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Psychology literature circles
High School Reading Comprehension Passage and Questions on Ed Gein
Keep students interested around Halloween or anytime with this engaging nonfiction reading passage and questions about the gruesome horror movie inspiration with facts of a real-life killer, Ed Gein. After all, the movies Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and Silence of the Lambs were based on his horrific deeds. This high school reading comprehension passage may be printed or used on the computer with Google Worksheets, or Easel access. Your kids will love it or hate it, but indifference is
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10th - 12th
Also included in:Â High School Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Bundle
101 Essays that Will Change the Way You Think -- Full Unit
Guide students on a journey of self-discovery and purposeful living with this thoughtful ELA unit. Centered on Brianna Wiest's introspective book 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think, this unit empowers deep critical thinking and personal growth through a blend of writing prompts, literary analysis, class discussions, and a creative gratitude project.This unit includes:- Class discussion and individual reading guides for Brianna Wiest's essays, with prompts to unpack her style, rhetoric
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
Writing A Research Paper- A Sample Paper
This is a research paper about writing a research paper. The paper is written in American Psychological Association (APA) style. It gives the reader the basic instructions needed to choose a topic, conduct research, and write a research paper. Although written in APA format, the instructions are beneficial and relevant regardless whether the student is writing in MLA or another writing formatting style.
Sample Paper: Writing a Research Paper by B. Gayle Jackson is licensed under a Creative Commo
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Grief Power Bundle + Journal
A Social Story - "Losing A Loved One"Are you looking for a cute social story about the death of a loved one? Look no further! This nostalgic story about Angela, a girl who lost her grandfather explains what death is, what emotions can come up, and how a child can cope with grief.Losing A Loved One - Letter TemplateUse this letter template for a child or person supported to address feelings of grief for a person who has passed.Condolence ArtCardsWhen a child/student loses someone close, classmate
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Not Grade Specific
Educated: A Memoir-Discussion Questions + Essay Prompts
This is a 10 page pdf but only the first two pages are the questions. You are purchasing my resource which is ten big picture questions about many of the ideals and themes of Tara Westover's memoir: Educated. The remaining 8 pages are copies of three articles written about the book and its impact. Three of my 10 questions quote these pieces from The New York Times, Psychology Today, and Vanity Fair. I included printable copies in case you'd like your students to read these articles before they a
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Schwa Was Here Literature Unit
This humorous, gritty book is perfect for the pre-adolescent or middle school literature circle! With the literature book touching upon themes of "labels", fitting in, and families, coupled with sarcastic, appropriate tween humor, the activities in this book are tailor-made for cluster-groups or differentiation within the classroom, with an emphasis on collaboration and group discussion. Each chapter section includes vocabulary and journal prompts, as well as instructions for conducting smal
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5th - 7th, Staff
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Abnormal Psychology Unit Final Project: Fact or Fiction?
How can we get a true understanding of what it's like to live with a mental illness? In this resource students will go deeper and beyond textbooks and the DSM in order to try to understand the human element behind the disorders. Structured as a lit circle project, students will read young-adult literature that features a main character suffering from one of many mental illnesses. Throughout their reading and discussions, students will think critically and make conclusions based on the text. The
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9th - 12th
Also included in:Â Abnormal Psychology *UNIT BUNDLE*
NPR Article "The Teen Brain: It's Just Not Grown Up Yet"
NPR Article "The Teen Brain: It's Just Not Grown Up Yet" with questions. Was used with a Romeo and Juliet lesson on teenagers making impulsive decisions.One of my TOP sellers! Great way to infuse some informational text into literature. Break up the play some-- and make it relevant to today's kid! Excellent for a sub-plan-- easy enough for the sub, but meaningful for the kids (and super easy for you!). Skills: main idea, central idea, informational text. Google Quiz format or Paper/Pencil forma
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8th - 10th
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Thoughtful Thursday: What makes good people do bad things?
Thoughtful Thursday activities are designed for students to explore content and themes related to literature units. I created these in response to the need I have in my classroom to for a "pick-me-up" in the lull before Friday. This Thoughtful Thursday prompts students to consider good and evil in society. It provides an opportunity to reflect on bias, consider the implications of an experiment, and apply understanding to a passage from Lord of the Flies.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Asch Conformity Experiment Article Questions
Students will learn about the psychological aspect of conformity by examining this analysis on the Asch Conformity Experiment. Product includes link to article, 7 critical thinking questions, example answers, and a link to an engaging video of the experiment being done recently.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone High School Curriculum
Social Emotional Learning (SEL): Anxiety, Insecurity, Self-esteem, & Identity
Included in this product is a Google Slideshow that contains 8 slides that cover Alan Watts’ subjects of anxiety, insecurity, self-esteem, identities, and how to overcome perfectionism. Quotes taken from Alan Watt's The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety. Two of the slides have PearDeck installed on them so that the students can reflect and type in their open-ended responses to the discussionGreat to use for an SEL lesson!
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9th - 12th
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Defending Jacob - Book Club Assignment and Discussion Questions
Hello! This document helps guide a group of students to participate in a book club for the book Defending Jacob. This book involves the psychological concepts of criminal law, the nature vs. nurture debate, the adolescent brain, and psychological disorders. It is student led by having them create their own reading goals and discussion questions. The three parts are 1) Book Club Goals and Discussion Questions, 2) Journaling, 3) After Book Discussion and Writing Prompts. The third part includes qu
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9th - 12th
Girl,Interrupted: Reading Assignments and Project
This product is designed to accompany the nonfiction work Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen. It includes 17 writing prompts for journal entries students will complete independently and then use during class discussions of the reading. It also includes a collaborative extension activity for one of the journal assignments as well as a final journal assignment rubric. For their final journal assignment students are asked to write about life in the asylum either from a patient or nurses perspectiv
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Mommy, am I pretty?
Young children today are inundated daily with images that create unrealistic and often deceptive expectations of size and beauty. How does growing up in a culture obsessed with outward beauty effect this particularly impressionable and vulnerable demographic? This question amid concerns about raising her own two young daughters sparked the inspiration for her illustrated book, Mommy, Am I Pretty?
While walking home from school young Molly asks her mother what it means to be pretty. Molly’s mot
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K - 6th
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Student-Led Book Club
Hello! Here is a template that helps a group of students participate in a book club for a project/assessment. It is student led by having them create their own reading goals and discussion questions. The four parts are 1) Book Club Goals and Discussion Questions, 2) Journaling, 3) After Book - Vocab or Reading Check Questions, 4) After Book Discussion and Writing Prompts. This purchase includes a rubric for assessment.
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6th - 12th
Psychology--The Ultimate Quotation Collection
Psychology—The Ultimate Quotation CollectionContents: 21 Page Essay—How to Effectively Use Quotations in Your Classroom © 219 Page Quotation Collection on Psychology This 219 page quotation collection contains the most interesting, thought-provoking, and useful quotations on Psychology. A unique collection presenting only pertinent and straightforward quotes that address all aspects of Psychology, this set of quotations includes the classic quotes as well as quotes carefully chosen from primar
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Not Grade Specific
Perfect by Natasha Friend Novel Unit Comprehension Question Worksheets Handouts
This pack has comprehension questions to go with the book Perfect by Natasha Friend. It also includes a character tracking chart on various pages. Most of the worksheets are through two chapters each, but a few of them spread over three or four chapters (based on the length of chapters). They worked nicely when I taught this book this year.
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5th - 8th
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Bundle
This is a culmination of all the discussion questions, slides presentation, cumulative project, and an additional introductory assignment -- the ACEs Questionnaire
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11th - 12th
Color Psychology - Group Activity
This product features a Color Psychology packet, including a one-page definition of what Color Psychology is and how it affects one's mood, as well as 9 different pages of Color Descriptions and subsequent Group Discussion Questions. Suitable for Differentiated Instruction or breaking the class into Small Groups for the purpose of exploring how color affects one's mood. Perfect for Psychology classes or reviewing a literary text that features Color Symbolism.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Social Emotional Learning (SEL): The Wisdom of the Inner Voice (Herman Hesse)
Included in this product is a Google Slides presentation of Herman Hesse's thoughts on the wisdom of the inner voice / inner self.There are 8 slides in all that contain:Herman Hesse's quotes on the inner selfreflections on your younger self and if [your younger self] could see you nowthe hidden being deep within yourselfself-esteem and how every time someone makes fun of you, you get another invisible link in the chain that surrounds you and holds you downIncludes two slides of animated short fi
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9th - 12th
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Hunger Games Katniss Character Study Graphic Organizers
Looking to teach characterization of Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games? A set of graphic organizers to accompany the intriguing photo story of the many faces of Katniss throughout the entire novel. Connects directly to identity, appearances, versions of reality, power, society & class, sacrifice quotes sprinkled throughout key scenes from the text and movie. Students are focused and their minds get ready to think critically and analytically about the character of Katniss. Just print and
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5th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
DIGITAL Interactive Journal: Connecting The Glass Castle to our world
Use this assignment to assess the following standards and give your students choice when writing about their experience with the Glass Castle. This journal is a great way for students to also prepare for small group or whole class discussion of the book and its relation to psychology, family dynamics, and coming of age topics. This file is intended to be template for students to work on using their technology. I use google classroom to release this template to each student.This digital version
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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History of Mental Heath in America Reading Activity
This reading activity is a great way to start a mental health unit in Psychology or Health! The provided reading - "America's Long-Suffering Mental Health System" by Zeb Larson of Origins (a publication from Ohio State University and Miami University) - has been split into separate sections to allow for group participation. This lesson can help reduce stigma early in a unit, promote group participation, and engage students with interesting content about mental health history.
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8th - 12th
Using the Enneagram to Understand Literary Characters
The Enneagram is an ancient personality typing system that has become popular again in mainstream circles. As a framework, it can better help us understand ourselves: our fears, our actions, and our motivations. For fun, it can also be used to help "type" literary characters. Using this framework will allow students to think critically about characters from their favorite novels and plays. Synthesis and Evaluation are at the highest levels of Blooms taxonomy, and utilizing the Enneagram as a too
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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