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Higher education reading webquests
Shakespeare Biography WebQuest Online Activity - Introduction to Shakespeare
Shakespeare Biography WebQuest Online Activity - Introduction to Shakespeare: This fun and engaging activity will allow your students to complete an independent research assignment to learn about the life of William Shakespeare! This is an excellent introductory activity for students to complete before starting a Shakespeare play! Simply distribute or share the two-page web quest with students, and your planning is complete! Students will navigate through the provided links to gain valuable ins
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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WebQuest Evaluating Argument Claims, Evidence, Reasoning: Captive Orcas Debate
Updated in 2020 as a distance learning WebQuest in Google Slides (and still in PDF) while the debate continues (killer whales continue to be sold worldwide in worse-than-ever conditions, plus think about the other marine mammals). Authentic, relevant, in-depth argument examination! Truly delves into both sides of this hotly debated issue by examining and analyzing multiple primary sources.Step-by-Step guided activity leads students to read and analyze claims, counterclaims, and evidence presente
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Miss Peregrine BUNDLE!
I have Bundled 2 of my best products into one! In the Unit Plan, you will find:This complete packet is 103 pages and includes: -Vocabulary lists- organized by chapter-Two separate vocabulary graphic organizers for each chapter-Journal and Discussion Questions -Comprehension questions and Graphic Organizes by Chapters, -Literary Anchor Charts -Vocabulary Tests with Answer Keys -Comprehension Tests and QuizzesThis web quest includes 8 pages of questions for students to answer. Students will resea
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6th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Multiple Intelligence WebQuest *Google Form* No Prep! *Digital*
**UPDATED!** Websites change, links become broken-- so sorry! Please update the newest version! **Multiple Intelligence WebQuest- this will take your students on a journey of self discovery, uncovering their personal learning styles and levels of intelligence.This Google Form Test was formulated using Louisiana Believes Guidebook 2.0 Unit, Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes.I also used the public web resources through this WebQuest. Students will need to be able to open multiple tabs to read d
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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J.K. Rowling Pre-Reading Webquest
Thinking about teaching a Harry Potter novel but feel that your students need some insight on the author before diving into the magic? Me too! I created this webquest for students to explore J.K. Rowling as an author and who she is as a person. Perfect pre-unit activity to engage students in research and help them to appreciate the writer behind the famous wizard, Harry Potter!------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Heart of Darkness Google Earth Introduction Tour (Conrad) Setting Activity
The first time I busted out Google Earth on the projector to introduce a unit, learners were riveted. And they still are...every time.★ We've filmed a YouTube video tutorial to acquaint you with the software.★ Make sure you have the ability to unzip a folder to view the content inside. We've filmed a YouTube video tutorial to acquaint you with unzipping files.London, The Thames, The English Channel, the great Congo River, and all the stops along his descent into the darkness...they even get to s
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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A Webquest on the Popular Culture in Rainbow Rowell's Eleanor and Park
This webquest is a mini-lesson on setting and how it affects the characterization of Rainbow Rowell's 2013 novel "Eleanor and Park." This class activity encourages readers to better understand the popular culture of the 70s and 80s and to understand how the works of film/TV, comic books/literature/magazines, and music affect the characters in this novel set in 1986. Of particular focus in the webquest are all of the artists and bands that Eleanor and Park fall in love over and use to express who
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Web Quest for Ana María Matute
Web Quest for the Spanish author, Ana María Matute. The handout contains 17 questions for students to research the internet. Part 2 Activities 18-20 are student centered activities for the classroom. Part 3 writing prompt. Appropriate level would be Intermediate Mid.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Ana María Matute Bundle
Climate Change Satirical Essay and Research Webquest Activities (No Prep!)
We love to tie English Language Arts with other subjects like science. Allow students to understand the literary device satire and climate change with the same activity. This is a Jonathan Swift like essay with activities to understand satire as a literary device and to understand climate change and its impacts. In this Google Folder you will find:A satirical essay that I wrote myself. It's fantastic. (pdf and Google Doc. version)Clear teacher's instructions and fun ideas how to use the resource
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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1984 Vocab Group Define
Use this as an introduction to Chapter 1 of 1984. Introduce Newspeak and the ever-changing language in the novel. Group students in groups of (5). Students should work together on the same document. Each student will create an educated guess regarding the meaning of the word, then they should look up each term and write their own interpretation of the meaning. Students should share the document with the teacher's email for full credit. I would follow this up with a discussion about the nuance an
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Children of the Holocaust Research/Holocaust Background/Webquest
Students will navigate through The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to learn more about first hand accounts of the Holocaust.Students will select to names and read more about their story. (teachers: I recommend reading through the stories first and decide if you feel they are appropriate for your students!) This worksheet was originally designed for 8th graders.Students will then make connections to the novel Linked by Gorman Korman, but it can also connect to any other book that connects
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Linked by Gordon Korman Bundle/Comprehension Questions/Activities/Unit
Stalin and the Totalitarian State (Webquest)
After the Revolution in 1917, Russia suffered through three years of civil war, and eventually Josef Stalin succeeded Lenin as the head of the party and leader of the Soviet Union. One of Stalin’s main goals was the modernization of Russia. This modernization, however, was achieved at a terrible cost. Industrialization was carried out under the “Five Year Plan,” and agriculture was collectivized into large cooperative farms. Labor needs were met by arbitrary arrest of Soviet citizens, who were w
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Age of Exploration (Magellan Webquest)
Ferdinand Magellan (c.1480–1521) was the first person to lead a voyage that circumnavigated the globe. Although educated Europeans already believed that the earth was round, Magellan’s 1519–1522 voyage provided definite proof. He first sailed from Portugal to South America, where he wintered and suppressed a mutiny by some of his men. That spring, he explored and sailed from the Atlantic to the Pacific by going around the tip of South America; the Strait of Magellan there is named after him. Aft
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Interwar Years
This bundle includes resources that looks at the rise of totalitarian leaders in Europe and Japanese expansion between WWI and WWII.*Great resources for teachers looking to quickly cover this period of history.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Spanish reading & listening comprehension practice activities about music
This resource offers a set of practice activities on reading & listening comprehension in Spanish, including a WebQuest. It includes a printable version and editable pdfs for distance learning. This resource includes:a reading passage about Festival de Viña del Mar (Chile) and a reading comprehension exercisean mp3 file with a conversation about Festival de Viña del Mar (Chile) and a listening comprehension exerciseinstructions for a WebQuest about music festivals in Latin America with a wri
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Percy Bysshe Shelley / " Ode to the West Wind" / A Reading Guide and Summary
This resource is an introduction to the life of the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and the Romantic Period in English Literature, this resource introduces the major poetic elements in the poem "Ode to the West Wind" and presents a summary of the main ideas in this poem and the romantic elements in it. This presentation can be used as an introduction to the study of the poetry of Shelley and the romantic poetry in general, or it can be used for the purposes of revision and preparing for assessment.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
My Country Fact Sheet
This is a great research assignment for students grades 2,3,4,5 & up. I created this fact sheet for students to complete with the use of text and internet.
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K - 12th, Higher Education
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The Great Gatsby and Gatsbying (A Modern Comparison Workshop Activity)
If you have ever thought of comparing The Great Gatsby to modern, human social media behavior (GASP!), then this is the product for you. Gatsbying means putting overly fancy and/or fake stuff online just for others to see. This product gives you a Works Cited page (with several sources on modern Gatsbying), a talking points document ("Gatsbying Then and Now") to explain the concept, and a workshop TASK and ROLES for students to complete. The workshop activity primarily asks students to explor
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Federalist Papers (Webquest)
In this resource allows students to familiarize themselves with the Federalist Papers, an important document in the creation of the American government, while also practicing their critical thinking and writing skills. Students will be asked to read, analyze, and summarize various papers in order to bring out the main purpose of the documents.* Link is active as of 11/13/18* Great resource for collaborative learning (Kagan Structures) * Great for no prep sub plans!
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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University Web Quest - Engage and Guide Students with a Virtual Tour
University or College Web Quest
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1. Fully Editable Guided Research Questions
2. Questions Apply to Any University or College
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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British Mandates and its Impact Today (NO PREP SUB PLANS!)
This webquest provides students with the information necessary to explain how the impact of the Sykes-Picot Agreement and the British Mandate system implemented in the middle east after WWI impact the the region today.Great resource for an end of WWI unit, or intro the the middle east!Link is active as of 11/16/18*
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Mason Jar Graphic Organizers: Editable Digital Slides (Freebie)
This product include editable graphic organizers. These slides can be utilized when reading and writing to write important details. Students can type directly into the slides and describe key details, retell, and describe key events. This product will support extending students comprehension. Graphic organizers help students visualize information.How to Use this Product:This product can be posted on your google classroom or emailed to your students. They can download their own copy to complete a
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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