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Reading strategies Common Core SL.9-10.3 resources
Literature Circles | Book Clubs | Student Led | Project-Based ELA
Literature circles and book clubs are an empowering way to keep up reading and discussion practices. Lit circles are a highly effective way to allow students to connect socially and intellectually and hold each other accountable. With this student-led unit, students will create their own reading calendar and pacing plan, prepare independently for weekly book clubs, schedule and run their own weekly meetings and assess their own work. The teaching philosophy incorporated here is “Student as Worke
Grades:
8th - 11th
Conversation Starters Package on Mental Health
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on mental health. Our resource offers a creative and engaging approach to opening a discussion on mental health and well-being in the high school classroom.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for high school students on the subject of mental health (further broken down into 28 questions)Activities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Literature Circle: The Hobbit with Common Core Standards
The Hobbit – Common Core Curriculum Standards
Everything needed to have a student-led group project, a Literature Circle, over The Hobbit s included in this lesson. The unit will require 18 days for students to read the text within their literature circle, with an additional 3 days for reading quizzes.
Instructions for the teacher are included. A daily position sheet is included for assigning each member of the group to complete the written activities they are required to do during the 18 d
Grades:
8th - 11th
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The Ultimate Socratic Seminar Bundle
This bundle of handouts, rubrics, and worksheets will give you everything you need in order to run transformational Socratic Seminars with your students. (Plus two free sample texts to use!).This bundle includes:1) A one-page introductory handout to Socratic Seminar2) A lesson plan for the intro handout3) A reproducible Seminar key for a teacher to fill out (and an example of a perfect one, as well as a guide for how to use it)4) Question Stems for students to draw from to help them formulate go
Grades:
7th - 12th
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TED Talks for Informational Speaking/Listening & Reading Skills
Wondering how to address the CCSS Speaking/Listening & Reading ?
Look no further!
Students will love using TED Talks from www.TED.com to meet these standards and improve their ability to read Non-Print Informational texts. This is a classroom-tested lesson that will leave students excitedly asking, “Are we reading a TED Talk today?” Students will work with persuasive Non-print texts to conduct data/fact collection using textual evidence, meaningful media clips to supp
Grades:
7th - 12th
Literature Circles--Role Sheets, Evaluation Rubrics, Expectations & More!
Literature circles get students excited about reading and having a voice in the classroom, holds students accountable, and keeps them engaged and interested in a text study, but they can also be overwhelming to organize.
I've done all of the planning and organizing for you; all you need to do is facilitate and watch your students grow as readers.
This CCSS bundle includes:
Detailed directions for same book and different book literature circles
Rubric for group discussions
Example of a book w
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Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Outsiders Mock Trial
This is a fantastic end-of-the-unit activity for The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. With this product, you will be able to hold a classroom Mock Trial that is run by the students, with a student judge, student lawyers, student witness, and student jury. Students will be assigned roles with assignments that correspond to each role, and it's a great activity for differentiation because the roles have different difficulty levels. Teachers will guide students in their preparation for a couple of days bef
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: The Outsiders Mock Trial Bundle
To Kill a Mockingbird Ch. 1 Finch Background Discussion Qs & KEY
This ANSWER "KEY" includes the free "Finch Background Discussion Questions" resource and suggested answers. While there is no "one right answer" to these open-ended questions, teachers may find the answers helpful as they guide and observe students in discussion.Each of these discussion questions can also be used as a writing prompt either alone or following discussion. Students may choose a prompt or teachers can assign one or more to each student or group.This free question set applies to the
Grades:
8th - 12th
The Merchant of Venice Nuanced Claims: Examining the Controversy
This no prep, two day resource includes a presentation, note-catchers, writing task, and keys/rubric to study whether or not Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice is anti-semitic. Students will use context clues to determine the meaning of difficult terms in the article as well as the term nuanced claim; then, guiding students through the article with highlighters and the note-catcher, students will identify experts, claims, evidence, and reasoning for this controversial topic. Finally, using the
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Also included in: The Merchant of Venice: EVERYTHING YOU NEED to Teach the Play!
Podcast Analysis Sheets
So, what we have created for you are some pretty nifty analysis pages to use when your students are listening to podcasts. We know, we’re excited about it, too! We use these analysis sheets to monitor our students’ understanding of the podcasts that they are listening to. These analysis sheets also serve as a record when giving a grade or when parents ask for grade justification.The following analysis pages focus on a multitude of listening skills. Each sheet can be used with a variety of podcas
Grades:
5th - 12th
Logical Fallacies Notes Presentation and Practice
This is a very thorough presentation that introduces students to the concept of logical fallacies in argumentative speaking and writing. It defines false cause, straw man, begging the question, false dilemma, ad hominem, hasty generalization, and loaded language using specific definitions, examples, and audiovisual examples. At the end of the presentation, there are fifteen practice questions for identifying logical fallacies. An answer key for these is included. This pairs well with a persuasio
Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: Argumentative Essay Bundle
Socratic Seminar for Let America be America Again poem and strategies
The resources within this document can be utilized with any piece of literature to do a Socratic Seminar. You will receive documents explaining the purpose of a Socratic Seminar, the types of questions that exist and the preparation of those questions, sentence starters and how to formulate them, accountable talk stems, a mock Socratic Seminar topic, the debrief sheet, and partner evaluation form. By purchasing this PDF you will be receive a package that can be used for any subject: Math, Scienc
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Analyzing Speeches: Identifying Rhetorical Devices
This is the perfect group activity for learning about rhetorical devices. It also works well when you are teaching your students how to analyze purposes for writing or how to read speeches in general. This is the perfect enrichment activity to use when you are studying any type of content-related speech. This activity also provides a more modern backdrop for understanding these topics.
Grades:
9th - 12th
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"All Summer in a Day" Short Story Unit
This complete short story unit includes 11 activities each aligned to Common Core Standards. Activities include pre-reading, word study, central idea, comprehension questions, character analysis, plot analysis, theme, figurative language, and evidence-based claims. The unit overview contains standards and learning objectives for each lesson, and links to access all documents on Google Drive for easy upload to Google Classroom or other online learning platforms.
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Grades:
7th - 9th
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: texts, projects, & reading comprehension questions
This book formats the text and questions for easy-to-use handouts using The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. These questions focus on vocabulary, comprehension, and citing the text, and engage students with text-based projects ranging from one-paragraph arguments to creating topical podcasts. Our books are all-in-one resource for reading, teaching and enjoying books like The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.We develop reading comprehension questions that focus on:Academic Vocabulary (also called Tier 2 words)Key
Grades:
7th - 11th
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Diction (LEAD): Surrender Speeches Activity
From Electric English...
Words! Words! Words! Getting students to understand that word choice is paramount to understanding a writer's purpose should be one of the ultimate goals for English teachers. This a short activity designed to further introduce the ideas of diction to your crew :) It asks the students to look at two surrender speeches from Chief Joseph and Black Hawk.; consider their choice of words; and analyze those choices using the LEAD method.
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Grades:
9th - 11th
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Pre-Reading for ANY Thriller or Adventure Novel - Escape Plan Presentation!
Get students immediately engaged and prepped to read your next adventure novel with this Escape Plan Presentation. This editable Google Slides Presentation covers all of the pre-reading activities to prepare your students to feel immersed in the world of your novel. This primarily works with an adventure novel or any novel that involves a character needing to escape. For a little added fun, we let loose on the various ways we can escape!In this presentation, students will need to create an escap
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6th - 12th
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Antigone 4 Corners Activity
This is an after reading activity designed to help the students review the events of the play in relation to the theme of fate versus free will. It will get the students to think about their ideas about the role of fate versus free will in the play. Any of these answers can be correct as long as the students support their responses with specific evidence from the text. This fully editable word document contains teacher directions as well as student directions. It has the students choose the r
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Grades:
7th - 11th
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Discussion Tokens
Operating as a discussion scaffold, these tokens are laminated and given to students in small groups to guide their conversation. They can be used in any subject to increase the speaking and listening capabilities of your students. The roles each have sentence stems to build students confidence, and include Predict, Question, State, Follow On, Lead and Connect.
Grades:
4th - 11th
Social Studies C4 Cards - Historical Thinking & Literacy (Set Two: Collect)
The C4 Framework has four elements – Collect, Collaborate, Create, and Communicate – that provide a structure for planning and implementing a instructional arc that supports high-quality social studies instruction in grades 5-12. Used together, the four elements support a classroom concentrating on standards-based historical thinking skills.
The Collect Element focuses on gathering and organizing information. The Collaborate Element encourages working together and pooling resources. The Create
Grades:
5th - 12th
edMe Projects & Questions for Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone
You will need your own copies of the excellent Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone(TM), and this material will help you get the most reading comprehension gains from this rich book. You will gain access to quizzes for each chapter and projects that help students build analytical skills. All these questions help students make sense of the text and build skills in citing the text. This book has: ➢ 110 reading comprehension questions ➢ Including 32 questions requiring students to cite the text ➢
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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edMe Projects & Questions for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
edMe Learning empowers the most important texts and engaging books to ensure your child becomes a stronger reader while developing a love of reading at the same time. This book has: Ø 195 reading comprehension questions Ø Including 111 questions requiring students to cite the text Ø 8 projects with rubrics Ø Keys and scoring sheets for quick feedback These materials are also available at www.myedme.com/login/ as a subscription that gives you immediate feedback on the reading comprehension qu
Grades:
6th - 10th
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FREE DOWNLOAD Ethos, Pathos, Logos Rhetoric Half Sheet Handout!
With this FREE half sheet handout covering rhetoric and Ethos, Pathos, Logos, understanding these three persuasive appeals is made easy and accessible! This handout helps students understand the main parts of these appeals and how to identify them. This handout is perfect for ANY unit covering Ethos, Pathos, Logos!This product includes:1 page with 2 handouts explaining Ethos, Pathos, and LogosInstructions:Pass out this handout along with the Introduction to Ethos, Pathos, Logos PowerPoint featur
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Easy To Kill a Mockingbird Text with Footnotes & Discussion Questions Ch. 1
These questions/writing prompts include modified, footnoted text for easy underlining and annotations. Streamlined prose and embedded definitions make comprehension, note-taking and discussions easier than ever. Each of these questions can be used as a writing prompt either alone or following discussion (students may choose a prompt or teachers can assign one or more to each student or group).This free question set applies to the first part of Chapter 1 in To Kill a Mockingbird where Scout Finch
Grades:
8th - 12th
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