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Native American Point of View Reading and Writing Project
No-prep, Native American "point of view" reading lesson! After reading passages, and actual letters and statements from Native Americans, students use critical reading skills to show their understanding of the points of view of many Native Americans and others today. A difficult part of American history is the loss of Native American land to the English settlers. This lesson provides an opportunity for your students to take an in depth look at the opinions of several Native Americans and othe
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5th - 8th
The War that Saved My Life, 2016 Newbery Honor Book
Set in 1940 in London, England. War is breaking out as Hitler's Nazi forces begin their deadly march to seize control over Europe. But that is not the only war in 10-year-old Ada’s life. Abuse, pain, and isolation have been her constant companions. Will she be successful in joining the British children who are being evacuated to the countryside before Hitler's troops invade? This profound historical fiction story puts an unforgettable face on the Battle of Britain during World War II.The 76-
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5th - 8th
Thanksgiving Spanish Stories el día de la acción de gracias reading activities
This product includes two silly stories in Spanish related to Thanksgiving. They are great filler activities for the day before break, the first day back, or to include in an FVR library. The first story should be acceptable in any classroom and the second one is a little more political, but hopefully funny! They are editable, written entirely in the present tense and include reading comprehension questions.Story 1: Panchita el pavo has a brilliant idea to protect her family during Thanksgiving
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5th - 12th
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Thanksgiving Figurative Language Activity
This is a perfect fall figurative language activity and craftivity! Have your students build a turkey using their knowledge of figurative language.Included:- turkey feathers that are titled with 8 figurative language devices (onomatopoeia, hyperbole, alliteration, metaphor, simile, oxymoron, personification, and idiom)- 24 pre-made, Thanksgiving themed examples of figurative language in sentences that students will sort and glue onto the appropriate feather.- blank circles available for students
Grades:
4th - 9th
Día de Acción de Gracias Thanksgiving Spanish Reading Activity w/ Sweet 16 Verbs
Do you need an easy to follow lesson plan leading up to Thanksgiving? This Spanish Thanksgiving activity and reading with the Sweet 16 verbs in Spanish will give your students repetitions of 14 of the Sweet 16 verbs. These high frequency verbs in Spanish are used throughout the story making it very appropriate for level 2 students! Your students will work through 3 levels of an embedded reading; progressing including more detail, vocabulary, and length of the original short story. This level rea
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Tiffany's Spanish Curriculum Bundle
Thanksgiving Virtual Digital Library ELA Hybrid Distance Google Slides Editable
This resource is a collection of 12 children's picture storybooks that students of all ages could read as a fun Thanksgiving or literature lesson if you need an activity. These are all favorites of my students and very entertaining. I use this in my middle school classroom and have used it with 1st graders. These are great read-aloud books and come with links to YouTube videos so students do NOT need the actual book to enjoy the story. This resource is completely editable and can be shared on Go
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1st - 8th
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NEW! Europe Geography — Can the UK Rejoin the European Union After Brexit?
Engage your students in this European Union and Brexit lesson. This resource is designed to help your students learn and explore the pros and cons of Brexit. Students will cooperatively read about the European Union and Brexit. They will write a letter to the European Union or the United Kingdom based on role cards that provide different scenarios of the U.K. requesting or being asked to rejoin the European Union. OBJECTIVES: The learner will understand the purpose of the European Union.The lear
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7th - 12th
Also included in: NEW! Geography: Types of World Governments SUPER Bundle + FREE RESOURCE
The Boy at the Back of the Class Novel Study
A story that celebrates the power of kindness. It will make you laugh and cry as you read this very honest story about the life of a refugee escaping war-torn Syria. How can we be friends and make a difference in someone’s life? SummaryThere used to be an empty chair at the back of Mrs. Khan's classroom, but on the third Tuesday of the school year a new kid fills it: nine-year-old Ahmet, a Syrian refugee. The whole class is curious about this new boy--he doesn't seem to smile, and he doesn't tal
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4th - 10th
Creative Writing Prompts Mega Bundle | Christmas | Thanksgiving | Halloween
Embark on a joyous educational journey through the most cherished holidays of the year with the “Seasonal Tales: Ultimate Holiday Writing Prompts Bundle.” This carefully curated bundle brings the spirit of Halloween, the warmth of Thanksgiving, and the magic of Christmas and Winter Holidays alive in your classroom, fostering a rich storytelling environment where creativity knows no bounds.The Ultimate Holiday Storytelling Companion Features:Diverse and Imaginative Writing Prompts:Halloween: Ste
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5th - 12th
2 THANKSGIVING Short Stories: PDF LINKS INTRO and Vocab Study ppt lesson
These amazing Language Arts Powerpoints are going to help your students so much with the comprehension of grade level reading material because they use beautiful photos to teach all the really difficult vocabulary and explain the history behind the setting.PURPOSE: This PowerPoint lesson bundle provides digital pre-reading resources, historical background info, vocabulary word study, practice, and assessment for the 2 GRATITUDE THEMED short stories; perfect for Thanksgiving: *TWO THANKSGIVI
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5th - 8th
Wuthering Heights: Reader Response Journal
Wuthering Heights - Reader Response Journal: This journal includes one page for each chapter. Students have an opportunity to respond, using their thoughts and feelings, after they read each chapter.Key Words: Emily BrontePRINT & DIGITAL formats are included.For More THOUGHTFUL RESOURCES VISIT Creativity in Motion
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: High School Literature BUNDLE: Short Stories and Novels
Magic Tree House Fact Tracker Pilgrims - Study Guide
This is a 30 page study guide for Magic Tree House Pilgrims Fact Tracker. This is the nonfiction companion to Magic Tree House #27: Thanksgiving on Thursday. Every page of this study will encourage students to use nonfiction text features and practice skills necessary to successfully complete their own research. This packet is divided into chapters, so students can easily navigate through the book and complete the questions.
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2nd - 11th
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The Real Thanksgiving Differentiated Reading Passages
This product has 3 differentiated two-page reading passages. The higher level is indicated by an asterisk at the top of the reading, the hashtag is the middle level, and the plus sign is the lower level. These symbols are small enough that my students don't even notice them so the levels aren't obvious to them, but it's easy for me to differentiate. The student answer sheet and the answer key is included. The content explains the real first Thanksgiving and debunks some of the myths, such as Pil
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5th - 8th
High School Reading Comprehension Fiction & Nonfiction Passages & Printables
The mystery of Stonehenge has long held people in its' grasp. Now, it can capture your students' attention too! This unit contains a mini lesson on learning how to read fiction and non-fiction with one printable for assessment. It also contains the original 12 page short story, In the Shadow of the Stones, with 5 printables assessing story comprehension and analysis and one printable comparing the fiction story to the non-fiction passages. There are seven non-fiction passages which include asses
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8th - 9th
High School Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Lesson - Jack the Ripper
Prepare to be shocked with this high-interest nonfiction reading comprehension passage about the crime that held London captive. Do you know Jack the Ripper's real identify? Can you solve the crime that's been unsolved for over 100 years? A thorough analysis of the text, will help students better understand how vocabulary can set the tone, and how to make connections within the text. Lesson is designed to last 2 to 3 days. Included in the Resource:• table of contents with CCSS• teaching sugg
Grades:
8th - 10th
Also included in: High School Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Mystery Bundle
The Vikings
"The Vikings" Copyright Betty J. White, 2023, popular science writer Included in this resource…Learn about: -Facts about the Vikings, their homelands, runes, rulers, and mythology.-Maps of the Nordic homelands.Suggested for grades 9 on up.-Includes, “Asgard”, a game…Play a game on the Easel Assessment, where the players try to reach “Asgard” (based on what you have learned from this resource).
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7th - 10th
Short Story Guide: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving Interactive
This is a short story guide for the short story titled "An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving," by Louisa May Alcott. There are five sections, so the guide is designed to be completed in a week. In this story the Bassett family is preparing for Thanksgiving when they get a message that Mrs. Bassett's mother is failing fast. Mr. and Mrs. Bassett must go quickly, so they leave the farm and home in charge of their eldest boy and girl.The guide includes:vocabulary exercisesdiscussion questionsreading acti
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3rd - 8th
Escape Room William Shakespeare
Introduce your students to William Shakespeare through an ESCAPE Room. Students can work in teams online or F2F solving puzzles about characters, settings, quotes, and influences of Shakespeare, Double puzzlesThe Man, The Myth, the Legend (life and times of WS) CrosswordWords and Wisdom from the Bard (Quotes from characters) AcrosticThe World was his stage (Settings of plays) word scrambleInspiration from the Bard (modern influences in art) MatchingLast Conquest (final clues to unlock) Cryptogr
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8th - 12th
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Thanksgiving - Reading a story in French - Un repas extraordinaire
This is a story in french that takes place on Thanksgiving day (US). Questions on text and vocabulary included.It is Thanksgiving day, during the family meal. A grandfather tells the guests an extraordinary story about what happenned one Thanksgiving day when he was young. - Text Uses vocabulary about thanksgiving.- About 800 words of story with Illustrations- 15 questions on text with answers sheet included- a visual on some idiomatic expressions using animals names- a link to flashcards (vocab
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Multimodal Unit: Text - Movie - Historical Themes in Literature
Overview5 Classes with 4 homework assignments used to discuss Kipling and British Imperialism. This multimodal unit uses a short story, a poem, a movie, and non-fiction literary and historical analysis to teach how to interpret a story for symbolism and compare that story’s themes across media. Materials IncludedPDF Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by KiplingHistorical and Literary analysis PDFsVideo link to Chuck Jones’s Rikki-Tikki-TaviWhippoorwill Notation Sheet - be sure to allow your students to fill this
Grades:
7th - 12th
A Modest Proposal Presentation and Study Guide
Looking for an incredibly thought provoking topic? How about Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal. That's right! The letter Swift wrote suggesting upper class citizen consume the children of the lower classes is a great way to teach satire and engage students in meaningful discussion in the process.
This lesson comes with a twelve-slide presentation, the full text of A Modest Proposal, and a study guide with an answer key!
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7th - 12th
The Sign of the Beaver Reading Comprehension Questions
Based on The Sign of the Beaver, this resource includes open-ended reading comprehension questions for the chapters focusing on main idea, characterization and plot events. An answer key is included.
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4th - 8th
Also included in: The Sign of the Beaver Literature Bundle
Día de Acción de Gracias Thanksgiving Spanish Writing Activity | Tira y Escribe
Do you need an easy Thanksgiving Activity for Spanish class? This Spanish Thanksgiving activity and writing prompt game will engage your students and make an easy day for you!This tira y escribe (or roll and write) activity is designed to help students improve their creative writing in Spanish. Students will use dice to roll for characters, location, and problems in their story. Students will use their rolled answers to create a writing piece! This product includes lined paper for students to ea
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Acción de Gracias Thanksgiving Activities in Spanish Bundle
THANKSGIVING HIGH SCHOOL LITERATURE COLOR BY NUMBER
SOMETHING A LITTLE FUN FOR THANKSGIVING, GREAT GATSBY, ROMEO AND JULIET, THE RAVEN, TALE OF TWO CITIES, WALDEN, GREAT EXPECTATIONS, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Grades:
6th - 12th
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