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Free 12th grade english language arts simulations
"My Island" Engaging Hook for Dystopian Fiction, Propaganda, and Leadership
This resource gives students an active way to engage in how perfect societies can go wrong. Excellent to introduce dystopian literature, propaganda, the psychology of power, development of socializations, supply and demand, and trade. Also excellent activity to teach about leadership and collaboration.
Students will have to “escape” civilized society and create a society on their own. There are two groups within the class, both of whom land on different sides of an island with different resour
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7th - 12th
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Lord of the Flies Survival Simulation Challenge
Before you read Lord of the Flies, engage students in the world with this exciting group simulation activity. Students will build their own governments, choose jobs, and rank important tasks. At the end, each group will see if they live, die, or are able to be rescued!
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9th - 12th
Day 3 - Weekly Shopping List / Grocery Budget Worksheet
On Day 3 of the Socioeconomic Simulation, students will use real, tangible grocery magazines to determine a weekly shopping list for their profile. After calculating the prices of their groceries for a week, students may multiply by "four" to determine the grocery budget for the month, and update the previous class period's budget accordingly.
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Financial Literacy/Socioeconomic Simulation 5-Day Unit
Model Literary Analysis essay and body paragraphs -- MLA format
Included is a full, five paragraph analytical essay, in MLA format, comparing how three different poems and poets tackle the concept of spring. The thesis is the last line of the introduction. This essay features in-text citations and a Works Cited page. Also included in this bundle (after the initial essay) is a more complex example of literary analysis -- but just one body paragraph. The paragraph is presented in two forms -- one is a straight forward analysis/comparison of a theme that appear
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Social Media Template (7 Posts)
Awesome for history teachers and ELA teachers!Let your students choose a character from the chapter or book they're working on and let them bring that character to life ... online!Easy differentiation with purchase of 5 post template!
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4th - 12th
Career Planning for Middle & High School Students
Adolescents are not only eager to learn about what careers and industries will be in demand in the next decade but also what skills they need to effectively land the position in the career field they want. This lesson plan offers interactive activities that students can complete in pairs and groups in regards to creating their resume and cover letters as Video Quizzes that they can complete to answer questions on what to do and not to do on job interviews
Also the students will work in pairs to
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9th - 12th
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STAAR Surgeons
This is a great way to start working on STAAR passages with your students after the holidays. It is a very bright idea a coworker shared with me about four years ago to start implementing STAAR simulations in the classroom. I modified it a bit and gave it a name as well designed the thinking tracks that go along with it. It is a extremely engaging way to apply all knowledge previously taught in the classroom. Students will definitely enjoy the process. I hope it helps someone out there!
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3rd - 12th
Ender's Game - The Court Martial of Colonel Graff
A fun, Common-Core-tied project perfect for a culminating activity after reading ENDER'S GAME by Orson Scott Card.
This novel is a modern classic, and one of the most important books in the young-adult science-fiction genre. With the Lionsgate-produced movie version coming out in the fall of 2013, expect student interest in the book to raise in the next year or so--a perfect opportunity to teach from a fantastic work of literature.
This culminating project includes:
* A mock-trial project in w
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8th - 12th
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Banned Book Week: "The Torch Committee" A Role Playing Game
We all hate the idea of banning books... except for the books that we really don't like! Using the song "The Torch Committee" by folk singer Josh Ritter as a backdrop, this role playing game invites students to act as one of the nefarious censors of the Torch Committee. Students are given six different books to research: each of which was infamously banned. In groups, they will discuss the reasons for banning the book, and ultimately decide the fate of some of the world's most scandalous liter
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11th - 12th
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Student Example Persuasive Paper (MLA 2017)
This student example persuasive essay, written in 2017 following MLA style guidelines, advocates for the importance of recycling. The essay presents compelling arguments supported by evidence to persuade readers to embrace recycling practices. It discusses the environmental benefits of recycling, such as reducing landfill waste and conserving natural resources.Moreover, the essay addresses potential counterarguments and provides rebuttals to strengthen its persuasive stance. It adheres to MLA fo
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Self-Advocacy Inclusion Messages
This activity is included in my Self-Advocacy 10 Day Unit. Teach you students about the importance of inclusion by putting themselves in everyday scenarios! Be sure to check out my full unit if you enjoy!
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3rd - 12th
Moral Reasoning: Lawrence Kohlberg's Theory on Moral Reasoning & Development
This lesson is used to help teach Lawrence Kohlberg's revolutionary and still highly regarded theory of Moral Reasoning and Moral Development.
This unit is great for ELA or Social Science teachers who want to use Kohlberg's theory to help understand character motivation or cultural events.
Presentations includes practice scenarios and videos.
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7th - 12th
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Too Many Firehouses - Introduction to Argumentative Writing
Too Many Firehouses is an introduction to argumentative writing, specifically thesis writing, through an interactive classroom exercise involving primary source interpretation. By the end of the one-class-period assignment, students explore the concepts of primary source bias, authority, reliability and tone while working towards the goal of forming their own "yes, but" statement. This is a perfect introduction for argumentative thesis writing, and can fit into any curriculum. Firehouses is a
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8th - 12th
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Literary Improv; Scenes from a Hat - Fun, Creative & Collaborative Game
I had the pleasure of learning how fun, creative, and highly engaging improv is in a middle school ELA classroom when I helped run the Drama Club at my school for a few years. If you are a middle school teacher, you know about the daily drama that can happen, but let's be intentional about it. Your natural thespians will clamor to participate, but you may be surprised when introverts decide to play "Scenes from a Hat," too, after being an audience member at first. This resource walks you through
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5th - 12th
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Conventions of Writing and Grammar: On the Job
Almost every time I try to get my students to write anything, I get hit with a wave of groans and sighs, and even some "It's not like I'm going to get a job sitting somewhere writing essays all day long!!" when I'm super-duper lucky. My students are also terrible about catching grammar mistakes in their own writing.
Ergo, this resource! I tried to create a real-world situation (drawing on a horrible boss I had at my own high school job). Students will first need to correct an error-riddled noti
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9th - 12th
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Supply and Demand Negotiation Simulation for John Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath"
In this dynamic class activity, students will experience firsthand the effects of supply and demand described in the marketplace of John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath." Just as too many families were forced to sell their goods at heartbreaking prices before leaving home in search of a better life, students are set-up to feel the frustrations of excess supply with limited demand in this negotiation simulation. The simulation includes teacher instructions, 13 post-activity discussion questions
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Book Character Social Networking-HS English/Foreign Langauge litturature
In this fun activity, students pose as characters in a novel, play, or short story to interact via the educational social networking site edmodo.com! This activity is a 2+ night homework assignment designed for high school English and advanced foreign language classrooms (levels 3 and up), and is meant to enhance in-class reading. Includes directions, lesson plan, rubric, and a student example.
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9th - 12th
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Classroom Cupcake Wars
This unit was used with high school seniors to facilitate three Writing to Evaluate tasks. Students work in teams to plan, bake, decorate, and evaluate cupcakes. My classes had access to the school Home and Careers kitchens, which allowed for us to complete the entire process. The students practiced teamwork and reflected on each step of the process. They loved it!
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9th - 12th
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Mockingbird Twitter template for Comic Life® in .zip file
Meet the kids where they are with this template loosely modeled after the popular social networking site "Twitter". Students work at higher levels to create microblog posts about what the characters in the novel feel, rather than simply quote what they say in the story. This template works with Comic Life® and your photo library to create a printable/displayable page for classroom or hallway display. Text fields are editable and photos dragged from your library will automatically resize.
Mocki
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7th - 12th
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STAAR Builders
This is a great way to start working on STAAR passages with your students after the holidays. It is a very bright idea a coworker shared with me about four years ago to start implementing STAAR simulations in the classroom. I modified it a bit and gave it a name as well designed the thinking tracks that go along with it. It is a extremely engaging way to apply all knowledge previously taught in the classroom. Students will definitely enjoy the process. I hope it helps someone out there!
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3rd - 12th
Conversación- ¿Cómo eres? - Basic information questions/speed dating
Simulating a speed dating format, students will ask each other basic information such as name, age, tastes and preferences. This is a conversation activity where students will prepare a report with their conclusion to this question, either about themselves or their Hispanic characters: Who is the most compatible to be my roommate.
Conversación, preguntas básicas, ¿Cómo eres? ¿Qué te gusta?
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5th - 12th
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Memoir Narrative Socratic Seminar Project Maus Common Core
This project integrates reading, writing and listening.
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9th - 12th
Dealing with Required Reading: Flowchart
In many schools across the country, teachers are required to teach certain texts based on a curriculum document created by their department or district. Often, texts on this list stifle teacher's creativity, are mismatched for student's level of reading and understanding, or are just simply boring. This collection includes a variety of resources to help teachers evaluate the required reading policy and take steps to eliminate or make modifications to it.
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3rd - 12th
FUN Romeo and Juliet Football Play Assignment
Shakespeare provided very little guidance in terms of stage direction. It is your job to be the director and choreograph your actors' movements on stage: who needs to be where, when, and doing what? Plot out your characters' movements like a football coach would.
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9th - 12th
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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.
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Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
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