7th grade Halloween close reading dbqs

Biology, Close Reading, General Science

This EDITABLE, No-Prep assignment is meant to be completed individually and is perfect for an emergency sub plan in any science class. Print it out, and you're ready to go! It asks students to read and analyze four different aspects of vaccinations: vaccine basics and herd immunity, the anti-vaccination movement, consequences of the movement, and analyzing graphs for correlation and causation. Included in this file is a PDF and a Word document so you can feel free to use "as is" or modify and

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7th - 12th

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Also included in: Emergency Sub Plans Bundle 2 (Set of 5)

Emergency Sub Plans: Claim, Evidence, Bad Science

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Biology, Close Reading, Science

We are constantly bombarded with "clickbait" headlines making all sorts of scientific claims. Unfortunately, if it sounds too good to be true, or too crazy to believe, it probably is. Although it may seem that these headlines are harmless, they actually can carry some pretty heavy consequences for our health, actions, and decision-making. How do you know if a claim is true? Let's take a look at four headlines from different news agencies and examine the claims, evidence and science behind th

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7th - 12th, Adult Education

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Close Reading, Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Also included in: Emergency Sub Plans Bundle (Set of 5)

Dust Bowl Mystery: Inquiry-Based Intro. to Great Depression!

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Inquire x Inspire

The Great Depression and The Dust Bowl have fascinated kids and adults for years. Use this mystery to harness that fascination and engage students in an inquiry-based investigation that they will remember all year long!This lesson is SO FUN when used as an introduction to a unit about The Great Depression. I let them try to solve the mystery first and THEN tell them that our next unit will be about The Great Depression. It's the perfect way to get them asking questions and build genuine curiosit

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4th - 8th

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Activities, DBQs, Simulations

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Also included in: THREE MYSTERY BUNDLE: Solve the Social Studies Mystery w. Primary Sources!

Edgar Allan Poe Activity CSI Mystery of Literary History Analysis

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Learning Pyramid

Explore Edgar Allan Poe's greatest mystery: his own death! Your students will explore primary sources, non-fiction text, and leading theories about Poe's early death with this engaging crime scene investigation activity that encourages original thinking!A visually engaging case file is provided with comprehensive background readings on Edgar Allan Poe's life and literary accomplishments, and the events and circumstances leading up to his death. Leading theories about Poe's death are provided. St

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English Language Arts, Halloween, Social Studies - History

Grades:

5th - 10th

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Activities, DBQs, Simulations

CCSS:

, W.8.1e

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Emergency Sub Plans: Climate Change 101

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Biology, Close Reading, Environment

This 4 page, No-Prep assignment is meant to be completed individually and is perfect for an emergency sub plan in any science class. Each page asks students to analyze text and graphs. Print it out, and you're ready to go. This assignment provides a broad outline for the causes, effects and solutions to climate change and requires students to: 1. examine the differences between weather (short term trends) and climate (long term trends).2. connect human activities (carbon emissions) to climat

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7th - 12th

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NGSS:

HS-ESS3-1

, HS-ESS3-6

Also included in: Emergency Sub Plans Bundle (Set of 5)

EMERGENCY SUB PLANS: mRNA Vaccines and Covid-19

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Biology, Close Reading, General Science

This EDITABLE, No-Prep assignment is meant to be completed individually and is perfect for an emergency sub plan in any science class. Print it out, and you're ready to go! This assignment asks students to read and analyze four different aspects of the new mRNA vaccine: How does a virus work inside the body?How do traditional vaccines work?How does the mRNA vaccine work?Testing and efficacyIncluded in this file is a PDF and a Word document so you can feel free to use "as is" or modify and diff

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7th - 12th

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Halloween, Holidays/Seasonal, Social Studies - History

Halloween Origins and History Activity CSI Mystery of History Analysis

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Learning Pyramid

Explore the mysterious origins of Halloween, Halloween history, and related traditions like Día de Muertos and Samhain! Your students will explore leading theories about the origins of Halloween with this engaging crime scene investigation activity that encourages original thinking!A visually engaging case file is provided with comprehensive background readings on the history of Halloween, along with Día de Muertos. Leading theories about the origins of the Halloween are provided, spanning from

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5th - 10th

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Activities, DBQs, Simulations

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, W.8.1e

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A History of Rocket Flight

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Mr B's Readings

This article tells students about the history of rockets, from the Nazi V2 to the Space-x dragon. It also touches on the Apollo program, the space shuttle program, and the Russian program. It also touches on the technologies that have come from the space race and talks about the role of animals in space science. This product contains differentiated versions of the same reading. Each is ~1175 words. Level 1 has a Flesch-Kincaid reading ease score of 69.Level 2 has a Flesch-Kincaid reading ease

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Close Reading, Informational Text, Social Studies - History

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5th - 9th

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CCSS:

RI.6.1

, RI.6.4

, RI.6.7

, RI.7.1

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The Short Term Carbon Cycle (BIG PICTURE)

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Biology, Close Reading, Earth Sciences

Oftentimes, students miss the big picture when it comes to cellular respiration and photosynthesis. This EDITABLE introduction to the topic explains how the two are related and their impact on the environment. This assignment has students create a model of the connection between cell respiration and photosynthesis using information from the reading. It also asks students to predict the equation for photosynthesis based on the cellular respiration equation, examine how the seasonality of lea

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7th - 12th

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Close Reading, Social Studies - History, Writing-Essays

NGSS:

HS-LS1-5

, HS-LS1-7

, HS-LS2-5

, HS-LS2-4

Also included in: Photosynthesis and Respiration Bundle

A Full Year of Texas History DBQs | 7th Grade | Close Reading | Writing

Created by

Texas History Treasure

DBQs do so much for you and your students. 1. They teach the content, the history and the social studies.2. DBQs by their nature require students to read closely.3. And DBQs provide students with an opportunity to write about their opinions. I have watched many students who might not be doing much, turn it on when they were writing about an engaging DBQ. What's Included? 10 DBQs all of them offer at least 4 documents for your students to work through. Some have as many as six. And each DBQ finis

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7th

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DBQs, Handouts, Printables

Civics Bellwork for the WHOLE YEAR {History Guru}

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History Guru

Civics Bellwork for the WHOLE YEARThe students will complete the bellwork in a 5 day model. Each day is a scaffolded release of questions targeted at 5 main language arts standards. This allows students to pick apart the important information while meeting their language arts requirements in social studies18 topics: Including Economics, Enlightenment, Elections, Executive Branch, Legislative Branch, Citizenship, ETC!Bellwork ProcedureConversation: There is no talking during Bellwork time. Silent

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Civics, Close Reading, U.S. History

Grades:

6th - 12th, Adult Education

Types:

Worksheets, DBQs, Graphic Organizers

Also included in: Civics Bundle: 181 Products and over $400 in lessons/activities

Macromolecules: Organic Compounds Reading and Card Sort

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Biology, Chemistry, Close Reading

This EDITABLE product asks students to sort cards containing the basic properties of organic compounds, based on information they need to pull from text. It provides a short reading about organic compounds (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids), a blank student sheet, and cards to be cut out and laminated by the teacher. I first pass out the student sheet and reading, and have my students read and highlight t for key information. Then I hand out the envelopes with the cards and as

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Grades:

7th - 12th

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DBQs, Graphic Organizers, Centers

NGSS:

HS-LS1-6

Also included in: Biochemistry Bundle

7th Grade | Texas History | 2nd Semester | 120 Activities Bundle

Created by

Texas History Treasure

You need assignments for 7th graders that you can print out today with little or no prep. But you don't want fluff. You want to see your students really learning Texas History. These products help your students learn and help you breathe easy. By the way, many of these pintables assume that you have access to a Texas History textbook or internet resources for looking things up.This Resource IncludesEach unit in the bundle includes at least 15 assignments and activities.Key FeaturesCLOZE activiti

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Close Reading, Reading, Social Studies - History

Grades:

7th

Types:

Ancient History, Close Reading, World History

Ancient Egypt Stations

Created by

Michelle Johnson

This product contains 8 "articles" that comprise the Ancient Egypt Case Study. Each article has a particular topic related to the Nile River Valley. Specifically, this document includes Geography, Economy, Seasons of the Nile, Social Order, Government, Religion, and Achievements of Ancient Egypt, with an additional article on the pyramids for fun! Each article uses images, bold text, and vocabulary to enrich the reader's engagement with the document. Each article has a corresponding Student Que

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Grades:

5th - 8th

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DBQs, Handouts, Printables

CCSS:

Close Reading, Informational Text, Social Studies - History

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Close Reading: Hurricane Harvey (4th-8th Grade)

Created by

Team Tom

Hurricane Harvey is a tragic current event that highlighted the dangers of natural disasters and the fortitude of human heroism and unity. We prepared this close reading teaching resource while we ourselves are in the heart of flooded Houston. We hope you and your students can benefit from our first-hand photographs and account of this event. Your students will learn: ►The about the wind, rain, and floods of Hurricane Harvey. ►Summarize using margin notes. ►Support conclusions with details fr

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4th - 7th

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DBQs, Printables, Centers

DNA and RNA Reading and Card Sort

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Biology, Close Reading, Science

This EDITABLE product asks students to sort cards containing the basic differences between DNA and RNA, based on information they need to pull from text. It provides a short reading about the structure and function of each, and cards to be cut out and laminated by the teacher. I first pass out the student sheet and reading, and have my students read and highlight t for key information. Then I hand out the envelopes with the cards and ask students to sort the cards in their blank organizers base

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Grades:

7th - 12th

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DBQs, Graphic Organizers, Centers

Also included in: DNA, Transcription, Translation and Protein Synthesis Bundle

Wonder Part Two: Via

Created by

Teaching Ninjas

This packet is for Part Two: Via, from the book Wonder, by R. J. Palacio. It is a close reading packet, to guide students while reading the book. It includes several types of questions including: "right there" questions, inferential questions, vocabulary (synonyms, context clues, choosing the most appropriate definition), figurative language, drawing conclusions, and making comparisons. This is a helpful tool while teaching the novel to help students pay attention to detail, and understand wh

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Close Reading, Other (ELA)

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Worksheets, DBQs, Graphic Organizers

The Temperance Movement Close Reading {History Guru}

Created by

History Guru

Determining the feelings and emotions of moments in history through comics and propaganda is a great way to explain events to students. This close read is going over exactly that for the Temperance Movement. This will break down vocab, references, and context clues. This could easily be a simple DBQ or an in-depth close read opportunity for either a US History class or a Reading/ ELA course.Check out samples on my Instagram: @HistoryGuruTPTCustomer Tips:Be the first to know about my new discount

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Close Reading, Reading Strategies, U.S. History

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Worksheets, DBQs, Scaffolded Notes

MesoAmerica Bundle: Inca, Maya, & Aztec {History Guru}

Created by

History Guru

Bundle:ACTIVITIES, BELLWORK/ BELLRINGERS, GUIDED READINGS, LEARNING GOAL CHART, DBQ’S, READING STRATEGIES, VOCAB, & MUCH MOREStandards: SS.6.W.2.10 Emergence of advanced civilizations in Meso and South America; SS.6.W.2.3 Identify the characteristics of civilization.Civilizations:-Inca-Maya-AztecsReadings on: -MesoAmerica-Human Sacrifice-Farming-Culture-Pyramids-Explorers-Etc.Activities on:-Religion-Games-Calendars-Explorers-Etc.DBQ's on:-Farming-Lifestyle-Explorers-Human Sacrifice-EtcLear

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Ancient History, Close Reading, World History

Grades:

5th - 10th

Types:

Activities, DBQs, Lesson

2nd Semester of Texas History DBQs | 7th Grade | Civil War to Contemporary Texas

Created by

Texas History Treasure

Why This Assignment?Students need to read primary sources and understand them. These assignments give students an opportunity to make inferences and draw conclusions. This gives your students an opportunity to read closely and write about these rich quotations.Includes6 full DBQ LessonsVariety of lessons: short, medium sized, and longer.All of the lessons include quotations and questions.Questions to help students make inferences and draw conclusions.Essay writing prewriting activity and essay w

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Close Reading, Social Studies - History, Writing-Essays

Grades:

7th - 8th

Types:

DBQs, Handouts, Printables

Slavery and Canada

Created by

Mr B's Readings

An informational text on how the history of Slavery in Canada. This text examines the history of Black and Indigenous slavery in Canada. It looks at the jobs that slaves did and the conditions they lived in. It also covers the fight for abolition in Canada and the British Empire and the history of the Underground Railroad. The text attempts to center the experience marginalized groups and should help students relate history to the current period. This product contains differentiated versions of

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Canadian History, Close Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

CCSS:

RI.6.1

, RI.6.4

, RI.6.7

Close Reading, Informational Text, Social Studies - History

, RI.7.1

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Unusual Sources of Food

Created by

Mr B's Readings

An informational text on where our food might come from in the future. This article covers vertical farms and urban farming, plant based and lab grown meat, artificial selection and GMOs, and the potential of using insects as food. It offers details on hydroponics, growing food in the arctic, the challenges involved in growing cultured meat, the difference between artificial selection and genetic engineering, and the chances that we all end up eating tarantulas. This product contains differenti

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Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

CCSS:

RI.6.1

, RI.6.4

, RI.6.7

, RI.7.1

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Population Problems: Four Demographic Case Studies

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Close Reading, Environment

This EDITABLE, No-Prep assignment is meant to be completed individually and is perfect for an emergency sub plan in any environmental science class. Print it out, and you're ready to go! This assignment asks students to read and analyze four different countries with different population problems:Iran trying to balance a baby boomIndia trying to slow population growthItaly trying to stimulate population growthNigeria bucking the worldwide trend of slower growthIncluded in this file is a PDF and

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7th - 12th

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