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Informational text Common Core WHST.11-12.1 resources
Thomas Paine Common Sense: Primary Source Activity | American History
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was a little pamphlet with big ideas! This primary source activity gives students a chance to read through and analyze the major paragraphs, or arguments, within his pamphlet while answering various questions. I created this mini-unit for my own classroom to help students understand this important document that shaped the course of Independence. You will find that this resource is challenging yet capable for all. Students are analyzing text from the 1700's which ca
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6th - 12th
Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
Martin Luther King, Jr. Close Reading and Speech Writing Lesson
Make your study of Martin Luther King, Jr. a literacy lesson with a primary source. Students complete a close reading of Dr. King's prophetic speech “I’ve Been to the Mountain Top” and use their reading as inspiration for their own writing. In pre-reading activities, students learn about the context of the speech and define vocabulary. Next, they complete an activity to understand allusions, and then after reading the speech, they analyze its structure using a graphic organizer. They use the sa
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Bundle: Writing with Mentor Texts - American Authors
American Immigration Thematic PBL Unit Print & Digital
Build a strong base of evidence-supported writing and appreciation of the main ingredient to America’s world-renown success, the immigrant, with this project-based unit that asks, "What is our American story?" This unit coversCurrent-day immigration and ethnic makeup of theUSEllis Island "new" immigrants of the early 1900sGreat Migration migrants of the mid-1900sVietnamese refugees of the late 1900sThis unit strengthens core skills like Analyzing and evaluating statistical, interview, and artist
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: US History Thematic Inquiry PBL Full Course Bundle Print & Digital
11th Grade Reading Passages & Comprehension Tasks | Informational Text Edition
HIGH-INTEREST one-page reading comprehension passages 11th grade students enjoy paired with tasks targeted to specific standards in an engaging, relevant way! Gets students reading, writing, identifying nuances in language, listening and viewing, exploring both historical and scientific primary sources, interpreting charts and diagrams, analyzing seminal U.S. documents, plus a job description with practice writing a cover letter, memoirs, multiple perspectives on the renewable energy topic, a co
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11th
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High School Reading Passages & Comprehension Tasks | Informational Text Edition
HIGH-INTEREST 1-page reading comprehension passages with ELA tasks 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students enjoy. Targeted to specific standards in an engaging, relevant way! Gets students reading, writing, identifying nuances in language, listening and viewing, exploring both historical and scientific primary sources, interpreting charts and diagrams, analyzing seminal U.S. documents, plus slave narratives, memoirs, arguments, and more.A PASSAGE & TASK FOR EVERY READING STANDARDStudents pr
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9th - 12th
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Critical Thinking Skills | Women's History
Teach respectful argument skills and Ruth Bader GInsburg biographical information with this engaging cross-curricular mini-unit. Contains a viewing guide for the documentary, RBG, but whether you use the documentary or not, these materials will immerse your students in the background, thinking, and ethics of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Our students need positive role models now more than ever! They also need to learn how to think for themselves, and practice in critical thinking. This mini-unit provides
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: English Language Arts - Bundle of MY Favorite Products in My Shop
Psychology: Daydreaming ~ Critical Thinking Informational Article Analysis
This is a polished, graphic, new, single page 2013 PDF for critical thinking analysis of a 2009 Psychology Today article on the function(s) of daydreaming in our lives, its benefits, and much more! These questions could be addressed individually by students, in small collaborative groups, or as a whole group Q and A discussion to inspire problem-solving and critical thinking on a timely, hot topic in contemporary Psych/consciousness studies.
I have found this to be a highly thought-provoking an
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Science_ Some Ancient Primates Mostly Ate Fruits_Current Events Reading_2024
Over 400 fossilized teeth were analyzed from primates who lived around 29 million to 35 million years old. There were few chipped teeth, which suggests the animals more often feasted on easy-to-chew foods like fruits rather than hard objects like seeds or nuts.Current events news lesson plans for middle and high school students in grades 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Reading comprehension practice and literacy strategies for standardized testing preparation. Great for enrichment of gifted learners, su
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7th - 11th, Adult Education
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World_COP 28 Climate Change Conference in Dubai_Current Event News Reading_2023
Current Events Reading Articles for Middle / High School in grades 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. This year's COOP 28 U.N climate summit will be held in Dubai. The main task at COP28 is a first-time assessment of countries' progress towards meeting limiting the global temperature rise.Reading passages cover contemporary issues. Great for current events journaling, reading comprehension practice, standardized test prep, enrichment courses, substitute teacher plans, home school lessons, or informally cha
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7th - 11th
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End of year activities middle school, Critical Thinking Activities, Crash Course
End of year activities middle school, Critical Thinking Activities, Crash Course©This product develops the ideas discussed in the following video: Utilitarianism: Crash Course© Philosophy #36The ideas analyzed in the video and this product are in the public domain; for instance, Utilitarianism is a famous philosophy, and the works of Jeremy Bentham may be found online for free. This product can stand alone without the video. However, my students find the video helpful in reviewing the principles
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Free speech, critical thinking activities, MS, HS assignments, freedom of speech
Free speech, critical thinking activities, MS, HS assignments, freedom of speechCOURT CASE SUMMARY DEBATE & INFOGRAPHIC ASSIGNMENT 20% OFFI AM CURRENTLY REDOING MY DILEMMA ONE SHEETS. THEY ARE NOW CALLED COURT CASE SUMMARY DEBATES.Are you looking for engaging and interesting material to stimulate classroom conversations? Do you want an educational product that explores fascinating court cases? Then look no further than COURT CASE SUMMARY DEBATES!COURT CASE SUMMARY DEBATES are the perfect too
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Science_ Artificial Intelligence Detects Eye Disease_Current Event Reading_2023
Current events news lesson plans for middle and high school students in grades 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool capable of diagnosing and predicting the risk of developing multiple health conditions on the basis of people’s retinal images.
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7th - 11th
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Science_Longest American Spaceflight in History_Current Event News Reading_2023
Current events news lesson plans for middle and high school students in grades 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Reading comprehension practice and literacy strategies for standardized testing preparation. Great for enrichment of gifted learners, substitute teachers, and differentiated instruction. Astronaut Frank Rubio set a record for the longest single spaceflight by an American astronaut in NASA history. Rubio’s voyage lasted 371 days (6 months longer than originally planned) due to technical difficul
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7th - 11th
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Science_800lb. Alligator Captured in Mississippi_Current Event Reading_2023
Current events news lesson plans for high school students in grades 9, 10, 11, 12. A group of Mississippi hunters captured a 14-foot-3-inch reptile weighing just over 800 pounds. The creature was the longest alligator ever captured in the state. Follow Us @ NewsLessonPlans on X, Facebook, Pinterest & YouTube
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6th - 12th
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The Seven Deadly Sins in Medieval Life Presentation & Notes
A higher level presentation on the seven deadly sins in medieval life. Includes an introduction to the history, overview of each sin, along with a printable student notes graphic organizer. Also includes QR/internet links to additional online content.
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9th - 12th
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11-12th Grade English Language Arts Standards Based Gradebook with CCSS for ELA
11th and/or 12th Grade English Language Arts (ELA) standards-based gradebook aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA. Includes enough room for a single class or multiple section gradebook. Includes page for tracking school and home independent reading. Standards Based Grading format for scoring from 1 to 4. Cells change colors when scores are entered: 1 - red, 2 - yellow, 3 - green, 4 - blue.
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11th - 12th
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The Power of Resistance - Research a Resistance Collaborative Inquiry Project
Use this collaborative inquiry project in any English Language Arts, New Media, or Social Studies class. This engaging project provides students with scaffolded opportunities to:- Develop and pursue questions- Identify and research an area of interest- Gain a deeper understanding of social, political, and environmental issues- Evaluate sources for credibility- Gather, synthesize, and transform information- Create an engaging and informative poster- Share learning with others to cultivate a colle
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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10.6 - Document lesson: What does a good research question look like?
This file includes a full document-based lesson:Actual student papersExcerpts from D.H. Fischer's Historians' Fallacies, offering 11 rules for writing good research questionsA handout on historical literacy (sourcing, contextualizing, reading and inferring, and corroborating)A graphic organizer for focusing attention on key information, organizing ideas, and drawing attention to similarities and differences between the sourcesSupport for students working virtually and/or independently:Model answ
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Unit 10 - Constitutions
More Deadly Than War Discussion Prompts and Google Slides
This packet includes discussion prompts as well as a Google Slide Deck that is comprised of pictures, charts, and primary sources to support the reading of More Deadly Than War by Kenneth Davis.
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6th - 12th
Current Events/Analysis
Do you want to help students engage in analyzing multiple articles based on the same theme? This project/assignment is an excellent way of monitoring their abilities to infer, compare, contrast across the same theme. It is also a great project to help students work together with a common interest and produce information using a variety of technology. It's very much related to how to do research appropriately as well as forming their own conclusions based on what they chose research.
Most Dangerous: Dan Ellsberg - Secret History of the Vietnam War Book Activities
This is a nonfiction book study. This package includes activities and a list of vocabulary words, definitions and a multiple choice activity for each section. (The book is divided into three sections). I have also included vocabulary work templates, historical terms and a list of people and their significance for some sections. An answer key is also included. The activities include suggestions for use and presentation as well as a grading rubric.This book has so much information, the questio
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6th - 12th
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Debates & Issues around Climate Change for the English Classroom
Worksheets, Activities and Essay Assignments on Climate Change for the English Classroom Climate Change & Communication Climate Change & Questions of MoralityClimate Change & Positive ResponsesClimate Change & National Responsibility Additional Essay Assignments, Research Activities & Discussion PromptsFor a variety of reasons, English teachers are part of our larger cultural discourse on climate change and the environment. In teaching formal argumentation in the essay form,
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Argument Craft Evidence Based Argumentation With Current Events: Right to Strike
Argument Craft is a series of lessons that engages students in evidence based debate on current events. Rather than allowing students to simply repeat soundbites and gossip, this lesson will challenge students to back up their thinking with strong support. It will also challenge them to view an issue from multiple perspectives and analyze arguments for strengths and weaknesses. Using student selected topics from the National Speech and Debate Association the purpose and objective of these lesson
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: Argument Craft Evidence Based Argumentation 2021 Fall Bundle
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[TED ED] [Awesome Nature] #1. How turtle shells evolved... twice Worksheet
Among TED ED playlists, 'Awesome' contains 136 themes and it's the first one "How turtle shells evolved... twice". This worksheet is made from ted lessons embedded in the program. It consists of about 5-9 comprehension questions and Think Deep questions. Plus, it also has vocabulary lists, answer keys, and the scripts of the TED ED video. I will add more worksheets of the same kind. I hope it will be helpful. Thank you.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: [TED ED] [Awesome Nature] #1-10 Biology Worksheets Bundle
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