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Higher education critical thinking independent work packets
Inquiry Based Learning Project: VAPING
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Vaping has become more and more common over that past decade, but how (un)healthy is it really for us? Students are given a general overview of how inquiry projects work, and are then set loose to dive into an authentic research process. At the end, they are given the option of presenting in one of four different modes: A presentation, a podcast, a documentary film, or an essay. This Package Includes:An Introduction to VapingAn Ov
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: THE HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS BUNDLE
Informational Text Lesson on Hot Topics: Internet Safety, Woes of the Web
This is a set questions paired with two articles that pose the essential question: Do you know what your digital footprint looks like? The articles catch students' attention immediately, and spark some serious discussion. Not only will students be engaged throughout this mini unit, but also they will be practicing key ELA skills. Student Experience: This lesson provides a close reading guide with questions for each article and then provides and argumentative prompt to pull both of them togeth
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Hot Topics Informational Text Lessons: BUNDLE, Set #1
Inquiry Based Learning Project: ENERGY DRINKS
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Energy Drinks are one of the fastest growing sections of the food industry, and a growing issue in high schools everywhere (over 40% of students admit to having had one in the last three months!). But what exactly are they at risk of? Are energy drinks better than drinking coffee or a can of soda? Are they ok to have on occasion?Our students should know the truth about the drinks they're consuming and their affects, but more impor
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: THE HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS BUNDLE
Inquiry Based Learning Project: ANXIETY
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Anxiety is a growing issue in high schools everywhere, and our students need to know the warning signs, its affects, how to cope, and who they can talk to if they're going to be able to tackle it! In this project, students are given a general overview of how inquiry projects work, and are then set loose to dive into an authentic research process. At the end, they are given the option of presenting in one of four different modes: A
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: THE HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS BUNDLE
Finish the Drawing Brain Break, Morning Work Drawing Prompt Art Warm Up Exercise
These Finish the Drawing Prompts for Kids are an easy no prep art activity that engages your students’ creativity. This self expression “finish the picture” activity has a variety of unfinished drawings challenges. Perfect for morning work, no prep brain breaks, or last minute sub plans. The creativity challenges and activities engage students as they:Think outside of the box and develop divergent thinkingImprove fine motor skillsDevelop drawing confidenceSolve problems with their own creativity
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K - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Distance Learning - AP Lang Identifying Tone Exercises
This 15 page resource WITH answer key is a highly effective means of teaching tone to advanced students. I use this with honors, AP and college students to build their skills through annotation and how to apply this knowledge to real rhetoric. There are two lengthy exercises. The first is annotation with 10 excerpts from various pieces of literature and non-fiction. The second offers eight close reading passages with application rewrites. Students develop skill and confidence through these ac
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: AP Language and Composition Rhetoric Bundle
Inquiry Based Learning Project: FAST FASHION
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Fast Fashion has become one of the biggest environmental and human rights issues of the last 15 years - so much so that the fashion industry has been identified as contributing 10% of global CO2 emissions annually! So if we all know it's a problem, why haven't we fixed it?!In this package, students are given a general overview of how inquiry projects work, and are then set loose to dive into an authentic research process. At the e
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: THE INQUIRY BASED LEARNING RESEARCH BUNDLE
DYSTOPIAN SCIENCE FICTION FILM STUDY - LEVEL 3 MEDIA STUDIES 91493
**UPDATED July 2023** -- Now includes an exemplar student essay from the 2022 91493 exam, graded E8A 49 page booklet to support a genre film study of dystopian science fiction films.Three focus texts are:Mad Max: Fury Road directed by George Miller (2015)Elysium directed by Neill Blomkamp (2013)Snowpiercer directed by Bong Joon-ho (2012)Notes included are hyperlinked to supporting materials (websites and YouTube videos) with footnoted references. Content covered includes:Unpacking the genre of d
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Verbal Reasoning Questions
In this product, you'll find 60 verbal reasoning questions that will test your students' critical thinking abilities.Each question consists of a short passage of text followed by a statement. Based on this information, students will have to decide which of four multiple-choice statements are true.Questions will help students to:Determine if a statement is true, false, or impossible to sayIdentify reasoning errorsIdentify which statements support or contradict a positionImprove reading comprehens
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Cognitive Biases and Logical Fallacies Bundle
Now, more than ever, it's important for students to think critically about the information that they encounter every day. In this packet, I use examples of two cognitive biases and five logical fallacies that people commonly encounter to help students understand how their thinking can go wrong, and how we can use science to correct it.It begins with introductory questions that use Harvard’s Project Zero thinking routine ‘Red light, yellow light’ to elicit students’ prior experience with critical
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Chess Puzzles Bundle - Printable PDF -with Answers - Instant Download
The bundle consists of Chess printable puzzles keywords:chess book, chess game, chess problems, chess for kids, kasparov, KDP Puzzle book, Japanese puzzles, printable puzzle, brain workouts ,maths puzzle, Japanese game, number game, kids activity, logic puzzle, adult activiy book, mind puzzle, puzzles for adults brain teaser puzzles for adults, chess puzzles, adult puzzles, chess gift, chess printable
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
A Critical Thinking Activity Bundle about America's Prisons
This is an informational critical thinking bundle all about America's prison system. It works great in a character-building lesson or any unit over restorative justice. Would work well as no-prep sub plan or for your early finishers who need enrichment activities to keep their minds occupied while others are working. Includes a reading comprehension activity, a word search, a vocabulary study, a word unscramble, and a logic puzzle.
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Act 4: Julius Caesar
Understandably, a lot of curricula stop Julius Caesar after Act 3. But that's not why you're here, is it?This resource is 100% ready-to-print and totally customizable so you can teach all of Act 4 in your classroom at the pace best suited for your students.Each scene features the original text plus helpful annotated notes to help students better understand the more challenging and outdated word choices. Plus, the embedded comprehension questions (with answer key) will help you assess their und
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Julius Caesar: Complete Unit Bundle
Communication Skills Digital Notebooks - Time | Assertiveness | Conflict
Are you looking for Communication skills digital notebooks that will keep your students engaged, busy and learning. These interactive Notebooks cover Time Management, Assertiveness, Conflict Resolution and can be used for Distance Learning. There is absolutely no Preparation for the teacher! Simply assign and let them get to work either individually or in pairs or groups.Within the Slide view students can access navigational tabs so that they can move through topics with ease. They then type dir
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Julius Caesar: Act 3, Scene 2-- Caesar's Funeral
While some might think the fun is over now that Caesar is dead, it's just beginning. Act Three, Scene Two is a challenging way to get your students thinking about persuasive strategies and rhetorical devices.What makes this resource one-of-a-kind is you have the entire text of Act Three, Scene Two from Julius Caesar. But what's more than that? You have built-in comprehension questions that are designed to not only help students understand the text but to spark deep, insightful conversations as
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Julius Caesar: Act 3 Bundle
Cinema Sensei’s Class Discussion Questions About James Cameron's Titanic (1997)
Dear Educators,Greetings from Tokyo, Japan! I have been leading discussion classes for adults here in Japan on the theme of cinema since 2014.The set of questions contained in this document are created to facilitate engaging and thought-provoking classroom discussions centered around the notable movie you have selected. More than 200 titles are available spanning the history of movies in the English language.You won’t find:X Simple factual questions.X Questions that can be satisfied by a simple
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12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The 57 Bus Reading Question Packet
This packet includes questions/tasks for the entire text! Reading is grouped into sections (around 30 pages each) with corresponding questions or writing tasks. Google Doc is ready to print and/or easy to modify! Students will practice textual analysis, citing evidence, and making personal connections while also being accountable for their reading!
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Inquiry Based Learning Project: PLASTIC WASTE
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Plastic waste is a growing global concern that affects both individuals and the planet. It demands our attention because tackling the issue requires a shift in consumer behavior, innovation in materials and manufacturing, and coordinated efforts at all levels of society. It's a complicated problem, but understanding it is the first step towards finding solutions.In this package, students are given a general overview of how inquiry
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: THE INQUIRY BASED LEARNING RESEARCH BUNDLE
Microsoft Word PROJECT PACK: Planning a Business Trip & Creating an Itinerary
In this project, students will use the Internet to research for and plan a business trip and use Microsoft WORD to create a travel itinerary. This project pack includes supplemental files, engagement strategies, and differentiation suggestions. This project can be used as a stand-alone project, a group project, or as an end-of-unit, quarter, or semester assessment. These files can be printed, projected, shared with students via shared drives or email, and uploaded to your Google Classroom. It wo
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Julius Caesar: Act 1, Scene 1 - Translating Shakespeare
If you teach Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, this activity is the perfect way to introduce the text to your students. Help them understand Shakespeare's language by easing them into the play without overwhelming them.This ready-to-print product is perfect for reading the entirety of Act 1, Scene 1 while practicing with the modern day "translation." On the left hand side of each page, you'll find Shakespeare's original text. Immediately to the right is a mostly-complete modern day transl
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Julius Caesar: Act 1 Bundle
Beauty
Based on the theme of 'beauty', this package includes: reading assignments (2), comprehension questions, critical thinking questions, discussion topics, video assignment (1), vocabulary work. There are two versions of the package: 'interactive' (students can complete tasks online) and 'printable' (students hand-write their responses.)Notes also included.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Guerra Civil y Reconstrucción
Actividades Virtuales: Textos, cuestionarios, videos, actividades de vocabulario interactivas, actividades de emparejamiento causa y efecto.Guerra Civil y ReconstrucciónLa guerra civil norteamericanaUnión contra ConfederaciónFrederick DouglassAbraham LincolnHiram RevelsAndrew Johnson Antecedentes de la Proclamación de EmancipaciónProclamación de EmancipaciónLa Era De La Reconstrucción (1865-1877)Problemas y políticas de reconstrucción Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1866Plan de reconstrucción de John
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Getting Out: A Prison-Themed Logic Puzzle
A themed logic puzzle to accompany the Information Overload: Prisons reading comprehension activity. Great for emergency no-prep sub plans or as an addition to any restorative justice unit.
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: A Critical Thinking Activity Bundle about America's Prisons
Soft Skills Weekly Warmups
17 weeks of warmups covering various soft skills for middle and high school students. Each week provides four questions for your students to respond to that require critical thinking and writing. The questions are editable and this is designed to be pushed out through google classroom or can be printed. Soft skills are essential for students to learn about because they are the non-technical skills that are necessary for success in both school and in life. These skills include effective commun
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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