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Common Core L.11-12.6 cultural activities
Nutcracker Ballet Background and History an Introduction for Secondary 7-12 Arts
These fun Nutcracker history and background activities will reinforce the creation of this classic ballet for any junior high or high school student. Great for dance, drama, music, or any class looking to integrate the arts into their classes. The Nutcracker is viewed by dancers and non-dancers alike during the holiday season, usually around Christmas. Amp up the fun by pairing it with a viewing of this iconic ballet and you have an educational winter celebration!Buy the Bundle and save 20% or
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8th - 11th
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Beginners Guide to Learning Spanish Middle School and High School
Older students will love this self-study guide for learning Spanish. This book integrates the best learning strategies, written by a second language acquisition specialist. Each lesson starts with a dialog in Spanish to practice oral language, then has goals, explanation of verbs; then ends with a quote in Spanish and suggestions for writing in a journal, listening to songs in Spanish and other fun activities!Emphasis is on communication and learning courtesies common in the Spanish language, a
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Grades:
11th - 12th, Staff
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Unit: African Stories / Mythology and Folklore / ELA: 7-12 (EDITABLE)
*17 links in Bonus File- Agenda: African StoriesGrade Levels: 7-12Creator: Erica VilliloAnchor Standards: 9Steps: 12Original Products: 10Links to Resources: 8Rubrics: 3
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Unit: Legends & Tall Tales/Mythology, Folklore/Creative Writing/ELA7-12|EDITABLE
Grade Levels: 7-12Creator: Erica VilliloAnchor Standards: 15Steps: 16Original Products: 9Links to Resources: 10Rubrics: 2Brainstorm about heroes with MY ORIGINAL HONORS WKSH: Heroes (CCSS.ELA.W.9)Research with LINK R4S: Module 2- Finding Information about a hero (CCSS.ELA.W.7)Read LINK: Tale of Sir Launcelot.pdf (CCSS.ELA.R.10)Practice standardized testing vocabulary with MY ORIGINAL WKSH Vocabulary Usage: Tale of Sir Launcelot du Lake (CCSS.ELA.L.4-6)Read LINK: The Sword in the Stone.pdf (CCSS.
Grades:
7th - 12th
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CLASS: Mythology and Folklore- ELA 7-12 (EDITABLE)
Unit: Norse Stories- Mythology and Folklore- ELA 7-12 (EDITABLE)Grade Levels: 7-12Creator: Erica VilliloAnchor Standards: All 32 CCSS Anchor StandardsSteps: 115+Original Products: 75+Links to Resources: 100+Rubrics: 5+11 Unit Bundles Include: Introduction, African, Sports, Pirates, Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, Arabian, Celtic, Italian, Norse, Greek
Grades:
7th - 12th
Unit: Ballads for Mythology, Folklore/Creative Writing (EDITABLE)
Grade Levels: 7-12Creator: Erica VilliloAnchor Standards: 6Steps: 7Original Products: 5Links to Resources: 4Rubrics: 1Read LINK Text: The Ballad of Mulan (CCSS.ELA.R.1)With MY ORIGINAL WKSH: Discover Ballad Elements [CCSS.ELA.W.9]Read LINK Textbook Ballads (CCSS.ELA.SL.2) With MY ORIGINAL Literary Speed Dating with Ballads, have students line up in 2 lines (like speed dating) with one side having 1 ballad each and 1 side having any number of the ballad elements based on size. Have students discu
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7th - 12th
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"I Have a Dream" Pear Deck
This Pear Deck endeavors to lead students through the interpretive process of decoding allusions by identifying them, researching them if necessary and connecting them to the larger themes of King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Students will use founding historical documents such as the “The Gettysburg Address,” “The Emancipation Proclamation” and the “Declaration of Independence” along with the early American song “America (My Country ‘Tis of Thee)” to determine how King’s use of allusion impacts t
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Civic Engagement "Dear Neighbor" Project
This is an amazing three-ish day project about Civics, Persuasive Writing, Collaborative Revision, and Public Speaking! Overall project flow:* Students reflect on their priorities, biases, and reasons for supporting their chosen candidate in an upcoming election.* Students peer-edit their letters, revising arguments for grammar and persuasive power.* Teams of students campaign for their chosen candidate, collaborating to write a Platform Speech they present to the class.* As campaign staffers,
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Unit: Journals & Diaries/Mythology, Folklore/Creative Writing/ELA7-12|EDITABLE
Grade Levels: 7-12Creator: Erica VilliloAnchor Standards: 9Steps: 15Original Products: 7Links to Resources: 28Rubrics: 1Assign MY ORIGINAL Directions: Social Emotional Learning and A Journal/Diary (CCSS.ELA.W.10)Watch VIDEO: Black Death (CCSS.ELA.SL.2)Visit LINK: Plague | CDC (CCSS.ELA.SL.2)Read TEXT: Journal of a Plague Year (excerpt) (CCSS.ELA.R.1) Choose 1 additional excerpt from LINK: The Journal of the Plague Year (full) (CCSS.ELA.R.10)Watch VIDEO: Bucket List Trailer (CCSS.ELA.SL.2)Assign
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Unit: Manifestoes for Mythology, Folklore/Creative Writing (EDITABLE)
Grade Levels: 7-12 Creator: Erica Villilo Anchor Standards: 7 Steps: 8 Original Products: 5 Links to Resources: 7 Rubrics: 1Create Class Manifesto w/ “found” technique (pull words or phrases you like and add them to your own) and LINK: PDF of Graphic Manifestoes Examples (CCSS.ELA.SL.5)MY ORIGINAL SLIDES: Rhetorical Reading of Manifesto Essay of Choice with LINK: https://thisibelieve.org/themes/ [CCSS.ELA.R.6]WKSH: Evaluate a Speaker with a Photo, Video Manifesto LINK: Paul Farmer: I believe in
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7th - 12th
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![Preview of Directions: Create a Vocabulary Board Game [CCSS.ELA.W.4, L.6, SL.5-6] (EDITABLE](https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=avif,quality=70,width=525,height=525,onerror=redirect/thumbitem/Directions-Create-a-Vocabulary-Board-Game-CCSS-ELA-W-4-L-6-SL-5-6-EDITABLE-8149055-1660687121/750f-8149055-1.jpg)
Directions: Create a Vocabulary Board Game [CCSS.ELA.W.4, L.6, SL.5-6] (EDITABLE
DIRECTIONS: Create a Vocabulary Board Game STANDARD: [CCSS.ELA.W.5] Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audiencePRODUCT: Each group will design and create a board game to practice and learn the 11 vocabulary words from our African Myths and FolkTales.Annulled (Verb) do away with; cancelDementedly (Adverb) mad; wildEfficacy (Noun) ability to produce a desired effect; effectivenessInevitable (Adjective) certain
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Vocabulary Usage Bundle CCSS ELA 9-10
Unit: Elegies and Odes for Mythology, Folklore/Creative Writing (EDITABLE)
Grade Levels: 7-12Creator: Erica VilliloAnchor Standards: 7Steps: 10Original Products: 8Links to Resources: 16Rubrics: 1Read Folder: Elegies to Read from Textbook (CCSS.ELA.R.1)Read Folder: Odes to Read from Textbook (CCSS.ELA.R.1) Compare and Contrast Elegies and Odes w/ MY ORIGINAL WKSH Venn Diagram [CCSS.ELA.W.9]Review MY ORIGINAL Notes: Character Archetypes (CCSS.ELA.R.3)Assign MY ORIGINAL DIRECTIONS: Journal What is your primary Character Archetype and why do you think so? How do your weakn
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7th - 12th
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![Preview of Directions: Reader's Theater [CCSS.ELA.SL.5-6] (EDITABLE)](https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=avif,quality=70,width=525,height=525,onerror=redirect/thumbitem/Directions-Reader-s-Theater-CCSS-ELA-SL-5-6-EDITABLE--8278113-1660676326/750f-8278113-1.jpg)
Directions: Reader's Theater [CCSS.ELA.SL.5-6] (EDITABLE)
DIRECTIONS: Reader’s TheaterSTANDARD: [CCSS.ELA.SL.6] Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.GOAL: Reader’s Theater In this strategy, students work as an individual or team to present any passage as a performance script. The focus is on reading fluency, and delivering a captivating presentation to an audience. Students determine which portions of the passage are most important, and emphasize that in th
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Unit: Brothers' Grimm Stories - Mythology & Folklore ELA 7-12 (EDITABLE)
Counterculture in the 1960's and 1970's
In this activity students learn about the 1960's counterculture by engaging in a scavenger hunt to find artifacts from the period.
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Native American: Info Text Differentiated Worksheets
Included in this file are THREE worksheets with tiered points and various scaffolding for differentiated instruction. The points assigned to each worksheet directly reflects the rigor of the prompts.The included article is about artist George Catlin and his art of 19th-century Native American culture. All three worksheets may be used with the same article.The information and the article are purely informational text with no bias or negative information.
Grades:
9th - 12th
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![Preview of Directions: Animating an African Story [CCSS.ELA.SL.5-6] (EDITABLE)](https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=avif,quality=70,width=525,height=525,onerror=redirect/thumbitem/Directions-Animating-an-African-Story-CCSS-ELA-SL-5-6-EDITABLE--8149176-1660687160/750f-8149176-1.jpg)
Directions: Animating an African Story [CCSS.ELA.SL.5-6] (EDITABLE)
Students work to animate an African Myth or Folktale. The final video product is a digital storybook. Includes 20 links to resources! STANDARD: [CCSS.ELA.SL.5] Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.LINKS to African Stories: LINKS to Ethiopian Storieshttp://ethiopianfolktales.com/en/the-storiesLINKS to Tanzanian Storieshttps://www.worldoftales.com/Tanzanian_folktales.html#gsc.tab=0LINKS to Congo Storiesht
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Unit: African Stories / Mythology and Folklore / ELA: 7-12 (EDITABLE)
![Preview of Directions: Perform Shakespeare [CCSS.ELA.SL.6] (EDITABLE)](https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=avif,quality=70,width=525,height=525,onerror=redirect/thumbitem/Directions-Perform-Shakespeare-CCSS-ELA-SL-6-EDITABLE--8354235-1661076916/750f-8354235-1.jpg)
Directions: Perform Shakespeare [CCSS.ELA.SL.6] (EDITABLE)
STANDARD: [CCSS.ELA.SL.6] Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.GOAL: Students work as an individual or team to present any passage as a performance script. The focus is on reading fluency, and delivering a captivating presentation to an audience. Students determine which portions of the passage are most important, and emphasize that in their speaking. Students may speak individually, in duos, or chor
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Bundle: Introduction to Drama- Romeo and Juliet- ELA 9-10 (EDITABLE)
![Preview of Directions: Write Your Manifesto [CCSS.ELA.W.6] (EDITABLE)](https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=avif,quality=70,width=525,height=525,onerror=redirect/thumbitem/Directions-Write-Your-Manifesto-CCSS-ELA-W-6-EDITABLE--9244279-1678222110/750f-9244279-1.jpg)
Directions: Write Your Manifesto [CCSS.ELA.W.6] (EDITABLE)
Includes sections:STANDARD: [CCSS.ELA.W.6] Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.Excerpt of Original Invitation from 'This I Believe':This invites you to make a very great contribution: nothing less than a statement of your personal beliefs, of the values which rule your thought and action. We know this is a tough job. REQUIREMENTS: Since this course focuses on learning about cultural beliefs, values, and behaviors of
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Unit: Manifestoes for Mythology, Folklore/Creative Writing (EDITABLE)
![Preview of Directions: Hero Infographic [CCSS.ELA.W.6] (EDITABLE)](https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=avif,quality=70,width=525,height=525,onerror=redirect/thumbitem/Directions-Hero-Infographic-CCSS-ELA-W-6-EDITABLE--8158358-1660685780/750f-8158358-1.jpg)
Directions: Hero Infographic [CCSS.ELA.W.6] (EDITABLE)
Students create an infographic about sports athletes to indicate a if they are heroes. Includes 6 links to resources! STANDARD:[CCSS.ELA.SL.5] Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.TASK:Create an infographic (think visual poster) displaying a sports figure as a hero, or notINFOGRAPHIC Resources:Notes: DesigningNotes: Graphic Design Tips for Non-Graphic DesignersNotes: How to Use the Canva App- a Beginner’
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Unit: Sports Stories - Mythology and Folklore ELA 7-12 (EDITABLE)
![Preview of Directions: How-To Demonstration Speech [CCSS.ELA.SL.5-6] (EDITABLE)](https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=avif,quality=70,width=525,height=525,onerror=redirect/thumbitem/Directions-How-To-Demonstration-Speech-CCSS-ELA-SL-5-6-EDITABLE--8278005-1660676657/750f-8278005-1.jpg)
Directions: How-To Demonstration Speech [CCSS.ELA.SL.5-6] (EDITABLE)
Directions: How-To Demonstration SpeechStandard: [CCSS.ELA..SL.5] Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.Rationale: Rapunzel occupies her time in her tower doing, well, a little bit of everything. In that spirit, you will each perform OR record a how-to demonstration speech.Includes 3 links to resources, rubric, and 1 planning worksheet
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Unit: Brothers' Grimm Stories - Mythology & Folklore ELA 7-12 (EDITABLE)
![Preview of Directions: Create an Exit Ticket for "The Sniper" [CCSS.ELA.W.4] (EDITABLE)](https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=avif,quality=70,width=525,height=525,onerror=redirect/thumbitem/Directions-Create-an-Exit-Ticket-for-The-Sniper-CCSS-ELA-W-4-EDITABLE--8375190-1659566897/750f-8375190-1.jpg)
Directions: Create an Exit Ticket for "The Sniper" [CCSS.ELA.W.4] (EDITABLE)
DIRECTIONS: Create an Exit Ticket for "The Sniper"STANDARD: [CCSS.ELA.W.4] Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audiencePRODUCT: Goal:Create 5 short answer guided reading questionsCreate 10 multiple questions
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Unit: Celtic Stories- Mythology and Folklore- ELA 7-12 (EDITABLE)
2. Building Trust in Writing Groups
Students will meet their year long writing groups (teacher chosen for heterogeneous groups). This lesson gives simple ways to start the groups talking and sharing their writing to build trust and comfort for later more difficult emotional and intellectual risk taking in their writing.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Brett Ramseyer’s Creative Writing Program Unit 1 Weeks (1-6) - 23 plans
Worksheet: Vocabulary Usage Web (EDITABLE)
A graphic organizer activity for any vocabulary word
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Grades:
7th - 12th
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Also included in: Vocabulary Usage Bundle CCSS ELA 9-10
Worksheet: Writing With Vocabulary
A writing activity using 10 vocabulary words from the short stories "No Witchcraft for Sale" and "In the Shadow of War"
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Grades:
7th - 12th
CCSS:
Also included in: Vocabulary Usage Bundle CCSS ELA 9-10
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