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High school social studies guided reading books
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use John Boyne's award winning WWII novel, "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" effectively in your classroom! A no-prep standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distan
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5th - 9th
Also included in: World War II Novel Study Bundle, Seven Complete WWII Literature Units!
Selena Quintanilla Biografía: Spanish Biography of Famous Tejano Singer
This 3-page file includes:~A Spanish language biography of the famous Tex-Mex singer Selena Quintanilla. It includes a paragraph each on: her early life, her albums and awards, her marriage, her death and legacy. ~A worksheet with 9 Reading comprehension questions in Spanish. ~Answer Key.Level: Spanish 2 (Uses present and past tenses)
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8th - 11th
Also included in: Spanish Biography Bundle: Top 8 Biografías @40% off! (Latinos Famosos)
Persian Wars and Peloponnesian War Overview Activity | Ancient Greece Lesson
If you are looking for an effortless, step-by-step approach to teach your students about the Persian Wars or Peloponnesian War, you are in the right place! This lesson and overview activity will guide students through the many twists and turns of the Persian Wars and Peloponnesian War in an organized and thorough way. With both a printable and digital version, this resource divides the events of these wars into eight different sections. The eight sections cover the following topics:What was the
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6th - 9th
A Night Divided - Background Information to the Cold War and the Berlin Wall
This is a great pre-reading presentation for the book, "A Night Divided," written by Jennifer A. Nielsen. This 17-page slide, in PDF format, gives a brief history of the aftermath of WWI, the powers in WWII, and the resulting Cold War. Finally, the Berlin wall is described as the greatest symbol of the Cold War. After showing this information and the powerful images included within it, your students will be excited to read the historical fiction novel about a girl fighting to get her family r
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5th - 9th
Cajas de cartón Bundle
This bundle includes three resources for Cajas de cartón: task cards, a summaries compilation project, and a summative exam. Preguntas Personales Task Cards25 personal question task cards for the novel Cajas de cartón. These questions are designed so that students relate their own life experiences to what the main character experiences in the novel.Proyecto de resúmenesStudents learn how to summarize.For each chapter, they write down new words they learn, key events in the chapter, and create a
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9th - 12th
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US History: End of the Cold War
Packet includes comprehensive yet compact paragraphs summarizing key data. Worksheet includes space for students to write their answers right on the page. Each worksheet is complete with images for visual learners and multiple reading comprehension questions.
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11th - 12th
Also included in: US History: Complete Curriculum Bundle
Alebrijes Mexican Folk Art: Cultural Reading (English version) SUB PLAN
This 3-page file includes:~A reading that describes the history of Alebrijes, a Mexican Folk Art Tradition begun in the 1930s by Pedro Linares. It discusses the various materials used to create these fantastical animals as well as the importance of the Oaxaca region in Mexican Art. Also included is a paragraph on the annual parade of Alebrijes in Mexico City as well as a similar type of art created by the local indigenous Zapotec people made from the copal tree.~A worksheet with 10 reading compr
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6th - 10th
Unbroken (adapted for young adults) Reading Guide
This is a reading guide to aid in the reading of the young adult version of the best selling book "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand. This reading guide includes a table of contents in the Google Doc version for easy navigation, suggested vocabulary for each chapter, and reflection questions at the end of each chapter.
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7th - 9th
Unbroken (YA Edition) Chapter Questions & Answer Key Hero Louie Zamperini
65 PAGES OF QUESTIONS and ANSWERS! This great resource provides a building foundation for young readers utilizing Laura Hillenbrand's book, Unbroken. In total, nearly 200 chapter context questions and teacher answer key will help guide discussion as you read this harrowing tale of survival and save you valuable time so you can focus on the important things in your unit!Unbroken (YA edition) is a young adult adaptation of a book of the same title written by Laura Hildebrand. Illustrated with more
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6th - 9th
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Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga Novel in Verse Guide
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga Novel in Verse Guide is ideal for teaching about world history, current events, Syrian refugee crisis, immigration, coming of age, belonging, as well as poetry elements, reading comprehension and writing skills. This novel guide includes: Background informationLesson objectivesPre, post, during reading activitiesNew vocabulary Reading comprehension questionsThemesCharacter analysis KLW ChartPoetry Elements Reference SheetCause & Effect ActivityThis resou
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7th - 9th
October Sky video viewing and after activities
The film October Sky (1999) is adapted from "Big Creek Missile Agency" and Rocket Boys: A Memoir, by Homer Hickam Jr. They tell the heart-touching story of growing up in a rural West Virginia mining town in the late 1950’s, and boyhood friends’ pursuit of amateur rocketry. History changed on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik, the world's first artificial satellite. That launch ushered in the start of the space age while the coal industrial declined and the teen
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6th - 12th
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HS-ESS1-4
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Also included in: StayGiant Earth Science Bundle: Astronomy (space exploration)
Prisoner B-3087 Novel Sidekick Google Slides Visual Aid w/ Historical Background
Prisoner B-3087 Novel SidekickTurn your novel into a picture book with this chapter-by-chapter photo filled slideshow!This Prisoner B-3087 Novel SIDEKICK is made to be used as a visual support for your students throughout the novel. Whether you use novels as a read aloud or assign chapters for students to read independently, this slideshow will work for you!***This product contains 235 slides filled with illustrations of the setting, characters, vocabulary, figurative language, and background kn
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5th - 12th
Two Roads by Joseph Bruchac Native American Heritage Novel Guide
Two Roads by Joseph Bruchac Novel Guide Native American History, great for teaching about the Great Depression, the Bonus Army, The Cherokee Rose, Indian schools and the U.S. history. This novel guide includes: Lesson objectivesPre, during, and post reading activities Chapter by chapter questionsAnswer KeyEssay questionsJournaling questionsBackground/historical information Extension resources Character analysisNovel theme activityCharacter traitsKWL ChartVocabulary activities This resource is gr
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6th - 9th
Emmett Till, Rosa Parks, and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
This is a three-lesson unit by Reading Through History. The first lesson tells the story of the murder of Emmett Till and the subsequent trial that ensued. The second lesson is a biography of Rosa Parks, and the third describes the story and triumph of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The download includes enough material for three to four days of a history or reading class. The unit contains 13 pages of student activities that involve: guided reading materials, constructed response paragraphs, t
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8th - 11th
TCI History Alive! World Connections Full Course Bundle
TCI History Alive! World Connections Full Course BundleTCI World Connections Teachers - Have you found it difficult to utilize the presentations, test banks and reading guides provided by TCI for the History Alive! World Connections book (2013 version)? Do you wish you had a more engaging set of presentations to use for the course and a more authentic form of assessments? This product is for you!These resources were created to supplement and align with the TCI World History textbook (2013 versio
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9th - 12th
I Must Betray You Ruta Sepetys Novel Guide the Fall of Communism
I Must Betray You Ruta Sepetys Novel Guide | World History Novel | European History | Perfect for teaching about the fall of CommunismThis novel guide includes:Learning ObjectivesPre-Reading QuestionsBackground InformationMapsChapter-by-chapter questions Answer KeyCause & Effect Activity ChartsKLW ChartsCharacter AnalysisThemes Activity New Vocabulary ActivitiesExtension ResourcesPost- Reading Questions This resource is great for: Teaching European historyTeaching language artsTeaching world
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6th - 9th
The Boys in the Boat (Young Readers' Edition) Chapter Questions & Answer Key
90+ PAGES OF QUESTIONS and ANSWERS! This resource provides chapter context questions w/ answer key based on The Boys in the Boat (Young Readers' Edition). This resource is the perfect adaptation for middle and lower high school students to access this influential period of athletic and historical importance. My students love reading about the completely true story of the working class University of Washington crew and their journey from underdog to Olympic champion and world record holder. Inclu
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6th - 10th
UPDATED A Young People's History of the United States Study Guide v2.0
This is the full study guide I created to go along with Howard Zinn's book "A Young People's History of the United States".
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Table of Contents
Extra Activities
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8th - 10th
Cajas de cartón proyecto de resúmenes - summaries compilation booklet
A summary compilation booklet for the novel Cajas de cartón by Francisco Jiménez. Students learn how to summarize. For each chapter, they write down new words they learn, key events in the chapter, and create a rough draft summary of 150 words. The teacher gives students feedback on their rough draft summaries before they begin work on their final draft. Students cut out, color, and write the final draft of their summaries creating a beautiful summaries compilation booklet. Summary examples for
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Cajas de cartón Bundle
Bomb The Race To Build And Steal The World's Most Dangerous Weapon Novel Guide
Bomb: The Race To Build And Steal The World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Sheinkin Novel Guide is perfect for teaching about Oppenheimer, WWII, development of nuclear weapons, American history, Manhattan project, European history, the Red Scare, and so much more. This novel unit includes: Benchmarks Background informationPre-reading activities, Chapter comprehension and discussion questions, Essay questions, Vocabulary list, Extension activities, - KLW chart.-Kahoot Quiz This resource is great for:
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7th - 10th
Capybaras' Revenge (Current Events) - 3 versions + activities in Spanish
La revancha de los carpinchos is a current event from 2021 in the suburbs of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Due to habitat loss, capybaras have invaded private, gated communities in search of food. But, who are the real invaders?This resource features three versions of La revancha de los carpinchos, all written in Spanish: Básico, Intermedio, and Avanzado. The Básico text will be a good fit for students that are nearing the end of their first year of Spanish, particularly students that have completed
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Global 1: Intro to the Renaissance
Packet includes comprehensive yet compact paragraphs summarizing key data. Worksheet includes space for students to write their answers right on the page. Each worksheet is complete with images for visual learners and multiple reading comprehension questions.
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9th - 11th
Also included in: Global 1: Complete Curriculum
MLK Jr. - Letter from Birmingham Jail, the March on Washington, and the SCLC
Our second unit covering the struggles and achievements of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. The unit includes reading activities for the March on Washington, the Letter from Birmingham Jail, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the March on Selma, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The download includes enough material for four days of a history or a reading class. The file includes three reading activities, three sets of multiple choice reading comprehension questions, three stud
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8th - 11th
Henry Clay's American System Reading Passage and Activities & Distance Learning
***Updated to include digital versions (Google Docs) for Distanced Learning***Finding aligned, grade level, reading passages is difficult. I have written a one-page synopsis of Henry Clay's American System to use in the classroom. The activities include: guided reading questions to increase comprehension, a poster activity for ELLs and Visual learners, and an essay with one higher-order thinking prompt for advanced students. This resource is perfect for:Close Reading Strategies:Using this
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6th - 11th
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