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Common Core CCRA.W.6 rubrics for Gifted and Talented
National Parks Unit
Using technology students will research a National Park they have never visited and create a day to day itinerary through Google Maps and Google Slides. Assignments are suggested to go through Google Classroom; however, that is not required. This unit takes you through about 20-25 days worth of lessons and a suggested timeline for students to work on their project. Discussion questions are aligned with Depth and Complexity icons and content along with critical thinking lessons. Additional le
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4th - 6th
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Scar Stories: Narrative Story Writing, Memoir, Peer Editing, Exit Pass, Sub
Scar Stories is a Narrative Writing Unit to help prepare students to write essays for test assessment in grades 6 through 12.Classroom activities include discussion of the Survivor television show relating to scars the participants might bring away from the show.Red Badge of Courage character Henry Fleming is also discussed and this activity will work whether the class is reading the novel or not.Students will compare and contrast two poems about scars. Cut and Owning Our Scars are the poems.So
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in:Â Professional Development - Classroom Writing Community - 22 Writing Lessons
Poetry Writing - Sharing your Memory Rubric Three Day Revision Peer Editing
Poetry Writing! Sharing your memoir. Challenge your class to write a memory poem. A powerpoint presentation includes short video examples of poems to ignite images from the past in students’ minds.Tips about memoir writing are included. Students will work with an "elbow partner" or small group to revise their first draft using a peer editing process.Slides take them through the steps of writing a “hunk of stone”, working with pairs or groups of three to read the first draft, rewriting and submit
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in:Â Professional Development - Classroom Writing Community - 22 Writing Lessons
Poe Week: Gothic Poetry Writing, Digital Links, Writing Rubric Tips, Sub Plans
Poetry Writing! Gothic Poetry Poetry Writing! Students will study Gothic Poetry during Edgar Allan Poe Week. Class activities include watching clips of Poe’s poetry. The link for “Eldorado” includes an analysis of the poem’s meaning and how it is written. Tips for writing Gothic Poems give students an outline for writing their own poems. A list of Gothic words may be expanded as students write. A rubric is included for assessment.This lesson contains:Powerpoint slides in pingsGothic Word List
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Infographic Project Rubric, Peer to Peer Rubric, & Student Reflection
Did you know 65% of the world’s population is made up of visual learners? Assess your students' created infographics, have students peer assess each other's infographics before they submit for credit, and then wrap up your Infographic project by asking students to reflect on this valuable design thinking experience. You'll witness and accelerate excitement in your classroom when your student learns to create their own infographics with researching, data collection, planning, and designing an inf
Grades:
11th - 12th, Staff
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Writing Memoir Poetry About A Place - Compare and Contrast - Rubric - Sub
Poetry Writing! Teach students to compare and contrast for state test assessment as they write Poetry of Place. Students will write about one place they know well using tangible description and compare it to another place they do not know as much about. The comparison might be to outerspace, a fantasy kingdom, a planet, Africa, or another choice of the poet.A powerpoint presentation includes short video examples of poems to ignite images from the past in students’ minds. One of the videos incl
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in:Â Professional Development - Classroom Writing Community - 22 Writing Lessons
Poetry Writing - Portrait Poems 15 Sentences of Person or Place Guided Writing
Poetry is my passion. This lesson plan is appropriate for one class period of creative descriptive writing. It could easily be used by a substitute. The guided lesson asks the students to choose a person or place to write a descriptive portrait about using 15 sentence writing prompts. After the students write the sentences, they may rearrange them to create their poems.I am a National Writing Project Fellow and guided writing is an excellent way to introduce your students to any kind of descrip
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Science Sub Plans Bundle: Water Drops & Positive Energy, Creative Writing
Combine scientific information and poetry! Students have fun writing about concentric water circles and how rain creates a never ending community of water drops. They also look at the impact positive energy has on frozen water crystals. Writing affirmations are discussed. A generic writing poetry rubric is included as well as a twitter exit pass. Lessons include:Google slides and PowerPoint slides, pdf and pngsGeneric Poetry RubricWriting affirmationsExamples of student poetry in Water DropsEx
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Grades:
6th - 12th
"The Circuit" Critical Thinking Jacob's Ladder (Ready for Distance Learning)
Dig deeper into the short story "The Circuit" by Francisco Jiménez with this critical thinking activity. Jacob's Ladder is used to move student thinking from literal to complex, text-based inferencing. In this activity, students move their thinking from important events in the story to considering implications of specific events. Included in this download is:Jacob's Ladder A questioningTeacher's Notes for use (read at the bottom of the Google Slides)Exit Ticket for formative assessmentCritica
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Science Poetry Writing - Positive Energy in Water Crystals - Rubric - Exit Pass
Poetry Writing can be fun! Engage your students in creative writing by viewing digital videos about the transformation that positive energy can have on water crystals. Consider how positive thinking in your daily life can change your life. Create three of your own writing affirmations. Write a positive poem reflecting how you feel after viewing the videos and discussing what you saw. Creative writing lesson includes a description of writing affirmations, poem, a generic poetry writing rubric,
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Small Change Earth Day Project Plan, Student Guide, Rubric, Sway, Florida Gifted
Updated for 2019! This is my entire Earth Day project - a project which requires students to develop a plan to make a small change in their lives which, if others also made, would have a BIG impact on the earth! I work with Gifted elementary students, but this project would work for students all the way through high school with some minor adaptations. This includes detailed instructions, rationale, an explanation of my entire Earth Day project plan, Student Guide (a detailed hand-out for stud
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