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High school english language arts cultural activities for Easel
1st Day of School Survey for High Schoolers
This two-sided survey asks some very specific questions that will give you great background information about your new students:- Name/Nickname/Class Period - Home Technology Access- After-School Job Schedules- Highlights of Summer Vacation- # of Books in the Home- Special Areas of Expertise- Positive Attributes / Self-Perception- Favorite Teacher Ever- Total # of Schools Attended- Career Plans- Interests/Hobbies/Passions- # of Pets- # of Siblings/Cousins/Nieces/Nephews in the Home- Sports and C
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
The Book of Life (2014): Complete Movie Guide
"Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart, embarks on an adventure that spans three fantastic worlds where he must face his greatest fears." - IMDbThis movie guide comes with a complete character reference sheet and 23-questions that will help keep your students focused throughout the video. The questions range from T/F to comprehension. Help your students get the most out of this culturally rich movie! This product includes a comp
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5th - 9th
Thanksgiving Activities Nonfiction Lesson on Hot Topics: Black Friday
This informational text lesson for Thanksgiving is ready-to-go to engage your high school students this November. With leveled texts, standards-based questions, creative activity, and a text-based writing prompt, your students will be engaged, informed, and ready to debate! Student Experience: The encroachment of Black Friday into Thanksgiving Thursday has been a trend years in the making. This mini unit is designed to get students not only thinking and questioning this topic, but also analyzi
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Thanksgiving Activities for Teens, Mini Unit, BUNDLE
Spanish-Speaking Countries (Cultural Facts) Interactive Notebook Activity
This is a 3 page interactive notebook activity over the 21 countries of the Spanish-speaking world. Students will color, cut, and paste the flags of the 21 Spanish-speaking countries to their notebooks. Next, students will flip up each flag and write one or two cultural facts about each country. Cultural facts may include information about the countries holidays, celebrations, traditions, beliefs, sports, music, and food. Instructions are given on the first page.
This activity was designed to b
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Spanish Countries and Capitals Vocabulary Bundle
Ain't I a Woman? by Sojourner Truth Rhetorical Device Annotation Activity
Whether you are using this speech to analyze rhetoric, tone, or diction, this annotating and highlighting activity will engage all learners. Print and digital options with optional rhetorical precis included. I recommend using paper and highlighters the "old-fashioned" way because it is far more kinesthetic, but the Google Slides file also allows for digital/paperless learning.This activity requires 5 different color highlighters. I recommend (1) blue (2) green (3) yellow (4) orange (5) pink to
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9th - 12th
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Two Roads by Joseph Bruchac Native American Heritage Novel Guide
Two Roads by Joseph Bruchac Novel Guide Native American History, great for teaching about the Great Depression, the Bonus Army, The Cherokee Rose, Indian schools and the U.S. history. This novel guide includes: Lesson objectivesPre, during, and post reading activities Chapter by chapter questionsAnswer KeyEssay questionsJournaling questionsBackground/historical information Extension resources Character analysisNovel theme activityCharacter traitsKWL ChartVocabulary activities This resource is gr
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6th - 9th
Día de los Reyes Magos Reading Passage
Introduce your students to a Christmastime tradition with this Día de los Reyes Magos Reading Passage! This concise resource is tailored for 6th-10th grade students, providing insights into the history of the Epiphany as it is celebrated in Latin America and Spain.Dive into the rich traditions of this holiday through a one-page informational text, available in vibrant full color or practical black-and-white. Engage your students with a detailed exploration of Día de los Reyes Magos, correcting m
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6th - 10th
Also included in: Hispanic Holidays 1-Page Reading Passages (BUNDLE)
Broadway Musical Unit and Study Guide For Les Miserables Grades 8 to 10
Want to study a classic in an unusual way? Les Misérables is a sung-through musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel of the story of the June rebellion of 1832, an uprising in Paris against the rule of King Louis-Philippe, fuelled by economic hardship and a cholera epidemic. It was quashed, and is remembered mainly for its inclusion in Hugo's novel. Now through this Dramamommaspeaks resource, students have an opportunity to study its journey to Broadway, plot, creative team, songs, compo
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8th - 10th
Hispanic Heritage Month Task Cards - Trivia Game
This is a set of 48 task cards to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Students will answer questions over the history of Hispanic Heritage Month, Hispanic traditions, and over serval notable Hispanics from history and today. This activity work well as a fun trivia game to introduce Hispanic Heritage Month.Includes:1. Instructions for Use2. 48 Task Cards (In color and black and white)3. Miniature Task Cards (In color and black and white)4. Task Card Recording Sheets (print two-sided)5. Answer Keys
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4th - 10th
Also included in: Hispanic Heritage Month Projects and Activities Bundle
A Charlie Brown Christmas Lesson Plan
"Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!"
Is there any better way to start a discussion of a holiday than by watching the Charlie Brown special about it? I use this in my ESL and EFL classroom every year to teach international students about the holiday and to get my students thinking about Christmas and the meaning of the holiday. Plus it's just fun to watch!
This comprehension and discussion lesson plan (with complete Teacher Notes, Answer Keys, and differentiated questions) involves a critical watc
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1st - 10th, Adult Education
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French Telling Time Activities-includes 24 hour clock+digital activity
Are you teaching telling time in French? Here are 7 worksheets, an activity for oral speech practice and answer keys. The 24 hour clock is used with the European style of telling time. Options allow the use of “du matin, de l’après-midi & du soir” to be used, plus “midi” and “minuit”. The printables also include the differences between symbols used in “French” time with the use of “h” in contrast to the use of the colon “:” in English time. The use of these activities allow for opportuniti
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6th - 9th
Also included in: French time/heure BUNDLE-activities-worksheets-game & Google Slides™
MUSICAL COMPOSER RESEARCH PROJECT OUTLINE / QUESTIONNAIRE DISTANCE LEARNING
YOUR STUDENTS WILL ENJOY RESEARCHING IMPORTANT MUSICAL COMPOSERS! THIS RESEARCH TOOL PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK FOR YOUR STUDENTS AS THEY INVESTIGATE THE FASCINATING LIVES OF MAJOR MUSICAL COMPOSERS.RELATED PRODUCTSCOMPARING COMPOSERS VENN DIAGRAMMUSICAL TIME PERIODS CHARTGet credit for future purchases:Please go to your "My Purchases" page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a "Provide Feedback" button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick ra
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: Musical Composers Activity Super Bundle
El chupacabras - Leveled Readings in Spanish and one in English
** PDFs Printable and digital compatible (Flipped learning, distance learning)This packet of the legend of the chupacabras (El chupacabras, la leyenda lecturas) is a great addition the Spanish class (or ESL classes) because :• It is well known in the Spanish –speaking world• It’s interesting• It a good stimulus for discussing fact, supposition and exaggeration• There are two levels of Spanish reading (for your mixed level classes or your two levels of classes) • One level for English learning o
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4th - 10th
Black History Month - African-American Scientists
This packet has 20 investigations of African-American scientists. Students search online for information about each scientist: when and where they were born, important events in their life, discoveries they are famous for, etc.:Neil deGrasse Tyson, George Washington Carver, Mae Jemison, Percy Lavon Julian, Ernest Everett Just, Marie Maynard Daly, Katherine Johnson, Edward Bouchet, Alice Ball, Roger Arliner Young, Lloyd Hall, J. Ernest Wilkins, Jr., Ronald McNair, Benjamin Banneker, Charles Drew
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Black History Month BUNDLE - High School
Los Reyes Magos- Three Kings Day-Cultural Lesson Plan-ENGLISH- Jan 6th
#reyesmagosThis Cultural lesson on the Three Kings is the perfect activity after the holidays. Students will be able to learn about the Spanish feast of the Three Kings and become familiar with one of the most special dates and activities for New Years. Great SUBSTITUTE lesson plan for the Holidays. It contains-Word search with 15 words -Traditions of Dia de Reyes - Reading -Questions about the Traditions Reading -Crown Patterns - students can make their own crowns -Color by Number - Camels Fo
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3rd - 10th
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Also included in: LOS REYES MAGOS BUNDLE- THREE KINGS DAY BUNDLE-Distance Learning
Broadway Musical Unit Study Guide For Rent HIV AIDS Struggle Poverty La Boehme
Part of a Bundle Rent, winner of the 1996 Pulitzer prize in Letters, Drama & Music demonstrates the consequences of the HIV/Aids epidemic of the 1990's. However, this lesson and study guide focuses on its origin, playwright & composer, songs, history of the Broadway musical and a mini-lesson the Tony Awards. This lesson suitable for an arts integration in an AP language arts or Honors social studies or drama class. Note: This lesson is most appropriate for senior high school. The le
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10th - 12th
Social Emotional Learning: Self-Identity & Culture
*UPDATED* Social Emotional Learning worksheet based on culture and self-identity. Help students develop a sense of self and how cultures are created. This worksheet is intended to help students explore how culture is identified as well as their own identity. Students explore their own culture with this open-ended infographic based on one's self, they can fill the infographic out on their own or use it to interview another student to practice communication skills and self reflection.
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3rd - 9th
Spanish Culture Postcards from Spain Set 1 - Spanish City, Weather, Clothing
This set includes 4 postcards written by Maria about 4 of Spain's great, historic cities: Madrid, Barcelona, Toledo, and Sevilla. Students learn about Spanish culture while they translate them from Spanish to English. They'll discover the treasures of these cities, such as the Prado, El Retiro Park, La Sagrada Familia, Park Guell, Parque de Maria Luisa, Spain's great artists such as Velazquez, Picasso, El Greco, Gaudi, Miro, Goya, Madrid's Plaza Mayor, and much more. The postcards include descr
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4th - 12th
Also included in: Spanish Culture Postcards from Spanish Cities Bundle - Spanish City
Cinco de Mayo Leveled Readings, Worksheets and Coloring in Spanish and English
** PDFs Printable and digital compatible (Flipped learning, distance learning)Cinco de Mayo Leveled Readings, Worksheets and Coloring Sheets in Spanish and English by Lonnie Dai ZoviEducate and celebrate CInco de Mayo with your Spanish and/or English speaking students by having them read (at their level and language) the brief history behind the holiday.The 2 pages of each reading (in level 1 Spanish, level 2 Spanish or low intermediate English ) are well illustrated to add to the understanding
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3rd - 10th
Tell-Tale Heart by Poe. Adapted Close Read Halloween Fun. ESL Beginner Unit.
This bright, colorful and fun adapted text version of The Tell-Tale Heart makes Poe's classic accessible to ESL and ENL beginners and newcomers. The unit includes 5-days of lesson plans, based around an initial and then close read of the text. Please open up the preview for details to make sure the text is right for your classroom -- it will be a challenge for your ELLs, but hopefully worth it.It is easily set up for DISTANCE LEARNING on TPT Digital, shared via Google Classroom. The PDF also pri
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Día de los Muertos - SPANISH Day of the Dead reading, worksheets & crafts
A fun way to teach your students all about el Día de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, in Spanish! This Día de los Muertos activity set is all in Spanish: readings, worksheets, activities. Worksheet instructions are provided in Spanish and English (separate pages). Perfect for a bilingual, dual-language, ESL, ESOL, EFL, ELD or ELL classroom!This 32 page set includes the following:- The history behind Día de los Muertos (reading passage)includes a detailed 2-page reading for older students, and
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3rd - 12th
La Llorona - The Legend of the Wailing Woman
** La Llorona - The Legend of the Wailing Woman is now available for print for in-person learning,, remote distance learning and/or blended learning classes, and of course, Google ClassroomsLa Llorona – La Legend of the Wailing Woman is a packet that contains short (two pages each) readings in two levels. The readings, along with the delightful grayscale drawings, tell the story of the popular legend prevalent in the Hispanic community. It is commonly believed that the jilted woman drowned her
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3rd - 9th
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Also included in: La Llorona – La Leyenda Bilingual Bundle
EL CARNAVAL DE PONCE- Reading Comprehension- ENGLISH- Mardi Gras Theme-SUB PLAN
This amazing lesson will allow your students to learn about one of the most famous Carnivals in the world.- The Ponce Carnaval. This great event is celebrated before Ash Wednesday in the town of Ponce in Puerto Rico. It is a colorful, full of characters -Vejigantes- and whimsical traditions that highlight the Boricua spirit. Perfect lesson for a substitute teacher. It is student friendly and great fun.
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1- Mask Outline- Have students cut the mask in cardboard and color it.
2- Rea
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3rd - 11th
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Also included in: FEBRERO-BUNDLE OF FEBRUARY ACTIVITIES IN SPANISH- DISTANCE LEARNING
Australian Poetry Close Reading MULGA BILLS BICYCLE by Banjo Paterson
This Poetry Analysis Workshop for close reading using Australian Poet Banjo Patterson's 'Mulga Bill's Bicycle' helps students learn to dig deep in poetry analysis. This great Australian poem is fun story of an overconfident horseman who decides that riding the newly invented bicycle will be too easy for him.Workshop takes 2-3 lessons. This great poem analysis can be printed in a small booklet. Perfect for snippets of analytical thinking and textual analysis practice between other units, or for a
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8th - 11th
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