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Essay Writing Guide: 5 Paragraphs & Beyond
A complete essay writing handout/guide for high school students (and feisty middle school students), in a digital and ready to print booklet!This Booklet includes:A Quick Reference Sheet for basic essay structureDetailed explanations of Introduction, Body, and Conclusion paragraphs, including diagrams and descriptions of every partExamples of Introduction, Body, and Conclusion paragraphs, with each of their sentences/parts highlightedA basic sample essay for students to analyze (different from t
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: THE PERSUASIVE WRITING MULTI UNIT BUNDLE
Infographic Creation Mini Unit & Assignment
Infographics are great tools to get students processing and contextualizing the information that they research while allowing them to creatively convey what they’ve learned. This makes them perfect for any class! This assignment was designed to teach students about the core concepts of infographic texts, how to make the basic visualizations (graphs, flow/pie charts, tables, titles, etc.) that comprise them, and how to incorporate them all together into a layout that conveys information for a sin
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand HUGE BUNDLE
The contents of this bundle include:1. Group Inquiry Project: This is an introduction to the novel. Students read the back of the book and research different words on the description. They then share their discoveries with the class in a creative presentation. 2. Reading Guide: Students can use this guide or the text analysis guide as they read through the book.3. Text Analysis Guided Exploration: This activity can be used all throughout the reading of the novel. Students are given chunks of the
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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In Cold Blood, TEDTalk: Death Penalty
This handout, with key, requires that students analyze a TEDTalk (argument) about the death penalty. They must analyze how the speaker appeals to ethos, logos, and pathos. They must also identify logical fallacies (though specific terminology is not required). They must identify author's purpose and rhetorical strategies.
The TEDTalk covers themes very similar to In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (how an unstable upbringing can "result" in murderers). This source would work well in a synthesis or
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Media Literacy: Fact, Opinion, and Bias
This 2-3 day, editable Word document mini-unit is geared toward high school students, specifically in language arts, but also for any class in which students will be researching. We assume that older students can easily distinguish between fact and opinion and detect bias in sources, but that is not necessarily the case, especially in today's confusing multimedia landscape. This unit includes a pre-assessment to introduce students to the subtleties of distinguishing fact from opinion and determi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Media Literacy Complete, No-Prep Unit Bundle
Parenthetical (In-Text) Citations Cheat Sheet & MLA powperpoint
Citations cheat sheet and PowerPoint
Tired of fielding a million questions about parenthetical citations? Give this handy cheat sheet to your students to help them remember the rules for using parenthetical citation, including those tricky online sources! Powerpoint for teaching parenthetical citations and works cited (with slide notes) included. Many students have told me they still use this in college.
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End of Year Research Choice
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
BLM - "Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution"
In this activity, students will view the PBS Independent Lens’ documentary “Black Panthers: Vanguard of a Revolution” (includes links to stream the film online). When students have successfully completed the assignment, they should have a solid understanding of the Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How of the Black Panther movement.About the Film: “In the turbulent 1960s, change was coming to America and the fault lines could no longer be ignored — cities were burning, Vietnam was exploding, and
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Media Literacy Unit: Fake News, Media Ownership, and Bias
Fake news is a sizzling hot topic. While it may seem this is a political controversy that doesn’t concern young people, teens are affected by disinformation and media bias as much, if not more, than adults.This unit will teach students about the reasons fake news exists, how to avoid and/or identify fake news, and the ways that media ownership can shape media bias and the creation of misinformation.The unit includes lesson plans, resources, materials, and answer keys:-10 types of misleading news
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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IB English B FULL COURSE
A bundle of units on each of the IB English B (English Acquisition) prescribed themes: Identities, Experiences, Social Organisation, Sharing the Planet & Human Ingenuity. Comprised of well over 250 slides, dozens of handouts and supporting materials, this package will provide engaging task-based, student-centred activities to prepare your students for all skills necessary for the assessment.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Darwin, Evolution, and Natural Selection - Reading Comprehension
The basic idea of biological evolution is that populations and species of organisms change over time. Today, when we think of evolution, we are likely to link this idea with one specific person: the British naturalist Charles Darwin, who proposed the theory of biological evolution by natural selection.This Reading Comprehension handout explores Darwin’s theory of evolution an natural selection.This activity is suitable for advanced to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers. After car
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Science Reading Comprehension Bundle - Informational Texts
TED Talk Viewing Guide: A.I. Is Dangerous, But Not For the Reasons You Think
A Viewing Guide to get your class thinking about the actual dangers of Artificial Intelligence!In this TED Talk, Sasha Luccioni reflects on the pervasive impact of artificial intelligence on society. Addressing the current AI landscape, she emphasizes its role in climate change, ethical concerns, and biases - as well as the possibility that the robots will destroy us! This resource includes digital or printable handouts including:Background sheet on Sasha Luccioni (including the link to the talk
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: THE TED TALK BUNDLE
Source Analysis (OPCVL) Reference Guide
IB aligned reference guide that gives students the tools/language to use for evaluating sources. It includes:A comprehensive list of types of sources (i.e. memoirs, documentaries, podcasts,etc...) with descriptions of their values and limitations. One pagers that define Origin, Purpose, Content and categorize their values and limitations A “Handy Dandy One Pager” with sentence starters to help students write their analysis of a source.All in a ready to print packet! I.B. (International Baccala
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"The Mask You Live In": Men, Media, and Toxic Masculinity
“Pressured by the media, their peer group, and even the adults in their lives, our protagonists confront messages encouraging them to disconnect from their emotions, devalue authentic friendships, objectify and degrade women, and resolve conflicts through violence. These gender stereotypes interconnect with race, class, and circumstance, creating a maze of identity issues boys and young men must navigate to become “real” men.” (http://therepresentationproject.org/film/the-mask-you-live-in-film/a
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Gender Expectations: Toxic Masculinity and Passive/Sexualized Femininity
ACT Prep - Reading (2 of 3)
Modeled after my popular Bellringer ACT Prep series (English), this product is designed to help students strengthen their skills for the Reading portion of the ACT. Teachers can use these slides as a bellringer or transitional activity. It is the second in a series of three ACT Reading prep activity designed to test all the skills that students will encounter in the Reading portion of the ACT. Students will need copies of each reading passage handout. In this presentation students will encounter
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: ACT Prep Reading Practice BUNDLE
El día de las velitas and Navidad - Christmas Holidays in Colombia (English)
This 3-page file includes: ~An English language cultural reading that discusses Colombia's unique celebration of El día de las velitas or the day of the tea lights. It also includes a description of how this country celebrates Christmas and New Year's Eve. The reading includes a glossary of Spanish words particular to this time of year and a reading comprehension section. ~Answer keyIncludes:las velitas los villancicos la Nochebuena la Misa de Gallo Mi burrito sabanero la Navidad el Niño Dios la
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Common Core--Nonfiction / Article of the Week Handout
This handout contains 10 questions for general use on all types of nonfiction. It works especially well with magazine and newspaper selections.I have included several useful websites, based on Kelly Gallagher's Article of the Week idea. I often give students the article a week in advance, so they have time to mark it up, complete the responses, and prepare for class discussion on Fridays. Sometimes students select an article to read with a partner. I also use NICENET for on-line discussions.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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LGBTQ Documentary (link to doc included): "Gender Revolution: A Journey"
In “Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric,” an hour and half long TV documentary produced by National Geographic, Couric “sets out to explore the rapidly evolving complexities of gender identity.” The documentary (links to view the doc online for free are included in the worksheet), when accompanied by this text-based questions worksheet which focuses students on the most important aspects of the documentary and asks them to prove their understanding through reasoning and the support of
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: LGBTQ+ - Educating Against Ignorance: Culture, Current Issues, Resources
Quoting, Paraphrasing & Quote Sandwich -- Best Practices lessons and exercises
Research-based informative and argumentative essays require proper and appropriate quoting and paraphrasing to support the thesis. In my years of teaching composition, I have found students struggle with these two skill sets. Here are lessons, exercises, and a power point presentation on the art of the Quote Sandwich. 18 pages of materials.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Educated by Tara Westover anticipation guide
This anticipation guide can be used with the book Educated by Tara Westover. The guide should be used at the beginning of the book to facilitate discussion, but can also be used at the end.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Chicago Basic Citation Guide
This Chicago basic style formatting guide provides both teachers and students with access to a variety of formatting options and rules as they relate to Chicago style citations. Examples of basic formatting options for footnotes/endnotes, shortened footnotes/endnotes, and bibliographic examples are provided for each type of source. As well as important formatting rules to follow when writing papers in Chicago style. Bibliography examples include:Book (print & electronic version)Chapter in
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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You Are Not So Smart (McRaney) Unit materials: SGs, PPs, Vid links, Essay, Exam
I have found YOU ARE NOT SO SMART by David McRaney to be a terrific nonfiction work for study and discussion within English 1A. In this unit are study guide questions on 25 of the chapters (many with youtube video links to support student understanding), reading quizzes, a couple social experiments, two power point presentations, directions and sample 2000-word essay, which includes the task of students performing their own social science experiments. There is also a 45-question multiple choice
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Civil War Primary Sources: Lincoln's First Inaugural (with questions & key)
Lincoln's First Inaugural is a masterful defense of his duties as President. The excerpt and questions are high quality and you can choose the advanced written response sheet or the lower level true/false quiz. You get:
* three paragraph excerpt of the most memorable section of Lincoln's First Inaugural Address
* background information to place the speech into context
* seven high level, written response questions and an answer key.
* seven true/false question quiz (fairly low level
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Inequality and the Wealth Gap - Reading Comprehension Text
This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for higher intermediate to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers.The text explores inequality in its various forms and how it creates a complex mix of internal and external challenges that will continue to grow over the next twenty-five years.After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including:-comprehension questions-a definitions match-a multiple choice exercise-a crossword-a fi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Human Rights, Equality & Discrimination - Informational Texts
Analysis Worksheets for Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry
These worksheets are the one stop shop you have been looking for. Each worksheet covers all the necessary skills you would want students to know when analyzing a fiction, nonfiction or poetry text. These are great for independent or group work. They can be used as assessments to understand specifically where students are struggling with comprehension and deeper thought. They are perfect for homework or Worktimes. They can even be uses for Literature Circles. Using these sheets over and ove
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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