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Common Core W.9-10.10 cultural activities
First Day of School Back to School Ice Breaker Activity with Writing Prompt
Here it is: the PERFECT Ice Breaker to start the school year. Don't know what to do to get to know your students? Print out this fun Back to School All About Me Ice Breaker Activity for the first day or week of school, or share the Google Slides™️ with your students. Ideal for use in Every type of classroom and grades 6 - 12. Comes with complete instructions for students AND complete, easy-to-follow "How to Post to Google Classroom" instructions for you. Using terms that teens can relate to, thi
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Ice Breaker Bundle English and Spanish | Back to School | New Year
BUNDLE Celebrating African American Dance Icons Activity PDF and Digital 9-12
This no-prep PDF and digital activity highlights twelve African American dance icons---ideal for high school students celebrating Black History Month or National Dance Day. Students learn about: Misty Copeland, Raven Wilkinson, Alonzo King, and Desmond Richardson, Alvin Ailey, Katherine Dunham, Donald McKayle, and Judith Jamison, Don Campbell, Boogaloo Sam, Pop 'in Pete, Buddha Stretch, Debbie Allen, Garth Fagan, Ben Vereen, and Jennifer Jones. Designed to be one-day web search lessons or expan
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9th - 12th
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"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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NEW Latin Folktales & Magical Realism Unit (Allende, Esquivel, Márquez)
In this fantastic Latin Folktales and Magical Realism unit, you will study characteristics of Latin folktales, analyze Latin cautionary folktales (El Silbón, El Sombrerón, La Llorona, La Siguanaba) and Latin animal folktales (Boitatá, El Cóndor y El Colibri, El Zorro, Jukumari), then explore genre elements of Magical Realism, and identify elements of Latin folktales and Magical Realism in A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (Gabriel García Márquez, short story), Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Es
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: Bundle: Norse Mythology Unit + Latin Folktales & Magical Realism Unit
Benjamin Franklin: Aphorisms from "Poor Richard's Almanac"
From Electric English...
This is a simple but effective assignment that gets the students thinking about the life of Benjamin Franklin in a new way. Why? Because it asks them to connect his life and ideas to their own lives and ideas. The kids always enjoy it, and they do not even realize they are engaging in deeper levels of thinking and learning.
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10th - 12th
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Nutcracker Ballet Background and History an Introduction for Secondary 7-12 Arts
These fun Nutcracker history and background activities will reinforce the creation of this classic ballet for any junior high or high school student. Great for dance, drama, music, or any class looking to integrate the arts into their classes. The Nutcracker is viewed by dancers and non-dancers alike during the holiday season, usually around Christmas. Amp up the fun by pairing it with a viewing of this iconic ballet and you have an educational winter celebration!Buy the Bundle and save 20% or
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8th - 11th
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Celebrating African American Broadway Dance Icons Activity PDF and Digital 9-12
This no-prep PDF and digital activity highlights three African American dance icons; Debbie Allen, Garth Fagan, Ben Vereen, and Jennifer Jones---ideal for high school students celebrating Black History Month or National Dance Day. Designed to be one-day web search lessons or expanded into a mini unit. This easy-to-use resource can readily be a jigsaw in small groups or expanded by using the additional idea pages to continue students’ learning experiences beyond the written page. This set of rol
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9th - 12th
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9th & 10th Grade English Social Justice Two-Week Unit
Welcome! Thank you for your interest in my two-week social justice unit for ninth and tenth-grade English students. I created this unit based on the principles of antiracism and social justice. The unit aligns with Common Core State Standards for reading informational/literary texts and writing and Teaching Tolerance Social Justice Standards. I hope to share this affordable two-week unit that encourages students in ninth and tenth grade English to dive deeper into their origins to unearth person
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9th - 10th
Celebrating African American Hip Hop Dance Icons Activity PDF and Digital
This no-prep digital and printable activity highlights three African American dance icons; Don Campbell, Boogaloo Sam, Pop 'in Pete, and Buddha Stretch---ideal for celebrating Black History Month or National Dance Day. Designed to be one-day web search lessons or expanded into a mini unit. This easy-to-use resource can readily be a jigsaw in small groups or expanded by using the additional idea pages to continue students’ learning experiences beyond the written page. This set of role models is
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9th - 12th
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The Other Wes Moore: Narrative Introduction Activity
This is an introduction activity to The Other Wes Moore that my students really enjoy! The Other Wes Moore is all about choices that choices made individually and choices made for us. Students essentially make a character and write a story about the choices others make for the character and the choices the character makes.Students will be given a static person with the person’s family income level, gender, race, and parentage (what has been mentioned as being something that affects everyone’s op
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9th - 12th
Celebrating African American Modern Dance Icons Activity PDF and Digital 9-12
This no-prep PDF and digital activity highlights three African American dance icons; Alvin Ailey, Katherine Dunham, Donald McKayle, and Judith Jamison---ideal for high school students celebrating Black History Month or National Dance Day. Designed to be one-day web search lessons or expanded into a mini unit. This easy-to-use resource can readily be a jigsaw in small groups or expanded by using the additional idea pages to continue students’ learning experiences beyond the written page. This se
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9th - 12th
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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
Grades:
7th - 12th
Realism Complete Packet
From Electric English...This is a packet that contains a vast amount of material covering the American Realistic Period of literature. For this reason, I have intentionally not included lesson plans to accompany this material; the idea here is that you have a variety of resources to pull from as you decide how you want to shape what little time you have in the classroom. Aahhhh, there never seems to be enough time :) Anyway, whether you love Edwin Arlington Robinson, Frederick Douglass, or Charl
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10th - 11th
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Realism 2 Packet
From Electric English...This is a packet that contains a vast amount of material covering the American Realistic Period of literature. For this reason, I have intentionally not included lesson plans to accompany this material; the idea here is that you have a variety of resources to pull from as you decide how you want to shape what little time you have in the classroom. Aahhhh, there never seems to be enough time :) Anyway, whether you love Stephen Crane or Willa Cather... There is something in
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10th - 11th
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Unit: Animal Farm by Orwell - ELA 9 (EDITABLE)
Profile:Unit: Novel- Animal FarmClass: ELA 9-10Bundles: 6Essay Type: 4 Argumentative and 1 Informative/ExplanatoryText Sets: 5Prompt Type: 2 Topic and 3 Standard5 Thematic TopicsReading Skills: 5Links to Resources: 45Keys: 46Assessments: 18Writing Skill: Formal WritingScaffolding Levels: 5Activities: 99Creator: Erica Villilo26 Recommended Exemplar Texts from CCSS, Springboard, CommonLit, and Holt’s Elements of Literature on 18 different CCSS Anchor Standards 5 Writing Prompts: 2 Topic and 3 Stan
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9th - 10th
Unit: Fables for Mythology and Folklore/Creative Writing (EDITABLE)
Grade Levels: 7-12Creator: Erica VilliloAnchor Standards: 8Steps: 10Original Products: 7Links to Resources: 15Rubrics: 1Complete MY ORIGINAL WKSH: Theme (CCSS.ELA.R.2)with textbook fable of choice (CCSS.ELA.R.10)STORY: “Right Mind and Wrong Mind” Page 172 STORY: “Princess and Tin Box” Page 332Complete MY ORIGINAL WKSH: Narrative Analysis (CCSS.ELA.W.3)With Folder: Fables- Not by Aesop (CCSS.ELA.R.1)Complete MY ORIGINAL DIRECTIONS: Literary Analysis (CCSS.ELA.W.2) With LINK: List of Aesop's
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7th - 12th
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Ambrose Bierce: "The Devil's Dictionary" Activity
From Electric English...
Words! Words! Words! Getting students to understand that word choice is paramount to understanding a writer's purpose should be one of the ultimate goals for English teachers. This is a short activity designed to have your crew consider the ideas of connotation and denotation :) Why do people have certain associations with words?Why do certain words make people feel a specific way? Why are words such an integral part of what makes an individual? This activity asks the st
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9th - 11th
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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Celebrating African American Ballet Dance Icons Activity PDF and Digital
This no-prep digital and printable activity highlights three African American dance icons; Misty Copeland, Raven Wilkinson, Alonzo King, and Desmond Richardson---ideal for celebrating Black History Month or National Dance Day. Designed to be one-day web search lessons or expanded into a mini unit. This easy-to-use resource can readily be a jigsaw in small groups or expanded by using the additional idea pages to continue students’ learning experiences beyond the written page. This set of role mo
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9th - 12th
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Transcendentalism: Aphorisms from "Reliance" and "Self-Nature"
From Electric English...
This is a simple but effective assignment that gets the students thinking about the life of Ralph Waldo Emerson in a new way. How? Because it asks them to connect his life and ideas to their own lives and ideas, by taking Emerson's words and explaining them in their own way. The kids always enjoy it, and they do not even realize they are engaging in deeper levels of thinking and learning.
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10th - 11th
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Latin Women Writers: Sandra Cisneros, Julia Alvarez, Isabel Allende for 9-12
This digital and printable resource, ideal for high school students celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month or Women’s History Month, highlights three hispanic female icons: Sandra Cisneros, Julia Alvarez, Isabel Allende. Great as part of high school ELA, Ethinic studies or Latin studies courses. Designed to be one day web search lessons or expanded into a mini unit. This easy-to-use resource can readily be a jigsaw in small groups or expanded by using the additional idea pages to continue students’
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9th - 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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Unit: Ballads for Mythology, Folklore/Creative Writing (EDITABLE)
Grade Levels: 7-12Creator: Erica VilliloAnchor Standards: 6Steps: 7Original Products: 5Links to Resources: 4Rubrics: 1Read LINK Text: The Ballad of Mulan (CCSS.ELA.R.1)With MY ORIGINAL WKSH: Discover Ballad Elements [CCSS.ELA.W.9]Read LINK Textbook Ballads (CCSS.ELA.SL.2) With MY ORIGINAL Literary Speed Dating with Ballads, have students line up in 2 lines (like speed dating) with one side having 1 ballad each and 1 side having any number of the ballad elements based on size. Have students discu
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7th - 12th
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