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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

I am currently the Director of a Teaching American History Grant for Buncombe County Schools, Asheville City Schools, and Madison County Schools. I have taught history and English in the seventh and eighth grades for over twenty-six years at Reynolds Middle School in Asheville, North Carolina. I am currently doing adjunct work for Mars Hill College and Western Carolina University. I have a Masters Degree from Western Carolina University and am Nationally Board Certified in Early Adolescence/Social Studies-History. I am certified to teach K–12 and I also have Academically-Intellectually Gifted certification.

Resources created by Pauline S. Johnson

"Where Am I?" Reading guide and activities
In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 3.3
This lesson for grade 8 will help students to understand the article "Where Am I? Mapping a New World" through the use of a graphic organizer and a reading guide.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
By Pauline S. Johnson.
Wordsplash example
Wordsplash example
Example of a wordsplash -- an arrangement of key terms displayed visually around a central topic. This example presents words associated with the Pleistocene Epoch.
Format: image/illustration
Writing activities: William Hilton explores the Cape Fear River
These suggested writing activities are designed to help students understand William Hilton's report on his 1663 exploration of the Cape Fear River. The activities include exercises in understanding chronology, adopting multiple perspectives, and building historical empathy.
Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
By Pauline S. Johnson.