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6th grade english language arts webquests for Microsoft Word
Holes by Louis Sachar Pre-Reading Activity Web Quest
This Web Quest style pre-reading activity teaches students about the author, setting, literary terms etc. It also includes an optional paragraph response with three writing topics, and an optional meta-cognition requirement.
Suitable to leave for Supply Teachers. A RUBRIC is included for quick and easy completion based marking.
It is a fun activity that students enjoy getting into. A great way to start off a new unit, and give yourself time to mark the test from the last unit. Don't forget
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6th - 12th
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The Lightning Thief Pre-Reading Activity Web Quest
This web quest style pre-reading activity has students research about the author, setting, Greek mythology, monsters that are in the novel, literary terms etc. It also includes an optional paragraph response with two writing topics, and an optional meta-cognition requirement.
This activity is suitable to leave for Supply Teachers. A RUBRIC is included for quick and easy marking.
It is a fun activity that students enjoy getting into. A great way to start off a new unit, and give yourself tim
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6th - 10th
Romeo and Juliet Pre-Reading Activity: Web Quest
This is an internet based research activity that students complete in pairs (or individually) to learn a little bit about Shakespeare and Romeo and Juliet before beginning the play.
It takes one period. It is a good activity to leave for a supply teacher also. Don't forget to book the Computer Lab at your school!
MS Word
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6th - 12th
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The Giver Pre-Reading Activity: Web Quest
This internet based pre-reading activity teaches students about the author, genre, literary terms etc. It also includes a paragraph response with two writing topics. Suitable to leave for Supply Teachers. RUBRIC included for quick and easy marking. MS Word. Editable. It is a fun activity that students enjoy getting into. Don't forget to book the Computer Lab!
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6th - 12th
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Anne Frank Webquest (Holocaust)
The assignment contains 30 questions about the life of Anne Frank. Students will watch a 3-minute video clip and use an internet article to answer the questions. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. *Great lesson plan! *Editable document *The document can be uploaded to your website or Google Drive; however, please make sure it is password protected. Topics: Anne Frank's Childhood Germany Invades the Netherlands Adolf Hitler and the Nazis Germany Restricts
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5th - 11th
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Lord of the Flies Pre-Reading Activity Web Quest
This internet based pre-reading activity teaches students about the author, historical setting, Vocabulary, the case of Alexander Selkirk, etc. It also includes a paragraph response with two writing topics.
Suitable to leave for Supply Teachers. RUBRIC included for quick and easy marking.
MS Word. Editable.
It is a fun activity that students enjoy getting into. Don't forget to book the Computer Lab!
Checkout my LOTF Culminating Activities also!!!
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6th - 12th
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Stamp Act Introduction Web Quest
I created this Web Quest to introduce my students to the Stamp Act. The Web Quest includes 1 video link with questions, 2 websites with questions, a link to an online quiz that follows one of the websites, and an optional essay that can be completed using the information found in the Web Quest. This could be a great stand alone lesson or as an introduction to the Revolutionary War. My students really enjoyed the web quest and better understood the feelings of the colonists and reasons for their
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5th - 8th
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Webquest on Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Every year I direct a Shakespeare play with my middle schoolers, and I use this webquest to introduce my students to the world of Elizabethan theatre. Right now, I use it with sixth graders, though I have used it with 7th and 8th grades in the past as well, and it would also be appropriate for high school students who are new to the study of Shakespeare’s world.
This webquest is extensive: it includes four sources (one from Britannica, one from the personal travel blog of a university librarian
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Food and Culture - Interdisciplinary Research Project
This lesson helps students explore the effect of culture on a person's food choices. After discussing the dietary guidelines of the USA (MyPlate), the students will look globally to explore food guides from countries around the world, and how they are reflective of that culture. Additionally, students will employ the Columbia University Teacher's College method of "boxes and bullets" to practice writing main ideas and providing supporting details for their writing and research aligned with the C
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Indian Captive Primary Source Worksheet (French and Indian War)
Captured by Indians, 1758 (The Real Story of Mary Jemison Capture)This worksheet allows students to use a primary source document to learn about the French and Indian War. I use this worksheet to help students better understand the book Indian Captive.This activity is very easy to use. All you have to do is print off the primary source from the following website for classroom use or direct students to the website to answer the worksheet questions. http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/cap.htmClick
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: French and Indian War Lesson Plan Collection
WebQuest Figurative Language Poetry Station Simile Metaphor Hyperbole 5 6 7 8 9
Take your students on a journey through poetry! They will love searching on these kid-friendly websites to watch videos, read poems and navigate the examples of figurative language terms right before their eyes. This WebQuest offers just enough of a challenge to keep students interested.
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6 websites or "destinations"
14 great questions prompting students to find pieces of figurative language such as simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, repetition, alliteration and assonance.
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5th - 10th
Ancient China Spy Report
This activity is designed to allow students to write a five paragraph essay about Ancient China in a fun and creative way. Students will use the following website to gather information about Ancient China around the year 1200 A.D. http://www.china.mrdonn.org/This website is very student friendly. The student handout will guide students through the five paragraph essay format. Each paragraph will focus on different topics such as:GeographyGreat Wall of ChinaSilk RoadInventions/AchievementsPhilo
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5th - 10th
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Survival Expert Webquest : Lesson Plans
Students assume the roles of natural disaster experts, researching disasters occurring in nature in order to create a survival guide on one. Survival guides will be in brochure format and contain information, background and pictures on the chosen disaster.
This unit of lessons contains 17 pages of directions, Internet resources, sample brochures,handouts, and suggestions for successful implementation. Complete with an optional interactive online mountain climbing experience, this webquest has b
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5th - 8th
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House on Mango Street/Sandra Cisneros WebQuest
This is a webquest to introduce the book, House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros. It discusses the author's background, influences, and main ideas of the book.
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: House On Mango Street Bundle
The Outsiders-Pre-Reading and Online Scavenger Hunt
Students complete this activity to build some background knowledge of the author S. E. Hinton and the 1960s era, before reading The Outsiders novel! The teacher can provide students with information about the author and the 1960s (pre-selected articles) or students can do the entire assignment online.
There is a quiz that goes along with this activity and it can be purchased in my store. It comes in a Smart Response Clicker version or a paper copy version.
***BUNDLE ALERT: This is also sol
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6th - 9th
Also included in: The Outsiders Novel Unit Activities Bundle
Anne Frank and the Holocaust in Four Minutes Video Worksheet
This video worksheet allows students learn about Anne Frank and the Holocaust. The video clip is only four minutes long, but it is packed full of information that will keep your students engaged. This video worksheet works great as a “Do Now Activity” or as a complement to any lecture or lesson plan on Anne Frank or the Holocaust. The worksheet helps students understand the struggles Anne Frank went through and overcame. The video is great for visual learners and helps break up class time so stu
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6th - 12th
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Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People To Freedom Activities and Interactives
This item includes activities to use with the book Moses: Harriet Tubman Led Her People To Freedom. These activities would be perfect to use for Second Chance Reading. The activities include:
*Read Aloud / Think Aloud
-Focuses on inferring, asking questions, visualizing, and activating
prior knowledge.
*Vocabulary Words
-Vocabulary Activity
-Vocabulary Crossword
*Slavery Interactives (3)
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4th - 9th
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Erosion & Weathering Webquest
This webquest has students actively engaged in analyzing how erosion and weathering can change Earth's surface.
They practice computer skills by scrolling and locating details found within the text.
Students will analyze how Mount Rushmore and the Grand Canyon are involved in science!
For early finishers, there's an interactive erosion game link.
This activity can be used for differentiated instruction by working in groups, as a center, and scaffolded responses.
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4th - 7th
Ellis Island Interactive Webquest Research Writing Project
This webquest takes students on an interactive tour of Ellis Island. The first 3 pages of the webquest includes guiding focus questions for students to answer as they tour all the rooms of the main building of Ellis Island. Students will view photographs, listen to oral histories, and analyze data. A reflective essay is also included at the conclusion of the essay which allows students to use integrate and cite evidence from the webquest.
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4th - 12th
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5RI.8 Author's Points and Reasons
5 Day Shared Reading, Close Reading Lesson PlanPassage from National Geographic: Amazon River DolphinsResearch Structure for teaching academic vocabularyRally Coach Partner ReadingWebquest and organizer to find claims and text evidenceVisualizing the Text Evidence for Comprehension and alignment to standard
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4th - 6th
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Figurative Language Webquest
Students must navigate the web to find information on each website listed.
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5th - 7th
The Adventures of Herman the Worm - Student Edition WebQuest
This WebQuest follows Herman the Worm in a student-led activity. The WebQuest handout allows students to work at their individual pace to complete the activity. This WebQuest accompanies the Worm Worlds lesson plan.
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6th - 8th
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"A Christmas Carol" Web Quest Intro Activity
great web quest used to build background information for the story "A Christmas Carol". Students visit various websites and learn about Victorian London and Charles Dickens
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6th - 8th
Exploring the Mystery Genre as a Special Agent -Webquest
Students assume the role of special agents to explore the components of mysteries before creating their own mini mysteries. They visit the FBI website and create special agent IDs before reading, mapping and solving short mysteries in print and on the Internet. This simulation includes a list of short mysteries in print and an excellent set of websites for students to visit throughout the webquest. At each site, they collect a graphic and the site's web address to create a set of web stamps, s
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5th - 9th
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