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Oral communication character education dbqs
Socratic Seminar: Who Should Be on American Currency?
The images we see around us daily have a subtle yet profound effect. In this Socratic seminar, students consider American currency and consider: should the faces on the bills be changed or stay the same? The learn who is featured on currency now and think on who could be. This activity can be used during an American History course as students learn about figures like Andrew Jackson and Harriet Tubman, or can be used as a general debate in any Social Studies or English-Language Arts classroom.
Grades:
8th - 12th
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Motivational Bellwork Quotes
I've included 30 slides of quotes from famous people around the world. Each slide includes a quote, matching picture, and 2 or 3 questions for students to complete during bellwork. This PowerPoint would also be a great closing activity for your classes.
Six weeks worth of bellwork for one low price!
Grades:
7th - 12th
AP Language Synthesis Essay with Bully Documentary
This prompt is an AP English Language and Composition Synthesis Essay question. It contains six reviews of the documentary BULLY that students must use to defend, qualify, or challenge a statement provided. I have limited the number of pages students may write to two, but it is an editable Word document. Likewise, this is a take-home assignment and would need to be modified slightly if done in a timed-situation. Modified AP Synthesis Rubric provided.
It obviously requires that students have watc
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
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American Imperialism Socratic Seminar
This is a fun way for students to investigate history and initiate discussions. *Ready to be printed or posted to your LMS!I mark the rubric, as students talk, so there is no grading outside of class. This includes:Teacher handout with directions and proceduresProject rubricStudent handout with directions and primary sourcesEditable Google Doc and PDF versionsGives options for small group or whole class discussionSuggested schedule for 1-3 class periods
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9th - 12th
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Andrew Jackson Award Show Project
With this project, students will use the information they learned about Andrew Jackson to make an informed choice as to which award to give him. The students will use reasoning and support their claims of the award by describing the effects of Jackson's presidency. My students loved this activity and I did a full classroom redectoration to make it look like a real awards show!
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
Caged Freedom: Dorothea Dix & the Asylum Reform Movement
This is an inquiry-based lesson centered around Dorothea Dix, an antebellum reformer concerned with the conditions and treatment of individuals with mental illnesses in the 1830s and 1840s. In this lesson, students will uncover how people with mental illnesses were viewed and treated at this time, and how Dorothea Dix worked to improve these conditions.This lesson is very adaptable, and can serve as an excellent introduction to the antebellum reform movements in America or to a deeper unit or co
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7th - 10th
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Historical Context & The Power of Belief: Cultivating a Growth Mindset
Students complete a survey that lists several things in their life that they have no control over and several things that they do have some to complete control of. There is then an interactive reading to challenge them towards positive change. The Google Folder contains fully editable Documents. All Uncommon History guided inquiry and reading comprehension activities encourage students to use critical thinking strategies to figure out the meaning to terms and concepts by analyzing texts, stats,
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7th - 12th
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DBQ Lesson on Growth and Fixed Mindsets
This DBQ comes with three documents that asks students to reflect on what mindsets are, how they effect academic success, and be able to differentiate between a growth/fixed mindset. Lastly, the lesson includes a culminating task for students that ask them to connect to what they have read. In addition, your download will include an example Lesson Plan to go with the DBQ itself. The Lesson Plans walks you through a Do Now activity, way to go through the documents to enhance student comprehension
Grades:
6th - 9th
Willpower: Empowering Students to become Better Learners
These seven interactive readings are designed to arm students with knowledge about self-control and willpower to empower their thinking and learning in the classroom and beyond. These worksheets will keep students engaged with multiple short fill in the blanks with word banks and guiding questions that encourage them to see their own ability to increase their willpower and learn about the effects of willpower depletion. The Teacher Presentation includes a short Inquiry Activity, Key Highlights
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Is It Fair? - An Introduction to Document Based Questioning
Is It Fair? - An Introduction to Document Based Questioning is Something Different to Try when introducing students to document based questioning (DBQ).
Or it could be a way to discuss a classroom issue with fairness, multiple perspectives, and kindness to others.
Students glean information from analyzing three simple primary sources in order to answer the question “Is it fair for two children to receive equal allowance for unequal amounts of work?” Students practice fact vs. op
Grades:
4th - 6th
Teaching Socratic Seminars to Students (SPIDER Style)
If you want to teach your students a fun way of having a deep conversation in class, look no futher! This activiy include a hand out rubric for all stduents to have and follow as well as a power point slide show to explain how a SPIDER or Socratic Seminar work.
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Thinking Like A Historian Unit
"Greatness Within" Powerpoint Presentation- 93 slides
The "Greatness Within" Powerpoint presentation includes a 93-slide presentation to cover each day of the book "Greatness Within: Thirty Days of Real-Talk Topics to Inspire the Greatness Within You" written by Coach and Dr. Hawkins (two black educators). "Greatness Within" was written to discuss character education, provide inspiration, encourage written reflection, and promote greatness for urban youth. This presentation is the perfect companion for any teacher, coach, mentor, or youth worker
Grades:
5th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
SEL Conversation Bundle - Toni Morrison on Self-Determination
Students are in the midst of figuring out who they are and how they can influence the world. Some feel helpless because it seems that they were born into a difficult situation or have experienced an unfair share of pain and heartache. Others feel almost superhuman and think they have the power to change anything they want. The truth of self-determination is really a lifelong mystery to solve.The theme of this conversation is Self-Determination.The CASEL competency associated with this conversati
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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SEL Conversation Bundle - Michael Jordan on Teamwork
The ability to work in a team is touted by teachers, employers, and coaches as an indispensable skill. Alone, people can accomplish great things but when people work as a team the potential for success skyrockets. Students know this in theory but when it comes to accepting the reality of working with others who have different styles and motivations, all of a sudden, teamwork feels like a heavy burden.The theme of this conversation is Teamwork.The CASEL competency associated with this conversatio
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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SEL Conversation Bundle - Theodore Roethke on Perspective
One of the hardest skills to develop is the ability to see the world from different perspectives. This skill is especially difficult during crises like the Coronavirus where It’s It is during these hard times, however, that we have fresh opportunities to see differently in ways that can improve our mental health.The theme of this conversation is Perspective.The CASEL competency associated with this conversation is Social Awareness. Welcome to UnforgettableConversations with TeachDifferent! Our c
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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SEL Conversation Bundle - Frederick Douglass on Education
While it is true that education is valuable to all of us at any age, it is also true that our energies and resources are limited and must be used wisely if we want to change the world into something better. Some say that children should be the focus because their minds are more easily shaped and influenced; others suggest that adults-- who are actually in positions of power and influence-- should take front-and-center importance to our efforts to change minds and improve the world. The theme o
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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SEL Conversation Bundle - Margaret Mead on Civic Responsibility
When students hear the mantra “You can make a difference in the world,” there’s often an eye-roll. Students struggle to see how the actions of a few can have big consequences for many. The fallout of this attitude is that many won’t decide to participate in that school-wide fundraiser, start that club, or vote in the next election. The impulse to remain apathetic is strong but, as Mead reminds us, it just takes a different way of thinking to liberate us to act.The theme of this conversation is C
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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SEL Conversation Bundle - Henry Ford on Failure
Mark Twain famously quipped that death and taxes are the only things certain in life. We can probably add failure to that shortlist. Of all themes, failure is one to which students can relate most. There’s failure at home, at school, and in the workplace. It is a constant. Students are taught to develop a growth mindset and learn from failure.The theme of this conversation is Failure.The CASEL competency associated with this conversation is Self-Awareness. Welcome to UnforgettableConversations w
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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SEL Conversation Bundle - Aristotle on Friendship
All students have strong opinions about friends. They are in the process of making friendships and ending them. Students have different perspectives on how many friends they should have. Some believe that friends should come in large numbers. Others believe the word 'friend' should be reserved for the very few. Forming healthy friendships is an important part of human development which requires thoughtful reflection and ethical decision-making.The theme of this conversation is Friendship.The CAS
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Call or Text: Reading & Discussion for ESL grammar, communication & soft skills
A reading, grammar and etiquette lesson all in one. This lesson was targeted at intermediate or advanced level adult ESL students to discuss social etiquette around calls vs texting. This was part of a soft skills unit to help students with the often unspoken cultural rules of communication. Discussion questions focus on different social situations and what form of communication is most appropriate.Reading includes embedded support around two grammar points. One is the use of "since" and the pre
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Not Grade Specific
6 THINGS I LOVE ABOUT MYSELF--FOR VIRTUAL CLASSROOM
This digital exercise for virtual classroom is great for a class activity, writing prompt, Valentines Day worksheet, and more. It can also be coupled with the resource 6 Things I Love About My Neighbor. It is easily inserted into your virtual classroom as it is in pptx format with editable text.
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Not Grade Specific
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6 THINGS I LOVE ABOUT MY NEIGHBOR--FOR VIRTUAL CLASSROOM
This digital exercise for virtual classroom is great for a class activity, writing prompt, Valentines Day worksheet, and more. It can also be coupled with the resource 6 Things I Love About Myself. It is easily inserted into your virtual classroom as it is in pptx format with editable text.
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Not Grade Specific
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SEL Conversation Bundle - Ralph Waldo Emerson on Respect
Students learn a great deal about respect inside the classroom walls. Not only do they pay attention to how their teachers and classmates treat them, but they also carry expectations for how they should act in return. Mutual respect in the classroom is a noble goal in theory, but hard to achieve because either the student or the teacher is unable to hold up his/her end of the deal. Without mutual respect, learning is elusive and the classroom is quickly gripped by misbehavior and personal confli
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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SEL Conversation Bundle - Lord Chesterfield on Goal-Setting
Setting life goals is an activity we encourage young people to do. The thinking goes like this: if you set goals for your future, then you will become happier and successful because you know what you want. That being said, though, it's very unclear just how we should plan out our lives, whether it is better to set small, attainable goals or shoot for long-term goals which are harder to see but inspire us to do the daily work necessary. Goal-setting is an extremely important skill in school, work
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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