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8th grade Common Core L.7.1 research
Speech Unit - Reading, Analyzing, Researching, Presenting (Google Classroom)
Meet Common Core State Standards in reading, writing, listening, and speaking with this 10 day Speech Unit. In this unit, students learn about the nonfiction genre of speeches, analyze four historic speeches, develop skills in writing short answer responses, conduct mini-research projects, write a persuasive speech based on their research, and present their speeches to the class. This is a highly rigorous, yet engaging, unit where students work as a group, with partners, and independently to d
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5th - 8th
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Thomas Paine Common Sense: Primary Source Activity | American History
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was a little pamphlet with big ideas! This primary source activity gives students a chance to read through and analyze the major paragraphs, or arguments, within his pamphlet while answering various questions. I created this mini-unit for my own classroom to help students understand this important document that shaped the course of Independence. You will find that this resource is challenging yet capable for all. Students are analyzing text from the 1700's which ca
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6th - 12th
Also included in:Â American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
ANCIENT ROME: World History Travel Brochure Research Summary Project
Have you ever wanted to take your class to Ancient Rome? Now you can without spending a dime! On this virtual field trip, students will become the travel guides. Through summaries and pictures, students will create a travel brochure that highlights 10 major locations of the Ancient Roman Empire. This creative project includes writing, research, and graphic design. What's Included:Student instructions to help explain all aspects of the projectA map of the Roman Empire to locate each stop of th
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5th - 12th
TRADING CARDS: Summarize the Lives of History Influencers | Biography Summaries
Want a new format for documenting historical figures in your elementary or middle school classes? In this creative writing format, students will create trading cards that explain the main idea for each historical influencer. Originally intended for studying the explorers in the "Age of Exploration," this project can be used alongside other topics such as: inventors, founding fathers, presidents, revolutionary war figures, civil war leaders, economists, literary figures, composers, mathematicia
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5th - 8th
ESSAYS: How to Write Them: A Literary Analysis of a Character Trait
Your complete guide for writing essays and paragraphs.This writing resource has 70 pages of examples, handouts, and how-tos for:thesis statementstopic sentenceshooksevidenceelaboration/analysistransitionsconclusionsThis is a how-to for writing stand-alone paragraphs and complete essays for students in grades 5–10.It also includes:TBEAR definitions, breakdown, and color codingteaching timelineanchor essay and text for the story, "The Emperor and His New Clothes."frames for new conceptsUnderstand
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4th - 10th, Higher Education
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Esperanza Rising WebQuest - Pre reading Research for Setting, Culture, & More!
Do you need students to understand the setting and background of Esperanza Rising before reading the novel?You can immerse students in the setting of the novel by Pam Muñoz Ryan with this comprehensive WebQuest. What You GetStudents will learn about the geography, history, culture, and language of the setting independently or in a small group, while you take 2-3 days to plan, grade, or conference. This WebQuest features attractive slides, reputable online sources of nonfiction text, questions
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Esperanza Rising Bundle - WebQuest & Leveled Discussion Questions + Bonus!
The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer Research Project for High School
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 Fukushim
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â The Dead and the Gone Quiz, Close Reading, Research Project, and Test Bundle
Earth Day Activities |Vocab| Critical Thinking | Writing |Print PDF or Digital!
Teach your students about the importance of Earth Day! Students will be able to do the following with this engaging print or digital activity: 1. Define 5 vocabulary terms related to Earth Day, use them in a sentence, and draw a picture. 2. Use critical thinking and real-world skills to create and list things we can do on Earth to reuse, reduce and recycle.3. Respond to an Earth Day writing prompt in paragraph or short-answer form.
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3rd - 9th
Sensory Figure Research Project
This project is a nice alternative to the standard biography essay. Students are able to conduct research and demonstrate their knowledge of a famous/historical person in a creative and artistic way. Included in this presentation are the requirements for the project as well as an example of what a finished sensory figure should look like. Editable. This culminating activity ties in nicely after giving lessons on how to use Google Drawings and/or Google Slides. It's also a nice follow up to l
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6th - 10th
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Life As We Knew It Quiz, Close Reading, Research Project, and Test Bundle
This low-prep bundle covering Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer contains all the formative and summative assessments teachers need to assess general reading comprehension, support the development of close reading analysis skills, and facilitate student research on a range of relevant topics. Included are six plot-based multiple choice quizzes, six short answer alternate quiz options, twenty-one close reading worksheets, research project materials, an end-of-unit test, and answer keys for
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6th - 12th
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RI 6.9 Memoir/Autobiography and Biography Middle School Project
Directions and how-to-use:This project should be completed over the course of 4 weeks with the rubric to guide students towards achieving cross-curricular criteria and demonstrate mastery of content standards: RI 6.1- 6.9; W 6.2a.-f.; W6.4-6.9; SL 6.4-6.6; L6.1-6.6; RH6-8.1-8.2, RH 6-8.4; RH6-8.7-8.9; WHST.6-8.2-8.10 Week one- students will identify the person of interest for their essay assignment based on a list of available book options in class or appropriate options to research and request
Scientific Method Research Project - Fathers of the Scientific Method
This mini-research project combines language arts skills with science learning for a great cross-curricular activity about who discovered the scientific method. Students research the lives and accomplishments of 5 people who are considered among the fathers of the scientific method and then write a report about their findings. You can use this resource at the beginning of a unit about the scientific method to introduce the topic to your students or at the end to extend their learning.✓ Please
Minoru Yamasaki ARCHITECTURE Research Project
This architectural research project is inspired by the picture book by Katie Yamasaki entitled, "Shapes, Lines, and Light." The author is the granddaughter of Minoru Yamasaki, the famous architect known for designing the World Trade Center which was tragically lost on 9/11. Unfortunately, that is what most people think of when they think of him. However, he was so much more. Your student will learn about his difficult life growing up during the war, racism, and the Great Depression. They wi
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6th - 8th
Also included in:Â Sixth Grade Growing Bundle
Five Themes of Geography/ Ecosystems Science Integrated Culminating Project
This is an integrated project designed based on Grade 7 Ontario Curriculum. An amazing culminating research task for units on Ecosystems and the Five Themes of Geography.
Cover geography, science and language expectations all at once! All assessment rubrics included!
Enjoy!
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6th - 10th
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Castles of IRELAND Research Project and Castle Tournament
Castles of Ireland Research Project, Castle Tournament, History, Geography, ELASave money by purchasing my Ireland Growing Bundle!Includes research note-taking papers for 27 of Ireland’s most famous castles. Each one comes in color and black and white. Use these as a starting point for a number of fun activities that you can do as a class.Castles Included in this study:Bunratty CastleKilkenny CastleAshford CastleMalahide CastleBlarney CastleDonegal CastleCarrickfergus CastleRoss CastleDublin Cas
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6th - 8th
Also included in:Â IRELAND Bundle St. Patrick's Day, ELA, Social Studies
Multiple Intelligences: DO IT! CHOICE CARDS® - SOCIAL CONCERNS - SET 1
Power-Up your classroom with BYTES Power Smarts! Activate your students' empathy for social causes with the Do It! Choice Cards. Students will choose a project to raise awareness, raise empathy, and raise resources for the social concern they choose while also working to meet Common Core Standards. See the full packet contents listed below and click on Preview under the thumbnails above to see a sample of the packet contents.Choice Cards® are task cards, but we think the word CHOICE is more mo
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4th - 8th
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Earthquake Report Printable and Google Slides Bundle
This blended resource is great for distance learning and in person learning. It contains materials for your students to complete a Earthquake Research Report. Combine resources to easily BLEND your classroom! This resource contains both a printable and digital - Google Slides Earthquake research report.Engage your students with this fun and comprehensive Earthquake Research Report resource. It helps has make report writing easy! It contains questions, organizers, tools and forms to use for your
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer Research Project (Printable)
Promote student choice and facilitate the process of researching scientific and societally significant topics from beginning to end with this low-prep, standards-based resource pertaining to the novel Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer. Students will choose from more than a dozen topics—Yellowstone's supervolcano, Hurricane Katrina, the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, and nuclear disasters at Chernobyl and Fukushima to name a few—and navigate academically appropriate sources with the goal o
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Life As We Knew It Quiz, Close Reading, Research Project, and Test Bundle
BUNDLE Restaurant Article Project
This is a presentation or project lesson that I developed for my own ELL (English Language Learner) students to practice their speaking and presentation skills! Skills of focus:Speaking: public speaking, presentation of information to others.Writing: informational and persuasive writing.Reading: reading a website, peer reading and editing.Listening: peer edit suggestions and active listening in an audience. Included in the BUNDLE:Directions and example of outcome for the Restaurant Article Res
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Literary Terms Mini Project
Help your students take control of their learning! Let students choose from a given list of literary terms, then have them research the term and examples and share with the rest of the class via some sort of presentation. This is a great way to start the year off right, as students practice research skills, creativity skills, presentation skills, and appropriate audience member skills.
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6th - 8th
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Argument Evidence Position Chart - Knowing and Explaining Thinking
Using informational articles with opposing views, students read then use chart to collect evidence, determine the author's point of view, and then explain their own thinking on the subject backed by evidence. Finally, students will determine their own position. This is a great organizer for researching before discussion and drafting.
Set up as a smart goal with a 40 point rubric built in for easy grading. Although CCSS are referenced for 7th grade it is easily converted to 5th, 6th, and 8th gra
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5th - 8th
Restaurant Article Presentation Project
This is a presentation or project lesson that I developed for my own ELL (English Language Learner) students to practice their speaking and presentation skills! Skills of focus:Speaking: public speaking, presentation of information to others.Writing: informational and persuasive writing.Reading: reading a website, peer reading and editing.Listening: peer edit suggestions and active listening in an audience. Included: Directions and example of outcome for the Restaurant Article Research page.St
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â BUNDLE Restaurant Article Project
Civil War Guided Research Project
This research project can be completed individually or in a small group. The purpose is to help the students to dig deeper into the events of the Civil War while also learning how to conduct research and compile their findings into a research paper or classroom presentation.The first page includes brief instructions for teachers on implementing this research project into your classroom (having the students work individually or in a group, and using it as a distance learning assignment).The secon
Your Guide to How, Where, and Why You Should Teach Conventions, K-12
Are you unsure how to teach conventions, especially within the requirements of the CCSS? Do you dread teaching punctuation, grammar and usage, or capitalization? We know that teaching these conventions is difficult, and often teachers hate it as much as their students!
This booklet presents a research-based overview of how, when, and where to teach conventions. Teachers will appreciate our handy chart that shows where conventions fall in the Writing (W) Standards and Language (L) Standards. We
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K - 12th, Staff
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