Engaging ELA and History Teaching Resources

Socratic Seminar - Perfect Peer Evaluation Rubric/Handout

By Engaging ELA and History

This brief but engaging Checklist allows students from Elementary through High School to evaluate and "Coach" one another on key elements of Common Core Speaking and Listening standards while engaging in a Socratic Seminar. Students should be

Subjects:

English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas, Oral Communication

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities

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Minecraft - Building an Ancient Civilization

By Engaging ELA and History

Overview Minecraft has the potential to be one of the most effective tools for instruction and engaged, creative, higher-level learning in the 21st century classroom. This project is designed to fit into a History course for students from 6th – 10th

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Ancient History, European History

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Games

$3.50

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Minecraft - Medieval Manor: Design to Survive Project

By Engaging ELA and History

Overview Minecraft has the potential to be one of the most effective tools for instruction and engaged, creative, higher-level learning in the 21st century classroom. This project is designed to fit into a History course for students from 6th – 10th

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, World History, Middle Ages

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Games

$3.50

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Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief - Figurative Language Activity

By Engaging ELA and History

Overview Teachers can create wonderful opportunities for students to immerse themselves in the details of an author’s writing craft by allowing students to create specific examples of figurative language that relate to unique characters and events

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities

$3.00

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Socratic Seminar - The Hunger Games - Common Core Aligned

By Engaging ELA and History

This Socratic Seminar allows teachers to have students focus on broad themes and undercurrents that surrounded the events covered. By providing teachers and students with the option to cover overarching discussion points, such discussions allow

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

$3.00

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Socratic Seminar - The Watsons Go to Birmingham - Common Core Aligned

By Engaging ELA and History

This Socratic Seminar allows teachers to have students focus on broad themes and undercurrents that surrounded the events covered. By providing teachers and students with the option to cover overarching discussion points, such discussions allow for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

$3.00

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Socratic Seminar - Wonder - Common Core Aligned

By Engaging ELA and History

This Socratic Seminar allows teachers to have students focus on broad themes and undercurrents that surrounded the events covered. By providing teachers and students with the option to cover overarching discussion points, such discussions allow for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities

$3.00

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The Phantom Tollbooth - Figurative Language Activity

By Engaging ELA and History

Overview Teachers can create wonderful opportunities for students to immerse themselves in the details of an author’s writing craft by allowing students to create specific examples of figurative language that relate to unique characters and events

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities

$3.00

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Socratic Seminar - The American Revolution - Common Core Aligned

By Engaging ELA and History

This Socratic Seminar allows teachers to have students focus on broad themes and undercurrents that surrounded the events of the American Revolution. By providing teachers and students with the option to cover overarching discussion points, such

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History, British History

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Assessment

$3.00

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Minecraft - Dawn of a Civilization - Thematic and Basic Creative Build

By Engaging ELA and History

Overview Minecraft has the potential to be one of the most effective tools for instruction and engaged, creative, higher-level learning in the 21st century classroom. This project is designed to fit into a History course for students from 6th – 10th

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Ancient History, Geography

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Projects, Activities

$3.00

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Socratic Seminar - Shakespeare's Julius Caesar - Common Core Aligned

By Engaging ELA and History

This Socratic Seminar allows teachers to have students focus on broad themes and undercurrents that surrounded the events covered. By providing teachers and students with the option to cover overarching discussion points, such discussions allow for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities

$2.00

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Socratic Seminar - Holes - Common Core Aligned

By Engaging ELA and History

This Socratic Seminar allows teachers to have students focus on broad themes and undercurrents that surrounded the events covered. By providing teachers and students with the option to cover overarching discussion points, such discussions allow for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

$3.00

5

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Socratic Seminar - The Giver - Common Core Aligned

By Engaging ELA and History

This Socratic Seminar allows teachers to have students focus on broad themes and undercurrents that surrounded the events covered. By providing teachers and students with the option to cover overarching discussion points, such discussions allow for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities

$3.00

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Socratic Seminar - The Outsiders - Common Core Aligned

By Engaging ELA and History

Follow the instructions below to lead your students through an engaging “Thematic Seminar” on central themes and issues in S.E. Hinton’s, The Outsiders. This Socratic Seminar allows teachers to have students focus on broad themes and undercurrents

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

$3.00

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Socratic Seminar - The One and Only Ivan - Common Core Aligned

By Engaging ELA and History

Follow the instructions below to lead your students through an engaging “Thematic Seminar” on central themes and issues in Katherine Applegate’s, The One and Only Ivan. This Socratic Seminar allows teachers to have students focus on broad themes

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

$3.00

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Socratic Seminar - Macbeth - Common Core Aligned

By Engaging ELA and History

This Socratic Seminar allows teachers to have students focus on broad themes and undercurrents that surrounded the events covered. By providing teachers and students with the option to cover overarching discussion points, such discussions allow for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities

$3.00

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Socratic Seminar - Romeo and Juliet - Common Core Aligned

By Engaging ELA and History

This Socratic Seminar allows teachers to have students focus on broad themes and undercurrents that surrounded the events covered. By providing teachers and students with the option to cover overarching discussion points, such discussions allow for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities

$3.00

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The Man Who Loved Clowns - Figurative Language Activity

By Engaging ELA and History

Overview Teachers can create wonderful opportunities for students to immerse themselves in the details of an author’s writing craft by allowing students to create specific examples of figurative language that relate to unique characters and events

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities

$3.00

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The One and Only Ivan - Figurative Language Activity

By Engaging ELA and History

Overview Teachers can create wonderful opportunities for students to immerse themselves in the details of an author’s writing craft by allowing students to create specific examples of figurative language that relate to unique characters and events

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Writing

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities

$3.00

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The Giver - Figurative Language Activity

By Engaging ELA and History

Overview Teachers can create wonderful opportunities for students to immerse themselves in the details of an author’s writing craft by allowing students to create specific examples of figurative language that relate to unique characters and events

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities

$3.00

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