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Common Core W.11-12.2 cultural activities
"Body Ritual of the Nacirema": Learning about Cultures and Making Inferences
“Body Ritual among the Nacirema” is a satirical scholarly article written by Horace Miner and published in a 1956 issue of American Archaeologist. In the article, Miner describes the odd habits of the Nacirema culture, specifically their body rituals. While many professionals (and students) who read this were/are fooled into thinking this is a real culture Miner had discovered, close reading and inferences reveal the Nacirema are actually Americans (Nacirema spelled backwards) and he’s descri
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Holidays Around the World Writing Project, Leveled, Differentiated!
Students will pick a country they are interested in studying and answer questions about the holiday traditions in that country, then write an essay in paragraph form, using the questions as a graphic organizer. This product includes geography, writing, and social studies components. There are 2 levels for the writing portion, the first level contains a fill in the blanks essay. Level 2 is for intermediate learners who are able to free write their answers in essay form.
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K - 12th
"Long Way Down" post-reading Activities Choice Board (Jason Reynolds)
Engage your students in meaningful post-reading activities with the "Long Way Down After Reading Choice Board" and watch as they develop critical thinking skills, empathy, and a deeper appreciation for literature. Let's embark on this journey together.By incorporating this choice board into your curriculum, you empower students to explore "Long Way Down" through a lens that resonates with their interests and strengths. Whether they prefer writing, art, analysis, or interactive projects, this res
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10th - 12th
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Poems of the Harlem Renaissance: Comprehension and Analysis (Fully Editable)
No American Literature curriculum is complete without a study of the poetry of the Harlem Renaissance. This lesson presents the poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar, Claude McKay, and Langston Hughes with questions embedded in the text of each poem which will guide your students to a comprehensive understanding of each poet!This fully editable lesson includes questions for the following poems:"Sympathy" by Paul Laurence Dunbar"We Wear the Mask" by Paul Laurence Dunbar"To One Coming North" by Claude McK
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Harlem Renaissance Unit: Poems, Short Stories, and Rhetorical Analysis
Death and Rituals
This is a written assignment that can be done in class and avoid AI interference or plagiarism. It is focused on death rituals and how different cultures approach death and dying. It has the student plan their own funeral and incorporate their beliefs and traditions into the planning.
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12th
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Is Dark Tourism Okay? An Informational Article Comparison on Ethics & Tourism
This is an upper middle school/ high school level lesson that compares two age-appropriate articles on the growing business of dark tourism. This lesson brings in reading, history, technology, and writing. My high schoolers love this assignment because it allows them to read multiple perspectives about sensitive topics relevant to their age group and news (TIKTOK and living streaming at hollow sites).Students will discuss the ethical responsibility of tourists who visit places of historical sign
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8th - 12th
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Informational Text and Activities for Valentine’s Day and Romeo and Juliet
High interest standards-based nonfiction text for Valentine’s Day and Romeo and Juliet. Includes 5 multiple choice, 2 short answer, 10 discussion questions, exit ticket, answer keys, and rubrics. Student Experience: Begin with a quick vocabulary-building activity. Then students read entertaining NYT informational text (“To Fall in Love with Anyone, Do This”) that covers a study suggesting relative strangers can fall in love by asking and answering 36 questions. Then students respond to the artic
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9th - 12th
12 Days of Christmas Writing or Discussion Prompts
Need some engaging Christmas and winter-themed writing or discussion prompts for middle or high school students? Here are 12 unique prompts on a Christmas-themed background that can be used regardless of content area, grade, or ability level. This Google Slides presentation includes editable prompts on a non-editable Christmas background. I have used this in high school English and elective courses with different grades and ability levels present. Students enjoy a new prompt each day! No prep re
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Also included in: Christmas & Winter Writing Prompts and Word Search Puzzles
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
Grades:
7th - 12th
Explore Othering in society, impact on marginalized groups, Critical Thinking
Explore Othering in society, impact on marginalized groups, Critical ThinkingFRANKENSTEIN versionThis product is designed to help students think about the process of Othering. Through Othering, people classify groups of individuals and judge them based on surface-level characteristics, such as race or ethnicity. As evidenced in history and still present in society today, Othering can lead to harmful movements, including marginalization or exclusion of certain populations. Therefore students need
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Autobiography Study and Share Using Google MyMaps
In this cross-curricular mini-unit, students will study the book genre of "autobiography." Teachers are encouraged to accompany this project with a book study of a specific autobiography, as available within your school.The magic of this project is that students will be able to dabble with a new Google Suite App called Google MyMaps, so that your students can get creative and begin their quest with GIS. Students will create an autobiography by creating points on a map. Within each point, you c
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3rd - 12th
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American Culture Collage
This multimodal project allows students to express themselves through their unique American cultural perspectives.
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9th - 12th
Distance Learning: What Would You Do for Teens and Young Adults PowerPoint
Get students thinking and talking with this collection of creative and original hypothetical What Would You Do? situations from veteran English teacher Taylor Sapp. The 27 critical thinking prompts here are designed with young learners or elementary school students in mind.This is the PowerPoint edition. You can also get it in a Google Slides edition.What would you do if:you had a friend who was a little too touchy-feely?you could teleport anywhere you wanted in the world?you saw a person holdin
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Washington DC Field Trip Journal Notebook Differentiated
This Washington D.C. Notebook is perfect for children and students of all ages who would like to document, scrapbook, draw, write and create memories of their field trip or vacation. Writing is perfect for synthesizing the learning which takes place through field trips and hands on learning experiences. By having peers edit each other's entries you can integrate language arts, grammar and mechanics. Writing based on educational museums and experiences with and without prompted essay topics furth
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K - 12th, Higher Education
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-PS3-1
, 1-ESS1-1
, MS-ETS1-2
, 5-ESS3-1
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Image Study: John Singer Sargent
Image Study: This is an Image Study where students will analyze a painting on their own, in this case, several paintings by the turn of the century American painter John Singer Sargent , and then watch a short (<10 minutes) video essay by Nerdwriter that breaks down that painting, its form, and historical context and answer some questions on the video.This is great for art exploration for students, as well as familiarizing students with the academic language of analysis in an approachable for
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Three Crucible Creative Writing Assignments
These three writing assignments all stem from a study of The Crucible by Arthur Miller, and involve different skills. You may want to offer your students one of the three, and work on the necessary skills and techniques (e.g., memoir-writing for the first option, or research skills for the third) relevant to it, or offer the class a choice of the three.
In the first option, the “Stand Up” composition, I stress that the situation the student writes about may have been actually serious or just s
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10th - 12th
Black History Month: Music & Art's Role in Social Change Project
This multi-media project is designed to help students examine the role music and photographs have played in social change from the time of the Civil Rights Movement to today. In this project, students will: examine and synthesize multiple texts (photos/songs/Articles/) and will analyze the significance of each in the social changes that came about due to the Civil Rights Movement. Students will create a multi-media slideshow presentation in which they compare/contrast music and photos, and ana
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9th - 12th
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Creative Writing Through a Social Justice Len
Teaching Writing With A Social Justice Lens.This community-based learningnot only explored but also engaged students in the action of writing for social justice. Students were asked and worked to answer in creative, inquiry-based, and reflective ways the following sections: What is Activism? Using Social Media for Social Justice, Advocating for change through letters & reflecting on who you are as an activist.
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6th - 12th
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Distance Learning Informational Text & Activities for Romeo and Juliet
High interest standards-based nonfiction text for Valentine’s Day and Romeo and Juliet. Includes 5 multiple choice, 2 short answer, 10 discussion questions, exit ticket, answer keys. Student Experience: Begin with a quick vocabulary-building activity. Then students read entertaining NYT informational text (“To Fall in Love with Anyone, Do This”) that covers a study suggesting relative strangers can fall in love by asking and answering 36 questions. Then students respond to the article by complet
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8th - 11th
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Civic Engagement "Dear Neighbor" Project
This is an amazing three-ish day project about Civics, Persuasive Writing, Collaborative Revision, and Public Speaking! Overall project flow:* Students reflect on their priorities, biases, and reasons for supporting their chosen candidate in an upcoming election.* Students peer-edit their letters, revising arguments for grammar and persuasive power.* Teams of students campaign for their chosen candidate, collaborating to write a Platform Speech they present to the class.* As campaign staffers,
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Unit: Pirate Stories - Mythology and Folklore ELA 7-12 (EDITABLE)
Grade Levels: 7-12Creator: Erica VilliloStandards: CCSS.ELA.SL.1CCSS.ELA.SL.4CCSS.ELA.R.5CCSS.ELA.R.10CCSS.ELA.L.3CCSS.ELA.W.2CCSS.ELA.W.7CCSS.ELA.W.87 Products4 Links7 Activities
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7th - 12th
Unit: Sports Stories - Mythology and Folklore ELA 7-12 (EDITABLE)
Grade Levels: 7-12Creator: Erica VilliloAnchor Standards: 8Steps: 11Original Products: 7Links to Resources: 3Rubrics: 3
Grades:
7th - 12th
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
Grades:
6th - 11th
Also included in: FUN WOMEN'S HISTORY PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES [BUNDLE]
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