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Free close reading webquests
"A History of Witches" Free Web Quest and Reflection Activity - Halloween, Fall
Whether you are looking for a fun and free Halloween activity or are in need of some witch-related literature as a way to introduce students to a novel or play, this Web Quest and Reflection activity is the perfect fit for you and your students. The web quest starts with the origins of witch hunts and navigates through common perceptions of witches, the European witch trials, the Salem witch trials, and how witches are often portrayed in mythology/literature. Finally, students will be able to wr
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8th - 10th
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The Battle of the Alamo WebQuest FREEBIE! Digital Learning
The Battle of the Alamo WebQuest- FREEBIE
This webQuest close reading passage includes a fill in the blank passage, a word bank, and an answer key. The website to find the information is listed at the top of each passage. Monitor reading comprehension while teaching history and using technology! The students love it, and they are learning history!
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3rd - 6th
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Thanksgiving | Web Quest | Distance Learning
This resource is designed to guide students through researching Thanksgiving. It can be used as an introduction to the broader topic, or can be used on its own. It is suitable for both American students and non Americans wishing to study the holiday.The activity outlines which websites students need to go in order to find certain information. It is made up of three parts for students to get information: one video and two articles . NEW! This web quest can now be done digitally! The PDF includes
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4th - 6th
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Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach - EPIC BOOK Paired Activity -Great for Sub Plans!
This is a GREAT activity for a sub because they are engaged using the digital EPIC book, but have pencil and paper to keep their hands busy. The activity feels like a treasure hunt as students search through the EPIC! book to find the answers to questions.This is a great resource for close reading and finding "right there" answers in a text. Students will also be asked to sequence, write creatively, and draw some lovely illustrations of things they think about!
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1st - 3rd
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Ray Bradbury - Author Study WebQuest
Ray Bradbury is famous for science fiction writing but did you know he had around 600 short stories?!! Help your students learn about him, his life, family, education, works, and quirks, all on one page using a website to guide them on this quest. This assignment fit perfectly in a composition notebook as well, in case your class uses interactive notebooks instead of binders. Perfect for substitute days and there is an ANSWER KEY INCLUDED! (I'm new! please give me feedback!)
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6th - 12th
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Chernobyl Disaster Webquest
This product is designed to support student learning about the devastating Chernobyl disaster. We use it as part of our forms of energy unit. It can be used a part of a science and/or social studies unit. Reading for Informational Text is a key component of this activity. A CER completes the assignment. Students are asked:Should we invest more and explore nuclear energy as a source of energy for the US?Claim #1 - Nuclear energy should be explored because the benefits outweigh the risksClaim
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6th - 8th
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MS-PS3-5
Poetry WebQuest
The form you are about to purchase is a checklist/rubric for the web quest available at the following link:
http://www.cabarrus.k12.nc.us/cms/lib09/NC01910456/Centricity/Domain/2908/Poetry%20Webquest%20Revised%202.pdf
I attach this form to a copy of "The Raven" and "Casey the the Bat" and hand it out to students. This web quest will take most students ~2 block class periods to complete.
Awesome lesson for a poetry unit and requires high level independent thinking.
NOTE: I did not create th
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5th - 8th
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Katherine Johnson Webquest
This is a great lesson for Black History Month, and it’s full of ELA Standards!! It utilizes the NASA.gov and the Britannica.com websites to create a timeline on the life of Katherine Johnson, one of the “Hidden Figures” in mathematics for NASA success in the 1960s. Use the websites to identify information, and then have students create a timeline showing all the dates below!
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4th - 7th
Dust Bowl (Great Depression) Eye Witness Close Activity
Students can go online and fill in the blanks (cloze activity) on 9 eyewitness accounts from the Dust Bowl from the Great Depression.This activity usually takes between 30-45 minutes.
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Rawls Model Cross Curricular Higher Level Thinking Vocabulary strategy ~FREEBIE~
Vocabulary building strategy that expands word knowledge and requires high level thinking skills across curriculums. The Rawls Model is a techniques that requires students to define vocabulary words or concepts and apply this information by generating examples and real life connections...
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Beverly Cleary Reading Comprehension WebQuest
Teach your students how Beverly Cleary's books have impacted many people's childhood! Not only do your students learn about an inspirational person, they learn close reading and to answer questions from them. Your students learn how to cite evidence and extract answers from the text.Because I am a new user of TpT, I am going to be dishing out a few free items to just give you a tasted of how awesome my products are!
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4th - 7th
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Watchmen Ch 4: Time Dilation Experiment (Web Quest)
In Chapter 4 of Watchmen, we, as readers, are given an insight into how John (Dr. Manhattan) experiences time. We also learn about John’s past. In his past, John’s dad mentions that time is different in different places. We are going to explore this theory today and learn a little but more about this theory. This is a two page editable web quest which explains the concept of time dilation. Includes links to videos and informational texts. Perfect for common core.Contents:- One, two-page WebQues
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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