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"Lamb to the Slaughter" Mock Trial Directions
My students read "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl every fall and this mock trial is always a lesson they remember and ask to do over and over. Unfortunately it doesn't fit with every piece of literature. The lesson requires close reading, critical thinking, argument writing, oral communication, as well as comprehension of the story.
This product includes a one-page directions sheet for the teacher, as well as directions to be printed and handed to each of the following: prosecution, defe
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6th - 10th
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Reading Strategies Classroom Murder Mystery (Word Doc Version)
WHO KILLED MISS JACKSON?
TEACHER'S NOTES
Skills: Analyze text, determine importance, infer, synthesize, question, use background information, monitor for understanding, speaking, and listening
Grades: 6-10
Age groups: 10-17
Materials: Character cards, Character Analysis Worksheet
Time: About an hour
Preparation and Rules
Step one:
Explain to the class that you are going to play a murder mystery game. Everyone will be a character in the game and one of them is the murderer! Give them the ba
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6th - 11th
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Reading Strategies Classroom Murder Mystery (PowerPoint Version)
WHO KILLED MISS JACKSON?TEACHER'S NOTESSkills: Analyze text, determine importance, infer, synthesize, question, use background information, monitor for understanding, speaking, and listeningGrades: 6-10Age groups: 11-17Materials: Character cards, Character Analysis Worksheet Time: About 2 hoursPreparation and RulesStep one: Explain to the class that you are going to play a murder mystery game. Everyone will be a character in the game and one of them is the murderer! Give them the background info
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6th - 10th
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Escape room style activity for STAAR review
This activity is a puzzle based, escape room style challenge activity where students receive clues, answer questions from released STAAR tests, get hints, and try to beat the clock to escape an alien ship.
I used a paired text from the 2017 5th grade released reading STAAR, it would be easy to simply delete the questions and have them complete questions from another grade level or even another subject.
They basically get a puzzle, then must answer 3 STAAR questions before you give them a hint
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4th - 6th
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Harrison Bergeron in 19 Questions
You need a quiz / test for Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron. Ten questions would be too short, but 20 conforms to all the expectations of society. That's why you need a 19-question multiple-choice test with no handicaps whatsoever.
It's always fun to see if a bell curve emerges on these kinds of tests, but for this particular test, it would take on more meaning than usual. Also, be sure to the get free film version of this. It's offered by a conservative group (and they'll send you some other
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7th - 11th
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Summer Camp In The Classroom: Cross Curricular Lesson Plans
Summer Camp in the Classroom is a simulation in which you transform your classroom into a campground. It has many computer related and non-computer related activities.
Students will work with team mates to select a campsite and map a route. They will participate as a team in learning about:local wildlife; fishing regulations; constellations; campfire cooking; plant, insect, weather, and water safety; using an obstacle course.
Campers will keep logs and scrapbooks while engaging in reading, writ
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2nd - 8th
Tuck Everlasting Escape Room - Can you find the spring?
Step into the future of literature exploration with our digital escape room adventure centered around the timeless classic, "Tuck Everlasting." In this immersive experience designed for students, embark on a thrilling journey through time using the school's latest invention: a state-of-the-art time machine.will assume the roles of intrepid time travelers, venturing into the distant future where the legend of the immortal Tuck family still echoes through the ages. Your mission? To locate the fabl
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5th - 7th
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Reading Inference Passages, Pictures, Videos, Task Cards, VR Questions NO PREP
Inference is a foundational reading skill. Marzano calls it a prerequisite for higher-order thinking and 21st century skills. Because inferring requires higher order thinking skills, it can be difficult for many students. However, it can be taught through explicit instruction in inferential strategies. This savings bundle will enable you to reach those goals. This scaffolded bundle includes:Reading 101: Intro to Inference - An Introduction to Inference Through PicturesInference Skill Practice
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4th - 8th
"Lamb to the Slaughter" Mock Trial Project Materials
My 7th grade ELA class combines our argumentative writing unit with a mock trial based on the short story "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl. In our trial, we put the main character Mary Maloney on trial for the murder of her husband. We do two trials per class over the course of two days so every student gets the opportunity to be a part of the trial as well as be a part of the jury. The students assigned to the prosecution teams must argue that Mary Maloney killed her husband with intent. T
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6th - 9th
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Survivor Island Scenario Activity/Game
This activity/game allows the students reading stories like Treasure Island, The Cay, Blue Lagoon, Robinson Crusoe, Swiss Family Robinson, Lord of the Flies, Castaway to relate to the survival aspects of the characters. It could be adapted to fit your students. The printout for the activity cards are in another file on my profile. **Search for "Survivor Island Scenario Supplies"
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6th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Island survival game
Literature Jeopardy
This Literature Jeopardy game is fun and exciting yet informative! It can be used as a formative or summative assessment. It has three sections Poetry, Prose and Drama for those students preparing for CSEC English B. You can also change each genre to suit your specific needs or the needs for your students.
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9th - 11th
City of Ember Role Play Lesson Plan / Resource Pack
This product comes with a google doc lesson plan, google slide instruction to be shared with the class, and google form exit ticket.This lesson is based on the book City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau. The recommended age for this book/lesson is 4th-6th grade.Built based on Indiana state standards for fourth grade.
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4th - 7th
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SPENT Simulator Assignment | Glass Castle Companion Assignment
How do you get students to build empathy when they've never experienced poverty? How do you get a student to care and build background knowledge when they don't understand certain decisions they've never had to make? ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE SPENT SIMULATOR. Prior to reading The Glass Castle written by Jennette Walls, have students participate in this engaging simulation while completing comprehension questions and reflecting along the way. WHAT YOU GET WITH THIS RESOURCE: one Google Doc assignment
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10th - 12th
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The Hunger Games - Reaping Activity
Looking for a pre-reading activity to help your students dive head first into the world of Panem and The Hunger Games? This reaping activity gives students the opportunity to put themselves into the shoes of District 12 citizens. Either using the students' own family situations or using the provided character scenario cards, students can work in groups or individually to figure out how many times their names will be entered into the reaping. Great activity for pre-reading.
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7th - 10th
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Jury Simulation #2
This is a reading packet intended to give students a real life experience of our court system. There are multiple testimonies, courtroom vocabulary, and critical thinking expectations. This is a group work assignment, and can be branched out into multiple lessons.Trigger Warning: This reading material references depression, cancer, and bullying[Teacher Notes: It is advised that you read through the court case a few times before teaching this lesson. However, this can be used as a quick substitut
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8th - 12th
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Understanding Technical Text: Can I Follow a Recipe?
What better way to help students understand technical text than to actually follow a recipe? This one-page activity sheet has a delicious dessert recipe and questions for students to answer. All you have to do is print the page and collect a few ingredients!
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3rd - 5th
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QAR
This QAR cheer will get your students up and out of their seats cheering for question answer relationships! My students love chanting this before we begin creating QAR questions. It helps them review each type of question with added excitement. I am very proud of this....I just wish I created it a long time ago!
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K - 6th
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Animated Recipe Bundle A - Animated Step-by-Steps® - SymbolStix
This Animated Recipe Bundle A offers five SymbolStix-supported Animated Step by Step Recipes at a 20% discount!There are 3 versions of this bundled resource (Regular, PCS, SymbolStix)This is the SymbolStix Version. This bundled resource includes: 1. Pancake Recipe ('from scratch')2. Pancake Recipe (from mix)3. Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe4. English Muffin Pizza Recipe5. Banana-Berry Shake RecipeVisit my blog (http://animatedstepbysteps.blogspot.com) for further clinical informationSymbolStix ar
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PreK - 2nd
Fable Story #26 Bottoms Up
Story about being addicted to alcoholism and that there is hope for someone who wants to quit.
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10th - 12th, Adult Education
Point of View ELA Standard 6 Interactive Highly Engaging Lesson BRAIN COMPATIBLE
This is a foundation lesson teaching the 3 major Points of View. Students create a shutter fold and teachers can add costumes as an option where students act out characters.
Meet Mr. I Me We
Mrs. U Ewe
and Ima Nishent where she uses a cane when she is limited....(use a yard stick) and a wand when she is fully omniscient and has full power to read the thoughts and feelings of all the characters in the story.
Use this shutter fold throughout the year as a check for understanding. Students pull
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2nd - 8th
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Pet Shop Virtual Field Trip
Take your students on a virtual field trip to the Pet shop. Go shopping for your pet needs, explore animals you see at the pet shop, visit the groomer, feed the animals and more. This is a power point presentation that can be used as independent study or as a large group activity. Give student opportunities to explore the pet shop, play some interactive games, and learn more about pets. This is a fun wow experience to pair with creative curriculum pets study.
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PreK - 1st
Also included in:Â Pet Study Bundle
"The Veldt" Short Story - Mock Trial Activity
This activity is for use after reading the short story "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury.Using this preparation form, students will analyze debate questions and collect evidence in preparation of a Mock Trial to determine who is truly at fault in the story. This task includes a link to a PDF version of the story as well.This task includes 6 high-interest debate questions, as well as 3 research tables for students to look at 3 different character perspectives in the story.
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8th - 11th
Drawing Conclusions
This presentation would serve as a helpful introduction to young students on how to draw conclusions in a fun way.Please take a minute to check out my Learning to Sequence power point in my TPT store.
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2nd - 5th
Minecraft Journal
Minecraft is a sandbox game originally created by Swedish programmer Markus Persson and later developed and published by Mojang. The creative and building aspects of Minecraft allow players to build constructions out of textured cubes in a 3D procedurally generated world. Other activities in the game include exploration, gathering resources, crafting and combat. Minecraft has been successfully used in the classroom and produces high energy level in learning math, English, reading, social studies
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6th - 8th
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Interactive Phonics Activities
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Word Hunts
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Reader's Theater
Bring short stories, books, poems, or plays you’re reading in class to life by assigning roles to students and having them act out scenes. This can help enhance fluency and comprehension.
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Comparative Analysis
Explore different adaptations of the same story (book versus movie, classic version versus a modern retelling) to encourage analysis of interpretation and presentation. You can also pair texts that are similar in theme, like poems and songs.
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