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Common Core RL.9-10.2 research for Google Apps
Transcendentalism and American Romantic Poetry Webquest
This Google Slides Webquest is provides an opportunity for groups or individuals with a mini-research component, as well as excerpts from Walden, Self-Reliance, and poetry from Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman. Also included is a creative writing final assessment project related to either Transcendentalism or American Romantic Poetry. Three expository writing prompts are also included with the poetry. This assignment is intended to engage students with challenging topics and literary works throu
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: American Literature: Transcendentalism, Poetry, and Short Stories
To Kill a Mockingbird (TKAM) Chapter 15 Lesson (NO PREP)
Unleash the potential of your English 9-10th grade classroom with our captivating lesson designed for Chapter 15 of To Kill a Mockingbird. This comprehensive resource, meticulously crafted for Teachers Pay Teachers, seamlessly weaves literature, critical analysis, and real-world connections into an immersive learning experience. What's Inside:Google Slides Presentation: Immerse your students in the rich narrative of To Kill a Mockingbird with a dynamic presentation. From clear objectives to a st
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9th - 10th
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The Hate U Give Complete Unit Plan (Critical Literacy Series #1, Common Core)
Grab the first unit in a 10-unit series I am designing that incorporates critical literacy practices. This unit incorporates several research-based critical literacy practices (Berhman, 2006; Morrell, 2008; Pescatore, 2008) to include incorporating supplemental texts, creating opportunities for student-directed research, and taking social action.Additionally, the unit meets several Common-Core standards and includes visible-thinking routines and high-impact reading comprehension strategies. Stud
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9th - 10th
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The Education of Margot Sanchez - Full Unit
This is a unit to teach the book The Education of Margot Sanchez by Lilliam Rivera. This is a book about a young Puerto Rican girl from Riverdale who is forced to work in her parents supermarket over the summer in the South Bronx. This is a great and easy read for ELLs who may be able to connect with the Hispanic protagonist, but would work for all students! The unit provides chapter questions and activities, journals, webquests, multiple assignments and more!
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9th - 12th
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Animal Farm Cliff's Notes Project
This is a portfolio style project for the novel Animal Farm. It is worth 200 points (this can be edited to your liking). Included in this document are the requirements for the project as well as a detailed rubric for grading. I did this project for several years. The students enjoyed it. There are writing and artistic components. It gives them a chance to let their creativity shine.
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9th - 12th
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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Sound of Silence Lyrics and Presentation Analysis
Leave all the guess work to someone else with this easy to follow Common Core aligned poetry analysis mini-unit. Follow the plan for a short two day unit or the random note at the end of the two page lesson plan for at three day unit. PART I: The goal here is for students to read and annotate the lyrics of the song as poetry before watching/listening to the three versions of the song. First by Paul Simon followed by Simon and Garfunkel and ending with the music video by Disturbed. Students will
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9th - 12th
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Dreamers: An Introduction to The Great Gatsby
I have used this 4-part exercise as an introduction to F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Part I asks students to consider the American Dream at the height of immigration in the United States. This involves some research. Part II asks students to consider and predict their own lives in 20 years in relation to the American Dream. Part III explores the transformation of the American Dream and asks what it means today. Part IV guides students in a reading of “Richard Cory,” a poem by Edwin A
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9th - 12th
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Greek Mythology - Gods/Goddesses Research and Presentation -- EDITABLE!
In this immersive, engaging activity, students will select a Greek god or goddess to delve into through extensive research. As they learn about the intricacies of their chosen deity, they will not only become experts on their gods or goddesses and their myths but also participate in a captivating role-playing experience. Students will bring ancient stories to life as they teach and enlighten their peers about the fascinating world of Greek mythology. This is consistently a student favorite!! Thi
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8th - 12th
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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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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian Summative Task
Help your students critically engage with Alexie's novel (and reputation) as they tie the novel to real issues or injustices in their own community and research how to take action. This summative task blends research writing skills with literary analysis skills to help your students build their critical thinking and academic prowess. Furthermore, to help students develop 21st century skills, the essay is collaborative. The assignment lays out how students can use Google Docs to collaborate and r
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9th - 10th
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Independent Reading Lit Groups - 9th Grade Focus
Students choose text and work together in small groups to complete the extension menu. The extension menu has 12 options with four tasks in three categories. Students can be assigned all tasks or have the choice of tasks to complete. The tasks are focused on the 9th-grade unit of fate and destiny, but they can be adjusted to any theme or main idea.
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9th - 10th
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Independent Reading Literature Groups
Students choose text and work together in small groups to complete the extension menu. The extension menu has 12 options with four tasks in three categories. Students can be assigned all tasks or have the choice of tasks to complete. The tasks are focused on the 10th-grade unit of what it means to "see", but they can be adjusted to any theme or main idea.
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9th - 10th
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Allusion Notebook
This Google Slides notebook supports students' research, critical thinking, and writing skills. The slides include information about allusions and a template that scaffolds the allusion analysis. The end of the notebook concludes with a 5-8 sentence *CER(ER) paragraph. A rubric is included.The assessment is relevant to honors or AP students in grades 9-12, and it's applicable to any text. *Claim, Evidence, Reasoning, Evidence, Reasoning,
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9th - 12th
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Bystanders of the Holocaust Distance Learning
This lesson on Bystanders of the Holocaust combines informational text with any Holocaust novel or short story unit you are teaching. The assignment focuses on plot, research, and citing evidence in an ACED response. If you are not familiar with the ACED response, please check out and download my free ACED Writing unit. The assignment could be used as either directed, cooperative, or independent.This is presented in a Google Doc and is ready to be uploaded to any Google Classroom. However, it
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7th - 10th
"The Lottery" Theme Analysis Essay: Notes Form
This note-taking form takes students through step-by-step research for "The Lottery" Theme Analysis essay (linked below). Other Lessons for "The Lottery":"The Lottery": Theme Analysis Essay: Prompt"The Lottery": Theme Analysis: Graphic Organizer"The Lottery": Vocabulary"The Lottery": Theme Slides
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7th - 12th
Also included in: "The Lottery" Bundle
TKAM Pairings: “The War on Poverty” by LBJ
Use this abridged version of Lyndon B. Johnson’s famous “War on Poverty” speech to make connections between the characters in To Kill A Mockingbird and the realities of poverty. This is a great assignment to give students a safe space to discuss the effects and realities of poverty in a realistic setting without the danger of the conversation becoming too personal.
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8th - 10th
TECH REVIEW {integrating literacy into business & technology courses}
TECH REVIEW The Tech Review was designed to increase literacy development and research skills for students enrolled in business & technology courses. It is also the perfect tool for classroom management. Each week, students will research forms of technology (single version included). Students will complete this assignment after they have finished with all other assignments/tasks for the day or week. This means less idle time during the week. There is a class presentation option for the weekl
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Freedom Writers Diary research presentation
For this assignment, students will choose a social issue from The Freedom Writers Diary and research its prevalence in their own community. The assignment asks them to make a connection to the book, form a research question, conduct inquiry-based research, and present their findings to the class. This involves reading comprehension as well as real-world application.
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6th - 12th
A Raisin in the Sun Introduction
Interactive slideshow to help students learn the main ideas behind the play.
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9th - 12th
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