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The Origin of Halloween Informational Text and Reading Check Questions
This is an informational text intended for secondary students about the origin of Halloween. It details the original Celtic celebration of Samhain, identifies the traditions that have been adopted by certain cultures and borrowed by different religions. This article discusses the interesting dynamic between pagan, religious, and secular beliefs that have all helped shape this yearly American experience.
This is only the Quick Read and the reading check questions. It does not include vocabulary
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8th - 12th
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Let's Teach Thinking Skills Bundle
Thinking skills create a new framework for learning that places a student’s thought process before content and competency. This format pushes students to understand how to approach information regardless of the topic. THINKING SKILL SETS IN THIS GROWING BUNDLEIncludedThinking Skills: A Stand-Alone GuideThinking Skills: PerspectiveThinking Skills: ContextualizationThinking Skills: ReasoningAs additional thinking skills are added, the price of the bundle will increase accordingly. By purchasing th
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8th - 11th
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Close & Critical Common Core Reading Strategy~All Subjects Informational Text
This is an incredibly effective, polished and research-driven method of assessing your students' understanding and higher level application + analysis of their reading -- particularly with informational texts. This reading rubric can be utilized in any secondary classroom regardless of subject matter/course, with higher expectations set on student thinking and responses for each of the four core questions on this reading assessment. You may use this with a specific, teacher-selected informationa
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Black Military and Naval Heroes
A biographical booklet and word search puzzles that highlight the vital contribution of selected Black Americans to our countries national defense.This unit consist of 12 pages of biographical sketches plus 6 Word Search Puzzles.In addition to the value of this unit to Black History Month, portions of this can be effectively used to supplement U.S. History books throughout the school year.This unit was co-authored by Col. (Ret. U.S. Air Force) a career Air Force Officer and Paul H. Rheaume a r
Grades:
9th - 12th
Declaration of Independence: Comprehension Instructional Sequence & Lesson Plan
You are trying to teach the Declaration of Independence -- either as part of your curriculum in American history, government, civics or as part of "Celebrate Freedom Week" -- but the text is too difficult for your students? Check out this lesson plan!This lesson applies the multi-step "Comprehension Instructional Sequence" to the Declaration of Independence to scaffold students' understanding of this complex but important document.In this lesson, students apply the Comprehension Instructional Se
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9th - 12th
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6 Favorite Reusable One-Pagers for Critical Reading, Writing, Thinking, Speaking
Organizing Frameworks Series for Curriculum, Pedagogy, Assessment, Organization, Classroom CultureThese one-page pedagogical reusables have helped me a lot to transition kids into becoming confident critical thinkers. They require kids to do sophisticated thinking without overwhelming them, without taking up inordinate amounts of time, without turning critical thinking into a cumulative grand endgame; rather, they help to keep critical thought in the forefront of classroom culture so it can be p
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Not Grade Specific
Civics - Mock Voir Dire: Interactive Jury Selection Process
Introduce your students to the world of jury selection! This activity allows the entire class to participate in an interactive roleplay to understand the jury selection process.The Mock Voir Dire allows students to engage in group and class discussions while using critical thinking and practice argumentative writing/process.
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5th - 12th
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Empathy Choice Project [Distance Learning Compatible]
I have been teaching MAUS and the Holocaust for the past five years at least. During our unit, we discuss what is important when telling a historical story, when listening to the story of others, and when trying to understand the human experience. With everything else going on in the world, I wanted to share my unit assessment for this for free and will keep it listed as free for as long as I operate this online store. In this project, I allow students to research an event or topic that revolves
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Living Book Review
I call this assignment a Living Book Review because it helps students to critically and actively read a book while taking guided notes. Many students need practice on how to effectively and efficiently read for research, discussion, and retention. This worksheet will guide students through the process of critically analyzing a book and will make grading more efficient for you.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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