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Critical thinking short stories independent work videos
Teach Language Arts with Film Clips: Suspense and Foreshadowing
This short Film, Alma, is an excellent tool to have students review suspense and foreshadowing techniques. Students love the "creepy" film and figuring out exactly what has happened to the character. The file includes the film, student worksheets, and an answer key. The 4 worksheet pages include pause times to have students reflect and infer, as well as screenshots for analyzing examples of foreshadowing. Older students will enjoy this film which is not too young and engaging enough to keep them
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6th - 12th
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"Monkey's Paw" Engaging Short Story Analysis (Mood, Theme, and Foreshadowing)
This is not only a comprehensive lesson using the classic tale "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs, but it is also a whole lot of fun for middle school students! This story is great to teach around Halloween time!What you get in the student guide:1) Background information2) Anticipation guide3) Mini research opportunity on superstitions4) Full copy of the unabridged text5) Mood analysis sheet6) Foreshadowing analysis sheet7) Socratic question sheet8) Theme: fate vs. free will analysis9) Film / sho
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6th - 10th
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TED Talk Worksheet
Use this worksheet as a general guide for any TED Talk! This worksheet asks students to identify the speaker's claim/thesis and support for it. Students then reflect on the information shared in the talk.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Inference Lessons and Activities
All activities are provided in both digital and printable formats. The digital resources were created using Google Slides. You may convert the Google Slides to PowerPoint lessons for students to complete when they are not online.General Teaching· Vocabulary Practice – word and definition cards for practice + a test on these words· Question Stems by Grade LevelHook Activities Google Slide PresentationForensic Evidence Lapbook - Students create a lapbook with either graphic organizers or case fil
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3rd - 6th
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Kentucky Derby Activities {QR Codes, YouTube Videos, Picture Books
I wanted to create a day centered around the Kentucky Derby since it is a local event that is known world wide. Many of my students don't know much about the Derby and we are only 45 minutes away from Louisville, Kentucky. In this unit, you will find QR codes that have videos where students (or the class) can watch about the History of the Kentucky Derby, Listen to the Call to the Post, Listen to the song “My Old Kentucky Home,” and hear many horse related picture books read aloud on YouTube.
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2nd - 7th
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How To Set Goals (4 Easy Steps)
THE FREE YOUTUBE VIDEO HEREhttps://youtu.be/a4jnPQD7pO8All-Access (everything RocketKids and more)https://rocketkidsconnect.comYour support helps us create our content. Thank You.About Lesson and WorkSheetWe all have goals. Something we want to achieve. But, we know that it doesn’t just happen. We, must first, learn how to set goals in order to achieve them. Goal setting is an important skill. It teaches us to take responsibility, have a can-do attitude, and establishes a life-long habit of reac
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in: Awesome Bundle: Having Gratitude | Setting Goals | Own Your Actions
Bit-O-Bio, Faith Ringgold
This lesson is created as a way to introduce students to a short biography of influential people. The targeted age group of Bit-O-Bio is elementary age students. The lesson is designed to be presented as a warm up or brain break during class. The short video can be played for students explaining 3 to 5 facts about the highlighted person. A drawn image of the person is included in this packet for a prompt. Prompt cards and images will support a review of the influential person.
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PreK - 5th
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Also included in: Bit-O-Bio Bundle, 8 Elementary Art History Lesson
Bit-O-Bio, Yayoi Kusama
This lesson is created as a way to introduce students to a short biography of influential people. The targeted age group of Bit-O-Bio is elementary age students. The lesson is designed to be presented as a warm up or brain break during class. The short video can be played for students explaining 3 to 5 facts about the highlighted person. A drawn image of the person is included in this packet for a prompt. Prompt cards and images will support a review of the influential person.
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K - 5th
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Also included in: Bit-O-Bio Bundle, 8 Elementary Art History Lesson
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Top Animated Short Stories for Kids: Fun and Educational Adventures
Benefits for Educators:Encourages Imagination and Creativity:The story stimulates children's imagination with its magical elements and enchanting settings. This can inspire students to create their own stories, drawings, and imaginative play scenarios.Teaches Important Values:Themes of courage, kindness, and perseverance are woven into Elara's adventure, offering educators a way to discuss these values with students. The story also highlights the importance of helping others and working together
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PreK - 8th
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Dig Into Destiny: Middle School Library Skills OPAC Video Lesson & Task Cards
How this product helps you:Digging into Destiny: a middle school library skills OPAC task card activity is a fun and engaging way to orient new and returning library students on how to use an online library catalog to locate books on their interests. Students practice searching by title, author and subject. This zip file gives you great value - it includes a video lesson, fully customizable grey scale and color templates, 60 task cards with pre-printed search prompts, and files in Google Slide
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle School Library Orientation Lesson Bundle - 5 Great Products
PTO Fundraiser 1.0 Escape Room (Elementary Version) | The Escape Classroom
**SEE THE PREVIEW**https://www.theescapeclassroom.com/ptofundraiser -- More information can be found here. This Escape is designed for the purposes of a PTO attendance event and/or a Fund Raiser event. Parents and their kids will attend this event and try to escape the school and defeat Butch Gunsmoke.This Escape will use QR codes, but we also have non-QR Code related clues that you can use for those parents/students that do not have a QR Code Reading App. Please note that we do use Vimeo.com as
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K - 5th, Staff
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Argumentative Writing Bundle - Essay organizer, stems, links, visuals, scaffolds
This is everything I use to teach the argument essay in AP Language (also for Pre-AP Language). Writing guides are scaffolded and designed to focus on idea-based arguments with strong evidence and analysis. Resources also include thesis and counter-rebuttal video lessons, organizers, and stems.Check the preview for this listing for a PDF of all documents and slides.Bundle includes: Steps to an Argument Essay Writing GuideGoogle Slides for Argument essay (40 slides, including thesis construction
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Forensic Files : Material Witness (science video sheet / trace evidence)
FORENSIC FILES VIDEO WORKSHEETGRADES: 9-12SUBJECTS: SCIENCE, FORENSICS, LAW, HISTORYSUB/EMERGENCY PLANS: YES!DISTANCE LEARNING: YES!MORE FORENSIC FILES! – CLICK HERE!*Video is necessary for completion of this worksheet.*Please be sure you have access to the video before making your purchase.*Please watch the video in advance of your students to gauge appropriateness.FORENSIC FILES / MEDICAL DETECTIVES: As of January 2022, the entire episode is available free on You Tube which could make it ideal
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9th - 12th
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La clase de confesiones Movie Talk/Book Trailer +14 Activities Spanish Level 1+
Please note that this is the book trailer for "La clase de confesiones" with activities. Teachers do not need to purchase the book in order to use this resource in class. It can be used as a standalone, or as a support to the book. *Download supporting documents This resource is a Book Trailer/Movie Talk that can be used with the level 1 novel: La clase de confesiones or USED AS ITS OWN resource. All the activities in the packet are based on the Book Trailer. There are a total of 14 activities.
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6th - 12th
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Show Don't Tell - Monster's Inc
Who doesn't love to learn (and teach!) with videos? Often students want to "tell" the reader what happens in a story, rather than using descriptive details in their writing. These worksheets follow the Pixar short, "Mike's New Car" in which students are required "show" what happens in the video versus "telling" the reader. Given six "telling" examples from the video, students will be able to use their own creative ideas to come up with describe details including body movements, facial expressi
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3rd - 6th
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Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" Film Adaptation Guide
This resource is intended to accompany Annette Jung’s animated version and the 1941 short film adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart". This story is always one of the most memorable throughout the year!
In my 8th grade class, students would answer these questions individually to prepare for a Socratic Seminar or “Table Talk” discussion during the following class session within a Horror Unit that focuses on theme, imagery, suspense, and irony in multiple horror stories throughout
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7th - 12th
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The Case of Typhoid Mary: Is government quarantine of healthy people fair?
Is a government-imposed quarantine for people with certain diseases fair? Mary Mallon (a.k.a. "Typhoid Mary") was quarantined for 26 years because she was a healthy carrier of typhoid fever who spread the disease to over 50 people (3 of whom died).In this lesson, students will learn about Typhoid Mary and then respond to the events surrounding her life, disease, and quarantine. Activities include the following strategies: Windows Notes, Six Hats Thinking, Tug-Of-War Sticky Notes, Compare/Con
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5th - 12th
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Teach Language Arts with Film Clips!
Fun and engaging for students to understand and apply Language Arts concepts! This short film, The Present, is an excellent resource to use to teach elements of fiction. This lesson is set up to have students recognize and describe character development, leading towards an understanding of the theme.If you enjoy this resource, please check out another Teach Language Arts with Film Clips (Suspense and Foreshadowing) listing! The resource includes the short film and 3 student worksheet pages. If y
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5th - 9th
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Gr. 7-12 Social Entrepreneurship|Design Thinking|Problem Solving|Changemaking
In this module, the students will reflect on:What are the root causes of the challenges in my community?Who is affected by these challenges and how?How do I build a solution that is inclusive, sustainable and ethical?Topics covered include:Social EntrepreneurshipThe Design Thinking ProcessEmpathetic Problem SolvingBuilding Strong Problem StatementsPrimary and Secondary ResearchTechnology and Artificial IntelligenceSustainable SolutionsStoryboarding and Prototyping Ethical SolutionsIncluded in t
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7th - 12th
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Ethos, Pathos, Logos in Commercials
This Ethos, Pathos, Logos Activity is an engaging way to teach, practice, or assess your students' ability to identify each rhetorical appeal and explain how it is being used to persuade. This resource includes:Links to multiple commercials that are clear examples of each rhetorical appealAn answer key for each videoA ready-to-use worksheet that can function as a way to teach, practice, or assessI used this resource successfully in my American Literature class for juniors after teaching and prac
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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CCSS:
PTO Fundraiser 2.0 Escape Room | The Escape Classroom
**SEE THE PREVIEW**https://www.theescapeclassroom.com/ptofundraiser -- More information can be found here. This Escape is designed for the purposes of a PTO attendance event and/or a Fund Raiser event. Parents and their kids will attend this event and try to escape the school and defeat The Witch.This Escape will use QR codes, but we also have non-QR Code related clues that you can use for those parents/students that do not have a QR Code Reading App. Please note that we do use Vimeo.com as our
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K - 12th
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Fun Reading Comprehension Passages - 4 FUNNY VIDEOBOOKS - Bundle
ENGAGE your readers at a higher level with cartoon reading comprehension! Mini-Bundle #1 has four of my zany yet highly engaging video books. Each of them includes a printable reading passage, a 3x repeated reading passage w/ coloring, and 10 reading comprehension activities with 3-4 questions each: summarizing the story, connecting to you, making inferences, let's make predictions, creative writing prompt, vocab practice, teacher keys, and more below. Preview all products before spending you
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3rd - 4th
Play,sing write and draw using this song inspired by How to catch a star video
This little song was inspired by Oliver Jeffers book “How to catch a star” .It is about a little boy who is desperate to catch a star. You’ll have to read the book to find out what happens! It can be used as a starting point for an Assembly with scope for movement and triangle players. The song has a triangle part that the children are encouraged to listen out for and then play.The resource has
1. A video of the song
2. A PowerPoint if you should wish to add your own illustrations
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K - 1st
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The Ant and the Grasshopper - Text Based Evidence - Text Analysis Writing Prompt
Teaching how to write a literary analysis essay citing text evidence for "The Ant and the Grasshopper" by Aesop has never been easier! This in-depth text dependent analysis (TDA) writing prompt resource guides students through a step-by-step process of writing a persuasive essay with textual evidence as support. It includes a persuasive writing graphic organizer, rubric, persuasive writing quiz, and a persuasive writing template.All aspects of text evidence writing are covered in this resource:
Grades:
6th - 8th
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