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Oral communication Common Core CCRA.R.1 resources under $5
How to Debate | Middle School Debating | Lesson and Assignment with Rubric
Students will learn how to run debates in a national style. This middle school language resource demonstrates how to debate in the classroom effectively. I created this resource because, well, teenagers are opinionated. I figured that we might as well try our best to channel their energy into insightful, meaningful debates! This resource is the perfect introductory lesson to debating. Ideal for in-class instruction, my debating resource will help your students practice their writing and verbal c
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7th - 9th
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Ethos Pathos Logos Rhetorical Appeals Test
Teaching rhetorical devices, such as ethos, pathos, and logos? Hold your students accountable with the Ethos, Pathos, and Logos Rhetorical Appeals Test. This Common Core-aligned assessment will let you know in no time who is advanced, proficient, basic, and below basic in identifying rhetorical devices, an important ELA argumentative literary skill. Multiple choice questions simulate those found on actual standardized tests. Product can be used for common assessments throughout your team or
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos Bundle
The Tell-Tale Heart Mock Trial
Assembled here are eight individual resources used with 8th graders to conduct a mock trial based on Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart”. For my classes, this was a major-fun!- culminating project in the 2nd trimester. However, I think it could easily be adapted to other purposes, including part of an existing unit on mock trials or a short project within a short story unit.
The key skills addressed with this unit are using evidence from text to build and make an argument, as well as speak
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8th - 12th
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Guns & the Second Amendment Discussion & Infographic Activity
Guns & the Second Amendment Discussion & Infographic Activity
This discussion activity will help students begin to think about and discuss major issues surrounding the Second Amendment and gun control. Students will take a stance on a set of statements before discussing in a small group and reporting out to the whole class. Students will reflect on the discussion and return to these statements at the end of the discussion to see if their opinions have changed.
After the discussion, stu
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6th - 12th
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Sulwe book companion and self love activities in English and Spanish
Hola... are you looking for...a book that promotes self-love? Pair this resource with "Sulwe," by Lupita Nyong'o. Help students understand that this is beauty in all of us, even when others send out a different message.What is included in this resource?Feelings Check inBackground knowledge word mapAnswering Questions VisualEducator Questions on Post Its like boxes (to ask before, during and after the reading)Student Answering questions (with drawing boxes)Retelling Cut + Paste Activity (paste im
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Not Grade Specific
Also included in: BUNDLE: February Activities and Lesson Planning Guide Monthly Calendar
PUBLIC SPEAKING Informative Speech (Unusual Topics) | Speech to Inform
Looking for an engaging unit plan for the speech to inform? This unit is easy to implement and helps high school students develop a critical level of public speaking confidence. Students select speech to inform topics from the category, "unusual or otherwise interesting."This comprehensive unit provides secondary ELA/English and public speaking instructors with all of the tools they need to successfully teach the speech to inform. This unit is designed to make teaching easier and learning more f
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: PUBLIC SPEAKING 6 Public Speaking Units for High School Speech
NO PREP ChatGPT Critical Thinking Debate: Should AI be allowed in schools? PDF
Should Chat GPT be allowed in schools? Or is this cheating?NO PREP ChatGPT Critical Thinking Debate Writing Reflection AssignmentPrint the PDF worksheets. Show the video. Moderate class discussion. Done! FREE: The entire CHAT GPT critical thinking video lesson is on YouTube! The shorter version (1h 19m) tells you when to pause the video to lead a classroom discussion.The longer version (3h 19m) explains to students how to fill out the worksheets. It also includes a visual timer during work perio
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6th - 12th
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Questions Short Stories: Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills for 1st-2nd Graders
Explore and Think: Fun Stories and Questions for 1st-2nd Graders Questions for Stories"What?" "Where?" "Why?" "Who?"Welcome to "Explore and Think," a delightful book crafted to enhance the critical thinking and reading skills of children in 1st to 2nd grade. Inside, you'll discover an assortment of charming short stories accompanied by vibrant illustrations.Following each story are engaging questions designed to spark curiosity and stimulate young minds. These questions cover a variety of topics
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1st - 2nd
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14 Superhero Projects for Individuals, Pairs, and Groups - Creative & Fun
Hello Fellow Teacher,Thank you for considering this PDF with 14 projects. There are 2 or 3 items on each slide that require the following: creative writing, speaking, listening, art, technololgy use, research, narrative writing, and more. Students will pick their own superhero and one of the superhero's movies. This enables students to develop and demonstrate proficieny in all 4 ELA standards. Students will create presentations in Google Slides, Prezi, PowerPoint, or Canva. Students can share th
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7th - 12th
PUBLIC SPEAKING Demonstration Speech "How to" | Speech to Inform
Looking for a fun informative "how to" speaking unit that is engaging and easy to implement? This speech helps students develop a critical level of public speaking confidence. The informative how to speech topics must be processes that can be demonstrated.This comprehensive unit provides secondary ELA/English and public speaking instructors with all of the tools they need to successfully teach the demonstration "how to" speech. This unit is designed to make teaching easier and learning more fun.
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9th - 12th
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Student-Led Literature Circles
Give your students ownership and freedom over their reading with this interactive literature circle unit. This bundle covers 11+ weeks of instruction, and it includes a suggested unit calendar, connected CCSS, self-assessment tools, digital submission forms, clearly defined roles for each week, and a final project. The main Google Slide presentation features all the instructions for students, and the calendar contains suggestions for success.
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6th - 12th
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EDITABLE Activites for Hear My Voice: Testimonies of Children Detained
Hello Fellow Educator,Thank you for considering this set of activities and questions for the novel Hear My Voice: The Testimonies of Children Detained at the Southern Border of the United States.This EDITABLE template has 4 slides with 2 activities on each slide for a total of 8 activities. This template also has 4 ready-to-edit slides where you can insert your own activities and/or questions about the novel. To engage students, you have several activities that encourage students to use technolo
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6th - 8th
12 EDITABLE Catcher in the Rye Activites Including Some with a Modern Twist
Hello Fellow Educator,Thank you for considering this set of activities and questions for the novel The Catcher in the Rye.This EDITABLE template has 4 slides with 3 activities on each slide for a total of 12 activities. This template also has ready-to-edit slides where you can insert your own activities and/or questions about the novel. To engage students, you have several activities that encourage students to use technology.Here are some additional ideas for using this unit:1. Use in whatever o
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9th - 12th
Making a movie trailer: Project assessment for reading
**This project can be used with any novel, novella or play. It comes with a reproducible worksheets to help your students plan and organize.
The saying “Show, don’t tell!” applies here in the most literal sense. There’s no better way to demonstrate reading comprehension by actually acting out a montage of key scenes from a story. However, this involves more than just acting out lines in a dramatic sense; it requires students to establish mood and tone while giving an overview of the plot to gene
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8th - 12th
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Of Mice and Men | Character Revision Placemats | Graphic Organizers
No-Prep Group WorkCharacter Revision PlacematsSteinbeck’s Of Mice and Men Just print, pass and problem-solve! A set of desk placemats to encourage groups to discuss and share information about quotations, themes and context linked to individual characters from the novel. This can either be an oracy task alone, or discussion alongside the creation of a revision map on A4 or A3 paper, or use of the Character Thoughtpad to record the discussion.Includes 8 characters, 6 tasks per sheet, and works we
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9th - 12th
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Sex Wars: Discuss 2nd and 3rd Waves of Feminism (Google and more)
By scaffolding a complex, long-form essay - with an anticipation guide, sorting activity and graphic organizers - you'll strengthen students' reading comprehension of argumentative writing, with reusable learning activities for you! Students can enter long-standing, important conversations like the Sex Wars - the debate between the second and third wave feminists - and do so with intelligence and care. Materials come in Google, Microsoft, and pdf. What's included:Lesson plan (w/ differentiatio
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11th - 12th
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Mother and Daughter: Questions for Class Discussion or Socratic Seminar
Students will want to eagerly voice their opinions as they provide feedback to these 12 relevant and interesting topics that relate directly to "Mother and Daughter." Readers will have a chance to delve further into this short story as they share and gain perspectives from their classmates.
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5th - 9th
"The Wife's Story": Questions for Class Discussion or Socratic Seminar
Students will want to eagerly voice their opinions as they provide feedback to these 12 relevant and interesting topics that relate directly to "The Wife's Story." Readers will have a chance to delve further into this novel as they share and gain perspectives from their classmates.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Just Once: Questions for Class Discussion or Socratic Seminar
Students will want to eagerly voice their opinions as they provide feedback to these 15 relevant and interesting topics that relate directly to "Just Once." Readers will have a chance to delve further into this short story as they share and gain perspectives from their classmates.
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5th - 8th
Questions Short Stories: Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills for 3rd-5th Graders
"Questions Short Stories: Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills for 3rd-5th Graders"Questions in Short Storiesincluding "What?" "Where?" "Why?" "Who?"5 Paragraph Short Stories56 - Questions for every storyWhat, where, who, when, why and how questions for every storyPrintable pages/Space for writing answersWelcome to "Questions Short Stories", a unique and engaging book designed to help improve the critical thinking and reading comprehension skills of children in the 3rd to 5th grades. This book co
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3rd - 5th
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Rules by Cynthia Lord: Questions for Class Discussion or Socratic Seminar
Students will want to eagerly voice their opinions as they provide feedback to these 25 relevant and interesting topics that relate directly to Rules. Readers will have a chance to review and delve further into this novel as they share and gain perspectives with classmates.
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4th - 9th
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Romeo & Juliet + Nonfiction Analysis FlipGrid [Includes Modified Version]
One of the main themes of Romeo and Juliet focuses around the idea of young love--and Shakespeare is not the only one who has his opinions on the topic! Parents, experts, and of course, teens, have all voiced their own beliefs on the reality of teenage love. With this assignment, your students get the chance to do just that! Using leveled articles synthesized with Romeo and Juliet, students use FlipGrid or any other virtual recording to share their thoughts on the topic of teen love. They can th
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8th - 11th
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Current Event Oral Presentation Project + Research Template and Rubric
This resource walks senior students step by step through the process of researching, planning and delivering a persuasive speaking oral presentation on a currently debated media issue. At this higher level, students will skilfully use argument to present a sustained and reasoned point of view to persuade their audience on an issue. Perfect for distance learning or home schooling, the detailed instructions guide students through each phase of the task at their own pace in order to research, plan
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9th - 12th
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News Reports for Classroom Magazines - Scholastic News, Time for Kids, etc.
Who has a stack of Time for Kids, Scholastic News, or National Geographic for Kids piling up in their classroom? It's time for you and your students to host a news report and catch up on nonfiction reading, nonfiction writing, and public speaking!Included for you: Teacher Talk - Explains how I use it in my classroom and adjustments you can make to fit into yoursObservation Sheet for Students - Takes them through observing a live news broadcastGraphic Organizer for Students - Allows them to break
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3rd - 6th
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