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Drama Common Core RH.6-8.8 resources for ESL-EFL-ELL
Reader's Theater script: The Trolley Car Case
Take your students into the courtroom to witness two civil rights trials. Were African American riders wrongfully arrested for riding a Louisville trolley car? (Great way to celebrate Black History Month while reviewing history and improving oral language skills.)This 6 page script brings life to history while honing reading fluency and comprehension. Students can feel the tension and become emotionally and intellectually involved in these events as the struggle for equality and historical fig
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Black History Month bundle (in person and remote)
Thinking Like a Historian: BILINGUAL VERSION for 5th-7th Grade Social Studies!
This BILINGUAL Thinking Like a Historian Lesson Plan Unit comes 100% completely ready to use for both English and Spanish learners in 5th-7th grade! ALL resources not only come in English and Spanish, they're also ready to use for both in-person classroom and online digital learning (via Google Apps)!The amazing resources included with this bilingual version of Thinking Like a Historian lesson plan unit have been used with GREAT SUCCESS with THOUSANDS of students and can easily be used with any
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5th - 7th
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Hamilton Musical: Complete Unit
Wow! This unit is a student favorite! This product bundles 7 lessons that can be used as a collection or each lesson can be used in isolation. The complete unit is included in paper hard copy format AND in the form of a powerpoint that can be easily used by your students in google slides. Each lesson includes student based activities that directly align with 8 different songs from the incredibly popular, Hamilton Musical. Student interest is peaked when the power of music is brought into the cl
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5th - 12th
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Readers Theater Presidents Middle School
Presidents Readers Theater for High School and Middle School. Part Three. 8-10 minute play, with presidents FDR, Truman and Eisenhower. Five roles in all, with 10 written questions for the class. Entertaining, back-and-forth and fact-based. Covers key events of each president. By teacher and playwright John Glass.
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Presidents Readers Theater Bundle for Middle and High School
Reading Skills Worksheet: The Articles of Confederation
This worksheet is designed to accompany an article about the Articles of Confederation and its limitations. The worksheet includes 10 multiple-choice comprehension questions, 5 critical reasoning short answer questions, and a "connect to self" question. The multiple-choice questions assess students' understanding of the main ideas, supporting details, vocabulary, and the author's purpose in the article. The critical reasoning short answer questions prompt students to think critically about the i
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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#2 - Aventure de simulation hors du monde - Grade 6e, 7e, 8e année
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Middle School - 3 Unit Program*** Donnez à vos élèves les moyens de devenir des visionnaires ! Highlight this school year by taking your students to exoplanet Kepler452b! Kepler's STARS is a compelling, timely, detailed three-unit simulation adventure with real life application. It is designed to initiate conversations on relevant global topics such as national identity, the plight of displaced persons, and climate change. Kepler's Stars fuses intrigue, drama and
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-3
#2 - Out-Of-This-World Simulation Adventure - Grade 6, 7, 8
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Middle School - 3 Unit Program*** Empower your students to become visionaries! Highlight this school year by taking your students to exoplanet Kepler452b! Kepler's STARS is a compelling, timely, detailed three-unit simulation adventure with real life application. It is designed to initiate conversations on relevant global topics such as national identity, the plight of displaced persons, and climate change. Kepler's Stars fuses intrigue, drama and discovery to unde
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-4
The Gathering Storm in America Gives Rise to the American Revolution!
The Gathering Storm in America brings history to life with an award-winning (64 minute) audio drama featuring the events that led to American Independence. It tells the remarkable story of an all-but-forgotten forefather whose actions initiated the tumultuous Pre-Revolutionary Period in America. Derived from primary sources, it presents both the British and American points of view on issues that led to the Declaration of Independence and the building of a new nation on democratic principles. T
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5th - 8th
The Dream: Celebrating Black History in a Short Play
This inspiring short play is designed to introduce students to the difference that four African-Americans made in helping our country move in the direction of equality for all citizens. In the story, a student, who was asked to write a paper on one African-American who fought for equal rights, is unsure of where to begin. After falling asleep, the student is greeted by a dream figure and taken to different scenes from the lives of four courageous Americans. Worksheets are included to help acto
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4th - 12th
Digital HISTORICAL BACKGROUND INTRO for SHAKESPEARE’S MACBETH: Maps & Photos
PURPOSE: This PowerPoint lesson provides digital pre-reading resources, context & factual background information for the play, Macbeth, by William Shakespeare.GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous literature by front-loading story elements critical to comprehension & aligned to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classroomsHISTORICAL POWERPOINT:Please be aware that YOUTUBE LINKS open to a standard warn
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
Primary Source Industrial Revolution Working Conditions
With this lesson you are able to collaborative evaluate primary sources related to the working conditions in the USA during the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century. The lesson culminates with an opportunity to debate around the bias found in the five different primary sources explored in the lesson.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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A Rising Sun - The U. S. Constitution
A Rising Sun traces the evolution of democratic thinking through revolutionary times.As we find ourselves defending our system of democracy at this time in the history of our country, we see that student test scores for understanding the Constitution are low. Nationwide surveys continue to show lack of knowledge about Constitutional laws that secure liberty and freedom for “We the People” in America. This is a major concern. The Constitution serves to deepen students’ understanding of current ev
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Malala Yousafzai Documentary Companion Pack Vocabulary Focus Notes *eLearning
This is a companion pack for middle-schoolers who are viewing the documentary “A Schoolgirl's Odyssey: The Malala Yousafzai Story”. This pack includes a Cornell / Focus Notes sheet with guided questions, a vocabulary acquisition worksheet with 9 words exclusive to the documentary that students may or may not know, and a Reflection and Understanding Sheet.My students learned about bold actions and students are to answer the essential question: Are bold actions worth the risk? I felt that the Mala
Grades:
6th - 8th
Propaganda and the Boston Massacre
This comprehensive lesson focuses on propaganda and its use in inciting colonists against the British after the Boston Massacre and provides ample opportunities for students to engage in critical thinking through a vocabulary study of propaganda, an examination of primary and secondary sources, and an analysis of the types of propaganda Revere used in his engraving. To assess their learning, students will write an argumentative paragraph showcasing Revere's use of propaganda in his engraving and
Grades:
5th - 10th
Groundhog Day-Digital HISTORY LESSON with VOCABULARY music, photos, maps PPT
PURPOSE: This PowerPoint lesson provides digital historical background info, interesting facts, and vocabulary about Groundhog Day.GOAL: to prepare each student to learn more about this interesting celebration.AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classroomsPOWERPOINT: • 1 setting slide -Location photos with map• 3 Historical and background Information Slides• 1 Interesting Information slide about the groundhog • Vibrant Vocab
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Layered Assignment Contract (for Theatre History Project)
This modifiable "contract" is a way for students to display the level of learning and work they wish to do in order to earn a specific grade. Students become empowered when they know exactly what they must do to earn an A, B, or C.
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7th - 12th
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International Country Research Project Presentation
Students choose different countries to research. This is a great way to have students focus on specific continents or choose a country of interest. They must find specific information based on 10 questions. Students will also include photos to represent the information to create a slideshow for their presentation. Students will practice writing in complete sentences on the handout, then transfer the information to bulleted points on each slide. The questions allow for students to include informa
Grades:
2nd - 12th
Lifebooks THE BIGSPEARS graphic organizer
THE BIGSPEARS graphic organizer is an ELD support tool for educators, students, and groups to deconstruct various aspects of life into specific categories. The tool can be used as a vehicle for building empathy in the classroom as teachers model the process and present their lives through these frames. The introspective process of using this mind map to record their autoethnographies serves as a precursor to the writing process. Students then go on to create their own Lifebooks to present in cla
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Not Grade Specific
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