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Middle school Martin Luther King Day writing-essays thematic unit plan pdfs
"Dear Santa" Letter - Persuasive Writing Essay for Christmas
This is "Dear Santa - Persuasive Writing Essay" perfect writing project to do with your class during the month of December. It is common core aligned for grades 4-6 and is a great way to teach your persuasive, opinion, and argumentative writing standards. It will help teach students how to write a 5 +1 Paragraph Essay.This topic will be fun for your students and will help them be excited and about writing persuasive essays! In here you will find everything you need to help walk your students thr
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Endangered Species Informational Writing
Informational Writing Using 4 Different Text Structures:Students will choose an animal from the Endangered Species list then research.Using the handouts in this resource, students will use the sample paragraphs and write their own paragraphs. They will then use the digital template to publish their own information writing. Resource included:* Student handouts with sample paragraphs for Description, Cause & Effect, Problem/Solution, and Sequence of Events* Digital Template for the magazine ar
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Black History Month
This Black History Month unit introduces your students to the accomplishments of 28 different African Americans through "biography briefs". They make a fabulous Black History Month bulletin board display and are the perfect place to begin class discussions and/or student research. There are 28 cards included- one for each day in February!
This packet is designed to give your students an overview of the impact that African Americans have made in the areas of politics, civil rights, music, spor
Grades:
K - 10th
Also included in: Black History Month Biography BUNDLE
PARCC Test Prep Literary Analysis Task Mermaids
This is a simulation of the Literary Analysis Section of the PARCC Test. Included are two passages, with a total of 7 (14 total) A/B type questions requiring evidence to support your answer.
2 Writing Prompts similar to practice test published by PARCC is included along with Rubrics for grades 4-6, published and available online from PARCC.
Writing Prompt 1- Address a common theme
Writing Prompt 2- Address/retell from different point of view
This is designed to be used to show students th
Grades:
3rd - 7th
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Chocolate Tank: A Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Activity
Do you love Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? Do you want something SO fun that your kids will be talking about it all year? Need a parent involvement activity? Then I think you will enjoy Chocolate Tank.No, your kids are not dunking you in a tank of chocolate. Although that does sound fun!! Chocolate Tank is an idea that is based on the TV show Shark Tank. Your kids are going to create their own one-of-a-kind, brand new, never before seen candy. The crazier the better! Their job is to convince
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
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Coffee Themed Informational Text Unit: Read and Writing Tasks + Cross-Curricular
Are you looking for a fun Informational Text unit that will tap into the obsession and intrigue many students have with Starbucks and the coffee universe? A perfect balance of reading, writing, and cross-curricular tasks all in one? This is just what your are looking for.
This unit contains:
• 4 articles: “The Creation and Evolution of America’s Obsession: Starbucks," “World Demand for Coffee," “A Coffee Apocalypse?," and HEALTH LINK: “Benefits of Coffee on the Human Body” (These are paired pas
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Martin Luther King Jr Speech Therapy | MLK Day Speech Therapty Printable Pack
►MLK Day in speech and language therapy ! MLK Speech Therapy is fun when you learn about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and history while addressing multiple IEP goals and objectives.►This differentiated pack provides for learning at multiple levels while incorporating fun facts and information that can be carried over into functional conversations.►Five games can be printed in color and laminated for years of use. I have printed these worksheets on a high speed printer for use with my own students
Grades:
K - 12th, Not Grade Specific
Also included in: January Speech Therapy Articulation and Language Bundle
Fairy Tale Mock Trial Unit: 3 Little Pigs, Red Riding Hood, Peter and the Wolf
Project Explanation: This assignment is a quarter-long project that incorporates reading, writing, civics, critical thinking, and real world experience. Students take three beloved fairy tales and put the characters to the test. The Wolf character is put on trial to see if he is innocent or guilty in each fairy tale. Students practice and learn opinion writing in a real-life legal setting. Using fiction and non-fiction text, close reading and annotating skills students set up their own essa
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
January Speech Therapy Upper Elementary Vocab & Grammar Worksheets
This packet was created for your older elementary clients working on synonyms, antonyms, multiple meanings, analogies, plurals , and subject verb agreement. This January packet that includes New Years, Martin Luther King Jr Day, Penguins, Snowmen, and Inventors. There are 6 worksheets per theme. Each targeting one of the areas mentioned above.Word banks are provided but "extra" answers help to ensure that students learn the targeted vocabulary terms. A MONEY SAVING year long bundle of these up
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Identity Personal Narrative and Mandala Bundle
Students will write a narrative essay about their identity by reflecting and analyzing who they were, who they are, and who they want to become. After, they will use the Identity Symbolism Mandala to create and explain different symbols for each section of their life that they wrote about in their essay. This establishes a visual pairing with the essay and will deepen their understanding of both narrative writing best practices and symbolism. These two assignments were originally designed to wor
Grades:
6th - 12th
Writing Prompts MYSTERIES ... Tips Rubrics Checklists ... Grades 4-5-6
MYSTERY Themed Creative Writing PromptsVocabulary, Guidelines, Tips for Writing, Rubrics, Checklist for Students, Word Banks 25 prompts, photographs, elements . . . and more Grades 4-5-6 WRITING PROMPTS: for Mysteries . . . NO PREP . . . WRITING . . .FREEBIE . . . Four MYSTERY Writing Prompts in the Preview. . . FREE "Always something EXTRA" to help TEACH / REVIEW / PRACTICE skills in FUN ways.⭐ Click to follow TEACHING STUFF PLACE for updates and FREEBIES. ⭐*** Writing Prompts Buyers’ comm
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Who is your hero? Create your own superhero! Hero unit! CCSS Aligned!
How is heroism portrayed in fiction and nonfiction? Can heroism be conveyed in words?
This is a SUPER fun unit based on heroes. This 18-page packet contains a multitude of activities for studying superheroes, creating your own superhero, and understanding everyday heroes.
Included is an overview of ideas for the unit, activities, resources, links, a checklist, a close reading activity, a rubric to assess opinion writing, a bulletin board possibility, and MUCH more!
This is SURE to be your s
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Autobiographies & Biographies Writing Lessons for 3-5 Grade
Using This Product in Your ClassroomThis is a writing unit for the month of April and covers Common Core standards for 4h grade writing. The standard and objectives are written on each lesson. For each writing topic of persuasive, informative, and narrative writing there are 4-5 lessons. The lessons build on each other and end with a final writing project. For persuasive writing the students will write about the 3 best famous dinner guests to dine with from history and today. Informative writing
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Persuasive Writing for Upper Elementary
Your students will learn all about persuasive writing through this engaging and relatable writing project!Students will do research all about their own school and then find one thing that they believe would make their school an even better place. Writers will engage in research, interviews, and note-taking before selecting an idea to write about. Their work will culminate by either writing an essay or a friendly letter, explaining the change they'd like to see happen.Included in this resource:
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: Bundle: Monthly Writing Projects for Upper Elementary
World War I Weapons & Trench Warfare Battles – WWI American History Lesson
Our World War I Weapons lesson uses nonfiction informational text PLUS engaging hands-on activities and writing assignments to teach about weapons (machine guns, tanks, and poisonous gases) used during World War I:World War I Weapons nonfiction informational text – no additional textbook neededQuestions to assess Informational Text ComprehensionJournal Entries utilizing Close Reading to summarize World War I battlesCircle Chart to Illustrate Weapons used during World War IWorld War I Weapons Ess
Grades:
4th - 8th
Civil Rights Movement Interactive Read Aloud and Close Reading Unit
This Civil Rights Movement Reading Unit will engage your students as they learn about Linda Brown, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., the bus boycott, Jim Crow laws, sit-ins, and much more while working on six Common Core Standards for reading. Included in the bundle are 11 days of lesson plans along with a 29-page student packet and sample answer key. Each lesson includes a read aloud with scripted think alouds to model thinking involving the common core standards, shared reading where stude
Grades:
4th - 6th
HOOKS: A HUGE Complete 5 Day Essay Writing ELA Unit with Lesson Plans + WS
A Complete 5-6 Day ELA Unit for Middle & High School:Hooked on Writing: Crafting Compelling Introductions ✍️Strengthen Your Essays & Captivate Your Readers from the Start!This comprehensive ELA unit provides everything you need to teach your students the art of crafting powerful introductions, aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Writing (CCSS.W.4.1, CCSS.W.5.1, etc.).What's Included:Detailed Lesson Plans (Day 1-5): Each day includes engaging activities, clear explanations,
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Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
MLK Speech and Language Activities
Use this fun-filled activity pack to target a variety of speech and language skills and help celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! This resource is great for incorporating classroom curriculum vocabulary into elementary and middle school speech sessions!
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What awesome resources are included?
★ Vocabulary Cards: The terms are on one card, and the definitions are on another. This way you can use them as memory matching,
Grades:
PreK - 9th
Special Education Martin Luther King Jr. Adapted Activities: Black History Month
These special education adapted Martin Luther King Jr. activities explain what Martin Luther King Jr. Day is, why we can celebrate it, and gives a historical account of his life and the importance of his work. Students will end this unit with a better understanding of our Civil Rights and how Martin Luther King Jr. brought about change in our nation. There are two levels included in this unit. Visuals are paired with text throughout the activities.Included:Martin Luther King Jr. Day BookMartin L
Grades:
PreK - 9th
Also included in: Special Education Holiday Units Bundle- Seasonal Activities- No PREP
Upper Grades Daily Christmas Read Alouds - Analyzing Christmas Through History
Are you trying to incorporate a jolly celebration of literature during the month of December, but your upper elementary/middle school students have already heard The Polar Express and How the Grinch Stole Christmas a million times?? Then this unit is for you!This unit integrates social studies from 1890s through the 1920s. It includes interactive read alouds, reading activities, and reading response/TDA questions for SIX different upper level picture books as well as culminating reading response
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Martin Luther King Jr. Unit - MLK Day ELA Paired Reading, Writing Prompts
Do you want to be the best teacher? Would you like to introduce the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. with meaningful texts, bell ringers and writing prompts? Is one of your goals to offer a solid unit that explores his beliefs and his accomplishments on MLK Day? Would you be interested in giving your students complex standards aligned activities (PRINT&DIGITAL) with paired texts (article, poem, short story) and inspiring writing prompts and bell ringers?If you found something that gave you al
Grades:
6th - 8th
Hunt for the Wilderpeople Film Study Booklet
Hunt for the Wilderpeople Film Study Booklet. Questions can easily be altered to suit different learning abilities. Please rate and review.
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Grades:
8th - 11th
NARRATIVE WRITING guided lesson inspired by Harold Purple Crayon 3rd - 6th grade
A comprehensive and engaging lesson plan for personal narrative writing. Inspired by popular literature and created for Fourth, Fifth and Sixth grade learners and Middle School ELA. Use the the time-honoured classic picture book by Crockett Johnson called 'Harold and the Purple Crayon,' as the provocation for this Narrative writing unit.Students explore concepts in story telling and character building, resolving problems / conflicts and the consequences of those resolutions, while using powerful
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Suspense Unit: Comparing, Contrasting, and Analyzing Suspenseful Stories
This is a unit built around the story of "The Tell-Tale Heart," by Edgar Allan Poe, and "The Hitchhiker," by Lucille Fletcher. This story is laid out to be presented in a wonderful and engaging way that is certain to capture the attention of ALL students in your class.
Students will first read the story of "The Tell-Tale Heart" (link to audio version available so students can read along) where the teacher will lead an engaging discussion (Discussion Guide Included). This amazingly fun and cree
Grades:
6th - 8th
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