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Common Core W.11-12.2d cultural activities
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
Grades:
9th - 12th
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
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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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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A Tale of Two Cities Book 2 Chapter 21 Postcards Activity
Have your students analyze different points of view in A Tale of Two Cities with this creative writing activity. Students will create two postcards (templates included) to represent both the perspectives of the revolutionists as they stormed the Bastille, and the aristocracy as they watched it happen. The included rubric covers: point of view, accuracy of information from Chapter 21, use of figurative language, and standard writing conventions. There is even room on the template to have students
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10th - 12th
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Oral History Writing Project
This writing project brings students and older members of the community together in a mutually satisfying and educationally powerful way.
The assignment involves two major components: an interview and the writing of a biographical sketch with the information obtained in the interview. There is much flexibility in how you might approach classwork associated with the assignment. The handout provides everything necessary to get the job done, but you could easily augment with class discussions, pre
Grades:
9th - 12th
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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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]
Collaborative Story Writing: Great lesson for any grade!
I love to use this lesson when discussing narrative, plot, or as a fun holiday activity before break! Students will be creating collaborative stories where they will write a piece of the plot and then share will the following student to add until all parts of the story are complete. This a fun way to get students working together and creatively!
Grades:
3rd - 12th
WKSH: Informative/Explanatory Analysis Hope, Despair, & Memory- Wiesel EDITABLE
A general worksheet of 15 questions to analyze any text according to the standardIncludes an annotated teacher copy of the exemplar textIncludes a typed key for an exemplar textIncludes a link to an audio recordingIncludes a link to a quizlet set for the standard
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7th - 12th
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"The Scarlet Letter" and the #MeToo Movement: Discussion Questions
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is once again relevant in today's literature classrooms. This powerpoint offers contemporary discussion questions and quick-write prompts for students for the first 12 chapters of the book. Questions that students might find edgy or controversial are marked with a red background to indicate the teacher should use discretion. Topics included are hypocrisy, slut-shaming, separation of children from their families at the
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9th - 12th
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SOLD (Patricia McCormick) Free-Verse Poem (based on a trafficking survivor)
NOTE: I do this poem after reading Patricia McCormick's Sold; however, you can use it with plenty of other content, as well!This assignment requires students to independently research a survivor of either sex or labor trafficking. After finding a survivor from a reputable source, they are tasked with summarizing their article, citing it in MLA format, and then using the information from their article to create a FREE-VERSE poem to represent the story of their survivor. I love this assignment, an
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: SOLD: Novel Activity Bundle
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