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Hispanic Heritage Month government Common Core RL.9-10.6 resources
Nothing But The Truth: Activity Pack (editable)
From creating character sociograms to exploring media bias, I know your students will have as much fun as mine! These activities are jam-packed with relevant information and skills students need to navigate information rich times like ours. What’s Included:Seven interactive and rigorous activities that will get students thinking, talking, creating, writing, and engaging with the text. An editable version of each activityEach activity has detailed notes that include the goal/purpose for each acti
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Nothing But The Truth Novel Study Bundle (editable)
NEW Latin Folktales & Magical Realism Unit (Allende, Esquivel, Márquez)
In this fantastic Latin Folktales and Magical Realism unit, you will study characteristics of Latin folktales, analyze Latin cautionary folktales (El Silbón, El Sombrerón, La Llorona, La Siguanaba) and Latin animal folktales (Boitatá, El Cóndor y El Colibri, El Zorro, Jukumari), then explore genre elements of Magical Realism, and identify elements of Latin folktales and Magical Realism in A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (Gabriel García Márquez, short story), Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Es
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: Bundle: Norse Mythology Unit + Latin Folktales & Magical Realism Unit
Snow by Julia Álvarez — Short Story Analysis
Snow by Julia Álvarez is a short story about a young immigrant girl named Yolanda experiencing New York snow for the first time. This story is a quick read, excerpted from the novel How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, only 435 words in length!Alvarez captures the emotional struggle of adapting to a new culture, especially during a time of great turmoil. As if learning a new culture isn’t a challenge enough, Alvarez highlights how the transition goes beyond the obvious elements of finding on
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8th - 12th
NEW Magical Realism Escape Room - Márquez, Esquivel, Neruda, Kahlo
Step into a world where the lines between reality and fantasy blur. You are embarking on a journey across Latin America, where you will encounter the works of legendary writers and artists (Márquez, Esquivel, Neruda, and Kahlo) . You'll face challenges that require your creativity, wit, and teamwork. Can you navigate the labyrinth of magic and reality to enter the realm of enchantment? Gather your team, open your minds, and let the adventure begin!As students navigate through the escape room sta
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7th - 12th
Magical Realism + Colombia Field Trip *Hispanic Heritage Month!*
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in your language arts classroom by learning about the country of Colombia, Latin American writers, and their contribution to the Magical Realism genre. This is the perfect way to celebrate novelists and poets outside the canon and honor the talented writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez and poet Maurice Kilwean Guevara. Students will begin by taking a trip to Colombia via Canva slides. The colorful slides provide an intro to the country, its culture, the people, and sta
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5th - 12th
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Nothing But The Truth: Intro Activities, Assessments, & Ch. Analysis (editable)
A Brief Breakdown of the NovelNothing But The Truth is a documentary novel about a high school student, Philip, and an incident that occurs in his English class taught by Miss Narwin, a veteran English teacher. What unfolds is a story about motives, perspectives, media bias, local politics, free speech, and, most significantly, how the truth can get lost in the shuffle. As someone who taught middle school government, modern world history, and English Language Arts, I think this novel is essentia
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Nothing But The Truth Novel Study Bundle (editable)
Fictional Narrative Writing Project: Human Nature and Purpose of Government
This integrated Social Studies and Language Arts unit is designed to walk students step-by-step through the fictional narrative writing process AND It combines literary analysis, fictional narrative writing, as well as listening and speaking skills to facilitate student exploration of one of the fundamental questions of democracy: WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF GOVERNMENT? This is an excellent ELA unit to teach alongside any foundations of government unit, as it allows students to collectively deliberat
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8th - 12th
Spanish Reading Activity: Character Dating Profile (Video Preview)
I love this fiction reading comprehension activity and use it all the time in upper levels of Spanish and Spanish Immersion. At any point in the reading process after students get to know characters, kids fill out this online dating profile as though they were a character from the present reading. This is definitely best in pairs or trios. It forces kids to get into the mind of a character and use their Spanish to discuss how the character would fill out their profile. After groups have complete
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9th - 12th
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Renaissance Guided Notes
Use this handout to help students understand the main concepts of the Renaissance and it's ultimate consequences. Includes primary documents, pictures, and maps. Also includes moments for review and vocabulary. If you have 1:1 at your school, students can download it and type the information right into the handout or you can print it out for them to write it in. Includes an answer key.
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7th - 10th
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FREE | Communism | Who was Karl Marx? Creepy Marxist Poems | Poetry Analysis
Attached is an editable word.doc collection of some Karl Marx poetry and creative prose, turned into a free analysis activity to provide students some insight into who is Karl Marx. For ELA: Can be used for an activity related to Animal Farm by George Orwell when providing a background about Karl Marx leading up to a compare / contrast activity for Old Major's speech to Lenin's speech (Chpt 1). This activity can also be used in a history class when learning about Marxism.Marx's poetry and pro
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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