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8th grade The New Year writing-expository resources for GATE
Mock Trial Preparation and Script
This product includes graphic organizers to help your students gather ideas and information to present in a formal trial-like manner. You can use any literature story or informational text with this packet. Put a character or a historical figure on trial for crimes they've committed. The possibilities are endless!You will receive:Printable pages that can be used to create a packet specialized for both the Prosecution team and the Defense Team.A script to help move the trial along in a manner tha
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4th - 8th
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Lesson Plan: This I Believe
"This I Believe" is a long-running program that began with Edward R. Murrow. This lesson plan, by exploring student's own beliefs, assists students in better understanding themselves in this complex and challenging world. The plan includes
* 7 required readings
* audio links
* teacher resources
* vocabulary, quiz, glossary, and key
* writing prompt
* rubric
* images
and more. See the preview table of contents for more details.
This plan should take two weeks to complete.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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January Brain Teasers & Challenge Puzzles | Boom Cards | Digital &Print
Are you looking to engage and differentiate for your:early finishers?gifted and talented students?students who just love a challenge?Then this product is perfect for you! It includes 20 fun and challenging brain teaser puzzles of all types. My students have LOVED solving these puzzles as a reward for completing their other work. I LOVE that they are self-checking which frees me up to help the students who need it.★★★★ Preview this deck in action here ★★★★It includes 20 varied January-themed Bo
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3rd - 8th
Current Event Template
This ready to print template is for recording and reporting current events. Two versions are included, one with directions and one without. Also included are two graphic organizers that can be used to take notes when students are reading through an article. This is a great activity for early finishers or for a GATE project. It can be used as practice for gathering data from informational texts.
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4th - 8th
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Gifted and Talented GATE WRITING COLLECTION 122 Pages
Get six highly rated GATE writing lesson bundles at 33% off individual purchases. This collection is packed with variety, creativity, challenge, and the Common Core.
See the big preview! Hours and hours of class instruction and engagement!
You'll get the following bundles adaptable from 3rd through 8th grade:
Road Trip Adventure Cross-Curricular Writing Journey: Students practice all sorts of writing from graphic design to narrative to expository as they journey across the USA and create p
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3rd - 8th
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Explorer Timeline Project Using a Graphic Organizer
TEXT NOT INCLUDED This foldable graphic organizer can be used with any explorer unit. Students research explorers using outside sources, then complete this foldable project. It can be used as a component in an interactive notebook or displayed on a bulletin board. Choose which explorers you want to assign to students. I assign five for my 4th graders. This product includes 22 images of the most commonly studied explorers of North America.Follow us at:www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/thank-a-
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Also included in: 4th Grade California Social Studies Projects All Year
Writing Prompts MYSTERIES ... Tips Rubrics Checklists ... Grades 4-5-6
MYSTERY Themed Creative Writing PromptsVocabulary, Guidelines, Tips for Writing, Rubrics, Checklist for Students, Word Banks 25 prompts, photographs, elements . . . and more Grades 4-5-6 WRITING PROMPTS: for Mysteries . . . NO PREP . . . WRITING . . .FREEBIE . . . Four MYSTERY Writing Prompts in the Preview. . . FREE "Always something EXTRA" to help TEACH / REVIEW / PRACTICE skills in FUN ways.⭐ Click to follow TEACHING STUFF PLACE for updates and FREEBIES. ⭐*** Writing Prompts Buyers’ comm
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4th - 8th
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Primary Sources Collection -- Complete Lessons with All You Need! 144 Pages
Best practices in history and 21st Century learning through primary sources, the Common Core, critical thinking, expository writing, public speaking, creative projects—they’re all here!THIS IS A VERY POPULAR, SOMEWHAT SMALLER, VERSION OF AN EVEN LARGER BUNDLE.You get five sets of bundled primary sources lessons—145 pages of lessons and materials in all—and a nice savings over buying the bundles individually. Each activity comes with explanations, guides, ready-to-print activity sheets, graphic
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4th - 12th
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Standards Based 6-Traits Writing Elements (revising/editing)
NEWLY UPDATED!!
An Interactive student Guide to build self-efficacy in 6-Trait Text Revising and Editing. Ready to use for lessons with printables for Students. The guides includes a process with steps that will guide students through each of the 6 traits of writing (i.e., ideas & content, sentence fluency, word choice, organization, voice, conventions) for 6-8th grade.
The new updated version includes both color and black and white pages, a fun design, and all the same helpful content!
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5th - 10th
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Independent Study Project Guide
How many times have you heard the words, “I’m finished, Ms. Teacher,” from students who consistently complete assignments quickly and correctly? How many times have you scrambled to find activities that engage these students for the class period while challenging their learning and fostering their intellectual curiosity? This guide allows students to learn about their individual topics, how to synthesize information, and improve their writing skills and research skills… independently.
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3rd - 8th
Common Core Text-Dependent Writing Prompt Argumentative Grade 8
The new common core standards will require students to relate their story and essay writing to two-three passages of text. The text may be nonfiction, charts, quotations, environmental print, fiction, or poetry. In line with PARCC demands.
This writing prompt contains three texts for the student to read (very short) and specific writing prompt directions. The type of writing the students will be composing will fall under the category "argumentative" because the student will be forced to establi
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7th - 9th
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Memoirs Family Heritage Project ~ Distance Learning ELA
Oral history is lost forever if not uncovered and recorded. This beautiful project engages students as historians - creating a family heirloom heritage collection box, doing comprehensive interviews of an older relative with a large given bank of intriguing questions, creating a newspaper full of various modes and forms of writing showcasing the research of family history. Finally, the student prepares and presents their findings in an engaging oral presentation - sharing snippets of best lear
Grades:
4th - 9th
SHOWING CHARACTERS--NOT TELLING ABOUT THEM--with Description, Action, & Dialogue
"Show, don't tell!" Those oft-repeated words drive detail-oriented writing in all genres. Not only is "showing" writing more memorable, but it also gives credit to one's readers that they have sufficient interpretive skills to figure out what the writer is implying via the chosen details--the kind of interpretive skills associated with CRITICAL THINKING. This lesson teaches student writers to think like their readers, to anticipate what their readers will infer from their descriptions, act
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6th - 10th
ZENTANGLE ACTIVITY One Word Name Doodle Line Art Social Emotional Learning SEL
Easily integrate art and creation into your classroom routine using just ONE WORD with this One Word Zentangle Art Activity. It includes everything you need to easily walk students through the process of creating their own One Word Zentangle Art. Using just one word, practice and learn about the following art principles and elements of design: balance, contrast, pattern, rhythm, repetition, movement, unity, line, shape, color, value. What is Zentangle? Zentangle is a miniature abstract work of a
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Creative Writing Prompts ... Fairy Tales Rubrics Vocabulary Word Banks Tips
Creative Writing Prompts: FAIRY TALES, Rubrics, Checklists, Word Banks,Tips . . . NO PREP . . . WRITING . . . NO PREP . . .tips, rubrics, checklists, 25 WRITING PROMPTS with word banks, guidelines, elements . . . plusWriting prompts are illustrated. The Fairy Tales writing prompts are ideal story starters even for your most reluctant writers! The first 20 Writing Prompts have 21 words in each Word Bank to encourage creativity. Please look at the PREVIEW to see the DEPTH and QUALITY of thi
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4th - 8th
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Ancient Greek Architecture Project
This is a printable independent study project that requires students to research Greek and Roman architecture. Some of the tasks will require students to draw and label Greek columns, find modern day examples, and compare the two architectural styles.
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5th - 9th
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NEW YEAR NEW ME MASK | Past and Future Self Character Analysis SEL Art Activity
Help students reflect and set goals with this no-prep, easy-to-use New Year New Me Mask Art SEL Project! This activity allows students to reflect on things and character traits they'd like to change from their past as well as goals they'd like to accomplish in their future. Sheets are included for students to create the mask about themselves OR a character from a story or novel. They will then create a mask that represents their past and future self (or character)! They can either color a paper
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Middle School Logic Puzzles, New Years Logic Puzzles, Winter, January Activities
Middle School Logic Puzzles for the New Year. Perfect no-prep January activity for this winter!Are you ready to kick off the new year with a blast of fun and engaging learning? Look no further! Our New Year Logic Puzzles bring the excitement of TikTok and the thrill of video games right into your middle school classroom. Designed for students to relish, these puzzles are a fantastic way to jumpstart their brains after a long winter break.No Prep, All Play: Teachers, we understand the value of yo
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5th - 8th
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Black History Month Middle School Logic Puzzles, Martin Luther King, 4 Puzzles
Celebrate Black History Month with this Middle School Logic Puzzle Bundle for January! This Logic Puzzle Activity Bundle is great for the 2024 New Year and celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King with fun and brain-teasing activities that align with middle school interests.Gear up for the post-winter break excitement with our specially curated bundle designed to challenge and engage your middle school students in the world of logic and critical thinking. This Zero-Prep Logic Puzzle Bundle is the perfe
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5th - 8th
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New Years 2024 Reading Comprehension |Literacy Centers | New Years Resolutions
These New Year's activities will help your students learn more about New Year's traditions, reflect on 2023, and start thinking about goals and things they would like to change in the 2024 NEW YEAR!These resources will make a great addition to your home packet over WINTER Break or they are great for welcoming back students in the New Year!Please check out the PREVIEWS for all the details as to what is included.By purchasing this BUNDLE, you are saving 20% off each individual resource!You can sav
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4th - 8th
NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS TWO VOICE POETRY Past Future Self Character Traits
Help students reflect and set goals with this no-prep, easy-to-use Past & Future Two Voice Poetry Unit. In it, students will use poetry to deeply analyze and write about their past and future character and personality traits. Two templates are included for a student to write about themselves OR a character (fictional or historical) in a book, novel, or story they are reading. This would make a wonderful Back to School or New Year's Resolution activity that integrates SEL (Social-Emotional Le
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Math Role-Playing Game (Trip Planners): Travel Cards 1-20
Trip Planners is a role-playing game that integrates math, geography, and writing. Students begin with a folder that includes an expense ledger, spiral notebook for journal writing, laminated United States road map, and a United States road atlas. Using the laminated road map, students plan a cross-country road trip. Next, students begin with $5,000 in their expense ledger. Students randomly choose a travel card. Each travel card represents one day of traveling on the road and include food
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4th - 8th
State Testing Practice Pack -- Expository Non-fiction, Poetry, Math
Get your kids ready to score proficient and advanced in three areas with the State Testing Practice Pack. These three practice lessons are an advanced challenge for 4th grade and appropriate all the way up through 8th but best targeted to 5th and 6th graders. No matter what grade you use them for, they’ll have your kids thinking and responding beyond literal comprehension.
In How do you Feel About Colors?, students read a nonfiction piece about the symbolism of colors and respond with a short
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4th - 8th
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Chinese Lunar New Year 2024: LUCKY DRAGON Coloring Pages | Art Activity Craft
New LUCKY DRAGON Coloring Pages for 2024 Chinese Lunar New Year holiday - Year of the DRAGON! NO PREP Art craft activity for all grades pre-k, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10, 11th, 12th!*Please open Preview to take a close up look of the product.Looking for unique craft activities to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year with your students? Here are our recommendations: RED LUCKY ENVELOPE Chinese Lunar New Year 2024 Craft Activity|Year of the DragonBUILD A LANTERN Craft
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PreK - 12th
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