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10th grade critical thinking literature circles
Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Task Cards for Literature
Add depth and complexity to your instruction with these Critical Thinking Task Cards for Literature! These tasks cards allow students to deeply analyze any fiction reading material through 11 topics of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives. You will appreciate the versatility of these task cards; they can be used with almost any text (novels,
Grades:
4th - 10th, Adult Education
Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Task Cards Bundle
Group Discussion Outline - Classroom Discussion Strategy with Sentence Starters
This group discussion outline is applicable to the Harkness method, Socratic seminar, fishbowl discussion, and other classroom discussion strategies. It includes guidelines for qualitative and quantitative feedback and provides sentence starters, data tracking spreadsheets, and a rubric. Included with this Group Discussion Outline:✏️ 21 Question Prompts for Any Novel✏️ 40+ Sentence Stems for Classroom Discussions✏️ Assessment Guidelines for Group Discussions✏️ Data Tracking Template - Print,
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9th - 12th
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Jumbo Poster Size Graphic Organizer Collaboration and Group Discussion Mats
Need some help getting your group to record their discussions or stay on topic? More important, do you need a way to do that conveniently without a lot of effort? Yes, graphic organizers can be found anywhere. These poster size printouts save you the time of formatting and enlarging them for whole or small group use. As a teacher, my time is valuable, which is why I made these. These printable collaboration mats print across 6, 8.5 x 11 sheets of paper each. Once taped together, they make the p
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff, Not Grade Specific
The "5" Senses - Graphic Organizer + BONUS
Your class just listened to a song of inspiration, read a gut-wrenching poem, watched a powerful speech given by Barack Obama. Upon reflection, what did that song, poem, speech, etc. SOUND like, FEEL like, TASTE like (YES it does!), LOOK like, SMELL like (YES it does!)? This simple graphic organizer allows students to anchor their emotional reactions to any given activity and serves to support and further classroom discussions. Many other uses, too. VERY POPULAR! Simple in its design - Powerful
Grades:
2nd - 12th
Blooms Taxonomy Higher Level Thinking Question Stems - Six Levels
Six Levels of Question Stems:1. Remember2. Understand3. Apply4. Analyze5. Evaluate6. CreateStudents can paste this into a composition book and use with the "Quick Question" section on my Article of the Week!------------------------------------------------------------------Connect with me:• Blog • Instagram • Pinterest • TikTok★ Follow my store to get notifications of new resources and freebies!Thanks for Looking and Happy Teaching!
Grades:
5th - 12th
Listening and Following Directions - Math
This product is filled with worksheets that promote building listening skills and following directions. These worksheets are for whole group, small group, or independent. Depending on the students level of independence, it can be for independent or teacher prompted instruction. These are great self-explanatory sheets that are good to leave for substitutes.
This is the MATH Edition.This product is also available as part of a discounted bundle in my store: Listening and Following Directions BUNDL
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Grades:
K - 12th
Also included in: Listening and Following Directions - BUNDLE
Atomic Habits Book Study
Take your high school English classroom on a transformative journey through the book Atomic Habits with this comprehensive unit! As an experienced high school English teacher, I understand the importance of providing educators with resources that foster collaboration, meaningful engagement, and clear learning objectives.This unit comes complete with a detailed pacing guide, allowing you to plan exactly how long each lesson will take to teach. With clear learning objectives and essential question
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
Accountable Talk Sentence Stems for Student Desks
Thinking about starting to use accountable talk in your classroom but not sure where to start? Use these simple accountable talk sentence stems to get your students talking and using text evidence! They are easy to print and put directly on student desks or inside of interactive notebooks
Grades:
7th - 12th
Leveled Open Ended Question Cards For Differentiated Reading Comprehension
Use these higher order questioning cards for lesson planning or to help your students develop their own questions. The cards are based on leveled questioning from Blooms' Taxonomy and Webb's Depth of knowledge (DOK). Open ended questions are sure to engage your students and enhance critical thinking. They are appropriate for any content area. This set of six cards are color coded and leveled from low to high cognitive challenge. You get 6 color coded cards on two pages. Cut them out or k
Grades:
4th - 10th
Listening and Following Directions - BUNDLE
Listening and following directions activities: Grades K-6 Special Education / General Education. OVER 150 worksheets!!! Worksheets that promote building listening skills and following directions. These worksheets are for whole group, small group, or independent. Depending on the students level of independence, it can be for independent or teacher prompted instruction. These are great self-explanatory sheets that are good to leave for substitutes.This is the BUNDLE Edition. If you purchased any
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Reciprocal Reading Pack - British, Australian, New Zealand Spelling
NEW LAYOUT AND DESIGN FOR BETTER RECIPROCAL READING.
Version 2 (version 1 files still available in download).
Reciprocal reading is a well-researched method used to develop learners’ reading and critical thinking skills. It improves reading comprehension through the use of four reading strategies of predicting, questioning, clarifying and summarising. I have used this with great success in my classrooms, and when students become independent, the teacher can help guide deeper thought and compre
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4th - 11th
Book or Novel One Pager Project for High School
Do you need to evaluate your pupils' understanding of a book? This bundle contains general instructions, 10 blank templates and a rubric with its corresponding checklist that can be used for any novel. This type of activity helps pupils to develop critical thinking skills. They will be:- Remembering- Understanding- Applying- Analyzing- Synthesizing- Evaluating- Creating!This resource can be used several times along the year with different novels or books! Pupils love this artistic activity and
Grades:
9th - 12th
Fact and Opinion, argumentative texts for HS, MS, reading comprehension, no prep
Fact and Opinion, argumentative texts for HS, MS, reading comprehension, no prep Do you need a simple approach to teaching Critical Thinking at the High School and College levels?With Artificial Intelligence permeating every facet of our lives, infusing critical thinking into school curriculums is absolutely necessary. This product helps students understand the difference between facts and opinions.This self-contained product about The Socratic Method or Dialectics, widely used in Colleges, Univ
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Elementary Philosophy: Discussing Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
What does it mean to live a good life? What is happiness? What does it mean to truly be wise? These three concise and well-researched stories regarding Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle will act as catalysts for lively discussions that promote critical thinking, careful reading, and reflection on some of the most important questions imaginable. Each can stand alone, or the three can be strung together to form a small unit on ancient Greek philosophy.Appropriate for 4th, 5th, 6th grade and up. Inclu
Grades:
4th - 10th
Also included in: Elementary Philosophy Bundle: Diverse Reading and Discussion Activities
Le Petit Prince Bundle | Oral communication | Reading comprehension | French
This bundle contains two resources that complement each other wonderfully in order to dive deeper in the analysis of the beautiful story of The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Please see the detailed description below for each resource in order to gain more insight into what they are all about: Resource #1 – Étude de texte: (colour and BW copies, each with answer key) The main goal of this resource is to enhance the reading comprehension skills of your students, based on a very popul
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Hexagonal Thinking Activity
This student-centered hexagonal thinking activity for Their Eyes Were Watching God asks readers to use critical thinking skills to make connections between characters, themes, etc. from Their Eyes Were Watching God. Hexagonal thinking is a retrieval and connection strategy. The goal is for students to make a generalization about linked ideas. Students are given (or self-generate) several relevant ideas, concepts, feelings, images, terms, etc., make connections, receive quick teacher feedback, an
Grades:
9th - 12th
Digital Discussion Questions & Creative Writing Prompts for The Hunger Games
Save time and energy with these discussion questions for Suzanne Collins' dystopian novel The Hunger Games. The discussion questions are purposely open-ended and subject to opinion to encourage debate and discussion in your classroom. Also included are creative writing prompts in a variety of styles and scoring rubrics for each. This resource has been designed to be Google compatible. You'll download a pdf with teacher directions, an answer key, and a link to copy the student slides onto your
Grades:
8th - 10th
50 Higher-Order Text-Dependent Questions: "The Book of Unknown Americans"
Looking for a comprehensive set of text-dependent questions to enhance your teaching of "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez? This set of 50 complex and thought-provoking questions covers a wide range of themes and content within the novel.From exploring the experiences of undocumented immigrants in the United States to addressing issues of discrimination, assimilation, and cultural identity, our questions will help your students dive deeper into the complex and nuanced world of
Grades:
9th - 12th
Group Discussion & Analysis Questions for Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner
This is a set of questions for each chapter in Khaled Hosseini's Kite Runner.
My goal was to create a set of questions for use in group discussion - specifically, I wanted them to be challenging - as in requiring textual specificity, for the most part - but also I wanted them to be open-ended in nature, ultimately facilitating deeper discussion.
Many of these questions could also be used as essay prompts, or short answer questions on tests and quizzes.
Grades:
10th - 12th
Divergent Study Guide - Novel by Veronica Roth
39 printable pages with 390 questions about the book Divergent by Veronica Roth. Each chapter has 10 questions. One page per chapter for the entire book. 15 pages of thorough answers to every question. Take a look at the Preview to see a four sample pages of the Questions and Answers.
Grades:
5th - 10th
Frayer's Model Vocabulary Card Templates
Frayer’s Models are an excellent tool for teaching “real-world” vocabulary terms in a way that STICKS! No longer must students memorize a list of terms they will never see again. Rather the Frayer’s Model helps students focus in on the most needed terms and gain a solid understanding of their uses.
Included are two different styles of Vocabulary Cards with suggestions for customizing them. Students can work on the cards individually, in small group activities, or as a class. Possibilities a
Grades:
5th - 10th
Classroom Community Circles
Classroom Community Circles!Welcome to your ultimate resource for fostering a strong and supportive classroom community through weekly community circles! This comprehensive 20-week slide deck is designed to help teachers facilitate meaningful discussions, promote social-emotional learning, and strengthen relationships among students.Each week, you'll find a carefully curated set of discussion questions and prompts that encourage students to engage with one another in a safe and inclusive environ
Grades:
7th - 12th
"Mallscapes: An Evolutionary Exploration - Informational Text" GCSE/IGCSE Eng!
"Mallscapes: An Evolutionary Exploration - Informational Text" is an engaging resource that delves into the multifaceted evolution of malls over time. From childhood wonder to present-day reflections, this comprehensive text offers a detailed journey through the significance of malls in our lives.Usage for Pupils and Teachers:Pupils can utilize this resource as a learning tool to understand the historical, social and cultural aspects of malls. Teachers can incorporate it into their lesson plans
Grades:
6th - 10th
50 Higher-Order Text-Dependent Questions: "The Black Queen"
Are you looking for a comprehensive resource to elevate your students' understanding of Jumata Emill's captivating novel, "The Black Queen"? This set of 50 text-dependent questions delves into literary elements, historical context, and thematic exploration.Dive into Character Complexity:Explore the Black Queen's multifaceted personality through symbolism and interactions with advisors and family.Analyze character development, turning points, and motivations through targeted questions.Compare a
Grades:
7th - 10th
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