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Critical thinking Common Core RI.11-12.2 resources
Salem Witch Trials Escape Room
Looking for an exciting way to introduce the Salem Witch Trials to your students? This challenging lock box activity is designed to accompany history lessons on the Salem Witch Trials or The Crucible play. I love introducing The Crucible with this escape because it stirs students' interest in the accusations and evidence for the Salem trials. Premise: students have recently discovered an ancestor of theirs was the first person in Salem hanged for witchcraft. They want to know about her, and as
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Salem Witch Trials Escape - Digital & Print
The Crucible Engaging Activities - 12 Pre-Reading & Post-Reading Tasks
Looking for some fun, unique, and engaging activities to supplement The Crucible? These activities are perfect for learning background information before reading the play and assessing students' understanding after studying the play.Pre-reading activities include:❶ A history video viewing guide that corresponds with Salem Witch Trials documentary from the History Channel with answer key.❷ a handout where students determine which information is true, false, or simply opinionated about the history
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9th - 12th
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Critical Thinking Activities, Cognitive Bias: Nonfiction Close Reading, TED Talk
Tired of students who are afraid to think for themselves?If your goal is to open your students’ minds, to get them to think critically, to help them become more receptive to new ideas, or to show them the importance of examining the evidence before jumping to conclusions, you’ll need this resource. These informative and engaging lessons on cognitive bias will challenge your students to consider fascinating questions about the way that the human brain works. Why is it that when people are faced w
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9th - 12th
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MAUS | Teacher notes, activities, tests, answers, Google Slides, Forms, Creative
MAUS | Teacher notes, activities, tests, answers, Google Slides, Forms, Creative Ideas for the High School Classroom 200 PAGES and 63 SLIDES! When it comes to Holocaust literature, there are few books that can compare to Maus. Written and illustrated by Art Spiegelman, Maus tells the story of Spiegelman's parents and their experiences during the Holocaust. The book is unique which helps to bring the story to life in a way that few other books can. Maus is an excellent choice for high school stud
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Critical Thinking Mystery Game: Clue by Clue PowerPoint Bundle
Clue by Clues are mystery activities that help students practice critical thinking skills, reading strategies including close reading, critical reading, and inference, and get them discussing and talking! Students work in pairs or small groups to solve a mystery. They get a situation with a mystery. They have to figure it out by reading a series of clues, one at a time. As they receive each clue, they speculate on its significance, what it tells them about the situation, and how it fits with the
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7th - 9th
Book vs Movie | Comparison Project for Movie Versions and Partner Movies
These no prep booklets of resources will help your students think more critically when comparing and contrasting a book with its movie counterpart, or a book with a partner movie. This product is also included in my High School Combo BUNDLE.Use this resource with ANY book that has a movie version, or with ANY movie you are connecting to a book study. That's two products in one!The activities cover plot, setting, culture, context, characterization, theme, and symbolism comparisons with critical a
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9th - 11th
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Documentary Viewing Unit
This unit is designed to teach students about the various elements of documentaries and help them develop critical viewing skills. This unit focuses on three main areas: identifying the main idea, analyzing filmmaking techniques, and critical analysis. The assignments in this unit are generalized and can be used for any documentary films. The unit includes the following components: · What is a documentary? Introductory questions/activity· Introduction to documentaries – notes, PowerPoint, flip b
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: Documentary Viewing Unit Digital and Print Bundle
Ralph Waldo Emerson UNIT - "Nature," "Self-Reliance," "The American Scholar"
Looking for an engaging way to introduce your students to transcendental thinker and writer Ralph Waldo Emerson’s works? This lesson on excerpts from "Self-Reliance,” "The American Scholar,“ and “Nature” will do just that!What's Included . . . ► Step-by-step instructions for each day.► Common Core English Standards aligned to daily tasks.► Understanding Transcendentalism group synthesis task.► Viewing guide for short biography clip suggestion (about 10 minutes) ► Bell Ringers► "Emerson or Lil Wa
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau Transcendental Bundle
Teaching Line of Reasoning: A Whodunit Activity Unit (Bundle)
This is a unit about teaching Line of Reasoning (Line of Argument) that can be expanded at the teacher's discretion to include a presentation and a paper that practices both utilizing evidence and line of argument, or alternatively can also be collapsed into a mini-unit of just teaching Line of Reasoning (Line of Argument). It is structured as an investigation for students to explore how a Professor at an elite school is murdered and by whom. It includes a presentation, all the evidence (which
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9th - 12th
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Oral Communication Skills Secrets 4 Relationship Success and Conflict Resolution
We did NOT come equipped with Communication Skills at birth. What we learn(ed) was-is acquired through our family, friends, peers, media and limited to our social class. We interact with others based on our perceptions and biases. We adopt conversation patterns that work, but may not work as we intended. Confusion and frustration are often the result.Ever increasing human diversity often challenges our interpersonal relationships. Communication conflicts are now plentiful and sometimes downright
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10th - 12th, Adult Education
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Health and Safety Bundle for Workplace, Business and classroom - Editable
This Health and Safety resource for the Workplace, classroom and business contains activities for learners that will engage them and help them to understand vocabulary and policies around Health & Safety.Lesson Starter / WarmupStart the lesson with a fun dice game focusing on Personal Protective Equipment.Move on to a mix and match group activity exploring common words taken from H&S Policies. Reading Passage - have students read information and answer comprehension questions, leading to
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9th - 12th
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Argumentative Text Analysis Reading Comprehension end of the year ela activities
Unlock the Power of Critical Thinking and Argumentative Writing by analyzing this small section of Plato’s Republic. In a world where critical thinking and persuasive communication are increasingly valued, this digital resource offers a unique platform for students to hone these essential skills. Whether you’re an educator eager to challenge your students with argumentative texts or a parent aiming to augment your children’s understanding of critical thinking, textual analysis, and persuasive wr
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Charles Dickens: Social Activist
This lesson uses four videos and a Google doc to analyze how Charles Dickens was a social activist during his life. This pairs well with any movie version of his stories and can be useful around Christmas time if you are reading or showing "A Christmas Carol".
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8th - 11th
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Teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER): A Whodunit Mystery Unit (Bundle)
This is a unit about teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER) that can be expanded at the teacher's discretion to include a presentation and a paper that practices utilizing evidence, reasoning, and argument, or alternatively can also be collapsed into a mini-unit of just teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER). This unit can also be used to teach the concept of Line of Reasoning for the AP Lang and AP Seminar Classes. It is structured as an investigation for students to explore the murder of a
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Documentary Viewing Unit Digital and Print Bundle
This unit is designed to teach students about the various elements of documentaries and help them develop critical viewing skills. This unit focuses on three main areas: identifying the main idea, analyzing filmmaking techniques, and critical analysis. The assignments in this unit are generalized and can be used for any documentary films. The unit includes the following components: · What is a documentary? Introductory questions/activity· Introduction to documentaries – notes, PowerPoint
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10th - 12th
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Salem Witch Trials Escape - Digital & Print
Looking for an exciting way to introduce the Salem Witch Trials to your students? This challenging escape activity is designed to accompany history lessons on the Salem Witch Trials or The Crucible play. Starting The Crucible unit or the Puritan time period with this escape will stir students' interest in the accusations and evidence for the Salem Witch Trials. This escape has well-designed clues to engage your students and get them thinking critically.Premise: students have recently discovered
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Business Law Ethics Civics Responsible Decision Making Social Scenarios Activity
This Business Law Bundle is Packed with Real Life Choices that have Consequences.Here are the Highlights of these 4 Resources...(1) Business Law is About Citizen Ethics, Integrity and Civic Responsible Conduct.This Product is a FUN Introduction to Business Law! This Lesson is full of ethical decision making and moral debates. This 'mini-course' is loaded with activities to keep your class awake and aware!The “Spider in Your House” theme engages students to: Use critical thinking skills as appli
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9th - 12th
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Narrative of the Captivity & Restoration of Mary Rowlandson: Close Reading, Quiz
This lesson is based on literary non-fiction from the American Colonial Period. It is constructed to guide close reading of excerpts from A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson. The goals are for students to annotate, comprehend, and display knowledge of:The conflict between native Americans and colonists during “King Philip’s War” in 1676.Rowlandson’s memoire of her physical and emotional challenges during her captivity.Rowlandson’s conflicted view of those who h
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Nonfiction Texts, Poetry Activities, Critical Thinking, Socratic Seminars Bundle
Want to challenge your students to analyze more deeply, write about and discuss big ideas, and think outside the box? Covering themes from love metaphors in Shakespeare’s sonnets to gang violence on the Chicago streets, from the Salem Witch Trials to the current refugee crisis, and from revenge in the 17th century to resistance movements during the Holocaust, these units will take your students far and wide.Some of my favorite units to teach, these lesson plans inspire students to explore atypi
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9th - 12th
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Close Reading: N. Scott Momaday's Introduction to The Way to Rainy Mountain
This file provides a complete lesson for the Introduction to The Way to Rainy Mountain by N. Scott Momaday. The activities cover vocabulary, close reading, critical thinking, symbolism, and assessment. Twenty-five illustrated slides introduce the author and Kiowa history and end with a prereading focus question. An organizer uses prompts to guide slide notes and there is a key for easy assessment. A vocabulary list includes unfamiliar words in context for students to define and a practice acti
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8th - 12th
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Teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER): A Whodunit Mystery Unit
This is the accompanying teaching sequence for the unit “Teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER): A Whodunit Mystery.” It includes a mystery to solve, all the evidence (which can be turned into manipulatives), rubrics for presentations and writing, teaching instructions, graphic organizers, and solutions. It does not include the "Teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER): A Whodunit Mystery" PowerPoint presentation which can be purchased separately or as part of a bundle.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Media Literacy and Biases Unit | Grades 8+ | Critical Thinking | PBL
This unit covers media literacy and biases to equip students with the analytical and critical thinking skills necessary to evaluate news and information effectively. With a focus on building these crucial skills, the unit delves into topics like misinformation, sensationalism, bias in the media, and confirmation bias. Confirmation bias is the tendency to believe only information that confirms our opinions, while ignoring contradictory information. Confirmation bias explains why people often c
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8th - 11th
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Daily Mind Builders: Language Arts - Quick, Fun Brain Energizers for Grades 5+
A 37-page printable PDF ebook for grades 5 and up to wake up sleeping brains with fun daily doses of critical thinking! This book is comprised of intriguing ELA-themed activity pages to wake up sleepy brains for the day's lessons. Each activity page takes about 5-15-minutes to solve and develops the most important reading comprehension skill found on all standardized reading tests. Synthesizing disparate information and using the result to produce a reasonable conclusion is an essential skill as
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5th - 12th
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Frankenstein Mega Bundle: Activities for AP English, Critical Thinking, Digital
Frankenstein Mega Bundle: Activities for AP English, Critical Thinking | Quote-Driven Assignments, Assessments & More | Engage Students in Literary Analysis" Embark on a captivating journey through Mary Shelley's masterpiece with our Frankenstein Activities | Digital and Print | AP English, Critical Thinking! Unleash the power of analytical, quote-driven assignments that will enrich your students' understanding and appreciation of this timeless classic. Engage learners with multiple assessm
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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