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High school Presidents' Day balanced literacy dbqs
The Odyssey:Writing Prompts Constructed Response CCSS Digital Activity
Add this to your Odyssey Unit. This is a very engaging and timely activity that deals with a piece of classic literature that is essential to the goals of the Common Core. Students race to collect textual evidence in disguise as character tweets. After the data collection on several topics, students jigsaw and examine one of the topic sheets. The discussion of this material will become material for a constructed response. I love to make learning a game and this is the ultimate example of that. I
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6th - 10th
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Vehicular Vengeance! - Crime / Mystery Synthesis
This student centered assignment draws upon many of the skills and standards required in an English or language arts course. Students must close-read texts, make annotations, synthesize, present arguments, and use effective listening and speaking skills in a group setting. The set-up is straightforward. Students are placed in groups (typically 4-5 students per). Each group is given the included packet of clues that must be scrutinized in order to present a solution. The clues reveal little on t
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Environmental issues of Europe stations clue hunt
This is a wonderful resource for any Social Studies classroom. It covers the Georgia standard SS6G8 : Explain environmental issues in Europe. It can also be used for Earth Day. I created this station activity for my own social studies classroom. Our district is focusing on incorporating literacy standards in all subject areas. This is a great way to get students reading for information.My students love this activity. I hope yours do too!CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.4CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.7CCS
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4th - 12th
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President's Day- Washington's Farewell Address and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Description: These activities (Washington’s Farewell Address and Gettysburg Address) are meant to be used singularly or as a pair. Many school districts have mandated “some” activity to be completed around this holiday. It is difficult to plug in this time frame when history teachers are already on the Great Depression or further.Both lessons, used as a pair or individually are designed to use as a supplement to my S.M.A.R.T. document analysis lesson currently found FREE on TPT (Fooling Around W
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10th - 12th
Powerful Words: Experience the Impact of the Gettysburg Address
Print and Go PDF Lesson on the Gettysburg AddressThis item includes a background of the Battle of Gettysburg, the Gettysburg Address, and various leveled questions for students to answer.. Here’s what you’ll get:Printable PDFBackground overview on the Battle of GettysburgA copy of the Gettysburg AddressA question sheet which includes Levels 1, 2, and 3 questionsAnswer KeyIMPORTANT!If you chose the PDF version, you MUST open it in Adobe Reader (free) in order for it to work properly with embedded
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6th - 10th
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Amer Gov - The Growth of Presidential Powers Lesson Plan High School
Presidential Powers - Government Lesson Plan The growth of the United States PresidencyThis six page writing activity contains information regarding various president's expansion of power. Students take notes while annotating and then are asked to write an essay response which analyzes how and why such expansion of powers might have exceeded the original intent of the framers..Although the founding fathers designed the office of the presidency to be remarkably less powerful than that of the legi
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9th - 12th
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David Robinson “Letter to My Younger Self” Discussion Questions
This google form has discussion questions that go with the text "Letter to My Younger Self" by David Robinson. The questions are all short response that go over comprehension and figurative language throughout the text. You can give this to students as an individual assignment or whole group.
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7th - 10th
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Performance Task: Life in a Dystopia
In this Performance Task, students are asked to read 4 sources, two fiction and two nonfiction, on the topic of dystopias. Students must complete 3 research questions related to the sources, citing textual evidence.Students then complete a writing task based on what they learned from the four sources they read.Could be used as SBAC prep, a 3-4 day lesson on close reading and writing, or an assessment
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6th - 10th
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Watergate Scandal DBQ
DBQ packet for Watergate Scandal. Does not have an essay component. Contains hook exercise, background story, and four documents. Includes a group activity component: document analysis sheet, with four job titles, with job descriptions to hand out to students. Instructions are included to help alleviate planning time.
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Early US Presidents (DBQ)
The early presidents of the United States (1789-1837) are recognized fortheir foreign and domestic polices that helped our country become a strong nation. Through their leadership, these founding fathers led the country through its beginning by establishing the first republican form of government that has become the strongest in the world today.Using the information from the documents and their knowledgeof United States history, students will answer the questions that follow each document. The a
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8th - 12th
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DBQ: The Pledge (Argument & Sources)
This is a resource I created during my first year as an AP Language and Composition teacher. Very similar to the DBQ (Document Based Questions) that students write in History class, this type of assignment is crucial to promoting close reading, text-supported arguments, and visual text.
This activity is designed to:
1) Help students become familiar with the wording of the exam and exam directions
2) Have students take a position on a controversial issue
3) Read visuals as text
4) Practice in-te
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9th - 12th
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A Primary Source Analysis With Each American President
U.S. Presidents - The American Presidents - Scavenger Hunt Crossword - Primary Source AnalysisThis resource includes the following:•A Google Slides Presentation that includes the name, term date, a portrait, and a brief biographical summary or statement for each president.•A “Scavenger Hunt Crossword Puzzle” worksheet to go with the slideshow.•FIFTY pages of worksheet, all based on primary sources, which includes a short analysis section or summary question for each president. For this activity,
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7th - 12th
Presidents' Day America's Forgotten Presidents
Students learn about 5 of America's forgotten presidents for Presidents' Day by reading a page of text on Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, and B. Harrison and answer 3 questions on each president. They will also pick who they believe is the 5th forgotten president (list provided of presidents to choose from--this part of the activity might require access to research materials). They then answer 4 conclusion questions. An answer key is not provided because virtually every question is opinion and in
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8th - 11th
Also included in: Presidents' Day BUNDLE
Lupita Manana: Document Based Essay Assignment
At the conclusion of our unit on immigration and after reading Lupita Manana by Patricia Beatty my students wrote this persuasive essay pertaining to illegal immigration. It is formatted to match the format of the document based essay on the New York State History Regents Exam. The documents that they use are the book and articles that we read as a class.
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7th - 10th
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"Why Videos Go Viral" TED Talk Questions
This product includes the transcript of the TED Talk "Why Videos Go Viral" by Kevin Allocca as well as ten multiple-choice questions. The multiple choice questions address author's purpose, central idea, summary, and analyzing the meanings of unknown words.
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6th - 9th
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"The Dangers of Silence" TED Talk Questions
This product includes the transcript of the TED Talk "The Danger of Silence" by Clint Smith as well as ten multiple-choice questions. The multiple choice questions address central idea, structure, figurative language (analyzing, not idenitfying), and perspective/POV.
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7th - 10th
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Paraphrasing Primary Documents
This document breaks down two primary sources related to immigration and Early American Intolerance. Students can define highlighted words and paraphrase each section of the document in a table format.
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9th - 10th
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Writing Process: Self-Check and Peer Review
After students have completed the planning stage for an essay or paper, you can use this sheet for students to use as a rough draft. There are questions on the left margin they must address and reflect on, questions for a peer reviewer to complete, and some space for your feedback at the bottom (which I would recommend not doing until they've addressed issues they saw in their reflection and the peer review).
I use these with Document-Based Essays and Mini-DBQs, but they could be used in any co
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Mass Media and the American Revolution
This lesson was initially developed to help teach students about the ways in which mass media have evolved over time, but also about how many of the functions that the media serve today have remained the same for hundreds of years. In my experience, this lesson works very nicely as a gallery walk, but it is also possible to place students in small groups based on readiness or interest level, have each group examine only one document, and then take turns presenting their findings to the whole cla
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7th - 11th
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Arrogance Killed Macbeth
i did a paper on the one attribute the lead to Macbeth’s downfall. It has 9 cited quotes.
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9th - 12th
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Common Core Writing Peer Revision Form
Increase you r students literacy skills using this peer revision form specifically designed to supplement Common Core Literacy Standards. From Spiwak Educational Materials.
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7th - 12th
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