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Common Core W.9-10.2d cultural activities
Columbus Day | Indigenous Peoples Day | Reading Passage Comprehension Questions
Discover the truth about Christopher Columbus, with this close reading passage and comprehension question resource. Students record their schema about Christopher Columbus prior to reading. After reading about the life, rule, and treatment of Indigenous people under Columbus, students answer questions and have an opportunity to reflect on the passage--Did anything they read challenge what they previously knew about Columbus?This resource includes:Annotate the Text Strategies PageSchema Recordin
Grades:
8th - 10th
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
Christmas Writing Prompts | Middle School or High School
Discover a world where creativity meets the magic of Christmas. Immerse yourself in the spirit of the season with these Christmas Writing Prompts. What Awaits You: Explore 20 heartwarming story prompts on Christmas elves, reindeer, snowflakes, and the jolly man himself, Santa. You will receive 1 PowerPoint Slide Presentation with 3 pages of ideas, 20 prompts on slides that feature fun and festive Christmas designs, 1 writing slide to use for digital learning or printing for students to use, and
Grades:
6th - 9th, Staff
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
Día de los Muertos Student Research Project
The focus of this assignment is to help students independently research information about a focused topic and select their own expression of knowledge format. Project also includes students creating a 'calaveras literaris' in remembrance of a person that has dead. These projects can be completed independently or with a group. Rubrics is established by the expectations of the teacher.
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Grades:
5th - 10th
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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American Culture Collage
This multimodal project allows students to express themselves through their unique American cultural perspectives.
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Rhetorical Analysis Google Doc Packet & Printable - Emma Watson "Women's Rights"
PRINTABLE or DIGITAL Google Doc work packet. Ready to be assigned on Google Classroom. You will save time because an answer key and detailed lesson plan are included, and you will have a rigorous and engaging lesson aligned to standards on reading informational texts and argumentative writing! Students will love reading about social justice and gender inequality, perfect for Women's History Month!In this activity, students will...1. Evaluate Emma Watson's persuasive techniques by reading the spe
Grades:
6th - 12th
Brand Your Behavior as a Business: Trustworthiness Character Metaphor Worksheets
Just Like Any Business, We Brand Ourselves by Our Reputation!Character Traits Communicate to Others One's Personal Integrity.Worksheet Metaphors Compare Business and Human Behavior OutcomesAnalyze how businesses communicate: They are branded by their reputations.As well, personal behavior management also brands a person's trustworthiness!Awareness Objectives:Recognize Brands Sustain a ReputationDiscern Why Business Brands Succeed Realize You Acquire Your Brand aka Your ReputationExamine Why Repu
Grades:
9th - 12th
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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Frida Kahlo
Level: AP Language/ Advance Spanish/ Bilingual classes
Esta unidad es perfecta para estudiantes de español avanzado como tema cultural. A los estudiantes les encanta saber sobre la vida y la obra de Frida Kahlo.
Incluye lesson plans, commom core standards, actividades y diferenciadas por niveles y rúbrica.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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
Grades:
10th - 12th
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TEXT SET: Animal Farm & Address to Students at Moscow - ELA 9 (EDITABLE)
Agenda #16: Novel- Orwell’s Animal Farm and Reagan’s Address to Students at Moscow University Profile:Subject: ELAGrade Level: 9-10Unit: Novel- Animal FarmEssay Type: Informative/ExplanatoryText Set: #16Prompt Type: Topic = Topic ReasonsThematic Topic: Tradition and RevolutionWriting Skill: Formal WritingStandard: RL.9-10.5 Text StructureScaffolding Level: ClassCreator: Erica VilliloIncludes:1 Bonus File: Agenda with 38 LinksList of 4 Recommended Exemplar Texts from CCSS, Springboard, CommonLit,
Grades:
9th - 10th
TEXT SET: Novel- Animal Farm & I Have a Dream - ELA 9 (EDITABLE)
Profile:Subject: ELAGrade Level: 9-10Unit: Novel- Animal FarmEssay Type: Informative/ExplanatoryText Set: #15Prompt Type: StandardThematic Topic: Dreams and ProgressWriting Skill: Formal WritingStandard: RL.9-10.6 RhetoricScaffolding Level: TeacherCreator: Erica VilliIncludes:1 Bonus File: Agenda with 37 LinksList of 4 Recommended Exemplar Texts from CCSS, Springboard, CommonLit, and Holt’s Elements of Literature for the Thematic Topic: Dreams and Progress 8 different CCSS Standards 1 Writing Pr
Grades:
9th - 10th
Animal Farm: Historical Research and Allegorical Creative Writing
Students choose a historical event and write an allegory.
Grades:
8th - 12th
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
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
Grades:
8th - 11th
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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
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Catch the Moon by Judith Ortiz Cofer Vocabulary Activity
Fun writing activity for students to use the vocabulary of Catch the Moon by Judith Ortiz Cofer and the tittle "Catch the Moon" and write a creative short story based on only knowing the following (vocabulary words and the given title of their story) Students process the vocabulary through this activity as they use the words correctly and incorporate them into their story. Student also think about theme based on a title.
Grades:
9th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Catch the Moon by Judith Ortiz Cofer Worksheet Bundle
Pre-AP Skill Development: High Quality Thesis and Analysis Rurbic
Use this rubric to help assess students' work on thesis statements and analysis of a text as they move from bland and uninspired to insightful and captivating. I developed this rubric to help Pre-AP students understand what went in to writing a high quality thesis and analysis that pushes beyond basic discussion of the theme. With specific traits that make a thesis, evidence, and analysis higher level thinking and writing, this rubric helps you and your students get to the next level and ready f
Grades:
9th - 12th
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English Writing Journal for English Language Learners | ESL Journal
Your students will love this English Writing Journal for English Language Learners, which include 8 journal prompts with pictures and a writing sample. This interactive learning journal will guide your ESL students in developing their language and expression in English. The beautiful images are engaging and inspiring, and along with the sample writing, will motivate your students to write more in the target language. ☀️ ☀️ A portion of all purchases helps to support Ray of Light, an organizati
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Grades:
10th - 12th
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
A great worksheet for Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! With the use of the Internet, students can learn independently or together with a partner about famous Hispanic/Latino leaders-- their birthplace, heritage, and their contributions U.S. society.
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9th - 12th
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