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8th grade Common Core W.11-12.1 literature circles
Socratic Seminar, high school reading comprehension, task cards, philosophy
Socratic Seminar, high school reading comprehension, task cards, philosophy Socratic Seminars provide an engaging way for students to learn about any topic and build critical thinking skills. It’s a low-prep way for teachers to teach without sacrificing rigor. Furthermore, because it can foster open dialogues among classmates, it builds better classroom camaraderie.What buyers are saying:This was perfect! I had been looking for a way to get my students to think more and engage each other instead
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Beyond the Barnyard: A Dynamic Animal Farm Book Study
Immerse your students in the thought-provoking world of George Orwell's "Animal Farm" with this comprehensive novel study lesson! Designed for high school English classes, this engaging lesson package is packed with a wide range of activities, captivating videos, comprehension checks, CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning) paragraphs, audiobook links, and an abundance of resources to stimulate lively discussions and critical thinking.Throughout the lesson, students will explore the timeless themes of
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7th - 12th
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Fact and Opinion, argumentative texts for HS, MS, reading comprehension, no prep
Fact and Opinion, argumentative texts for HS, MS, reading comprehension, no prep Do you need a simple approach to teaching Critical Thinking at the High School and College levels?With Artificial Intelligence permeating every facet of our lives, infusing critical thinking into school curriculums is absolutely necessary. This product helps students understand the difference between facts and opinions.This self-contained product about The Socratic Method or Dialectics, widely used in Colleges, Univ
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Using Text Evidence to Support a Theme Paragraph
Great for students to:
- track dynamic character growth
- analyze theme development
- gather text evidence while reading
- apply text evidence to a well-developed paragraph
- utilize tools to smoothly incorporate quotes
Great for teachers:
- printer ready!
- use for ANY short story
- hold students accountable to reading the assigned chapters by printing page 1 for the assigned reading (by gathering text evidence quotes, students will not be able to just look at Spark Notes)
- gives students r
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7th - 12th
Conversation Starters Package on Bad Habits- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on bad habits.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of bad habitsActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and tra
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Conversation Starters Package on Gun Violence
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on advertising.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of gun violenceActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Gun Violence Bundle: Class Discussions and Debate
Conversation Starters Package on Sitcoms- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on Netflix.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of NetflixActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitio
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
All the Light We Cannot See Essay, Anthony Doerr, End of Unit Essay with rubric
Teach literary analysis skills with this end-of-unit essay for Anthony Doerr's All the Light We Cannot See. In this essay, students explore the diverse perspectives of multiple characters from the novel and craft a five-paragraph literary analysis essay. This past school year was the first time I taught this novel and I found this essay really meaningful in my classroom. Anthony Doerr is remarkable at creating real and authentic characters who we connect deeply with, so my students really enjoye
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8th - 12th
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Conversation Starters Package on Sitcoms- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on sitcoms.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of sitcomsActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitio
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Conversation Starters Package on Challenges
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on challenges.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of challengesActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and tra
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
The Hunger Games Literature Circle
The Hunger Games – Common Core Curriculum Standards
Everything needed to have a student-led group project, a Literature Circle, over The Hunger Games is included in this lesson. The unit will require 16 days for students to read the text within their literature circle, with an additional 3 days for reading quizzes.
Instructions for the teacher are included. A daily position sheet is included for assigning each member of the group to complete the written activities they are required to do d
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8th - 11th
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Conversation Starters Package on Global Warming- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on global warming.What's included:A list of 14 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of global warmingActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Conversation Starters Package on Influencers
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on influencers.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of influencersActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and t
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Stolen Art- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on stolen art.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of stolen artActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and tra
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
A Christmas Carol Literature Circle with Common Core Standards
A Christmas Carol – Common Core Curriculum Standards
Everything needed to have a student-led group project, a Literature Circle, over A Christmas Carol is included in this lesson. The unit will require nine days for students to read the text within their literature circle, with an additional five days for reading quizzes.
Instructions for the teacher are included. A daily position sheet is included for assigning each member of the group to complete the written activities they are required
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8th - 12th
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Conversation Starters Package on Dress Codes
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on dress codes.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of dress codesActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and t
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on School Censorship
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on school censorship.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of school censorshipActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expre
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
All the Light We Cannot See Novel Study Discussion Questions Anthony Doerr
These two lessons were created for Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See. Students complete two close reading assignments for two scenes from Part 10, August 12, 1944 (pages 468-471) and answer discussion questions. These lessons are a great addition to your All the Light We Cannot See unit, if you are wanting a lesson for your students to analyze Doerr’s poetic use of language. The close reading passages included are very captivating; they are the climactic scenes where Werner and Mari
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7th - 12th
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Conversation Starters Package on Politics- Middle/High School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on politics.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of politicsActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transit
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Conversation Starters Package on ChatGPT- Middle School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on chatGPT.What's included:A list of 20 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of chatGPTActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitio
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5th - 8th
Conversation Starters Package on TikTok
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on TikTok.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of TikTokActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitiona
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr Reading Questions Making Inferences
This lesson was created for Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See. Students complete a close reading activity for a scene from Part 5, 1941 (pages 256-257). This is the disheartening scene where Werner finds out that Frederick has been badly beaten by the other boys at school and has left school. Students practice the skill of making inferences by analyzing the character’s non-verbal gestures to determine what has really happened to Frederick. This is a great scene for teaching students h
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7th - 12th
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All the Light We Cannot See Novel Study: Discussion Questions Paragraph Writing
Teach paragraph writing skills with this All the Light We Cannot See activity for Part 9, May 1944 (pages 411-413) of Anthony Doerr's novel. This activity is from my novel study for All the Light We Cannot See. During this lesson, students practice writing a structured literary analysis paragraph and gathering textual evidence to support one's claims.High Student Engagement! This is a very tense and captivating scene where Werner sees Marie-Laure for the first time and mesmerized, can’t help but
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8th - 12th
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All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr Reading Questions Part 7
This lesson was created for Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See. Students complete a close reading activity of a scene from Part 7, August 1942 (pages 324-326). During this activity, students review the included passage, complete a vocabulary practice to familiarize themselves with challenging words from the passage, and then answer literary analysis questions about the scene. In this scene, Werner is assigned to fix a radio for a German commander in the war. Werner feels the pressure o
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7th - 12th
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