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Social studies Common Core RL.8.1 graphic organizers
The Odyssey Unit Plans - Odyssey Projects - Activities - Homer - Greek Mythology
The Odyssey Novel Study Resource Bundle - This comprehensive and complete literature resource package for teaching a Homer's Odyssey Unit features 10 different best selling Odyssey Activities. A must for your Odyssey Unit, this literature resource package includes 10 of my best selling Odyssey resources. These include comprehension question exit tickets, character analysis activities, background information, and a variety of other projects and activities. ✅Be sure to check out the previews of ea
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5th - 8th
Reading Graphic Organizers Fiction and Non-Fiction Grades 6, 7, 8
Common Core Standards Graphic Organizers for Reading Notebooks Grades 6, 7, 8 - Use with Any Fiction & Informational Texts NEWLY UPDATED! This bundle of organizers has 50 new pages added! Total of 92 organizers, plus 10 bonus pages.EDITABLE ORGANIZERS HERE:Google Drive Literature Graphic Organizers (Common Core Aligned)**If you teach multiple grade levels, purchase the set for the highest grade level you teach. You do not need to purchase both the 6,7,8 and 9-10 packs. The 9-10 builds on th
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
English Reading Lit & NonFiction Graphic Organizers Bundle {Grades 6-12}
This is a bundle of my Common Core Standards Graphic Organizers for ELA Reading Literature and Informational Texts BUNDLE for Grades 6-12 *UPDATED Aug. 2014: Now contains over 175 organizers! Perfect for Reader's Notebooks.*Do you need to implement the Common Core Standards into your curriculum? These graphic organizers are written for each individual anchor standard for Reading Literature and Reading Informational (for non-fiction), and will work for any piece of literature or non-fiction: shor
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
CSI: Crime Scene Classroom Transformation
Who doesn't love a good mystery? This crime scene investigation-themed editable template combines making observations and note-taking with finding evidence and drawing conclusions, and it has everything you need to transform your classroom into an exciting and engaging active crime scene!This listing is a digital template that uses Canva, a free, easy-to-use website. The template includes a printable student activities packet, mystery information, extension activities, and classroom transforma
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5th - 8th
Reading Response Graphic Organizers Fiction & Nonfiction Print & Digital Bundle
Are you looking for Reading Response Graphic Organizers for the entire year? You'll love the reading response resource with both digital and print graphic organizers that can be used for distance learning or in the physical classroom. The versatile organizers are better than a reading response worksheet and great for independent work packets, daily reading reviews, guided reading with story elements, fiction & nonfiction summary, and a variety of other classroom uses. The best part? With the
Grades:
4th - 7th
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S Convention Speech, Full Text and Study/Distance Learning
As the Constitutional Convention approached a vote on the work they'd done, Ben Franklin gave an impassioned speech which helped with its passage. The points he made are as valuable today as they were then. This lesson for his speech includes:- The full text of the speech, side-by-side with focus questions,- First Impressions page/graphic organizer,- Word Study pages- Essential Question student handout- Answer KeysAligns with CCSS, ELA Reading Informational 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10;and WHST 2I
Grades:
7th - 11th
Comprehension Guides (8th Grade Literature, Informational Text, and Poetry) CCSS
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These 1-page outlines are intended to help guide students through works of text as they read. I have created questions that embed 8th grade Common Core standards with GATE ICONS to produce a comprehensive resource that can be adapted for other grades and subjects.
I use these with my Language Arts kiddos every Wednesday. I generally spend Monday on spelling and grammar; Tuesday on vocabulary, context clues, and pre-reading activities; Wednesday reading, annotating, and
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5th - 12th, Staff
They Called Us Enemy + On the Horizon Super Bundle - Distance - Googledoc
They Called Us Enemy - George TakeiSetting DetailsThis graphic organizer is designed to examine setting details of the graphic novel They Called Us Enemy by George Takei and illustrated by Justin Eisinger, Harmony Becker, and Steven Scott. This helps readers organize both the images and the text in order for them to analyze how the author and illustrators craft the setting. This novel is the author's story about his time in the Japanese American internment camps during World War II.Facial StudyT
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5th - 9th
Editable Graphic Organizers Templates, Note-Taking Journal
These editable graphic organizer template worksheets can be used over and over. You have the flexibility to change the title and customize the directions to fit the content the students are reading.Graphic organizer templates can be used with a variety of text. Simply, change the title and directions and use again.There are 9 digital editable templates and 9 printable editable templates.The templates are 11 x 8.5. (horizontal) The digital templates work well in Google Classroom. Below is a li
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4th - 8th
Also included in: Editable Note-Taking Templates, Graphic Organizers, Journal
Hero's Journey Graphic Organizer - B.E.S.T. Florida ELA
Use this graphic organizer to analyze a myth - specifically how the plot follows the hero's journey story structure. Each of the twelve steps of the hero's journey is named in the left column with synonyms provided to account for multiple understandings/verbiage of different resources. In the middle column, I've provided guiding questions to get students thinking and help them identify stages of the hero's journey. Students will write/type their answers in the last column.The guiding questions
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6th - 12th
Fictional Narrative Writing Project: Human Nature and Purpose of Government
This integrated Social Studies and Language Arts unit is designed to walk students step-by-step through the fictional narrative writing process AND It combines literary analysis, fictional narrative writing, as well as listening and speaking skills to facilitate student exploration of one of the fundamental questions of democracy: WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF GOVERNMENT? This is an excellent ELA unit to teach alongside any foundations of government unit, as it allows students to collectively deliberat
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8th - 12th
"Night" by Elie Wiesel Unit Materials
Students can use these documents to guide their reading of the novel, "Night". This unit includes analysis of theme, character descriptions, a quiz, and discussion questions.
Grades:
8th - 12th
Ground Zero Project Graphic Organizer Activity for Google
Ground Zero introduces students to a pair of unfamiliar worlds. This graphic organizer is only for Brandon’s story, not Reshmina’s. For best results, complete this activity as you move through the novel. Individuals, small groups or whole class will first “build” their own 110-story North Tower. This exercise gives kids’ a sense of the sheer immensity of WTC1. As students move through the story, they will plot Brandon’s movements in the tower. Using words and icons, they will draw or cut/paste s
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5th - 9th
BUNDLE:On the Horizon - Lois Lowry -Digging Deeper Distance Learning - Googledoc
This is a literary analysis of of Lois Lowry's On the Horizon: World War II Reflections. Lowry’s book tells the story in verse using small vignettes focusing on the USS Arizona, Hiroshima and her father's time spent as a doctor in Tokyo following the war. Lois Lowry lived in Hawaii as a child during World War II.The analysis focus on:How the story is toldHow the story is writtenHow the story conveys themesIt includes a glossary and page numbers for the first edition of the text (2020). Students
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6th - 9th
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson Essay Outline
This is an essay outline to help students guide their writing process for an essay on the theme of the novel Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson. It helps students come up with their evidence from the story, and their idea on the theme, before it helps them structure their essay in an Introduction, Three Body Paragraphs, and Conclusion. It also includes sentence starters to help students form their thoughts.
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8th - 9th
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On the Horizon - Lois Lowry -Digging Deeper Part 2 Distance Learning - Googledoc
This is a literary analysis of part two of Lois Lowry's On the Horizon: World War II Reflections. Lowry’s book tells the story in verse using small vignettes focusing on the USS Arizona, Hiroshima and her father's time spent as a doctor in Tokyo following the war. Lois Lowry lived in Hawaii as a child during World War II.The analysis focus on:How the story is toldHow the story is writtenHow the story conveys themesIt includes a glossary and page numbers for the first edition of the text (2020).
Grades:
6th - 9th
Prudence Crandall Poetry Lessons
Perfect for Women’s History Month or American history, this packet is complete with activities that look at Prudence Crandall and her famous school for “misses of color” in 1830s America. In this packet, students learn about Prudence Crandall’s heroic struggle through poetry by Elizabeth Alexander and Marilyn Nelson in Miss Crandall’s School for Young Ladies & Little Misses of Color.
At a time when ladies were not even allowed to attend town meetings, Prudence Crandall stood up to an entire
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6th - 12th
Art Analysis Guiding Questions (Middle School)
Great for Social Studies, English, and Art classes! This graphic organizer allows students use critical thinking skills when looking at a piece of art. Guiding questions encourage students to think about specific aspects of an artwork in order to answer the question of the creator's main purpose in creating the image. This is a versatile resource that I use ALL the time because it engages the students' critical thinking skills and allows them to look at art with a purpose in mind and not just to
Grades:
6th - 9th
On the Horizon - Lois Lowry -Digging Deeper Part 3 Distance Learning - Googledoc
This is a literary analysis of part three of Lois Lowry's On the Horizon: World War II Reflections. Lowry’s book tells the story in verse using small vignettes focusing on the USS Arizona, Hiroshima and her father's time spent as a doctor in Tokyo following the war. Lois Lowry lived in Hawaii as a child during World War II.The analysis focus on:How the story is toldHow the story is writtenHow the story conveys themesIt includes a glossary and page numbers for the first edition of the text (2020)
Grades:
6th - 9th
On the Horizon - Lois Lowry -Digging Deeper Part 1 Distance Learning - Googledoc
This is a literary analysis of part one of Lois Lowry's On the Horizon: World War II Reflections. Lowry’s book tells the story in verse using small vignettes focusing on the USS Arizona, Hiroshima and her father's time spent as a doctor in Tokyo following the war. Lois Lowry lived in Hawaii as a child during World War II. The analysis focus on:How the story is toldHow the story is writtenHow the story conveys themesIt includes a glossary and page numbers for the first edition of the text (2020).
Grades:
6th - 9th
Making Predictions for Fiction and Non-Fiction Texts Graphic Organizer Template
This template is easy to edit and duplicate and can be used for any fiction or non-fiction texts. Students make predictions, record textual evidence to support their predictions, and then reflect after reading. This organizer is created in Google Slides and can be printed or completed digitally. The options are endless and the organizer is suitable for any grade level!
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
DIGITAL (EDITABLE) Academic Essay Graphic Organizer
This organizer is the best way to structure an academic and/or historical essay for Middle School...hands down! It works for an academic paragraph or a full five-paragraph essay. This graphic organizer can act as a template, pre-writing activity or students can write their paragraph/essay directly on the organizer itself! This structure keeps students focused on the topic/prompt, has them present evidence and then connect it back to the thesis. If you are teaching students how to write academic
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6th - 8th
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Individual Student Conference Notes
Please write a review, even if it's just 2 words. I really appreciate it! This is a simple but effective conference organizer. It can be used for writing or reading conferences and helps me keep track of students' progress. This was the change for me that helped me to effectively differentiate in my classroom.Also included: How I Use This Resource
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Not Grade Specific
Academic Essay Graphic Organizer
Need an editable version of this document? Download the FREE Google Docs version HERE! This organizer is the best way to structure an academic and/or historical essay for Middle School...hands down! It works for an academic paragraph or a full five-paragraph essay. This graphic organizer can act as a template, pre-writing activity or students can write their paragraph/essay directly on the organizer itself! This structure keeps students focused on the topic/prompt, has them present evidence and
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6th - 8th
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- Become active, responsible, and engaged citizens
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