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Earth Day other (social studies) Common Core RI.9-10.4 resources
CURRENT EVENTS: News Article Summary, Main Idea, Reading Comprehension | NEWSELA
This Current Events Summary is an excellent tool for students to get involved with the news and the current events of the week. A simple writing format helps students find, summarize, and write opinions about current news stories and events. I find this activity to be a practical filler for various social studies courses. What's Included:Teacher directions with ideas for implementation and useSimple student directions: Find, Highlight, Summarize, Importance, OpinionGuided student writing temp
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Not Grade Specific
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The United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights American History Unit
The Constitution and the Bill of Rights Social Studies Unit, which works for both print and Google Drive™, investigates and helps gain an understanding of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights. This will work fro grades fifth-high school.This download contains both a printable format as well as a Google Drive™ compatible format and includes:Cover sheet in both color and black and white.Links to helpful online resources.Informational Slideshow Presentation to use for instruction.G
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8th - 11th
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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I Have Lived a Thousand Years
This is a great study guide or comprehension booklet to have your students use along with the book. It helps them review and understand as well as question the occurrence of events. I use it with my own students.
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5th - 12th
Into the Wild Powerpoint Slides
Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild is a nonfiction book that most high school students find relevant, fascinating, and thought provoking. But my experience with teaching the book also revealed that it can be a challenge because it is so chock full of information, much of which could be reinforced through visual representation. That's why I created this helpful supplementary teaching tool: 45 chapter-by-chapter slides that depict maps, places, and other items of interest found in the book.
While all
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10th - 12th
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CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD CLOSE READ & PUZZLE ACTIVITIES Middle & High School
Celebrate Christmas with these puzzle activities. Students won't even know that they're engaging in a close read! The puzzles require them to read the passage about Christmas celebrations around the world several times to answer the clues. Your class will enjoy the holiday content and still work on their skills -- win-win! The resource includes all lesson components: warm-up, short video, and student activities. An answer key and a lesson plan are provided to ensure this resource is effortless
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7th - 11th
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Article of the Week Response PDF & Google Drive Worksheets AND Annotation Guide
CURRENT WEEK: Nov. 13-17Updated version also includes links to articles from previous weeks. Thank you and happy teaching! This product can be used weekly and requires absolutely no prep work. You'll get two options for the article of the week response worksheets that guide students to meaningfully engage with important current events. You will also get two different options for annotation guides that you can project for your students on the board in your classroom or print out for them to refer
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9th - 12th
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Autopsy: Age of Revolutions
The students will be depicting The Age of Revolution through an autopsy project where the students will be drawing a person him/herself or someone from that time period with the themes surrounding the person. For example the causes and effects of Political, Social, Economic, and Cultural issues during the revolutions. Students have autonomy on who they want to draw as long as it adds to the project. This assignment is created to be fun, creative, and most importantly… informative.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Greta Climate Speech Multiple Choice Quiz Close Reading & Rhetorical Analysis
PRINTABLE or DIGITAL Google Doc work packet. Ready to be assigned on Google Classroom. You will save time because an answer key and detailed lesson plan are included, and you will have a rigorous and engaging lesson aligned to standards on reading informational texts. Students will love reading about current events. This speech by Greta Thunberg on climate change is perfect activity for Earth Day or Women's History Month.In this activity, students will...1. Evaluate Greta Thunberg's argument by
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6th - 12th
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Imperialism in China: Opium Wars - Primary Source Lesson EDITABLE
In this no-prep lesson, students learn about the Opium Wars and work in pairs analyzing excerpts from the Treaty of Nanking. The lesson promotes primary source analysis and accountable talk. The resource includes all lesson components: warm-up, mini-lecture, student handout (modified version included), and conclusion. An answer key and a lesson plan are provided to ensure this resource is effortless to implement. There are both print and digital versions included. This resource is EDITABLE and i
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8th - 11th
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Imperialism in China Spheres of Influence - Student Choice Lesson EDITABLE
In this no-prep lesson, students choose from a "menu" and complete 1 appetizer, 1 entree and 1 dessert after reading a passage about spheres of influence during imperialism in China. The resource includes all lesson components: warm-up, mini-lecture, reading passage (modified version included) and activity worksheet, and conclusion. An answer key and a lesson plan are provided to ensure this resource is effortless to implement. There are both print and digital versions included. This resource is
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8th - 11th
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Writing Module #1 | Write a Problem-Solution Argument | Recycling | Grades 7-12
Your 7th to 12th graders got this! Got what? A final product they'll create in no time with step-by-step guidance and be so proud of: A Problem-Solution Argument Essay about "The Recycling Problem," perfect for this age group. STUDENTS READ AUTHENTIC SOURCES ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH RECYCLINGStudents read and critically think about a very important, current, relevant issue people all over the world are grappling with right now - the problem with recycling (plastics mainly) and different ways of so
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Writing Modules | Grades 7-12 Growing Bundle | Write in Every Genre
Autopsy: Age of Revolutions, Part I
The students will be looking into a specific Age of Revolution and will be researching major themes provided. The students will be depicting this through an autopsy project where the students will be drawing a person him/herself or someone from that time period with the themes surrounding the person. Students have autonomy on who they want to draw as long as it adds to the project. This assignment is created to be fun, creative, and most importantly… informative.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Autopsy: Age of Revolutions
HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN CLOSE READ & PUZZLE ACTIVITIES Middle & High School
Celebrate Halloween with these puzzle activities. Students won't even know that they're engaging in a close read! The puzzles require them to read the passage several times to answer the clues. Your class will enjoy the holiday content and still work on their skills -- win-win! The resource includes all lesson components: warm-up, short video, and student activities. An answer key and a lesson plan are provided to ensure this resource is effortless to implement. The slides in this resource are
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7th - 12th
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Earth Day - Critical Thinking Text Puzzle 14 | Digital Literacy
Here's a fun Earth Day Text Message Puzzle for Middle School students! How quickly can your class figure out who is texting and what is going on? Here's part of the text message conversation: What do you want to do for Earth Day?Kick off with a challenge to reduce, reuse and recycle?And then discuss how astronauts manage waste in space?... (look at the product preview PDF to see the last line) Who is speaking? What is going on? How do you know that?This is the full Reading Comprehension lessonTh
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6th - 10th
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HISTORY OF VALENTINE'S DAY CLOSE READ & PUZZLE ACTIVITIES Middle & High School
Celebrate Valentine's Day with these puzzle activities. Students won't even know that they're engaging in a close read! The puzzles require them to read the passage about the history of Valentine's Day through the years several times to answer the clues. Your class will enjoy the holiday content and still work on their skills -- win-win! The resource includes all lesson components: warm-up question for class discussion, and student activities. An answer key and a lesson plan are provided to ens
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7th - 11th
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Imperialism in China: Boxer Rebellion Group Work P.O.V. Lesson EDITABLE
In this engaging and rigorous lesson, students work individually and in groups analyzing newspaper article excerpts about the Boxer Rebellion. Were the Boxers freedom fighters or were they terrorists? Each group will debate that question, based on the evidence. This is part of my Imperialism unit. The lesson promotes document analysis and accountable talk. The resource includes all lesson components: warm-up, mini-lecture, student handout, and conclusion. An answer key and a lesson plan are pro
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8th - 11th
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Short Term Causes of WWII (Expansionism) High School
This lesson covers the short-term causes of World War II (expansionism). There are three pages of readings (one for each of Germany, Italy, and Japan) with a map and quote. These can be printed on a class set or provided on an online platform. Students use these readings, maps, and primary sources to answer two pages of document-based questions. The DBQ sheet also has some vocabulary words students should define using context clues from the text (Lebensraum, Appease, Anschluss, Formidable). Plea
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: High School World History MASSIVE Bundle
HISTORY OF FATHER'S DAY READING PASSAGE & PUZZLE ACTIVITIES Middle & High School
Celebrate Father'sDay with these puzzle activities for middle and high school students. Students won't even know that they're engaging in a close read! The puzzles require them to read the passage about the history and impact of Father's Day several times to answer the clues. Your class will enjoy the holiday content and still work on their skills -- win-win! An answer key and a lesson plan are provided to ensure this resource is effortless to implement. This resource is delivered as a PDF and
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7th - 11th
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HISTORY OF MOTHER'S DAY READING PASSAGE & PUZZLE ACTIVITIES Middle & High School
Celebrate Mother'sDay with these puzzle activities for middle and high school students. Students won't even know that they're engaging in a close read! The puzzles require them to read the passage about the history and impact of Mother's Day several times to answer the clues. Your class will enjoy the holiday content and still work on their skills -- win-win! An answer key and a lesson plan are provided to ensure this resource is effortless to implement. This resource is delivered as a PDF and
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7th - 11th
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AP®US Government Unit 2.1 - The Senate and House of Representatives
Unit 2.1 of the AP® curriculum focuses on the structures and functions of Congress in the American political system. This two-part worksheet helps students understand the different compositions , powers, and day-to-day operations of both the House of Representatives and Senate. Part I is a 14-question matching exercise that introduces students to the basics of Congress, such as term lengths for each house, minimum requirements of members, and vocabulary such as "gerrymandering" and "franking pr
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP® US Government - Comprehensive Full-Year Accompanying Curriculum
Alaska Studies: Boom or Bust
A short mini-unit discovering some of Alaska's booms and busts! Perfect addition to your Alaska Studies classroom, paired with other StarStuff Alaska Studies Units, or as an extension unit!
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Alaska Studies Bundle
Earth Day - NO PREP Critical Thinking Text Puzzle 14 | Digital Literacy
Here's a fun NO PREP (just print and go 4 page INDEPENDENT WORKSHEET) Earth Day Text Message Puzzle for Middle School students! How quickly can your class figure out who is texting and what is going on? Perfect to leave behind for Middle School ELA Sub Plans!This is the NO PREP versionDownload and print the PDF. It has the text puzzle, Bloom's Taxonomy discussion questions and answers.CLICK HERE to get the full Reading Comprehension lessonThe slideshow lesson goes through each text message clue
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6th - 10th
HISTORY OF SAINT PATRICK'S DAY CLOSE READ PUZZLE ACTIVITIES Middle & High School
Celebrate Saint Patrick's Day with these puzzle activities. Students won't even know that they're engaging in a close read! The puzzles require them to read the passage about the history and traditions of Saint Patrick's Day through the years several times to answer the clues. Your class will enjoy the holiday content and still work on their skills -- win-win! The resource includes all lesson components: warm-up question for class discussion, and student activities. An answer key and a lesson p
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7th - 11th
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