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Free Common Core CCRA.R.10 dbqs
The Destruction of Pompeii, by Pliny the Younger "Teaching with Primary Sources"
Track back to the Schecknabi Productions Storefront in Early to Mid-February 2019 to purchase the following related resources! For now, enjoy this free content!Part of a Bundle!THE DESTRUCTION OF POMPEII Summative Assessment: Journal Entry with RubricPerspective-Taking writing assignment to foster empathy with historical figuresHelps students understand the events of the eruption of Vesuvius Formative AssessmentsGraphic Organizers including:Analyzing a Primary Source for: Facts, Dates, Historic
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6th - 12th
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Black History Reading Comprehension
“Black History Time Capsules” are designed to be used as supplemental materials alongside the Social Studies curriculum. When Black history is included, students are presented with surface level information about the same people year after year. These packets include primary sources, biographies, historical facts, quotes, and pictures to bring Black history to life. Activities include critical thinking questions and written responses to develop close reading skills (prediction, text analysis,
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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Covid-19 and Public Health
In this reading and set of questions students will learn about the novel corona virus and the response to Covid-19 from world governments. The reading also includes background and history on public health and epidemiology. The sections of the reading are a brief history of disease, public health, what is the WHO, and social distancing. There are text boxes on facts on the virus and disease naming conventions. There are four direct comprehension questions and four inference questions. The file co
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Physical Technology of the Digital World
This article deals with the physical technology that makes the digital world possible. It looks routers, networks, undersea cables, data centers, and cell towers. It also contains text boxes on ARPANET, satellite based internet, and fiber optic cable. This text will help students understand the engineering necessary to make the modern world work. This product contains differentiated versions of the same reading: level 1 has a word count of 889 and a Flesch-Kincaid reading ease score of 61.3.Le
Grades:
5th - 9th
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Government Shutdown 2019 - Trump's January 19th Speech - Rhetorical Analysis
This resource is designed so that it can be used independently or as a companion piece to my full synthesis project, posted here. The speech recorded below is just one of the latest additions to an ongoing national debate over the appropriate methods to address borders security, immigration, and the importation of illegal drugs in the United States. I developed the full resource to encourage my students to engage with the logic, arguments, and rhetoric of this current issue, while practicing the
Grades:
9th - 12th
Animal Farm Chapter Assignment Set
This set of discussion questions and teacher answer keys is designed to be used with the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell. These assignments take students chapter by chapter through the novel, having them evaluate the events, characters, and themes, also requiring specific sentence and paragraph requirements, along with MLA format citations. Each set can be easily edited and used as a digital or printed assignment. These are designed to be used in a discussion-based classroom, with students
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9th - 12th
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Cookies, Algorithms, and Micro-transactions
This informational text deals with online advertising, how cookies can track activity, how algorithms can determine what we see, and microtransactions in freemium games. It will help students understand how their privacy is affected by going online, and what websites know about them when they visit. It also explains how algorithms work on content platforms, and how psychologists built microtransactions in games like fortnite to be addictive. The reading has five reading comprehension questions a
Grades:
5th - 9th
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Primary source debate: Was Abraham Lincoln an abolitionist?
This debate will take students through 9 primary and secondary sources with evidence for and against the proposition that Lincoln was an abolitionist. They will record their evidence on provided graphic organizers, and engage in a structured debate with another team in the class. Works best with teams of 4-6 students. I run two simultaneous debates in my class, so that everyone is involved in presenting the evidence and arguing their side.
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Grades:
10th - 12th
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