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12th grade literature circles for Easel Assessments
Discussion Leader's Guide: "Braiding Sweetgrass" by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Guide copyright Betty J. White, 2023, a.k.a. Compass Rose, revised 2024 Includes: · 20 questions to use in discussions or to assign for written responses.· 20 possible answers to the questions to assist the leader as a guide or as an answer key.· An Easel Assessment, A Brief Analysis of "Braiding Sweetgrass", self-correcting.-Illustrated.Suggested for Grades 9 on up. Cultural and Environmental Studies.What makes sweetgrass a sacred medicine? According to Tribal Trade, “Sweetgrass is believed to
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Discussion Leader's Guide for the Novel, "HORSE", by author Geraldine Brooks
Discussion Leader’s Guide for the novel, Horse, by Geraldine BrooksCopyright, Betty J. White, aka Compass Rose, 2024.Horse, written by Geraldine Brooks, published by Penguin Random House, June 14, 2022, 416 pages.Resource includes:· Civil War era historic fiction tells the true story of America’s most famous racehorse, Darley/Lexington, his Black groom and trainer, and the many facets of slavery, racial prejudice, and art.· List of characters from 1850’s and 2019, interwoven to include informa
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9th - 12th
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Discussion Guide for the book: "This Other Eden" by Paul Harding
Discussion Guide for: Novel, “This Other Eden” by Paul HardingGuide copyright 2024, Betty J. White, aka Compass RosePublisher: W.W. Norton & Company, January 24, 2023. 224 pages. ISBN-10 132403629X ISBN-13 978-1324036296 Available as an e-bookA fictional story inspired by true events, about the (true) forcible eviction in the early 1900’s of the residents of Malaga Island (the story in the book called this “Apple Island”) by the state of Maine. Most of the residents in the story are of mixe
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Novel Study Literature Circle Roles/Jobs & Project: Grades 7-12, Any Novel
Literature Circle PLUS Extension Project: Grades 7-12, Any Novel, Keys EditionThis packet includes literature circle jobs that help improve reading comprehension and increases students understanding of the text. Literary terms are covered in a manageable and engaging manner. This packet also includes an extension project for students to use their knowledge to produce meaningful work to share. ★ Literature Circle: (Grading Sheets Provided)This packet includes 7 literature circle jobs (illustrator
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7th - 12th
EVERY DAY -- David Levithan
Greetings,How would you like to wake up in a different body every day? That's the challenge 'A' faces daily, and he is resigned to it until one day, he meets and falls in love with Rhiannon, and then life becomes a lot more complicated. Will true love find a way? Every Day tells that intriguing, challenging, page-turner tale, and it will stretch your mind and heart.Someday continues the tale and poses an even bigger question. Can 'A' have a life without abusing his superpower? There's an antago
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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The Assignment Novel Study
“This fast-paced novel will keep readers thoroughly engaged. An important plot-driven story about two teens who stand up for what’s right in the face of adversity.” —Kirkus Reviews This is a kind of book that forces students to think what they would do in this situation. Would you speak up? 2022-2023 - Georgia Teen Peach Book Award Nominee SummaryThat's what seniors Logan March and Cade Crawford are asked to do when a favorite teacher instructs a group of students to argue for the Final Solutio
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8th - 12th
THE BOOK THIEF -- Markus Zusak
A Last Note from Your Narrator: "I am haunted by humans."Some books are a delight at any time, and especially relevant at certain times. The Book Thief is both.Set in war time Germany, the story's narrator -- Death -- is fascinated with the paradoxical qualities of us humans: "so ugly and glorious" with "words and stories so damning and brilliant." Sounds like the nightly news.The Book Thief has an outstanding cast of characters. I would love to have Liesel and Rudy, and Hans and Rosa, and Max
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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The Legend of the Cacao Tree Reading Comprehension
The people of Mesoamerican culture have passed rituals and legends from generation to generation as a manner of explaining the cycle of seasons, birth and death and to explain the astronomy of the night skies. Add an original legend to your reading activities about how the Mayan deity, Kukulkan shared the healing powers of the cacao tree with the people of the Americas (Approximates intermediate-advanced levels of The World Standards-Readiness Standards For Learning Languages).Included (Availabl
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: The World of Chocolate Reading Comprehension Thematic Bundle
Kim-Lan Nguyen, the Dragon and the Pearl: A short Story honoring Asian Americans
~Kim-Lan Nguyen, the Dragon and the Pearl~ A short story, copyright 2021 by Betty J. White, aka Compass Rose.Honoring Asian Americans and an invitation for students to write poems of their own.And learn about:· Maya Lin, the artist who designed The Vietnam Veteran’s War Memorial.· Art and sculpture with sustainability in mind.Includes an Easel Assessment.Grades 5 on up. “My name is Kim-Lan Nguyen. About 40% of Vietnamese people share the surname of Nguyen. I a
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Alexa: Time for Tea!
Don Quixote Lesson: Cervantes Medieval Knights Chivalry Spain Great Works
Easel Ready with additional quiz & enchanting photos. Don Quixote by Author Miguel de Cervantes is a founding work of Western literature. It is often labeled as the first modern novel and is considered one of the greatest works ever written. "Don Quixote" also holds the distinction of being one of the most translated books in the world (2nd to the Bible). It would take over 22 hours to read the entire book.This PDF contains a condensed lesson with questions and a quiz/assessment you can send
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
The Tellurians: Argos and String Theory, Discussion Guide for the novel
A new release… and Discussion Guide flying off the presses… The Tellurians: Argos and String Theory, a novel, 376 pages, about the first colony on Mars by award-winning author Betty J. White, aka Compass Rose. "Highly engaging!" Find it here and now... https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/betty-j-white/the-tellurians-argos-and-string-theory/paperback/product-ykq94r.html?fbclid=IwAR2BJlIGGHigfFKj-8itZhqDXGr9if3-3WERAnh0ItDG8yj5F-V6ZIZfQ1M&page=1&pageSize=4 Also available on Amazon, see author
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
A Medical Hero, Dr. Earl R. Loew and the Importance of Pollinators
Free to you, in memory of..."Dr. Earl R. Loew: Still Saving Lives After All These Years"An inspirational true story.by Betty J. White, aka Compass Rose, copyright 2023. *Introduction: With the pandemic affecting people from the entire world, we find ourselves focusing on vaccines, cures, treatments, and the future. But what about the past? When and how have pharmaceuticals come to be as we know them? Here’s one inspirational story that we can all appreciate.* A focus on chemistry, biology, medi
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9th - 12th
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