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Common Core RI.9-10.9 centers
The Great Gatsby Gallery Walk - Pre-Reading Activity - Context Learning Stations
Explore the context of the “Roaring 1920s” with this pre-reading activity for F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby! Includes 5 inquiry-based gallery walk learning stations and worksheets. Digital worksheets for Google Classroom® are provided!Included with this The Great Gatsby Pre-Reading Activity:✏️ 5 Gallery Walk Stations with Primary Sources - Digital & PrintExplore the music, setting, photography, and current events of the “Roaring 20s”Analyze various book covers to predict themes wit
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8th - 11th
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A History of US: The First Americans: Prehistory - 1600 - Chapter Questions PPT
Here is a PowerPoint presentation of paragraph response chapter questions made for the book by Joy Hakim, A History of Us: The First Americans. This is the first of a ten volume series on US History. It is a Common Core Exemplar book for fifth grade, but the text can be appropriate for students through high school. The book can be used as a class read aloud, a small group reading text, or as a whole class reading text. It provides a very in depth look at the period of US History involving the o
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5th - 12th
Also included in: A History of US Books 1-10 Chapter Paragraph Response PowerPoints
Cross of Gold Speech Primary Source Reading Worksheet
This excerpt of William Jennings Bryan's Cross of Gold Speech is a great supplemental resource for your Populism/Gilded Age Unit. This resource provides an excerpt of his speech, as well as comprehension questions relating to the speech, bimetallism, and the Populist Party agenda.Feel free to preview this assignment!This primary source follows the reading strategy of SOAPstone. If you are unfamiliar with SOAPstone, please download my free resource on this reading strategy. SOAPstone Presentatio
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9th - 12th
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Breaking Down History Graphic Organizer
This graphic organizer breaks down any historical article or message. It focuses onWhen & WhereKey People/ParticipantsProblem or Goal of EventKey Events taking PlaceOutcome of EventReal World ConnectionThis easy organizer can make any reading or teaching effective and personable for students.
Grades:
5th - 12th
Pres. Ronald Reagan's Challenger Speech AND Eulogy Rhetorical Analyses
This resource includes the annotated text and marginal notes for TWO speeches by President Ronald W. Reagan following the explosion of the Challenger space shuttle in 1986:Speech on the Challenger Explosion and Eulogy of the Challenger 7.: 'True Heroes' The included zipped folder also includes a copy of the speeches without annotations and marginal notes so that you can reproduce them for students so that they can annotate them. Reading and annotating informational texts is a critical component
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Autopsy: Age of Revolutions
The students will be depicting The Age of Revolution through an autopsy project where the students will be drawing a person him/herself or someone from that time period with the themes surrounding the person. For example the causes and effects of Political, Social, Economic, and Cultural issues during the revolutions. Students have autonomy on who they want to draw as long as it adds to the project. This assignment is created to be fun, creative, and most importantly… informative.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Autopsy: Age of Revolutions, Part I
The students will be looking into a specific Age of Revolution and will be researching major themes provided. The students will be depicting this through an autopsy project where the students will be drawing a person him/herself or someone from that time period with the themes surrounding the person. Students have autonomy on who they want to draw as long as it adds to the project. This assignment is created to be fun, creative, and most importantly… informative.
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Autopsy: Age of Revolutions
Rhetoric Stations Recording Sheet
***This purchase is for the recording sheet only. The accompanying Rhetoric Stations PowerPoint Slides are available as a separate purchase.***Engage your high school students as they read persuasive mentor texts for rhetorical devices and appeals such as ethos/pathos/logos, allusion, metaphor, anaphora, call to action, etc. They will think deeply about the methods of persuasion as they read masterful texts. Print the PowerPoint slides and hang them up in your classroom. Give each student a clip
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Grades:
9th - 12th
FAMOUS SPEECHES: JOHN F. KENNEDY'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS
TWO WEEK, 20-PAGE UNITFAMOUS SPEECHES: JOHN F. KENNEDYIncludes• JFK’s famous speech, short enough for silent class reading• High level multiple-choice tests and keys• Unit reinforces proper reasoning for improved success on tests• Essay exam• Grading rubric• Test taker profile (used for student response and discussion)What you need to do:• Copy originals and distribute materials at appropriate intervals
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: BUNDLE: Yearlong Novel Units for 9th Grade
Annotation Situations HUGE RESOURCE Close Reading Response Middle High School
All documents can be utilized in class or digitally - PDF versions for digital delivery. This comprehensive bundle contains all you need to set an "Annotation Tone" in your classroom. It is suitable for long and short fiction and nonfiction texts. Elevate your students' reading engagement and mastery with these proven techniques. Wide and varied reading is key to enhancing students' critical thinking, writing, discussion, and other skills. What's in here:53-slide editable PowerPoint Presentation
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6th - 12th
President John F. Kennedy's "We Go to the Moon" Speech Rhetorical Analysis
This resource includes the annotated text and marginal notes for a speech by President John F. Kennedy at Rice University in 1962. The included zipped folder also includes a copy of the speech without annotations and marginal notes so that you can reproduce it for students so that they can annotate it. Reading and annotating informational texts is a critical component of the Common Core State Standards, and analyzing informational texts is a key skill that students will need for college and the
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
I Have A Dream Digital Escape Room Activity
I Have A Dream Digital Escape Room ActivityDon't teach the "I Have A Dream" speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. the same way you've done for years. MLK Day can be more fun and meaningful with a new and fresh take on this iconic speech. Add this digital escape room activity and take the engagement level up a notch in your classroom. Color graphics and sound effects make students forget that they are studying one of the most prolific speeches of modern times. How is this product organized? 5 s
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6th - 9th
Hamilton on the National Bank Primary Source Reading
The fight for a National Bank pushed the political fight of Federalist and Anti-Federalists to a new level! Just coming off of Shay's rebellion, this battle of words between Jefferson and Hamilton lead to the assumption of state debts as a means of building national credit. A great song to play is "Cabinet Battle #1" from the musical "Hamilton".This source dives into Hamilton's desire for a national bank and all of the benefits he sees can result from its charter. Designed to include comprehen
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8th - 12th
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Of Mice and Men Historical Background Reading Stations - "Harvest Gypsies"
These reading stations offer an engaging way to provide historical background for Of Mice and Men. The readings focus on the experience of migrant work and include: two excerpts from Steinbeck’s “Harvest Gypsies” (1936) and one excerpt from an NPR article, “Inside the Lives of Farmworkers” (2016). The mixture of historical and contemporary help students see the relevance of Steinbeck’s concerns in the novel to our current world. Students will read the passages, answer questions, and then use the
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7th - 10th
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President Ronald Reagan Berlin Wall Speech Rhetorical Analysis with Annotations
This resource includes the annotated text and marginal notes for a speech by President Ronald W. Reagan at the Berlin Wall in 1987. The included zipped folder also includes a copy of the speech without annotations and marginal notes so that you can reproduce it for students so that they can annotate it. Reading and annotating informational texts is a critical component of the Common Core State Standards, and analyzing informational texts is a key skill that students will need for college and th
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Vice-President Elect Kamala Harris's Acceptance Speech Rhetorical Analysis
This resource includes the annotated text and marginal notes for Vice-President Elect Kamala Harris's Acceptance speech give on November 7, 2020. The included zipped folder also includes a copy of the speech without annotations and marginal notes so that you can reproduce it for students so that they can annotate it. Reading and annotating informational texts is a critical component of the Common Core State Standards, and analyzing informational texts is a key skill that students will need for c
Grades:
6th - 12th
Gibbons v. Ogden Case Analysis
Essential Question: In what ways did the Gibbons v. Ogden case solidify the powers of Congress and the federal government?Gibbons v. Ogden set the precedent for Congress to pass laws about Commerce, and solidified the federal government's position of supremacy over state governments.This activity dives into the background, argument, outcome, and relevancy to today, with an emphasis on the constitutionality of the case. Following the reading are six comprehension and critical thinking questions.
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8th - 12th
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President Donald J. Trump Lot of 5 Rhetorical Analyses of Famous Speeches
This resource includes the annotated text and marginal notes for FIVE speeches by President Donald J. Trump including the following resources:2019 State of the Union Address2018 State of the Union AddressSpeech After Las Vegas Mass ShootingSpeech After Parkland, FL Mass Shooting2017 Presidential Inaugural AddressThe included zipped folder also includes a copy of the speeches without annotations and marginal notes so that you can reproduce them for students so that they can annotate them. Reading
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Critical Literary Theories Lesson
This 34-slide (+ bibliography) presentation demonstrates how to analyze texts through three literary lenses: Feminist, Marxist, and New Historicist. The resource is downloaded as a Powerpoint file, meaning that you'll be able to edit and add to/remove sections as you please - not that you'll need to!Each theory is broken down into easy-to-understand, digestible sections - what the theory is, a brief history, essential questions, and more. For each theory, a unique challenge is included for the s
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Grades 8- 12th Grade: Climate Change for Traditional Students
This educational resource pack includes:• A reader called “Earth’s Climate Change.” • Fill in the Blanks Tests with Answers Key; • Handy Links about Climate Change (Articles, Books, Videos); • Climate Change Word Searches (5 of them); • Common Core: ELAS.R.IT.1-10 Re: Climate Change! Etc.; • Clip Art for Climate Change;• Climate Change Paragraph Guided Writing Practice; (“Why Climate Change is Important!” 1 paragraph model)• Lab Work and Easy Hands on Research Regarding Climate Change; • Common
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8th - 12th
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HS-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-4
Annotated Bibliography (Distance Learning Friendly)
This 1-2-week unit has students writing detailed, top-notch annotated bibliographies on their own -- perfect for distance learning. Not a crummy worksheet -- deep learning through student autonomy.This is the only unit you'll need for teaching annotated bibliographies with clear, color-coded instructions, links to several resources, and a student model. It's a perfect mini-unit for introducing annotated bibliographies and/or as part of a larger research paper or project. I have taught all kinds
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Differentiated Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizer Template
This highly visual graphic organizer allows students to see the relationship between two topics and how they are similar and different.
There are 4 different versions with different spacing for simple and easily differentiate, where only the teacher needs to know about since they are all designed the same way.
Mista Sippi's Resource by Mr. Shane Silpe is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Grades:
K - 9th
Reading Skills Scavenger Hunt - Yellow Files
So, what we have created for you and your students is a reading skills scavenger hunt for any book or short story. We know, we’re excited about it, too!Tell Me More:As you well know, scavenger hunts help students to read actively and purposefully with an element of play and movement for the students. Go On:Here are the reading skills topics that are covered: Factual / Explicitly Stated Info Evidence to Support Inferences Identify Themes Find Details Characters, SettingHow Specific Words Affect
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: Reading Skills Scavenger Hunt Bundle
President Ronald W. Reagan Lot of 3 Rhetorical Analyses of Famous Speeches
This resource includes the annotated text and marginal notes for THREE speeches by President Ronald W. Reagan following the explosion of the Challenger space shuttle in 1986 and at the Berlin Wall in 1987:Speech on the Challenger ExplosionEulogy of the Challenger 7: 'True Heroes'Speech at the Berlin WallThe included zipped folder also includes a copy of the speeches without annotations and marginal notes so that you can reproduce them for students so that they can annotate them. Reading and anno
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
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