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5th grade research for Microsoft Word and for ESL-EFL-ELL
Expository/Informational Essay Scaffolding Template
I was inspired by a Kate Kinsella workshop that I attended and created this scaffolded essay template. I have used this template to assist students as they write expository essays. This template is entirely full of sentence frames, and both gifted, ELL, and SPED students enjoyed this activity. What's great about this template is the fact that you can edit it as needed. I highly recommend providing students with a writing checklist as they complete this assignment so that they can incorporate wri
Grades:
5th - 8th
Expository/Information Essay Scaffold w/ Citation Help
I was inspired by a Kate Kinsella workshop that I attended and created this scaffolded essay template. I wanted my sixth-grade and seventh-grade students to write a five-paragraph expository essay that included spaces for citing their research. This template is entirely full of sentence frames, and both gifted, ELL, and SPED students enjoyed this activity.What's great about this template is the fact that you can edit it as needed. I highly recommend providing students with a writing checklist as
Grades:
5th - 8th
My Story: A research project on my heritage and community
Upper elementary, middle school, and high school students embark on a discovery of one's historical identity through the interview and family research process. This guide can be used in social studies classes, English classes, and in electives. Lessons include: family, community, culture, ethnicity, history, and identity. This lesson can be used as a springboard for a lesson on immigration and refugees.
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Research Project: A Hero
Students will work on the research project about a hero they can choose. There is a guide line and a step-by-step explanation how to work on the project. There are some graphic organizers to help students organize their notes, facts, and ideas while working on the project. It can be used in English, ELL, or Social Studies classes.
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4th - 7th
Gallery Walk Notecatcher
Gallery Walks can be used as a great introduction into any unit or lesson.Use this gallery walk note catcher for your students to make observations and connections to a group of images, quotations, charts, or whatever stations you would like!I have personally used this for a Human Rights unit for 5th grade, a Holocaust unit for 6th grade, and an empathy activity for 6th grade. But it could be used for any grade level 3rd+(Station resources not included)
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3rd - 12th
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Greek Mythology Character Writing Unit
If you’d like to cover a plethora of standards in one fun writing unit, this is the perfect product! This unit includes:
*a weekly unit schedule to guide your teaching
*an outline for students to gather information on
*a blank rough draft complete with sentence stems to help students frame complete sentences and flowing paragraphs for the whole essay
*a completed rough draft with sentence frames filled in so students know how to use them
*a sample final essay
*a title page for student’s essays
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3rd - 6th
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Cultural Recipe Book Project
Research a specific culture and create a recipe book with at least 10 recipes. The book should be bound like a real recipe book and include information on why the recipe was chosen to be included. Recipes can come from online, already written cookbooks, and family recipes, but need to be cited for reference. Include any of your own memories and pictures if the recipe is personal to you.What better way to get to know your students than through their stomachs? Give them an opportunity to share age
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Oral Proficiency Classroom Observation Checklists World Languages & ESL
This document consists of three class observation checklists that can be used for formal and informal speaking assessment during World Languages or ESL activities with students. They are highly effective in regards to communicative based language acquisition and encourage students to improve their language oral proficiency without the pressures of unrealistic oral assessments. I created these for an action research project which resulted in an overall increase of student engagement and understan
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Investigating A Leaf
This would be a great Science lesson or center. The students get to investigate and answer questions about their leaf.
**This document is in word form so you can add/take away some of the wording if needed.
Enjoy!
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Where Children Sleep
This worksheet is a great way to get students thinking globally. I have been using this resource for a few years now and it has always greatly impacted my students. Students will look at photos from the photo documentary of "Where children sleep" and reflect and describe what they see. This resource is in Spanish but could easily be translated to other languages as well.
la casa, las habitaciones, house unit, bedroom, thematic unit, Es todo bueno, la vida, comprehensible input, Spanish 1, S
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3rd - 12th
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Space Shuttle and Carrier - By the Way ESOL prompt, sub plans
ESOL language prompt - NOT A LESSON PLAN
By the Way Starting Gate Press
sub plans
formative/summative assessment
Research – the Shuttle program, building the International Space Station, astronauts, history of flight, etc.
Capital letters for names and initials
reference materials
STEM
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Writing About Research Rubric
This is a basic writing rubric ideal for elementary and all grades of emerging and progressing ELLs. The language is comprehensible and user friendly for students to understand what is required of their performance before starting the writing, as well as to understand why they receive their score at the conclusion.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Animal Research Worksheet
An organized way to research about animals and learn about their habitats.
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Influential People Research Worksheet (Editable)
This is a worksheet to guide students while they are researching influential people in the United States. This can be edited to meet your specific needs and it gives a step-by-step process to researching effectively.
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3rd - 6th
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Quote Sandwiches: Including Quotations in your writing
Quote Sandwiches are a simple way to teach how to use quotations in body paragraphs. I teach this alone first and then use it again later as part of the longer essay scaffolding, i.e. writing the body paragraphs. This works with any essay needing quotations. I've used this for research papers and literary analysis essays.
Grades:
4th - 12th
ESL Travel Agent Power Point Project Lesson Plan and Research
ELLs practice destination vocabulary and adjectives in this fun research, Web-based worksheet. Bundle with other travel activities on my page!
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4th - 9th
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Founding Fathers Research Project
Students will pick one of the founding fathers and research via 3 different websites to write down quick facts. Then you could have students create a presentation or I have them make a "fakebook" page which is a facebook profile lookalike.
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2nd - 8th
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English Kings and Queens - Research and Presentation task
Go back in time with this activity pack and let your learners uncover the mystery of English Kings and Queens. This pack contains research cards with a given monarch and areas of their life for learners to research. Monarchs used in the pack areMary Queen of ScotsHenry VIIIQueen VictoriaElizabeth IThis task allows learners to practice using the internet (or textbooks) to skim read and read for specific information. It then encourages learners to practice note taking and consolidating information
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4th - 5th, Adult Education
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Interviewing - Tell me about your job
An interviewing worksheet for students to practice speaking, listening and writing. Students should interview people in their family and community to find out more about different types of jobs.
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2nd - 5th
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Arthropod Project
**Encouraged as a pair project**The following project includes:- Prompt with directions & categories for students to focus on- 5 minute presentation- Similarities & Differences chart (students will compare a classmates arthropod to their own)- Rubric (1-6 grading scale)- Partner Evaluation Forms
Biography Assignment
Students choose a hero, artist, athlete, musician etc. and gather information about their chosen person. Students using a graphic organizer to record their jot notes. They choose to present their data using PowerPoint, a pamphlet or a poster. There is a lot of choice given in this assignment along with lots of structure. It's differentiated yet guided. Great for a wide range of students levels. Rubric, Success Criteria, Graphic Organizer and prompting questions for student choice are all provide
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
SUMMER SCIENCE RESEARCH ACTIVITY
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER! LEARNING OVER THE SUMMER IS A GOOD WAY TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE!
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3rd - 6th
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Reading and Responding to Nonfiction Texts
Students are expected to respond to nonfiction texts at an early age. At our school, teachers must provide one hour of intervention time every day. During this time, teachers reteach and provide children opportunities to demonstrate what they learn from reading nonfiction texts. This simple handout allows children to write about what they have learned. After some time, students will be able to respond on their reading journals without an actual copy. Being a bilingual teacher, I thought it
Grades:
4th - 6th
Animal Writing - Graphic Organizer
If your students are doing an animal research project, you need this graphic organizer! It's easy to use and best for students from grades 1-6. Enjoy!
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1st - 6th
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