choice ELA practice Short literary and informational passages with comprehension questions Answer Key for easy grading and self-checking Instructions for flexible classroom use Editable format for easy customization Skills and Standards Covered: Reading Comprehension: Literal and inferential questions on fiction and nonfiction texts Literary Analysis: Tone, mood, theme, author’s craft, figurative language Vocabulary in Context: Determining word meaning using textual evidence Grammar and Conventions: Correcting run-ons, punctuation, subject-verb agreement Argument and Rhetoric: Analyzing claims, evidence, bias, appeals (ethos, pathos, logos) Text Structure and Synthesis: Cause/effect, compare/contrast, sequence Paired Passage Analysis: Synthesizing across multiple sources Perfect For: Daily Bellringers to build endurance and familiarity Whole-Class Skill Review and discussion Small Group Targeted Practice for intervention or extension Mock Benchmark Assessments Homework, Sub Plans, or Test Bootcamps State Test Prep, SAT/ACT Prep, End-of-Year Reviews Give your students the advantage of daily, strategic exposure to real test-style ELA questions — and watch their skills (and your data) soar!

Set your students up for success with this ELA Standardized Test Questions PowerPoint - Volume 1, featuring 60 rigorous, ready-to-use slides designed to mirror the format, style, and difficulty of standardized ELA tests. Exposure is key! Research shows students perform better when they are consistently exposed to test-style questions, academic language, and strategic thinking skills. This PowerPoint gives students the critical practice, familiarity, and confidence they need to tackle any high-stakes ELA exam. Help your students show what they know! What’s Included: 60 engaging slides featuring multiple-choice ELA practice Short literary and informational passages with comprehension questions Answer Key for easy grading and self-checking Instructions for flexible classroom use Editable format for easy customization Skills and Standards Covered: Reading Comprehension: Literal and inferential questions on fiction and nonfiction texts Literary Analysis: Tone, mood, theme, author’s craft, figurative language Vocabulary in Context: Determining word meaning using textual evidence Grammar and Conventions: Correcting run-ons, punctuation, subject-verb agreement Argument and Rhetoric: Analyzing claims, evidence, bias, appeals (ethos, pathos, logos) Text Structure and Synthesis: Cause/effect, compare/contrast, sequence Paired Passage Analysis: Synthesizing across multiple sources Perfect For: Daily Bellringers to build endurance and familiarity Whole-Class Skill Review and discussion Small Group Targeted Practice for intervention or extension Mock Benchmark Assessments Homework, Sub Plans, or Test Bootcamps State Test Prep, SAT/ACT Prep, End-of-Year Reviews Give your students the advantage of daily, strategic exposure to real test-style ELA questions — and watch their skills (and your data) soar!

Set your students up for success with this ELA Standardized Test Questions PowerPoint - Volume 2, featuring 60 rigorous, ready-to-use slides designed to mirror the format, style, and difficulty of standardized ELA tests. Exposure is key! Research shows students perform better when they are consistently exposed to test-style questions, academic language, and strategic thinking skills. This PowerPoint gives students the critical practice, familiarity, and confidence they need to tackle any high-stakes ELA exam. Help your students show what they know! What’s Included: 60 engaging slides featuring multiple-choice ELA practice Short literary and informational passages with comprehension questions Answer Key for easy grading and self-checking Instructions for flexible classroom use Editable format for easy customization Skills and Standards Covered: Reading Comprehension: Literal and inferential questions on fiction and nonfiction texts Literary Analysis: Tone, mood, theme, author’s craft, figurative language Vocabulary in Context: Determining word meaning using textual evidence Grammar and Conventions: Correcting run-ons, punctuation, subject-verb agreement Argument and Rhetoric: Analyzing claims, evidence, bias, appeals (ethos, pathos, logos) Text Structure and Synthesis: Cause/effect, compare/contrast, sequence Paired Passage Analysis: Synthesizing across multiple sources Perfect For: Daily Bellringers to build endurance and familiarity Whole-Class Skill Review and discussion Small Group Targeted Practice for intervention or extension Mock Benchmark Assessments Homework, Sub Plans, or Test Bootcamps State Test Prep, SAT/ACT Prep, End-of-Year Reviews Give your students the advantage of daily, strategic exposure to real test-style ELA questions — and watch their skills (and your data) soar!