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Digital Essay Template (Google Slides)

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This is a Google Slides template to assist students in writing essays. This resource is a highly scaffolded writing guide to help students plan, outline, craft, and edit an essay. It can be used for asynchronous or synchronous instruction. The

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Writing

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Word Walls, Interactive Notebooks

$5.00

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Africa Current Events Project

By Social Studies Stars

This is a great immersive project with lots of student choice! This is a GOOGLE SLIDES project and is intended to be assigned digitally! Students can choose to learn about one of 8 current event issues in Africa, ranging from Artificial Intelligence

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, World History

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Projects, Activities

$5.50

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World Religions Performance Task

By Social Studies Stars

This is a summative assessment for a unit about world religions. This includes: -Task description -Extended rubric -Printable rubrics -General education student writing sheets -Modified/scaffolded student writing sheets The task puts students

Subjects:

Other (Social Studies - History), Religion, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment

$5.50

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Infographic Template

By Social Studies Stars

This is a blank template for students to create a 1-page infographic about any topic! There is space for a title and then different boxes that can be designated for any category of information. This is a great tool for summative assessments that

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Graphic Arts

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Printables, Graphic Organizers

$1.50

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Culture Project Template (Printable)

By Social Studies Stars

This is a template for a culture project! It is designed to be printed, as students will make a physical booklet to teach about their culture(s). The resource begins with students identifying their own cultural components: languages, race,

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Writing, Back to School

Grades:

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

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Projects, Activities, Printables

$4.00

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Jewish Beliefs and Practices Readings

By Social Studies Stars

These are readings about key Jewish practices: Torah, Prayer, Bar-Mitzvah, Tzedakah, and Holiday. Each has 2-3 paragraphs about the topic and accompanying pictures. This resource pairs well with the graphic organizer in my store!

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Other (ELA), Religion

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Homework

$1.75

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Model Argumentative Essay: Egypt and Mesopotamia

By Social Studies Stars

This is a model essay for a 5 paragraph essay answering the question: which characteristic of civilization was most important for Egypt and Mesopotamia? It is structured into the following sections: introduction, Mesopotamia, Egypt, counterclaim,

Subjects:

Ancient History, World History, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Teacher Manuals, Handouts, Printables

$2.00

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Writing Anchor Charts for Google Classroom

By Social Studies Stars

This is a great resources for helping students strengthen their writing, whether working asynchronously at home or digitally in the classroom. This resource contains three anchor charts: transition words, sentence starters for introducing evidence,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Handouts, Posters

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Google Slides™

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Google Classroom Writing Rubric

By Social Studies Stars

The Google Sheet can be uploaded to Google Classroom for an easy clickable rubric that gives students generalized writing feedback. It allows you to score assignments out of a 4 level scale, assigning students a score out of 10 points.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (Social Studies - History), Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment, Classroom Forms, Rubrics

$1.15

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Google Sheets™

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Instagram Project Template

By Social Studies Stars

This is a template made to look like an Instagram post! It can be used for any unit in any subject. This is a fun way for students to show both through artwork and writing their understanding of a topic! This is a Google Doc and can be customized to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Arts & Music

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Homework

$1.50

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Essay Rubric: Mesopotamia and Egypt

By Social Studies Stars

This is a rubric for an essay about Egypt and Mesopotamia. It contains three criteria related to writing (evidence quality, explanation quality, and writing conventions) and three criteria related to content (understanding of characteristics of

Subjects:

Ancient History, World History, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Rubrics

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Digital Writing Editing Guide

By Social Studies Stars

This is a great tool for helping students edit their own writing! This is a Google Slide that could be uploaded to a Google Classroom or included in a large writing resource. It includes reminders about spelling, capitalization, spell-check advice,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (Social Studies - History), Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Assessment, Printables

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Google Slides™

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Writer's Workshop Activity

By Social Studies Stars

This lesson is designed to help students practice evaluating writing for evidence and explanation quality. Students first look at a rubric for including evidence. Then, they close-read two student writing samples and score them on the rubric. Next,

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, World History, Writing-Essays

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Lesson

$1.50

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Google Docs™

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Academic Language Poster

By Social Studies Stars

This is a simple academic language chart or poster! The aim is to help students master academic synonyms (evidence = proof = example). This could be printed for classrooms or uploaded to digital learning spaces.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Word Walls, Printables, Posters

$1.15

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Google Docs™

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Book Report Project

By Social Studies Stars

This is a worksheet for a fun twist on a classic book report project! Each student can pick their book to read, and the front side of the worksheet has a space for them to capture notes as they read. On the back, there is a menu of project options

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Writing

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Handouts, Printables

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (0.07 MB)

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Follow me on Instagram at @socialstudiesstars! I am in my 9th year teaching! I currently teach 6th grade social studies in a humanities setting at a large Brooklyn middle school. I am the 6th grade Grade Level Lead, and support coordination across the 6th grade team. Previously I have taught 3rd and 10th grade, at a charter school, and internationally. In addition to teaching, I coach new teachers, run the debate team, and serve on my school's Data Team and Equity Team.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe that all students are capable of success. I believe deeply in anti-racist pedagogy. I aim for my class to be both fun and relevant to the real world -- joyful rigor!

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Ranked Highly Effective each year by the NYC DOE! I am also a former Fulbright Scholar.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I grew up in Minnesota and attended Northwestern University, where I studied history and political science. I completed my Master's degree at the Relay Graduate School of Education. I am also currently pursuing my doctorate in Education Leadership at NYU!

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