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Writing-expository Common Core RH.6-8.2 resources
West African Empires Bundle : Ghana Mali Songhai Medieval West Africa
The activities in this West African Empires bundle allow students to think about the text, answer an essential question with evidence, create a timeline, write creatively, and more. If purchased separately, these five resources would cost $12.50. Purchase this bundle and save over 20%!The Activities in this Bundle Come in Two Versions1. a Google version2. a digital device/notebook paper version in which students use notebook paper along with digital devices to complete the assignment. This versi
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6th - 8th
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Informational Article: Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics: Reading Passages
This lesson contains an article about the Jesse Owens four gold medal performance at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and the struggle and controversy that surrounded the games. The lesson comes with a writing prompt, a graphic organizer and questions to help initiate a discussion. Works very well as non-fiction compliment to a unit on the Holocaust or World War II.Check out all other informational articles below!Informational Article: Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics: Reading PassagesInformatio
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â World War 2 Bundle: Reading Passages + Comprehension Activities + Worksheets
West African Empires Reading Activities: Ghana & Mali Medieval West Africa
These reading activities about the medieval West African empires of Ghana and Mali allow students to think about the text they are reading. Common Core skills such as finding textual evidence, determining the central idea, and writing are included. RESOURCE DETAILSThe text is broken down into sections. Each section is followed by an activity that enables students to process what they read before moving on to the next section. Some of the reading activities can be done in pairs. As students move
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â West African Empires Bundle : Ghana Mali Songhai Medieval West Africa
Family History Project - Heritage Research - Family Tree - Social Studies
Students enjoy learning about their own PERSONAL HISTORY as they learn the history of people around the world. Personalize learning of your Social Studies curriculum with a look at where your students are from. This quick and engaging Family Heritage project will help them learn how their ancestors (or they) got to the country they currently live in.Students will:Research the meaning of their nameInterview family membersCreate a family treeIdentify the countries and continents they're fromDraw
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4th - 7th
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Writing Summaries - Posters & Sentence Starters for Fiction & Nonfiction Texts
Give your students support in writing summaries of fiction and non-fiction texts! This resource will help English Language Learners and other students write good summaries of both fiction and non-fiction texts by offering organizational frameworks and sentence starters for fiction and non-fiction summaries. The organizational frameworks show what kind of information should be included when writing a summary. The sentence starters offer a variety of writing prompts that students can use to wri
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5th - 8th
Counter Reformation Reading Activities
These reading activities about the Counter Reformation allow students to think about the text they are reading. Common Core skills such as finding textual evidence, determining the central idea, and writing are included. Resource DetailsThe text is broken down into sections. Each section is followed by an activity that enables students to process what they have read before moving on to the next section. Some of the reading activities can be done in pairs. As students move through the assignment,
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Reformation Unit Informational Text Bundle
Islamic Empires Reading Activities
These reading activities about the Islamic empires allow students to think about the text they are reading. Common Core skills such as finding textual evidence, determining the central idea, and writing are included. RESOURCE DETAILSThe text is broken down into small sections. Each section is followed by an activity that enables students to process what they read before moving on to the next section. Some of the reading activities can be done in pairs. As students move through the assignment, th
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Islam & Islamic Empires Informational Text Bundle
Fall of the Aztecs & Inca Reading Activities
These reading activities about the fall of the Aztecs and Inca allow students to think about the text they are reading. Common Core skills such as finding textual evidence, determining the central idea, and writing are included. Resource DetailsThe text is broken down into sections. Each section is followed by an activity that enables students to process what they read before moving on to the next section. Some of the reading activities can be done in pairs. As students move through the assignm
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Maya, Aztecs, & Incas Informational Text Bundle
Byzantine Empire & Constantinople Resource Bundle
The activities in this resource bundle allow students to complete a variety of reading activities, find evidence to support an essential question, create a timeline, and write creatively about the Byzantine Empire. If purchased separately, these three resources would cost $8.00. Purchase this bundle and save 20%!Included:1. Byzantine Empire Reading Activities 2. Byzantine Empire Timeline Activity 3. Constantinople Post Card Writing Activity Consider Following My Store for Timely UpdatesYou can b
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6th - 8th
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Medieval China: Tang & Song Period Reading Activities
These reading activities about Tang and Song China allow students to think about the text they are reading. Common Core skills such as finding textual evidence, determining the central idea, and writing are included. Resource DetailsThe text is broken down into sections. Each section is followed by an activity that enables students to process what they read before moving on to the next section. Some of the reading activities can be done in pairs. As students move through the assignment, they gat
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Medieval China : Tang & Song Resource Bundle
COMPLETE CURRENT EVENT UNIT; COMMON CORE READING, WRITING, SPEAKING, LISTENING
This comprehensive Current Event Unit lesson plan provides everything you need for effective practice of Common Core Standards and deeper thinking in the elementary and middle school classroom.
Common Core Standards for reading informational texts in the form of news articles, writing expository pieces (both weekly summaries of their news reports and a final comprehensive essay), and speaking and listening daily as oral presentations are given are all addressed here. Encouraging students to sti
Grades:
6th - 12th
Road to American Revolution Reading and Writing Activities
These reading activities about the causes of the American Revolution allow students to think about the text they are reading. Common Core skills activities such as finding textual evidence, determining the central idea, and writing are included. Resource DetailsThe text is broken down into sections. Each section is followed by an activity that enables students to process what they have read before moving on to the next section. Some of the reading activities can be done in pairs. As students mov
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â American Revolution Informational Text Bundle
Scientific Revolution Resource Bundle
The activities in this Scientific Revolution resource bundle allow students to think about the text and make a timeline of the key events of the Scientific Revolution.If purchased separately, these two resources would cost $5.50. Purchase this bundle and save over 15%!Included:1. Advances of the Scientific Revolution Reading Activities2. Scientific Revolution Timeline Activity3. Scientist of the Scientific Revolution Business Cards ActivityConsider Following My Store for Timely UpdatesYou can be
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7th - 10th
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Medieval Church Reading Activities
These Medieval Church reading activities allow students to think about the text. Common Core skills such as finding textual evidence, determining the central idea, and writing are included. Resource DetailsThe text is broken down into sections. Each section is followed by an activity that enables students to process what they have read before moving on to the next section. Some of the reading activities can be done in pairs. As students move through the assignment, they gather evidence to suppor
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in:Â Medieval Europe Informational Text Bundle Part 1
Medieval Europe Resource Bundle
The activities in this bundle allow students to think about the text, answer essential questions with evidence, create timelines, and write micro-stories about medieval Europe. If purchased separately, these ten resources would cost $28.25. Purchase this bundle and save over 20%!Included:1. READING ACTIVITIES: Early Medieval Europe Reading Activities, Feudal Society Reading Activities, The Medieval Church Reading Activities, The Crusades Reading Activities, The Magna Carta Reading Activities, an
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6th - 8th
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Aral Sea: What Happens When Humans Alter Their Environment
In this engaging minilesson, students click on a link to read about the shrinking Aral Sea and answer questions. At the conclusion of the reading/questions, students are asked to complete a writing prompt that summarizes the reading using cause and effect and evidence from the text. A time lapse link is included for students to see the progression of the Aral Sea shrinking.I use this lesson when we discuss political and physical boundaries to emphasize the problems associated with using physic
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5th - 9th
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Gilded Age Resource Bundle : Urbanization - Immigration - Organized Labor
Students complete various reading activities, find evidence for essential questions, write paragraphs, and write creatively about urbanization, organized labor, and immigration during the Gilded Age. If purchased separately, these seven resources would cost $19.90. Purchase this bundle and save over 20%!These activities come in two versions1. a Google version2. a digital device/notebook paper version in which students use notebook paper and digital devices to complete the assignment. This versio
Grades:
8th - 11th
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Beginning of Islam Reading Activities
These reading activities about the beginning of Islam allow students to think about the text they are reading. Common Core skills such as finding textual evidence, determining the central idea, and writing are included.RESOURCE DETAILSThis text is broken down into sections. Each section is followed by an activity that enables students to process what they read before moving on to the next section. Some of the reading activities can be done in pairs. As students move through the assignment, they
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Islam & Islamic Empires Informational Text Bundle
Japanese Samurai vs. European Knight - Interactive and Fun!
Boost student engagement and promote independent learning in your classroom with this dynamic and interactive hyperdoc! This product focuses on the Essential Question: "Who would be better prepared for battle: A European Knight or a Japanese Samurai?"This assignment is divided into three easy-to-follow sections. The first part provides an exciting launch into the topic, requiring students to analyze images of both a knight and samurai - priming students for what's to come.The second section pre
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5th - 8th
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Gilded Age Informational Text Bundle
The reading activities in this Gilded Age text bundle allow students to think about the text they are reading. The Common Core skills of gathering evidence from the text and determining the central idea are included. If purchased separately, these three modules would cost $10.40. Purchase this bundle and save over 20%!Included:Informational text, reading activities, and an essential question are included for each of the following:1. Growth of Cities During the Gilded Age Reading Activities2. Imm
Grades:
8th - 11th
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Ancient Egypt: IMPACT Social Studies Grade 6 Chap. 3, Lesson 2
This product can be used as a stand alone or supplemental lesson for IMPACT California Social Studies Grade 6 or with any social studies curriculum. Lesson 2 focuses on the essential question: What was daily life like for ancient Egyptians? This resource is to be used after or while the teacher is teaching the core concepts and standards of this lesson. This slide deck may be edited to add video links and links to your digital textbook. This slide deck can be pushed out to Google Classroom or Ca
Grades:
6th
The Inca Empire Reading Passages and Activities
These reading activities about the Inca empire allow students to think about the informational text they are reading. Common Core skills such as finding textual evidence, determining the central idea, and writing are included. RESOURCE DETAILSThe text is broken down into sections. Each section is followed by an activity that enables students to process what they read before moving on to the next section. Some of the reading activities can be done in pairs. As students move through the assignment
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Maya, Aztecs, & Incas Informational Text Bundle
American Revolution Bundle
The activities in this bundle allow students to think about the American Revolution text, write a micro-story about the winter at Valley Forge, create a timeline about the key events of the American Revolutionary War, and more. If purchased separately, these six activities would cost $13.75. Purchase this bundle and save over 20%!Included:1. American Revolution Reading Activities2. Patriots and Loyalists Reading Activities3. Declaration of Independence Reading Activities4. American Revolution Ti
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Islam and Islamic Empires Resource Bundle
The activities in this resource bundle about Islam and the Islamic empires allow students to think about the text, answer essential questions with evidence, create timelines, and more. If purchased separately, these six activities would cost $15.75. Purchase this bundle and save over 20%!Included:1. Beginning of Islam Reading Activities 2. Islamic Practices Reading Activities 3. Islamic Empires Reading Activities 4. Beginning of Islam Timeline Activity 5. Islamic Empire Timeline Activity 6. Isla
Grades:
6th - 8th
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