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Middle school writing-essays cultural activities
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
Also included in:Â The Synthesis Essay {A Growing Bundle of Argumentative, Analytical Writing}
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
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in:Â Writing Curriculum, Narrative, Explanatory, Argumentative, Research BUNDLE
**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
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
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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Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in:Â 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
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:Â Classroom Community Bundle for Grades 3-6 Print and Digital
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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Grades:
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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4th - 7th
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.
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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
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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Grades:
6th - 8th
Biography Research Project FREE
Thank you for downloading this FREE version of my Biography Research Project! As a Special Education Teacher, I always found it important to differentiate and create a lesson that will help my students reach their full potential. This project may be used for:
• Inclusion classes
• Resource classes
• Self-Contained classes
• General Ed classes
• Meeting individual learning needs
• Meeting individual learning interests
• Grades 2-6
• President’s Day
• Black History Month
• Women’s History Month
•
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Dear Martin Unit Assessment Bundle (Unit Exam, Part 1 Quiz, & Analysis Essay)
Dear Martin Unit Assessment Bundle: Elevate Literary Learning with Comprehensive Evaluation Tools!Maximize the impact of your "Dear Martin" unit with our all-inclusive Unit Assessment Bundle! Tailored to streamline your assessment process, this bundle comprises a comprehensive unit exam, a targeted quiz covering part 1 of the novel, and a stimulating Text Dependent Analysis Essay Assignment. Revolutionize your evaluation strategy and witness your students' literary comprehension soar! Bundle Hi
Grades:
7th - 12th
Students for Movie Day's featured film of the week: Remember the Titans
Resilient Cafe' presents Students for Movie Day with this featured film of the week: Remember the Titans. This includes alignment of NGNYSS, questions, and answers, discussion activities with links on how to implement them and perform them, essays, KWL Chart, T-Chart, and a movie test with answers. This movie is based on the Civil Rights Movement history and generates many discussions along with embedding ELA skills in writing, speaking, and listening.
Grades:
8th - 12th
Capstone Project - Solving Societal Problems
This assignment aims to provide students with an opportunity to explore and analyze the benefits and consequences of utopian and dystopian societies. Students are required to choose a problem that societies face and conduct research about the chosen topic. They need to compile credible sources and construct a research paper that discusses the topic and their proposed solution. The proposal should be 1-2 paragraphs and include the topic and solution.Once the topic is approved, students must gathe
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
End of Year Scrapbook Project on Culture and Identity | Essay Writing
This fun and hands-on essay writing scrapbook project for middle school and high school English and writing classes includes 24 essay topics on culture and identity, a sample student essay, essay analysis, graphic organizers, essay writing outline templates, three self-review activities, a peer review activity, scrapbook design templates, and two bonus activities. This project works on personal essays with or without research. It includes topical essays, compare/contrast essays, sequential ess
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7th - 10th
Holidays Around the World Writing Project, Leveled, Differentiated!
Students will pick a country they are interested in studying and answer questions about the holiday traditions in that country, then write an essay in paragraph form, using the questions as a graphic organizer. This product includes geography, writing, and social studies components. There are 2 levels for the writing portion, the first level contains a fill in the blanks essay. Level 2 is for intermediate learners who are able to free write their answers in essay form.
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K - 12th
NIGHT: By Elie Wiesel - FINAL TEST
Night Product Descriptioncomplete test, 40 questions...The haunting memoir Night is Nobel prizewinner and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel’s harrowing account of his internment at the Auschwitz concentration camp. This complete test covers the basic plot elements of this book, as well as tying it into fictional elements such as Irony and Allusion. The test is meant to be a final test after reading and discussing the book. It includes multiple choice, matching, sequencing, fictional elements, an
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7th - 10th, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Night Bundle (Elie Wiesel) - Test, Study Questions, Enrichment
The Loch Ness monster Reading & Persuasive Writing Lesson
This is the perfect SS/ELA cross-curriculum lesson! These lessons can be used together or separately. I highly recommend using the introduction to Scotland lesson to introduce this writing activity. Between the Scotland lesson, the guided reading, and writing assignment, this bundle can last a week. The reading comprehension questions help your students closely read the Kids Britannica article about the Loch Ness monster. This will support their understanding when they go to write a persuasive e
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4th - 6th
Bundle: Samantha Smith: Short Story, Persuasive Letters
Create an entire unit by using this Bundle:-Learn about Samantha Smith's life by reading a short story.- Learn how to write persuasive letters and, a bonus, knit Samantha's outfit for an 18" doll.An Easel Assessment is included.
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6th - 9th
Research on a Country-Graphic Organizer
***Common Core Writing*** Students can use this graphic organizer to help with their research on a country around the world! This organizer is is used to help students create a 5 paragraph informational essay.Students use informational text to complete this organizer.
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Hispanic Heritage Brochure Creative Writing Project
No-prep, Hispanic Heritage brochure project for upper elementary students. Students will create an interesting brochure about any Hispanic country they desire to learn about. They are given guidelines as to what needs to be included, a link to a brochure maker if they choose to use it and a rubric to understand how they will be graded. This makes for a wonderful wall display when you are studying the Hispanic culture.
I've also included a brochure template with this resource.
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Black History Bundle
Black History is American history. These resources will allow your students to examine perspectives, think critically, engage in dynamic conversations, and have fun learning!Included: Anthem Analysis (Lift Ev'ry Voice & Sing - Star Spangled Banner)Black Fraternities & Sororities Lesson and Task CardsBlack Fraternities & Sororities - Word SearchesBlack Fraternities & Sororities - MultiGenre ProjectBlack Fraternities & Sororities - Interactive Bulletin BoardBlack Fraternities &
Grades:
8th - 11th
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