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6th grade critical thinking Common Core W.6.2d resources
Fact and Opinion Task Cards & Unit Plan | Perspective & Bias | Digital + Print
This 153 PAGE UNIT provides ENGAGING TASKS, TASK CARDS, LESSONS and RESOURCES to teach students the difference between FACT and OPINION as READERS and WRITERS through proven teaching strategies fostering CRITICAL THINKING and RESEARCH SKILLS. ⭐ AN ESSENTIAL MEDIA LITERACY SKILL FOR THE "MISINFORMATION" ERAWHAT'S INCLUDEDFact & Opinion Mini-Lesson and overviewLink to Google Slides Version for independent/interactive use16 Fact and Opinion Discovery Task cards (Digital + Print)16 Fact & O
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
Debating Topics for Middle School: School and Education
Get your middle school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints.Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refining y
Grades:
5th - 7th
Writing Exit Slips - BUNDLE (Grades 3-6) Print & Digital
Do you want your students reading with purpose and accountability? If so, this year long BUNDLE of over 250 writing exit tickets is for you! These response prompts can be printed and used in writing journals or used digitally in Google Classroom or the learning management system of your choice that supports Google Slides. This resource includes both printable and digital versions.This BUNDLE contains all five of my writing exit slip resources - Launching Writing Workshop with Personal Narratives
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Thanksgiving Craft Writing Prompt & Activities - Figurative Language
Looking for No PREP Thanksgiving Activities? Students will love this Doodle, Define, Draw and Decipher Thanksgiving workshop! Check out the set of activities that include Fall figurative language fun, Thanksgiving riddles and word search, as well as an engaging and fun-to-share Thanksgiving craftivity. Your students will love taking it home and challenging family members to add more!This resource is great for early finishers, centers, writing practice, or just some great enrichment for the week
Grades:
4th - 6th
Conversation Starters Package on Quality of Life
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on the quality of life.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of quality of lifeActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expression
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Creative Thinking Digital Writing for Google Drive® | Distance Learning
Go paperless with our Google Slides-ready creative thinking and explanatory writing resource! This Google Resource includes 30 interactive creative thinking scenarios for students to solve. Once three items have been chosen (independent thinking + choice!), the student can type a creative explanation of how they solved the problem. These activities are great for your thinking and exposition writing program in both a traditional classroom with some access to mobile learning through to a full 1:1
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Digital ELA Google Classroom Mega Bundle for Distance Learning
Debating Topics for Middle School: Family Life
Get your middle school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints. Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refining
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5th - 7th
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Conversation Starters Package on Humor
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on humor.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of humorActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitional phras
Grades:
5th - 8th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
The Six Tasks of Mesopotamia - Projects & PBL
Driving Question:Why is the story of the Mesopotamians so significant?Description:The Six Tasks of Mesopotamia will begin your journey with the geography and culture of this ancient land between two rivers. The Mesopotamians left a significant record of their lives and the development of their civilization for us to interpret and appreciate. From the study of Hammurabi to cuneiform writing, to a biography or memoir of a significant Mesopotamian and appreciation for the geography, the six tasks w
Grades:
6th
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Also included in: PBL Bundle (Grade 6) - In Collaboration with A.J. Juliani - 31 Projects!
Conversation Starters Package on Philosophy
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on philosophy.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of philosophyActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transiti
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Exploring Racism, Prejudice, Stereotypes, and Discrimination
Lesson Plan for Exploring Racism, Prejudice, Stereotypes, and Discrimination:Great lesson for any teacher looking for a way to introduce and/or discuss race in the classroom. The lesson plan attached provides teachers an opportunity to leverage students’ lived experiences and prior knowledge surrounding race, prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination. Lesson plan includes instructional activities like: Academic Vocabulary & Language, Accountable Talk, Cooperative learning, Activating prior
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: Chapter Questions & Discussions (Grades 4-6)
Dive deep down the rabbit hole with these captivating question activities and discussion prompts for Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"!This comprehensive resource pack, designed for grades 4-6, offers:24 engaging worksheets: Explore all 12 chapters with 2 thought-provoking pages of questions for each.Variety of question formats: Keep students on their toes with a mix of true/false, multiple choice, short response, long response, and in-depth discussion prompts.DOK Level 2 questi
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4th - 6th
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Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Generate inspiring class discussions with over 81 topics and 1370+ thought-provoking conversation questions. This growing bundle is a collection of all of our thought-provoking Conversation Starters Packages. Each package encourages critical thinking and allows students to discuss topics that are both relevant and important to them while simultaneously increasing their vocabulary and ability to effectively express themselves. Our packages are extremely versatile and have been used as bell-rin
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Conversation Starters Package on Human Nature
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on human nature.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of human natureActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and tran
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Adventure
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on adventure.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of adventureActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transition
Grades:
5th - 7th
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Nature
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on nature.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of natureActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitional phr
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Science Lab Activity Developing Models with NGSS: Volume 1
If you haven't already, watch the FREE Video that shows what this session might look like in the classroom. I've used this approach several times to teach students how to make their thinking visible, collaborate, and make observations and inferences in the science lab: skills needed to develop science literacy. The Science Lab Activity Developing Models with NGSS: Volume 1 guides you and your students to work through the stages of constructing knowledge via the NGSS Science & Engineering Pr
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4th - 12th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, HS-PS3-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-PS1-4
, MS-PS1-5
Conversation Starters Package on Global Warming- Middle School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on global warming.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of global warmingActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and
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5th - 8th
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Conversation Starters Package on The Media
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on the media.What's included:A list of 20 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of the mediaActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transition
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Debating Topics for Middle School: Health & Nutrition
Get your middle school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints. Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refining
Grades:
5th - 7th
Conversation Starters Package on Social Media- Middle School
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on social media.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of social mediaActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and tran
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Loaded Words: Definition, Purpose, and List
This study guide is "loaded" with information that will help students to understand the meaning and concepts of loaded words and when to use them. This printable provides a simple definition and delineates the purpose of using this device. To clarify even more, students will be able to view a list of over 50 loaded words. It's a perfect handout to use when this persuasive technique is discussed.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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6th Grade PBL - Health and Society
6th Grade Project Based Learning. 20 day unit with daily plans. All necessary worksheets are explained and attached.
Students will go in-depth with research, complete a bibliography reference, write and conduct interviews and polls, collect relevant data, make observations with food marketing and labeling, create an advertisement, read current event articles related to health, write a persuasive essay about addressing an important health-related topic and present their findings to an authentic a
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Grades:
6th
My Power Thinking Online and Printable Reflective Journa
This product is designed to help your students or mentees think beyond their current state and plan for their future through setting goals and developing an action plan. This tool aligns with several state SEL (Social Emotional Learning) Competencies for grades 6 - 12. This journal can be used with classroom teachers, mentors in small groups, and counselors. Included in this product are 3 PowerPoint versions of 12 days of journal pages where each day includes a Power Thinking Point and a Refl
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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