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Middle school Martin Luther King Day literature bibliographies
Civil Rights Leaders Activity: Civil Rights Activists Biographies Activity
Civil Rights Heroes Activity is perfect activity to add to your Civil Rights Movement Unit. In this activity, students summarize and present to the class the achievements and the historical significance of 11 civil rights activists during the Civil Rights era. Biographies of each leader is provided along with instructions, and a full size portrait of each. No outside sources are needed for this assignment. Everything is included. Works great with stations!Biographies include: Dr. Martin Luther K
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
Famous African Americans Inventors and Scientists STEM Pack Black History Month
Highlight African Americans in STEM fields. Each one-page biography features a black American and comes with 5 comprehension questions. Perfect for Black History month and Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations in your middle school classroom.By middle school most students have already heard about the most commonly celebrated African American inventors and others in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, mathematics). This set is designed to introduce students to black women and men
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6th - 8th
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Hispanic Authors & Illustrators Mini Biographies
20 Hispanic Authors & Illustrators Mini Biographies.These are perfect for library lessons or classroom lessons during National Hispanic Heritage Month.1)Gary Soto2)Sandra Cisneros3)Francisco X. Alarcon4)Juan Felipe Herrera5)Pat Mora6)Pam Muñoz Ryan7)Alma Flor Ada8)Margarita Engle9)Matt de la Peña10)Rene Colato Lainez11)Juana Martinez-Neal12)Monica Brown13)Raul Colón14)Yuyi Morales15)Duncan Tonatiuh16)Meg Medina17)Sonia Sotomayor18)Rafael Lopez19)Leo EspinozaCarmenAgraDeedy
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PreK - 12th
Library Skills, Bibliographies, and Book Genres Activities
Need a simple way to introduce or review book genres, bibliography format, and library skills? Students identify general traits for a specific book genre then compare the list of traits to a class novel or any book you are reading in class with this library resource. Students then extend the learning by finding a book of the same genre in the library. Students complete a few simple tasks after locating the new book like reading the jacket summary and finding the call number and publisher. There
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4th - 6th
Braille Writing Project- Great with Helen Keller or Louis Braille Reading
My students love to write and read in Braille after reading about Helen Keller and Louis Braille.
Includes labels written in both Standard Alphabetical letters with the Braille version underneath: Name, Favorite Food, Favorite Animal, Best Friend, Age, Do they like Cats or Dogs, and Favorite Color.
A brief history on how Braille works and the inventor.
A list of books to share and read with the students.
Examples of the finished assignment.
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PreK - 6th
Citations and Cite Sources for Research Essays
Updated to Edition 8 citations!
An 18 page, easy-to-follow, illustrated, quick-start guide on how-to build a BIbliography/Works Cited page using Easy Bib, an online citation builder website. Are you tired of repeating directions for how-to build a Bibiography/Works Cited page and how to properly cite research resources? Then, this is just what you need to help students visualize and work through the process! Includes:
How-to build citations using any online citation site
Differences between B
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Genre Detective Practice Worksheet - Identifying Genre Based on Reading Passage
Need any easy, already prepared activity for your students to practice identifying genre?Look no further!This worksheet can be used with any genre lesson or in conjunction with my Genre Detective Unit available on TpT.(https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Genre-Detective-Unit-Teaching-Genre-3594108)This worksheet has students read and identify the following genres:historical fiction, nonfiction, poetry, fairy tale, mystery, biography, realistic fiction, and fantasy.This can be used as ind
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2nd - 6th
Introduction to Sherlock Holmes | Presentation for PowerPoint & Google Slides
Introduction to Sherlock Holmes Presentation for PowerPoint. Arthur Conan DoyleSherlock Holmes is a fictional character created by Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887. Since the publishing of the first novel, A Study in Scarlet, Holmes and Watson have been popular with readers of all ages. Re-imagined in thousand of plays, movies, novels for over a century, Sherlock Holmes still manages to captivate audiences around the world. Includes 11 Slides. This product is not editable.This presentation is a gr
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5th - 12th
MLK Martin Luther King Jr. (Spanish Reading Comprehension Informational text)
This is a Spanish unit on Martin Luther King, Jr, which includes a writing piece and an art project. CCSS aligned. Informational text includes TEXT DEPENDENT QUESTIONS, an exercise to identify key, important facts in a text and providing details to support a main idea. This is NOT A TRANSLATING PIECE. It is purely Spanish. Perfect for Dual Language Immersion classrooms or any upper grade Spanish class.Teaching online? Use it in Google Slides. Just add text boxes.Teaching face to face, or hy
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3rd - 12th
Citing Sources in MLA Format
This is editable! This package includes a practice sheet, differentiated quiz (3 levels--High, Medium, and Low indicated beside the "name" area of the paper), two different exit tickets (made so that there are 3 copies of each per page to cut down on paper!), and a help sheet for students to use when taking notes from an online source, a book, and an encyclopedia to ensure they have all the necessary information to correctly cite their source for their works cited page.
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4th - 12th
The Giver by Lois Lowry UNIT SLIDES BUNDLE Deep Analysis, Discussion, + More!
My middle school students love Lois Lowry's award-winning novel The Giver. The compelling story is usually my students' first introduction to the dystopian novel. The themes of happiness, identity, civil rights, freedom, love, and the meaning of life will grip your students and launch deep, meaningful discussion. Students devour this novel and remember it long past middle and high school. It's no wonder it's on every "Top 5 Books for Middle and High School" list!This listing is for four Unit Sli
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7th - 10th
Charles Dickens! A Webquest
Today, a person who is very tight with money, is often called a scrooge, after, the main character in A Christmas Carol. Did you know that several other words and phrases were coined by Charles Dickens?Words such as abuzz, flummox, the creeps,round the clock and whiz-bang are credited with Dickens. Other words that Dickens helped to popularize include, kibosh, butter-fingers,boredom,messiness,squashed,bah humbug,and tousled. Here's another interesting fact about Charles Dickens.Someone said that
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4th - 8th
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Author Study Brochure
Students will create a brochure about their author. You may choose to have your students use the included brochure template, or you may simply use white paper folded into thirds. The sections of the brochure include information on their author’s biography, most famous works, story themes and memorable quotes.
This file includes:
o Brochure Templates – Choose from larger line space and fewer lines or smaller line space and more lines
o Author Report Student Directions and Rubric
o Research Not
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3rd - 6th
To Kill a Mockingbird: Social Justice Final Project
To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic text to introduce social justice. This project allows teachers to take a classic text and make it more relevant to students today. With this project, students will be researching a social justice topic, learn how to use credible research, and connect research to a larger text like To Kill a Mockingbird to create a digital project, reinforcing 21st-century skills. This Download Includes…Instructions for the teacher (in-person)Instructions for the teacher (distan
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8th - 10th
Washington Irving Bio/Author Profile Study-His Biography & Historical Background
This Washington Irving lesson includes the historical background and author study/biography, and can be used as an introduction to any of Irving's short stories, including The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Rip Van Winkle, or The Devil and Tom Walker.The lesson includes historical context and bio of Washington Irving to help students better understand the time period in which Irving's short stories were written, and it explains the features of both Romanticism and Dark Romanticism. It also introduces
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Washington Irving & Legend of Sleepy Hollow Bundle
Black History Research Report Project with Quote Cards
This is the perfect project for your students to correctly write a biographical research essay. This resource can not only be used in February (during Black History month) but any time of the year.
Students will love researching an important historical figure and showing the class what they have learned.
Students can use the fact cards to learn about some of the most important African Americans in history to help them decide who they would like to research. Or, you could cut the cards out and
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3rd - 6th
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Edgar Allan Poe Scavenger Hunt with Easel Option
Are you looking for a way to introduce or teach your students about the famous, yet mysterious author Edgar Allan Poe? This scavenger hunt can help you do that. Students are required to read short passages about the author to find the answers to the 20 questions on their worksheet. Hide the cards in your room and let the students search for them, use it in a more orderly fashion like Scoot, or assign the hunt individually to students through Easel. Anyway you use them, students will be able to
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7th - 11th
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African American Trailblazers(Bundle of SIX Famous African American)
This bundle contains six of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show format Reader's Theater Scripts. The bundle includes Bessie Coleman, Tuskegee Airmen, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King and George Washington Carver.Each play has the "guest" visiting Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show and audience questioners asking the guest questions about their life and accomplishments. The plays include a Did You Know? of factoids, comprehension questions, a teacher page with extension activities and the key.Gr
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4th - 8th
Black History Month Leaders / African American History Month,Biography
Black History Month celebrates the achievements and contributions of African Americans to U.S. history and culture. There are many heroes and figures who have made significant contributions in various fields, such as politics, civil rights, science, literature, and the arts. Some notable figures who are often recognized during Black History Month include: Martin Luther King JrMalcolm X - Harriet Tubman - W.E.B. Du Bois - Rosa Parks - Frederick DouglassMaya Angelou - Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela - B
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2nd - 8th
Martin Luther King Story & Activities Gr. 3-5
This resource will help you introduce Martin Luther King, Jr. to your students for his birthday or for Black History Month. This resource includes a easy to read story mini-book, vocabulary discussion words, word search activity (2 levels), writing pages, reading comprehension pages (2 levels) and coloring pages.This resource will help your students understand Martin Luther King and his fight for civil rights and justice for all.Included in this packet are the following elements:•Common Core Sta
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3rd - 6th
Also included in:Â Black History Month Big Bundle
Edgar Allan Poe, Pre-Reading Background Activity, GOOGLE SLIDES
Does jump starting your Edgar Allan Poe unit have you stumped? Do you want to use a fun and familiar platform to excite kids and meet them at their level? I GOT YOU! Use this pre-reading, digital resource activity to ignite student engagement when studying the works of Edgar Allan Poe in your classroom!This Google Slides activity is designed as an introductory, supplemental digital resource to prepare students for studying Poe. 20 vetted links to informational websites are hyperlinked to picture
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6th - 12th
Black History Month Biography Bulletin Board Project: Posters & Activities
Black History Month Biography Bulletin Board Project: Illuminate the Past, Inspire the Future! Engage your students with the rich history and accomplishments of iconic figures through our Black History Month Biography Bulletin Board Project. This comprehensive set includes captivating posters and interactive activities for 20 influential personalities who have shaped the course of history.Included Figures:Martin Luther King Jr.Rosa ParksMalcolm XNelson MandelaMaya AngelouBarack ObamaFrederick Do
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3rd - 10th
The Adventures of Lucy and the Magical storie
In the idyllic village of Willowbrook, spirited Lucy discovers a hidden door, which she unlocks with her mysterious brass key. Beyond the door lies a magical forest filled with talking animals, fairies, and elves. Lucy embarks on a quest with her new elfin friends, ultimately breaking a curse and realizing that the true magic lies in her heart and kindness.
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8th - 12th
Black History Month biography bulletin board posters -36 famous african american
Creating Black History Month biography bulletin board posters featuring 36 famous African Americans can be a fun and educational project. Here's a simple description:"Explore Black History Month with our bulletin board showcasing 36 influential African Americans. Each poster celebrates a remarkable individual, from civil rights leaders to artists, athletes, and scientists. Learn about their achievements, contributions, and impact on history. Colorful visuals and concise facts make this display b
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K - 7th
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