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High school Black History Month reading strategies simulations
Reading Strategies Classroom Murder Mystery (Word Doc Version)
WHO KILLED MISS JACKSON?
TEACHER'S NOTES
Skills: Analyze text, determine importance, infer, synthesize, question, use background information, monitor for understanding, speaking, and listening
Grades: 6-10
Age groups: 10-17
Materials: Character cards, Character Analysis Worksheet
Time: About an hour
Preparation and Rules
Step one:
Explain to the class that you are going to play a murder mystery game. Everyone will be a character in the game and one of them is the murderer! Give them the ba
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6th - 11th
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A Raisin in the Sun: End of Play Escape Room {9-12 ELA}
A Raisin in the Sun ends with a lot of questions, but one question I like to post to the students is, where did that scoundrel Willy Harris run off to? Using this interactive, high-energy Escape Room, your class will transform into the Chicago Police Headquarters and work in teams to track down Willy Harris and the money he stole from Walter Younger.Want to see the Escape Room in action? Head on over to my Instagram page and watch my Escape Room highlights!The Setup:Your classroom becomes CPD
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Also included in: A Raisin in the Sun: Complete Unit Bundle {Digital & Print Included}
Bundle- Reconstruction, the Ku Klux Klan & Jim Crow
This unit bundle is composed of four highly engaging, primary based, interactive Slide Presentations, and activities-- designed to have students critically explore the period of Reconstruction/Jim Crow. LESSON ONE: Reconstruction Era [Intro]Includes:45 Slide Presentation & Guided Notes HandoutPOV Freedmen Scenario ActivityLESSON ONE will have students examine;the different ways in which newly freed slaves expressed their emancipationthe POV of a Freedmen (POV Activity). Students will respond
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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"And Then There Were None" Scotland Yard Investigation Packet
I created this packet as a way for my students to stay engaged with the Agatha Christie murder mystery "And Then There Were None". The packet should be printed and distributed to students and then updated as they read the novel, or perhaps updating the packet during class time. Students use process of elimination to rule out potential murderers, with space to list each character's profession, past known criminal activity, and their status (suspect, victim, deceased). It even lists the character
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7th - 12th
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Great Zimbabwe African Empire Activity CSI Mystery of Black History Analysis
Perfect for lessons about the African empires, this investigation activity makes learning about Great Zimbabwe educational and engaging! Your students will try to crack the mystery of Great Zimbabwe through a crime scene investigation case file activity that encourages historical and creative thinking. Perfect for lessons on ancient civilizations, African empires, and world history, this resource makes history come to life!A visually engaging case file with comprehensive background readings on t
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6th - 10th
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Era of Reconstruction: Interactive Activities
This resource is designed to have students critically explore the period of Reconstruction. Two highly engaging, interactive Slide Presentations will vicariously draw students into the lives of the Freedmen during this historical period of time. LESSON ONE: Reconstruction Era [Intro]Includes:45 Slide Presentation & Guided Notes HandoutPOV Freedmen Scenario Activity LESSON ONE will have students examine; the different ways in which newly freed slaves expressed their emancipationthe POV of a F
Grades:
8th - 12th
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Also included in: Bundle- Reconstruction, the Ku Klux Klan & Jim Crow
Reading Strategies Classroom Murder Mystery (PowerPoint Version)
WHO KILLED MISS JACKSON?TEACHER'S NOTESSkills: Analyze text, determine importance, infer, synthesize, question, use background information, monitor for understanding, speaking, and listeningGrades: 6-10Age groups: 11-17Materials: Character cards, Character Analysis Worksheet Time: About 2 hoursPreparation and RulesStep one: Explain to the class that you are going to play a murder mystery game. Everyone will be a character in the game and one of them is the murderer! Give them the background info
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6th - 10th
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Civil Rights Movement Project Research and Role Play
In this inquiry-based project, students become figures from the Civil Rights Movement. Students research their figure and then embody that person at a culminating party. This project puts students literally in the lives of historical figures. Meet Rosa Parks, Maya Angelou, Thurgood Marshall and more through your students' discovery of them. A great addition to your Civil Rights Movement study.This detailed teacher’s guide includes:● How to use this resource and complete timeline within the te
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Civil Rights Movement Activities
Reading Activity - My Life- Why reading is so important simulation
TEACHER DIRECTIONS
Purpose: A simulation activity that allows students to see the realize the consequences of not trying to become better at reading and writing. This activity puts students into random socioeconomic groups based on a random number on a die. This number will determine how much money they get to spend on six different areas of their life (house, location where they live, food, entertainment, transportation, and college). Students will have to make some difficult choices based
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Grades:
5th - 10th
Macbeth Act 2 Scene 4 Reenactment of the Great Chain of Being
Bring the Great Chain of Being to life! In this activity based on Act 2 Scene 4, students reenact the Great Chain of Being that illustrates that many effects of Macbeth's fatal act. This resource includes many strategies and materials for differentiating this activity for lower and higher level classes.You'll get:a "do now" review of the Great Chain of Beingfull instructions for reenacting the Great Chain of Beingcharacter roles for the reenactmentoptional scavenger hunt activityexit slip revi
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9th - 12th
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Into Thin Air Everest Climbing Simulation Unit Activity
After years of tweaking, I have finally gotten to the point to share this great activity. Teaching Into Thin Air can be difficult, and I was in search of an activity that could catch my students attention. I decided to put the students in a fictional mountain climber setting.
After breaking the class into at least five expeditions, the students are responsible for a variety of activities over the course of the unit. They begin by studying the importance of advertising by designing items that w
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Engaging Great Migration Activity: Choose Your Own Journey
Supplement your Great Migration, Reconstruction, and Civil War units with this experiential exercise to build perspective and content knowledge. 1:1 classrooms are ideal for this activity, but you could easily modify to be whole class or small group. This activity is perfect for kickstarting your studies of the Great Migration, but can be used as a rich supplement at any time. Students start by reading a scene from a sharecropper's life, then making a choice on what to do next. Each choice is li
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8th - 11th
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History Mysteries - Tupac
Looking for a way to get your students excited about history? Historical mysteries are the way to go!Students will have to use critical thinking, inquiry, and teamwork skills to solve the mystery of the murder of Tupac Shakur.Students will use the provided slide deck to help them solve the mystery!The opportunity to expand upon this lesson are endless. Maybe this is an activity to use during a Current Events class. Maybe this could be used in a Forensics class. Maybe you use this in your Music H
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8th - 11th
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Plessy v Ferguson Socratic Seminar
This resource includes the following:Plessy V Ferguson reading covering background, amendment elements, and final remarks from Justice Henry Brown and Justice John HarlanAnnotation technique to ensure close reading and note taking on the text (can be used for a grade)Potential discussion questions for the Socratic SeminarInstructions on how to conduct the Socratic Seminar and sentence stems to help students phrase their comments or questions in the Socratic Seminar
Grades:
9th - 12th
The Outsiders Mock Trial
This is a fantastic end-of-the-unit activity for The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. With this product, you will be able to hold a classroom Mock Trial that is run by the students, with a student judge, student lawyers, student witness, and student jury. Students will be assigned roles with assignments that correspond to each role, and it's a great activity for differentiation because the roles have different difficulty levels. Teachers will guide students in their preparation for a couple of days bef
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: The Outsiders Mock Trial Bundle
Infographic Rubric for Research for MUN-Based Topics
This is a rubric used for the infographic assignments surrounding the topics of those one may observe in an MUN. This is provided in .DOC format which means you can edit it as needed. This has been built to reflect the ON Curriculum's Growing Success principles.Please read, rate and review! I also have full assignments with improved infographic rubrics if you would like to see them in action or have student self-reflection included in the rubric! Check out my store!
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Jury Simulation #3
Similar to the FREE product of Jury Simulation #1, this activity is a collection of 4 pages of original content featuring: evidence, court testimony, prosecution and defense suggestions, and potential outcomes for the accused. This activity would be great for a substitute, especially if the students have done this activity prior. 3# Topic Category: Students accused of vandalism during HomecomingThis is a reading packet intended to give students a real life experience of our court system. They
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7th - 12th
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Fable Story #26 Bottoms Up
Story about being addicted to alcoholism and that there is hope for someone who wants to quit.
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10th - 12th, Adult Education
The Giver, Chapter 7 - Reader's Theater Activity
This reading engagement activity accompanies chapters 7 and 8 of Lois Lowry's novel, The Giver. As the children in Jonas’s community receive their jobs in the novel, the students in your class will receive (and react to receiving) their own jobs. This allows your students to put themselves into the text and to engage more readily with its themes and plot. Students will have a lot more to say about Jonas’s dystopian world when they have to imagine themselves living within it!This is the first res
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6th - 12th
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Paul Revere You Decide American Revolution
You are Paul Revere. You must warn the colonist of the British army. If you choose correctly the Revolution is saved. If you choose incorrectly the Revolution will fail. Make a copy and share with your students. This activity will help them to remember and understand the midnight ride of Paul Revere.
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3rd - 12th
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Into Thin Air Interactive Jeopardy Unit Review Game
Students today learn best by manipulating and visualizing content. Although a staple in the review game strategies, this Jeopardy game is very different.
Features:
Three character contestants
Three rounds, 8 categories, 40 total questions, final Jeopardy
Interactive scoring (no writing necessary! Type right in the screen below the character!)
Interactive Double Jeopardy
Multiple Final Jeopardy for multiple classes
Return buttons to send the teacher back to scores
Dollars grey out after being c
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Twelve Angry Men Reading Materials
These reading materials are PERFECT for your unit on Twelve Angry Men in middle school/junior high or high school. Use these cards to put on your own classroom production of Twelve Angry Men! Have students read along with props to engage them in your English/Language Arts classroom.Assign students the roles of jurors, the judge, and the guard by giving them the corresponding card to fold and prop up on their desk. Encourage them to take notes on their character on the back as the play progresses
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8th - 12th
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Refugee Escape Room- Josef
This Escape Room is an engaging escape room based on the travels of Josef in the novel, Refugee. The ending slide leads students to an Encyclopedia Brittanica entry on the Polish Death Camps (Concentration Camps) where Josef and his mother end their journey. It is an activity that would pair well with research projects or essay prompts. Contains: 18 slides prelinked for your convenience. Simply put the slidedeck in Present Mode and you and your students can explore.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Civil Rights Era - Understanding Housing Segregation - Interactive Simulation
Do you want to show your students what the physical implications of housing segregation during the Civil Rights Era? Are they curious how housing segregation works and what it actually looks like? Using the Parable of the Polygons website, this interactive simulation helps students understand how just a little bit of bias can have a large impact on how a community looks. This activity walks students through the process of trying to make the 'polygons' happy based on their levels of bias and dive
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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