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Common Core RI.8.4 resources for Microsoft Word $5-10
Study and Discussion Guide for I Am Malala, by Malala Yousafzai
Guide an entire class, small group, or individuals through an enlightening study of the autobiography I Am Malala: The Girl who Stood up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb. Readers will naturally have their own questions as they read and discuss, but these guiding questions will keep readers on track to get the most meaning from this true story of courage and activism. Perfect for an interdisciplinary English/social studies unit, I Am Malala touches
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8th - 12th
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Common Core 7th and 8th Grade Reading Literature/Info. Texts Curricular Support
This item contains 184 pages of materials to use to implement the common core reading standards into your classroom. It includes:
*An Explanation of Each of the Standards
*Examples
*Academic Vocabulary
*Student Response Sheets to Apply the Standards
Reading Literature 7.1. and 8.1.
Student Response Pages To Apply the Standard
*Citing Textual Evidence: Supporting an Analysis of Explicit Statements
*Citing Textual Evidence: Supporting an Inference
*It Says, I Say, and So….
*T-Chart
*Answer /
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6th - 9th
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Bronx Masquerade Full Flexible Unit Plan (Designed for 7th/8th grades)
Updated! Edited lessons, additional questions, 2 new poetry lessons, and 8th grade standards embedded.58 pages of lesson ideas, targeted questions and ideas for implementation! A great go-to unit plan and guide for engaging students while also helping students practice Common Core skills.This unit plan is great for teachers who need an entire unit plan or teachers who just want to get some new ideas for their unit for Bronx Masquerade. What's included:*key details for each chapter*CC aligned que
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7th - 8th
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Poetry Workbook, understanding Protest Poems and Songs
This comprehensive 41 page Unit of work, workbook focusing on how protest poems and songs are associated with movements for social changes - protest, resistance and empowerment. Include are explanations, analysis and extensive activities to learn how literary techniques enhance language, sounds and words. Students can listen to songs, and read poems to gain a better understanding of change. Everything you need to teach this unit of work, and which engages and motivates students to learn and chal
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7th - 10th
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Protest Songs (Research Project w/ Outline and Rubric) Student Presentations
Analyzing popular media and examining a song for its message is the purpose of this research project. Everyone loves music - which is why every one of your students will love this project. Students are asked to choose one song about social issues/injustice, a political issue, or an historical event (from any decade or genre). They will analyze their selection and create a visual presentation - such as a poster, Slideshow, video, etc. to present the analysis to the class. Links are provided to he
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Protest Song Project - Example, Research, Outline, and Rubric
Article of the Week: Basic Template
Use Aristotle's rhetorical devices of ethos, pathos, and logos to take a more in depth look at informational texts. This packet can be adapted to any article that you choose and is employs AVID's WICOR analysis strategy along with college developed writing strategies. This basic template is appropriate for middle school classes.
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Article of the Week: Basic Template with Annotation Guide
100 Analogies - Analogy Test
This document is a complete test with key. 100 analogies that you can pull to teach analogies. I always used the test at the end of the year after including practice in bell ringers through the semester or year.
Analogies provide opportunities to learn important critical thinking skills—concepts such as part/whole, vocabulary, categories, opposites, functions, similarities, and differences. When
children see the relationship between things through analogies, they can then build on that knowled
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5th - 8th
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Elie Wiesel's Night - Common Core Learning Tasks - 30 Rigorous Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 30 rigorous unit learning tasks for Elie Wiesel’s "Night." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. This resource also includes some embedded external documents and informational
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8th - 10th
Spring Poetry/Figurative Writing
Using cooperative learning groups, students will review their main parts of speech (nouns and verbs) as they learn to write figuratively using personification. With careful, step by step guardrails, students can.... This topic is at least a two-period segue. Art provided by Tree Valley Academy on Pintrist.
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6th - 8th
Tom Sawyer Novel Guide - Distance Learning!
THIS IS A WHOLE UNIT WORTH OF STUDENT WORK!!!AMEN.Here's what you'll get...1. Essential Questions & Main Focus: Legacy2. Author Exploration of MARK TWAIN, complete with links, quotes, a short biography, and photos for students to analyze.3. A close/critical reading of an article that explains the SETTING, exploring the idea of steamboats, the Mississippi River, political climateof the Civil War, etc.(links to videos, full articles included, quotes, etc)4. CHARACTER CHART for EVERY character.
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6th - 9th
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Grade 8 Common Core English Language Arts IEP Goal Bank
This IEP goal bank was created to assist special education teachers with the task of writing standards-based IEP goals in English Language Arts. Speech-Language Pathologists should also find this resource to be useful when creating IEP goals and collaborating with teachers.After spending countless hours developing IEP goals myself and really having to think through how to best individualize goals and objectives for my own students, I wanted to share this resource to help other special education
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8th
Digital Article Poster Assignment (with rubric!)
Download is a Microsoft Document with live links to assignment and resources! This activity was designed to encourage students to become worldly knowledgeable, research unknown topics, and introduce students to different and new ways of thinking. This assignment is designed to encourage students to ask questions, seek understanding, and analyze information in an article.Includes for teachers: -rubric-link to editable Google Slides assignment -exemplar to show/guide students-guide for use in the
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5th - 12th
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Sharon Draper's "Darkness Before Dawn" - 21 Common Core Learning Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 21 rigorous unit learning tasks for Sharon Draper’s, "Darkness Before Dawn." This novel is the 3rd in her Hazelwood High series. The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. This re
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6th - 10th
Semester 1 (English 8) Final Exam
May be used as a Final Exam (for either semester) of ELA 8. Contains 50 multiple choice questions and 3 constructed response prompts. Exam contains grammar, and both literature and informational passages with standards based questions - hitting 25 different Common Core standards. An answer key is provided on the last page.
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8th
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READING FOR TEXT ANALYSIS HANDOUTS BUNDLE
A bundle of handouts on reading for text analysis.This bundle includes:Audience, Register, TonePurpose, Content, StyleComparing Texts Understanding TextsInferringPEE ParagraphExpository TextsPersuasive TextsSkim Scan ReadReading ComprehensionTeachers can use these ready-made resources to enhance the vocabulary, language, grammar, writing, and reading skills of the learners.Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom:To challenge early finishersFor effective tutoringAs ESL stati
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6th - 10th
Semester 2 (English 8) Final Exam
May be used as a Final Exam (for either semester) of ELA 8. Contains 50 multiple choice questions and 3 constructed response prompts. Exam contains grammar, and both literary and informational passages with standard based questions - hitting 25 different Common Core standards. An answer key is provided on the last page.
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8th
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Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Analysis
This unit analyzes Lincoln's Gettysburg Address with a literary focus. Students will analyze the speech for its structure, purpose, central idea and allusions. Students will also engage in gathering information from the History Channel on the topic of the use of speeches as a form of communication by presidents.
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8th
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Identity Mini Unit Plan
Hi all!This is a mini unit on identity that was used in in and 8th grade ELA class, but can be used for high school grades as well. I have found these lessons to be great used in a cohesive unit, or separately for other units. The unit includes lessons on poems, short stories, articles/informational texts and videos by Amy Tan, Langston Hughes, TED Talk by Chimamanda Adichie, Michelle Serros and more!
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8th - 12th
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Quarter 2 (English 8) Final Exam
May be used as a final exam (at the end of any quarter) of ELA 8. Contains 37 (standard based) multiple choice questions - hitting 18 different Common Core standards. Exam includes grammar, and both literary and informational passages. An answer key is provided on the last page.
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8th
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Quarter 1 (English 8) Final Exam
May be used as a final exam (at the end of any quarter) of ELA 8. Contains 40 (standard based) multiple choice questions - hitting 21 different Common Core standards. Exam includes grammar, and both literary and informational passages. An answer key is provided on the last page.
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8th
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Handouts and quiz - Root Words
This goes along with my 69 slide power point presentation, which I suggest purchasing along with it. This consists of 7 days of review work, handouts as well as a final quiz over the 28 basic root words which are covered in the power point presentation. Great way to prepare kids for vocabulary learning!
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5th - 9th
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Quarter 4 (English 8) Final Exam
May be used as a final exam (at the end of any quarter) of ELA 8. Contains 39 (standard based) multiple choice questions - hitting 19 different Common Core standards. Exam includes grammar, informational text, and poetry. An answer key is provided on the last page.
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8th
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GOTV Postcard Campaign Project - Turn and Talk Handout (to turn in)
Turn-and-Talk Handout for GOTV Project:I use my "Forced Turn-and-Talk" format (in my TPT shop!).It's fully structured and prepared for you, and included in this product.This Handout and the greater GOTV Project PowerPoint slides direct students through this exercise. Of course, you can use this Handout alone.Students are guided through a Forced Turn-and-Talk to answer these Questions: Q: “Why is it important to Vote?” Q: “Why is it important that as many people Vote as possible?”Q: “Why is it i
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: GOTV Get Out The Vote Postcard Campaign Project! Full Bundle!
Animal Farm by George Orwell Student Created Sparknotes
This is a worksheet that can be used as study material for students as they read Animal Farm by George Orwell. This will be helpful if you are conducting an allegorical analysis of the text and looking at the parallels to the Russian Revolution.
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8th - 9th
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