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Problem solving informational text Common Core SL.7.5 resources
Unsolved Mystery Research Project
This is a research project I have been using with my upper elementary and middle school students that students love! First students choose an unsolved mystery to research from the list of topics included. New in 2023 are two student topic lists. Topic list 1 is for more mature students because the topics are more suited for middle school students and includes 29 topics. Topic list 2 has less mature themes, but are equally interesting and could be used for students at any grade level. This list c
Grades:
4th - 9th
Writing a News Article - OLC News Report Template & 4-Level Rubric - OLC4O OSSLC
Teach students how to write a news article using this lesson, graphic organizer, news report template, and rubric. Prepare for the OSSLT, teach the OLC4O / OSSLC course, or coach essential literacy with this reading comprehension strategy. Includes digital worksheets for Google Classroom®! Included with this Writing a News Article Template, Lesson, and Rubric:✏️ How to Write a News Article Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPoint® and Google Slides®Teach the Five Questions Model (W5-H)Explore
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7th - 12th
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Stargirl Novel Study (Jerry Spinelli) Digital + Printable + Giving Speeches Unit
Are you looking for an all-in-one unit for Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli? Look no further. This comprehensive unit includes vocabulary practice, comprehension quizzes, and constructed response writing prompts with organizers for planning. This unit also includes a tie-in nonfiction text with activities to practice analyzing and writing speeches. The lessons are aligned to the Common Core Standards for grades 6-7.Check out other versions of the Stargirl Book Unit to determine which best fits your te
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6th - 7th
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Reading Graphic Texts - Infographics Lesson, Graphic Organizer, Examples - OLC4O
Introduce graphic texts and teach information literacy! Students will learn how to read different types of graphic texts using the slideshow lesson, graphic organizer, and examples of infographics provided. Prepare for the OSSLT, teach the OLC4O / OSSLC course, or coach essential literacy with this engaging lesson. Includes digital worksheets for Google Classroom®!Included with this Lesson for Reading Graphic Texts:✏️ How to Read Graphic Texts Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPoint®, Google S
Grades:
6th - 12th
TED Talk Presentations - Print and Digital
Teach public speaking and speech writing with this lesson that challenges students to present TED Talks. Existing TED Talks serve as mentor texts, which students view, analyze, and evaluate before using the writing process to create their own. Print-and-go handouts guide students through their discussion, planning, peer review, editing, and rehearsal. An editable slide and MS Word document is included for the final assignment, so you can customize the assessment for your students’ needs. This
Grades:
7th - 10th
Christopher P. Curtis's "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" - 30 Common Core Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 26 rigorous unit learning tasks for Christopher Paul Curtis’s, "The Watsons Go to Birmingham." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. This resource also includes some embedded e
Grades:
6th - 8th
Speeches - Analyzing and Writing
Choose between printable activities or go paperless with digital resources that are compatible with Google Classroom. This informational text unit focuses on the Common Core State Standards Author’s Point of ViewFictional Portrayal to Historical AccountWriting and Presenting Speeches This unit contains the following—Organizers Going over Definitions, Examples, and RulesQuestions to Help Analyze SpeechesCharts with guiding questions and charts for research findings to help students plan a speech.
Grades:
6th - 7th
Stuck in School Fun Simulation Game (Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)
This resource is an editable, fun simulation game in which students work in groups to survive scenarios. The scene is set as the students being stuck in school overnight, with all windows and doors barricaded. If any school personnel catches them, they will die/lose. Groups must strategize tactful ways out of the situations to make it through all 12 scenarios and survive the game.
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Biography Project
I created this project for my seventh grade ELA class, but it could very easily be adapted for 6th or 8th grade. The project will take about 2-3 weeks depending on the length/difficulty of the biographies your students use. There are several grading opportunities throughout the project, including three rubrics (one for the essay, one for the multimedia slideshow, and one for their actual presentation.) This covers a LOT of goals: reading, writing, speaking/listening, and language. Each line o
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6th - 8th
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EDITABLE Wax Museum Research Project with Rubric & Graphic Organizer Templates
Get your students excited about research reports with this fun and engaging Biography Research project! Students will create a living history wax museum and write a research paper while building their research & writing skills.This engaging and ready-to-go Editable research project provides excellent support to the history, writing, and literacy curriculum to engage students and motivate students for learning. Tie in black history / women's history month, President's Day, or created your th
Grades:
6th - 8th
Symbolism Tiny House Project: A Body Biography Alternative
THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES:Intro Symbolism activities and pointers for getting students startedA link to a digitally editable planning page House plan and furniture printable blueprintsProject grading rubricExemplar images for a completed Tiny House projectOption for extension activity with a video tutorialThis is a wonderful project to use after or in place of a body biography!Students will create a tiny home for a character. They must use symbolism to identify an aesthetic and design a place where
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: 7th Grade ELA Unit 3 Bundle: Argumentative Texts
Lesson Plan & PPT Package Explaining Hero vs Villain Protagonist vs Antagonist
This is a two-part package -- a Power Point presentation and a lesson plan. The PPT is available separately by the same name.
This 14-slide Power Point presentation presents hero, villain, protagonist, and antagonist. It explains the shift from using the terms "hero" and "villain" to the more contemporary "protagonist" and "antagonist." The presentation also uses Greek and early English root words to explain how the terms "protagonist" and "antagonist" evolved.
The fourteen slides include 1
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Ultimate Middle School Debate Packet
Debate can be intimidating for both teacher and student. This middle school debate packet has it all. The packet includes: potential debate topics, debate guidelines, key terms glossary, research outline, and debate rubric. This packet will ease your students through debating from start to finish. This resource could also be used for first-time debaters of any age.
Grades:
5th - 8th
Lois Lowry's "The Giver" Common Core Learning Tasks - 32 Rigorous Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 32 rigorous unit learning tasks for Lois Lowry’s "The Giver." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. This resource also includes some embedded external documents and information
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6th - 8th
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Platypus PowerPoint with Activity and Study Guide
Get ready to explore the world of the Duck-billed platypus, one of the most bizarre and mysterious mammals in the world from eastern Australia and Tasmania. Platypus facts include that they sport a tail like a beaver, bill and feet like a duck, and lay eggs like a bird! Platypuses give birth to furless babies called puggles. What's Included:One Quick Start GuideOne 23-slide animated PowerPoint (both PPTX and PDF file types)One 20-page fillable student activity and study guideOne 26-page EDITABLE
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, MS-LS1-4
, 4-LS1-2
EDITABLE Countries Around the World - Rubric & Graphic Organizer Templates 6-8
Get your students excited about research reports with this fun and engaging Editable Country Research Project! Students will create a trifold or float, and write a research paper while building their research & writing skills. Students gain and apply skills by working on a long project. They complete an in-depth inquiry into a specific topic. Students love the choice option! This engaging project has been modified from the original version for differentiated instruction. This No PREP project
Grades:
6th - 8th
Persepolis: Intro to the memoir with a game, video, and more!
Students will begin by reading the first page of the memoir which includes a brief history of Iran. This is very important for them to know while reading the text, so I came up with a quick and fun activity that forces students to engage the history by matching fun images to the historical details. It's more fun if it's timed and students work in teams. Next, students will watch a 4-minute comedy video and answer or discuss three (3) questions about Iranian culture. The intro packet also inclu
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7th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Engaging TED Talk Project-Based Learning (PBL) Lesson for Middle and High School
Unlock the potential of your middle and high school students with our comprehensive TED Talk Project-Based Learning (PBL) package, available in convenient, ready-to-use PDF, Google Slides, and Canva presentation forms. This meticulously crafted resource is designed to captivate young minds and foster critical thinking, providing a dynamic platform for students to explore, discuss, and create.Key Features:Inspiring TED Talks Selection: Our package includes a curated list of TED Talks that resonat
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Complete Writing Bundle for Middle and High School
Wax Museum, State, & Country Research Projects with Travel Brochures BUNDLE 6-8
Get your students excited about research reports with these fun and engaging social studies history research projects! This ready-to-go EDITABLE Biography Wax Museum, Ancient History Wax Museum, State Fair, EDITABLE Countries Around the World, and an EDITABLE (city, state, country, and continent) Travel Brochure bundle is for the entire year! Students can write a 7 paragraph research report or the graphic organizer can be used in place of the report for differentiated instruction. There are man
Printable Countries Around the World - Rubric & Graphic Organizer Templates 6-8
Get your students excited about research reports with this fun and engaging Country Research Project! Students will create a trifold or float, and write a research paper while building their research & writing skills. Students gain and apply skills by working on a long project. They complete an in-depth inquiry into a specific topic. Students love the choice option! This engaging project has been modified from the original version for differentiated instruction. This No PREP project also inv
Paired Texts (Monument Series) - Mount Rushmore
This no prep Middle School Extended Sub Plan with Paired Texts for Mount Rushmore is great for daily activities, sub plans, group work, or a week of focus on specific standards. It is packed with engaging activities for students to do while practice strong reading habits that build reading comprehension and promote critical thinking. The Mount Rushmore set includes 7 tasks, each aligned to common core ELA standards - reading for literature (RL), reading for information (RI), and writing (W). Tas
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Land Development vs Conservation A Role Playing Project
This project puts students into a role-playing scenario. The end result is a large class debate where the class will decide the outcome of a conservation vs land development issue. The students will assume a wide variety of roles (12 in total) that range from marine biologist, land developers, city council members, environmental lawyers and several more. Once the students are divided into their groups they will begin to research the issue, form their ideas and argument and then begin to partner
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-1
, MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-ESS2-2
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Ohio Standards for English Language Arts - Color-Coded - Bundle
Teaching ELA in the state of Ohio this year? Looking for a more user-friendly, printer-friendly, binder-ready copy of the standards that you will be covering? Look no further!Pulled directly from the Ohio Department of Education, Ohio's Learning Standards for English Language Arts have been organized by grade and category, as well as color-coded by their subdivisions.Now you'll be able to tell, even at a glance, just what types of texts your students should be reading and writing, what grammar t
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Printable State Research Project with Rubric & Graphic Organizer Templates 6-8
Get your students excited about research reports with this fun and engaging 50 States Research project! Students will create a trifold or float, and write a research paper while building their research & writing skills.Help your students dig deeper into U.S. history and geography with a cross-curricular research project! Everything has been prepared for you! This engaging project can be presented to the class or to parents/school for an entire grade level presentation. Students can write a 7
Grades:
6th - 8th
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