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High school problem solving ELA test prep resources for GATE
Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
Teach your students with depth and complexity!This "Mega Bundle" contains 8 of my best selling resources that are designed to elicit critical thinking. $65.00 if purchased separately; Save over 30%! Click on the links below for detailed information on each of the 9 resources that are included in this bundle. Two versions--with and without icons--are now included!!IMPORTANT: This bundle has changed. Please read through the product description carefully and check out the links below to see exac
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4th - 10th, Higher Education
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Sudoku Puzzles for Critical Thinking and Logical Reasoning Digital and Print
Sudoku Puzzles for Critical Thinking engages students in logical reasoning. Easel Activity included. This file includes a blank sudoku student answer sheet, 10 sudoku puzzles for printing (use in math centers or individually, or for projection on a whiteboard), and 5 sets of 4 puzzles for a group sudoku race to solve. Teacher directions include how to make reusable dry erase answer sheets so you can save ink, and suggestions for teaching Sudoku strategies. A great way to get students thinking! I
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6th - 9th
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Rhetorical Appeals: Ethos, Pathos, Logos Multiple Choice (EDITABLE) TEST
INCLUDES REAL VINTAGE ADVERTISEMENTS! Ready to PRINT and USE. This multiple choice exam on ethos, pathos, and logos - tests learners on definitions and knowledge. THEN includes more advanced and rigorous questions where students read famous quotes, look at advertisements, and identify the correct appeal. Full Unit:*****This product is also included our COMPREHENSIVE Persuation and Rhetorical Appeals UNIT BUNDLE above - along with a classroom presentation, videos, writing assignments, practice t
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Mystery Game - A Whole Class Whodunit
This logic game is played similarly to the classic board game “Clue”. I usually play the game throughout our mystery genre reading/writing unit of study over the course of a few weeks.
When playing this game you will need to prepare a place in your classroom to keep track a list of the suspects, places, and times the crime was committed.
Included with this game:
-Full teacher instructions
-"Mysterious" Letters and Clues for your class
-Student detective graphic organizer
Please note this gam
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3rd - 9th
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GIFTED AND TALENTED PROBLEM SOLVING #2
Gifted and talented classes usually have an abundance of educational materials for English, the arts and social studies, but very little for mathematics, critical thinking, and problem solving. “GIFTED AND TALENTED PROBLEM SOLVING #2” has 42 pages of activities specially designed to motivate and challenge your gifted-talented students. All of the activities involve mathematics, critical thinking and problem solving. This material can also be used in the regular classroom. Our students need to be
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5th - 12th, Staff
Test by Theodore L. Thomas Author's Purpose Questions and Activites
This product contains questions which explore the literary elements used in the story and ask students to determine for what purpose they were used. The higher-level thinking questions help students to determine the message/theme of the story. It also includes a vocabulary identification chart which uses context clues and a short contructed response question. Answers are provided for all activities.
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7th - 10th
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SAT-PSAT-ACT PREP An Introduction for MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL
It is never too early to start preparing for the PSAT, SAT or ACT. If students want to do well on these tests they need a solid foundation in mathematics, but they also need experience practicing the types of problems that are on these tests. Most school mathematics curriculums do not prepare students to take these standardized tests. LEVEL #1 provides 60 units (360 problems) of questions like what’s on the SAT/ACT. There are also 30 evaluations to check the progress of your students. LEVEL #
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6th - 12th, Staff
Off-Limits Places - High School Reading Comprehension + Analyzing Text Features
Cool places you can’t actually visit? Tell me more! This travel blog article is perfect for high school reading comprehension and practicing analyzing text features. Students will be HOOKED and you’ll get awesome writing samples you actually want to read.Your high school reading comprehension resource includes:✅ “Cool Places You Can’t Actually Visit” travel blog article✅ Analyzing Text Features practice or test-prep✅ Travel Blog Project materialsAfter reading the nonfiction passage, students ans
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7th - 10th
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Greek and Latin Roots Game
Games are one of the BEST ways to solidify learning, and this game will truly have your students' gears turning! In this pair stare game, students need to find the ONE Greek or Latin ROOT match between any two cards!See how it works!Look at the third thumbnail above. Can YOU find the *one* root that appears on both playing cards? When you think you have the answer, click the Preview above to see if you were right! BONUS points if you know what the root means! =)Root words are useful for strength
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4th - 12th
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson Quiz & SCR
This product includes a ten question multiple choice quiz and two short constructed response questions based on Shirley Jackson's short story, "The Lottery."
Multiple choice questions focus on parts of a story, foreshadowing, theme, and story events. There are two short-constructed response questions. One is for honors/GATE students, the other is for all students. The SCR's are perfect as SBAC test prep!
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8th - 10th
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Death by Scrabble by Charlie Fish Author's Purpose and Short Answer Questions
This product contains questions require students to identify and examine the strategies the author uses to convey his purpose. They are higher-level rather than content based questions. It also includes a short constructed response question requiring text evidence. Answers are provided for both activities.
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8th - 11th
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Logic Grid Puzzles - Intermediate
Work on literacy skills without anyone knowing with these logic grid puzzles from Ms. Merry Mac!
Logic grid puzzles are an addicting way for students to practice deductive reasoning and inferring without having to read longer texts. They encourage readers to look carefully at evidence in the text and draw conclusions based on that information. They can even freshen up interventions for students in need of moving beyond literal interpretations in reading comprehension work. Plus, making a mod
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5th - 12th
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Edgar Allan Poe Literary Study - Bundled Resources
Get all of my POE-some activities at one bargain price. Included:The Collaborative POE-sterPoe's Death WebQuest A literary analysis essay practiceThe Tell-Tale Heart questionsThe Raven POE-try Visual Analysis
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7th - 10th
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The Man in the Well by Ira Sher Author's Purpose Questions and Activities
This product contains higher-level thinking activities which require students to identify strategies used by the author to convey his purpose. The questions have students make inferences in the selection, the vocabulary chart has students define words according to context clues, and the literary device identification charts can be used to have students either identify examples in the text or determine the device used from the example provided and discuss the author's purpose for each. A short co
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7th - 10th
Math Logic Puzzles for Middle School
Challenge your math students' critical thinking and problem solving with these 9 math themed logic puzzles.Included in this resource are:4 grid logic puzzles based on factual information (women mathematicians, Ancient Greek mathematicians, and recent International Mathematic Olympiad competitions2 grid logic puzzles based on fictitious students of math, their schedules, and a MS math competitiona Math CryptogramMath Ladder WordsMath Word SudokusThese logic puzzles can be used for team building,
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6th - 9th
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Abandoned Farmhouse Author's Craft/Purpose Questions and Imagery Chart
This product contains questions which ask students to identiify and examine the strategies used by the poet in order to determine his message. These are higher-level thinking rather than content based questions. The chart requires students to find examples of imagery and explain the purpose of each. Answers are provided for all activities.
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6th - 9th
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AP Lit Prose Essay Prompt on The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin
This is an AP Lit prose essay prompt on "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin. This is a great prompt because it is asking what is only implied, which students have difficultly identifying in a short story like "The Story of an Hour" since nothing is directly stated in the story. The students have a hard time identifying what is implied in the story, which I find is a great teaching opportunity.I have included my annotations of the story as well as an outline. Please refer to the new grading
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11th - 12th
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180 Bell Ringer Activities for ELA, GATE, and Special Ed: Fun and Educational
Hello Fellow Educator,Are you looking for some new bell ringer activities to include in your rotation? There are five different PDF’s with 36 slides each. They include the following: 36 Picture Prompts: Teach Sentence Development & Creative Writing36 Undated Sentence Starters for Literature & Current Events36 Weeks of Journal Questions (108 Total Questions with 3 Per Week36 Opportunities for Combining Sentences36 Positive Words for 36 Positive Weeks of SchoolYou can rotate your bell ring
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6th - 12th
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The Storm by McKnight Malmar Author's Purpose Unit
The unit contains various activities which require students to analyze the story, identify literary devices and determine why the author used them. It comes with a suggested lesson plan for the order of activities. The vocabulary chart uses context clues, the imagery and literary device charts ask students to find examples, and the higher-level thinking questions have students look closely at the author's words to determine his meaning. It also has two short constructed response questions on ir
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7th - 10th
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Examination Day by Henry Slesar Author's Purpose Questions and Activities
This product contains questions which explore the literary elements used in the story and ask students to determine for what purpose they were used. The higher-level thinking questions help students to determine the author's message of the story. It also includes a vocabulary identification chart which uses context clues and an imagery chart in which students are required to find examples and determine the author's purpose. A short constructed response question is added in which students have to
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7th - 10th
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Superfoods Persuasive Pamphlet - Ethos Logos Pathos Analysis + Research Writing
Are Superfoods real or a total myth? This persuasive pamphlet will have your students HOOKED. They'll analyze rhetorical appeals (ethos, logos, pathos) in the nonfiction article. This makes an excellent high school reading comprehension activity.Your high school reading comprehension resource includes:✅ "Can Goji Berries Save the World?" persuasive article (pamphlet)✅ Analyzing Rhetorical Appeals (ethos, logos, pathos) Worksheet✅ Food Beliefs Persuasive Pamphlet ProjectAfter reading the nonficti
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7th - 10th
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Sphero Basics: Controls Card Set
This card set describes the basic "control" commands to program the sphero. This card set is designed for use with the SpheroEDU app.Great as a reference when doing any coding challenges with the sphero! Includes cards for the students and full pages for projection.
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Sphero Card Set Bundle 1
Bread by Margaret Atwood Imagery Identification Chart, Summary and Short Answer
This activity requires students to summarize the paragraphs in the piece and to identify examples of imagery within the text to determine why the author used them. A short constructed response questions asks students to discuss the author's message using text evidence. Answers are provided for all activities.
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8th - 11th
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Winter Word Puzzles - Snow Day Activities for Fast Finishers - Critical Thinking
This might be your favorite Winter puzzle pack ever! My students have nicknamed these "The Harder Than It Looks Puzzle". Do not be fooled by the easy words, the puzzles are challenging and require some perseverance and critical thinking. My son and I write these together. :)This fun, very challenging logic puzzle collection challenges students to use deductive reasoning and clues to arrange the clue words in the appropriate rows and columns. Convergent thinking is a must! :). There is
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6th - 12th
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