High school Thanksgiving writing-essays cultural activities

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing-Essays

In this unit for Bradbury's "The Pedestrian," you will find classroom-tested strategies, activities, and high-order thinking questions. The easy-prep structure of this unit is designed to guide students through the texts, and as they go, the questions and thinking build. The overarching questions are present and addressed in every segment, and the work prepares students for the culminating task. A unit plan such as this one gives the teacher ultimate flexibility in instruction, assessment, and

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9th - 11th

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Thematic Unit Plans, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1

, CCRA.W.1

Also included in: American Literature Curriculum, Year-Long, BUNDLE, English Lesson Plans

Día de Acción de Gracias (Thanksgiving) Spanish Class activities ALL LEVELS

Created by

Modern Mayberry

At my school, we have a two day week before we are out for Thanksgiving break. I have my Spanish 1 students answer questions about their own Thanksgiving celebrations & make their own personal turkeys to display the things for which they are thankful. Everything is done in Spanish. The students love telling about themselves and celebrating holidays, so we both win - they have fun, and I get to see them use Spanish! For my upper level students, we read a passage (all in Spanish) about

Subjects:

Spanish, Thanksgiving, World Language

Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Cultural Activities

The History of Thanksgiving Activities Middle School

Created by

Mrs Nelson Teaches

Searching for Thanksgiving Activities for Middle School ELA? This History of Thanksgiving PDF is the perfect reading to help your Language Arts students understand the facts of the complicated history of the Thanksgiving Holiday. The best part? There is NO-PREP required for teachers! Simply Print & Go! Save yourself time and stress the week of Thanksgiving! Included in this resource is a four-page informational article, "A Brief History of Thanksgiving," that is based on facts from primary s

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English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Thanksgiving

Grades:

6th - 9th

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Worksheets, Activities, Cultural Activities

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Also included in: Thanksgiving Christmas Holiday Mega Bundle - Middle School ELA

Thanksgiving Activities in Spanish - Día de Acción de Gracias

Created by

Debbie Wood

Are you looking for an engaging educational resource to celebrate Thanksgiving in your Spanish language classroom? Try these NO PREP printables! This unit includes a bilingual reading, comprehension questions, vocabulary, grammar and so much more.Click here to SAVE MONEY on my SPANISH THANKSGIVING BUNDLE.1. Bilingual Reading Includes a brief history and a description of the Thanksgiving celebration. It includes a two-page reading in both English and Spanish. This allows for differentiation in

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Activities, Printables, Cultural Activities

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6th - 10th

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Also included in: Thanksgiving Activities in Spanish - El Día de Acción de Gracias

Spanish Thanksgiving Activities | Puerto Rico Reading Acción de Gracias

Created by

La Libre Language Learning

Looking for a Thanksgiving lesson plan for Spanish 1 and 2 students with real Latinx culture? Celebrate and teach high frequency verbs with a Spanish-speaking country that celebrates El Día de Acción de Gracias! Introducing the Puerto Rico guide to Spanish Thanksgiving activities! Finding a cultural reading with relevant activities that your Spanish 1 students can actually understand can be challenging for comprehensible input classrooms. Look no further for a colorful Thanksgiving activity on t

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Activities, Cultural Activities, Lesson

Grades:

7th - 10th

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Also included in: Hispanic Culture and Holidays Bundle for Comprehensible Input Teachers

Thanksgiving Vocab Puzzles | Día de Acción de Gracias | Wordsearch and Crossword

Created by

Senorita Creativa

Are you looking for an easy and low-prep way to review Thanksgiving vocabulary with your Spanish students? Then look no further! These fun word puzzles (in pdf form) are a great way to practice or review holiday vocab with your students. There are 25 Thanksgiving-related words included in the five puzzles. Click here to save 20% by purchasing this in a bundle with my other Thanksgiving-related resources!This file includes:one crossword (with clues in English)one word search (with clues in Englis

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Grades:

6th - 9th

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English Language Arts, For All Subjects, Thanksgiving

Also included in: Thanksgiving Bundle | Día de Acción de Gracias Bundle

Indigenous Peoples' History & Culture: Digital Choice Board Activity

Created by

Mud and Ink Teaching

Whether you're celebrating Indigenous People's Month in November or are incorporating more indigenous voices and experiences to diversify your curriculum, this digital choice board activity will help students gain exposure to 25 different resources across the categories of: stories, poetry, art, books and tradition.The goal of a choice board is to primarily provide choice to students - an opportunity to self-navigate their interests and explore new ideas. This activity can be used as a bell ri

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Grades:

7th - 12th

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Social Studies - History, Thanksgiving, U.S. History

Also included in: Digital Choice Board Activity Bundle: Monthly Celebrations

History of Thanksgiving: Presentation and Trivia Game (Google Slides)

Created by

Lessons in Humanities

Immerse your students in the enchanting history of Thanksgiving with this engaging Google Slides presentation and trivia game, tailored to evoke curiosity and joy. This enthralling lesson unveils the origins of Thanksgiving, tracing its humble beginnings from the Pilgrims' arrival in Plymouth to the modern-day festivities we cherish.Students will gain a vivid understanding of the local indigenous tribes and their interactions with English settlers in Jamestown, Plymouth, and the Massachusetts Ba

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Grades:

6th - 10th

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Games, Cultural Activities

Also included in: Fall & Winter Festivals Bundle: Presentation and Trivia Game (Google Slides)

Synthesis and Argument Writing: Is it ever okay to fail?

Created by

Mud and Ink Teaching

Every English teacher needs new ways to teach argument, rhetoric, and analytical writing. The Inquiry-Based Synthesis Essay is here to save the day!This argument essay is designed to help you out in a quick fix OR to teach in-depth rhetorical analysis. The essay can be scaffolded up or down, from highly difficult and challenging to ELL and SpEd friendly. In a nutshell: The essay question asks students to develop an argument about the question: is it ever okay to fail? Their job is to read t

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

8th - 12th

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Assessment, Cultural Activities, Lesson

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Also included in: The Synthesis Essay {A Growing Bundle of Argumentative, Analytical Writing}

Thanksgiving Activities for Teens, Mini Unit, BUNDLE

Created by

English Language Arts, Informational Text, Thanksgiving

If you are looking for quick and easy activities that you can use in November to keep your middle and high school students on task and engaged, then look no more! Every lesson, designed to add rigor and meaning to Thanksgiving, is standards-based, classroom-tested, rigorous, and grade level appropriate for high school level ELA students. This pack includes up to 2 weeks of materials depending on your class periods and how you use what's included. Surviving Thanksgiving Gratitude-Themed Pack In

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Grades:

8th - 11th

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Cultural Activities, Lesson

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Dia de Accion de Gracias - Spanish Lesson about Thanksgiving

Created by

Anne Karakash

Students of Spanish II or Spanish I will study about Thanksgiving traditions, foods, and history. Students will also compare/contrast the traditions in the USA to those in Puerto Rico. (Spanish I students will probably need some teacher scaffolding to be successful with this lesson. The vocabulary will be comprehensible, but there are a few incidents of preterite tense in the reading.)The lesson contains pre-reading activities, vocabulary practice, an original article in easy Spanish, compreh

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PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Cultural Activities

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7th - 12th

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Martin Luther King Activities Argumentative Essay Writing Prompt, Black History

Created by

Black History Month, Martin Luther King Day, Writing-Essays

This 100% editable lesson for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day or for teaching argumentative essay writing with exemplars is no prep. Your high school students will be engaged and challenged as they work through the carefully paired texts and expertly written prompt. If your state has adopted Common Core testing, then this comparing and contrasting literary analysis is directly aligned with that format. If not, a task such as this one will definitely add a challenging component to your reading and

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Grades:

8th - 11th

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Assessment, Cultural Activities, Lesson

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Also included in: Writing Curriculum, Narrative, Explanatory, Argumentative, Research BUNDLE

Thanksgiving Packet - Middle School ELA/History

Created by

Teacher's Craft

This packet has everything you need for a Language Arts or History Thanksgiving unit. - Vocabulary (list with definitions, fill-in-the-blanks, and used in text) - Reading Comprehension (History text) - Comprehension Questions (multiple choice and short-answer) - Writing Prompts (Expository, Persuasive, and Creative) - Start-Ups!!! - Research Project! - Fun add-ins (word find and coloring activities) Great for meeting your cross-curricular needs! You may use all items or just some,

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English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Thanksgiving

Grades:

6th - 9th

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Unit Plans, Cultural Activities, Centers

History of Thanksgiving Activity

Created by

Middle School Matters

Thanksgiving | History of Thanksgiving | Thanksgiving History | Thanksgiving Activity Teach your students the real history behind our American holiday! Thanksgiving is the only major holiday celebrated in America that has a truly American story behind it. Students typically learn about the “first Thanksgiving” very early on in school. After the early primary grades, however, little is discussed about Thanksgiving. Students in middle school have a better appreciation and understanding of the hi

Subjects:

Thanksgiving, U.S. History

Grades:

4th - 9th

Types:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Thanksgiving, Vocabulary

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Lesson Plan

Created by

Walton Burns

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving is a great introduction to Thanksgiving, particularly for EFL or ESL students who don't know a lot about the holiday. It covers the Thanksgiving football game, the turkey dinner, the theme of gratitude and friendship, even a name-drop of the Mayflower and Miles Standish! Students are led to discuss Thanksgiving traditions, the meaning of Thanksgiving, and key holiday vocabulary. The movie also lends itself to discussing hospitality and being a good guest as Peppermin

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Grades:

5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Activities, Cultural Activities, Lesson

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Mexican Hot Chocolate & Concha Gratitude Craft & Bulletin Board - Span & Eng

Created by

Profe Nygaard

Mexican hot chocolate and concha hands-on craft to teach about gratitude. The resources are included in both Spanish and English. This is a great way to incorporate culture and SEL into the classroom... and some crafting fun!Students will:fill in a list of what they are grateful for according to the alphabet. Write the top items they are grateful for on the heartsColor, cut, and glue together the Mexican hot chocolate, concha, and heartsOptional: A second page is included to make this project 3D

Subjects:

Hispanic Heritage Month, Spanish, Thanksgiving

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Cultural Activities

Spanish Thanksgiving and Christmas Activities Bundle

Created by

La Libre Language Learning

As soon as Thanksgiving hits, you're going to have to be ready with an engaging Spanish Christmas activity to keep away the holiday classroom antics! Be prepared for the quick turnaround and save 30% with this proficiency-centered bundle that includes resources perfect for celebrating authentic Hispanic culture for both Día de Acción de Gracias activities and activities for la Navidad. 2 out of 4 activities in this bundle are Google Slides for distance learning. The Spanish writing activities f

Subjects:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Spanish, Thanksgiving

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities, Lesson

Thanksgiving Reading in Spanish | Lectura Día de Acción de Gracias

Created by

Spanish and Film Studies Store

Reading 100% in Spanish on the importance of Thanksgiving in the United States, and I combined it with another short article on how latinos celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States.The product includes:2 short readings combined into 1 reading.Multiple choice reading comprehension questions written in AP style formatA creative writing activity where students write what they are thankful for this year.Written 100% in Spanish.Editable to make changes.Images to scaffold and make the reading more

Subjects:

Reading, Spanish, Thanksgiving

Grades:

2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Cultural Activities

Also included in: Día de Acción de Gracias Bundle | Thanksgiving in Spanish Bundle Activities

Thanksgiving Poetry & Nonfiction Lesson for Teens: Entitlement or Gratitude?

Created by

English Language Arts, Poetry, Thanksgiving

This poetry and info text paired lesson for Thanksgiving is designed to spark a deep discussion and analysis of poetry with your high school students. With an easy-to-prep format for you, and standards-based, text-based activities for students Student Experience: Students will explore the idea of entitlement v. gratitude as they dig deeply into the layers of this beautiful poem. The subtle ironic tone of this lesson will challenge your students to reflect on their own lives and choices. Its

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Grades:

9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Cultural Activities, Lesson

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Also included in: Thanksgiving Activities for Teens, Mini Unit, BUNDLE

THANKSGIVING Activity a Middle School ELA or History Independent Work Sub Plans

Created by

A World to Explore Store

Do you want to make learning about Thanksgiving fun? Do you want your students to improve their research skills? Do you want them to be engaged and motivated to learn? Then download this Thanksgiving Activity a Research WebQuest to Learn History and Traditions resource! When you purchase this scavenger hunt resource, you'll receive the activity in both print and digital formats. The research questions provided allow for scaffolded instruction that can be completed individually, in pairs, or in s

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Thanksgiving

Grades:

7th - 10th

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