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Government Common Core RL.7.1 resources
"The Outsiders" Mock Trial "The People vs. Johnny Cade" - SS/ELA activity
Handouts for implementing a Mock Trial - updated 9/2/18Classroom simulations/role plays are excellent tools to enhance student achievement and increase classroom motivation. As educators, we believe in the power of active learning in the classroom. As a result, we have spent many years creating activities that require active learning in the classroom and have had incredible results. Students come back year after year and always remember the skits, mock trials, reader’s theaters, games, and si
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7th - 10th
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Also included in:Â "The Outsiders" MEGA BUNDLE - Includes an entire mock trial!
Nothing But The Truth: Activity Pack (editable)
From creating character sociograms to exploring media bias, I know your students will have as much fun as mine! These activities are jam-packed with relevant information and skills students need to navigate information rich times like ours. What’s Included:Seven interactive and rigorous activities that will get students thinking, talking, creating, writing, and engaging with the text. An editable version of each activityEach activity has detailed notes that include the goal/purpose for each acti
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6th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Nothing But The Truth Novel Study Bundle (editable)
City of Ember Guided Viewing Movie Questions
This assignment is a guided movie document for the 2008 movie, City of Ember. City of Ember is a fictional movie based off Jeanne DuPrau's award winning novel. It portrays the story of societal survival and the myriad of issues that were faced after an underground city was constructed protect mankind from becoming completely extinct. With an unstable generator that has powered the city of Ember for over 200 years, it finally on its last leg and is beginning to shut down. If the generator comp
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4th - 12th
Nothing But The Truth: Intro Activities, Assessments, & Ch. Analysis (editable)
A Brief Breakdown of the NovelNothing But The Truth is a documentary novel about a high school student, Philip, and an incident that occurs in his English class taught by Miss Narwin, a veteran English teacher. What unfolds is a story about motives, perspectives, media bias, local politics, free speech, and, most significantly, how the truth can get lost in the shuffle. As someone who taught middle school government, modern world history, and English Language Arts, I think this novel is essentia
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6th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Nothing But The Truth Novel Study Bundle (editable)
The Constitution of the United States: Rights and Responsibilities
A unit about the United States Constitution and how it came to be that encompasses all the learning styles and modalities to help develop a student's multiple intelligence. Using lessons that are active and use the different styles of learning creates interest in the subject for the student.For example, after studying the HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW handout,students draw a comic demonstrating their knowledge in a creative way. These lessons are also designed on all levels of the knowledge taxonomy
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5th - 8th
Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" extension activities
Incorporates nonfiction and poetry into the fictional short story by Shirley Jackson. Use as an extension activity for honors classes or students needing extended activities with the theme of totalitarian society. Good intro for Hunger Games novel study or other Shirley Jackson stories.
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6th - 9th
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