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Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa Common Core RI.11-12.2 resources
Argument Analysis: Regifting for Distance Learning
Argument Analysis: Regifting - a winter holiday activity now updated with a shareable Google Slides version for distance learning!A complete mini-unit for analyzing nonfiction text, practicing speaking and listening skills, and writing an argument essay complete with original data graphs. Students will analyze both sides of the regifting argument, then write their own arguments for or against regifting. Includes an anticipatory activity, articles, comprehension and critical-thinking questions (d
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6th - 11th, Staff
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Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
High School Christmas Reading Comprehension Passages and questions, plus writing
This Christmas Informational Text lesson for high school students includes an engaging 3 page text passage: "Anti-Claus? Confessions of a Santa Dissenter" A one page handout that can be printed or projected includes: --discussion starters/free write prompts about students' background and opinions on the cultural impact of Santa or "The Santa Myth." --reading and vocabulary questions that lead students to identify the author's claim and reasoning for his stance on Christmas. A fully printable wri
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9th - 12th
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"Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus" Christmas Presentation with Questions
This engaging PowerPoint presentation introduces your middle school students to the classic 1897 editorial from the New York Sun, "Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus." These activities are a wonderful way to dispel skepticism and restore faith in the Christmas spirit. No prep.Among 38 slides, I've divided the article, history including the identity of Virginia, and the legacy of the event, and post-reading tasks. Activities include:10 reading comprehension questions10 critical thinking questio
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6th - 9th
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Holiday Essays and Articles
This is a collection of personal narrative essays and non-fiction articles that can be used in December and January around the Christmas holiday. There are 12 assignments. I prepared this for a run-up to a unit on writing personal essays and to be used ala carte between reviews and tests. (Many religions and perspectives are represented here…Christian, Methodist, Muslim, Jewish and Buddhist.) #1 Christmas Music – Read five brief articles on the subject of Christmas music and write a persuasive
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8th - 12th
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