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12th grade reading strategies webquests
Sources Scavenger Hunt: Snuffing Out Fake News Activity
Engage your students to look critically at news media sources and scope out unreliable, bias, and fake sources. This lesson will teach students how to differentiate between credible, reliable news from “fake news.”First, they’ll learn about six types of news media (fake news, credible news report, amended news report, satirical news report, political cartoon, and opinion piece) with an engaging digital scavenger hunt challenge.For this activity, students will explore the sources in an interactiv
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9th - 12th
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Firekeeper's Daughter Pre-Reading Station Activity or Webquest
This product is intended to be used as a pre-reading activity before beginning Angeline Boulley's Firekeeper's Daughter. There are four pages that could also be used as separate stations if that works better for your classroom. The topics covered include pop culture of 2004, an analysis of the location and history of Sault Ste. Marie, where the novel takes place, an inquiry into the methamphetamine problem of the early 2000s and the meaning and differences between the titles of Anishinaabe, Ojib
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
"Romeo and Juliet" Pre-Reading WebQuest Flipbook
This digital, interactive flipbook is designed to help students understand 6 key pre-reading concepts prior to beginning Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet". Students will either read excerpts, view infographics, take digital tours, or watch videos on: Shakespeare, Shakespeare's World, Shakespearean Language, The Globe Theater, Shakespeare's Works, and Influences Today. As they explore each of these topics, students will complete short tasks on each "flap" within the digital flipbook. This resource
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Romeo and Juliet Full Unit Bundle
Bundle: Quinceañeras for Spanish Class
Bundle and save! This bundle includes FOUR of my products about Quinceañeras in one product. Included in this bundle are:1. Quinceañeras: Reading and Substitute PlanThis reading a good emergency substitute plan to keep handy. It includes three articles on Quinceañeras as well as comprehension questions following each article. The articles are written in English, so any level of Spanish can use it. Also included is a crossword puzzle featuring some of the terms from the articles and a key.2. All
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7th - 12th
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Propaganda Techniques Web Quest for The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins
A Web Quest to teach the 11 main forms of Propaganda Techniques used by the dystopian Capitol of Panem in The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. This mini lesson comes complete with everything you need from a DO NOW, to the Teacher's overview of the lesson details, to three different version of the graphic organizer to be used to complete the assignment. Students will work in groups to define each term, present to the class, and use the same GO for a study tool. There is even a built in homewor
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7th - 12th
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Greenhouse Gases EPA article with worksheet
With all the high-stakes testing going on in other disciplines (math and English, notably), science teachers are being asked to help students succeed in those arenas. Literacy in the Chemistry class room can be a challenging goal to accomplish as many chemistry texts are not accessible to high school students.
The EPA has terrific information it shares on its website about greenhouse gases and global warming. I have taken material from the website and created a 2 page reading activity that is e
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9th - 12th
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A Long Way Gone Background Info WebQuest or Printable for No Internet
This background activity is a WebQuest or a Printable Version for A Long Way Gone or for the Civil War in Sierra Leon. The reading is about the civil war in Sierra Leon and has eight questions. The reading is easy to read and the questions reference the paragraph number to make it even easier for Special Education and College Prep. students to find the answer. The WebQuest has four websites where students look at images and read captions, the printable copy has two websites that are in a print v
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7th - 12th
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Pre-Reading Activity - Internet Scavenger Hunt on Of Mice and Men
With this Of Mice and Men Pre-Reading Internet Scavenger Hunt, students will embark on a digital journey to enrich their understanding of John Steinbeck's classic novel before they start reading it. Through this interactive activity, students will explore various online resources to learn about the author, setting, historical context, and themes of the text. Throughout the scavenger hunt, students will practice paraphrasing, honing their ability to rephrase information from different sources in
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Of Mice and Men ACTIVITY BUNDLE
A Webquest on the Allusions in Rainbow Rowell's Eleanor and Park
Rainbow Rowell's 2013 novel "Eleanor and Park" is immersed in allusions to comic books, film, literature, music, and current events popular in the 70s and 80s. In order to better understand these allusions, this webquest contains quotes from the novel and hyperlinks in which readers can access information about these allusions online to learn more about them. The hyperlinks vary depending on the allusion. Some hyperlinks access Wikipedia entries, some go to YouTube scenes from referenced films o
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Me (Moth) Anticipation Guide and Web Quest
Use this anticipation guide to build anticipation, start kids thinking about main themes and motifs, and build background knowledge before reading the novel in verse Me (Moth) by Amber McBride.
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9th - 12th
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Harlem Renaissance WebQuest Modern Day Connections
I used this in my 11th grade English class after reading several short stories from the Harlem Renaissance. I wanted to tie the unit to current events, so that students could see the connections between the themes from that time period to today.
The activity contains a list of several different Internet articles that have to do with race and current race relations. Students choose a title, then search for it, and complete the questions while reading. Students evaluate the author's argument and
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8th - 12th
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Reading Digital Escape Room - No Prep Grades 7-12 Special Education
Check out this Reading Digital Escape Room for grades 7-12 Special Education. I would say the ideal grade is 9-10 but you can decide for yourself! This is a Reading World Escape where you escape the 3d World Website. Your school must allow students to go to google sites, docs, forms and slides for it to work at your school. Students solve four clues:1. South America -# code2. Africa - # and letter decipher3. China - Word Reveal Clue4. Australia - Morse Code DecipherFor an escape room I usually p
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7th - 12th
Pre-Reading KWL, WebQuest, and Presentation for The Great Gatsby
This pre-reading lesson is designed to give students the necessary historical and cultural background information about the 1920's before they read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald so that they can understand context. For this lesson, students will complete a KWL chart on six terms related to the Roaring Twenties (consumerism, the "new woman," the American Dream, old/new/no money, prohibition, and WWI). Students are then divided into groups in order to complete research on ONE of the term
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10th - 12th
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Night - Chapter 8 and 9 Internet Activity or Printable for No Internet
Read this website about the aftermath of the Holocaust. This is a great activity after finishing the book Night. This gives students an understanding of what happened when the prisoners were liberated. Click HERE for my Night folder
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Night by Elie Wiesel- Unit Plan Bundle
The Story of an Hour - Review Activities - Task Cards and Web Quest
These review activities for "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin include connecting to the setting and author, identifying the theme, analyzing dramatic and situational irony, finding symbolism, and connecting to a poem by Maya Angelou. There are two versions available for your use. If you prefer a web quest / virtual format, there is a 2 page document. Each topic includes a link and a graphic organizer for students to analyze the text. If you prefer task cards or stations, there are 5 printabl
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Alphaboxes - Background/ History Notes Romantic Period Fireside Poets
This graphic organizer allows students to research and collect pertinent information from the Romantic Period and the Fireside Poets. The visual element of the boxes and alphabet help students to associate letters or key words as prompts to recall basic information.
To differentiate, you may offer more examples to scaffold or jigsaw the poets or the boxes.
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7th - 12th
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Persuasive Media News Analysis *Google Doc* Digital WS - Analyze Real News!
This digital worksheet guides students through analyzing real news articles from news sources such as NBC, CNN, BBC, and Fox. This Google Doc worksheet includes 14 analysis questions that will help students investigate articles for potential bias. In this worksheet, students will do the following:Identify authorship of an articleSummarize an articleIdentify author's purposeIdentify political, social, and/or financial biasIdentify persuasive techniques (including logical fallacy) used in an artic
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9th - 12th
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Reading Strategies: World Lit Magical Realism "Youngest Doll" (Independent Work)
This magical realism short story is the perfect Halloween story, especially for students who have already read all of the usual "creepy stories".This lesson contains a pre-reading webquest that allows students to discover information about the historical and cultural setting of the story "The Youngest Doll" by Rosario Ferré.As students read, they draw pictures of 12 sets of lines from the story to help them create mental images to deepen their understanding of the reading. After reading, the stu
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8th - 12th
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Into the Wild Pre-Reading Web Quest
This is a pre-reading web quest for the novel Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. It has research, videos, and articles with activities to cover the following:Author research and interviewMovie TrailerEffects of book articleConnection to Henry David Throeau excerptThis is a Word document, so you can add or take away any resources as you see fit. You could also reformat it to be stations. This works well for in-person or remote instruction. In-person, my students just needed headphones for the video c
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7th - 12th
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Halloween Worksheet: "The Youngest Doll" Short Story Activities
In this Halloween Worksheet: This magical realism short story, "The Youngest Doll" by Rosario Ferré, is the perfect Halloween story, especially for students who have already read all of the usual "creepy stories".There are 4 in-depth activities:1. Before reading, students complete a webquest that allows them to discover information about the historical and cultural setting of the story "The Youngest Doll" by Rosario Ferré.2. As students read, they draw pictures of 12 sets of lines from the story
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Short Story for Halloween: "The Youngest Doll" Bundle (10 activities)
Fairy Tale Analysis Chart
Fairy tales are a great way to captivate reluctant readers, engage higher level readers, and keep things interesting! This analysis sheet takes reading fairy tales to a deeper academic level. It is intended to help students analyze what the stories say about the society they are reflecting.
I developed this for my Mythology course, using comics as part of a "Modern Mythology" unit. It was a hit! If you like this, also check out my Comic Book Analysis Chart!
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7th - 12th
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MEGA PACK 10-Day Interactive Study Year-End Test Review-Flashcards,Game
Actual teenagers cheering on the edge of their seats during test prep? Begging to retake and push themselves toward mastery? Yes! High-rigor games? Yep, that too!I use this in class every day! This is my bell ringer and homework plan for the next 2 weeks. I have been using these units with success and student enjoyment for over 5 years. Everything you need to review for state tests, teach tutorials, create stations, or assign Do Now, Exit Ticket, or Homework. -Interactive flashcards and match ga
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Top 20 TeachRamos {Full Year BUNDLE} - Every skill in 8th Grade Reading!
Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting Practice
I find that students often need a refresher on research skills upon returning to school after summer vacation. This independent activity has students summarize, paraphrase, or quote various passages. Students practice this in order to accurately use information in research projects throughout the school year.
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9th - 12th
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Pre-Reading for ANY Thriller or Adventure Novel - Escape Plan Presentation!
Get students immediately engaged and prepped to read your next adventure novel with this Escape Plan Presentation. This editable Google Slides Presentation covers all of the pre-reading activities to prepare your students to feel immersed in the world of your novel. This primarily works with an adventure novel or any novel that involves a character needing to escape. For a little added fun, we let loose on the various ways we can escape!In this presentation, students will need to create an escap
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6th - 12th
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