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Test preparation writing-essays cultural activities
The Pedestrian Mini Unit by Ray Bradbury, Lesson Plan
In this unit for Bradbury's "The Pedestrian," you will find classroom-tested strategies, activities, and high-order thinking questions. The easy-prep structure of this unit is designed to guide students through the texts, and as they go, the questions and thinking build. The overarching questions are present and addressed in every segment, and the work prepares students for the culminating task. A unit plan such as this one gives the teacher ultimate flexibility in instruction, assessment, and
Grades:
9th - 11th
Also included in: American Literature Curriculum, Year-Long, BUNDLE, English Lesson Plans
Synthesis and Argument Writing: Is it ever okay to fail?
Every English teacher needs new ways to teach argument, rhetoric, and analytical writing. The Inquiry-Based Synthesis Essay is here to save the day!This argument essay is designed to help you out in a quick fix OR to teach in-depth rhetorical analysis. The essay can be scaffolded up or down, from highly difficult and challenging to ELL and SpEd friendly. In a nutshell: The essay question asks students to develop an argument about the question: is it ever okay to fail? Their job is to read t
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8th - 12th
Martin Luther King Activities Argumentative Essay Writing Prompt, Black History
This 100% editable lesson for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day or for teaching argumentative essay writing with exemplars is no prep. Your high school students will be engaged and challenged as they work through the carefully paired texts and expertly written prompt. If your state has adopted Common Core testing, then this comparing and contrasting literary analysis is directly aligned with that format. If not, a task such as this one will definitely add a challenging component to your reading and
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8th - 11th
**UPDATED for 2024!** Solar Eclipse Memory Pages
Print signs, decorate, observe, and write about the Total Eclipse of 2024!
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PreK - 8th
What Problem Will You Solve: A Critical Thinking and Writing Activity
So often, we ask students what they want to be when they grow up but let's shift the mindset. Instead, pose the question of, "What problem will you solve?" This project encourages students to think both critically and globally to help solve issues in our world today. Included in this product are multiple ways for students to brainstorm problems, vocabulary, and processes. There is also draft and final publishing paper that can be used to write a culminating essay.This is a great beginning OR
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Bundle: Monthly Writing Projects for Upper Elementary
AROUND THE WORLD RESEARCH UNIT MEGA BUNDLE Writing Skills Report Present Theme
***BUNDLE & SAVE 40%!*** Teach informative research writing in a way that is engaging and memorable with this no-prep 568-page Around the World Research Unit MEGA BUNDLE-Writing Skills Lessons, Research Report, Presentation Project, Party, and Theme Day. Use this thematic unit to celebrate diversity, and culture, while students practice research skills, report writing, technology skills, manners, presentation, speaking, and listening skills! First, students will learn and practice a variety
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3rd - 8th
My Favorite Chaperone - Alternative Assignments: Creative Writing, Vocab, & more
Thank you for stopping by and looking at my product! If you purchase it and find it useful, please consider leaving me a review, or just a quick 4 star rating at the top of the page! Remember to click on the FOLLOW button, so you'll be notified of my sales.These are alternative assignments that you can do with your students during or after reading the short story, "My Favorite Chaperone," by Jean Davies Okimoto from the 8th Grade English Language Arts Collections book by Houghton Mifflin Harcou
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7th - 9th
Who Was? Themed Famous Person Biography Research Project BUNDLE
Use this BUNDLE as a starter for Social Studies Standard 2.5: Students understand the importance of individual action and character and explain how heroes from long ago and the recent past have made a difference in others’ lives (e.g., from biographies of Abraham Lincoln, Louis Pasteur, Sitting Bull, George Washington Carver, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Golda Meir, Jackie Robinson, Sally Ride). 95 Famous Faces included! Students can use these items to help them navigate through their own rese
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2nd
Prairie Covered Wagon Craft and Writing- Kansas Day
Students can build the covered wagon and write about life on the prairie.
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1st - 4th
The Big Orange Splot Diversity ELA Art and Word Search CCSS Grades 3-6
Grow your students' understanding of diversity with these academic, FUN activities inspired by "The Big Orange Splot." Immerse your students in the tale of Mr. Plumbean, whose house becomes a symbol of breaking free from conformity after an unexpected seagull accident.This Lesson Features:Poster for Display: A poster designed to spark discussion and debate.Comprehension Questions: To deepen students' comprehension and encourage meaningful conversations.Creative Coloring and Transformation Activi
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Classroom Community Bundle for Grades 3-6 Print and Digital
Comparación | Cultural | Comparison | Presentational Speaking AP Exam
Are you looking to provide your Pre & AP Spanish students effective presentational speaking practice in the most effective manner without the burden of having to read each submission? ¡Para Aquí!Click HERE to see the Video Preview! THE PERSPECTIVE: La Comparación Cultural in the AP Spanish Language & Culture Exam can seem daunting. There is an immense amount of verbal output required along with creating a rough draft of what to say and saying it within the required time constraints. Th
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9th - 12th
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AROUND THE WORLD RESEARCH & THEME DAY BUNDLE Report Presentation End of the Year
***BUNDLE & SAVE 30%!*** Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING AND FUN into your classroom routine with this no-prep, print-and-go, 193-page/slide Around the World Research Project & Theme Day BUNDLE for Middle Grades (Grades 4-8) Unit. Use this thematic project and celebratory days to celebrate diversity, and culture, while students practice research, writing, technology, presentation, speaking, listening, STEM, art, and teamwork skills! Students will complete an in-depth Re
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3rd - 8th
Research and Write: Famous African Americans | Black History Month
Black History Month is the perfect time to have your students research a famous African American. This is a writing project focused on learning about the life of a famous African American and challenges they overcame.. It was designed with third grade students in mind, but is easily used or adapted for other grades, too.This product guides students in their notetaking and provides a graphic organizer to plan their writing to summarize their learning. This low prep resource includes a research
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3rd - 5th
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AP Reading: Lectura y Audio | Por qué Taco Bell fracasó en México| Globalización
Make the AP experience fun for your students with this cultural reading and video about the failure of Taco Bell in Mexico after multiple attempts of trying to globalize Tex Mex or American Mexican Fast Food. Includes 1 reading and 1 video with multiple choice questions written in AP Spanish Language and Culture styleActividad Interpretativa: Preguntas de discusión antes de leer. Lectura y video audio auténtico con preguntas opción múltiple estilo AP Spanish Language and CultureLos desafíos mun
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
LEAP 2025 Test Prep Writing Prompt: (Ruby Bridges and Dr. Martin Luther King)
This writing prompt is designed based on the new common core standards and the transitional LEAP/PARCC format for the new 2013-2014 assessments.
It includes a literary story, My Brother Martin, and an informational article about the life of Ruby Bridges. Both passages discuss the Civil Rights Movement, and how Dr. Martin Luther King and Ruby Bridges stood up for their rights.
This writing prompt asks students to write a composition (narrative) of at least three well-organized paragraphs discus
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Red Dog - Film Study
Booklet for the film study 'Red Dog'. The booklet includes a range of questions, camera angles and research and assessment tasks.
Grades:
7th
COUNTRY RESEARCH PROJECT & PARTY BUNDLE Report PPT Presentation Celebration
***BUNDLE & SAVE 20%!*** Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING AND FUN into your classroom routine with this no-prep, print-and-go, 95-page/slide Countries Research Project & Presentation Party BUNDLE for Middle Grades (Grades 4-8) Unit. Use this thematic project and celebratory day to celebrate diversity, and culture, while students practice research skills, report writing, technology skills, manners, presentation, speaking, and listening skills! First, students will complet
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3rd - 8th
Disney's Moana (2016) Movie Guide + Activities + Sub Plan + Best Value
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This packet includes, among five other teaching aids, a peer-reviewed handout of 15 essay questions designed to promote empathy, goal setting, kindness, and debate among students. This resource, while rigorous and pertinent to the film, goes beyond the scope of questions like "what's the setting and time period" and helps students put into practice character building ideas and concepts based on themes from the movie. A modified black-and-white printer ink-saving vers
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7th - 12th
Man of La Mancha Viewing Guide
This is a question packet to accompany the film (or play) Man of La Mancha. Although intended for a Spanish class, all of the questions are in English and can be adapted and enhanced for a high-level literature class. The questions are intended to make sure that students are able to recognize characters, basic plot ideas, and basic themes that they see throughout the movie. At the end they are asked to compare and contrast a selection of two characters, which includes Don Quixote and Sancho, Don
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9th - 12th
Las Familias y las comunidades - unit - AP SPANISH
This full unit includes objectives, essential questions, vocabulary list, practice activities and an assessment for you to use in your AP Spanish classroom! What my students would say is the best part about this unit is the TV SHOW called "los Beltrán". Since youtube allowed me to put it on there, I have included the viewing guide with questions for the episode that I have selected to tie in with the theme of the unit. Other authentic materials are included as well. I am an AP Teacher and h
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10th - 12th
The Outsiders Full Unit: Reading, Writing, Cultural Connections, Assessment
This is a growing unit. To be listed shortly: Summative Assessment, Reading Quizzes, One PagerBefore just jumping into a novel, I like to give a few introduction, or into, activities to help provide kids with the schema to draw from once they start the chapters and are introduced to the more complex themes of social classes and prejudging someone without knowing them.Introduction ActitiesIncluded are the following:✅Clipboard survey (Google Slides and PDF)✅8 Introduction Questions (Google Slides
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6th - 8th
No-Prep | AP Spanish | Comparación Cultural Comparison | Tu Tierra y la Mía
Are you looking to provide your advanced Spanish L1 and L2 students an opportunity to prepare a cultural comparison? ¡Para Aquí! Click HERE to see a preview video! THE PERSPECTIVE: AP Spanish Language and Culture students and their ally instructors can be overwhelmed by the verbal cultural comparison required in the exam. We found that breaking down this task into visuals and manipulatives informed our students, boosted their confidence and readied them for the verbal and timed requirement. T
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Oral History Project: Collecting the Life Stories of Another Generation
This is a multi-step project that would fit best into an English or Social Studies type of class. The project is asking students to act as Anthropologists and collect the oral history of a person who is at least 40 years older than the students.
Skills involved:
- Students find their own participants
- Each project is extremely unique
- Students must prepare before collecting their history by submitting 5 introduction questions
- Students practice taking notes while a person is speaking
- S
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Entire Curriculum for Las familias y las comunidades | Slides & ALL ACTIVITIES
*I've been teaching AP Spanish Language for 10 years as an AP Rater. Over 200 class slides + Links to EVERY SINGLE ACTIVITY THAT I Assign IN CLASS:*My paced slides are editable to increase or decrease rigot.*The slides included are for 21 days in 80 minute blocks with a Mix of Heritage Speakers and Non-Heritage Speaking Students.Product Includes:-Bellringers-Readings-Videos-Discussion Questions-Research Projects-Vocabulary Assessments and more-Images to help scaffold-AP Cultural Comparison Rubr
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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