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High school Thanksgiving world history literature circles
Atomic Bombing of Japan - Socratic Seminar (Was the U.S. justified?) WWII
Atomic Bombing of Japan - Socratic Seminar (Was the U.S. justified?) WWII - A 20+ page package related to the atomic bombing of Japan during World War Two (WWII). This package contains all of the necessary documents to facilitate a Socratic Seminar related to the atomic bombing of Japan. The discussion centers on the question: Was the United States justified in using the atomic bombs on Japan to end World War Two?
This is a fantastic activity and lesson to assist students in fostering deep, m
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6th - 12th
Mini-Guide for Middlers: The Hiding Place Interactive
This is a mini-guide (a two-week literature study) for the book titled The Hiding Place, by Corrie ten Boom. The Hiding Place relates the true story of a woman who lived her faith -- despite tremendous costs. The mini-guide contains ten sections that include: vocabulary words and exercisesdiscussion questionsreading activities: idiom, suspense, viewpoints, alliteration, metaphor, personification, critical thinking, theme, compare/contrastlife applications/Biblerelated activitiesweb linksa cr
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6th - 12th
Civil War - Emancipation Proclamation - Socratic Seminar with Rubric
Civil War - Emancipation Proclamation - Socratic Seminar with Rubric - A 18 page package related to the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln. This package contains all of the necessary documents to facilitate a Socratic Seminar related to the Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln.
This is a fantastic activity and lesson to assist students in fostering deep, meaningful and engaging learning related to the Civil War. Students will read a common text (the Emancipat
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6th - 12th
The Golden Bull (YA Novel) Ancient Mesopotamia Chapter Questions & Answer Key
45+ PAGES OF QUESTIONS and ANSWERS! This resources includes nearly 90 chronological chapter comprehension questions for all chapters of Marjorie Crowley's historical fiction novel The Golden Bull. Each chapter includes an extension question and critical analysis question. A superb novel guide to supplement as you read this Young Adult Novel set in ancient Mesopotamia. A great way to foster deep, meaningful discussions with your middle-school readers! Great to use as a quick check-in in class or
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6th - 9th
Grenade by Alan Gratz Novel Study
This product is a comprehensive set of instructional materials for teaching Grenade by Alan Gratz. With over 125+ Common Core aligned materials, students will develop their literacy skills while deeply engaging with the novel. Plus, the fiction close reading activities, the literary analysis resources, WWI Pacific Theater readings and extension activities, projects, vocabulary, assessments, and essays all provide opportunities for your students to practice and apply their learning. They also pro
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7th - 9th
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Between Shades of Gray Novel Study (Updated Nov 2023)
SummaryFifteen-year-old Lina is a Lithuanian girl living an ordinary life--until Soviet officers invade her home and tear her family apart. Separated from her father and forced onto a crowded train, Lina, her mother, and her young brother make their way to a Siberian work camp, where they are forced to fight for their lives. Lina finds solace in her art, documenting these events by drawing. Risking everything, she imbeds clues in her drawings of their location and secretly passes them along, hop
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8th - 12th
Digital HISTORICAL BACKGROUND INTRO to novel NUMBER THE STARS music, photos
PURPOSE: This NONFICTION PowerPoint Introduction lesson provides digital resources & factual historical context & background information in preparation for reading Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. BL 4.5 GOAL: to prepare each student to understand the historical background of the novel by front-loading facts to aid comprehension AUDIENCE: whole or small group for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classrooms. This product is ideal for preparing READ ALOUD, LITERATURE CIRCLES,
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4th - 12th
Refugee - Discussion Questions
This 57 page download contains discussion questions for all 53 chapters of Alan Gratz's book Refugee, which is published by Scholastic. The discussion questions would work extremely well in a Geography class and could be used to inform students about the theme of movement.
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7th - 12th
Comparing Cinderella Stories Around the World End of the Year Activity
More than 900 Cinderella Fairy Tale stories have been written around the world! Use this Text Companion Resource to introduce your Middle School SS or ELA students to 13 Cinderella tales from various ancient history cultures.Flexibility is built in! Use the included graphic organizers to focus student analysis on the cultural elements of each story (Ancient History SS classroom) and/or on the story structure (ELA classroom). While the graphic organizers in this resource can be easily used with
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6th - 9th
Thanksgiving Spanish Stories el día de la acción de gracias reading activities
This product includes two silly stories in Spanish related to Thanksgiving. They are great filler activities for the day before break, the first day back, or to include in an FVR library. The first story should be acceptable in any classroom and the second one is a little more political, but hopefully funny! They are editable, written entirely in the present tense and include reading comprehension questions.Story 1: Panchita el pavo has a brilliant idea to protect her family during Thanksgiving
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5th - 12th
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Mini-Guide for Middlers: The Winged Watchman Interactive
This is a mini-guide (a two-week literature study) for the book titled The Winged Watchman, by Hilda van Stockum. In this book, a Dutch family helps the Resistance during World War II. The guide contains:vocabulary activitiesdiscussion questionsreading activities: alliteration, map work, themes, problems, similes, idioms, effect/cause, rhyme pattern in poems, suspense, metonymy, allusion, plantsrelated activitieslife applications/Bibleweb linksa review puzzlequestions and activities that are ab
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6th - 9th
Jacob's Rescue Literature Unit
This unit is for the book Jacob's Rescue: A Holocaust Story. This unit is a great resource to add to your History unit on the Holocaust or just used in a literature circle.Included in this unit:* List of Resources Holocaust Museum informationArticlesVideos* Vocabulary lists by chapter and definitions* Character Traits and Map*Chapter Comprehension pages w/answer key* Summary Poster Activity*Problem-Solution Mini-Poster and worksheet
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5th - 10th
Civil War - Gettysburg Address - Socratic Seminar with Rubric
Civil War - Gettysburg Address - Socratic Seminar with Rubric - A 16 page package related to the Civil War and the "Gettysburg Address" Speech by Abraham Lincoln. This package contains all of the necessary documents to facilitate a Socratic Seminar related to the "Gettysburg Address" Speech by Abraham Lincoln.
This is a fantastic activity and lesson to assist students in fostering deep, meaningful and engaging learning related to the Civil War. Students will read a common text (the "Gettysburg
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5th - 11th
The Book Thief Novel Study Unit Plan: Comprehension, Figurative Language, & More
This 8-week unit plan for The Book Thief Markus Zusak is ideal for middle and high schoolers as a book unit or for literature study to complement a Holocaust or World War II unit. Comprehension questions focus on responding to literature, figurative language, and understanding the plot within a historical context. Aligned with state standards, The Book Thief Literature Unit Plan is an 8-week novel study that includes opportunities for short written responses like those used in several states' n
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7th - 9th
Percy Jackson Greek Gods Teaching Unit Part I
Percy Jackson Greek Gods Teaching Unit:
Includes illustrated notes, study guides, and a test for the first three chapters.
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5th - 10th
Intro A SINGLE SHARD, digital Background History in Google Slides
PURPOSE: This NONFICTION GOOGLE SLIDE lesson provides digital pre-reading resources, context & factual historical background information for A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park.GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classroomsHISTORICAL SLIDES: Please be aware that YOUTUBE LIN
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5th - 12th
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Thanksgiving Figurative Language Activity
This is a perfect fall figurative language activity and craftivity! Have your students build a turkey using their knowledge of figurative language.Included:- turkey feathers that are titled with 8 figurative language devices (onomatopoeia, hyperbole, alliteration, metaphor, simile, oxymoron, personification, and idiom)- 24 pre-made, Thanksgiving themed examples of figurative language in sentences that students will sort and glue onto the appropriate feather.- blank circles available for students
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4th - 9th
Mini-Guide for Middlers: Rascal Interactive
This is a mini-guide (a two-week literature study) for the book titled Rascal, by Sterling North. In this book, Sterling raises a baby raccoon during World War I. The guide contains ten sections; these components are included:vocabulary activitiesdiscussion questionsreading/writing activities -- Students will: compose two descriptions, write summary sentences, fill in a monthly chart, choose an incident and describe it, read sonnets, read background information, write a summary paragraph, fill
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6th - 9th
Día de Acción de Gracias Thanksgiving Spanish Reading Activity w/ Sweet 16 Verbs
Do you need an easy to follow lesson plan leading up to Thanksgiving? This Spanish Thanksgiving activity and reading with the Sweet 16 verbs in Spanish will give your students repetitions of 14 of the Sweet 16 verbs. These high frequency verbs in Spanish are used throughout the story making it very appropriate for level 2 students! Your students will work through 3 levels of an embedded reading; progressing including more detail, vocabulary, and length of the original short story. This level rea
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Tiffany's Spanish Curriculum Bundle
47 Days, Number the Stars, Boy in Striped Pajamas Bundle WW2: Chapter Questions
140+ PAGES OF QUESTIONS and ANSWERS! This resources provides chapter context questions w/ answer key for three young adult books: 47 Days, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, and Number the Stars. All three works are perfect adaptations for middle and lower high school students to access and suplement instruction about World War II and the European front. Students will be able to build their skills of character analysis and development, author's purpose, and word choice. My students love reading abo
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4th - 9th
Number the Stars PRE & POST reading: Background History, Vocabulary, Review Game
THIS MEGA-BUNDLE INCLUDES PRE READING DIGITAL INTRODUCTION, VOCABULARY FOR ALL CHAPTERS, AND POST REVIEW CARD GAME FOR NUMBER THE STARS BY LOIS LOWRY.1. Pre:PURPOSE: This NONFICTION PowerPoint Introduction lesson provides digital resources & factual historical context & background information in preparation for reading Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. BL 4.5GOAL: to prepare each student to understand the historical background of the novel by front-loading facts to aid comprehension AUDIE
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5th - 10th
Number the Stars & The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (YA Novels) Chapter Questions
115+ PAGES OF QUESTIONS and ANSWERS! This resource provides chapter context questions w/ answer key based on Number the Stars, a Newbery Honor Award Winner by Lois Lowry and The Boy In the Striped Pajamas, by John Boyne. These historical fiction novels are perfect for a middle school or lower high school classroom. They offer quick reads with tangible, real experiences and characters to help students understand World War II Europe. Use these resources to guide disccusions in class or for compreh
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6th - 9th
Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #9: Dragon of the Red Dawn - Novel Study
This is a 24 page comprehension guide for formerly numbered as Magic Tree House #37, the title of this book is now Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #9: Dragon of the Red Dawn. Every page of this comprehension study will encourage students to think deeper about the novel that they read. This packet is divided into chapters, so students can easily navigate through the book and complete the questions.
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1st - 11th
A Long Walk to Water Background History Google Slide Intro digital photos, maps
PURPOSE: This NONFICTION GOOGLE SLIDE lesson provides digital pre-reading resources, context & factual historical background information for A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park. BL 5.0GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classroomsHISTORICAL SLIDES: Please be aware th
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5th - 12th
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