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9th grade psychology literature circles
Educated: A Memoir-Discussion Questions + Essay Prompts
This is a 10 page pdf but only the first two pages are the questions. You are purchasing my resource which is ten big picture questions about many of the ideals and themes of Tara Westover's memoir: Educated. The remaining 8 pages are copies of three articles written about the book and its impact. Three of my 10 questions quote these pieces from The New York Times, Psychology Today, and Vanity Fair. I included printable copies in case you'd like your students to read these articles before they a
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Abnormal Psychology Unit Final Project: Fact or Fiction?
How can we get a true understanding of what it's like to live with a mental illness? In this resource students will go deeper and beyond textbooks and the DSM in order to try to understand the human element behind the disorders. Structured as a lit circle project, students will read young-adult literature that features a main character suffering from one of many mental illnesses. Throughout their reading and discussions, students will think critically and make conclusions based on the text. The
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Abnormal Psychology *UNIT BUNDLE*
NPR Article "The Teen Brain: It's Just Not Grown Up Yet"
NPR Article "The Teen Brain: It's Just Not Grown Up Yet" with questions. Was used with a Romeo and Juliet lesson on teenagers making impulsive decisions.One of my TOP sellers! Great way to infuse some informational text into literature. Break up the play some-- and make it relevant to today's kid! Excellent for a sub-plan-- easy enough for the sub, but meaningful for the kids (and super easy for you!). Skills: main idea, central idea, informational text. Google Quiz format or Paper/Pencil forma
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8th - 10th
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Thoughtful Thursday: What makes good people do bad things?
Thoughtful Thursday activities are designed for students to explore content and themes related to literature units. I created these in response to the need I have in my classroom to for a "pick-me-up" in the lull before Friday. This Thoughtful Thursday prompts students to consider good and evil in society. It provides an opportunity to reflect on bias, consider the implications of an experiment, and apply understanding to a passage from Lord of the Flies.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Asch Conformity Experiment Article Questions
Students will learn about the psychological aspect of conformity by examining this analysis on the Asch Conformity Experiment. Product includes link to article, 7 critical thinking questions, example answers, and a link to an engaging video of the experiment being done recently.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone High School Curriculum
Girl,Interrupted: Reading Assignments and Project
This product is designed to accompany the nonfiction work Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen. It includes 17 writing prompts for journal entries students will complete independently and then use during class discussions of the reading. It also includes a collaborative extension activity for one of the journal assignments as well as a final journal assignment rubric. For their final journal assignment students are asked to write about life in the asylum either from a patient or nurses perspectiv
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Defending Jacob - Book Club Assignment and Discussion Questions
Hello! This document helps guide a group of students to participate in a book club for the book Defending Jacob. This book involves the psychological concepts of criminal law, the nature vs. nurture debate, the adolescent brain, and psychological disorders. It is student led by having them create their own reading goals and discussion questions. The three parts are 1) Book Club Goals and Discussion Questions, 2) Journaling, 3) After Book Discussion and Writing Prompts. The third part includes qu
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9th - 12th
Social Emotional Learning (SEL): Anxiety, Insecurity, Self-esteem, & Identity
Included in this product is a Google Slideshow that contains 8 slides that cover Alan Watts’ subjects of anxiety, insecurity, self-esteem, identities, and how to overcome perfectionism. Quotes taken from Alan Watt's The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety. Two of the slides have PearDeck installed on them so that the students can reflect and type in their open-ended responses to the discussionGreat to use for an SEL lesson!
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9th - 12th
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Student-Led Book Club
Hello! Here is a template that helps a group of students participate in a book club for a project/assessment. It is student led by having them create their own reading goals and discussion questions. The four parts are 1) Book Club Goals and Discussion Questions, 2) Journaling, 3) After Book - Vocab or Reading Check Questions, 4) After Book Discussion and Writing Prompts. This purchase includes a rubric for assessment.
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6th - 12th
Color Psychology - Group Activity
This product features a Color Psychology packet, including a one-page definition of what Color Psychology is and how it affects one's mood, as well as 9 different pages of Color Descriptions and subsequent Group Discussion Questions. Suitable for Differentiated Instruction or breaking the class into Small Groups for the purpose of exploring how color affects one's mood. Perfect for Psychology classes or reviewing a literary text that features Color Symbolism.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Social Emotional Learning (SEL): The Wisdom of the Inner Voice (Herman Hesse)
Included in this product is a Google Slides presentation of Herman Hesse's thoughts on the wisdom of the inner voice / inner self.There are 8 slides in all that contain:Herman Hesse's quotes on the inner selfreflections on your younger self and if [your younger self] could see you nowthe hidden being deep within yourselfself-esteem and how every time someone makes fun of you, you get another invisible link in the chain that surrounds you and holds you downIncludes two slides of animated short fi
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9th - 12th
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Hunger Games Katniss Character Study Graphic Organizers
Looking to teach characterization of Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games? A set of graphic organizers to accompany the intriguing photo story of the many faces of Katniss throughout the entire novel. Connects directly to identity, appearances, versions of reality, power, society & class, sacrifice quotes sprinkled throughout key scenes from the text and movie. Students are focused and their minds get ready to think critically and analytically about the character of Katniss. Just print and
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5th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
History of Mental Heath in America Reading Activity
This reading activity is a great way to start a mental health unit in Psychology or Health! The provided reading - "America's Long-Suffering Mental Health System" by Zeb Larson of Origins (a publication from Ohio State University and Miami University) - has been split into separate sections to allow for group participation. This lesson can help reduce stigma early in a unit, promote group participation, and engage students with interesting content about mental health history.
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8th - 12th
"Tao Te Ching" Discussion Questions
A set of discussion questions for use with the classical Chinese text, "Tao Te Ching". The text is split into three sections and there are 5 questions per reading.
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7th - 12th
Using the Enneagram to Understand Literary Characters
The Enneagram is an ancient personality typing system that has become popular again in mainstream circles. As a framework, it can better help us understand ourselves: our fears, our actions, and our motivations. For fun, it can also be used to help "type" literary characters. Using this framework will allow students to think critically about characters from their favorite novels and plays. Synthesis and Evaluation are at the highest levels of Blooms taxonomy, and utilizing the Enneagram as a too
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Identity: Defining and Thinking Critically about Who We Are
Designed to be paired with any unit or discussion on identity -- what makes us who we are? The back invites students to make a connection between a consideration of identity and a historical figure or fictional character. Perfect for getting students to understand how the concept of identity differs across time and throughout cultures.
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9th - 12th
Full Length Hunger Games Katniss Character Study Photo Story 3
Looking to teach characterization of Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games? An intriguing photo story of the many faces of Katniss throughout the entire novel. Connects directly to identity, appearances, versions of reality, power, society & class, sacrifice quotes sprinkled throughout key scenes from the text and movie. Students are focused and their minds get ready to think critically and analytically about the character of Katniss. Includes mysterious and suspensful music in the backgrou
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5th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
STORY CREATION NOTEBOOK & GUIDE. Composition Notebook. Personal Development tool
Using this Story Telling Notebook the children or adults willlearn how to create a story of their own. They will follow apattern that guides them step by step into a Story buildingexercise and fun.The aim of this personal development composition exercise is toencourage children to develop and maintain creativity,manage emotions, develop their strategic thinking andemotional intelligence.This composition notebook can be used by Psychologists,Psychotherapists, Speech Pathologists, Teachers and Par
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1st - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
Student Archetypes for Research Teams
This handout is very helpful to get students to "profile" themselves as members of a research, group or team cooperative. It describes the Jungian archetypes of Leader, Sage, Mentor, Nerd and assigns each an active role to play within the group.
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9th - 12th
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Rhetoric Analysis - Google Sheets
This Google Sheets document will allow your students to rate the strength of rhetoric in a student-chosen statement.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Katniss Character Study Photo Story 3
Looking to teach characterization of Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games? An intriguing photo story of the many faces of Katniss throughout the entire novel. Connects directly to identity, appearances, versions of reality, power, society & class, sacrifice quotes sprinkled throughout key scenes from the text and movie. Students are focused and their minds get ready to think critically and analytically about the character of Katniss. Includes mysterious and suspensful music in the backgrou
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Plato's "Apology": Socrates' Mission
Preserved in the dialogues of Plato, Socrates’ faithful student, Socrates’ persistent questioning and investigation into what is true, good, and beautiful compose the most influential philosophical works ever written. Socrates’ insights on the nature of the good life and the contemplation of truth, beauty, and goodness are more needed today than ever before. This PDF document contains a reading from Plato's "Apology" entitled Socrates' Mission. Included are a short introduction, a 2-to-3-page se
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9th - 11th
Thoughtful Thursday: Powerful Results
Thoughtful Thursday activities are designed for students to explore content and themes related to literature units. This Thoughtful Thursday presents two famous psychology experiments on authority. It provides an opportunity to reflect on what was learned through each experiment and to apply understanding to concepts from Lord of the Flies.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Plato's "Apology": The Unexamined Life
Preserved in the dialogues of Plato, Socrates’ faithful student, Socrates’ persistent questioning and investigation into what is true, good, and beautiful compose of the most influential philosophical works ever written. Socrates’ insights on the nature of the good life and the contemplation of truth, beauty, and goodness are more needed today than ever before. This PDF document contains a reading from Plato's "Apology" entitled The Unexamined Life, one of the most famous quotes in the Platonic
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9th - 11th
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