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10th grade reading strategies research for Google Apps
Montgomery Bus Boycott Activity and Project Kit Print & Digital
Tap into your students’ personal passions, the deciding factors of successful social movements, and an array of critical thinking skills in these 7 activities and project the cover the complete story of Civil Rights Movement's kick-off event, the Montgomery Bus Boycott by learning the contributions of everyone from Booker T. Washington and WEB Du Bois to Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr.This resource comes in both PDF and Google Slides for your flexibility!What made December 1995 Montgomery
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in: US History Activity and Project Kits Bundle Print & Digital
The Great Gatsby: Engaging Novel Introduction- Research, Notes, and Analysis
The Great Gatsby Introduction Bundle- This bundle includes everything you need to give your students a comprehensive background of the 1920s and the influence it played on the novel The Great Gatsby. Students will analyze art and poetry, take notes, conduct group research and present their findings, and predict the significance of the cover art. We have spent 15 years creating this bundle and it has been perfected to help our students grasp what it meant to be a part of the Lost Generation and t
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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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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William Shakespeare Webquest (Internet Scavenger Hunt) - Digital & Print
This two page scavenger hunt will help peak students' interest in the works of Shakespeare as they investigate his elusive history! 16 questions in both digital and printable formats, along with a document of webpages to help your student get started will undoubtedly set them upon a journey to new learning and discovery. Shakespeare is something that all students will study in their educational careers. I have created this Internet Scavenger hunt to help kickstart any Shakespeare unit I do in t
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6th - 12th
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Study Questions
MASSIVE No-Prep To Kill a Mockingbird Study Questions - Over 31 pages and 7 Weeks of material. Classroom-tested by over 2000 teachers, over 275 reviews for a 4.8/5 rating! SAVE over 30 by purchasing the ENTIRE BUNDLE!Teaching with Simply Novel's To Kill a Mockingbird complete unit gives the rigor you are looking for, while helping your students enjoy the story itself. In both PRINTABLE and DIGITAL VERSIONS for Distance Learning and In-Person Classrooms!In this comprehensive To Kill a Mockingbird
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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China's Camps: "Re-education Centers" Or "Concentration Camps"?
This lesson will have students critically explore what has been described as “one of the worst human rights crisis in the world”— referring to the camps located in the northwestern province of China, which are currently holding a million or more Uighur Muslims. The Chinese government disagrees with this portrayal, and has claimed that the camps are merely “re-education centers.” This lesson will have students analyze the validity of the two portrayals through the study of multiple sources. The
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8th - 12th
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"Is this Worthy Evidence?" middle and high school research
After teaching my students what evidence is and is not when conducting research, students are still choosing evidence that truly does not prove anything. I designed this activity for students to determine if 10 selected "evidence" are logos (logic, numbers, statistics, facts, percentages, true stories, or historical events), ethos (expert opinion from authorities in the field of study), or nothing (no data, number, fact, and no expert attached to an opinion.) This is the first-time students tr
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6th - 12th
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The CRAAP Test Lesson | Slideshow for Teaching Students How to Evaluate Sources
This original slideshow lesson teaches middle and high school learners about the CRAAP Test -- a method (set of questions) to evaluate the validity of online or print texts. This lesson is perfect for most English, literacy, ESL, and social sciences courses and other writing or communication units.The lesson works as -----a standalone lesson on The CRAAP Test for multiple ages and grades/subjectsa visual prompt for the classroom about The CRAAP Test (easily printable)a precursor to teaching MLA
Grades:
7th - 12th
News Article Reading Response Graphic Organizer Templates - CHELPS
Help your students write robust responses to informational articles, news articles, or Article of the Week without feeling too repetitive! This set of graphic organizer templates allows for student choice in their responses to self-selected or class readings of news/informational articles. Graphic organizers utilize CHELPS to aid students in understanding types of evidence. These templates also give students a catalog of articles they have read to help with research and essay writing. Perfect fo
Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: News Informational Article Reading Response BUNDLE
"Threading" Document
What is Threading? Life and literature are all about creating connections. Now that students have read a text in its entirety and completed an array of activities on it, they are pulling out some small “threads” or ideas they are curious to learn more about or want to connect to other knowledge they have about the world. A Thread is any idea, concept, event, reference, etc. that generates additional thinking…and makes you want to research to find out more about it. This threading tracker has st
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9th - 10th
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Also included in: Lit. Circle Bundle
"In the Time of the Butterflies" Pre-Reading Cognate/Spanish Vocab Assignment
In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez // Pre-Reading Cognate and Spanish Vocabulary AssignmentThis is the perfect assignment to build students' language background information that is necessary to comprehend and appreciate Alvarez's story about the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo in the Dominican Republic and how the Mirabal sisters developed an underground revolution to fight against him and his murderous regime.Julia Alvarez utilizes many cognates throughout her novel. This assignmen
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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F. Scott Fitzgerald Webquest (Internet Scavenger Hunt) - Digital & Print
This three page scavenger hunt will help peak students' interest in the works of Shakespeare as they investigate his elusive history! 16 questions in both digital and printable formats, along with a document of webpages to help your student get started will undoubtedly set them upon a journey to new learning and discovery. The Great Gatsby has been a timeless classic within the high school classroom.. I have created this Internet Scavenger Hunt to help students dive into the world of the author
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9th - 12th
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What is Racial Profiling? Printable & Digital
Help your students better understand racial profiling with this simple research assignment using the ACLU website. This 2-page assignment asks students to define and research racial profiling by reviewing News Articles & Court Cases!A great introductory activity to novels like Just Mercy and Dear Martin! Don't forget to check out my resource on the term Superpredator to support student understanding of stereotypes!******************************************************************************
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Dear Martin Whole Novel Growing Bundle!
Just Mercy: Mitigation & Mother, Mother Learning Stations
This product is meant to be paired with Just Mercy Adapted for Young Adults by Bryan Stevenson. The product consists of 4 learning stations and one exit ticket discussing the different topics of chapters 10 and 12 of the novel. Help your students better understand what is going on in the world today in terms of women being jailed for stillborn births, the KKK, the Confederate symbols, and the issues with mental health in today's prison system
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8th - 11th
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Evaluating Online Sources for Reliability: Fake Photo Test *Answer Key Included!
This online Google Drive activity is a great introduction to a research unit to show students the importance of evaluating information online. It's a fun way to start learning how to weed out false information and research using only reliable resources. Students enjoy examining the photos and becoming investigators in search of the truth about what really a happened in the pictures! Not only do students have to do an online investigation, they also have to provide evidence for their answers abou
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6th - 12th
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Research Paper - Solving an Unsolved Mystery
We all know that teaching research writing can be a drag. However, this topic and breakdown will hopefully alleviate some of the stigma that comes along with researching and writing. I have provided several quizzes and tools that help students evaluate sources, come up with topic (a famous unsolved mystery) and break down the researching steps in several ways with many checkpoints to ensure students are on track. This research topic would go especially well after reading a text dealing with myst
Grades:
9th - 12th
Animal Farm by George Orwell Research Project
We as teachers understand the importance of the author's purpose and theme throughout works, but often that concept can be lost on students. However, I have found that requiring students to conduct research before/after reading a work, it has a great deal more meaning to them because of a few factors. Not only are they going and finding the information themselves on why the novel or play that they are reading is significant, but when they are to find out the significance on them/the society they
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Animal Farm by George Orwell Interactive Growing Bundle!
Spanish Conquest of America Primary Source Investigation: Civilized or Barbaric
Pre-TeachingStudents should be familiar with the broad history of Spanish exploration and conquest of the Americas. Watch the Crash Course on the Age of Exploration, for instance. Discuss the ideas of us vs. them, barbarian vs. civilized in general, allowing students to draw their own conclusions. This exercise is an investigation of the Requerimiento of the Council of Castile, 1510, which will allow students to have direct evidence of the motivations of Spanish Conquest by way of an address fro
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9th - 11th
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The CRAAP Test (for Evaluating Sources) | Lesson and CRAAP Checklist Handout
This CRAAP Test handout is a short lesson and CRAAP test checklist to support middle and high school learners evaluate the validity of online or print texts. This handout is perfect for most English, literacy, ESL, and social sciences courses, as well as other writing or communication units.Page 1:CRAAP test defined CRAAP test acronym explainedCRAAP test rationale -- why use this method?Page 2:CRAAP test checklist for learners to apply the test to any text of their choosingRelated Products ---"C
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7th - 12th
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Argumentative Text/Debate Graphic Organizers
These digital slides include two sets of graphic organizers with teacher instructions, student instructions, and complete examples. This is great for any grade level that is diving into argumentative text and identifying claims, counter arguments, and rebuttals. The first graphic organizer is great to introduce students to identify claims and counterclaims (and their evidence) from either teacher or student selected text, and the second graphic organizer allows students to find multiple examples
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7th - 10th
Frightening Friday--The Mystery of the Sodder Children
On Christmas Eve, 1945, the home of the Sodder family tragically burned to the ground. The parents, George and Jennie Sodder, and four of the nine children in the home escaped. Five were never seen again. What happened? Did their bodies disintegrate in the fast-burning fire? Why was the family convinced that foul play was afoot? Using the Smithsonian article, "The Children Who Went Up in Smoke" by Karen Abbott, students will read the story of the Sodder family fire and the strange circumstance
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6th - 12th
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Credible Sources Practice Assignment
Students will practice researching and finding reliable sources using the CRAP test.
Grades:
8th - 12th
Enrichment Research Plan
This fully customizable enrichment research plan is designed for student-led research on either a topic provided by the instructor or via student choice. This is an excellent resource for open-ended projects, collaborative activities, enrichment challenges, gifted and talented classrooms, home school students, end of the year projects, and/or for students who want to dig deeper into a subject they are passionate about. Recommended for grades 4-12+
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Argumentative Writing Process and Strategies-Google Version
New Product Alert!We are finally ready to start putting our materials and selling them via Google Drive. This is a new process for us so we hope this works out well for you and your students. We know that many of our students have laptops or iPads and prefer to do their work electronically. You can download this online resource and the students can provide their responses within the digital version of the packet. This was designed on Google Slides. You can only provide responses, you cannot a
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9th - 12th
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