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Social studies Common Core RL.8.4 resources for homeschool
Refugee by Alan Gratz Novel Study
The Refugee Novel Study resource is a comprehensive set of standards-aligned, rigorous, instructional materials for teaching the Refugee by Alan Gratz. With these Common Core aligned materials, students will deeply engage with the novel and develop their literacy and critical thinking skills. The novel study includes 100+ resources to help you implement an engaging, rigorous ELA or Social Studies unit. Snapshot of Resources Included in Unit:30 Common Core Aligned Lesson Plans18 Literary Analysis
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5th - 8th
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Ancient Mesopotamia Gods & Myths Bundle: In-Person, Online, or Distance Learn
You can download this as a:1. PDF/Print activityor2. A ready-to-go TPT Easel Activity. You can assign Easel lessons through Google Classroom or you can copy a link to it and paste it into any learning management system you use with your students. However, for the time being, students will need to log in with a Google email account in order to access the assignment. You can use TPT Easel for free with this resource. Click here for info on how to use TPT Easel for free.Students will adore these
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4th - 10th
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Reading Graphic Organizers Fiction and Non-Fiction Grades 6, 7, 8
Common Core Standards Graphic Organizers for Reading Notebooks Grades 6, 7, 8 - Use with Any Fiction & Informational Texts NEWLY UPDATED! This bundle of organizers has 50 new pages added! Total of 92 organizers, plus 10 bonus pages.EDITABLE ORGANIZERS HERE:Google Drive Literature Graphic Organizers (Common Core Aligned)**If you teach multiple grade levels, purchase the set for the highest grade level you teach. You do not need to purchase both the 6,7,8 and 9-10 packs. The 9-10 builds on th
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson Novel Study
This product is a comprehensive set of instructional materials for teaching a novel study of Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson. With these Common Core aligned materials, students will deeply engage with the novel and develop their literacy skills through literary analysis, fiction close readings, spy readings and activities, projects, vocabulary, assessments, essays, and more. The suite includes 100+ resources to help you implement an engaging, rigorous ELA unit. Snapshot of Resources Included in
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5th - 8th
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Interactive Reading Notebook Fiction and Nonfiction Mega Bundle
Interactive Reading Notebook Fiction and Nonfiction Mega Bundle (Grades 5-12) A YEAR'S WORTH of activities: over 220 Common-Core aligned interactive reading foldable activities for secondary students. You do not have to use the Common Core State Standards to utilize this bundle! This download includes the following products:Interactive Notebook Reading Literature Bundle for ANY Novel or StoryInteractive Reading Notebook for Nonfiction Informational TextsInteractive Notebook Mini Books: Bundle of
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6th - 12th
Figurative Language Interactive Reading Notebook Activity Editable
Editable Figurative Language Interactive Reading Notebook Activity Aligned with the Common Core State Standards (Grades 5-12)This IS included in my Interactive Reading Notebook Mega Bundle.Looking for a comprehensive foldable activity that you can actually customize and edit? Look no further...Students will practice literary, rhetorical, and figurative language devices with this foldable activity. It includes differentiated templates for all levels of learners. I also included a blank template y
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Interactive Reading Notebook Fiction and Nonfiction Mega Bundle
English Reading Lit & NonFiction Graphic Organizers Bundle {Grades 6-12}
This is a bundle of my Common Core Standards Graphic Organizers for ELA Reading Literature and Informational Texts BUNDLE for Grades 6-12 *UPDATED Aug. 2014: Now contains over 175 organizers! Perfect for Reader's Notebooks.*Do you need to implement the Common Core Standards into your curriculum? These graphic organizers are written for each individual anchor standard for Reading Literature and Reading Informational (for non-fiction), and will work for any piece of literature or non-fiction: shor
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Engaging Native American - Indigenous People Literature Unit Bundle GOOGLE
Resources come in print & digital formats!Engage your students in meaningful lessons about Native American Literature through these interactive and creative lessons & activities. These resources work seamlessly in a hybrid/fully virtual distance learning environment, but they're also a great option for 1:1, socially distanced learning in a traditional classroom. Everything (except the creation stories) is digital and printable! The digital resources are made with Google and are compatibl
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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ECHO by Pam Munoz Ryan; A PDF and Digital Novel Study by Jean Martin
Overview: This custom-made, ready-to-use packet is a PDF product designed for students in grades 5-8 as they read ECHO, Pam Munoz Ryan's 2016 Newbery Honor book and Kirkus Prize winner. The 40 student pages can be downloaded to create student booklets or exported as an Easel digital product and used on any device. The student pages divide the text into nine reading assignments with questions and tasks to go with each one. Included also is an answer key, a student bookmark for keeping track of
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5th - 7th
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson Chapter Analysis Questions
For the novel Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson, the chapter analysis provides a framework for students to complete a deep literary analysis for every chapter grouping of the novel. The chapter questions are aligned to the Common Core State Standards and designed not only to have students practice literary skills but also demonstrate their comprehension of the text.Digital Compatibility: This resource is also technology friendly! It can be utilized in classrooms where computers or tablets are cent
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson Novel Study
FEVER 1793 Novel Study - Common Core Aligned
This complete unit for Fever 1793 includes Focus Questions for every chapter, grouped in sets of two or three chapters each. No answer keys provided for these questions. The novel is introduced with three board pages discussing yellow fever and some of its occurrences in the 18th and 19th C.These Novel Unit pages are high quality, attractive to students, and student tested. Students must use their own paper for written answers except for some charts that I include.There is a three page novel
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5th - 9th
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Night by Elie Wiesel Reading Journal & Task Card Activity Set WWII Holocaust WW2
Night by Elie Wiesel Reading Journal and Task Card Activity Set -- Examine Night by Elie Wiesel with this interactive unit set. Read for content, respond to writing prompts for student engagement, and review key features with various task card sets and the student journal.Includes:9 Page Reading Journal 16 Reading Response Prompt Task Cards20 Vocabulary Cards w/Definitions12 Theme Task Cards8 Image Analysis Task Cards3 Essay Writing Prompts35 Total full pages to print.Addresses the following:Key
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Salem Witch Trials
This is a one-lesson unit from Reading Through History documenting the events surrounding the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and 1693. It includes a two-page reading along with three pages of questions to accompany the reading. The questions include reading comprehension, guided reading questions, vocabulary activities, who, what, when, where, why, and how questions, and a student essay response. There is enough material to cover thirty minutes of class time. Follow Our Store HereCheck out our Y
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5th - 8th
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Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam Novel Study Unit
Need materials to teach the novel, Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata? This novel study is jammed packed with pre-reading activities to help build background information on the Vietnam War and military working dogs and assessments for each chapter reading.
This novel study includes
→ several pre-reading activities
• including a Vietnam War draft activity
• student-friendly informational packet on the Vietnam War
• webquest to gain background information on the Vie
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6th - 8th
A LONG WALK TO WATER Novel Study
Set in northeast Africa, Linda Sue Park's fascinating biographical novel A Long Walk to Water, proves the power of the human brain and the depth of the human spirit under extraordinary circumstances. Here is a no-prep novel study that includes:- Board pages with appropriate pictures and discussion questions transferable to overheads or smart board - a student handout of the same questions is included.- A one page set of reading comprehension questions for each chapter (18 total) - divided int
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6th - 8th
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World Myth Bundle: Teach a Semester-Long World Mythology Course
This planet-sized bundle gives you materials you need to teach a semester-long world mythology course with 92 days of instruction from which you can pick and choose! These stories are drawn from a variety of world cultures: Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Africa, China, Japan, Russia, American Indian, and many more! The WORLD MYTH BUNDLE includes:Digital teacher guide versions of 5 mythology textbooks: Reaching Valhalla, The Road to Camelot, Tales from Ancient Egypt, Hero Tales from Around
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6th - 12th
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Signs of Survival a memoir and oral history by Hartman for ELA and history
This product includes over 100 comprehension, literary instruction, reflection, critical thinking, discussion, and composition prompts on cards for studying the memoir, Signs of Survival, by Renee Hartman with Joshua M. Greene. This book is an inspiring narrative account of Renee and Herta Hartman's experiences as children in Czechoslovakia during WWII. This novel opens the door to many important discussion opportunities for students within the classroom and beyond.Book Themes: Family, Courage,
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6th - 8th
Distance Learning Google Drive Digital Bell Ringers
Google Drive Google Classroom Google Apps Digital Bell Ringers and Exit Slips for Distance LearningThis IS included in my growing bundle: ALL of My Bell Ringer and Exit Slip Resources.If you love using bell ringers and exit slips in class, but hate using the paper copies, then THIS is what you want!My popular bell-ringer activities use social media and pop culture prompts to engage students. Paired with being a PAPERLESS activity that can be shared with your students through Google Apps, such as
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: English Bell Ringer and Exit Slip Resources Mega Bundle
Argumentative text, Argumentative writing, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Holocaust
Argumentative text, Argumentative writing, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Holocaust This product analyzes Elie Wiesel's Noble Peace Prize Speech! This product is self-contained and digital or print.Hope, Despair and Memory by Elie Wiesel THIS PRODUCT IS PART OF THE FOLLOWING BUNDLES:✡ Hope, Despair and Memory by Elie Wiesel WITH GOOGLE SLIDES✡ THE HOLOCAUST GROWING BUNDLETHIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REDONE! IT IS NOW OVER 65 PAGES! This is a self-contained product on textual analysis; everythin
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: THE HOLOCAUST ELIE WIESEL and PRIMO LEVI
GOODBYE, VIETNAM Novel Study, Complete
This novel by Gloria Whelan is excellent as either a class or group novel and also makes a terrific read-aloud. It is a great comparison for the recent situation Syrian refugees are experiencing, too. This study unit includes the following:- Focus questions for every chapter,- Discussion and writing topics, including compare/contrast, analysis, creative writing, and prediction, aligning with CCSS ELA Writing W 1,2,3,- Word study including spelling ladders, and fill-in-the-blank context sente
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5th - 9th
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Loyalty by Avi Novel Study
A great resource for reading comprehension, critical thinking skills, and classroom discussions for Award-winning author, Avi's latest book, "Loyalty". This is focused on 8th grade Ohio Standards but can be modified easily to fit the 6-8 grade band. The intention is to have these resources to teach various skills and open up classroom discussions.Cross-curricular with Reading, Writing, and Social Studies (American Revolution).
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6th - 9th
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The Book of BOY by Catherine Gilbert Murdock: A PDF Literature Guide
This is a custom-made, ready-to-use PDF resource for grades 4-7 who are reading the 2019 Newbery Honor Book, The Book of BOY. Included are 32 student pages that can be used to create student workbooks (or worksheets) or can be exported as an Easel digital product for assigning and collecting digitally. The student work is designed to promote close reading and understanding. This packet also includes an answer key, student bookmarks, optional culminating activities, and a listing of the Common
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4th - 7th
Blood on the River Novel Study Guide
Are your students tired of novel studies that involve ONLY vocabulary and comprehension questions? Then they will love this complete novel study that includes student choice based questions and nine unique projects. They will enjoy diving deep into the history and perspectives of Jamestown's characters, settings, and plot.Offering you and your students a wide variety of differentiation, chapter comprehension questions based on the DOK levels (depth of knowledge) are organized to allow you or you
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5th
Also included in: Early American History Growing Bundle
Critical Thinking Activities, Debate, NON-FICTION, Argumentative text & writing
Critical Thinking Activities, Debate, NON-FICTION, Argumentative text & writing*****NEW GOOGLE CLASSROOM INTERACTIVE COMPONENT*****TEXTUAL ANALYSIS #1ANALYZING THE GREAT BOOKS: Tocqueville’s Democracy in America (small extract only)This is a self-contained product on non-fiction textual analysis; everything you need is here. This focuses on a small section of Tocqueville’s Democracy in America; this work is listed as a text exemplar in the CCSS Appendix B.Included in this product are the fol
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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- Evaluate information, analyze evidence, and make informed judgments about complex social, economic, and political issues
- Become active, responsible, and engaged citizens
- Comprehend global issues such as human rights, environmental sustainability, and economic disparities
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