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Thanksgiving Common Core RI.9-10.10 resources
Thanksgiving Activities Middle School ELA and High School - Gratitude Lesson
Are you searching for Thanksgiving activities to implement with your students that also hold academic value? Engage and motivate with this nonfiction text and media analysis mini-unit! The materials focus on the theme of gratitude and feature real-life inspirational teens. The lessons help facilitate a positive growth mind-set and can empower students to become more proactive in their schools and communities.Students will read informational text articles and view video clips of inspirational tee
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Holiday Activities for High School English and Middle School ELA | Bundle
Thanksgiving ELA Activity: Nonfiction Gratitude Study
This lesson is PERFECT to integrate into an ELA classroom to teach students how to analyze nonfiction and tie into the themes of gratitude and thankfulness before Thanksgiving! This product includes: A Google Slides PowerPoint that acts as your lesson plan, listing the duration, learning targets, and Common Core Standards for this lesson. It also provides a step by step breakdown for how I taught it to my 10th grade students! A PDF comprehension sheet for the TED Talk called "Want to be Happy? B
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â ELA Fall Seasonal Resources Bundle: Autumn, Halloween and Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving Day History Activities Gr. 9-12
This packet is complete with activities that look at the history of Thanksgiving as a national holiday. What better way to encourage students to reflect on what Thanksgiving means to them?
This packet includes four presidential proclamations showing the shift in emphasis from Washington and Lincoln, to Franklin Roosevelt and Obama. Students work in groups to consider what each president lists to be thankful for. This information will be used for discussion and reflection, as well as a group wri
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9th - 12th
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Free 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation Analysis
Lincoln's 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation came amidst the violent unrest of the Civil War. It's elevated language and literary devices conjure images of peace and thankfulness in a broken country. Use this short piece of text to analyze, diction, rhetorical appeals, parallelism, and tone. I've included a list of elevated vocabulary, a graphic organizer, two constructed response writing prompts, and a syllabus. This free product is my gift to you. Just print and teach.If you enjoy this free morsel
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Thanksgiving Bundle of Engaging Literature Lessons
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