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Common Core RL.7.3 cultural activities
Zootopia Movie Guide & Stereotypes Discussion
Zootopia is not only a great movie, but also has important ideas about stereotyping and how we treat each other in a diverse society. Thus, it's a perfect film to show students as a springboard to deeper content and thinking. So, I created this product to use in the middle school classroom, based on the film.
This product is broken up into three parts:
Part 1-Movie guide: students answer questions as they watch the movie, about the plot of the film.
Part 2-Critical thinking: Students answer que
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6th - 9th
The Sneetches Have a Dream-Comparing Genres with a Similar Theme (MLK)
Unleash the Power of Literature and History with Our Compelling Activity! Dive into a transformative learning experience with our thought-provoking activity that compares Dr. Seuss's timeless classic, "The Sneetches," with Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I Have a Dream" speech. ✨ Explore Themes of Equality and Acceptance: Immerse your students in the whimsical world of Sneetches while drawing parallels to Dr. King's powerful message of equality and unity. Critical Thinking Meets Literature: Ch
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5th - 9th
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander Full Novel Unit (Digital & In Person Learning)
Engage your students with this full unit novel study of The Crossover by Kwame Alexander. Enjoy little prep with this digital or print full unit. This six week unit offers your students chances to increase reading comprehension, learn about the African American culture, practice with figurative language, practice citing evidence, working with poetry and doing creative writing!This unit plan can be used digital or print and it offers activities for the poetry, learning stations to learn about po
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6th - 9th
Also included in: The Crossover Unit Bundle with ESCAPE ROOM & FREEBIE BINGO REVIEW
Folklore: North Central & South America: Settlers, Indigenous, Maya, Inca, Aztec
America's Folkore COMPLETE UNIT 6-9 Weeks. DISTANCE LEARNING and Electronic OptionPerfect for Matching with Social Studies courses on Early CivilizationsThis comprehensive unit has everything you need bundled together for your Distance Learning (DL) or In-Person Folklore Unit.It covers North American, Central American, South American, and South Pacific (Samoan) folklore and mythology. I have already taught this unit in person and through distance learning this year. It includes additional items
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6th - 9th
Skeleton Creek Ghost Town Research Project
SKELETON CREEK by Patrick Carman - Ghost Town Research Project
This is a project-based activity to be used as an activity in conjunction with SKELETON CREEK. This project is designed to help students to understand what makes a ghost town and gives students an opportunity to look at examples of real life ghost towns from around the world to share with the class.
Culminating activity involves students creating a presentation on a particular ghost town using Powerpoint, Google Slides, Prezi, etc
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5th - 8th
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Folklore Unit
Teach a fun, engaging unit on Folklore! It is multicultural and keeps the students' interest! In this bundle, you will receive ALL FOUR types of folklore. You will receive slides on fables, legends, fairy tales, and myths. In addition, you will have a slideshow of enrichment activities for any students that finish assignments early and need something else to work on. These slides are interactive and encourage students to answer questions or annotate before, during, and after reading. You will no
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5th - 8th
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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The Man Who Walked Between the Two Towers - 9/11 Interactive Powerpoint
A great interactive powerpoint to use for the week of 9/11! Using the book, "The Man That Walks Between the Two Towers" written by Mordicai Gerstai, the slides ask questions from the book and based off of the videos. The story is a different twist to exposing a younger audience to the events of 9/11. The videos are to give students a visual for 9/11 events and so that you can explain 9/11 and it's historical, tragic, events.The link on the first slides goes to a read aloud video. Enjoy!
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4th - 12th
The House on Mango Street "My Name" Reflection Activity
A person’s name is usually a very important aspect of their identity. In The House of Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros dedicates an entire vignette to Esperanza’s name. In “My Name”, Esperanza describes the weight that her name carries, the frustration that she feels about having such a name, and what she would change her name to if she could. This assignment tasks students to reflect on how their name impacts their identity.Great for ELL/Multilingual learners. English + Spanish Translations of ass
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7th - 10th
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
What is a Memoir? (Lesson 1/10)
One of the best narrative pieces to encourage students to write are memoirs. Memoirs are a way for students to practice skills like dialogue, pacing, and descriptive details while sharing about their life. It allows teachers to get to know their students better as writers and as people. Before having students write these memoirs, make sure you introduce what a memoir is! In these slides, students will learn about memoirs and view multiple, helpful examples.In these Google slides, you will receiv
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5th - 8th
Echoes of Hope: The Children of Sarajevo - Realistic Fiction
This story is also available as part of an eight story ebook, "Young Voices: Eight Short Stories of Courage & Resilience.""Echoes of Hope: The Children of Sarajevo" is an inspiring story of resilience and creativity amidst the devastating siege of Sarajevo. A group of children, led by Luka, Maja, Amir, and Zlata, transform a war-ravaged hideout into "The Nook," a sanctuary of learning, art, and music. They preserve the city’s spirit through storytelling, makeshift classes, and concerts, beco
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6th - 8th
Unit: Legends & Tall Tales/Mythology, Folklore/Creative Writing/ELA7-12|EDITABLE
Grade Levels: 7-12Creator: Erica VilliloAnchor Standards: 15Steps: 16Original Products: 9Links to Resources: 10Rubrics: 2Brainstorm about heroes with MY ORIGINAL HONORS WKSH: Heroes (CCSS.ELA.W.9)Research with LINK R4S: Module 2- Finding Information about a hero (CCSS.ELA.W.7)Read LINK: Tale of Sir Launcelot.pdf (CCSS.ELA.R.10)Practice standardized testing vocabulary with MY ORIGINAL WKSH Vocabulary Usage: Tale of Sir Launcelot du Lake (CCSS.ELA.L.4-6)Read LINK: The Sword in the Stone.pdf (CCSS.
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7th - 12th
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CLASS: Mythology and Folklore- ELA 7-12 (EDITABLE)
Unit: Norse Stories- Mythology and Folklore- ELA 7-12 (EDITABLE)Grade Levels: 7-12Creator: Erica VilliloAnchor Standards: All 32 CCSS Anchor StandardsSteps: 115+Original Products: 75+Links to Resources: 100+Rubrics: 5+11 Unit Bundles Include: Introduction, African, Sports, Pirates, Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, Arabian, Celtic, Italian, Norse, Greek
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7th - 12th
Novel Study Bundle: The First Rule of Punk and Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom
Embark on a captivating literary adventure with this dynamic booklet novel study bundle featuring two powerful books: "Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom" and "The First Rule of Punk." This comprehensive resource offers an immersive and thought-provoking exploration of diverse themes and engaging characters. From Lynda Blackmon Lowery's inspiring journey during the Civil Rights Movement to Malú's spirited quest for self-expression, this bundle provides a wealth of discussion questions, cultural a
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5th - 8th
The Outsiders Mock Trial
This is a fantastic end-of-the-unit activity for The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. With this product, you will be able to hold a classroom Mock Trial that is run by the students, with a student judge, student lawyers, student witness, and student jury. Students will be assigned roles with assignments that correspond to each role, and it's a great activity for differentiation because the roles have different difficulty levels. Teachers will guide students in their preparation for a couple of days bef
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6th - 9th
Also included in: The Outsiders Mock Trial Bundle
A Christmas Carol: A Play Told in Six Scenes
This wonderful story written by Charles Dickens is a must for students and teachers looking for a fun and simple dramatic reading or a staged production to share with the school or family and friends. Adapted for the stage by Carol J. Macy. Dickens has an important message about kindness and caring verses striving for material wealth. Each scene asks for only minimal props and costume pieces. Victorian Christmas music can be uploaded online or purchased on a CD. Students will LOVE acting ou
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4th - 12th
Explore Australia: Through the Eyes of the Aborigines
This Australia unit is a 15-day exploration integrating History, Geography, Science, Technology, ELA, Art,Math, and Citizenship/SEL lessons. The unit follows the theme of community spirit through developing awareness and involvement. These lessons extend the students' knowledge of text types such as descriptive texts and oral storytelling. The students analyze these texts and complete activities which develop an understanding of their structure and function. This unit is based around the introdu
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4th - 8th
Hyperdoc: Byronic Hero in Frankenstein Letters 1-4, An Introduction (EDITABLE)
provides notes about The Byronic Heroprovides a chart for students to fill out with examples of the romantic notes in the letters 1-4 to introduce Frankensteinprovides both a group and individual optionkey included
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7th - 12th
Also included in: BUNDLE: All Things Frankenstein- 22 Activities (EDITABLE)
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
Esperanza Rising Bundle - WebQuest & Leveled Discussion Questions + Bonus!
Looking for a complete resource to teach the Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan from start to finish? Welcome to my bundle for novel study!In this bundled resource, you get a pre-reading WebQuest for background and setting as well as chapter-by-chapter, and differentiated Discussion Questions for comprehension and analysis. The Esperanza Rising WebQuestWith the engaging WebQuest, students can learn about the background of the novel independently by researching the geography, history, culture, a
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6th - 9th
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Hyperdoc: Romanticism in Frankenstein Letters 1-4, An Introduction (EDITABLE)
provides notes about Romanticismprovides a chart for students to fill out with examples of the romantic notes in the letters 1-4 to introduce Frankensteinprovides both a group and individual optionkey included
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7th - 12th
Also included in: BUNDLE: All Things Frankenstein- 22 Activities (EDITABLE)
Chinese New Year/Lunar New Year/Tết Zodiac Story Readers' Theatre
There is a main lesson, and a low prep creative bonus crafts lesson if you don't want the fun to end. This classic Lunar New Year Readers Theatre Lesson retells the legend of "The Race for the Zodiac." It's an engaging yet simple mini-series of 1-2 lessons that will introduce middle grade students to an ancient cultural legend that is beloved by many in China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, and beyond."The Race for the Zodiac" story tells of how certain animals were chosen to represent the zo
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4th - 7th
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
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