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Free 8th grade english language arts webquest microsofts

College and Career WebQuest

Created by

This activity is designed to get students thinking about what they want to do after they graduate, and to help them take the first steps in making a plan. The students will research three universities or technical institutes, developing an understanding of the location and the cost to attend each school. They will gain an understanding of the entry requirement for each school as well as the amenities and majors that are available. The learners will grow to understand the crime rate and demograph

Subjects:

Career and Technical Education, English Language Arts, Vocational Education

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Handouts

Yellow Journalism and Fake News: A Compare and Contrast Media Literacy Activity

Created by

The Past with Patchan

This product helps students to look at media critically. Students read one of the hyperlinked fake news articles and then analyze why it was fake and why people were pulled in by it. Then, students compare a yellow journalism article to the fake news article. I usually use the yellow journalism sheets that can be found HERE but you can find real yellow journalism articles if your students are more advanced.Great for use in a Spanish American War unit, media studies, journalism, or anything where

Subjects:

Civics, Other (ELA), U.S. History

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

Real News vs. Fake News

Created by

Wrights Goodies

I created this assignment while teaching a unit on Media Literacy. Students discussed different types of media. This led to the lesson over media via television, print, radio, and online. Students discussed in small groups how they get their news, current affairs etc... They also discussed currently how a majority of people visit different social media outlets to receive information, and how the information that is circulated around the web is not always accurate and factual, but based on hearsa

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

7th - 9th

The History of The Crucible: An Online Scavenger Hunt

Created by

A Novel Concept

One of the great lessons from Arthur Miller's The Crucible comes from learning about the allegory. Yes, this play is about the Salem Witch Trials, but it is also something more! Introduce your students to the time in United States history with this great assignment. With this lesson, your students will learn the about the Red Scare and the Salem Witch Trials! This assignment works very well as a pre-reading activity.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, U.S. History

Grades:

8th - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

Webquest: Homer's Odyssey

Created by

Alexander Davidson

This is a great introduction lesson for students before they read Homer's Odyssey. Building background knowledge is one of the keys to reading comprehension. When you have more knowledge to make connections to while you read, you are more likely to understand and remember that information you have read. This online activity will help students build their knowledge of Homer, literature terms, life in ancient Greece, and Greek mythology. Uses the website: http://odyssey-webquest.weebly.com STAN

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading

Grades:

6th - 10th

Types:

CCSS:

The Watsons Go to Birmingham WebQuest

Created by

Language Arts in the Middle

Teaching The Watsons Go to Birmingham and need a way for your students to better understand the setting and history of the novel and incorporate technology? Check out this webquest!This webquest is laid out step-by-step so that students can go through it independently. It makes for a great activity after a quiz or independent reading when kids are finishing at different times. It has math, science, and history connections! **Note: One of the activities does have students watching a short video.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Other (ELA)

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Activities

Subject and Predicate Review Activties With Websites

Created by

Aspire to Inspire Learning

This file contains numerous review resources for subject and predicates ranging from videos to watch, power points to view, pages to read, interactive quizzes to test skills, and a variety of games for practice. A teacher could use these websites within a lesson plan as a resource, or a teacher could use this as a review resource after the skill has been covered. This serves as a great file for differentiation. As a teacher you can assign specific kids specific websites where they need the m

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Printables

Unwind Interactive Web Quest

Created by

Every English Teacher

Unwind by Neil Shusterman is a popular YA dystopian novel about life after a second civil war fought over abortion. As an agreement between both sides, it is decided that abortions are no longer legal, but parents can choose to have their teenage children "unwound" - a process of removing the organs for donation and transplant. Every organ harvested is used again, thus keeping life intact, though in a "divided state." This room is inspired by Sonia's illustrious antique store - a safe haven for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

8th - 10th

Types:

Activities

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Activity - Webquest

Created by

Ashleigh Hardwick

I use this with my 6th grade CP ELA class. This is a great compare/contrast activity that encourages students to draw connections between education systems in the United States vs. Malawi. Students use a WebQuest format to explore graduation/drop-out rates and causes in Malawian primary schools and in the United States. The final "Big Question" requires students to make learning relevant to their own lives and truly make learning meaningful. I used it after reading chapter 7, but you could r

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Activities

Introduction to Fake News (Lesson & Activity/Assessment)

Created by

BrainWavy

This slide-based lesson is a rundown of Fake News basics. It includes a brief assessment at the end that teachers can go through with their students, or that students can go through on their own. It aims to answer the following questions:-What is Fake News?-What kinds of Fake News are there?-How good is my Fake News radar?This can be fit within 30 minutes or extended into a longer, more exploratory lesson. It is excellent as a supplement to any research-based unit, such as argumentative writing

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Other (Social Studies - History)

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Research, PowerPoint Presentations

Investigative Journalism WebQuest Unit with Lessons

Created by

Love Learning and Live for Teaching

Investigative Journalism: GoalsThis WebQuest Unit was created to teach students about the history of newspapers and journalism. In addition, students will explore the parts of a newspaper and work together as a class to develop a class newspaper. The WebQuest utalizes LiveBinder for students, Google Docs and Prezi for teacher supports and daily lesson plans, and additional paired websites (not created by me) for student research. **I intended this unit to last 5 class periods of 45 mins each, h

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Expository

Grades:

6th - 10th

Types:

CCSS:

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Victorian History for "A Christmas Carol"

Created by

Katie Orozco

This is a pre-reading assignment that is meant to be used in a 1-1 school. I have my students complete this assignment individually or in groups over the course of 1-2 days before going over the information as a class.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading

Grades:

7th - 8th

Don Quijote Webquest

Created by

Amber Williams

A webquest to introduce Don Quixote to students.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Spanish

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Cultural Activities

Masque of the Red Death Pre-Reading Webquest

Created by

Jill R

A quick, one-day activity for students to do background research before reading the Masque of the Red Death

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

6th - 12th

Also included in: Poe Activity Bundle (The Raven, Cask, Masque)

Poetry Webquest

Created by

Profe O

This is a small handout with the web link to a poetry webquest I made. The webquest has students research online poetic devices and different types of poems. The final assessment is a portfolio of the tasks. Student can complete in pairs or individual.

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, English Language Arts, Poetry

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Unit Plans

Microaggression WebQuest

Created by

ELA Pandora

Originally designed to be used in with New Kid by Jerry Craft, but does not refer to the novel, and could stand alone. Please note, appropriateness varies by family and community. Please screen the links to make sure they are appropriate for your students.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (Social Studies - History), Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

6th - 12th

Also included in: New Kid and Characterization

Shakespeare Presentation and webquest

Created by

Jason Coleman

This is a 17 slide presentation that goes over the history of Shakespeare both as a person and a writer. Lots of great information that will put this legendary writer in a historical context. BONUS: There is a project that students have to complete where they pick out a Shakespearean play and create their own powerpoint or picture show that previews one of Shakespeare's plays. Internet access--Laptop or iPad/iPod needed for the project.

Subjects:

Drama, English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

4th - 12th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

Poetry Term Scavenger Hunt

Created by

McKTeaching

This chart contains important poetry terms with places for students to fill in definitions and examples for each term. They can search for these online or in textbooks or workbooks that contain this information. The resource is a Word document and can be edited if you would like to add or remove any terms to personalize it for your own class.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry, Vocabulary

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Handouts, Graphic Organizers

Two Roads Novel Inquiry Explore Board

Created by

Mckennas Classroom

An inquiry explore board visually represents the questions, ideas, and themes that arise from reading a novel, designed to encourage further exploration and discussion. This explore board has been created as a starting point for group discussions or individual reflection on what the novel "Two Roads" by Joseph Bruchac will be about. Students will click each link and learn about the novel through various multimedia.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

, RI.6.10

The Crucible - Symbolism of Puritan Names Web Quest

Created by

Edward Hamilton

Unless your students are religious, they may not know the significance of the biblical names in The Crucible. I give this to the students after Act 1 to fully understand the allusion of the historical names and town in which the play takes place.

Subjects:

Drama, English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

Research, Activities

Peppered Moth Simulation Webquest EDITABLE

Created by

Jayna the Science Gal

To be used with the peppered moth simulation found at https://askabiologist.asu.edu/peppered-moths-game/peppered-moth.htmlCovers 5th grade Arizona standards5.L3U1.10: Construct an explanation based on evidence that the changes in an environment can affect the development of the traits in a population of organisms. 5.L4U3.11: Obtain, evaluate, and communicate evidence about how natural and human-caused changes to habitats or climate can impact populations. 5.L4U3.12: Construct an argument based o

Subjects:

Biology, Informational Text, Science

Grades:

3rd - 9th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts

Romeo and Juliet Webquest

Created by

TheWriteWayLyons

This webquest is a quick and engaging way to get students interested in reading Romeo and Juliet.

Subjects:

Literature, Poetry, Reading

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Homework, Lesson

Back to School Critical Thinking Activity: Did I cheat? Round 1

Created by

Educircles Growth Mindset Social Emotional SEL

Back to school activities are a great time to teach critical thinking.Plus, you could win a $100 TpT gift card (grand prize) !!! The current $500 in TpT gift card giveaway is ROUND 2: Psst. I'm lying. ⭐ There is a NEW VERSION:CLICK HERE to go to the current challenge.This product page is for the original Did I Cheat slideshow lesson (Round 1). You can still teach this critical thinking lesson for free. Read more: ***************************************ABOUT THE Educircles "DID I CHEAT" challenge

Subjects:

Back to School, Critical Thinking, English Language Arts

Grades:

6th - 10th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

Also included in: First Week of School | Life Skills, Social Emotional Learning Curriculum ChatGPT

O. Henry Webquest

Created by

The ELA Teacher

This is a simple 20 question webquest on O. Henry's biographical information. I am using it as I introduce "The Ransom of Red Chief" but it can be used with any of his short stories. The answers are at the end of the document.

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

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