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8th grade other (ELA) webquest microsofts
So you Want to be an Actor Drama Unit with optional remote learning web quest
An 8 week Junior Secondary Drama unit that explores acting skills and audition scenes.Students learn about the expressive skills and practice using them effectively in performance, they learn about scripted duologue and monologue scenes and complete an assessment that has them create a portfolio of expressive photos and a short audition scene.With a set of pretty and relevant posters to feature on your classroom wall, this bundle includes lesson plans, resources, an assessment task and rubric al
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7th - 10th
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Webquest: Fahrenheit 451 / Ray Bradbury / Dystopian Lit
Use this webquest as an introductory activity to the novel and its many themes and concepts.
It is uploaded as a Word document so you may adjust to fit your curriculum and instruction, or so students may work on and submit an electronic copy.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow WebQuest
This webquest is broken into three sections: Irving's Life; Legend: The "Village" of Sleepy Hollow. A series of examples is provided on possible things students can lookout for for each section, some pre-approved websites for each section are also provided.
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5th - 12th
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Yellow Journalism and Fake News: A Compare and Contrast Media Literacy Activity
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
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6th - 9th
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The Cask of Amontillado Webquest - iPad
This is a webquest for The Cask of Amontillado. Students will research Edgar Allan Poe, Carnival, and the Catacombs. This is a great activity for the use of iPads.
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7th - 11th, Staff
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PARCC test prep webquest
Want your students to become familiar with the PARCC assessment in a low-pressure activity? Want your students to be worry-free around taking a test on the computer? This webquest emphasizes playing and manipulating the features and tools on the PARCC practice test website. I created this specialized webquest for my special education students (ASD, PDD-NOS, ADHD, LD) to reduce their anxiety and help familiarize themselves with the format and features of the test. While exploring the PARCC websit
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5th - 8th
Greek Mythology Web quest- The Olympians & Other Greek Tales
Let’s travel to a mythical world of mystery and wonder and learn about how ancient Grecian gods and goddess!Since the beginning of time, many people created stories to explain phenomenon that occurred on earth, in the sea and in the sky. Stories of Greek gods and goddess helped people understand the world around, as well as taught ancient Grecians valuable lessons that still relevant to our lives today.Well there are hundreds of greek gods, the ancient grecians idolized and honored the Olympian
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5th - 8th
The Watsons Go to Birmingham WebQuest
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.
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5th - 8th
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CAREER EXPLORATION WEBQUEST
Use this career exploration webquest to help students discover which professions might best fit their personalities and interests. Enjoy!
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6th - 11th
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Discussion Questions!
How this resource can be adapted:1. As a webquest activity for students to learn about Artificial Intelligence2. As a guiding document for a class wide discussion3. As a guiding document for a socratic seminar4. As a document with interview questions5. As a way to get students engaged with technology/ethical questions
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Gary Paulsen- Author Study Webquest
The following activity can act as a Webquest for studying author, Gary Paulsen. There are directions on the worksheet on how to get to the website where students can study the life and times of Gary Paulsen. Students will also examine some excerpts of his books, investigate his style, and analyze notable quotes from his books. Last but not least, students can also take a quiz on the site to determine how much they comprehended about author, Gary Paulsen.
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5th - 8th
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Passion Project-Independent Inquiry Unit Plan
This Passion Project allows students to explore a topic that they find highly engaging. This project will guide students through different steps of the research process:Identifying a topicWriting inquiry questions to guide researchEvaluating Sources and creating an Annotated BibliographySharing their research in an engaging wayThis unit plan includes links to different steps in the process with a suggested timeline.You can also print off the Project Overview to give to students to help them unde
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8th - 11th
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Also included in:Â High School Passion Project-Independent Inquiry Unit Complete Bundle
Black History Month: Civil Right Leaders: Web quest
It provides students with specific websites where they can get their information from. It Targets: Martin Luther King Jr. Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, and Cesar Chavez to help students understand that there are different contributions that many made to bring forth equality. I use this as a jigsaw web quest. I assign specific sections to certain students. They fill it up, then share with students with the same question. Then they separate and share with other students that had different questions
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6th - 10th
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Immigration Webquest - Ellis Island
Use the link on the worksheet to help answer the questions!
Grades:
6th - 9th
Edgar Allan Poe Webquest
This is prereading activity for students to learn about Edgar Allan Poe in a structured (and short) research activity. This uses links from the Poe Museum (http://www.poemuseum.org/) which are included on the worksheet. I also tend to use a mini bio on Edgar Allan Poe to introduce him before diving into the webquest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-387NMCR6w).
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7th - 10th
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian Webquest
This is a web quest with the websites listed on it for the young adult novel by Sherman Alexie The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian.
This does not have the answer key with it.
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7th - 10th
Tuesdays With Morrie Introductory Web Quest
This is a short web quest designed for students to introduce themselves to Mitch Albom and Morrie Schwartz before reading the novel Tuesdays With Morrie.
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8th - 11th
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YouTube 101: An Informational Text Video Activity for Google Docs
This activity connects to students' prior knowledge about YouTube (which is now older than they are!) before asking them to record information about the history, influence, and controversies of YouTube in an eye-catching Google Doc. This information comes from a linked video that you can play for the whole class to watch together (17 minutes long), or assign this as an independent work project. After watching the video and recording information learned, there are 3 analytical and evaluation ques
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â YouTube Research and Presentation BUNDLE!
Poetry Webquest
Poetry webquest I have used with my students.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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The Arrival - Shaun Tan interview webquest
In this Webquest on wordless graphic novel The Arrival by Shaun Tan, students go online and watch select interviews with the author, then answer questions about his life and work. Select questions on the handout are grouped into letters (A, B, C) for a jigsaw activity to share answers.
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5th - 8th
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Online Research Activity
This worksheet provides students with the opportunity to conduct independent online research on a selection of relevant topics (e.g. positive and negative effects of video games, sports, social media, etc. on students). It includes a graphic organizer for resources collected from various websites as well as a space to synthesize and cite the information they learned in their research. Editable Google Doc.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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