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11th grade Common Core CCRA.W.7 resources under $5
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson - Short Story Slides, Assignments, and Activities
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson - Short Story Slides, Assignments, and Activities: Engage your middle and high school students with Shirley Jackson's compelling short story, The Lottery, using this comprehensive resource designed to engage your students. Included are presentation slides to guide the lesson, reading analysis questions to deepen understanding, a symbolism assignment to enhance critical thinking and a video comparison assignment for added context. Additionally, students will have th
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8th - 12th
The Sinking of the Lusitania: Solve the WWI Mystery w Primary Source Analysis!
Perhaps one of the most important events of World War One, the sinking of the Lusitania has fascinated kids and adults for years. Use this mystery to harness that fascination and engage students in an inquiry-based mission that they will remember all year long!In this mystery, students are posed with an engaging scenario - they are CIA Agents that must piece together once and for all how and why the Lusitania sank. They are presented with a variety of "exhibits," all cleverly designed to engage
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: GROWING WWI BUNDLE: Higher Order Thinking WWI Activities (SS5H2)
NEWSELA Current Event Analysis Common Core Worksheets & Graphic Organizers
NEWSELA is a great, online resource because it allows a student to choose his/her own Lexile level to read level-appropriate articles. This activity has 12 templates (Newsela worksheets or Newsela graphic organizers) to choose from and is aligned with Common Core Literacy and Writing standards for ELA, history, and science (NGSS). Two brand new Doodle Notes templates were added for the new school year!!!In addition to receiving printable copies provided in PDF, this lesson bundle was recently co
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5th - 12th
Hidden Figures Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet | Google Formats (PG - 2016)
This Hidden Figures Movie Guide challenges students to think critically about themes like equality, courage, and the importance of acknowledging hidden contributions. Explore the lives of Katherine, Mary, and Dorothy as they battle racial and gender biases to contribute to NASA's success. Engage in conversations about how these women demonstrated extraordinary courage, dignity, and perseverance in the face of adversity. Consider how they served as unsung heroes in NASA’s history, opening up disc
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7th - 12th
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British Literature Time Period Introductions : British Literature Activities
Never worry about how to start a British Literature unit again! These succinct British literature time period introductions are designed to help you deliver simple context before diving into your British literature unit of study. Each time period includes a paragraph about the history, context of literature, and culture of the time. Anyone who knows history knows that it's impossible to cover everything before beginning a unit, but these summaries provide an essential overview.You will get: ⭐T
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9th - 12th
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Argument and Debate Mini Unit Topic Cards, Outline, Notes
Argumentative and Debate Topic Cards with Teacher's Guidelines and Instructions, Student Handouts, and Grading Rubrics (Aligned with the Common Core State Standards)
If you want to have a classroom debate but don't know where to begin or how to run one, this resource is for you. I've included topic cards, outlines for the format, handouts, and detailed instructions. But this can be used for more than just debating. The topic cards are perfect for having students practice writing argumentative a
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8th - 12th, Staff
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American Literature Time Period Introductions : American Literature Activities
Never worry about how to start an American Literature unit again! These succinct American literature time period introductions are designed to help you deliver simple context before diving into your American literature unit of study. Each time period includes a paragraph about the history, context of literature, and culture of the time. Anyone who knows history knows that it's impossible to cover everything before beginning a unit, but these summaries provide an essential overview.You will get:⭐
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9th - 12th
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Urban Legends Nonfiction Reading Passages & Questions (Printable & Digital)
30 urban legends and myths informational texts, reading comprehension and analysis handouts, writing prompts (persuasive, expository, creative/narrative) and graphic organizers (Printable & Digital) - NO PREP lesson plan, student handouts, PowerPoint slides, Google Doc, Google Slides, bell ringer, exit slip and effortless grading rubric perfect for distance learning!Urban Legends, mysteries and myths engage students in practicing every single common core standard for writing (persuasive, e
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Paragraph of the Week: 25 Texts, 25 Student Samples for Grades 9-12
This bundle contains 25 prompts for "Paragraph of the Week" in grades 9-12. Each prompt contains a passage from a text and a prompt. The texts range from poetry to prose to non-fiction. The paragraph prompts range from persuasive to descriptive to personal narrative to literary analysis. This bundle is FULLY EDITABLE and includes a student sample for EACH prompt to use as a model.Paragraph of the Week is a teacher-created, student-tested, step-by-step process for teaching students how to wri
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9th - 12th
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Comment Cards for Academic Essay Writing to Help Students Give Quality Feedback
As English teachers, we ask our students to edit and revise their peers' essays. However, students do not always know how to give constructive feedback. It's important that students are able to give constructive feedback about targeted writing skills while also maintaining the dignity of the writer. This product contains a handout with five tips for writing effective comments during peer revision and coaches students on how to go about giving thoughtful, quality feedback on academic essays in
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Articles of the Constitution: A Primary Source Analysis on the 7 Articles
This is an excellent way to study and know the information contained within the United States Constitution. To better understand the layout and information within the United States Constitution, students will read through the original 7 Articles of this primary source document and find the main ideas. This is a nice addition to Constitution Day or your existing unit on the Constitution.Don't be afraid to have your students study this great document. Being one of the most influential documents
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6th - 12th
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Infamous Criminals: A High-Interest Nonfiction Research Project
In this project, students will research the life of a famous criminal and compile a bibliographic research project to share with the class. The criminals included in this project range from fraudsters to gangsters and from pirates to drug lords. There are plenty of options here to captivate the interest of secondary students. After selecting a criminal, students will compile an annotated bibliography as they go through the research process while preparing to create their final projects. Stud
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9th - 12th
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Shakespeare's Hamlet and The Lion King Comparison Analysis Answer Key Rubrics
Use this lesson for Shakespeare's Hamlet to get students thinking critically, creatively and outside of the box! This lesson compares Disney’s The Lion King to Shakespeare's classic tragedy, Hamlet. Disney's animated film has a number of clearly discernible parallels to Shakespeare’s Hamlet. In fact, in the 2004 special release of the The Lion King, the commentary confirms inspiration from the great Shakespeare. This lesson plan will help students draw inferences, make connections and identify
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Pursuit of Happyness Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (PG13 - 2006)
The Pursuit of Happyness Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet | Google Classroom (PG13 - 2006) asks students to put themselves in Chris Gardner's shoes and learn from the adversity he faces in life. Explore the meaning of Thomas Jefferson's words in the Declaration of Independence and challenge students to learn the entrepreneurial lessons from his bone density scanner business. Check the preview file for high resolution sample questions to see if this movie guide is suitable for your students. T
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8th - 12th
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Halloween Short Research Project: Myths, Ghosts, & Legends Media Presentation
With this standards-based short research task AND a digital media presentation project, your middle and high school students will be 100% engaged on Halloween. Student Experience: Students will be assigned a myth from their state or from a state in the US. They will research and create a media presentation to share their findings. This type of assignment is very flexible and is 100% editable. It could be used to teach MLA and research, review MLA, conclude a unit on Dark Romantic or Gothic lit
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Research Writing Unit, Curriculum BUNDLE+
History of Photography, Complete Teaching Pack & Research Project
Teach the history of photography with this teaching pack to your yearbook, journalism, photography, or media students. Everything you need is included for a quick lesson and interesting research project. Student Experience: Students learn about the history of photography in a way that not only informs them about the path we've taken in the photography community but also helps them see the importance of photographs. They will note developments and accomplishments on the sketch notes timeline as
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Yearbook Curriculum BUNDLE+ for Student Journalism Publications
ASSIGNMENTS & PROJECTS for ANY Short Story Unit
Looking for new and innovative ways for students to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of short stories? These varied tasks will provide you, and your students, with choice and differentiation. ***PLEASE NOTE: I have NOT been able to provide editable versions, as these handouts have been designed to be visually appealing, and engaging for students - as such, I have had to use purchased fonts and images, and due to copyright restrictions, am unable to provide editable versions. However
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Short Story Unit BUNDLE
Short Research Project: Native American Creation Stories
This Short Research Project for Native American Creation Stories is very flexible and very low prep. It could be used to teach MLA and research, review MLA, or in a non English class looking to incorporate research in a fun way! Use it to kick off a unit in an American Literature class. This is also a great assignment in allowing students to gain awareness of other cultures or even their own. Student Experience: Students will research a Native American creation story and design a media presenta
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Research Writing Unit, Curriculum BUNDLE+
Julius Caesar and Mean Girls Comparison Analysis Activity Answers Keys Rubric
There are some clear parallels between Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and 2004's hit Mean Girls. Though Mean Girls is not an adaptation of Julius Caesar, it is an excellent way to engage students and get them thinking critically by connecting themes, characters and motives. This lesson for Julius Caesar and Mean Girls requires students to think creatively and outside of the box in order to identify the commonalities of the two mediums. This lesson plan is a ZIP file with two PDFs and includes the
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
Thomas Paine Common Sense: Primary Source Activity | American History
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was a little pamphlet with big ideas! This primary source activity gives students a chance to read through and analyze the major paragraphs, or arguments, within his pamphlet while answering various questions. I created this mini-unit for my own classroom to help students understand this important document that shaped the course of Independence. You will find that this resource is challenging yet capable for all. Students are analyzing text from the 1700's which ca
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6th - 12th
Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
This is America Video Analysis Activities Distance Learning
This is America by Childish Gambino (aka Donald Glover) Common Core-Aligned Video Symbolism and Analysis Activities for Grades 10-12 - perfect for distance learning!This zipped file includes materials to help you use Childish Gambino's viral video to inspire important discussions in your classroom. The contents include:1. Brief history lesson presentation (editable Powerpoint and PDF files) - this 62-slide presentation covers the following topics: Black Codes and Jim Crow laws, Jim Crow minstrel
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Art of the Breakup -Declaration of Independence Project
This is a fun project over the Declaration of Independence, where your students become the modern day Thomas Jefferson! They get to choose how they want to Declare Independence from King George III and Great Britain. They can text him, email him, or create a video to "Facetime" him. This lesson allows your students to be really creative. I am always amazed at what my students create. In addition to the templates for the project, there is a two page handout that explains the basics of the Declara
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Art of the Breakup Bundle- Notes, Project and 2 Hands on History Puzzles
Identity Theft Prevention Research Project - Fraud - Financial Literacy Consumer
Create a research-based Identity Theft Prevention Guide while teaching your students financial literacy skills! This resource includes activities and a research project on the topics of identity theft, scams, and online fraud. Students will research the threat of identity theft, learn about the different types of identity theft that may occur, recognize measures consumers can take to prevent becoming a victim of fraud – while also noting the long-term impact identity theft has on its victims.Thi
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9th - 12th
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The Writer's Notebook Guide-- Handouts, Instructions, Charts, and MORE!
This guide includes explanations on how to organize the writer's notebook as well as the charts, handouts, graphic organizers, rubrics, etc. for students to use with the notebook throughout the school year. It also includes a Google Slides notebook template that you can use for a digital notebook option.The Writer’s Notebook is the heart of the English classroom. It is the place that holds a student’s reflections on literature and life. It is the place where a student goes to record important n
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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