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Common Core RI.11-12.3 research
Using the CRAAP Test to Determine Source Credibility! Customizable Google Slides
Do your students tend to hit "share" "like" or "retweet" before checking a source is legitimate? Can your students determine the difference between a credible source and fake news? Do they know what to look for when analyzing articles, online material, tweets, and images for credibility? Do they understand which sources are acceptable to utilize as evidence in a writing assignment? In a world where misinformation can be spread like wildfire via social media and the internet, it is vital that stu
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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National History Day Projects From Start to Finish 2023-2024
NOTE: Enjoy the NEWLY UPDATED 2023-2024 version (Turning Points in History Theme)! It has brand new materials related to this year's theme, and I also updated lessons to include a more comprehensive and integrated approach to using both primary and secondary sources.This is your one stop shop for all National History Day lessons and resources!National History Day is a contest in which student choose a topic, conduct in depth research, and create a project (5-6 project categories to choose from!)
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6th - 12th
Infamous Criminals: A High-Interest Nonfiction Research Project
In this project, students will research the life of a famous criminal and compile a bibliographic research project to share with the class. The criminals included in this project range from fraudsters to gangsters and from pirates to drug lords. There are plenty of options here to captivate the interest of secondary students. After selecting a criminal, students will compile an annotated bibliography as they go through the research process while preparing to create their final projects. Stud
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9th - 12th
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The Crucible Engaging Activities - 12 Pre-Reading & Post-Reading Tasks
Looking for some fun, unique, and engaging activities to supplement The Crucible? These activities are perfect for learning background information before reading the play and assessing students' understanding after studying the play.Pre-reading activities include:❶ A history video viewing guide that corresponds with Salem Witch Trials documentary from the History Channel with answer key.❷ a handout where students determine which information is true, false, or simply opinionated about the history
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9th - 12th
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ESSAYS: How to Write Informational Essays ~ It Begins Here...
A HOW-TO for writing strong essays for students in grades 5–10.Students research using two paired, high-interest, leveled articles."The Life in Antarctica""The Marvelous Manta"This is your definitive guide for teaching how to research and write essays and paragraphs;using a step-by-step process; building strong, independent writers.Do your students need a little more work on stand-alone paragraphs? This guide also explains how to write strong paragraphs.This writing resource has:125 pages of pro
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5th - 11th, Adult Education
Personal Finance: Investing in Real Estate - This Flippin Project
This project introduces students to real estate investing related to flipping houses. Students will complete 4 assignments related to real estate investing about house flipping. This self-directed project encompasses many learning modalities. Students can work independently or in small groups. I have been running this exact project for years, and each year I make changes to reflect current market conditions. This bundle starts with helping students develop foundational knowledge of real estate a
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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AP Research - Bridge the Gap from AP Seminar - Capstone Program
"Spot the Differences" Great intro to the AP Research course!Students investigate the obvious and subtle differences between AP Seminar and AP Research. As they "level up" to this yearlong propriety research course - they need to know what skills they can take with them from their last year of learning in AP Research, and what skills they will acquire and use in AP Research.This "no prep" activity contains:AP Research standards-based lesson11-slide Google Slides presentation that takes students
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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AP Language Synthesis Bundle - research project, essay organizer, slides, unit
This bundle contains everything you need to launch and keep the momentum going in your AP Language Synthesis unit. Each resource helps your students visualize their thinking, organize writing, and understand the process to producing a solid synthesis essay. Multiple scaffolds include writing organizers, writing stems, and visual cue cards to understand the essay writing process. This bundle contains two project-based learning experiences, each of 5-10 class periods, that combine skills for both
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Crucible Researched Speech Activity Comparing to McCarthyism
This research and formal speech activity is a great way to introduce your high school ELA students to Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible. The activity has your students investigate why the playwright chose the analogy comparing two historical crises in America. Students make connections between the Second Red Scare orchestrated by Joseph McCarthy in 1950s America and the Salem Witch Trials of the 1600s in New England. This researched formal speech activity requires students to research The Sec
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9th - 12th
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Valentine's Day Business & Marketing Research Project for Grades 8-12 - No Prep
Business & Marketing Research Project for Grades 8-12Do you want a no prep, engaging, educational and stress-free business and marketing project for Valentine's Day? Engage your students with an exciting and insightful Valentine's Day project that combines business, marketing, and holiday spirit! This comprehensive resource provides everything you need to facilitate an enriching research project for grades 8-12. What's Included:Suggested Timelines: Easy-to-follow timelines to help teachers p
Business Law: Exploring Age Discrimination in Employment Law
Welcome to the Age Discrimination Court Case Research Assignment! In this assignment, students will delve into the realm of employment law by exploring five landmark court cases that have shaped the landscape of age discrimination in the United States. Age discrimination occurs when an individual is treated unfairly in employment decisions due to their age, and these cases highlight the legal battles fought to protect workers from such discrimination.Throughout this assignment, students will exa
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9th - 12th
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Anti-Bullying High School Community Action Project
This high school community action project on anti-bullying is an awesome experience if you are looking for an engaging, intrinsically motivating, and personally meaningful way to help your students understand the impacts of bullying. As a bonus, this experience also integrates core skills such as close reading, data analysis, and accessing and applying credible scientific information.Project Summary:This community action project for combating bullying in the community was designed to engage stud
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11th - 12th
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The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer Research Project for Google Drive
Facilitate the process of investigating relevant topics, documenting information gathered, and delivering formal speeches with this low-prep, standards-based research project to complement Susan Beth Pfeffer's dystopian novel The Dead and the Gone, the sequel to Life As We Knew It. The focus of the project is natural and human-influenced disasters, covering twenty topics including the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, the flu pandemic of 1918, the tri-state tornado outbreak of 1925, the Fukushi
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6th - 12th
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"Montgomery Boycott" Analysis
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a peaceful protest against the city's segregated public transportation system. It lasted 381 days until the Supreme Court declared segregation on buses unconstitutional.Students will analyze this memoir by Coretta Scott King by exploring the historical context, word choice, distinguishing fact versus opinion, making inferences, and determining central ideas and themes. Students will be required to do independent research to understand the questions in the graphic o
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Short Stories: The Ultimate Bundle
Halloween Research Project and Speech Materials for High School ELA (Google)
Complement a unit on Gothic fiction and embrace the harvest season with this low-prep, standards-based research project addressing 33 topics directly and indirectly related to Halloween: ancient celebrations, holidays, and practices (Samhain, Lemuria, guising, souling, and more); more recent traditions (Guy Fawkes Night, the history of trick-or-treating, and the history of pumpkin carving); myths, legends, and superstitions (Jack O'Lantern, the Beast of Bray Road, Mothman, and more); medical con
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9th - 12th
Précis Assignment for Literary Criticism and Research Writing
Précis assignments are a valuable way for students to learn about literary works and to develop their critical thinking skills. By writing a précis, students are forced to think carefully about the work and to identify the key elements that contribute to its meaning. This process can help students to better understand and appreciate literary works and find research to use in projects and essays.In this assignment, students will:1. Research a literary criticism about a novel or book of study. 2
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Mother Teresa (St. Teresa of Calcutta) PowerPoint Presentation
Help students explore their faith and deepen their understanding of Mother Teresa (Saint Teresa of Calcutta). This presentation is great to explore during the month of May! This Power Point includes 28 visual appealing slides perfect for World History, World Religion, Religion class or Sunday school. The presentation is filled with colorful visuals and detailed information for 3rd grade and up.Informational texts help promote vocabulary development and allows students to use prior knowledge to m
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3rd - 12th
Also included in: Mother Teresa Bundle
Prudence Crandall The Forbidden Schoolhouse Lesson Activities
This packet is complete with activities that look at the Prudence Crandall and her famous school for “misses of color” in 1830s America. What better way to encourage students to reflect on how Prudence Crandall made an impact on American lives than with The Forbidden Schoolhouse?At a time when ladies were not even allowed to attend town meetings, Prudence Crandall stood up to an entire town in order to teach young African-American girls in her boarding school. Her entire fight from the beginning
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7th - 12th
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Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Human Impact on Water Sources Reading and Debate
In 1969, the Cuyahoga River became known to the world as it caught fire when a passing train sent sparks on the heaps of pollution found in the river. This sent its own spark to environmentalists around the world as the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), the Clean Water Act and eventually Cuyahoga Valley National Park were developed. In this activity, students will learn about the fire and about human impact on water sources and then they will debate a specific topic by analyzing a controver
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7th - 12th
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HS-ESS3-3
, HS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
, HS-ESS3-4
Civil Disobedience Synthesis Essay
A perfect assessment for English or social studies teachers who want to delve into civil disobedience, this synthesis essay compilation provides a prompt, rubric, tips for writing, a fill-in chart, a brainstorming activity, and an answer key. A list of articles and videos that examine the topic are delineated in this handout as well. This all-in-one, seven-page worksheet is a complement and supplement to the study of the Romantic Period as well as to the examination of individuals who have mad
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Hero Research Unit
Heroism research unit. This complete research unit asks students to focus on creating a research question around the topic of heroism for inquiry-based learning. Students will formulate their own research questions and conduct research throughout the course. Presenting their research findings at the end of the course. Save 20% by purchasing the Hero Course Bundle!Includes: Instructions on how to use this packetGraphic organizers A Text SetAnnotation Presentation Project Instructions RubricSelf-A
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: The Hero ELA Full Course Plan & Resources Bundle
Did My Bill Pass? – A Model Legislature
Hot off the press and updated for the 118th Congress (January 2023), your class can have fun being Congress!This activity gives your students the chance to be Congress while watching the actual Congress at work.I’ve used the newly apportioned House districts (after the 2020 census) and the current line-up of Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate so your class can closely approximate the makeup of the actual Congress.The students elect congressional leaders, represent regions of the U
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Handmaid's Tale Research Project on Women's History & Human Rights (Google)
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood lends itself to compelling research opportunities for high school students. This low-prep, standards-based project has students investigate topics related to women's history and human rights around the world: from America (the Fourteenth Amendment, Equal Pay Act, Equal Rights Amendment, etc.) to Canada (the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada, National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, etc.), from the Middle East (
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9th - 12th
History vs The Comment Section: Using Evidence to Support a Claim
Need support for students that are having trouble citing evidence? About to start a research project and need to introduce analysis skills? Use this resource! It’s engaging and allows students to place historical figures, myths, and false claims within a context that they are familiar with: social media. Students will provide commentary about a false claim. They must provide a quote that supports their claim(s). Their response will be displayed as a comment to the post. Allow students to express
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9th - 12th
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