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Common Core RI.8.4 thematic unit plans for Microsoft Word
Spring Poetry/Figurative Writing
Using cooperative learning groups, students will review their main parts of speech (nouns and verbs) as they learn to write figuratively using personification. With careful, step by step guardrails, students can.... This topic is at least a two-period segue. Art provided by Tree Valley Academy on Pintrist.
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6th - 8th
Classic Poems to Teach Specific Themes and the Paired-Texts to go with them
Have you searched and searched for poetry to match the theme you are teaching? Unit planned? Check out the lists of poems, quotes, short stories, songs, articles, novellas, novels, and excerpts that can be used to pair with the themes below. Check out the other lists available in the store as well. Cross-curricular and great for test prep. In person on online teaching. The lists included in this pack Back to School, New Beginnings, Perseverance, and How Sports Inspire Us. Check out some of the p
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
A Night to Remember by Walter Lord Quiz Chapter 8-10
This is a quiz for chapters 8-10 of the novel "A Night to Remember" by Walter Lord about the historical sinking of the Titanic.The novel pairs well with theanalysis of other documents about the sinking of the "unsinkable" Titanic.Great for close reading virtual learning/distance learning where the student can take it to a higher level using the text. If you are looking for great test practice for virtual learners, check out the rest of Teach Well ELA's close reading activities.Check out other it
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
The Milgram Experiment: Obedience to Authority (summary - 20 questions)
Were the Germans (Nazi’s) in fact evil and cold-hearted, or was it a group phenomenon (which could happen to anyone...including you), given the right conditions? The most famous Social Psychology Experiment of all time - Stanley Milgram's Experiment on Obedience to Authority - inspired by the horrors seen in concentration camps during WWII. Milgram's test subjects are asked to use a "shock generator" to electrocute other participants, punishing them for incorrect answers during an activity - do
Grades:
8th
Also included in: Social Psychology Experiments Unit
RI8.3 - 9/11 Song Comparison Graphic Organizer (Country Music + September 11th)
On September 11th, 2001, the US experienced the deadliest terrorist attack in its history...and the students sitting in our classrooms weren't even born yet! This event is our moment in history when everyone remembers where they were on that morning, and just like our grandparents told us about where they were when Kennedy was shot, we too mustn't allow this generation to forget what we saw and felt as we lived through it.The Essential Question for this unit is: How did country musicians’ respon
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
Third Wave Feminism: Salt-N-Pepa Document Set (w/ research question)
These materials are a document set for students that provides organized research (articles, lyrics, and images) and is part of a larger unit on 90s Feminism and The Third Wave. The 90s hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa is the topic of focus for this document set. Students are to be focused on the following Research Question - How did Salt-N-Pepa’s music reflect issues related to Third Wave Feminism or women’s rights issues in general?The document set includes: a biography, album covers, fashion, music v
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
AIDS Epidemic: The Federal Response (Analyze Primary and Secondary Sources)
Students are provided with 3 documents and five questions to analyze the federal response in the early days of the AIDS epidemic. From the provided Timeline, students will learn the various steps President Reagan attempted to take and the criticisms that his action received. Students will read an argument criticizing conservatives dealing with AIDS; finally, they will compare/contrast Reagan's actions to the negative stereotyping of conservatives to decide whether those conservative criticisms w
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8th - 11th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
AIDS Epidemic: Scientific Research (Analyze Primary and Secondary Sources)
Students are provided with 3 documents and four questions to analyze the scientific progress made in AIDS research in the 1980s and two different opinions of the way the scientific community handled the AIDS crisis. From the provided Timeline, students will discover which organizations played the biggest role in first years of the epidemic, and they will summarize the progress made in diagnosing and treating AIDS/HIV from 1980-1990. Finally, students will contrast the opinions of two experts, ex
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8th - 11th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
Morse Code Today Close Reading Analysis STEM Science
Common Core Test Practice for STEM, Math, and Science can be hard to find for areas taught that help ELA teachers able to integrate and correlate with teaching teams for PLC and theme-related teaching.The non-fiction document included is a common core-based story and set of questions for middle school to high school with higher-level thinking objectives that include word meaning, word choice, author's claims, non-fiction writing, citing text evidence, and making connections.Check out the other S
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-4
, MS-PS4-3
AIDS Epidemic: Messages from Media (Analyze Primary and Secondary Sources)
Students are provided with 3 documents and seven questions to analyze the important role played by the media in the early days of the AIDS epidemic. From the provided Timeline, students will learn who became the "face" of AIDS, how the media portrayed those people, and what affect the media's portrayal of AIDS patients had on the country. Students will read personal accounts from people diagnosed as HIV-positive, and summarize an argument between the Press Secretary and a journalist - contrastin
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
Women's Rights Movement 1970s - Article "I Am the Third Wave" (w/ questions)
Following the Anita Hill hearing, writer and activist Rebecca Walker wrote an article in Ms. magazine—a publication founded during the Women’s Rights Movement in the 1970s—detailing her reaction to the event. In writing the article, Walker supplied the emerging Women’s Rights movement with an initial burst of momentum, while also giving it a name: Third Wave Feminism. In addition to teaching and writing, Walker would go on to also co-found the Third Wave Foundation, an organization addressing in
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8th - 12th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
Third Wave Feminism: Punk and Riot Grrl Document Set (w/ research question)
These materials are a document set for students that provides organized research (articles, lyrics, and images) and is part of a larger unit on 90s Feminism and The Third Wave. The Riot Grrl punk rock scene and the group Bikini Kill are the topic of focus for this document set. Students are to be focused on the following Research Question - How did the Riot Grrl music scene reflect issues related to Third Wave Feminism or women’s rights issues in general?The document set includes: a biography, c
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
The Stanford Prison Experiment - Close Read (pair w/ Prometheus)
The Stanford Prison Experiment is one of the most famous and criticized social psychology experiments to have ever been attempted. Students will learn how a mock prison experiment quickly evolved into something with terrifying similarities to the unthinkable behavior seen in the concentration camps of Nazi Germany. Although the experiment was initially set to run for weeks, it ended after only 6 days, leaving us with frightening realizations about human behavior and the power of the situation to
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7th - 10th
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Other Intelligent Species Common Core Module
This is a common core module that was designed for an 8th grade classroom; however, these texts could be used together for various grade levels. The module is designed around using a nonfiction text, Are We Alone? Scientists Search for Life in Space by Gloria Skurzynski. However, other texts could be plugged in as an anchor text in the place of this one. If you wanted this to be a fiction based common core module, Ender's Game could be used as an anchor text. Depending on what your students are
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Grades:
6th - 10th
More Classic Poems to Teach Specific Themes and the Paired Texts to go with Them
Have you searched and searched for poetry to match the theme you are teaching? Unit planned? Check out the lists of poems, quotes, short stories, songs, articles, novellas, novels, and excerpts that can be used to pair with the themes below. Check out the other lists available in the store as well. Cross-curricular and great for test prep. In person on online teaching. The lists included in this pack Dystopian stories, Epidemics Across Time, and America's Past from different perspectives and cul
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
It feels a shame to be Alive by Dickinson War Poetry Close Reading
Close Reading Poetry Analysis of "It feels a shame to be Alive" by Emily Dickinson during the war she lived through. Analyzing poetry is an art. How do you get better at it? Practice. Here is an easy way to teach close reading with self-guided questions that help the student gain understanding of breaking down lines of poetry.This poem pairs well with a using short stories and other poems such as "The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner" by Randell Jarrell or "The Dirge" by Christina Rossetti as a g
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8th - 12th
Radio - Early History and American Influence (Document Set, Research, Stations)
Before the Internet, and before television, there was radio. Building on the research and experiments of earlier scientists, the Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi was able to complete the first documented transmission of wireless radio signals across the Atlantic Ocean in 1902. Radio quickly came to have many cultural and industrial impacts, and played an important role in military communications during World War I.Research on the early history and effects of radio is organized here for student
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
Influence of the Twist and 50s Teen Dance Shows: Document Set (w/ questions)
This document set is part of a larger unit on The Twist and Teen Dance Shows: Influence on 50s American Culture. Throughout that unit, students will investigate the vast cultural impact on American culture of teen dance shows (such as American Bandstand), and dance crazes (the Twist in particular). Students will learn about the rising popularity of television and its growing power as a cultural force in 1950s America. They will discuss the popularity and influence of televised dance shows aimed
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
The Good Samaritan Experiment: A study of helping behavior (20 questions)
The Good Samaritan Experiment - inspired by the biblical story, puts test subjects in an area where there is an actor (pretending to be in distress and needing assistance). This experiment hoped to measure the amount of helping behavior observed. When we are in a hurry and mission oriented, do we even notice the world around us? The results are again disheartening.After reading a section of the article, students will stop and record a variety of information, such as: what real events inspired th
Grades:
8th
Also included in: Social Psychology Experiments Unit
Third Wave Feminism: Selena Document Set (w/ research question)
These materials are a document set for students that provides organized research (articles, lyrics, and images) and is part of a larger unit on 90s Feminism and The Third Wave. The Latin/Tejano singer Selena is the topic of focus for this document set. Students are to be focused on the following Research Question - How did Selena's music reflect issues related to Third Wave Feminism or women’s rights issues in general?The document set includes: a biography, murals, fashion, lyrics, and an editor
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8th - 12th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
Vietnam Protest: Kent State Shooting (article and images)
This is just the article - other items are necessary for the entire lesson. Students will read about the 4 students killed at Kent State. After reading the article and watching a video clip, students should answer the discussion questions before writing a summary. (This is one activity included in the item/slideshow Vietnam War: Musical Resistance - videos and discussion questions are embedded in those slides). Finally, students will write summaries - answering the 5 Ws (objective) and including
Grades:
8th - 10th
Also included in: Vietnam War Unit
Even More Classic Poems to Teach Specific Themes and the Paired Texts to go with
Have you searched and searched for poetry to match the theme you are teaching? What about the non-fiction newspaper articles from the past that correlate with the fiction and theme being taught? Unit planned? Check out the lists of poems, quotes, short stories, songs, articles, novellas, novels, and excerpts that can be used to pair with the themes below. Check out the other lists available in the store as well. Cross-curricular and great for test prep. In person on online teaching. The lists in
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
Using Language as Power
This is a three-week unit designed for 8th grade students, but easily adaptable to other secondary grades. In this unit, students look at the ways language can be used as a tool to persuade others. This unit focuses on analysis of real-world texts, and could easily lead into a persuasive writing unit. There are three main learning goals of the unit that include different levels of Bloom's Taxonomy: 1. Students will be able to recognize when language is being used as a tool to persuade an audienc
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7th - 9th
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Cold War Berlin: Song Comparison Graphic Organizer (3 songs; lyrics included)
The Essential Question for this unit is: How did music help people resist what the Berlin Wall symbolized? Students will analyze 3 songs from the 1980s released as both a response and in resistance to the wall put up in Cold War Berlin. The songs included for analysis are - Nina's - 99 Red Balloons, Billy Joel's - Honesty, and Vladimir Vysotsky - I Don’t Like. Students will analyze important lyrics, each song's message, and the emotions conveyed by filling out the graphic organizer.
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
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