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Common Core SL.6.2 dbq activboard activities
Thomas Paine Common Sense: Primary Source Activity | American History
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was a little pamphlet with big ideas! This primary source activity gives students a chance to read through and analyze the major paragraphs, or arguments, within his pamphlet while answering various questions. I created this mini-unit for my own classroom to help students understand this important document that shaped the course of Independence. You will find that this resource is challenging yet capable for all. Students are analyzing text from the 1700's which ca
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in:Â American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
Slavery in the Southern Colonies: A Socratic Seminar
Looking for a higher order thinking activity? Need a way to close out a unit on the Southern Colonies? Do you want to do a Socratic Seminar with your students? Students will evaluate three primary source documents to answer document-based questions. Students will engage in higher-level thinking and improve listening and speaking skills during this common-core supported activity. This activity is appropriate for 5th-7th graders and meets the Common Core Standards for Speaking and Listening.
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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School Dress Code: An Evidence-Based Argumentative Writing Unit - Google Drive
This argumentative writing unit focuses on utilizing a popular and controversial topic, school dress codes, to spark informal dialogue and debate as well as claim/counterclaim development and evidence-based writing through article and video study. Examining students’ school dress code experiences, students are given many opportunities throughout this unit to discuss their positions with peers. These conversations and informal writings combined with an analysis of the differing viewpoints present
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6th - 12th
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Making Decisions as A Group - Group Work Collaborative Learning Lesson Activity
Upgrade your group work or project-based learning with these decision-making activities! Start with a "Guesser vs. Leader" simulation game, followed by a discussion on the various methods of decision-making in group work, including individual, representative, majority, and consensus. Students will practice communication, problem-solving, and teamwork skills as they take notes on a graphic organizer during this discussion, helping them organize and understand the pros and cons of each method.Thes
Grades:
6th - 8th
"Why Videos Go Viral" TED Talk Questions
This product includes the transcript of the TED Talk "Why Videos Go Viral" by Kevin Allocca as well as ten multiple-choice questions. The multiple choice questions address author's purpose, central idea, summary, and analyzing the meanings of unknown words.
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Who I Am Mini Poster
Mini Poster for students to show how they may feel judged or stereotyped by others. This is a great way to allow students to open up about how they feel judged by others. I paired this with a stereotype lesson.
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Not Grade Specific
Social Studies Choice Board: Menu Style
This is a choice board in a menu style for Social Studies, specifically Geography! The menu style makes it extra fun for students to complete projects. This menu would be great to use for ANY end of unit project. Allows the students to have plenty of fun options to choose from and a rubric is also included. You can easily adjust any of the information, as well as the title to your name, to make this menu work for any subject or grade!
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Not Grade Specific
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