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High school critical thinking informational text resources
Greek Gods, Greek Mythology Body Biography for Print and Digital Learning Bundle
This Greek Mythology Body Biography Bundle is filled with all you need to teach and promote amazing Greek Gods and Goddesses and their myths. Your students will find plenty of opportunity for creativity. For the first time you'll experience the unique approach of using a collaborative poster, Greek mythology, research, and the body biography project! ***Now it includes the digital learning version.***This project can be used any time of the year. The project bundle includes 22 Greek Gods and God
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4th - 12th
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Would You Rather Sampler - Fun Questions for Discussion, Writing Prompts, & More
Dive into writing prompts, classroom discussion, and more with our exclusive sampler from Would You Rather Questions!!These 18 digital or print Would You Rather questions are great for discussion, class polls, writing prompts, language building, facilitating higher-level thinking, brain breaks, building community, and more! This sampler gives you a taste of our comprehensive Would You Rather resource that promises to make learning engaging and effective.Try before you buy!Purchase this sampler f
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2nd - 9th
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Serial Podcast Season One Unit Plan: True Crime Lesson Plans, AP ELA Activities
Serial Podcast Season One by Sarah Koenig is a fantastic way to teach literary nonfiction, rhetoric, bias, and the power of storytelling. This podcast is so engaging that even your most reluctant students will be enthralled with the true crime content! This Serial unit plan will provide you with literary nonfiction activities that help students analyze the production of the podcast, discuss bias from multiple angles, examine rhetoric from a real-world perspective, and so much more. All of these
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Ethos, Pathos, Logos - Rhetorical Appeals Analysis and Persuasive Language Unit
Make teaching ethos, pathos, and logos fun and engaging with this rhetorical appeals unit! This comprehensive rhetorical appeals unit includes everything you need to teach your middle and high school students about the different, effective persuasive and argumentative writing strategies, including ethos, pathos, and logos. ⭐️ 2023 UPDATE: Now includes PRINT AND DIGITAL! Teach your students about rhetorical appeals using the engaging and interactive multi-day instructional slide. Students follow
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7th - 12th
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Word and Logic Puzzles Escape Room Activity With Digital Lock Option
In this engaging escape room activity, teams work together to solve the word puzzles and logic puzzles using critical thinking skills to discover codes to open the lock. Students love the fun of an escape room game, and you will love that this low-prep activity gets them thinking as they solve the puzzles and clues! ⭐️ How does the escape room work? (Click the PREVIEW link above and watch the VIDEO for a closer look at this activity!)In this escape room activity, students will solve 4 different
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6th - 9th, Adult Education
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Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Literature Circles Book Clubs
Add some depth and complexity to traditional Literature Circles with this complete and ready-to-use resource!You will be amazed by the level of discussion and critical thinking that will take place among your students. Each Literature Circle role (listed below) is directly connected to 11 elements of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives). Ju
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4th - 9th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
Nonfiction Text Features Scavenger Hunt Summarizing Informational Text Graphic
✨BEST-SELLER✨ This nonfiction graphic organizer works w/ any type of informational text or nonfiction passage: use it again & again. Students love the non-fiction text activities like the Nonfiction Text Features scavenger hunt & the fun dice Nonfiction Game | Nonfiction Reading response worksheet. Perfect for summarizing nonfiction text, teaching nonfiction reading skills, nonfiction centers, no-prep sub-plans, close reading, teaching nonfiction reading strategies, informational writing
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4th - 10th
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Shark Tank Interactive Invention & Innovation Project! (DIGITAL and PRINT)
**UPDATED With New Link! (4-1-22)**Now includes DIGITAL student worksheets for remote learning. You will need to have a Google account in order to access and edit the Google Slides.**UPDATED (3-23-19)** Now includes:-Student Checklist -Updated Shark Tank Successes-Pictures of completed student products/presentations!-Speech guidelines-Optional Extension Feedback Activity (with pictures!) -Shark Tank Judges Questions Sheet -Questions/Worksheet for students to fill out during their peers' presenta
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3rd - 12th
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Lord of the Flies Unit Plan: Fun Activities, Editable Lesson Plans, Mask, Test
Lord of the Flies by William Golding offers unique insight into human nature, the dangers of unchecked power, and the consequences of a failing society. With this Lord of the Flies Unit Plan, you’ll be able to dig deep into these dark themes while preparing students for a more hopeful future. From Steven King to Suzanne Collins, Lord of the Flies has inspired readers through the ages to explore the ugliness of human nature within the safe pages of a book. In turn, readers use these lessons and i
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8th - 12th
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BRAIN TEASERS 4-Pack Bundle, Logic, Word Sense, Puzzles, Lateral Thinking – Fun!
Whether you need bell-ringer presentation slides or just want to occasionally mess with your students’ minds when you have a few unused minutes at the end of a class period, this four volume set of Brain Teasers has everything you need to keep your students working hard and thinking deeply. There are LOTS of ways you could use this collection of 152 questions in both PDF & Google Slides format (304 slides – the question is on the first slide and the answer with an eye-catching image is on th
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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One Pager Templates - 40 Print and Digital One Pager Templates
One-Pagers are the perfect way to combine higher-level thinking and creativity into your classroom, and with these 40 different templates, you will never hear "I don't know where to start!" again. Your students can show their mastery and understanding of ANY subject in new and innovative ways.You can use these Print and Digital One Pager templates with ANY subject you are teaching. Perfect for literature, math, science, social studies, vocabulary, grammar, and more!This resource includes:20 no-
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3rd - 12th
Also included in: One Pager Mega Bundle - Book Reports - Exit Tickets
Animal Farm Unit Plan: Fun Activities, Editable Lesson Plans, History Info, Test
This complete Animal Farm unit is designed to help you get to the heart of Animal Farm while making your efforts mean something. With your guidance, students will dig deep into Animal Farm history, themes, and allegory in order to better apply Orwell’s message to their own lives right here, right now. Are you ready to help students relate to this allegory in a meaningful way without sacrificing your evenings and weekends to do so? Let's dig in!BEFORE READING:To help you set the tone and spark in
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9th - 12th
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Titanic! Nonfiction Text Features & Comparing Multiple Accounts 4-8 NO PREP
Spice up your lessons with this Titanic Pack! Students practice identifying and using nonfiction text features in natural context. They'll also compare multiple accounts of survivor stories. Just like all of my other activity packs, these lessons are FUN, extremely high-interest, organized, RIGOROUS, and ready to teach today!*NOTE* - This product is included in my Spring Bundle. Purchase the bundle to receive an exclusive Easter Mini-Pack!Your students will:Construct an 11 page "book" in their i
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4th - 9th
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Paraphrasing, Quoting, & Summarizing: Informative Writing Skills PRINT + DIGITAL
Help your students improve their writing by focusing on three key skills: paraphrasing, quoting, and summarizing. This unit teaches students how to improve their writing skills by focusing on learning how to paraphrase, quote, and summarize text in their own writing! By learning the crucial skill of paraphrasing, quoting, and summarizing, students will improve their writing drastically!In this informational writing mini-unit, your students will learn the differences between paraphrasing, quoting
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7th - 10th
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The Crucible Unit Plan: Fun Activities, Editable Lesson Plans, Movie Guide, Test
You don't need a wand to engage students with The Crucible, but a touch of inspiration can certainly work its magic! This complete and editable Crucible unit plan will help you add theatrical fun, historical intrigue, modern connections, and academic rigor to your Crucible lesson plans. Each act contains interactive notes and engaging activities to help bring this play bubbling to life!Are you ready to engage students with meaningful and fun activities for teaching The Crucible? Hop on your broo
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Holocaust Victims' Identity Cards Activities for ELA, History - Print & Digital
These activities accompany my FREE Holocaust Victims' Identity Cards and are designed to help students make a personal connection with the victims of the Holocaust. These activities could be used before a novel study or a history lesson. This lesson can be printed, used digitally, or a combination of the two. Resources include Google Drive resources (Docs, Slides, Forms, etc.) and well as print ready PDF versions. After reading about an individual impacted by the Holocaust, students will complet
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Holocaust Resource Bundle for ELA, History - Print & Digital
ELA First Day BUNDLE: Everything for back to school: Syllabus + Stations + Fun
Have the best first day EVER in ELA with this bundle of first day stations, slides, and syllabus templates! Whether you like customizing in Canva, PPT, or Google Slides, these templates will make prepping for your first day total breeze. Not only will you be more efficient with your back to school prep, but you'll also set the tone for the rest of the year. Students will be impressed with your visual syllabus and engaged from day one!What you will get:⭐ A super fun, low pressure ice breaker idea
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7th - 12th
Women's History Month, Biography Research, Pennant, Make Your Own Banner
This Women's History Month pennant is all you need to teach and promote amazing women around the world. Women's History Month is March. The Women's History pennant is a research activity. There is a biography timeline, quotes, lesson learned, characteristics, and opportunities for creativity. This is the largest selection you'll find on Teachers Pay Teachers! The pennant can be used any time of the year (it says "Women's History"). The banner includes women throughout history, dating back from C
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4th - 12th
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Research Paper Writing Unit - Lessons, PowerPoint, Handouts, Research Bundle
This Research Paper Writing Unit Bundle includes five resources to help make teaching resource paper writing a breeze. This research writing unit includes lessons on paraphrasing, quoting, summarizing, 9th edition MLA format and citations, research paper writing, and academic vocabulary. This Research Paper Writing Unit Bundle includes everything you will need to help your students master research writing.The main research paper writing unit includes:An engaging and editable, 72-slide PowerPoint
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7th - 10th
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Annotating Text - teaching students to annotate nonfiction - PRINT + DIGITAL
Help your students learn how to annotate nonfiction text with this step-by-step text annotation unit! This annotating text resource includes everything you need to teach your middle and high school students how to effectively annotate and closely read informational text. Includes print and digital formats!Begin your unit with a presentation for direct instruction. Students will use the included guided notes to follow along with the lesson. Then, work together in a whole-class setting to annotate
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8th - 11th
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Article of the Week Club, 8th Grade | Nonfiction Reading Passages Middle School
Article of the Week Club, Grade 8 (8th Grade Nonfiction Articles + Activities)8th Grade Article of the Week Club is your solution for teaching ALL of the CCSS for Grade 8 Reading Informational Text! You’ll receive 25 nonfiction article + activity packs according to the schedule below. This includes a midterm and final assessment for reading informational text standards. Your students will enjoy practicing all of the common core reading informational text standards with these high-interest inform
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7th - 9th
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Beowulf Unit Plan: Fun Activities, Editable Lesson Plans, Modern Pairings, Test
This Beowulf unit plan is designed for an active, creative, and inclusive classroom. With its difficult language and dated topics, Beowulf can be challenging to teach. However, with a little inspiration, it is possible to include meaningful, engaging, and fun activities for teaching Beowulf into your unit plan.These fun activities for teaching Beowulf will help you bring the archaic epic to life for your modern students!You will get:⭐ A detailed day-by-day Beowulf unit plan explaining exactly ho
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9th - 12th
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STEM Space Lander Math & Engineering Activity (Printed & Digital)
Space Lander STEM ChallengeThis STEM activity is one of our favorite engineering design challenges! The combination of marshmallows (or ping pong balls) and aliens makes this a winning STEM challenge! In the Space Lander Challenge, student teams build a lander using the engineering design process to keep two marshmallow "aliens" or "astronauts" inside a cup as it is dropped from various heights. Using straws, index cards, and mini marshmallows or cotton balls, students apply concepts of shock ab
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5th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
Reading Escape Room ELA Digital Breakout Nonfiction Escape Room
#Touchdown2024 NOW WITH A DIGITAL ESCAPE ROOM OPTION FOR DISTANCE LEARNING.Get your readers ENGAGED with this ELA escape room in one of the things they often say they don't like... reading nonfiction. Great for STAAR prep and test prep! My students are begging for more, simply because the content is all related to the the ongoing trend of VIDEO GAMES! Every station is a nonfiction reading activity about video games in general. The high interest content not glorify video games in any way! You c
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6th - 9th
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