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Common Core RL.6.6 cultural activities
EXTRA CREDIT, by Andrew Clements: A PDF/EASEL Book Club Packet
This is an independent-work, custom-designed packet created to support CCSS for students in grades 4-7 as they read EXTRA CREDIT by Andrew Clements. The packet may be printed and/or used digitally by uploading to Easel. If you are not familiar with Easel digital products, here are a few links you can follow to better understand: What is Easel by TpT? Getting Started Guide FAQ for Buyers Included are 18 student pages which divide the text into four reading assignments with questions and
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4th - 7th
Tell-Tale Heart by Poe. Adapted Close Read Halloween Fun. ESL Beginner Unit.
This bright, colorful and fun adapted text version of The Tell-Tale Heart makes Poe's classic accessible to ESL and ENL beginners and newcomers. The unit includes 5-days of lesson plans, based around an initial and then close read of the text. Please open up the preview for details to make sure the text is right for your classroom -- it will be a challenge for your ELLs, but hopefully worth it.It is easily set up for DISTANCE LEARNING on TPT Digital, shared via Google Classroom. The PDF also pri
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Identify and Show Evidence Reading Passages - ELA COMPLETE BUNDLE
Need UNIQUE short reading activities? NO-PREP comprehension assessment? Look no further than this COMPLETE ELA BUNDLE with a Native American flair!FEATURES• Twenty-four different worksheets aligned to Common Core Standards. Three worksheets per skill. Each worksheet has four short stories on it. A total of 96 leveled short stories to help students understand setting, theme, author's purpose, and more!• Student will also underline sentences that helped him or her find the answer. This will allow
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3rd - 6th
The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney Novel in Verse | World History |
The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney Novel Guide | Refugee Story | World HistoryThis resource includes:Learning Objectives Pre- Reading Activity Map Resource Reading Comprehension Questions for each poemNew VocabularySymbolism Activities Text-to-Self QuestionsPoetry Analysis QuestionsPoetry Elements Resource SheetCharacter Analysis ActivitiesPost - Reading Questions Cause & Effect Activity Answer Key IncludedThis resource is great for: Teaching about recent history and global issuesTeachin
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5th - 8th
The Origin of Fire; Two Native American folktales class handouts
This product is two Native American folktales discovering the origin of fire. It can be paired with "The Discovery of Fire, a Tradition" found in "Legends of the Iroquois" book.
The product includes two short legends, describing the origin of fire, with questions to follow. The task asks them to rate the story, describe how each tribe believed that fire was found and describe a additional natural phenomenon in the story. Then, students compare and contrast the legends.
This product is the
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4th - 7th
Fatty Legs and A Stanger at Home Orange Shirt Day Novels Bundle
Fatty Legs and A Stanger at Home Residential School Novels Bundle | Indigenous History and Orange Shirt Day Lesson This resource includes: Chapter-by-chapter reading comprehension questionsNew Vocabulary activities Text-to-self questionsThemes activity Cause & Effect activity Character Analysis activity Extension Resources (Reading, Video & Map) Post-reading questions Answer KeyThis resource is great for:Teaching about Residential Schools Teaching Canadian History Teaching about First Na
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4th - 7th
Theater Arts Comical Play Script Unit | Abdullahs Gold Middle Eastern Folk Tale
Part of a Bundle This engaging, comical unit and play (30 pages in length) with roles for 20+ students is suitable for students whether Social Studies class studying the country of India, Pakistan or used in a drama class. Students strengthen their reading (fluency), speaking (diction) and listening skills (restating) while learning to work cooperatively. In addition, a teacher could use this unit with students who are distance learning. #DistanceLearningTPTBased on the Hindu folk tale by the
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5th - 6th
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Kobe Bryant's "Dear Basketball"
Need a low-maintenance lesson that covers two to three days? This is a quick project that digs into some poetry that the kids really like because it was written by Kobe Bryant. This "Dear Basketball" project analyzes Kobe's poem and then helps students write letters/poems to things that they love using personification, imagery, and similes.
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6th - 8th
You Are Here Connecting flights Lit Log (Novel Study)
This is a lit log for You Are Here Connecting Flights edited by Ellen Oh, a cofounder of We Need Diverse Books. This is a fantastic book for middle grade readers. The 12 stories come from the authors’ own experiences. But each author writes about a 12-year-old American of Asian descent who is impacted by racism/prejudice in a crowded Chicago airport. Events cause the 12 strangers to connect. They experience the challenges of racism/prejudice, identity and belonging, younger siblings,
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5th - 8th
Short story: ELEVEN, introduction and digital vocabulary study PowerPoint lesson
Purpose: "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros: this introductory lesson provides digital pre-reading information for the author, genre, and setting. Fun facts, photo visuals, and video clips support the story details. The lesson also includes vocabulary study, practice, and assessment. GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous literature by front-loading story elements critical to comprehension and aligned to standards AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learni
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4th - 8th
THE CIRCUIT Hispanic American Heritage introduction and vocabulary study
PURPOSE: THE CIRCUIT BY FRANCISCO JIMENEZ: This introductory Powerpoint lesson provides digital pre-reading information for the author, genre, and setting. This lesson also includes vocabulary study, practice, and assessment GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous literature by front-loading story elements critical to comprehension aligned to standards AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classrooms PDF FILE. Plus, eac
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4th - 12th
Short story: 7th GRADE Hispanic American Heritage introduction & vocabulary ppt
Purpose: "Seventh Grade by Gary Soto:nnthis introductory lesson provides digital pre-reading information for the author, genre, and setting. The lesson also includes vocabulary study, practice, and assessment. GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous literature by front-loading story elements critical to comprehension and aligned to standards AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual/homeschool classrooms, literature circles,
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4th - 8th
Short story ELEVEN Hispanic Heritage Intro & vocabulary lesson bySandra Cisneros
This PowerPoint Lesson has been designed to provide a captivating pre-reading background introduction to Sandra Cisneros’s semi- autobiographical story, "Eleven." This carefully crafted resource is a must-have for educators and students alike, offering an immersive text for learning of the struggles of Mexican American children.PDF LINK INCLUDEDPlus, each ZIP file comes with a PDF folder containing 8 printable worksheets to be used with the PPT lesson!This comprehensive educational PowerPoint i
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4th - 8th
"Still I Rise" Lesson Plan — ELA, Arts, & Social Justice
Lesson plan for grades 6-12 based on the poem "Still I Rise" by Maya AngelouIncludes:English Language Arts, Arts, and Social Justice standards for grades 6-12Lesson objectives and "can do" descriptors Step-by-step walkthrough of how to execute the lessonSample modifications/accommodationsReflection Question suggestions
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6th - 12th
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Brother Eagle, Sister Sky; Printables
This product is a 9 page printable handout to accompany the book "Brother Eagle, Sister Sky" illustrated by Susan Jeffers. (actual book is not included) It is a PDF file.
There is an introduction activity that corresponds with the book, “Legends of the Iroquois” where students would read the short story about conservation as an introduction to the lesson, but this could skipped. The lesson would begin with the “Big Questions.”
The first two pages offer "Big Questions: What is culture? Wh
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4th - 7th
Persepolis questions and study guide
This document is complete with literary and historical terms students need to know to read and analyze the graphic novel, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. It also includes chapter questions.
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6th - 12th
Amanda Gorman's The Hill We Climb- Figurative Language Study
This figurative language study was ultimately designed as an introduction activity for an 8th grade ELA advanced placement class during our dystopian unit. The two part activity can be scaffolded down for general education 8th grade students or as an intervention activity for high school students. It also includes questions regarding theme, author's purpose, and vocabulary!
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8th - 9th
DANCING HOME Reading Quiz Chapter 1 - 4
DANCING HOME by Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel M. Zubizarreta Google Form Reading Quiz Chapter 1 - 4FORCE COPY! EDITABLE!NO PREP NECESSARY! 10 questions - 10 pointsScore automatically! Want reading quizzes for the rest of the text? Check out my store for the bundle! If you encounter an issue with your file, notice an error, or are in any way experiencing a problem, please contact me, and I will be more than happy to help sort it out. You can email me at mrsmintonedu@gmail.com.
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5th - 8th
Brother Eagle, Sister Sky; a PowerPoint presentation
Attached is a PowerPoint Presentation is designed to correspond with children’s literature book, "Brother Eagle, Sister Sky" with illustrations by Susan Jeffers. It is a Guided Reading Level M book based on the plea made by Chief Seattle in the mid-1850s to the US government to care for the land as the Native American had cared for it.
There is an introduction activity that corresponds with the book, “Legends of the Iroquois” where students would read the short story about conservation as an
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4th - 7th
A Long Walk to Water Novel Study Cards for Classroom & Distance Learning
This product includes 134 comprehension, literary instruction, reflection, critical thinking, discussion, and composition prompts on cards for studying the novel, The Long Walk to Water, written by Linda Sue Park. This book is an inspiring fictional story that is both enjoyable and engaging and based on a true story. This novel opens the door to many important discussion opportunities for students within the classroom and beyond.Book Themes: Adventure, Animals, Tradition, Aggression, Compassion,
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3rd - 7th
Multicultural Literature Unit for Children and Young Adults
This product defines multicultural literature, explains how we need variety in our classroom libraries, provides research based justification of lessons, and gives examples of award winning books to be used in the classroom. It includes Children and Young Adult Literature from the following cultures:
African American
Latino American
Asian American
Inclusive Literature
Native American
At the end of this unit is a webliography that gives extension activities for multicultural education. Books ran
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4th - 8th
Diversity: It's Not Just About You, It's About Us (Together We're Better)
This is a play/script/drama inspired by recent and current events and the need to understand that we all play an integral role in a larger puzzle. Learn about an individual who felt like he didn’t have anything to offer realize that his offering has the ability to transform people. Also, students can see how they can learn and be influenced by others positively. We all have something to offer and we can all learn from others. #diversity #theYinYou What an excellent way to introduce students to
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
FUN BLACK HISTORY PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES
Are you at a loss for what to have your students do for Black History Month? Take a gander at this EDITABLE PowerPoint. Activities that range from the typical research Black History Icons Presentations (for younger Grades) to more advanced analyses of intense topics and activities for older grades. You'll bond with your students, learn from and about your students, and have fun with them. Check em out!This UNIT includes:1. Song Analysis Activities2. Movie Madness [Analyses]3. Creative Writing Ac
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: FUN BLACK HISTORY PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES [BUNDLE]
FUN WOMEN'S HISTORY PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES
Are you at a loss for what to have your students do for WOMEN'S History Month? Take a gander at this EDITABLE PowerPoint. Activities that range from the typical research WOMEN's History Icons Presentations (for younger Grades) to more advanced analyses of intense topics and activities for older grades. You'll bond with your students, learn from and about your students, and have fun with them. Check em out!This UNIT includes:1. Song Analysis Activities2. Movie Madness [Analyses]3. Creative Writin
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6th - 11th
Also included in: FUN WOMEN'S HISTORY PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES [BUNDLE]
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