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Seasonal creative writing research for Microsoft Word
Psychology Final Project "Who am I?" Two Different Project Options
AP Psychology and regular psychology end of the year project to wrap up all that the students have studied of the course of the year.
This creative project will allow students to take a more in depth look at themselves and how their personal experiences relate to a wide variety of psychological concepts.
There are project two options to look at; one takes a more creative approach to self-analysis, while the second option is a purely written reflection. You can choose one to assign or give both
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9th - 12th
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Satire: Writing a Satirical Argument Like Swift's "A Modest Proposal"
Following examination of the persuasive satire Jonathan Swift perfected in "A Modest Proposal," your students will create their own satirical arguments to address controversial issues of today, whether at the local or global level. This complete unit contains nine pages of materials for the instruction of persuasive satire, including a 2-page overview of the assignment itself, including the writing prompt, steps for organization of ideas, tips regarding tone and style, discussion of possible top
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10th - 12th
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Editable Titanic Passenger Tickets!
These editable tickets will allow your students to explore what it was like on the titanic in first, second, and third class. This ticket allows you or your students to write in their name, their class, who they are accompanied by, their reason for traveling and any additional comments for their trip. It is perfect for literature and creating fictional characters to write about their journey or your students can research actual passengers from the Titanic and do a mini biography on the real pass
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3rd - 5th
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Teen Issues: Multigenre Research Project
This unit is designed to appeal to adolescents' inquiry into the social issues amongst them. Students select a relevant teen issue and create a five-piece research-based multigenre project. I include a structures unit plan with objectives; project requirements, ideas, and rubrics; handouts to guide them through the process of Internet-based research; and a post-assignment self-assessment for students to complete at the end of the unit. This was one of the most successful units at my diverse,
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8th - 12th
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Winter Olympics Research Project
Independent research project on the Winter Olympics. Students choose an event and an athlete who participates in the event to research and then complete a Google Slides presentation. Includes project outline, guiding questions, graphic organizer, and rubric for assessment. Slight focus on Canada, but can modify to suit your needs.
Voice Writing Activity for Diary of a Worm
*This writing activity is based on the book Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin (series)
*Students practice using "voice" and rough draft a report of an animal telling about himself
*Students use a variety of resources (internet, nonfiction text materials and/or encyclopedias) to research an animal and then use the 6 +1 trait of voice to tell his/her story based on the book
*After writing a diary using the rough draft form, students create a final copy (hand-written or typed) and illustrate a c
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3rd - 6th
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Compare and Contrast Essay Rubric - 4th Grade
This rubric was created to assess student informational compare/contrast essays on 2 plants or 2 animals that they researched for their ecosystem. Could be easily adapted for any compare/contrast essay.
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3rd - 5th
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Create an Insect Project
*Students will create a 3-D insect model using a variety of materials to create a unique and newly discovered bug!
*This is a great activity for a culmination to an unit on insects
*Students must use their knowledge of the basic body parts of an insect to create a unique bug--head, thorax, abdomen, wings, and six legs
*A sample project is featured and a sample report
*Report rubric and grading rubric are included
Have fun creating your unusual and unique bugs!
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1st - 3rd
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Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 5
This upload uses the last Act in Midsummer Night's Dream to explore and consolidate the comedic structure of the play. The first activity encourages students to predict what will happen in the final scene and after reading the act, to show how Shakespeare uses the fifth act structure to finish his play. At the end of this section students are asked to order the play within a play and then write up an act of their own choosing. There is also work on thematic development with an emphasis on find
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream
A Tale of Two Mathematicians - An interactive Play
After my students completed the AP Calculus Exam during my first year of teaching AP Calculus, I continued covering material from our calculus text. However, the students struggled because the material was more difficult and, more realistically, their enthusiasm had diminished significantly after the demanding schedule that led up to the AP Exam. Therefore, I began looking for alternative mathematics that could be used to motivate students and maintain their interest after completing the AP Ex
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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December Scavenger Hunt
December Holidays Internet Scavenger Hunt. Students find answers to questions about holidays and celebrations in the month of December. They will research history and statistics in relation to this time of year and use Microsoft Word to give sources, pictures, and answers.
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7th - 12th
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Figurative Language Exercises
This upload has a series of activities which support information on similes, metaphors, extended metaphors, symbolism and motifs. It also looks at allusion in order to show that writing is about compression and comparison of meaning. In order to write better descriptions it includes activities on word choice, sentence length and organisation. Activities include working in pairs and groups and making vocabulary charts on different subjects. Writing tasks to consolidate each subject are also in
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Name Origins WEBQUEST
Students use the "Behind the Name" website and the student-friendly handout to research the origin, meaning, and history of their first and middle names. This is a TERRIFIC first week of school activity-- students can make name tags that display the information learned through the webquest. Students can then share this information in a quick "introductory" speech.
The handout can also be used to research the meanings behind CHARACTER names in students favorite novels OR as inspiration for nam
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Grades:
5th - 12th
North Korea & South Korea Postcards
Help students learn about East Asia countries North Korea and South Korea through this fun activity! They will research information about the 2 countries to help them gain an understanding of the culture. They will create a postcard like they are in North Korea and South Korea highlighting the differences in the 2 countries.
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6th - 12th
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Creating a World for your Story
This upload has advice, assessments, questionnaires and journals that consolidate advice on genre and setting, on how the microcosm can reflect the macrocosm, the way our consciousness is shaped by the world around us, the use of motifs in describing setting, the embeddedness of a character in their world, the use of sensory perception and the way to categorise details.
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Not Grade Specific
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30 Minute Library Lessons: What Should I Read Grades 2-5
Students often do not know what they want to look for during library visits. These 10 questions will help them see that life interests are a good place to start. Afterwards, you can collect the information to determine future book purchases for your library, or use the information to create pie charts to analyze with students in future classes.
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2nd - 5th
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Final Project: Teach Me Something!
Tired of teaching this year? Have your students do it! This project allows students the freedom to teach YOU about something they are passionate about while using important soft skills. This project involves research, presentation skills, summarizing, citations, organizing information, and more! Word Doc format allows you to easily adjust it to your needs. Rubric is included for grading! Happy Learning :)
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Animal Research Project! Food Web, Chain, Habitat, Ecosystem, Facts Page, Rubric
Dive into our animal research projects with confidence! Packet covers habitats, weather, food chain, food web, facts sheet, life cycle, ecosystem and more!
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Grades:
1st - 6th
Common Core Career Project Fifth Grade
Students will be going through the process of choosing a career that requires a college degree. They will deal with their finances, make decisions, and create a project for a presentation. This packet gives you a day by day outline for what to teach and cover, along with worksheets and a rubric. It is common core aligned and list the standards. This is great for a beginning of the year or end of year project for after the EOG's.
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4th - 6th
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Life Science End of Year/Final Exam Review
Answer key included. This is a "Life Science" end of year activity meant to help students review content from the second semester. This could be used to help prepare for standardized testing and/or to prepare for a final exam. This review is provided for you in downloadable word document format, so that you may edit. I pair my presentations with an interactive notebook, so students were asked to word individually or in pairs to go back through their notebooks and find answers to these questions.
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6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-5
, MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-3
, MS-LS1-1
, MS-LS3-1
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Harry Kane Fact Sheet & Non-Chronological Report Writing (Structured)
Perfect for any teacher who is trying to inspire their pupils to write a non-chronological report on the life of a significant person. Harry Kane has been a role model for thousands and achieved at the highest level of professional football. Two A4 pages of facts about Harry Kane provide a fairly detailed snapshot of his family members, his sporting achievements, interests and some random facts too.There is a basic and an advanced planning structure sheet for children to use to support writing a
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4th - 8th
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Multimodal Essay Writing Prompt-Students Include Video and Images in Essay
This is a multimodal essay that I use with my English II students. Multimodal just means that this assignment requires students to compose using language AND several nontraditional modes of communication as well, such as movie clips, audio, and images.
→ The assignment specifies that students have to create or modify these elements, and they must embed and contextualize them in their writing. Do note that I have included links to online resources in the prompt that students can use to accompli
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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History Grab Writing Project
Perfect for any time-specific period history unit or for a gifted student/group who requires a challenging project revolving around history.This project includes a run down of what a "History Grab" is, an organizational worksheet and an example of how to make your historical figure shine. A wonderful way to practice detailed and descriptive writing. Would be a great way to facilitate one grade motivating another to read about historical characters!
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Research Project w/ Menu Options (Sight/Vision/Blindness)
This assignment is connected to Florida's 10th Grade Savvas English textbook, specifically Unit 5: Blindness and Sight. It offers independent, paired, and group work on the topics of vision and what it means to see.
Grades:
9th - 12th
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