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8th grade Presidents' Day lesson pdfs
Analyzing "The Gettysburg Address" by Abraham Lincoln President's Day Activity
Great for President's Day! Practice analyzing text to locate literary devices and persuasive technique using the famous "Gettysburg Address" speech by President Abraham Lincoln.
Lesson includes:
*A page of pre-reading/essential questions to set a purpose for reading and build background knowledge and vocabulary.
*Copy of the speech text for ease of implementation. No digging for a resource!
*Quick Check page with comprehension questions and paraphrasing prompt.
*Literary Devices page requiri
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8th - 11th
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Presidents' Day Grammar Worksheets
Save money and buy this as a bundleHoliday and Seasonal Grammar BundleThere are four Presidents' Day themed grammar worksheets in this packet The four grammar worksheets:- pronoun identification- subject & predicate identification- subject verb agreement- homophones. Each grammar worksheet includes:- a small introduction- at least two different practice exercises- an answer keyI created these grammar worksheets to be quick and easy lesson additions to help celebrate Presidents’ Day in your c
Grades:
5th - 9th
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Also included in: Holiday and Seasonal Grammar Bundle
Abraham Lincoln Adapted Biography for Speech Therapy or Special Education
Teach your students about the life of Abraham Lincoln in speech therapy or special education with this picture adapted biography; perfect for diverse classrooms, homeschool, and speech therapy sessions!Features:Short biography of Lincoln with two levels of picture support for easy comprehensionComprehension questions with picture response choices for inclusive learningPicture vocabulary cards for building vocabulary skillsAdapted writing activity: Lincoln report with picture prompts for a cloze
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in: Presidents Day Bundle Adapted Biographies and Language Activities
Donald Trump: Epic and Mind-Blowing Facts for English Learners!
What this Resource is Regarding: This engaging resource provides a collection of fascinating and mind-blowing facts about Donald Trump. It's designed to captivate students’ attention while enhancing their reading and comprehension skills through interesting historical and contemporary information.How to Use it?Teachers can use these facts in the classroom to spark discussions, inspire writing assignments, or create trivia quizzes. Pupils can use the facts for research projects, presentations, or
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3rd - 8th
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ESL President's Day Reading Comprehension Passages | Duties of the President
With these ESL nonfiction reading comprehension passages, English Learners will learn about President's Day and the role of the United States president. Then, they'll practice vocabulary, comprehension, grammar, writing, and speaking with aligned activity pages. Designed specifically for ESL studentsDistills big ideas into simple terms without too much text or unnecessary details.Includes background information on topics that may be unfamiliar to English Learners.Includes pictorial support to ai
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5th - 8th
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Presidents Day Speech Analysis - Space Effort by John F. Kennedy Activities
Do you want to be the best teacher? Would you like to have a collection of creative activities for Space Effort by John F. Kennedy? Is one of your goals to improve the ELA skills of your students with the help of meaningful Presidents' Day speech reading lesson accompanied by activities, choice board tasks, one pagers, projects, and worksheets? Would you be interested in exploring new and exciting perspectives on an inspiring JFK lesson with formative assessment reading activities?If you found s
Grades:
6th - 8th
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President's Day-10 Lesson Phonics Practice Pack-SpEd-Dyslexia-ESL ELL
Perfect for President's Day!Story and Play about The Tuesday Family Visit to the U.S. Capitol.5 & 6 Syllable Genius Words Practice Pack10 No-Prep LessonsBundled, No-Prep, Ready-to-Go Practice Packs offer a structured and enjoyable way for students to reinforce their phonemic skills. Great for older students, SpEd, Dyslexia, ELL, and anyone struggling with reading.There are 10 diverse activities in this pack, including word puzzles, crossword puzzles, word searches, stories, comprehension ac
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Merge Cube BioCube
Bring biography reports into the 21st Century with this fun and engaging project! Students edit these Google slides based on a historical figure that they’re studying!. They then log-in to a CoSpaces account and upload images of the slides and move/position them into place on the Merge Cube. Students can even add a character (characters) and VOILA you have a student generated biocube viewable on a MergeCube!! To create this project, you’ll need a CoSpaces Pro account and the CoSpaces app on a
Grades:
4th - 8th
Also included in: Merge Cube BUNDLE!
Presidents Behaving Badly
Get your students excited and engaged with a project that gives them the opportunity to rank to U.S. Presidents! Complete with a rubric that will make grading quick and easy, students will love this 3 day lesson!
Grades:
7th - 10th
Presidents' Day Poem Lesson - O Captain! My Captain! Poetry Analysis Activities
Do you want to be the best teacher? Would you like to get your students hooked with poetry on Presidents' Day by offering them a cohesive poetry lesson plan of O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman? Is one of your goals to study meaningful and engaging poems and get your students acquainted with the elements of poetry in class? Would you be interested in using annotation, analysis and creative writing activities during Presidents' Day? If you found something that gave you all these benefits, wo
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6th - 8th
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Powerful Words: Experience the Impact of the Gettysburg Address
Print and Go PDF Lesson on the Gettysburg AddressThis item includes a background of the Battle of Gettysburg, the Gettysburg Address, and various leveled questions for students to answer.. Here’s what you’ll get:Printable PDFBackground overview on the Battle of GettysburgA copy of the Gettysburg AddressA question sheet which includes Levels 1, 2, and 3 questionsAnswer KeyIMPORTANT!If you chose the PDF version, you MUST open it in Adobe Reader (free) in order for it to work properly with embedded
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6th - 10th
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President Barack Obama Biography PowerPoint
This product features the biography PowerPoint about Barack Obama (former U.S. Senator from Illinois, 2005-2009; former President of the United States, 2009-2017).Biography information included:- Birthdate and Birth City- Education (High School and College)- Career and Political Experience- Elected offices- Accomplishments- Marriage and Children
Grades:
2nd - 12th, Adult Education
Rhetorical Appeals in Historic Speeches | Analysis of The Gettysburg Address
This lesson focuses on analyzing the infamous Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln from a rhetorical standpoint. Included in this lesson:✅ a lesson procedure (including bell ringer and exit ticket) with links to the video and text of the speech, as well as an option for further enrichment (an extension of the exit ticket)✅ 8 rhetorical analysis questions about the speech✅ a detailed key to aide the teacher in discussing the speech with the classThrough this lesson, students will apply the follo
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8th - 12th
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Gr 6-8 ELPAC Prep Reading Short Informational Passage: President's Day
Help your students prepare for the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC).This printable activity is designed to help students prepare for the Read Short Informational Passage task of the ELPAC. The topic of this short informational text is President's Day.Assign as standalone ELPAC practice or work together with students to model how to answer each question.Answer Key is on page 2Although this ELPAC practice is designed for grades 6-8, this activity can be used with gra
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6th - 9th
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Presidential Election Day History Bingo President's Day Digital Activity
Get your students engaged and excited about Presidents Day, and the history of presidential elections, with this interactive and educational Election Day Bingo on Google Slides! Featuring historical facts about past Presidents, this Bingo game is a fun way to teach students about all of the past presidents of the United States!This Bingo game is perfect for in-person or remote learning and can be customized for any grade level or subject!NO PREP NEEDED! This activity and game are all set-up for
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4th - 12th
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Government and the Election Process (grades 6-8) Lapbook with Study Guide
Our Government and Election lapbook written for older students in grades 6-8. This is an overview study, not in depth. This lapbook is 2 folders big.
Topics include: Presidential Elections, The Constitution of the United States, The Bill of Rights, The Office of President, The Electoral College, The Legislative Branch, The Executive Branch, The Judiciary Branch Making Laws, Registering to Vote, How Do You Cast a Vote, and Vocabulary.
Requires 2 file folders.
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2nd - 8th
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The Cherry Tree - A George Washington resource for Presidents' Day
A superb resource packed full of ideas for Presidents' Day. This resource centres around George Washington and the story of the cherry tree. It comprises 15 pages, including writing frames, letter writing activities, journal writing activities, posters, art ideas, film strips and a cute button badge to make.
Please see my other resources with the Presidents' Day theme - a pack on how Abe Lincoln got his beard and a full pack of activities on both presidents.
I am in the UK, so please contact m
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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Space: Analyzing Presidential Speeches of John F. Kennedy & Ronald Reagan
Practice close reading and analyzing text to locate literary devices and persuasive technique using famous presidential speeches from John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan. These speeches concerning the space race provide a quick and simple platform for using historical documents to hone sharpen reading skills. Just print and go for almost a week's worth of lessons!
Lesson includes:
*A page of pre-reading and terms to know to set a purpose for reading and build background knowledge and technical
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8th - 11th
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President Ronald Reagan Biography PowerPoint
This product features the biography PowerPoint about former President Ronald Reagan (1981-1989).Other political positions held:* Governor of California (1967-1975)Biography information included:- Birthdate and Birth City- Education (High School and College)- Career and Political Experience- Elected offices- Accomplishments- Marriage and Children
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Grades:
2nd - 12th, Adult Education
President's Day (Middle School) Full Day Lesson
We all love choices! Included is a full day lesson that can easily be used as a menu for mini lessons on the 1st National Holiday celebrating a man, George Washington.
Kick off the lesson getting students to think about what they would do as president. You are given 5 discussion questions like-Who would they rely on? Who would help them in hard times? Students think then discuss. Then focus them by having them read the researched text about the history of Presidents' day. Pop up questions are
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: 7th & 8th Holiday Super Pack!
Presidential Speeches {Digital & PDF}
This bundle gives a brief background to Roosevelt’s speech Declaration of War on Japan and a brief background to George W. Bush’s 911 Speech (also known as “The Declaration of George W. Bush – September 20, 2001”). Students are introduced to a few literary terms and are guided through an analysis and comparison of the characteristics of the two pieces. Finally, students develop strategies for persuasive speaking in order to articulate one excerpt from either speech. If you are teaching the bundl
Grades:
6th - 8th
Presidents of the 1920's (Biography PowerPoint Bundle)
This product features biography PowerPoints about all the U.S. Presidents to serve from 1920 to 1930.President Biographies included:President Woodrow Wilson (D - 1913-1921)President Warren G. Harding (R - 1921-1923)President Calvin Coolidge (R - 1923-1929)President Herbert Hoover (R - 1929-1933)Biography information included:- Birthdate and Birth City- Education (High School and College)- Career and Political Experience- Elected offices- Accomplishments- Marriage and Children
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Grades:
2nd - 12th, Adult Education
George Washington Readers' Theater and Haiku Activity Packet
If you're looking for your students to learn about George Washington and do a writing activity, this may be for you! This is a 16 page teaching packet. Your students will participate in a readers' theater, which will certainly teach them about George’s life and presidency. After this, you'll have everything you need to teach a minilesson on the haiku. Your students will then write a haiku, with the final copy to be printed in George’s general hat. This makes for a great activity and a cute b
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Presidential Guide: George Washington: Mt. Vernon to Washington D.C.
George Washington, Mt. Vernon to Washington D.C.-- This is a unit on the study of the first U.S. president, George Washington. Perfect for grades 6-8. How did Washington create the office of President out of nothing? He had no models, no template, yet he managed to do it all while keeping in mind he would not be the only one to take the oath! This guide includes lots of biographical info on Washington, a George Washington Bingo Game, and a project for students to create a new club, group, or s
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Presidential Bundle
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