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Middle school civics literature circles for International Baccalaureate
The Outsiders - Stereotypes Worksheet
A worksheet to compare through positive and negative stereotypes the difference between the greasers and the Socs in S.E. Hinton's young-adult novel, "The Outsiders".
Expanded topics to also include difference between wealth and poverty, and students are required to apply the concept of stereotypes to their own lives.
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Grades:
6th - 9th
The Glass Sentence Novel Study
This is a fantastic novel to read with middle school students or advanced intermediate grade students. The Glass Sentence is the first novel in a trilogy. The novel study includes chapter checks for all 39 chapters, an answer key, mini activity ideas, and a culminating PBL that incorporates Social Studies and Language Arts standards. The novel can be read as a whole class read aloud, independent reading, as a literature circle, or small group book study. There is one page for each chapter and th
Grades:
5th - 8th
Young Voices: Eight Short Stories of Courage & Resilience 5-8
Young Voices: Stories of Courage & Resilience in Conflict & Adversity64 pages Grade 5 to 8All stories also available individuallyDiscover the resilience and hope of youth with our collection of eight short stories for grades 5 to 8, each set against the backdrop of global conflict and adversity. These narratives, ranging from a diary in the ruins of Gaza to unexpected friendships in Kashmir, offer a window into the impact of war on young lives. They capture the essence of innocence and
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Class Action Lit Log (novel study) (For Distance or Classroom Learning)
This is a lit log by MrsDsEducationalTools for Class Action (by Steven B. Frank), an awesome realistic fiction, written from the point of view of an eleven year old boy, who with his sister, friends, and a retired neighbor file a class action lawsuit arguing that homework is unconstitutional. Students will truly be able to relate to this book.The key focus skills of the lit log are:- use text to explain/draw inferences/cite evidence- determine them/central idea/summarize- describe/compare/
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Grades:
4th - 7th
"Puppets of Spelhorst" by Kate DiCamillo - Activities
I loved this book by Kate DiCamillo and created 8 different activities that connect to the ATL (Approaches to Learning) in the category of Thinking skills. This can be used in a literature group, activity for a classroom or as work packet. Students will engage in:-note taking-character exploration-sequencing-reflecting on their own experience as a reader-summarizing-comprehension (QAR question-answer relationships)-creativity (making their own stories with the puppet cut outs)
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Mystery Book Clubs for ANY Mystery Novel
Designed to be used with multiple book clubs simultaneously! Questions pertain to mystery novels with a focus on characters, setting, inferences, and evidence! The Book Club is complete with a project at the end where students must put their culprit on trial and prove his/her guilt using the evidence from the book! This is a great way to also discuss how evidence must be used when proving an opinion or claim in writing!
If you liked the Historical Fiction Book Clubs and Fantasy Fiction Book C
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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The Hate U Give - Novel Study
Great book for the 2017 school year!Includes questions, vocabulary/slang and culturally significant people, places, things, technology etc that is applicable to students in 2017 and helps to paint a picture of the type of life this girl leads.This novel would be great for a class dealing with 'tougher' students. It's topical in it covers the 'Black Lives Matter' issues happening across the United States currently and is a very engaging book. Lots of reference to cultural icons and contemporary p
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Grades:
8th - 12th, Adult Education
Recording templates for Project Zero Thinking Routines
Recording templates to help students engage with thinking routine protocols from Project Zero.
Grades:
1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Social Justice Book Report and Genre Study +Word Search CCSS Grades 3-6
This Social Justice Book Report and Genre Study is designed to align with CCSS and support differentiated learning. Take a look at the preview and discover how this unique book report framework helps students explore literature with a focus on citizenship, encompassing Constitutional rights, duties, and privileges. This resource enables students to link almost any book, whether fiction or nonfiction, to societal and Constitutional themes, offering a meaningful and comprehensive approach to readi
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: Eleven Genre Study Book Reports Bundled CCSS Grades 3-6 Print and Teach
Australian Prime Ministers Match Cards
Immerse your students in the rich history of Australian Prime Ministers with this engaging resource. They will explore the names, years of service, and political party affiliations of each Prime Minister from Edmund Barton to Scott Morrison.Through a matching activity, students will identify the famous Australian icons associated with each Prime Minister and find the corresponding information. This interactive and informative resource will deepen their understanding of Australian politics
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Common Core Cross Curricular: Reading and The Bill of Rights
This exercise allows students to read the Crooked Chronicle, a newspaper that recounts the Wolf's story of the True Story of the 3 Little Pigs and answer questions aligned with the Common Core in Reading. Students will analyze point of view, author's purpose, make inferences and locate textual evidence to show comprehension. Students will also compare and contrast the characters and narrators in both stories. Students will also apply understanding of the Bill of Rights as they prepare to def
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Grades:
5th - 8th
International Children's Book Day Class Play or Assembly
International Children's Book Day Class Play or Assembly
This script was written in celebration of International Children's Book Day April 2nd 2017 including characters from Horrid Henry, Peter Pan, The Gruffalo, Charlotte's Web, Captain Underpants, Matilda, The Tales of Narnia, Alice in Wonderland and The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
NB This is the same script as World Book Day Class Play but adapted to International Children's Book Day.
Cast of 30 (easily adapted up or down)
Dura
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Grades:
4th - 7th
The Intangible Heritage Book
A book that can be printed as a set of cards or as a small book to explore ideas connected to the UNESCO intangible heritage criteria. The text is simple and requires the readers to think and explore ideas using a visible thinking routine. The text is primarily pictures and questions designed to prompt thinking and reflection. Excellent tool for IB PYP Where We Are in Place and Time inquiries.
Grades:
4th - 7th
Critical Literacy – Guided cards
Aim: To provide teachers with resources that can be used to introduce, model, and teach critical literacy through guided inquiry
Subject links: Reading, writing, spelling and any research topic
Included in the resource: Overview of the different pages, Guide as to how images and visual literacy can be used to support inquiry; each stage (code breaker, connector, researcher and meaning maker) of the critical literacy process has
Overview page
Details with specific connections to reading, writi
Grades:
4th - 6th
Critical Literacy – Collaborative posters
Aim: To provide teachers with resources that can be used to introduce, model, collaboratively build ideas and teach critical literacy
Subject links: Reading, writing, spelling and any research topic
Included in the resource: Overview of the different pages, Guide as to how images and visual literacy can be used to support inquiry; each stage (code breaker, connector, researcher and meaning maker) of the critical literacy process has
Overview page
Details with specific connections to reading,
Grades:
4th - 7th
Common Core ELA and Social Studies Cross Curricular: First Amendment
This is a cross curricular reading exercise with two passages about First Amendment court cases regarding Freedom of Religion and religion in public schools. Students will read to enhance familiarity and knowledge of the personal rights and freedoms protected under the Bill of Rights and answer questions correlated to the ELACC5RL1, 5, & 6 reading standards: Inferences, point of view, author's purpose as well as comparing and contrasting texts. There are 11 questions in total.
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5th - 8th
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Dear Levi Literature Circle
This resource can be used whole group or in smaller literature circles/guided reading groups. Each day, students will read Dear Levi and engage in many different skills including context clues, characterization, inferencing, finding evidence, etc. IB themes are used in some of the activities, but these can be easily changed to fit your classroom needs.
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Pres. Barack Obama 2016 Speech at the Democratic Convention-Rhetorical Analysis
This resource includes the Common Core annotated text and marginal notes for President Barack Obama’s Speech at the Democratic National Convention delivered in Philadelphia, PA on July 28, 2016. This resource includes 85 marginal notes aligned to Common Core standards and elements. Reading and annotating informational texts is a critical component of the Common Core State Standards, and analyzing informational texts is a key skill that students will need for college and the jobs of the future. U
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Grades:
6th - 12th
DEEP READING STRATEGIES
The art of understanding and exploring hidden ideas in texts and the world around us.
When exploring any topic through conceptual inquiry, teachers are trying to develop, for students, learning opportunities that develop skills, knowledge and understanding. By providing opportunities for students in an inquiry to include their attitudes and interests will make the inquiry more relevant and engaging for them. Sometimes it can be tricky to move a topic into a conceptually driven inquiry. This pro
Grades:
4th - 6th
Maya Angelou Internet Quiz
Multiple choice quiz format. Students use credible internet sources to find answers. Takes anywhere between 15 and 30 minutes to complete, barring technical/computer issues. Quiz is 3 pages and includes an extra credit question. Use your own point system to score this. Answer key included. Works well with contemporary poetry unit, pop lit, and social/cultural studies. A turnkey assignment for a digital learning day.
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Reading Comprehension Strategies – DIG into Books
Reading Comprehension Strategies – DIG into Books
Reading comprehension strategy: USING THE DIG MODEL to uncover ideas in narratives and fiction
Aim: To help younger readers find ways to begin exploring and uncovering the different levels of ideas that form a fiction text or narrative.
Subject links: Any subject that uses narrative texts to explore bigger ideas
Included in the reading comprehension resource: Overview explanation, example points to remember, Guided and blank A4 pages for stude
Grades:
2nd - 6th
No Taxation without Representation Socratic Circle Lesson Plan
This lesson plan includes a socratic circle with reading passage and questions over the concept of No Taxation without Representation.
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Grades:
7th - 12th
READING COMPREHENSION-
READING COMPREHENSION- DIG LEVELLED CARDS
Supporting reading comprehension and research comprehension, these carefully illustrated cards provide visual cues for students to help them explore ideas and concepts at different layers of the DIG model- in humanities and arts.
Based on, but extending the ‘iceberg’ model of exploring culture, the DIG model helps students uncover ideas and investigate social constructs.
Subject links: Social Studies, Humanities, Literacy and the Arts,
Grades:
4th - 6th
Civics Chapter Book with Common Core Aligned Questions
This is a story that depicts civics through the eyes of elementary students. The questions cover 3 objectives: Basic Understanding: (vocabulary, main ideas, details, summary), Literary Elements: (Characterization, plot, setting, problem/solution), and Inferences. There are over 30 questions to address the different strands of the ELA Common Core.
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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