133 results
7th grade Common Core RI.8.4 resources for Microsoft Word
Stamp Act Introduction Web Quest
I created this Web Quest to introduce my students to the Stamp Act. The Web Quest includes 1 video link with questions, 2 websites with questions, a link to an online quiz that follows one of the websites, and an optional essay that can be completed using the information found in the Web Quest. This could be a great stand alone lesson or as an introduction to the Revolutionary War. My students really enjoyed the web quest and better understood the feelings of the colonists and reasons for their
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
Elie Wiesel Nobel Prize Speech ~ Night Pre-reading activity
Night is the heart wrenching first hand account of Elie Wiesel's internment in the Auschwitz Camp during the Holocaust. In order to truly lead into the novel, it is important to impress upon students that Elie Wiesel spent his life devoted to reversing racism around the globe. Reading his Nobel Prize Acceptance speech will do just that. To accommodate scaffolding, I have included one version that caters to teaching persuasion and rhetorical analysis and a second that asks questions pertaining to
Grades:
7th - 9th, Higher Education
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 /
Grades:
6th - 9th
Types:
Grades 6-8 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 educati
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
From Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad by Ann Petry Test
-15 multiple choice questions-each question is aligned to an eighth grade informational text common core standard-questions use common core questions stems -answer key included with the skill that is used in the question so that they can be used for other grade levels. Questions include: Inference RI8.1Character RI8.2Central idea RI8.2Theme RI8.2Allusion RI8.4Irony RI8.4Author’s purpose RI8.6
Grades:
6th - 12th
Types:
Chasing Lincoln's Killer Informational Text Article of the Week
Based on Kelly Gallagher's Article of the Week concept, my reading articles are typically non-fiction and modeled on Vale Middle School's format. The articles have been chosen by me and all questions have been developed by me. If you would like to see what Vale Middle School does, check out http://vms.vale.k12.or.us/articles-week
This informational text was used in my classroom as an Article of the Week to go with the class reading of Chasing Lincoln's Killer. It is developed from the artic
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
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
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 8th
Types:
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
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 10th
Types:
Article of the Week - Smartphones at dinner
This article of the week addresses the use of smartphones at the dinner table and how the use of electronics in social situations can be divisive.
The article questions focus on:
Genre
Citing Text Evidence
The central question the author is exploring
Vocabulary in context
Making inferences
and a short response reflection question
Based on Kelly Gallagher's Article of the Week concept, my reading articles are typically non-fiction and modeled on Vale Middle School's format. The articles have
Grades:
7th - 9th
Types:
Emergency Lesson/Sub Plans - The Evil Eye Close Read and Superstition Research
These handouts will take students through a Close Read of an informational article about the Evil Eye and provide an extension research activity for further learning about superstitions from around the world. This 2-3 day lesson is what I keep tucked aside in an Emergency Lesson Plan folder, but I have also used it with younger students, reluctant readers, and Fundamentals classes. I would suggest to begin the lesson by asking students about superstitions they are already familiar with. Lead the
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
Informational Article of the Week - Football player amputates finger
Based on Kelly Gallagher's Article of the Week concept, my reading articles are typically non-fiction and modeled on Vale Middle School's format. The articles have been chosen by me and all questions have been developed by me. If you would like to see what Vale Middle School does, check out http://vms.vale.k12.or.us/articles-week
This informational text Article of the Week comes from the article "Mesa State College lineman has pinkie amputated"
By The Associated Press. It is an 820 lexile.
Grades:
6th - 8th
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
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Protest Song Project - Example, Research, Outline, and Rubric
Nonfiction Book Report Template
Use this editable Nonfiction Book Report template geared towards middle schoolers and high schoolers! I hope you and your students enjoy :)
Grades:
5th - 10th
Types:
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.
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
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
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
CCSS:
ALL ABOUT COLLEGE Unit - Student Packet (Entire Quarter of Work!)
This Packet is designed to help students explore educational opportunities after high school graduation. The packet has over 50 pages of critical readings (with vocabulary work, reflections, author's purpose, and textual evidence practice), videos, speaking & listening activities (including a complete Socratic Seminar guide) a presentation, essay, and huge research opportunities for students. There is also an entire section on setting SMART goals, along with a reflection & re-evaluation
Grades:
7th - 11th
First Amendment Scenarios (With Answer Key)
Objective:This worksheet aims to deepen students’ comprehension of the First Amendment by analyzing real-world scenarios. Students will read various situations, identify which specific freedom within the First Amendment is impacted, and then argue whether each action constitutes a violation of the First Amendment.Instructions:Read the Scenarios: Students will be presented with a set of scenarios related to speech, expression, and other constitutional rights.Identify the Freedom: For each scenari
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: 1st Amendment Activity Bundle!
3 FREE Learning Tasks for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” Speech!
The following resource includes 3 FREE and RIGOROUS Common Core learning tasks to be used after students have read and studied Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 March on Washington “I Have A Dream” speech.
Make sure you follow my store for future releases and future sales!
Visit My Store!!
Check out the other products that I have available of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Speeches.
MLK "I Have A Dream" Common Core Annotated Text w/Marginal Notes
MLK and Obama's March on Washington Speeches -
Grades:
6th - 12th
Types:
READING FOR TEXT ANALYSIS WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS BUNDLE
A bundle of 10 sets of task cards and worksheets on reading for text analysis.This bundle includes task cards on:Audience, Register, TonePurpose, Content, StyleComparing TextsUnderstanding TextsInferring for MeaningPEE ParagraphExpository TextsPersuasive TextsSkimming, Scanning, Close ReadingReading 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
Grades:
6th - 10th
Types:
Geography of Central America: 1 Page Reading & Map Assignment
This assignment was created for distance learning. I have a 1 page reading on the geography of Central America. It covers terms like the Central Highlands canopies, ecotourism, and more! It explains the natural disasters the area experiences and a quick history of the Maya, Spanish colonization, and the region since independence.Quick Reads are great for online or distance learning as you can post it to a Google Classroom or send it to students in print form! They can be used as bell ringers,
Grades:
7th - 12th
Types:
Geography of South Asia: 1 Page Reading & Map Assignment for Distance Learning
This one page reading contains information about the nations that make-up South Asia, the religions, the Himalayan Mountains, the rivers and plains, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, and more! There are 5 questions from the reading and vocabulary terms for the students to fill out. Additionally there is a matching map assignment that can easily be done online or at home for any student as they simply have to identify what "A" is.Quick Reads are great for online or distance learning as you can post i
Grades:
7th - 12th
Types:
CCSS:
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.
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Informational Article of the Week - Football player in a book club
Based on Kelly Gallagher's Article of the Week concept, my reading articles are typically non-fiction and modeled on Vale Middle School's format. The articles have been chosen by me and all questions have been developed by me. If you would like to see what Vale Middle School does, check out http://vms.vale.k12.or.us/articles-week
These articles are current events from a variety of news outlets. They include space for annotations and multiple choice questions that reflect the new common core
Grades:
7th - 8th
Types:
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.
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 9th
Types:
Showing 1-24 of 133 results
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands