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MLA In-Text Parenthetical Citation 9th Edition Research Writing Printable
Give your students an instant research tool! This foldable handout and one-page "cheat sheet" will help your students use in-text citation correctly! This follows the latest 9th Edition MLA format. Your students will appreciate a compact resource that provides the basics for parenthetical citation questions middle and high school students are most likely to encounter.You will receive two formats for the cheat sheet: a foldable that creates a little book and a one-pager. The information on b
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Journalism: Fact-Finding Scavenger Hunt Activity
One vital aspect of being a successful reporter is learning how and where to find factual information. With this activity, middle school and high school students will use any source that they can, i.e. the internet, the telephone, in-person interviews, etc., to figure out the needed information. An answer key is included. This product offers students the chance to exhibit a number of reporting skills. Although I use this activity for a Journalism 1 class, teachers could also use this in any l
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Journalism Activities & Lessons Bundle: Beginning & Advanced Students
Works Cited Bibliography 9th Edition MLA Format Research Writing Activity
You'll love how easy it is to teach your students how to create a works cited page! This resource breaks down the technical skills they need to create an accurate, correct works cited page. Updated with the 9th edition MLA revisions and no prep. This lesson focuses on the hows and whys of creating a properly formatted works cited page using the current MLA standards. Scaffolded, so students get practice step-by-step and build confidence along the way. Everything you need is included:print and
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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MUSICAL COMPOSER RESEARCH PROJECT OUTLINE / QUESTIONNAIRE DISTANCE LEARNING
YOUR STUDENTS WILL ENJOY RESEARCHING IMPORTANT MUSICAL COMPOSERS! THIS RESEARCH TOOL PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK FOR YOUR STUDENTS AS THEY INVESTIGATE THE FASCINATING LIVES OF MAJOR MUSICAL COMPOSERS.RELATED PRODUCTSCOMPARING COMPOSERS VENN DIAGRAMMUSICAL TIME PERIODS CHARTGet credit for future purchases:Please go to your "My Purchases" page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a "Provide Feedback" button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick ra
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: Musical Composers Activity Super Bundle
Introduction to Databases: Gale, EBSCO, and World Book Student Edition
Introduction to EBSCO, GALE, and WORLD BOOK Online Databases - Distance Learning or Face to Face.Includes six worksheets and answer keys with step by step instructions to navigate searches and tools in EBSCO, GALE, and World Book Student Databases.Also includes an editable Power Point version, which allows the teacher to modify instruction to meet students' needs. Directions for making the editable version digital are also included. This packet can be used before starting most research projects.
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6th - 12th
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Banned Books - Writing Research Project CCSS
Here is an engaging product for Banned Book Week, or for middle school and high school teachers to use any time during the year. As students explore various facets of book censorship in schools, they will become more proficient in their reading, critical thinking and writing skills and will gain knowledge about this subject. Whether they choose to investigate the legal, historical, moral or societal aspects of this issue is up to each individual student and his/her personal interest in this top
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6th - 12th
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Unpacking 'A Good Man is Hard to Find': Short Story Discussion & Lesson
Engage Adolescent English Language Arts students (Grades 10-12) with Flannery O'Connor's classic short story "A Good Man is Hard to Find."O'Connor's short story is compelling, dealing with issues related to class, race, moral hypocrisy, and violence. In the story, a woman from the American South goes on a family vacation to Florida. But not everything turns out as expected . . .Use this Digital Download for a Two-day English Language Arts Lesson Using my tested-in-the-classroom resources, teenag
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Journalism Movie: "good night, and good luck" Notes and Activity
This product offers students a chance to research and discuss some of the people and events from the McCarthy Era for study prior to the viewing of the movie, "good night, and good luck". It also includes eight open-ended questions for post-viewing discussions. Twentieth Century United States History and United States Government teachers could augment a study of the 1950's with this movie.However teachers choose to use this product, it raises some interesting comparing and contrasting the middle
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Journalism Activities & Lessons Bundle: Beginning & Advanced Students
Journalism Research and Interviewing Activity: Finding Sources and Facts
In order for students to become credible journalists who produce effective news stories, they must learn how to ferret out the sources and the facts that they need for their stories. For this activity, "Journalism - Research and Interviewing Activity," Middle and High School student journalists focus on Who to interview and What questions to ask. Although they receive very basic facts for each scenario outlined in Activity 1, their job is to consider what information they would need to write an
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Journalism Activities & Lessons Bundle: Beginning & Advanced Students
Inventor Poster {{Black History Month Research Project}}
This Inventor Poster is a great way to engage your students in research for Black History Month. In print or digital form, your students will get to know an African American inventor.What is included:1. Inventor Poster (8x10) - Students will use the internet or other resources to answer guided questions to fill in each section and learn more about an African American inventor. Display them in your classroom or in the hallway. Students will be proud of their work!2. Digital Poster (Google Slides)
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4th - 12th
Orwell's 1984 - Compare 1984 to Today - Group Research Presentation Project
George Orwell's purpose for writing 1984 was to demonstrate what our world could become based on practices of his 1948 society. Assess your high school ELA students' recognition of the importance of 1984 to them, today. Engage students with this detailed research and presentation activity. This activity guides students through researching, organizing, and performing a creative presentation comparing the society depicted in Orwell's 1984 to today's world. No prep.Each group chooses one of the f
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9th - 12th
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Journalism - Mapping the Story: Analyzing and Writing Print Journalism Pieces
One of the most important tasks journalism teachers face is helping students to understand the difference between writing a regular non-fiction piece and a journalistic article.This activity "Mapping the Story: WHAT'S THE BUZZ?" gives beginning journalism students the opportunity to practice writing pieces in the proper journalistic style and format. It also serves as an excellent reinforcement activity for advanced journalism students.Before students write their first piece, they will analyze p
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Journalism Activities & Lessons Bundle: Beginning & Advanced Students
William Shakespeare Biography Mini-Escape - Middle School ELA Biography Sheet
This William Shakespeare Digital Biography Mini-Escape game is a one-lock escape room that introduces your students to Author William Shakespeare in a fun and engaging way. This fully interactive biography has students read an animated biography of the author, animated slides of selected works, interesting facts, and quotes, then watch a short video. Finally, they play a content-related game to demonstrate their knowledge and solve the clue and win the escape! This escape room is completely pap
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6th - 12th
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Progressive Era and Gilded Age Project and Role Play
Meet John D. Rockefeller, Jane Addams, Teddy Roosevelt and more through your students' discovery of them. In this inquiry-based project, students research a major figure of the Progressive Era and Gilded Age and then embody that person at a culminating party. This project, a favorite among my students, puts students literally in the lives of historical figures. This project includes:● How to use this resource and complete timeline within the teacher’s guide● Suggested figures of 30+ individua
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10th - 12th
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Industrial Revolution- Labor Unions & Strikes Graphic Organizers (Grades 8-12)
DESCRIPTION:Are you in need of a simple and fun way to engage students about Labor Unions and Major Strikes during the age of Industrialization in the United States? This Industrialization - Labor Unions & Strikes Graphic Organizers, perfect for grades 8th-12th, can be used in a multitude of ways while simultaneously aligning with Next Generation Social Studies Standards (NGSS) and alike.The industrialization graphic organizers in this comprehensive resource are structured to empower your st
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8th - 12th
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Popular Social Media Template Research or Report Tools for ANY Classroom
These 5 Social Media based templates allow your students to research or create reports using the formats with which they are most familiar! Use with any assigned topics, vocabulary terms, concepts, or people. Can be used in any subject area or any level class. Great for allowing students to use their very familiar Social Media skills in showing their content knowledge!Take a look at my other Assessment and Review ResourcesBuying from Michele Luck’s Social StudiesIf you like this resource, plea
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5th - 12th
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Business Ethics Consumers and Producers Research Project Based Learning Blog
BE an INVESTIGATOR ON ASSIGNMENT of a BUSINESS DISASTER and BLOG ABOUT IT! Engage and Captivate Students with this Intriguing Activity.Participants role play being an Investigative Journalist who follows a big business crisis, which involves consumer product failings. This is a complete independent student activity. Skill sets acquired and utilized includes:Investigate and research a critical consumer product crisisPlan and note using a step-by-step template questionnaireReport, write, and edit
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10th - 12th, Adult Education
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Ray Bradbury Biography Mini-Escape - Middle School ELA Interactive Biography
This Ray Bradbury Digital Biography Mini-Escape game is a one-lock escape room that introduces your students to Author Ray Bradbury in a fun and engaging way. This fully interactive biography has students read an animated biography of the author, animated slides of selected works, interesting facts, and quotes, then watch a short video. Finally, they play a content-related game to demonstrate their knowledge and solve the clue and win the escape! This escape room is completely paperless and req
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6th - 12th
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MLA Citation Posters - 8th Edition
This packet includes 16 MLA 8 citation handouts and title page that can be used on a bulletin board, classroom wall, projected from your computer, or shared on Google Classroom. I use these on a bulletin board in the library for students to refer to as they are researching. They often ask to take a picture with their phones, of the page they need for their citation. Posters stand out with cute owl embellishments and polka dot background and will look great in your classroom, library, or computer
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4th - 12th
Greek Mythology Greek Olympian Research Project & Flyer, God/Goddess Sketchnotes
This creative, engaging project is the perfect introduction (or review) to the Greek Olympians (plus Hestia & Hades). Students will choose, individually or with a partner, a Greek god/goddess to research for a presentation. The instructions checklist provides students a step-by-step guide to complete the project, and the Content Slides Requirement Sheet provides students with a breakdown of the required information with each slide. A template presentation with example slide is also included.
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6th - 12th
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ELA 6-12 Argumentative Writing Presentation Research Project: Super Bowl 2024
Add to the Super Bowl hype with this engaging research project! This project can be assigned individually or as a partner assignment. Students choose between four argumentative (teams, players, performers, commercials) prompts about the Super Bowl. Their goal is to defend their position in a presentation the students will share with the class. The presentation is structured like an Argumentative Essay: introduction, thesis, body paragraphs, conclusion, and references. Students will complete the
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6th - 12th
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Poverty Web Quest Research Activity for AP Language and Composition
Engage students all hour in this focused look at poverty in the United States on a national, state, county, and personal level. Students will analyze an interactive map to determine where poverty levels are the highest and lowest, and think critically about the design about how the data compares to their preconceptions about poverty where they live. For the COMPLETE UNIT for Nickel and Dimed, check out myNICKEL AND DIMED UNIT BUNDLE
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10th - 12th
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Digital Poetry Portfolio Project:Standards Based: High School Digital Activity
The purpose of this project is to demonstrate knowledge of poetic devices and forms. The student will annotate poetry, and create original poetry in similar forms. They will use MLA format to complete the research part of the project. The project will be presented in a digital format. The Digital Poetry Project is a great way to your poetry unit.This is an engaging and rigorous summative assessment. It's well suited for the honors English Student.Have you seen my new easy to use lessons made wit
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8th - 12th
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Multi-cultural Holiday Research Project
This is perfect for the holiday season. Students are given the opportunity to explore a holiday within another culture. I have provided: the project assignment (with detailed explanation) and a comprehensive scoring rubric. The projects fulfills Depth of Knowledge 3. I have included an annotation component as well as a digital aspect.
Check out my other holiday themed lessons:
A Christmas Carol Constructed Responses
A Christmas Carol Literacy Stations
A Christmas Carol 3-D Scene Analysis
Christm
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Holiday Lesson Plan Bundle of Lessons Distance Learning
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Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
Benefits of learning English language arts
Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
- Develop effective communication skills
- Build critical thinking and analytical skills
- Nurture their creativity and imagination
By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.
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