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Social studies Common Core W.9-10.1b resources
Introduction to Broadcast Journalism Bundle
Teaching Broadcast Journalism? Wondering where to start? This Bundle will help you introduce your students to the basics of Broadcasting and get you started on producing your own school newscasts! If you are anything like me when I was first asked to teach a journalism course fifteen years ago, I wasn't sure where to begin! Although I was teaching three other courses, I spent hours planning and preparing for my journalism class. With no curriculum to guide me and no resources to be had, I felt l
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8th - 11th
Conspiracy Theories: Uncovering the Truth (3-Part Research Project PLUS Debate)
If you’ve turned on the news lately, stood in line at the grocery store and browsed the magazines, or surfed the internet, then you know that conspiracy theories are everywhere! Some of the theories are so intriguing, we read further or turn up the volume. Others are so outrageous that we laugh in disbelief! How can we possibly separate fact from fiction when the media can be so convincing? Some of the oldest conspiracy theories are still circulating today, from Bigfoot and alien sightings, to
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9th - 12th
Also included in:Â Secondary Speech & Debate Activities BUNDLE
Stock Market Game: An Online Activity, & Simulation | Teach Students Investing
Studying the stock market can be difficult, yet life-changing if studied properly! For years I have wanted to help students grasp a comfortable understanding of the stock market. Through semesters of tweaking and formulating, I have come up with this resource that students and teachers alike can approve of! Students will enter an online game, watch their stock returns, write reflection papers, draft summaries of their investment companies, chart returns, and create a reflection of their entire
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9th - 12th
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Argument Writing Presentation
Argument Writing Presentation - Completely EDITABLE
This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my WRITING RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE and is also in my Argument Essay Writing Bundle + Editable Presentation and Handouts bundle.
This argument writing presentation is a companion to my Common Core Argumentative Writing Unit.
Use the 80+ step-by-step slides to guide your students in the writing process. The presentation is in Powerpoint (.pptx) format, so you can edit and customize the text to your l
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6th - 12th
Also included in:Â Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
Debate Choice Board: Digital Argumentative Topics & Graphic Organizers/Google
Digital Debate Choice Board is a fun and engaging debate topic board full of ten editable argumentative prompts with graphic organizers. Students click on any number on the interactive (hyperlinked) Google Slide board to reveal their "mystery" debate topic. They then complete an argumentative graphic organizer focusing on claim, reasons, and evidence. Afterward, you can decide to have students debate, present, and or write. Debate choice boards build critical thinking and reasoning skills, w
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4th - 8th
A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah - COMPLETE UNIT
This unit plan really helps students understand and process Ishmael Beah’s evocative, heartbreaking, and hopeful memoir. The 27 separate editable resources (over 80 pages of instructional materials!) are neatly organized and labeled, with a unit overview listing objectives, essential questions, enduring understandings, all supporting texts, and each resource.
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*background building readings and activities
*a motif tracking activity
*pre-reading reflection questions
*content n
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9th - 12th
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13 Days Interactive Cuban Missile Crisis Movie Group Project
Cuban Missile Crisis Movie Group Project for 13 Days
One of the best movies to show to a class learning about the Cold War is 13 Days. This dramatization of the Kennedy administration's struggle to contain the Cuban Missile Crisis in October of 1962 is riveting, factual, and relevant to the curriculum.
It also makes for a great, interactive project based on the film. This is a fantastic project that fits right into the film. After showing the first 18 minutes to your class, pause the movie and
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6th - 12th
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Argumentative Text, high school reading comprehension passages and questions
Argumentative Text, high school reading comprehension passages and questions This educational tool delves into fascinating and vital court cases!THIS PRODUCT IS PART OF A BUNDLE: CCSD BUNDLE"My co-teacher and I teach a full inclusive class of seniors, and we wanted some active lessons that could also be done via Google Classroom (if we had a quarantined kid, etc.) that made them think and were engaging. We knew they'd get a kick out of this lesson, but we were not prepared for them to become obs
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Holocaust Research Unit Literature and Writing EDITABLE
This exhaustive unit contains EVERYTHING you need to teach the Holocaust while integrating reading, research, and writing! Reframe the way you teach the Holocaust in English and/or Social Studies while creating advanced readers, thinkers, speakers, and listeners! The design of the unit could be used in one subject or taught across the curriculum in both a reading or literature course and history or social studies. The materials and lesson plans are a fit for any level of students in grades 7-12.
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7th - 12th
Social Justice Speech Project | Printable & Digital
Engage students in social justice--online or in-person--with this speech project! With this Social Justice Speech Project, students will deliver a speech on a social justice topic of their choosing. First, students will select a social justice topic. Then, they'll research it. Next, students will outline a speech that introduces the issue, explains the problem, and offers a solution while delivering a call-to-action. After practicing their speech with a peer, they'll deliver the speech to the cl
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Social Justice Literature Circle Unit Bundle: Black Lives Matter
Chop it Up: A Look at Food Justice Unit
Unit Essential Questions:1. How can food be used as a tool for both oppression and liberation?2. How does our neighborhood influence the choices we make about our health?3. What is the relationship between privilege, poverty, and consumption?4. How can we, as students, become involved in the food justice movement?5. How does the history of systemic racism in America create food insecurity?6. How do issues of land access impact food access both historically and presently?What's included?A hyperd
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9th - 12th
Debating Topics for Middle/High School: Mental Health
Get your middle/high school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints. Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refi
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8th - 12th
Also included in:Â Debating Topics- Middle/High School: Growing Bundle- Grades 8-12
Rank the Frank: Charles Martel / Pepin / Charlemagne
Looking to engaging your students in the process of determining historical significance? Use "Rank the Frank" to help your students read for evidence, craft persuasive paragraphs, and understand how historians determine historical significance.
Through an investigation of three background briefs on Charlemagne, Charles Martel, and Pepin, students will glean pieces of evidence from which they can make a persuasive case as to which Frankish leader had the greatest impact, on the greatest amount
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7th - 12th
American Factory Documentary Worksheet (Netflix)
This product is a close examination of the excellent documentary, American Factory, which is currently available on Netflix. This multi-part assignment is broken into 6 separate worksheets and is meant to be taught over the course of a full week. This assignment is a great way for students to learn about unions, corporations, business, and culture. This product also includes a very short pre-reading assignment which defines unions and gives some brief background information.The premise of this f
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Digital Debates: Interactive Google Class Debates/works with any topic/reusable
Digital Debates are debates that take place on a computer, using one Google Slideshow for the class. They allow students to collaborate & interact with peers, while still allowing for safe social distancing. At the end you have a digital representation of the entire class debate. Students will write or present a claim to a resolution, peers will refute and/or support the claim, questions will be asked, and conclusions will be written. CCSS (RI 8, W1a-c, SL 1, and SL 4) are addressed in an in
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6th - 9th
PARAPHRASING Lesson and Practice
When students are told to "paraphrase," many need a review of what that term means.This file includes board note pages usable with smart/prom/overhead or document camera, and coordinating student handout for reviewing paraphrasing with one article on a student friendly topic. It walks students through the steps for paraphrasing.Then there is a second article - a one page independent or group student practice, using the instructions reviewed on the first handout.A word search and a matching exer
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6th - 10th
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Argumentative Text Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Digital Resource, debate
Argumentative Text Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Digital Resource, debate Unlock the Power of Critical Thinking and Argumentative Writing by analyzing this small section of Plato’s Republic. In a world where critical thinking and persuasive communication are increasingly valued, this digital resource offers a unique platform for students to hone these essential skills. Whether you’re an educator eager to challenge your students with argumentative texts or a parent aiming to augment your child
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â PHILOSOPHY | CRITICAL THINKING | TEXTUAL ANALYSIS | HOTS | SOCRATIC SEMINAR
Hinge Dating Profile for Historical Figures/Book Characters
This fun and creative activity allows students to create a Hinge dating profile for any historical that you may be studying. Students pick a historical figure and using a Google Slides template put in pictures, quotes, and ideas from their character to create a modern day dating profile, which encourages students to research historical figures and their personal life. I use this for my AP Euro students when I teach 19th century political figures, but it can be easily used with any time period or
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9th - 12th
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A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah Test and Answer Key (Printable)
This summative test covers A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah and includes an answer key, as well as a standards-based rubric for scoring essays. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a self-grading Google Drive option is available.)By administering this assessment, teachers will evaluate students' abilities to do the following:Demonstrate knowledge significant figures in a nonfiction textDemonstrate knowledge of significant events throu
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9th - 12th
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Terms of an Argument: Google Slides Digital Notebook|Editable & CCSS Aligned
This Google Slides TERMS OF AN ARGUMENT digital clipboard is a fun and interactive way to learn and then practice the CCSS aligned terms of an argument (claim, reasons, evidence, and counterargument). Each of the 7 editable slides have hyperlinked tabs, built in student text-boxes, definition of terms, examples of terms, and student practice places. The final slide has students apply all that they've learned and practiced by completing an argumentative graphic organizer. CCSS RI 8, W1a-c, SL 1
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4th - 8th
Civics Initiative: Flint Water Crisis Writing Performance Task
This performance tasks puts students in the shoes of the Michigan Governor's top advisor. They are working to ensure that he puts Flint at the top of his priority list in the upcoming election. In this document you will have news articles about Flint, a hook including a letter from President Obama, supplementary YouTube videos, a graphic organizer and more!
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4th - 12th
Hamilton: The Musical + Comprehensive Packet + Auto Graded Movie Guide + Slides
I spent a week creating, sampling, testing, then revising this curriculum in my 7th-12th grade public school classrooms. As a 13-year veteran California educator I wanted to make sure this was a quality and actually useful resource in the real-world-classroom. It's tailored to highly engage Generation Z students. I focus on themes and topics that matter to them, such as: social justice, climate change, and equal rights. I promise you this resource is leaps and bounds above the other offering
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9th - 12th
Native American Literature Tribal Research Project - Distance Learning
PRINT + DIGITAL!In this engaging project, students will have the option of working in small groups, partners, or individually to research a Native American tribe of their choosing. A list of 10 of the most populated tribes according to the Census is included. After researching 8/11 provided in-depth research topics, students will create a presentation with several innovative mediums such as recording a podcast episode, using Google Slides, EdPuzzle, Flipgrid, designing an Educational blog or web
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Engaging Native American - Indigenous People Literature Unit Bundle GOOGLE
Asian American Pacific Islander Month DIFFERENTIATED Flag Banners
May is Asian-American Pacific Islander Month! Let's celebrate by decorating flags from countries across Asia and the Pacific Islands and writing about their culture!Includes 42 countries:High Level (4 normal lines to write)Med High (3 normal lines to write)Med Low (handwriting lines and traceable country name)Low (handwriting lines with sentence stem and traceable country name)Self-assessment checklist for each levelActivities can range from a detailed independent research project to a group ass
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Not Grade Specific
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