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Common Core W.11-12.8 cultural activities
The Things They Carried - Empathy Building Unit
The series of activities in this unit are designed to enhance empathy for your students to situations, people, cultures, and places they may have never experienced before. Tim O’Brien’s book, The Things They Carried, is an excellent literary resource, in particular with setting, narrator, and characterization, imagery, syntax, and more, as well as developing deeper understandings of the themes of war, post-traumatic stress disorder, battlefield violence, social and political inequities, and men
Grades:
10th - 12th
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Black History Month - African-American Athletes
30 investigations of African-American athletes. Students search online for information about each athlete's age, gender, place of birth, college attended, sports they played, awards they won, championships they were a part of, etc.:Jackie Robinson, Serena Williams, Simone Biles, Jesse Owens, Muhammed Ali, Briana Scurry, Dominique Dawes, Althea Gibson, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Wilt Chamberlain, Barry Sanders, Walter Payton, Jim Brown, Tiger Woods, Arthur Ashe, Wilma Rudolph, Joe Louis, Magic
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Black History Month BUNDLE - High School
Food Culture and Cultural Geography - Sorting Mats & Activities!
Explore the rich tapestry of global food culture and cultural geography with "Food Culture and Cultural Geography," a captivating unit study designed to foster hands-on learning and deepen students' understanding of diverse cultures around the world. Perfect for diverse learners, this comprehensive resource offers a variety of activities tailored to accommodate different learning styles and abilities.Key Features:Sorting mats provide hands-on learning opportunities for students of all ages and a
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Also included in: Wings of Fire Book 1 Novel Study and Food Geography Bundle
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
Black History Month - African-American Politicians
46 investigations of African-American politicians. Your students will search online for information about each politician's age, gender, place of birth, college(s) attended, political affiliation, state and national job titles, and accomplishments:Ilhan Omar, Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, Shirley Chisholm, Jesse Jackson, Stacey Abrams, Cory Booker, Joseph Rainey, P. B. S. Pinchback, Condoleezza Rice, John Mercer Langston, Colin Powell, Harold Washington, Barbara Jordan, Mia Love, John Lewis, Max
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Black History Month BUNDLE - Gifted and Talented
Black History Month - African-American Authors
20 printable or digital investigations of African-American AUTHORS. Students search online for information about each astronaut place and date of birth, important events in their life, books they wrote, etc.:Michelle Alexander, Michelle Obama, James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Zora Neale Hurston, Alice Walker, Ralph Ellison, Maya Angelou, Octavia E. Butler, Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, W. E. B. Du Bois, Frederick Douglass, Malcolm X, Alex Haley, Oprah Winfrey, Martin Luther King, Jr., Barack Ob
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Black History Month BUNDLE - Middle School
Washington DC Field Trip Journal Notebook Differentiated
This Washington D.C. Notebook is perfect for children and students of all ages who would like to document, scrapbook, draw, write and create memories of their field trip or vacation. Writing is perfect for synthesizing the learning which takes place through field trips and hands on learning experiences. By having peers edit each other's entries you can integrate language arts, grammar and mechanics. Writing based on educational museums and experiences with and without prompted essay topics furth
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Grades:
K - 12th, Higher Education
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-PS3-1
, 1-ESS1-1
, MS-ETS1-2
, 5-ESS3-1
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Unit: Historical Fiction/Mythology & Folklore/Creative Writing/ELA 7-12|EDITABLE
Unit: Historical FictionClass: Creative WritingGrade Levels: 7-12Creator: Erica VilliloAnchor Standards: 5Steps: 11Original Products: 10Links to Resources: 10Rubrics: 2With MY ORIGINAL WKSH: KWL+ Chart (CCSS.ELA.W.9) Read Story: American History (CCSS.ELA.R.10)With MY ORIGINAL WKSH: My SMELLER (CCSS.ELA.W.9) Read STORY: Beware of the Dog (CCSS.ELA.R.10)With MY ORIGINAL WKSH: My SOAPSTone (CCSS.ELA.W.9) Read STORY: Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy? (CCSS.ELA.R.10)LINK: R4S: Module 1- Asking Go
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Unit: Brothers' Grimm Stories - Mythology & Folklore ELA 7-12 (EDITABLE)
Grade Levels: 7-12Creator: Erica VilliloStandards: CCSS.ELA.SL.1CCSS.ELA.SL.2CCSS.ELA.SL.6CCSS.ELA.W.1CCSS.ELA.W.4CCSS.ELA.W.8CCSS.ELA.W.9CCSS.ELA.W.10CCSS.ELA.R.1CCSS.ELA.R.104 Original Products18 Links12 Activities
Grades:
7th - 12th
Discrimination - Internet Research Projects
24 printable or digital pages exploring discrimination based on... Race, Gender, Sexual Orientation, Religion, Age, Nationality, Language, Parental Status, Ability/Disability, Employment History, Educational Level, Political Beliefs, Personal Association (who you’re friends with), Physical Features, Marital Status, Speciesism, Majority/Minority, Classism, Pregnancy and Breastfeeding, Work Status, Incarceration Status (Check the Box), Bodily Enhancements, Tattoos, Piercings, Hair Color. Student
Grades:
5th - 12th
Israel - Internet Research Activities
25 printable or digital pages to engage your students in Internet Research on Israel. Students use a phone, tablet or laptop to search online for information about the people:the inhabitants, language and customs, national flag and coat of arms, coins and currency,largest cities and postage stamps, mountains and rivers, plants and wildlife, popular sports and famous citizens, capital and national anthem, major historical incidents and tourist areas. PRINT: I created a PDF version that you ca
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Grades:
4th - 12th
Also included in: Back to School Global Awareness BUNDLE
Nepantla, A Latinx/ Chicano Studies Mini-unit
This rigorous, culturally relevant, multimedia mini-unit inspired by Hispanic Heritage Month / Indigenous Peoples Day takes students on a journey through Latinx and Chicano identity with rap, poetry, TV shows, personal narratives, and vlogs all composed by Latinx artists and writers. The three-lesson unit goes beyond the superficial treatment of Hispanic Heritage and includes readings, discussion prompts, multimedia links, and a detailed lesson progression that includes engaging, culturally resp
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Unit: Greek Stories / Mythology and Folklore / ELA 7-12 (EDITABLE)
Bonus File- Agenda: Greek StoriesGrade Levels: 7-12Creator: Erica VilliloAnchor Standards: 15Steps: 22Original Products: 10Links to Resources: 32 Rubrics: 3
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Unit: Letters for Mythology and Folklore/Creative Writing (EDITABLE)
Grade Levels: 7-12Creator: Erica VilliloAnchor Standards: 11Steps: 17Original Products: 8Links to Resources: 11Rubrics: 1Read a selection of choice from FOLDER: Textbook Letters (CCSS.ELA.R.10) With the MY ORIGINAL WKSH Text Parts- Form [CCSS.ELA.R.3]Write MY ORIGINAL DIRECTIONS: Write a Thank You Letter and Deliver It [CCSS.ELA.W.10]Read a selection of choice from FOLDER: CommonLit Letters (CCSS.ELA.R.10)With the MY ORIGINAL WKSH: Perspective (CCSS.ELA.R.6)Watch the music video LINK: Brad Paisl
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Creative Writing Through a Social Justice Len
Teaching Writing With A Social Justice Lens.This community-based learningnot only explored but also engaged students in the action of writing for social justice. Students were asked and worked to answer in creative, inquiry-based, and reflective ways the following sections: What is Activism? Using Social Media for Social Justice, Advocating for change through letters & reflecting on who you are as an activist.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Unit: Pirate Stories - Mythology and Folklore ELA 7-12 (EDITABLE)
Grade Levels: 7-12Creator: Erica VilliloStandards: CCSS.ELA.SL.1CCSS.ELA.SL.4CCSS.ELA.R.5CCSS.ELA.R.10CCSS.ELA.L.3CCSS.ELA.W.2CCSS.ELA.W.7CCSS.ELA.W.87 Products4 Links7 Activities
Grades:
7th - 12th
Unit: Arabian Stories - Mythology & Folklore ELA 7-12 (EDITABLE)
Grade Levels: 7-12Creator: Erica VilliloStandards: CCSS.ELA.R.1CCSS.ELA.R.2CCSS.ELA.R.3CCSS.ELA.R.10CCSS.ELA.W.2CCSS.ELA.W.6CCSS.ELA.W.7CCSS.ELA.W.86 Original Products20 Links9 Activities
Grades:
7th - 12th
Connect Novel Themes to Current Events: A Final Project
This is a group culminating activity for How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, but it can be modified for any novel. As a means of making literature relevant, students identify key themes in the novel and find current events related to those same themes / issues. They create a product that reflects the common themes/issues and discuss the implications of those issues on society.
Includes assignment, grade sheet and common core standards.
Grades:
10th - 12th
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Unit: Italian Stories- Mythology and Folklore- ELA 7-12 (EDITABLE)
Unit: Italian Stories- Mythology and Folklore- ELA 7-12 (EDITABLE)Grade Levels: 7-12Creator: Erica VilliloAnchor Standards: 9Steps: 10Original Products: 5Links to Resources: 13 Rubrics: 5
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Directions: Trading Cards of Magical Norse Creatures [CCSS.ELA.W.8]
DIRECTIONS: Trading Cards of Magical Norse CreaturesSTANDARD: [CCSS.ELA.W.8] Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.Product:Create a set of 12 trading cards for the 12 types of magical creatures in Norse mythology. Giants/JotnarElvesDwarvesAncestorsValkyriesNornsDisirDraugrKrakenHuldraMareTrollsIncludes 3 Links to Resources
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Unit: Norse Stories- Mythology and Folklore- ELA 7-12 (EDITABLE)
Unit: Norse Stories- Mythology and Folklore- ELA 7-12 (EDITABLE)
Unit: Norse Stories- Mythology and Folklore- ELA 7-12 (EDITABLE)Grade Levels: 7-12Creator: Erica VilliloAnchor Standards: 10Steps: 8Original Products: 6Links to Resources: 17 Rubrics: 2
Grades:
7th - 12th
Black History Month or Women's History Month Research Project
Help your students understand the power of black girl magic in this engaging research project. Even better is that students are able to showcase their different skills and abilities in either digital or non-digital form. This can be used in place of a formal informative essay but still teaches students how to craft and present well- curated information to a reader.
Grades:
5th - 12th
I Am Nujood Cultural Terms
This activity is designed to introduce Yemenese culture to students prior to reading and to teach students the “search” part of research. Too often they put in the exact words provided and copy whatever appears on Google. Most of these terms are explained during the reading, but this activity encourages discussions about the culture of Yemen.
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10th - 12th
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Black History Month: Authors of Note Mini-Research Project
This product is a great way to incorporate both a mini-research project and topical project on Black authors. Students will be engaged when they get to choose which author to research and create a poster to demonstrate their learning. Great for bulletin-board work displays or hanging around the building during Black History Month (or year-round)!
Grades:
6th - 12th
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