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Free 11th grade other (ELA) cultural activities
A Classroom Quilt Template For The Secondary Classroom (Free!)
Build classroom community by creating a classroom quilt! This is a great activity to begin the new school year and an awesome way to display student work in the classroom! An authentic way to teach tolerance!The following is included in this product:There are two quilt templates. Each one has a different heading. Use the one that best suits your style. How to use:After students fill them in, you can also have students present themselves! Cut around the entire square (including banner) and tape t
Grades:
6th - 12th
The Scarlet Letter contemporary articles about privacy, punishment, and gossip
These articles, from 2014-2017, look at colleges using social media in admission decisions, the Peeple app, workplace free speech, and other issues. There follows a sheet of discussion questions in the agree/disagree format. Great for discussion and connecting this book to modern times.
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9th - 12th
Letter to Your Future Self
A fun and creative end of the year activity for older students. I, traditionally, do this with my freshmen students and then give them their letters back at the start of their senior year. They love getting the letters back and many of them begin bugging me when they're Juniors! So fun! This is best used at the end of the school year, but can also be used at the beginning, too. Completely open to possibilities!
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7th - 12th
Black History Month Vocabulary
Black History Month is a powerful month for us all. This two column notes vocabulary activity allows students to talk about some of the powerful words we hear throughout the month. I have included an answer key with the words that I use, but feel free to change it up and use your own 12 words with your students. What's included:- 12 blanks for words and definitions- Answer key with 12 popular Black History Month words- Option to print worksheet or use digitally- If using digitally, make sure to
Grades:
2nd - 12th
People BINGO for English as a Second Language (ESL) Students {FREEBIE}
This People BINGO game has question-starters at the bottom to support intermediate to advanced ESL students. This can be an introductory lesson and/or to practice intonation when asking questions.
I've included the .docx file (to edit) and the .pdf file
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Black History With Mr.Dodson
Twelve Black History videos highlighting African Americans who have made an impact on the world around us, along with video posters with lines for notes.
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Family History Interview Questions
When gathering with family and friends, at any event, if the opportunity arises make sure to collect family stories. Here’s a few topics to get you started on your journey.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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ELL/ELD Placement Initial Assessment (Demo.) By Bono
This is a very minimalist document demonstrating my understanding and theory on the potentiality of ELL/ELD placement in Ontario Schools. I have created this document referencing the "Step: initial Assessment" document (2012) and the accompanying rubrics. This is purely a reference document, I don't expect anyone to find an actual use for it, unless they are planning to redesign the ELL/ELD placement initial assessment process.If you like my ideas though, rate, review-feedback is ALWAYS WANTED!M
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1st - 12th
Demo Lesson for Interviews
This demo lesson can be used for a variety of courses, such as: ELA, literacy, reading, poetry, or learning support. It is targeted for a 10th grade ELA learning support class but can be used with a range of learners. This particular activity was created for Black History Month, and integrates social studies, cultural, and diversity learning content .
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6th - 12th
It's a Wonderful Life Detailed Outline for Christmas Lessons
Once upon a time, I had four days of extra class days around the holidays. These are the joys of teaching extra-curricular EFL classes in a foreign country.* I hit on the crazy idea of showing It’s a Wonderful Life in class. It's a great Christmas or holiday movie and it has deep themes that can lead to an excellent discussion lesson. Or four lessons! It takes three or four hours of class time to cover the film as the film itself is two hours long! And then you need time to explain vocabulary, c
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
20 Common Idioms Explained
A simple presentation to guide students through the meaning and use of 20 common everyday idioms. The students are first presented with the name of the idiom, then a picture to help them understand its literal or figurative meaning, then an example sentence, and finally the definition.
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
Back to School project: What's in a name?
Name project - a fun, back-to-school, getting-to-know-you activity that will double as posterboard decoration! Students need to do online research on the origins of their name, interview parents and be creative in designing a name tag for themselves.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Heart Transplant Team
Here are the instructions for this activity:
You are transplant doctors, and your job is to decide who will receive organ transplants. You are meeting today to confer about the following candidates to see who will move up to the number 1 spot to get the next available heart. You do not know their names; all you know is their physical health, age, and a few tidbits of their personal history. All of the candidates are in general good health, other than the fact they have all been diagnosed wit
Grades:
7th - 12th
4 Corners Social Media Activity
This lesson will help facilitate a discussion about the effects of social media. Students can share their opinions on social media and think about some of the issues surrounding social media in our world today.
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7th - 12th
"The Joy Luck Club" Background Information
This PowerPoint presentation, which includes photographs and videos, gives students valuable background information vital to thoroughly understanding "The Joy Luck Club," by Amy Tan.
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7th - 12th
What is Mythology (into to Greek mythology)
This is a powepoint that outlines the basics of what makes up mythology in general, as well as introducing who the "main players" are in Greek mythology.
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6th - 12th
April Fools Day Classroom Kicker "Homeroom Activity"
This is an extremely brief and short video introduction and activity for ELA students in high school as the pranks involved are beyond the understanding of junior-intermediate students. All pranks discussed/shown are not incriminating or excessively inappropriate. Video is linked to my youtube account and clipped from other videos available on youtube that are utilizing "open source" clips as well as school/work friendly clips.
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8th - 12th
My Movie Review
As part of our core curriculum thematic units, students are required to view movies that relate and challenge their way of thinking. This is a homework assignment where students are encourage to view movies together or with family members, then have discussion before answering the questions on the ‘My Movie Review’ sheet. This assignment has worked very well with our students.
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5th - 12th
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Role-Play: The Role of the College Essay in the College Application Process
This is an introductory role-play activity for a unit or process that teaches students about the role of the college essay in our undergraduate admissions process. The role-play contains fun dialogue that propels students to think about which factors matter the most in a candidate's college application. - College Essay - Personal Statement
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9th - 12th
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CLD Pop Culture Bingo
With the input of twenty-five middle and high school students who attend education campuses in a large urban district, Tamika LeRay, MS CCC-SLP, founcer of SEED Consultants, LLC created this resource to engage students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in language-based tasks. This may also serve as a good student ice-breaker or "reward" activity.
Grades:
7th - 12th
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All But My Life Footprint Activity
This is an extension activity designed for students to make the connection between themselves and a memoir, All But My Life, by Gerda Weissman Klein. Students visually answer the question, "What will you leave behind?"
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Black History Month Calendar
This calendar for Black History Month includes important dates for Black historical figures. (Make sure you also check out the corresponding Black History ELA Do Nows, which have 17 class starters that correspond with these dates and figures!)
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9th - 12th
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American Literature Time Period - Revolutionary Bootcamp
Information / Instructions / Suggestions:
* Students complete short tasks to get acquainted with the thematic elements and characteristics of the American Revolutionary Time Period.
*The tasks are broken into sections based on a complete work-out routine.
*Tasks are well-rounded and integrated with other subjects, while involving media (clips and music) and artwork.
* The activity appeals to different styles of learning.
* Students can work individually, in pairs, small groups, and (in some s
Grades:
9th - 12th
Shakespearean Travel Agent
Students become a travel agent and arrange a trip for a "customer" to Verona, Italy. The student must research plane tickets, places to stay, places to eat, and things to do while in Verona, Italy. All of this work creates setting and visual references for students while reading Romeo and Juliet.
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Grades:
8th - 12th
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