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Common Core CCRA.R.2 simulations
The Lady or The Tiger by Frank Stockton with Simulation - Print & Digital
This lesson on the short story “The Lady or The Tiger” by Frank Stockton can be printed, used digitally, or a combination of the two. All resources are Google Drive resources (primarily Google Docs unless otherwise noted as Google Slides, Google Forms, etc.). These resources include support for struggling readers and writers and/or special education students, such as an adapted text, chunked questions, graphic organizers and suggested transitions for writing. This lesson focuses on the skills of
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8th - 9th
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Also included in: Short Story Unit Bundle: Teaching Literary Elements - Print & Digital
The Sinking of the Lusitania: Solve the WWI Mystery w Primary Source Analysis!
Perhaps one of the most important events of World War One, the sinking of the Lusitania has fascinated kids and adults for years. Use this mystery to harness that fascination and engage students in an inquiry-based mission that they will remember all year long!In this mystery, students are posed with an engaging scenario - they are CIA Agents that must piece together once and for all how and why the Lusitania sank. They are presented with a variety of "exhibits," all cleverly designed to engage
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: GROWING WWI BUNDLE: Higher Order Thinking WWI Activities (SS5H2)
Ancient China Activities Bundle | Geography Activity, Debate, Simulation
These interactive Ancient China Activities are the perfect supplement to your textbook or your existing school curriculum about Ancient China! This bundle includes several engaging and no-prep activities from our complete Ancient China unit bundle that will excite your students and add some variety to your lesson planning!Save 20% by purchasing these resources together!This bundle is a great fit for you if you just want a few Ancient China activities, but don't want word walls, slideshows, bell
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6th - 9th
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Carbon Cycle Close Reading and Lab Demo
This close reading and lab demonstration works great with your volcanoes or carbon cycle units!Lake Nyos is a volcanic lake in Cameroon, Africa. An inactive volcano below the lake was slowly releasing carbon dioxide into the lake. As the lake overturned and and carbon dioxide was released, thousands of people and livestock in the surrounding areas suffocated and died overnight. Included in this purchase:- 2 page close reading article titled "Killer Carbon" with follow up questions. Two versions
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Science Nonfiction Article Bundle
Dust Bowl Mystery: Inquiry-Based Intro. to Great Depression!
The Great Depression and The Dust Bowl have fascinated kids and adults for years. Use this mystery to harness that fascination and engage students in an inquiry-based investigation that they will remember all year long!This lesson is SO FUN when used as an introduction to a unit about The Great Depression. I let them try to solve the mystery first and THEN tell them that our next unit will be about The Great Depression. It's the perfect way to get them asking questions and build genuine curiosit
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4th - 8th
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The Most Dangerous Game Mock Trial
After being hunted for three days by General Zaroff, Sanger Rainsford is now on trial and being charged for Zaroff's murder. Was Rainsford truly acting in self-defense, or did he willfully and intentionally kill General Zaroff and feed him to his hounds? Your students will RAVE about this mock trial based on Connell's short story "The Most Dangerous Game"! What better way to get students to practice literary analysis, argument development, and speaking and listening skills than with a mock trial
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Crusades Simulation Middle Ages Medieval Europe Feudalism Activity
Are you struggling to get your students engaged and excited about your Middle Ages Unit? Then use this no prep simulation to transport your students back in time to the First Crusade! Students will role play as reporters as they interview pilgrims and knights, recording information about battles, Crusaders' motivations, routes taken to the Holy Land and the war's long term impacts. They will also evaluate whether the Crusaders’ actions go against Christian teachings and whether knights gained we
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6th - 7th
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Also included in: Medieval & Middle Ages Simulation & Project Bundle Simulation Reading
ELA Escape Room Challenge Penguin Theme
Looking for something a little challenging, incredibly engaging, and slightly different from an ordinary day? Escape room challenges have all of that and more.In this escape room challenge, the students must escape from being stuck on Penguin Island after disobeying the sign on a magic portal at the zoo's penguin exhibit. They can only get out if they can successfully navigate their way through 5 ELA challenges.This challenge has students apply skills in reading comprehension, sentence vs. fragm
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3rd - 5th
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Moot Court/Mock Trial: "Take me out to the ball game..."
Project goals:Develop strong argumentative skills, both written and orallyUnderstand the differences between criminal, civil, and appellate casesJudge an argument based on evidence and reasoningAbout the project:There are three different cases students will argue. Each of the cases has a very similar fact pattern. At the, end however, students are asked to argue the cases a little differently.Case #1: criminal caseCase #2: civil caseCase #3: criminal case on appeal (the assumption here is that t
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8th - 11th
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The First Crusade Map & Simulation Middle Ages Medieval Europe Feudalism BUNDLE
Are you looking for a way to introduce the Crusades to your students and get more engagement? Then let your students create a map of the First Crusade then transport them back in time to the First Crusade! Maps are also a nice change of pace for classes. They are great for direct instruction or independent work. Students need practice reading maps and recognizing shapes. And yes, they still need practice creating visual representations of information with their hands. Your students will love tak
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6th - 7th
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Olmec Aztec Inca Maya Activities Bundle | Mesoamerica Activities
These interactive Olmec, Aztec, Inca, and Maya Activities are the perfect supplement to your textbook or your existing school curriculum about Early American Civilizations! This bundle includes several engaging and no-prep activities from our complete Mesoamerica and the Andes unit bundle that will excite your students and add some variety to your lesson planning!Save 20% by purchasing these activities together!This bundle is a great fit for you if you just want a few Mesoamerica activities, but
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6th - 9th
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The Tell-Tale Heart Mock Trial
Assembled here are eight individual resources used with 8th graders to conduct a mock trial based on Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart”. For my classes, this was a major-fun!- culminating project in the 2nd trimester. However, I think it could easily be adapted to other purposes, including part of an existing unit on mock trials or a short project within a short story unit.
The key skills addressed with this unit are using evidence from text to build and make an argument, as well as speak
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8th - 12th
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Edgar Allan Poe Engaging Resources Bundle - The Tell-tale Heart and More
Edgar Allan Poe’s spooky and mysterious works of literature have intrigued and sparked student interest time after time! Do some close reading with a focus on figurative language and literary devices with these resources and put on the most exciting mock trial your classroom has ever seen! Here's what you'll get:⭐️ Edgar Allan Poe Biography ActivitiesIntroduce your students to the man behind the writing!⭐️ The Tell-Tale Heart Mock TrialTest your student's knowledge of this spooky tale in this fu
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8th - 11th
Host Your Own Classroom Murder Mystery Masquerade Ball!
Do you teach a mystery novel/unit/genre study? Need something AMAZING for Halloween? Want to be remembered as the most AWESOME TEACHER EVER? My students' absolute FAVORITE events of the whole year was the murder mystery masquerade ball I put on after students read Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. Three weeks before the event, I would send out mysterious invitations alluding to a masquerade ball. Two weeks before the event, I would give students their character cards. These cards inclu
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Debate Bundle - Debates, Graphic Organizers, Rubrics, Templates, Scaffolds
This "Ultimate Debate Bundle" is everything you need to facilitate clear, well-organized debates for students of elementary school - 12th grade. The materials are designed for a students of varying language and learning needs, fitting the language development needs of ESL students as well as students in AP courses. This resource offers adaptable material that you can fit with any debate you develop for your students.Not just for ELA Teachers!Teachers across disciplines have found this resource h
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Animal Farm Activity Bundle - Includes Mock Trial - Unit Plan - George Orwell
Immerse your students in the captivating world of Animal Farm by George Orwell with these FIVE resources! Encourage close reading, foster critical thinking, and spark lively discussions as students delve into the characters and events of the novel.Here are resources included in this bundle:⭐️ Animal Farm Character Trading CardsEach card features a vibrant illustration of a key character from the novel, along with essential details and quotes. Engage your students as they collect, analyze, and di
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7th - 10th
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Stuck in School Fun Simulation Game (Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)
This resource is an editable, fun simulation game in which students work in groups to survive scenarios. The scene is set as the students being stuck in school overnight, with all windows and doors barricaded. If any school personnel catches them, they will die/lose. Groups must strategize tactful ways out of the situations to make it through all 12 scenarios and survive the game.
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5th - 12th
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Medieval Japan Activity & Project Bundle - Simulation Reading Comprehension
Need to boost student engagement in your Middle Ages Empires Unit? Then let your students grade Japan, role play feudalism as daimyo, samurais, serfs and vassals, report on the Crusades, investigate Tokugawa Ieyausu and build a 3D Buddhist - Shinto Temple!Japan Shogunate Report Card - Transform your students into daimyos, samurais, vassals and serfs as well the Tokugawa Shogunate they simulate the development of Japanese feudalism and battle for the control of the classroom!Japanese Feudalism Si
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6th - 7th
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Renaissance Period Trading & Art Activity BUNDLE
Need to boost student engagement in your Renaissance Unit? Then transform your students into merchants and patrons! Students will recreate the world of trading, shipping and banking during the Renaissance then analyze Renaissance art. There are no other activities that better bring the risky and exciting world of Mediterranean trade and Renaissance art to life! What students will experience during Renaissance Trading Simulation Introduction to Italy and FlorenceBanking Families of FlorenceGood
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6th - 7th
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Renaissance Period Art Patron Activity - Leonardo da Vinci
Are you struggling to get your students engaged and excited about your Renaissance Reformation Unit? Then use this no prep activity & have students role play as wealthy Florentine merchants looking to support Da'Vinci, Michelangelo and Donatello and more!They will then develop their understanding of the shift from medieval to Renaissance art by analyzing and discussing art through picture reveals. They will finally choose to patronize their favorite artist with their newly earned wealth.What
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6th - 7th
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Also included in: Renaissance Period Trading & Art Activity BUNDLE
Great Depression: Can You Survive?
Choose your own Great Depression adventure! Students learn a bit about the general global context of the late 1920's/1930's, and then can choose to do a deeper exploration of four countries: Japan, Germany, USA, and Mexico. Each country has a wealth of resources to choose from, allowing students to see how sometimes poverty and war were inescapable. A small worksheet is included in this bundle with 5 questions, allowing students to still process what they've learned, but not feel the pressure t
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9th - 12th
Debate Starter Bundle - Handouts, Rubrics, Graphic Organizers, templates
This debate bundle is everything you need to facilitate a clear, well-organized debate for students of elementary school - 12th grade. This is a great unit to fit the language development needs of ESL students as well because it is visually based and adaptable. For students new to debate (middle - high school) and ESL students, this bundle is handy because of the clarity of directions and visual cues. When I do debates with more experienced debaters, and in AP Language, I use formats that are in
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Windmill Synthesis Stakeholder Scenario Debate Activity (AP Lang practice!)
Inspired by the College Board's AP Lang 2019 Windmill Synthesis prompt, students will participate in a community stakeholder meeting where they will be assigned a community role member's role with opinions about potentially converting the state of Georgia to primarily windmill energy. Students will look through sources to gather evidence based on their role's opinions, then work together to host a meeting where they present their ideas and mix and mingle as their roles. Students will practice sy
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9th - 12th
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Teaching the Argument: Sample Argument Response
This document is a color-coded sample response of the previously posted sample argument task for the NYS English Regents exam. The colors correlate with the cheat sheet, which is the third document needed to fully teach students how to successfully compose a Part 2 response to the NYS English Regents exam.
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9th - 12th
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