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Thanksgiving Common Core W.9-10.1 resources
Thanksgiving Persuasive Writing Activity Pardon my Turkey Argument Writing
Looking for a fun, engaging and skills-based lesson or project to complete with your students leading up to the Thanksgiving break? This persuasive writing activity is the perfect zero-prep resource to engage your students with.How does it work?This Thanksgiving themed writing activity requires students to take on the persona of a turkey, and use their persuasive writing skills to convince the President to be selected for pardoning.I love using this activity year after year, and reading the crea
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6th - 9th
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All About Pumpkins Literacy Activities: Reading, Writing, Vocabulary, Poetry
INTERESTING & FREE! Grab their attention with interesting informational texts about pumpkins, historical literacy passages, vocabulary connections, a poem, fascinating facts that are incorporated into critical thinking activities, writing explanatory text about how to make a jack-o-lantern, writing a short persuasive text about why and how people can eat more pumpkin in their diets, and more challenging yet fun ELA activities. Perfect for the fall season in ELA, including Halloween and Thank
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5th - 9th
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Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen Cite Textual Evidence
O'Henry's "Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen": Cite Evidence to Support Claims
A rigorous, holiday-themed lessons for your secondary ELA classroom.
This resource is a complete lesson plan and student materials to help students cite evidence to support analysis of what the text says in O’Henry’s short story “Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen.” This lesson plan includes all student materials and an answer key.
This lesson should ideally be a second or third read of “Two Thanksgiving Day Gent
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7th - 9th
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Thanksgiving Reading and Writing Resources Thanksgiving Activities Bundle
Looking for the perfect set of resources to teach and engage your students leading up to the Thanksgiving break that encompass the themes of gratitude and kindness? Effortlessly engage and teach your students with this zero-prep Thanksgiving reading and writing bundle. This all-in-one bundle provides a plethora of zero-prep, high-interest materials to help your students apply and master many of the common-core learning standards all while having fun!▽Below is a complete breakdown of the include
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6th - 12th
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Black Friday Shopping: Character Analysis for Thanksgiving
Looking for a different twist on analyzing characters in November? Have your student analyze a character by creating a Black Friday shopping list for a character in the novel you are studying. This engaging and creative assignment not only enriches students' understanding of the characters from the literature you're exploring but also hones essential analytical and communication skills.By asking students to delve deep into the personalities, interests, and desires of the characters, this assignm
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8th - 11th
Also included in: Thanksgiving Character Analysis Activities
Thanksgiving Foods: Writing and Healthy Eating Differentiated Leveled Worksheet
This product contains a double-sided worksheet differentiated to four levels to foster discussions on different Thanksgiving traditions and healthy eating habits:Tracing and labelingCopying and sentence writingCategorizing into food groups and sentence writingResearching and explaining in sentence formThis product was created with an after-school program in mind for different age groups, but can also be used to differentiate in a class.Similar Product: Gratitude Postcards https://www.teacherspay
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Not Grade Specific
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, MS-LS1-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 4-LS1-2
, K-LS1-1
Thanksgiving Writing Unit - 4 Essay Activities Resources, Graphic Organizers
Introducing essay writing for Thanksgiving has never been easier! This writing unit with 4 complete essay prompt lessons (argumentative, expository, narrative, and persuasive) guides students through a step-by-step process of writing a 5-paragraph (or more/less) essay. The unit includes: argumentative writing graphic organizer, expository writing graphic organizer, narrative writing graphic organizer, persuasive writing graphic organizer, argumentative rubric, expository rubric, narrative rubr
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9th - 12th
The Mayflower Compact - Mini Unit - Text Analysis, CCSS
This is a 3-day mini unit in which students analyze the text of the Mayflower Compact. This works well as a text analysis for ELA or in a history classroom. Students will read the text (included), engage with the vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, and complete a writing assessment from a choice board.Note on Level of Rigor: High school is the target grade range for the standards in this unit. However, this unit may also be used for 8th grade classes if the teacher determ
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Early America UNIT PLAN BUNDLE - 4 Weeks - Includes Pacing Guide
Thanksgiving Writing Prompts
Are your kids starting to check-out before the holidays?? Reel them back in with these fun writing prompts that will keep students highly engaged!
Includes 7 Thanksgiving-themed worksheets:
- 2: persuasive essays
- 3: brainstorming Top 10 lists to create
- 1: descriptive essay
- 1: compare/contrast venn diagram
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Fun's Not Just for Elementary
keywords: fall, autumn, November, English, reading, ESL, sped, special education, warmup, warm-up, warm up, bell ringer, activi
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE ACTIVITY - Letters of Appreciation Grades 9-12
This self-guided, 6 lessons independent writing assignment will help your high school students show an attitude of gratitude, especially at Thanksgiving and the End of Year. Thankful letters of appreciation will put a smile on the faces of class members, teachers and family members at ANY time of the year. Your students will make others feel special, while practicing key writing skills. For the time allotted to six classes, your students will write three letters to earn both gratitude and marks.
Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: 50% OFF HIGH SCHOOL ELA FUN!
Thanksgiving Literature Bundle - 3 key units for the season - CCSS
This is a bundle of our literature units for the Thanksgiving season. Students analyze three classic texts in the formation of the holiday. These include Of Plymouth Plantation, the Mayflower Compact, and the National Thanksgiving Proclamation. Students will delve into the context of each author's purpose, read the texts (included), engage with the vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, make inferences supported by evidence, and complete writing assignments. Each unit has da
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8th - 12th
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Thanksgiving Themed Argumentative Persuasive Essay
Extensive argumentative/persuasive essay assignment. Includes Thanksgiving-based topic choices, graphic organizer, Self or Peer checklist, and rubric. The six-paragraph essay includes a claim, three supporting reasons, opponents counterclaim, rebuttal, and conclusion with call to action. Appropriate for grades 5-12.
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5th - 12th
8:12
Talking Turkey- Keep Students Engaged In Critical Thinking Before Break!
One of the best parts of teaching? Having holidays off!
One of the hardest? The days before holiday breaks!
How can you keep your students engaged and working rigorously while keeping your sanity? Check out Talking Turkey!
Use REAL LIFE Lawsuits as a springboard for writing argumentatively like a lawyer. using the DRAAW + C framework to organize their writing.
Talking Turkey includes FIVE writing assignments with 104 accompanying slides!
Check it out!
FIVE Thanksgiving Persuasive Writing
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5th - 12th
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Persuasive Turkey
After introducing Rhetorical Appeals in class, we weren't going to have time to actually start writing essays before the Thanksgiving break. This is a fun way to practice some of the rhetorical skills while still having a little holiday fun!
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8th - 10th
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