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High school reading strategies research for staff
Credible Sources / Reliable Sources Lesson Activities, Assessment
Help students to identify and analyze credible sources on the Internet with this easy to use lesson. A presentation with notes, guided practice, independent practice, extension interview activity, and quiz all help students to feel confident about Internet research. For many students, identifying a credible source can be confusing and frustrating. Many acronyms and systems create even more confusion because students lack the schema to think critically. Using the 5 W's strategy, this complete les
Grades:
5th - 12th
17 Research Based Reading Comprehension Strategies
This comprehensive guide was created for middle and high school teachers who are interested in incorporating reading strategy instruction into their content areas. The guide includes seventeen classroom ready lesson plans, including six strategies that should be used before reading, seven strategies that take place during reading, and four strategies that will work after reading. Each strategy includes a purpose, explicit steps and student handouts. All of the strategies are research based and
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
News & Report Writing | Research | How to write an Article | Student Newspaper
Whether it's a student NEWSPAPER REPORT, BLOG POST, ARTICLE, YOUTUBE VIDEO or something else, students need the skill to ANALYZE and WRITE and News Report in 2024.This COMPLETELY EDITABLE resource is designed to guide students through breaking down a news story into its essential elements and writing an efficient and effective report through proven TEACHING STRATEGIES.Purpose-built as a DIGITAL resource, it is packed with INTERACTIVE MEDIA and GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS alongside a PRINT-BASED PDF versi
Grades:
5th - 9th
Web diagram graphic organizer
Graphic organizers are an illustration of your thoughts on paper. They can help you brainstorm, organize, and visualize teacher or student ideas. 8 spoke.
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K - 6th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Day of the Dead: Annotation Guide & Mini Research Assignment {7 - 12 ELA}
Try something other than Poe in your secondary English classroom this Halloween; instead, send them off to try a mini-research project! This mini-research project gives students the chance to learn about the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead while honoring the lives of amazing poets and authors who have died.This product has two parts: a mini-research project and a fiction/poetry reading annotation guide. The two parts can be used together or separately - that's up to you! The mini-research pr
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Fall Lessons and Activities for Secondary ELA
Refugee ( by Alan Gratz) - Pre- Reading Activities - Distance Learning
This is a pre-reading activity unit for Alan Gratz's Refugee novel. I used these activities to introduce my students to who refugees are and the different events in the world that gave rise to the prevalence of refugees. Included in this pre-reading activities unit are the following -My predictions before reading the book activity Who is a refugee activity Important details about the Syrian war activity Important details about World War II activity Important details about the Cuban unrest ac
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6th - 8th, Staff
Also included in: The Breadwinner and Parvana's Journey Bundle
World War One - THE FULL COLLECTION.
2018 marks the centenary of the end of World War One.This collection of FOURTEEN guided reading activities, aimed at 10 to 14 year olds, tests children’s comprehension, retrieval, inference and deduction skills. It will also promote reflective and engaging classroom discussion as children discover more about this important chapter in the world’s history.CONTENTSCauses of the war - Why did the First World War take place and how did it begin? Find out about how tensions in Europe reached boiling p
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4th - 9th
Montgomery Bus Boycott Activity and Project Kit Print & Digital
Tap into your students’ personal passions, the deciding factors of successful social movements, and an array of critical thinking skills in these 7 activities and project the cover the complete story of Civil Rights Movement's kick-off event, the Montgomery Bus Boycott by learning the contributions of everyone from Booker T. Washington and WEB Du Bois to Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr.This resource comes in both PDF and Google Slides for your flexibility!What made December 1995 Montgomery
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in: US History Activity and Project Kits Bundle Print & Digital
Reading and Writing Research Unit: Online Research, Note-Taking, and Essay
This student-driven research unit is perfect for tackling non-fiction skills. Students choose a topic to focus on. It's up to you how you want to handle that, however, I had them choose topics inspired by procon.com. For this unit, it's important for them to pick a topic that could be considered debatable, as it will be used for their argumentative essay. Here's what students do with the READING unit:Find articles based on their topic. Online research skills are taught (using keywords properly,
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6th - 9th
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Anne Frank Background and The Holocaust History — Research Webquest
Introduce your students to the Holocaust and Anne Frank by having them conduct their own research.Using credible websites, your students will search for answers that will give them essential background information regarding the Holocaust, WWII, and Anne Frank. It's a great pre-reading activity that will enhance reading comprehension while conducting a novel study or drama study. This product will work for both the memoir The Diary of a Young Girl and the drama adaptation The Diary of Anne Frank
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6th - 11th
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The Crucible--Teaching Resource Bundle
These resources will engage your students before, during, and after reading Arthur Miller's play The Crucible.
The Pre-Reading Research Activity allows students to discover necessary background information through active research and choice. Twenty-four research questions of varying complexity span five categories (Arthur Miller, Literary Terminology, Witchcraft, Colonial America, and The Red Scare), allowing students to follow their interests and develop their expertise to share with classm
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10th - 11th
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Outsiders Study: *NO PREP* 1960s Subcultures Mini Research Project
This project is a perfect pre-reading activity for The Outsiders. Students will gain background knowledge by researching various aspects of the 1960s! The best part? ALL the research is done for you!!!**UPDATED**Inside the zipped file, you will get:1960s Project Directions & Rubric (Word Doc & PDF)Student Examples (Powerpoint & PDF format)Template for Student Use (Powerpoint) - Students can type right into it!Research Links - ALL the research is done for you!!! Just post this documen
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7th - 12th
Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream
This is a unit of lessons on Midsummer Night's Dream. I have included activities on paraphrasing, summarising quoting and citing, and using Shakespearean line citations. My purpose was to help students understand the language and meaning of the play. I have also included activities on structure so that they have a sense of how a Shakespearean comedy is placed together. The unit includes, characterisation activities, and projects which ask students to research, look at how to make a newspaper
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Science of Reading BUNDLE
⭐✨Science of Reading BUNDLE⭐✨Unlock the full potential of literacy education with our comprehensive Science of Reading BUNDLE! Dive deep into evidence-based strategies and save time with concise summaries focusing on essential concepts. Whether you're an educator seeking to implement transformative change in your classroom or an administrator empowering your staff with the latest tools for effective literacy instruction, this bundle is your ultimate resource. Ignite a passion for reading and emp
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Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Parent Reading Brochure
A brochure to send home to parents with ideas of how they can help their children at home. Includes before, during and after reading questions. Activities they can do with their child after they have read a book helpful websites, and why it is important that parents are partners in their child's education. Enjoy!
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PreK - 6th, Staff
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The Great Gatsby: Engaging Novel Introduction- Research, Notes, and Analysis
The Great Gatsby Introduction Bundle- This bundle includes everything you need to give your students a comprehensive background of the 1920s and the influence it played on the novel The Great Gatsby. Students will analyze art and poetry, take notes, conduct group research and present their findings, and predict the significance of the cover art. We have spent 15 years creating this bundle and it has been perfected to help our students grasp what it meant to be a part of the Lost Generation and t
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Hate U Give Complete Unit Plan (Critical Literacy Series #1, Common Core)
Grab the first unit in a 10-unit series I am designing that incorporates critical literacy practices. This unit incorporates several research-based critical literacy practices (Berhman, 2006; Morrell, 2008; Pescatore, 2008) to include incorporating supplemental texts, creating opportunities for student-directed research, and taking social action.Additionally, the unit meets several Common-Core standards and includes visible-thinking routines and high-impact reading comprehension strategies. Stud
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9th - 10th
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Fake News Training — High School ELA — Media Literacy, Research, Group Activity
This 2-day lesson on identifying fake news and evaluating news sources will engage, excite, and amaze your students! Using 10 gun violence articles from both sides of the political spectrum and 5 article types (Research Papers, News Articles, Opinion Articles, Propaganda, and Fake News), students will investigate the quality of each article and learn how to categorize them by type. Because this activity centers around one topic, and includes pieces from both political perspectives, students have
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Media Literacy Learning Lessons Bundle — High School ELA
Web Diagram Graphic Organizer 6 spoke
Graphic organizers are an illustration of your thoughts on paper. They can help you brainstorm, organize, and visualize teacher or student ideas.
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PreK - 6th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Women's History Month Reading Passages Biography Comprehension March bundle
"Commemorate Women's History Month and International Women's Day by unveiling our captivating Research Project mmerse yourself in their inspiring journeys and discover the profound impact of their contributions to history. These beautifully crafted banners pay homage to the resilience and remarkable achievements of extraordinary women, inviting everyone to celebrate and honor their enduring legacy.
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1st - 12th
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100+ FUN Learning Strategies in 4 Color-Coded Card Sets
This MEGA COLLECTION of over 100 proven, high-yield, AND whole-brain compatible teaching strategies is divided into 4 sets of color-coded, quick-reference cards that can be adapted for all ages and content areas.
Links are embedded throughout the PDF to FREE DOWNLOADS and FREE INTERACTIVE WEB TOOLS. You will find fun ideas for printing and storing the cards, cute container labels, as well as a printable of “Ink-Friendly” card sets.
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CONTAGIOUS CONNECTORS place
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Dictionary Scavenger Hunt Exercise
This dictionary search exercise requires students to seek out and write down information from a dictionary and, when reviewed by the teacher, can then help highlight any gaps in reading comprehension for individual students. These are simple and clear questions but they do require focused and accurate reading if correct answers are to be found. Therefore, students who struggle with answering the questions correctly, can then be taught additional reading comprehension strategies to facilitate s
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5th - 9th
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Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream Act 2
This upload has eight activities. There are creative exercises which include making a dramatic monologue, making a newspaper article (which also has a marking grid), and also working on poetry to present a spell with a rhythm and rhyme scheme. There are a series of activities which involve research, comprehension questions which aim at eliciting skills in deduction, paraphrase, justification, analysis, speculation and risktaking. How Shakespeare constructed iambic pentameter verses are also s
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream
How To Spot Bad Science Online and on Social Media
This resource is used to teach students to recognize evidence of bias or “fake” science news they might encounter on social media and when doing online research.
#weholdthesetruths #kindnessnation
You will receive:
• A two-sided infographic poster identifying ten signs to look for when analyzing science information for evidence of bias or poor design.
• A card sort activity containing twelve cards which describe fictional examples of social media posts and online articles and news stories
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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