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Middle school vocabulary research for Microsoft PowerPoint
The Harlem Renaissance Powerpoint
This Powerpoint works alongside the Harlem Renaissance Unit that is complete with 5 lesson plans and an assessment that tests the knowledge of the students progress throughout the unit. The Powerpoint itself gives an introduction into the Harlem Renaissance, giving the students a brief history of what it is and the art that came from this era. This Powerpoint targets 3 authors from this time era, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston and Countee Cullen.
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Dictionary Skills, 200 Task Cards Distance Learning
Let dictionary time be a favorite time in your classroom!Help your students master dictionary skills and increase vocabulary by providing these challenges. Here you have 200 tasks which can be solved using the dictionary. That is more than enough for every single school day of the year! Some teachers use these as a daily challenge to discuss with students by projecting the slides onto a screen. Others print the task cards and use them as a center activity. Students often create a vocabulary
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Working with Two Texts—Reading, Listening, Summarizing, & Synthesizing
Learning Objectives/Targets:
• I can gather and sort information from a text that I listen to or read.
• I can write a summary of a text I have read.
• I can write a complete paragraph that synthesizes information from two texts
New York State’s Common Core Standards:
I can document what I learn about a topic by sorting evidence into categories. (W.4.8)
I can paraphrase portions of a text when reading or listening to information being presented. (SL.4.2)
I can synthesize information
Grades:
3rd - 6th
How to Read a Dictionary PowerPoint Presentation
Many teachers assume that a child knows the basics of reading a dictionary, but the truth is, this often gets overlooked. This short presentations breaks down the parts of a dictionary and the different parts of the word entry. It also goes into how to find words they may not know how to spell.
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Surrendering Little Boy and Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Surrendering Little Boy and Warsaw Ghetto UprisingTsvi Chaim Nussbaum (October 31, 1935 – July 2, 2012) was a Holocaust survivor, known as possibly being the boy in a famous photograph of the Warsaw Ghetto.2 Great Video linksWord Search, Design a Stamp template and event research sheet.How to get TPT credit to use on 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
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 11th
Also included in: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Activity Bundle
Learning about Farms in Colonial America: Explicit vs. Inferred Information
Learning Objectives/Targets:
I can determine whether the information I need is explicit in the text or must be
inferred.
I can confirm my inferences about colonial farmers using details and examples
from text.
New York Common Core Standards:
I can use details and examples to explain explicit information and inferences in
informational text. (RI.4.1)
I can explain how visual or graphic information helps me understand the text
around it. (RI.4.7)
I can effectively participate in a con
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Protestant Reformation - Martin Luther Story and Quiz
The Martin Luther Story and QuizPlus activity sheets and video links.Learning Objectives:To be able to explain about who Martin Luther was.This works brilliantly for expanding vocabulary and creative thinking skills.17 questions within 32 slides; excellent pictures and sources to engage and motivate pupils study. Includes documentary video link.Teacher NotesThis is an excellent activity/game/plenary to further improve student’s work and knowledge. I split the class into two teams (in one class I
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Grades:
8th - 10th
Also included in: Martin Luther and the Reformation Activity Bundle
Reading and Taking Notes on Colonial Trades
Learning Objectives/ Targets:
• I can gather and sort information from a text about my colonial trade when taking notes.
• I can infer how colonists depended on my trade and how my trade depended on others.
• Colonial Trade Research Note-catcher
New York’s Common Core Standards:
I can conduct a research project to become knowledgeable about a topic. (W.4.7)
I can document what I learn about a topic by sorting evidence into categories. (W.4.8)
I can make inferences using specific deta
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Synthesizing Research: How Colonists Were Interdependent
Learning Objectives/Targets:
• I can use visuals in order to demonstrate what I have learned about colonial interdependence.
• I can make connections to show what I have learned from researching.
New York State’s Common Core Standards:
I can synthesize information from two texts on the same topic. (RI.4.9)
Grades:
3rd - 6th
CCSS:
Inferring: Who was John Allen?
New York Common Core Standards:
I can determine the meaning of content words or phrases in an informational text. (RI.4.4)
I can use details and examples to explain explicit information and inferences in informational text. (RI.4.1)
I can compare and contrast a first-hand and second-hand account of the same event or topic. (RI.4.6)
Learning Objectives/Targets:
• I can identify and make meaning of new words.
• I can give examples of how the English language of colonial times was different
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Fry Instant Words Presentation
The Fry Instant Words are the most ubiquitous in the English language. Although the list was first published in 1980, this brief presentation will demonstrate just how valuable the words still are. View this presentation and then share it with colleagues and students alike, so that they can also see just how important it is to know these words.
Slide 1- Title
Slide 2- Background of Fry Instant Words
Slide 3- First sample text, non-fiction, lexile 130/guided reading level B, without Fry words
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Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Simpson and His Donkey - Gallipoli World War One
Simpson and His Donkey - GallipoliInformative PP - can be used as a quiz also - includes an excellent 12 min Documentary link.John "Jack" Simpson Kirkpatrick (6 July 1892 – 19 May 1915), who served under the name John Simpson, was a stretcher bearer with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) during the Gallipoli Campaign in World War I. After landing at Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915, he obtained a donkey and began carrying wounded British Empire soldiers from the front line to the beac
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Simpson and his donkey Activity Bundle
The Malcolm X Story and Quiz
The Malcolm X Story and QuizPlus activity sheets and video links.Learning Objectives:To be able to explain about who Malcolm X was.This works brilliantly for expanding vocabulary and creative thinking skills.25 questions within 40 slides; excellent pictures and sources to engage and motivate pupils study. Teacher NotesThis is an excellent activity/game/plenary to further improve student’s work and knowledge. I split the class into two teams (in one class I have girls against boys but in another
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Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in: Malcolm X Activity Bundle
The History Of The English Language
This is a 15 frame power point giving a glimpse of how English evolved throughout time. it gives historical facts, examples and assignments. It is nicely designed with pictures. It would be good to use in an English class to explore the history of the language or vocabulary development.
Grades:
8th - 11th
Researching and Note-Taking: Becoming an Expert on a Colonial Trade
New York State’s Common Core Standards:
I can conduct a research project to become knowledgeable about a topic. (W.4.7)
I can determine the meaning of content words or phrases in an informational text. (RI.4.4)
I can summarize informational or persuasive text. (RI.4.2)
I can effectively engage in discussions with diverse partners about fourth-grade topics and texts. (SL.4.1)
Learning Objectives/Targets:
• I can self-assess my progress toward the learning targets.
• I can collaborativel
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Documenting Research: Sorting and Recording Information about the Wheelwright
New York’s Common Core Standards:
I can explain what a text says using specific details from the text. (RI.4.1)
I can make inferences using specific details from the text. (RI.4.1)
I can conduct a research project to become knowledgeable about a topic. (W.4.7)
I can document what I learn about a topic by sorting evidence into categories. (W.4.8)
Learning Objectives/ Targets:
• I can write detailed notes based on information in the text.
• I can sort information I learn about a colonial trad
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Research: Identifying Categories for Our Research about the Wheelwright
Learning Objectives/Targets:
• I can identify important details in an informational text about
the colonial wheelwright.
• I can determine important topics or categories to study in
order to learn about colonists.
New York’s Common Core Standards:
I can explain what a text says using specific details from the text. (RI.4.1)
I can summarize informational text. (RI.4.2)
I can conduct a research project to become knowledgeable about a topic. (W.4.7)
I can document what I learn about a top
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Mid-Unit 1 Assessment: Inferring with Pictures and Text
Learning Objective/Targets:
• I can make inferences based on details in a picture.
• I can confirm my inferences about a picture using details from the text.
• I can self-assess my progress toward the learning targets.
New York Common Core Standards:
I can make inferences using specific details from the text. (RI.4.1)
I can determine the meaning of content words or phrases in an informational text. (RI.4.4)
I can explain how visual or graphic information helps me understand the text around
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Mid-Unit 2 Assessment:Inferring about the Silversmith Trade in Colonial Times
New York State’s Common Core Standards:
I can explain what a text says using specific details from the text. (RI.4.1)
I can make inferences using specific details from the text. (RI.4.1)
I can document what I learn about a topic by sorting evidence into categories. (W.4.8)
I can write an informative text. (W.4.2)
Learning Objectives/Targets:
• I can sort specific details about a topic into categories.
• I can support my inference about a topic with text-based evidence.
• I can inform an a
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Word Choice: Using Academic Vocabulary to Apply for a Colonial Trade Job
Learning Objectives/Targets:
• I can use academic and trade-specific vocabulary as I describe the characteristics of a colonial trade in a job application.
• I can share the important details of a colonial trade by speaking clearly and at an understandable pace
New York’s Common Core Standards:
I can produce writing that is appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
(W.4.4)
I can write for a variety of reasons. (W.4.10)
I can accurately use fourth-grade academic vocabulary to express m
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 6th
The Hindenburg Disaster and Quiz
The Hindenburg History and QuizPlus activity sheets and video links.Learning Objectives:To be able to explain about the Hindenburg Disaster.This works brilliantly for expanding vocabulary and creative thinking skills.11 questions within 31 slides; excellent pictures and sources to engage and motivate pupils study. Teacher NotesThis is an excellent activity/game/plenary to further improve student’s work and knowledge. I split the class into two teams (in one class I have girls against boys but in
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: The Hindenburg Disaster Activity Bundle
Grace Bedell and the President's Whiskers
The story with the letters and great pictures.The true heartfelt story of a young girl's spirit and determination to follow her beliefs. Grace wanted an end to slavery and became an ardent Lincoln supporter. She admired her candidate but was concerned his shallow long face might hinder his chance at becoming the next president. Grace took pen in hand and advised her idol to change his appearance by growing whiskers. Lincoln took the eleven year old's advice, won the election, and thanked her in
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Grace Bedell Activity Bundle
Inherit the Wind: Terms & Vocabulary
Selection of vocabulary words and their definitions based on Inherit the Wind. Separate files for Act 1, 2, and 3.Also includes a selection of important terms in a document and PowerPoint slide deck.
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Inherit the Wind: Activity Bundle
Literary Terms project assignment (editable PPT)
This project helps students have a deeper understanding of literary terms. The Assignment: Create a PowerPoint or Poster presentation of Twenty literary techniques. This PPT provides outline of the requirements and sample of the expected quality of work
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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