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Common Core WHST.6-8.1b resources for GATE
100th Day of School Activities - Escape Room & Reading Passages
Engage your students on the 100th day of school with an exciting escape room activity that combines close reading and life skills. Solve "The Case of the Vanished Vintage Clock" through deductive logic, inference, forensics, and common sense. Perfect for enhancing reading comprehension while having fun!Close Reading CHALLENGES include:Informational Text- “Processing the Evidence, Understanding the Motive” and the case of “Why Did the Vintage Cuckoo Clock Vanish?”Mystery Code Tasks 1a & 1b -
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5th - 7th
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Peace Machine- Post Bomb/Manhattan Project activity
Teamwork, planning, decoding, research, and communication are skills needed to be successful in this race to create a peace machine. Simulation game takes 1-2 periods. easy to prepare- uses classroom materials, a few timers, cheerios, rope, and lots of excitement!
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types and Forms of Government Differentiated Writing Activities
This is the perfect summative assessment after you have taught types of government! These differentiated writing activities include activities and writing prompts for three levels in the classroom. Level A-Students evaluate types of government Level B-Students respond to a quote and use a reading passage for evidenceLevel C- Students watch a video and respond to a hypothetical scenario.Want access to ALL of my civics resources? Join the Civics and American Government Member Club!Visit my website
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6th - 12th
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Egyptian Diary The Journal of Nakht Young Scribe Reading Response Journal
This is a book we will be reading as a class next year. The whole grade level decided and you know me, gotta have a reading reflection to go with it. I designed this journal with Universal Design Elements in mind: I have areas for Gifted Students, as you can see by my use of the Icons of Depth and Complexity, but also areas for the Special Education students, such as simple retells. I have parts for visual learners, graphic organizers built in. This is meant as individual assignment but can
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6th
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America the Beautiful Patriotic Song Persuasive Writing Activity
Would you like to teach the patriotic song "American the Beautiful" in a way that will enrich its meaning to your students for the rest of their lives? Would you like to meet persuasive writing standards at the same time? You can do that with this resource! Your students participate in two activities that examine the origins of the song and asks them to consider if it should replace "The Star-Spangled Banner" as our national anthem. They'll end their exploration with a persuasive writing activit
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Also included in: Constitution Week Unit US Government Activities 4th Grade - 8th Grade
Youth Legislature Student Workbook
Help your middle school students prepare for a Youth Legislature or mock government legislative or Congress session. This workbook guides students through the process as they identify a public issue, conduct research, write a Bill Proposal, and prepare a persuasive speech.Product Features★ Step-by-step guide with clear student instructions★ Suggested 24-week timeline for teachers★ Easy to use PDF format ready for two-sided printingContents1 - Product overview2 - Suggested timeline3 - Tips for pr
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6th - 8th
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Current Events/Analysis
Do you want to help students engage in analyzing multiple articles based on the same theme? This project/assignment is an excellent way of monitoring their abilities to infer, compare, contrast across the same theme. It is also a great project to help students work together with a common interest and produce information using a variety of technology. It's very much related to how to do research appropriately as well as forming their own conclusions based on what they chose research.
Argument Checklist | Argument Unit | Any Text Set | Research + Literary Essay
Use for self and peer evaluation, step list revisions, argumentative essays, literary essays (with counterarguments), speech, debate, small groups, and writing conferences. Comprehensive but compact. Best for 8th grade and up. Follow me for more teacher and tutor tools. Happy teaching! Create critical thinkers.Propaganda Bundle: Propaganda Techniques, Logical Fallacies, Lessons, GamesArgument Bundle: Argument Unit For or Against Screen TimeCheck out my bundles and save a bundle.Horror Bundle: H
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Citing Evidence Posters, Argument Essay Template, & Transitions Bundle
Columbus Day: Differentiated Writing Activities
This is the perfect activity for Columbus day. Students will learn about Christopher Columbus impact (good and bad). Students can take notes in a graphic organizer and sum up their learning with a writing activity!What is included in the resource?Columbus impact power point Graphic OrganizerLeveled Writing Prompt and Activities Level A-Students evaluate impact of ColumbusLevel B-Students read about Columbus obstaclesLevel C- Students watch a video and decided if Columbus day should be changed.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Also included in: Year Long Holiday Activities for Middle School and High School Bundle
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