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Common Core RI.9-10.5 cultural activities for parents
4 Tools for Teaching "The Danger of a Single Story" Google Slides and Form
This is my best selling resource! Add it to your classroom today!Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's "The Danger of a Single Story" Ted talk is an incredible speech to watch with students 6-12. I watch the talk and read the transcript with my tenth graders, and the discussion and reflection after each view are consistently impressive. To help my students discuss the talk meaningfully, I developed these four printable tools: two listening guides, a text-connection tool, and a SOAPSTone analysis. The liste
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6th - 12th
Ain't I a Woman? by Sojourner Truth Rhetorical Device Annotation Activity
Whether you are using this speech to analyze rhetoric, tone, or diction, this annotating and highlighting activity will engage all learners. Print and digital options with optional rhetorical precis included. I recommend using paper and highlighters the "old-fashioned" way because it is far more kinesthetic, but the Google Slides file also allows for digital/paperless learning.This activity requires 5 different color highlighters. I recommend (1) blue (2) green (3) yellow (4) orange (5) pink to
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9th - 12th
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Annotating Text, Annotation Bookmark, Middle School Reading Comprehension
Annotating Text, Annotation Bookmark, Middle School Reading Comprehension Using a yellow highlighter has become an annotation staple for high school students. Is this the best way to mark up a textbook or novel? Studies have shown that highlighters hinder retention and comprehension. Simple highlighting encourages a passive reading style rather than an active one. Students do not engage critically with the text when annotating with a simple highlighter. They are trying to absorb it all without r
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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MAUS II | test, questions, teacher notes, creative project, digital, Google Form
MAUS II | test, questions, teacher notes, creative project, digital, Google FormsI have taught Maus as part of one of my University courses for several years. I find that students discover Maus to be very accessible and are eager to share their thoughts regarding this difficult subject matter and the medium used to convey these ideas. This is part of a bundle:• THE COMPLETE MAUS | MAUS I & II BUNDLE | INTERACTIVE LEARNING MAUSINCLUDED IN THIS PRODUCT ON MAUS II ARE THE FOLLOWING:⚫ 14 pages
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Rhetorical Appeals in Modern Speeches | Malala Yousafazai Analysis
In this rhetorical analysis over Malala Yousafzai's speech to the United Nations, your students will apply concepts of rhetoric to a famous speech given by a modern figure. Rhetorical/Literary Devices Covered (8 questions): ✔️ Ethos ✔️ Pathos ✔️ Logos ✔️ Allusion ✔️ Anaphora ✔️ Parallel Structure Critical Thinking Topics (4 questions): the value of education as a force against oppression the pen > the sword This activity can be used during a unit study of the book I Am Malala or as an iso
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9th - 12th
Emergency sub plans high school, middle school, ELA, critical thinking, ethics
Emergency sub plans high school, middle school, ELA, critical thinking, ethicsThe Socratic Method and COURT CASE SUMMARY DEBATE #3 (25% discount)I teach The Socratic Method first and then COURT CASE SUMMARY DEBATE #3 in my course: Justice and Law/Revenge and RetributionThese two products go especially well together. The Socratic Method introduces students to the question of human evil and Socrates’ teaching on unwilling mistakes. The DEBATE presents an interesting challenge to Socrates’ teaching
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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HMH Collections MyPerspectives "Quilt of a Country" Analysis and Vocab Questions
This fully editable set of activities push students to analyze Anna Quindlen's argument and evidence in the essay "Quilt of a Country" AND work with her advanced vocabulary.This text is PERFECT for election season as it prompts students to think about what it means to be an American and a productive citizen.
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8th - 10th
Annotating Text, examples, teacher instructions, Annotation Middle & High School
Annotating Text, examples, teacher instructions, Annotation Middle & High School Using a yellow highlighter has become an annotation staple for high school students. Is this the best way to mark up a textbook or novel? Studies have shown that highlighters hinder retention and comprehension. Simple highlighting encourages a passive reading style rather than an active one. Students do not engage critically with the text when annotating with a simple highlighter. They are trying to absorb it al
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Informational Text and Activities for Valentine’s Day and Romeo and Juliet
High interest standards-based nonfiction text for Valentine’s Day and Romeo and Juliet. Includes 5 multiple choice, 2 short answer, 10 discussion questions, exit ticket, answer keys, and rubrics. Student Experience: Begin with a quick vocabulary-building activity. Then students read entertaining NYT informational text (“To Fall in Love with Anyone, Do This”) that covers a study suggesting relative strangers can fall in love by asking and answering 36 questions. Then students respond to the artic
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9th - 12th
Life in Ancient Greece in English and Spanish for ELLs / ESOLs
Life in Ancient Greece in English and Spanish for ELLs / ESOLsWelcome :) This is my comprehensive worksheet on the fascinating topic of daily life in Ancient Greece with a focus on mythology and what it reveals about the Greeks. This engaging resource is designed to enhance your students' understanding while fostering their reading skills and inspiring a deeper interest in history!The centerpiece of this worksheet is a meticulously crafted, three-page reading that offers an accurate and comprehe
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: History Readings for ELL Resources Bundle for World and U.S. History
AP EXAM PREP | AP QUESTIONS, TEACHER NOTES, CCSS, IDENTIFY CLAIMS & EVIDENCE
AP EXAM PREP | AP QUESTIONS, TEACHER NOTES, CCSS, IDENTIFY CLAIMS & EVIDENCETHIS PRODUCT WILL HELP AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION.Learn how to understand and evaluate works of non-fiction.Read a text closely and draw conclusions from the detailsIdentify the techniques used by an author and their effectsDevelop an interpretation of a textPresent your interpretation and make an argument for it in writingPHILOSOPHY BITES are small sections of philosophical texts.THIS PRODUCT ASSISTS IN DIFFERENTIA
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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THE COMPLETE MAUS | THE COMPLETE MAUS SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVITIES | MAUS I & II
THE COMPLETE MAUS | THE COMPLETE MAUS SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVITIES | MAUS I & IISUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVITIES TO USE WITH MAUS I & IITHIS PRODUCT IS PART OF TWO BUNDLES. YOU WILL FIND THE BUNDLES HERE:MAUS I & II MEGA BUNDLEMAUS I & II BUNDLEINCLUDED IN THIS PRODUCT ARE THE FOLLOWING:✍ TWO crossword puzzles with answers.✍ 10 pages of generic template questions including timelines, postcards, novel summaries, and more.✍ 12 pages of graphic organizers, compare and contrast, and more. These we
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Donald Trump Multiple Choice Quiz Reading Comprehension "Immigration Policies"
PRINTABLE independent work packet with rhetorical analysis activities. You will have a rigorous and engaging lesson aligned to standards on reading informational texts. Students will love analyzing Donald Trump's arguments and persuasive techniques. Compare Donald Trump's immigration policies to past presidents. A great lesson on current events.In this activity, students will...This highly engaging lesson teaches students to analyze and criticize Donald Trump by dissecting his words and ideas ab
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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FRANKENSTEIN ACTIVITIES | TEMPLATES, GRAPHIC NOVEL TEMPLATE, VARIOUS ACTIVITIES
FRANKENSTEIN ACTIVITIES | TEMPLATES, GRAPHIC NOVEL TEMPLATE, VARIOUS ACTIVITIESFrankenstein is one of my favorite novels to teach!! These activities were created for my own classroom. I hope you find them helpful!THIS PRODUCT IS PART OF A BUNDLE. YOU WILL FIND THE BUNDLE HERE:FRANKENSTEIN ALL IN BUNDLEINCLUDED IN THIS PRODUCT ARE THE FOLLOWING:✍ EIGHT pages of generic template questions including timelines, postcards, novel summaries, and more.✍ THREE graphic novel template pages.✍ An activity
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"The Cold War" Reading in English and Spanish for ELLs / ESOLs
"The Cold war " Reading Worksheet in English and Spanish for ELLs / ESOLsWelcome :) This is my comprehensive worksheet on the fascinating topic of the Cold War with a focus on the ideological conflict, nuclear arms race, and the space race. This engaging resource is designed to enhance your students' understanding while fostering their reading skills and inspiring a deeper interest in history!The centerpiece of this worksheet is a meticulously crafted, three-page reading that offers an accurate
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: History Readings for ELL Resources Bundle for World and U.S. History
Medieval Times QR Code Historical Stations Activity
This activity is a collection of six QR code station activities that students will visit to learn and record information about the Middle Ages. The activities are designed to be engaging and informative, and they cover a variety of topics, including:Station #1: Medieval Torture DevicesStation #2: The InquisitionStation #3: The Black Plague Station #4: FeudalismStation #5: The Medieval Catholic ChurchStation #6: The CrusadesEach activity includes a QR code that students can scan with their smar
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9th - 12th
THE HUNGER GAMES | THE HUNGER GAMES PRINT OR INTERACTIVE
THE HUNGER GAMES | THE HUNGER GAMES PRINT OR INTERACTIVEHEY, DOODLE, DOODLE, LET'S REVIEW is an easy way for teachers to see if their students are actually reading the novel!!! On top of that, it fits perfectly with educational models that promote student engagement! It is a superb tool for reaching the top three levels of Bloom's taxonomy: analyze, evaluate, and create. If you work with the students first and show them how to approach this assignment you will also apply a scaffolding approach b
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: THE HUNGER GAMES | THE HUNGER GAMES GOOGLE SLIDES | HUNGER GAMES BUNDLE
Cinco de Mayo Webquest (GOOGLE SLIDES)
A student Webquest on the history of Cinco de Mayo. Includes introductory videos, questions on important figures, history, food, music, traditions, and interesting facts, along with links to websites with all of the information.
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6th - 12th
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CLASS: Mythology and Folklore- ELA 7-12 (EDITABLE)
Unit: Norse Stories- Mythology and Folklore- ELA 7-12 (EDITABLE)Grade Levels: 7-12Creator: Erica VilliloAnchor Standards: All 32 CCSS Anchor StandardsSteps: 115+Original Products: 75+Links to Resources: 100+Rubrics: 5+11 Unit Bundles Include: Introduction, African, Sports, Pirates, Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, Arabian, Celtic, Italian, Norse, Greek
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7th - 12th
The Indus River Valley Civilization Reading in English and Spanish for ELLs
The Geography of India and the Indus River Valley Civilization Reading in English and Spanish for ELLs / ESOLsWelcome :) This is my comprehensive worksheet on the fascinating topic of the geography of India and the emergence of the Indus River Valley Civilization. This engaging resource is designed to enhance your students' understanding while fostering their reading skills and inspiring a deeper interest in history!The centerpiece of this worksheet is a meticulously crafted, three-page reading
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: History Readings for ELL Resources Bundle for World and U.S. History
"Daily Life in Ancient Egypt " Article in English and Spanish for ELLs / ESOLs
"Daily Life in Ancient Egypt " Article in English and Spanish for ELLs / ESOLsWelcome :) This is my comprehensive worksheet on the fascinating topic of Daily Life in Ancient Egypt with a focus on the lives of women, merchants, and scribes. This engaging resource is designed to enhance your students' understanding while fostering their reading skills and inspiring a deeper interest in history!The centerpiece of this worksheet is a meticulously crafted, three-page reading that offers an accurate a
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: History Readings for ELL Resources Bundle for World and U.S. History
Entire "Ruby Bridges" Unit + Differentiated DAILY Lesson Plans - No Prep!
Your lesson plans are DONE! Just add your name, edit the date, hit print, and go!This curation is the ELL-differentiated LDC unit, "Ruby Bridges: Analyzing Conflict," complete with one month's worth of daily lesson plans, grouping, differentiation, vocabulary, handouts, reading passages, graphic organizers, CC standards, and more!The Google Drive folder link on download will contain:- Entire original LDC Unit Plan (PDF)- ONE MONTH of 4-page lesson plans, 56 pages total, editable on Google Docs -
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
We Should All Be Feminists Study Guide
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is an excellent introductory text to ideas on gender equality, feminism, and storytelling. The study guide includes pre-watching / reading section, a while you watch / listen / read, and a post section that includes students analyzing rhetorical appeals. This lesson can be used with the TED Talk or the actual text. If you use it with the TED Talk, it can take 60-90 mins or longer depending on your students and/or how much discussion time you
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10th - 12th
"Religion in Ancient Egypt " Article in English and Spanish for ELLs / ESOLs
"Religion in Ancient Egypt " Article in English and Spanish for ELLs / ESOLsWelcome :) This is my comprehensive worksheet on the fascinating topic of Religion in Ancient Egypt with a focus on the gods and goddesses, religious festivals, and funerary practices. This engaging resource is designed to enhance your students' understanding while fostering their reading skills and inspiring a deeper interest in history!The centerpiece of this worksheet is a meticulously crafted, three-page reading that
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: History Readings for ELL Resources Bundle for World and U.S. History
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