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Middle school close reading research for Microsoft PowerPoint
Greek Mythology: A Beginner's Guide to Percy Jackson
An introduction to Greek Mythology with the intention of using before reading Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. This slides presentation goes through slight background of Ancient Greece and their polytheistic beliefs, all twelve gods of Olympus, and other important gods and titans that are relevant within the book. On the last slide, a spoiler-free description of the character Percy Jackson is provided. Slides by: slidesgo.comIcons by: flaticon.comInformation about Greek go
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4th - 7th
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
Poet & Poem Research Essay: MLA, Check-ins, Exemplars, Slideshow, + more
Introduce your students to school or local databases, MLA citations, and more with this Poet and Poem Research Essay.The LessonThe final product will result in students writing a four-paragraph essay focused on a poet and one of the poet's poems.Students will dedicate a paragraph to research on their poet's life.Another paragraph will focus on analyzing a poem from their poet and factors in the poet's life that may have contributed to their writing.Along the way, students will submit body paragr
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Natural Disaster Project
This can be used as an end of unit assessment or a way to build background knowledge on Natural Disasters.They need to choose which natural disasters you want from the list of:Earthquake, Tornado, Tsunami, Volcano, Flood, Hurricane, Landslide, AvalancheThere are 3 websites provided for each type of natural disaster in which they can choose fromIf you are using this in Google Classroom I suggest you make a copy for each student Each type of Natural Disaster includes 3 links to do their research
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3rd - 8th
Jane Eyre: How to Read Literature Like a Professor Opener (Student-Led Jigsaw)
Charlotte Bronte's coming of age novel, Jane Eyre, focuses on the titular character - a seemingly plain but fiery young woman - as she struggle through the hardships of family, love, class, and more.Before students jump into the novel, give them the opportunity to under the deeper meaning of certain themes and symbols via How to Read Literature like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster.The LessonBased on 45-minute class periods, students take about 4-days to complete this opening activity. The activi
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Reading Passage Hawaii (overview)
This reading passage is about the geography and history of Hawaii. It is the first reading in a passage of 7 reading passages about Hawaii. The larger package contains - An Overview of Hawaii, Hawai',i The Hawaiian Culture, Lili'uokalani, Captain James Cook, Volcanoes, Pearl Harbor and Barack Obama.
(The other reading packages have not all been loaded at this time - 9/27/17)
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3rd - 6th
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Analyzing Rhetoric within Media Bias
Help students learn where their news information is coming from, as well as any bias that goes along with it. Students are asked to find a similar story on three different news platforms (liberal, conservative, and neutral) and analyze how those sources use rhetorical appeals within the reporting. The students are also asked to reflect on which source seems to be the most effective in their methods of persuasion. This is a great assignment that lets students see how rhetoric is used within the
Grades:
8th - 12th
Mythology Research Project
This project is for use with Edith Hamilton's Mythology. Students will be assigned one chapter from the novel to become an expert on. Using what they've learned from the book and their own research, they will put together a Google Slides presentation to teach the chapter to their classmates. They'll also create a student handout so the whole class will have study guides for each chapter.This way, students won't feel overwhelmed with having to read the whole novel, but they can still be held resp
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8th - 11th
A tour of the United States (A google slides U.S.A. 5 regions project)
This product is for classrooms that are 1:1 or for students with access to a device and the internet. The product is a google slides presentation that is set up for students to fill in information about each of the five regions. (The states included, geography of the region, climate and natural resources.) Each slide also has a space for students to research and insert videos/images that are representative of the specific region. This product is a place for students to prove their understanding
Grades:
4th - 12th
Annotation Mini Lesson: The Triangle of Meaning
Looking for to help your students with annotations and close reading? This "Triangle of Meaning" lesson will provide structure to your students' annotations and help them making text to text, text-to-world, and text-to-self connections.
Grades:
6th - 10th
Arachne Introduction for the Greek Myth as Retold by Oliva E. Coolidge
Introduction to the myth, Arachne, as retold by Olivia E. Coolidge. It contains background information on Arachne, her father, Athene, (Athena) and Poseidon. A great way to get students interested in the myth prior to reading it.Use in PowerPoint, or upload to Google Classroom as Google Slides.A+ Literature Guides are made by a language arts teacher with 30 years of experience teaching language arts, as well as 15 years of experience writing state and national assessments that align with commo
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6th - 8th
Finding Your Everest Introduction to The Seven Summits - Jordan Romero Essay
Introduction to Finding Your Everest, about famous mountain climber, Jordan Romero, in the essay by Robert Medina. It contains background information on Jordan Romero's adventures as well as information on the seven summits - the highest mountains on the seven continents. A great way to get students interested in the text prior to reading it.It can be shown in PowerPoint, or as Google Slides in Google Classroom.Follow us on Teachers Pay Teachers:A+ Literature Guide’s TPT StoreA+ Literature G
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7th - 8th
Also included in: Finding Your Everest Bundle for the Jordan Romero Essay by Robert Medina
Dragonwings: San Francisco Earthquake 1906
I made this to use before the students started Unit 2 of DragonwingsThis will help them learn some background knowledge of the Earthquake in San Francisco that took place in 1906This is great for distance learning, just make sure to make a copy for each student in google classroom
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4th - 8th
Introduction to the American Dream Research Project
These interactive slides provide an introduction to a research project focused on the changing American Dream. Students will watch a video and read two articles concerning the American Dream. They will then use those resources to start to brainstorm their answer to the research question- How has the American Dream changed over time, and what does this reveal about Americans themselves?
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8th - 12th
Also included in: American Dream Research Project
Bioplastics
This PPT includes full article, links and lesson plan for a one of lesson on bio-plastics as a precursor to a potential research project. It links to science, humanities and English (non fiction writing) skills.
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6th - 8th
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FANMADE - Superheroes - Valentine's Day Quiz Time! - PPT - Editable.
This fun activity will help you deepen the subject of Valentine's Day with 10 fun questions on the subject. Developed with superheroes edition, this material offers you great quality in design and information.Fair Use Copyright: The following quotation of the Copyright Act into the next box on the dispute form: Copyright Disclairmer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for ¨Fair use¨ for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship and res
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K - 12th
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Connections Research Project- To Kill a Mockingbird
This resource can be used at the end, or during, a unit on To Kill a Mockingbird. This resource would also work great for any other novel as well! This research project allows students to make different type of connections based on the novel and today's world.
Grades:
8th - 12th
Voting Rights Article Gradual Release Slideshow
I used a short article from the Library of Congress, but this could really be used with any article you see fit. I do = model taking notes on the first paragraph; We do = students take notes together on the second paragraph; You do = independently finish the article and notes.The worksheet is in a separate resource and available as a bundle.
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Voting Rights Article Worksheet and Gradual Release Slideshow
ELA Performance Task Source Notes Organizer
This is an organizer to help students navigate through multiple sources of text keeping them organized and focused on main ideas and details within each source. This organizer places all information in one format to help blend information for their written task assignment.
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5th - 7th
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