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High school critical thinking short stories resources for Microsoft OneDrive
Analyze Bias Evaluate Websites Fact Check Wikipedia Research Skills Bundle
Print & digital versions! You'll have everything you need to teach the essentials of digital literacy and research skills with this bundled product. Sharpen students' critical thinking skills by engaging them in interesting, real-life learning tasks. Here's what teachers are saying about my Digital Literacy resources:"I think this may be the most thorough and well done resource I have ever purchased on here. THANK YOU. You're attention to detail and thoroughness have made my day so much si
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5th - 10th
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How to Identify Bias Online Activities Digital Literacy
Just what you need to teach bias! This print and digital resource has everything you need to teach this valuable critical thinking skill in our online world. Ready to use -- includes websites, questions, student notes, practice, and more!Here's what teachers are saying about my digital literacy resources:"Big packet full of so many options. Really gets kids thinking. Thanks for creating exactly what I was looking for.""Great resource to teach students about possible bias when they are rese
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5th - 10th
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How to Evaluate Websites and Data Digital Literacy Activities Print and Digital
Print or Digital -- you have both! Get students ready for critical thinking and research by learning how to evaluate digital data by determining the value of a website. Have them practice this skill before they need to begin research for a project.Ready for your distance learning or in-person classroom setting.What teachers are saying about my digital literacy resources:"I think this may be the most thorough and well done resource I have ever purchased on here. THANK YOU. You're attention to de
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6th - 9th
Creative Writing Short Story Activities Workbook Print and Digital
No planning needed! Digital and print versions make this perfect for digital, in person, or blended learning. Your students will have everything they need to write their own short stories. Ready to use today. This resource guides them step-by-step. What teachers are saying:"I used this with my Honors 12 English class after our semester of reading short stories. The kids really used this resource - it gave them confidence and an actual place to plan their work. I will use it again.""This was
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7th - 10th
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Assignments for Any Novel or Short Story - Digital Reading Response (Vol 2)
Short Story and Novel Assignments - Digital Reading Response Book Report (Vol 2): Gone are the days of boring book reports and reading responses! This multi-faceted resource provides fun ready-to-use digital assignments that will work for any novel or short story that your students are reading. Each of the one-slide assignments can be shared digitally with your students – it’s that easy! There is an assignment for every student in your class in this packet – even students who struggle or are rel
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6th - 9th
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Character Analysis for ANY Novel or Short Story - Google / Digital Version
DIGITAL CHARACTER ANALYSIS ACTIVITY - Help your students write a character study or character analysis with this ready-to-use resource. Works with any novel or short story! 17 Google slides to help your students dig deeper into a character's motivation and personality. Works with any novel or short story! This activity is easy to differentiate for students of varying abilities and ages. The resource leads students through the process of writing a paragraph or a full essay - choose which one w
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7th - 10th
Also included in: DIGITAL Novel Study Bundle - Use with ANY NOVEL
Fact Checking Digital Literacy Activities Print and Digital
Print and digital options! Teach this critical thinking skill along with research. This valuable skill helps them navigate the information they're exposed to every day. Teach them to determine the credibility of what they read...from emails to web sites. Fact checking helps students develop the critical thinking skills they need to determine the validity of the information they receive online and through other media sources -- especially when they are conducting research. This resource uses
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5th - 9th
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All Summer in a Day Short Story Activities and Close Reading
Your students won't stop talking about the themes of this story! "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury addresses so many themes that resonate with kids! Your students will want to analyze characters, motive, plot, and the concept of living on another planet. This unsettling story is great for middle school and high school students -- sure to bring up great discussion on bullying, compassion for others, and accepting newcomers. Perfect to teach at the end of the year.This resource includes:p
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: End of the Year Activities Bundle Grade 6 7 8 Reading and Writing
Rip Van Winkle PowerPoint - Questions, Writing Prompts, and Author Biography
Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving PowerPoint. This resource helps students comprehend the story and its symbolism. The slides take the class through Irving's ghost tale. Includes vocabulary, background information on setting, plot summary, author biography, a link to an online e-book, an illustrated adapted version to read slide by slide, discussion questions with a print friendly answer key, writing prompts, and critical thinking. Slides are illustrated and engaging for students. Use PowerPo
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7th - 10th
Legend of Sleepy Hollow Headless Horseman PowerPoint
Reading The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, the story of the Headless Horseman? This resource helps students comprehend the story - vocabulary, characters, setting, plot, and theme. The PowerPoint activities take your class through Washington Irving's ghost tale. Includes vocabulary, background information on setting, plot summary, author biography, a link to an online e-book and audio, a sequencing activity, discussion questions with a print friendly answer key, a plot diagram activity, and an essay w
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7th - 10th
Point of View Writing & Review Activity - Digital Version
POINT OF VIEW DIGITAL WRITING ACTIVITY - Looking for a fun way to review and practice writing with different points of view? Students are given a notes / reference sheet on the four points of view for review and reference. Use the notes page to review point of view and look for examples in stories you have read in class. Students are then asked to complete a writing assignment based on an article (provided) they read. After reading the article students must complete two paragraphs from two di
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6th - 9th
The Outcasts of Poker Flat PowerPoint
The Outcasts of Poker Flat PowerPoint Presentation. A reading guide to the classic American short story by Bret Harte. Includes vocabulary, author biography, slides on setting and characters, discussion questions, writing prompts, and end of story interactive quiz. Includes a copy of the story. Did you know that you can use PowerPoints like this in video conferencing or Zoom for remote learning? You can share in OneDrive and in Microsoft Teams, too. Just view in Slideshow mode. You can also uplo
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9th - 12th
Evaluating - Reading Comprehension Strategy Lesson - Digital EASEL by TpT
Teach CRITICAL THINKING strategies to help students EVALUATE ideas as they read.Use this lesson to give students a process to them think critically about information.Evaluating is more than just forming an opinion. It's about making an informed opinion or decision.Four PRO TIPS to help your students EVALUATE ideas as they read. Restate part of the text as a question,Clarify the criteria used to judge the guiding question,Play with the text to reveal other perspectives, andTry to keep an open min
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6th - 9th
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The Little Seed Big Dream
In the heartwarming story of "The Little Seed's Big Dream," young readers are invited to embark on a delightful journey through the world of nature, hope, and determination. This enchanting tale is a celebration of dreams, perseverance, and the magic of growth.Meet Sammy, a tiny seed who is filled with dreams that are bigger than life itself. Sammy yearns to become a towering, majestic tree, but there's a catch – Sammy is just a little seed! Throughout this charming narrative, children and their
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PreK - 12th
Did I Cheat? Media Text Critical Thinking Challenge: PAID version with ANSWERS
Real-world media text Critical Thinking challenge using Reading Comprehension Strategies: inferring, citing evidence, and evaluating. Students analyze a YouTube video and try to figure out if I'm lying. Slideshow lesson explains the Did I Cheat? Psst, I'm Lying! challenge. 10-page handout package helps scaffold student learning. Detailed answer script includes 19 color-coded examples to explain inferences and how to cite evidence. ❤️ Like this resource? Check out the BookFace 10x Reading Progr
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7th - 10th
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"The Medicine Bag" Story, Class Discussion Questions, Reading Comp. Handout
This file contains a copy of "The Medicine Bag" by Virginia Sneve story, class discussion questions with an answer key, and finally a reading comprehension handout.
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7th - 10th
VALENTINE'S DAY | VALENTINE'S DAY ACTIVITY | emergency sub plan, group work
VALENTINE'S DAY | VALENTINE'S DAY ACTIVITY | emergency sub plan, group workBEAUTY AND THE BEAST NO PREP - PRINT AND GO OR GO INTERACTIVE WITH THE GOOGLE LINKIncluded in this product are the following:❤️ONE SHEET INFOGRAPHIC on BEAUTY AND THE BEAST as a PDF document to be printed or uploaded.❤️Grayscale and color versions - 11 x 17 inches is the recommended printing size. There are two color versions - one with white text and the other with purple and two black and white versions.❤️Link to my ON
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Digital Mood Meter: A Socio-Emotional Resource
Let's get digital, digital! The popular Mood Meter has gone pandemic digital!Have you joined Yale's Center for Emotional Intelligence's RULER movement?! If not, you should! They believe that "emotions drive learning, decision-making, creativity, relationships, and health." When students recognize the power of emotions, via the "Mood Meter," they help create a "more effective and compassionate society." How does it work? It's pretty simple! Introduce students to the concepts of "red and yellow zo
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Sharks - Our fears don't always match the facts– ESL adult conversation & debate
This presentation contains a 30 slide PowerPoint lesson in editable PPT format with teacher’s notes.Shark Week is celebrating its 30th anniversary this week. Shark Week has inspired generations of marine biologists and draws rare attention to individual researchers and their subjects, but shark week also presents a conflict in the scientific community regarding shark conservation. A new study showed that the ominous music in nature documentaries actually hinder shark conservation efforts by cast
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
6Cs Article 011: Online Shopping and Fraud - Critical Thinking - Easel
How much did Amazon make during the pandemic? How do sellers cheat the system? Reading response article about CRITICAL THINKING and MULTIPLE POINTS of VIEW. The informational text is differentiated at four reading levels (Grade 6, 8, 10, and 12.) Want to see exactly what you get before you get this product? Watch the PREVIEW VIDEO. Look at the PREVIEW PDF. (It is a watermarked version of the entire PDF resource.) Do your students know...How much do we spend online? (Try guessing.) How much did
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6th - 12th
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Ugly - The wrong side of the gene pool - ESL adult and kid conversation
This presentation contains a 38 slide lesson in Google slides format with teacher’s notes. Ugly is: subjective, loaded with personal preference, closely related to culture and public opinion (and in the last decades, shaped by media), relative to what we find familiar and understand, has a strong emotional valence, constantly changing, and… Always negative and associated with evil and fear.Subjective conversation topics are wonderful to teach in ESL classes with mixed ethnicities, but also work
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Nostalgia – are you a nostalgic person? ESL adult Google slides lesson
This presentation contains a 28 slide conversation lesson in Google slides format with student worksheets, an activity, and teacher’s notes.Nostalgia was coined by a 17th-century medical student. It’s from the Greek origin meaning: “an ache for home”. Until the mid-1900s it was considered a medical disease that could (and often did) end fatally.Today however nostalgia is regarded as an important emotion and a mental state absolutely central to the human experience.Researchers today believe that
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Taboos and how to challenge them - ESL adult conversation in Google slides
This presentation contains a 30 slide PowerPoint lesson in Google slides format with a worksheet and teacher’s notes.This lesson discusses taboos – please review the preview and read the description carefully before buying it, some teachers might not feel comfortable discussing this topic with their conversation class!Taboos play a natural and necessary part in shared moral psychology since human behavior is rarely governed by rational decision making. Taboos have a huge effect on our lives, the
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12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Masks - ESL adult conversation lesson in Google slides format
This presentation contains a 32 slide lesson in Google slides format with an activity and teacher’s notes.Masks have been inseparable from human history, as soon as we knew who we were, we wanted to become someone else.They are a fantastic conversation topic because: 1. They send out more than one message.2. They sometimes reveal more than they hide3. They are both fun and dangerous.4. The right to wear a mask can conflict with public safety.5. Masks aren’t only physical.6. Mask exists more than
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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