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Middle school Autumn literature research for Microsoft Word
Research Paper Rubric - EDITABLE
This rubric will help teachers evaluate student research papers using a point system. It includes the following categories:WRITING SKILLSMECHANICSRESEARCH SKILLSIt is quick and easy to quantify. FEEL FREE TO CHANGE THE CRITERIA AS IT APPLIES TO YOUR STUDENTS.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Victorian Era - Pre-Reading Research Project and Simulation
For years I have taught A Christmas Carol, and each time I have tried to find an interesting way to teach my students about the Victorian setting of the novel. This activity I created has worked perfectly for my gifted students, but can be easily accommodated for any level of learning!What I have created is a three-part activity that doesn't just give students a research project, but also a role as a character from Victorian England. Adding the personal element has allowed my students to not j
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7th - 8th
McCarthyism and The Salem Witch Trials/ The Crucible- Webquest
This webquest is designed to give students background information relating to the concepts of McCarthyism and the Salem Witch Trials. I utilized this lesson prior to beginning to read "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller. It requires students to read several articles, complete Cornell notes and a graphic organizer , which are included. Teachers can use a student discussion (fish bowl, Socratic Seminar) following this activity as a formal assessment.
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8th - 12th
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The Outsiders - The 1960s background research project
Students use these directions to conduct a research project on some aspect of 1960s culture to get a better understanding of the setting of The Outsiders. Topics include music, trends, etc. Guidelines are geared toward a PowerPoint presentation, but could easily be adapted for a paper. Includes guidelines for five groups, a listening sheet for students to record what they learn during the presentations, and an alternate assignment.
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7th - 11th
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The King Arthur Experience
If you have never taught King Arthur or thought it's irrelevant today, think again. This download is a great quickstart guide to King Arthur. It includes a wonderful general guide (as a link to another document), a quiz for that guide, ideas for comparative reading of the legend, student note-taking outline, I Am poem, and a modern guide to Chivalry group assignment, which is kind of like a list of modern rules similar to those of chivalry.
It also includes a 70 question final test and an annot
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8th - 12th
John Updike A&P Short Story Quiz
John Updike's Short Story A&P Quiz - Includes 20 questions and answers to assess student comprehension and understanding. Also great to be used as a Research Paper Idea (See my Short Story Research Assignment)
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8th - 12th
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Humanitarian Research (a post-reading assignment for Night by Wiesel)
After reading Night and studying Elie Wiesel's life after the Holocaust, my students completed this research paper. It is a very simple assignment--a vehicle for me to introduce the research skills and background they will need to write a "real" research paper next year in the 11th grade. You could certainly make it more difficult by changing the requirements on the rubrics, but using the same concept.
The assignment consists of three parts: a two- to three- page research paper, a visual aid,
Grades:
8th - 10th
"The Outsiders" Pre-Reading Online Scavenger Hunt
Using a computer or other technology, students will research S.E. Hinton and the 1960's time period in order to prepare to read "The Outsiders." Two pages of questions that guide students through internet research.
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6th - 12th
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The Bean Trees Human Rights Mini-Research Project
The following extension project after reading Barbara Kingsolver's The Bean Trees asks students to research and present a contemporary human rights issue based on the human rights issues in the novel. Some suggested topics are included and research questions guide students to find reputable resources. The project assesses students' research skills, public speaking skills, presentation skills, and synthesis/evaluation of the novel. Students have found the assignment to be meaningful and related t
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7th - 12th
Greek Mythology Research Report and Oral Presentation
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5th - 10th
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Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream Act 2
This upload has eight activities. There are creative exercises which include making a dramatic monologue, making a newspaper article (which also has a marking grid), and also working on poetry to present a spell with a rhythm and rhyme scheme. There are a series of activities which involve research, comprehension questions which aim at eliciting skills in deduction, paraphrase, justification, analysis, speculation and risktaking. How Shakespeare constructed iambic pentameter verses are also s
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7th - 9th
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Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream Act I
This upload looks at Act I of Midsummer Night's Dream. There are a series of activities on Researching and Comprehension. The emphasis is on Summarising, Skimming, Paraphrasing and Scanning using research into the mythical Greek names used in the play along with the feasts of St John and the Midsummer Festival in medieval times. I include activities on individual work, pairwork and group discussion using hotseating to embed an understanding of the different characters introduced in Act I, Sce
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7th - 9th
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Elizabethan England research webquest
Students complete a webquest to find information about Elizabethan England, the time period of William Shakespeare, and create a journal of their experience living in this time period as if they were there.
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7th - 9th
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Shakespeare Scavenger Hunt
I love William Shakespeare. I love the language, the time-period he lived in, and the timeless themes that his plays have. I tend to teach a lot of Shakespeare. I like to do the Shakespeare Scavenger Hunt in my school’s library but you can do it in the computer lab as well. It’s just a basic series of questions about Shakespeare and his time-period. I like to have my students go to the library because it gives them a chance to move around. Doing a scavenger hunt like this is also more fun than j
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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How to Write an Abstract
Looking for an easy way to teach kids how to write an abstract? This is a perfect resource; it is broken down to where you can walk away, and the student should be able to write a well written abstract!
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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NGSS:
HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, HS-ETS1-1
, HS-ETS1-4
Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 5
This upload uses the last Act in Midsummer Night's Dream to explore and consolidate the comedic structure of the play. The first activity encourages students to predict what will happen in the final scene and after reading the act, to show how Shakespeare uses the fifth act structure to finish his play. At the end of this section students are asked to order the play within a play and then write up an act of their own choosing. There is also work on thematic development with an emphasis on find
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Complete Animal Farm Mini-Research Paper: Absolute Power Corrupts
This editable resouce allows you to set students up for success writing an MLA style, mini-research paper using the theme from Animal Farm, "Absolute Power Corrupts," with minimal "direct instruction." Everything you need is here. You can easily print this packet for students or post it online, and they can work through each step of the process in class, at home, or a combination of the two. Have them submit each step as they go for feedback and revisions, or turn it in all at once. Easily ad
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7th - 11th
Figurative Language Exercises
This upload has a series of activities which support information on similes, metaphors, extended metaphors, symbolism and motifs. It also looks at allusion in order to show that writing is about compression and comparison of meaning. In order to write better descriptions it includes activities on word choice, sentence length and organisation. Activities include working in pairs and groups and making vocabulary charts on different subjects. Writing tasks to consolidate each subject are also in
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Greek & Roman Gods Goddesses Mini Research Project, Exam, CC Lesson Plans, &More
MAXIMUM ENGAGEMENT - Students teach, learn from each other, take notes, and test on ancient mythology using the provided materials that ensure success. EVERYTHING is INCLUDED: Student Handout, Note-taking Graphic Organizer, Presentation Grading Rubric, Notes Test, Exam Key, Common Core Lesson Plans, and EVERYTHING is EDITABLE! Start to Finish: Students are are paired up and assigned a Greek God/ Goddess. They research guided by the student handout. Students present their information while the cl
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7th - 12th
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Around the World in Eighty Days Flags Passport Stamps or Stickers
This document includes the 1873 flags for each country visited by Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne.
You will be able to use these flags as passport stamps or other supplemental material while studying this novel with your students. Easily adaptable to Avery labels.
(Please see my Around the World in Eighty Days Passport Template as well!)
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5th - 9th
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The Wednesday Wars - allusions by month
The list of allusions in the novel is organized by the month (chapter) in which they occur. This helps the teacher prepare the student to understand the allusions before the student reads about them. The allusions could also be assigned to the students for independent research and presented to the class before reading the chapter in which the allusion occurs.
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7th - 8th
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The Odyssey: Hero's Journey Graphic Organizer for Presentations
Are you teaching The Odyssey? How about Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey? Then this is the product for you!This graphic organizer will help students to diagram how the plot from their favorite movie, television show, or video game fits into Campbell's template for The Hero's Journey.Complete with a visual guide and descriptions of each stage, this product will allow students to work independently to understand how the most famous storyline ever has been recycled and re-utilized all throughout hi
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7th - 12th
Greek Mythology Research Project
This research project accompanies the class reading of Percy Jackson's Lightning Thief, but could easily be adapted to stand alone. Students will research one Greek god or goddess. Create 'Fakebook' page for their chosen god/goddess, create a presentation and present to the class. This project has everything you need to get started. Standards listed in project are 6th grade but could easily be changed to surrounding grades.
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4th - 8th
The Crucible Essay Questions and Rubric
Finding a perfect essay prompt for this popular play need not be a "crucible." Here it is! A multitude of topics are found on this handout which allow students to explore a character's motives, a particular theme, various conflicts, or integral vocabulary (irony, paradox, and allegory). Using notes, handouts, and The Crucible book as well as supplemental material, students will be able to write an essay that explains specific components of the book. This is the ideal companion piece for any
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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