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Common Core L.9-10.1 research for Google Apps
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
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6th - 12th
Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
Peer Editing Group Activity For Research Papers | Editable Google Doc
Have you struggled with how to structure Peer Editing time in a meaningful way? This Peer Editing Checklist and rotation activity helps MS and HS students optimize their time, collaborate effectively, and give (and accept) constructive criticism during a Research Paper unit.Can be used digitally of course, but I have found that nothing works quite as well as printing out their papers and editing by hand in a group. With this activity, students have one printed copy of their paper and one editing
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8th - 11th
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The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer Research Project for Google Drive
Facilitate the process of investigating relevant topics, documenting information gathered, and delivering formal speeches with this low-prep, standards-based research project to complement Susan Beth Pfeffer's dystopian novel The Dead and the Gone, the sequel to Life As We Knew It. The focus of the project is natural and human-influenced disasters, covering twenty topics including the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, the flu pandemic of 1918, the tri-state tornado outbreak of 1925, the Fukushi
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6th - 12th
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Leap Year: Writing with Evidence
Looking for a timely way to reinforce writing skills and the citation of evidence? Keep it current by using this quick Write and Cite assignment to have the students practice the necessary skills of argument writing, in-text citations, and works cited page while researching the importance of Leap Year.My students need more help with these skills than a major essay or research paper can provide. This assignment is meant to be a quick one-period with homework or a two-period assignment. Also inclu
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8th - 11th
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Halloween Research Project and Speech Materials for High School ELA (Google)
Complement a unit on Gothic fiction and embrace the harvest season with this low-prep, standards-based research project addressing 33 topics directly and indirectly related to Halloween: ancient celebrations, holidays, and practices (Samhain, Lemuria, guising, souling, and more); more recent traditions (Guy Fawkes Night, the history of trick-or-treating, and the history of pumpkin carving); myths, legends, and superstitions (Jack O'Lantern, the Beast of Bray Road, Mothman, and more); medical con
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9th - 12th
The Handmaid's Tale Research Project on Women's History & Human Rights (Google)
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood lends itself to compelling research opportunities for high school students. This low-prep, standards-based project has students investigate topics related to women's history and human rights around the world: from America (the Fourteenth Amendment, Equal Pay Act, Equal Rights Amendment, etc.) to Canada (the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada, National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, etc.), from the Middle East (
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9th - 12th
Female Fiction Character ONE-PAGER | Google Slides | Middle & High School
Looking to highlight STRONG FEMALE CHARACTERS? These Google Slides are the perfect template for that type of focus! Two slides will help students share about the book they read and two more slides will help them prepare their information for the one-pager.A great Women's History Month Activity, this resource combines researching and self-expression as part of the learning process.This activity will give the students an opportunity to let their creativity shine AND share about one of their favor
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6th - 12th
A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah and Sierra Leone - Research Project (Google)
Help students better understand the historical context of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah and facilitate the process of researching topics related to Sierra Leone with this low-prep, standards-based resource. Students will choose from thirty relevant subjects—the deposing of Siaka Stevens' government, the Revolutionary United Front, illegal diamond mining, the West Side Boys, and All People's Congress to name a few—and navigate credible sources with the goal of teachin
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9th - 12th
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer Research Project for Google Drive
Promote student choice and facilitate the process of researching scientific and societally significant topics from beginning to end with this low-prep, standards-based resource pertaining to the novel Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer. Students will choose from more than a dozen topics—Yellowstone's supervolcano, Hurricane Katrina, the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, and nuclear disasters at Chernobyl and Fukushima to name a few—and navigate academically appropriate sources with the goal of
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6th - 12th
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Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Research Project and Speech Materials (Google)
This low-prep, standards-based project helps high school students investigate topics and deliver informative speeches related to Michael Crichton's science fiction novel Jurassic Park. It also helps students contextualize the events of the novel by calling attention to 30 relevant topics—from scientific advancements (such as the cloning of Dolly the sheep and the sequencing of human genes) to scientific theories (such as those involving efforts to achieve de-extinction and those seeking to unde
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9th - 12th
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MLK Day: Martin Luther King Jr Activity, Webquest, Biography Summary
Looking for an engaging activity to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. or MLK Day? Your students will enjoy learning more about the life and achievements of this civil rights leader through a biography summary activity. In a user-friendly, graphic organizer template, students will summarize the life and biography of MLK. It’s no-prep for you, but quality content for your students. Make research fun and enjoyable with this biography summary webquest.What is Included:A detailed page of teacher ins
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Not Grade Specific
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English Back to School Bundle!
Kick off your back to school with ease using these resources. I have used these activities for years, and students continue to have fun and get engaged with the content. I have given you everything I use, including:1. First day slides2. Fun in class debate3. Stand up if... activity4. Back to school night slide and handout5. Syllabus6. Daily slides with warm ups and schedules 7. Professional email lesson and activities8. Mini research lesson and activity9. Virtual bitmoji classroom and scavenger
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9th - 12th
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Ender's Game Research Project Materials for Google Drive
Promote student choice and facilitate the process of researching relevant topics from beginning to end with this low-prep activity to conclude a unit on Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. Students will choose from thirty research topics—addressing ideas such as real-life child soldiers, humanitarian organizations, Project Blue Book, the Fermi paradox, space travel, and other events transpiring as recently as 2023—and navigate academically appropriate sources with the goal of teaching their peers
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7th - 12th
Researched Argument Unit
Comprehensive research argument unit with resources for every step of the writing process, including MLA 8 practice, tips for narrowing internet searches, and samples an annotated bibliography and rough draft. The Google Folder contains 18 editable files so that they can be customized for the class. They can be added to Google Classroom or downloaded and printed as handouts.
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9th - 12th
George Washington: Graphic Organizer Webquest Research Summary Activity
Studying history and gaining from the lives of people that have come before us is extremely valuable. With this Historical Biography Summary of George Washington, students will enjoy learning about his past through researching and documentation. In this user-friendly template, students will summarize the life and biography of George Washington. It’s no-prep for you, but quality content for your students. Enjoy learning history through these historical biography summaries.Check out my Presiden
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Not Grade Specific
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The War of the Worlds Research Project Materials for Google Drive
Promote student choice and facilitate the process of researching relevant topics from beginning to end with this low-prep activity to conclude a unit on The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. Students will choose from thirty research topics—addressing ideas such as real-life UFO sightings (the 1947 Roswell incident, the 1997 Phoenix Lights incident, the 2006 O'Hare International Airport incident, etc.), UFO programs and organizations (Project Blue Book, Mutual UFO Network, SETI Institute, etc.), a
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7th - 12th
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros Research Project for Google Drive
Facilitate research on thirty topics related to The House on Mango Street and its author, Sandra Cisneros, with this low-prep, standards-based activity. Students will navigate informational texts about historically significant women (Elvia Carillo Puerto, Adelina Zendejas, Lydia Cacho, and more), landmark events (Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Equal Rights Amendment, and more), social justice organizations (American Civil Liberties Union, League of Women Voters, Hispanic Heritage Foundation, and
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7th - 12th
Cells Research Report | Cells Project | Google Slides
Engage your students with this fun and comprehensive Cell Research Report resource. It helps make report writing easy! It contains questions, organizers, tools and forms to use for your students to create, develop, write, edit, illustrate, present, and assess your students’ Cell Research Report.This resource is also designed to not only to learn and explain the new information, but also answer some higher-level thinking questions (Common Core Essential Questions) to apply the knowledge they have
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7th - 11th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-7
, MS-LS1-2
, HS-LS1-7
, MS-LS1-3
, HS-LS1-4
Also included in: Cell Report Printable and Google Slides Bundle
Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers and the Vietnam War - Research Project
Help students better understand the historical context of Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers and facilitate the process of researching topics related to the Vietnam War with this low-prep, standards-based resource. Students will choose from more than twenty relevant subjects—the Gulf of Tonkin incident, the Tet Offensive, the My Lai Massacre, Tinker vs. Des Moines, and Milton L. Olive III to name a few—and navigate credible sources with the goal of teaching others about their topic. A detailed
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7th - 12th
Feed by M.T. Anderson Research Project Materials for High School (Google)
Promote student choice and facilitate the process of researching scientific and societally significant topics from beginning to end with this low-prep, standards-based resource complementing Feed by M.T. Anderson. Students will choose from more than twenty research prompts—addressing ideas such as commercial space travel, genetic engineering, environmental disasters, and the implications of irresponsible social media usage—and navigate academically appropriate sources with the goal of teaching t
Grades:
9th - 12th
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