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For all subjects Common Core RI.11-12.1 activities
Public Speaking, How to Give a Powerful Speech, PDF & Google Drive, CCSS
Help your advanced middle school and high school students identify and analyze the elements of powerful public speaking with these multimedia lesson materials.This download includes:• Step-by-step directions/suggestions to lead your students through a 50-minute lesson• A well-written, high-interest informational text article about powerful public speaking techniques written by Chris Anderson, curator of the internationally renowned T.E.D. Talks (link included)• A short answer question set to hel
Grades:
8th - 11th
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VAPING Lessons | E-Cigarettes + JUUL Activities : For any Health or Drug Unit
Vaping using E-Cigarettes or Juuls has become the latest smoking craze among teens. The dangers and side effects are not clear to teens- as these are marketed as SAFE and flavorful. Don't wait to present this information to your Middle School or High School students!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Here you will find:*PowerPoint (in Google Slides, PDF and PowerPoint format)- Q & A style*Slideshow Notes for student
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7th - 12th
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The Origin of Halloween Informational Text and Reading Check Questions
This is an informational text intended for secondary students about the origin of Halloween. It details the original Celtic celebration of Samhain, identifies the traditions that have been adopted by certain cultures and borrowed by different religions. This article discusses the interesting dynamic between pagan, religious, and secular beliefs that have all helped shape this yearly American experience.
This is only the Quick Read and the reading check questions. It does not include vocabulary
Grades:
8th - 12th
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20 Minute Reading Test Taking Strategy Activity (teacher slides included)
This interactive google doc follows a gradual release model to teach students how to eliminate answer choices and select the BEST choice even when they all seem correct. The activity includes CC informational reading passages and questions with a fun acronym to help students remember the strategy. My students love it, and it has definitely helped to increase their reading scores. Because it is a google doc, you can add more passages as needed. I added Gslides to help better instruct students.
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Capstone for All course
This bundle contains materials for an entire Capstone for All course that could be executed over the course of a year or semester. Students in secondary schools are required to determine a self-selected topic, research, create and execute a project, including interviews and surveys, and present their findings through a formal seminar. Ample opportunities to reflect upon work are provided throughout the process in both discussions with peers and instructors (i.e. "Roundtables") and formal and i
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Gun violence argumentative passages critical thinking end of year social studies
GUN VIOLENCE, MENTAL HEALTH, ARGUMENTATIVE PASSAGES, CRITICAL THINKING, DEBATEDo you want to address gun violence in the classroom but are not sure how to do it? This product explores how mental health issues are associated with gun violence. COURT CASE SUMMARY DEBATE (#3) (GUN VIOLENCE & MENTAL HEALTH)My COURT CASE SUMMARY DEBATES are excellent supplements to any class focusing on ethics, law, justice, argumentative writing, and debate, and they also work well as last-minute sub-plans or st
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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CCSS:
The Bride of Bloodworth Manor Fun Classroom Murder Mystery Inferencing Game
You log into your e-mail and find a message from a law firm called Bram, Bates, & Regan. They say you have inherited an old family mansion from a distant uncle you don't remember having. Hmmm... it couldn't hurt to check it out. You drive deep into the countryside as the weather grows worse and worse. The old manor has been empty for years... then why do you think you see a face in the upstairs window? What was that old story you heard about a bride murdered in the manor just before her wedd
Grades:
7th - 12th
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CCSS:
How to Have Meaningful Socratic Seminars
I compiled this free document after working with teachers who struggled with making Socratic Seminar meaningful for their students. This 13-page document contains:
1. A direct and brief description of SS appropriate for 7-12 (pg. 1-2)
2. A step-by-step plan for setting up a seminar
3. A how to guide for writing effective seminar questions
4. Review task ideas for right before a seminar starts
5. Leader sentence & question stems to use during seminars
6. How to set up norms for seminars
7. A
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Create Your Own Whodunit Mystery Unit! (Teaching CER and Line of Reasoning)
This is a set of instructions for educators to create their own Murder Mystery / Whodunit scenario for their students to solve. It comes with a set of instructions, planning sheets, optional blank clue cards, a glossary sheet to give to students, Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER) organizers, and a CER Rubric for writing for students to use once the project is completed and given.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Distance Learning Writing Task - Online vs. Traditional Education PARCC RST
This assignment is extremely popular with my juniors and seniors who are college-bound. This is a source based, synthesis writing prompt with a strong student model essay to aptly demonstrate the skills of embedding sources, incorporating multiple perspectives and writing an informed argument. This prompt has sources that have been excerpted so that students may perform this task in a 60 minute timed environment. It can be broken down in units, taught though individual lessons; or, it can be u
Grades:
10th - 12th
CCSS:
Tough Mock Interview Questions: Preparing & Developing Impactful Responses
Perfect for the end of the year when your students are about to take on their next adventure! This resource was designed specifically for high school students preparing for scholarship applications, college admissions, and job interviews. This comprehensive guide empowers students to excel during those crucial moments of self-presentation and practice their interviewing skills.This resource is a game-changer, consisting of three meticulously crafted pages that will revolutionize your students' i
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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CCSS:
Reading Comprehension Article Analysis - Google Forms & Printable
In today’s world, information is hurled at us from every direction, and despite Gen Z students never having their hands get dirty from the ink of a newspaper, they are being bombarded with news from a wide range of media. The ability to process what is being thrown at them and critically analyze news articles is a valuable skill students need now more than ever before in history. In our “Blackline Masters: Newsworthy or Not?” resource, we provide four different options of article analysis to h
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Not Grade Specific
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Close & Critical Common Core Reading Strategy~All Subjects Informational Text
This is an incredibly effective, polished and research-driven method of assessing your students' understanding and higher level application + analysis of their reading -- particularly with informational texts. This reading rubric can be utilized in any secondary classroom regardless of subject matter/course, with higher expectations set on student thinking and responses for each of the four core questions on this reading assessment. You may use this with a specific, teacher-selected informationa
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Public Enemy Fight the Power BET Awards 2020 Performance and Lyrics Analysis
Unit Essential Question:On July 3, 2020, during a summer of protest and uprising against systemic racism and police brutality, The New York Times released an article titled, “Black Lives Matter May Be the Largest Movement in U.S. History.” This was just days after the hip-hop group Public Enemy alongside artist Nas, Black Thought, YG, Rapsody, and Jahi debuted a remix to the 1989 song, Fight the Power. Using the music video for this song, answer the question, “How does the Black Lives Matter Mov
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Research that Matters: Changing the Numbers using LGBTQ Youth Statistics
This is a collaborative research project that pulls from recent national statistics around the experiences and mental health of LGBTQ Youth. These statistics are pretty heartbreaking, and this project asks students to work collaboratively to problem solve by creating a plan that will "change the numbers." I use this project in my Gender Studies class, but it would be great for any English or Social Studies based class where you want your students to consider real-world problems affecting youth,
Grades:
9th - 12th
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CCSS:
Reading Activities: Motivate your students to read any text!
Tired of trying to motivate students to read? Try these sure-fire methods. These two unique reading games work with nearly any selection of text or even a chapter of a novel. They encourage students to read at a deeper level so they can either “stump the teacher” or so they can engage in meaningful debate with other students.
These are simple to use and put responsibility for learning directly on your students' shoulders. These strategies are guaranteed to encourage and motivate stud
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Grades:
5th - 12th
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Frayer Model Free Resource
This resource contains a Frayer Model worksheet which helps students learn vocabulary in all subject areas. This model helps students define key vocabulary and apply the vocabulary in useful ways.
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Grades:
K - 12th
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