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Higher education writing-expository cultural activities
Writing Prompt Pack, Expository Compare & Contrast Duck Dynasty Scandal
Hey, Jack! It was a scandal that blew the nation out of the water. Millions of people stopped to weigh in on this controversial clan. With this prompt pack, you'll be able to turn that "fowl" situation from popular culture into a teachable moment in your classroom with this no prep, highly interesting and challenging informational text analysis and compare/contrast writing task pack. Student Experience: Students will explore both viewpoints of this controversy with the texts chosen. Rather
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Nora Neale Hurston, Final Test, Novel Assessment
This is a final test for Zora Neal Hurtston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, including multiple choice, true false, quote matching, and short answer essay questions with an ANSWER KEY included. Possible answer examples for each short answer essay prompts are also included. I use the essay prompts for essay choice questions they can use for their expository essay at the end of the term as well.This assessment delves into the rich tapestry of themes, characters, and literary elements within the nov
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Culminating Projects-Jemisin's The City We Became: Student Choice of Options
The City We Became is a modern day crossover SciFi/Fantasy novel that touches on so many issues of modern urban life, especially-- but not only-- for those in or from NYC: urbanization, gentrification and the changing of neighborhoods, racism and classism, the struggle to "try and make it" and be something other / more / different than the circumstances of your birth, and MORE.Students have a choice of three major assessments, within which there are further choices they can make, to synthesize w
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost - Test / Quiz
This is a test about Robert Frost's poem, "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening", including true / false, multiple choice, and short answer essay questions. An ANSWER KEY is included. Possible key points for short answer essay prompts are also included. I use the essay prompts and the possible key points for essay choice questions and for my assessment of their expository essay as well.This comprehensive test delves into the poem's intricate themes, characters, and societal critiques, offering a
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Identity: TedTalk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie:”The Danger of a Single Story”
This resource has been created and formatted to support a variety of skills: Multimedia resourceThematic Development [Identity]Speaking / Listening [Literacy]Argument Development and Analysis [Thesis, Line of Reasoning, Appeals]Students will begin this 45-60 minute digital or paper lesson with completing a 5-7 minute Do Now question. After completing, for 2-3 minutes have students Turn and Talk to share their answers before a whole class share for 2-4 minutes. Afterwards, as the first Comprehens
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Italian Fashion Lesson Plan - Vocabulary + Listening Comprehension + Project
Italian Teaching Resource Lesson Plan on Fashion in ItalyThis Italian Teaching Resource is a lesson plan on Fashion in Italy. This PDF digital resource (20 slides) can be ideal for Italian Language and Culture Learners Abroad, be it High Schoolers, Cultural Institues/Centers' Students, Higher Education learners or any Italian Language student.This Italian Lesson Plan on Fashion can be ideal for Intermediate-advanced LearnersWith this Italian Teaching Resource on Fashion in Italy, it is offered:
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Brand New Italian Bundle on Life in Italy! 5 in 1! -50% OFF
Italian Picture Description Lesson + the Best Italian Art Works ever from Italy!
Italian Language Picture Description Activity + the Best Italian Art Works from ItalyThis Digital Product is Ideal for High Schoolers, Higher Education Students and most of all Italian Language Homeschool Learners. This Activity can also be Great for Italian Language Cultural Institutes' Learners and Lectorate Students Abroad!This Linguistic Activity is Perfect to help Foreign Students improve their Speaking Skills. To 9 Famous Art Worksfrom Italy, there are given 9 Prompts to Stimulate Picture
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: New Italian Bundle with 5 Teaching Resources to Discover Italy - 50% OFF
Interview an Adult Essay
This series of lessons teaches students how to give an effective interview. As a summative assessment, they will transform their interview into an essay.The materials included are:Description of the assignmentImportant steps in preparing and giving interviewsA list of over 70 great interview questionsPeer editing worksheetA model essay
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Halloween Narrative Writing Prompts - Write a Scary Spooky Story
Halloween Narrative Writing Prompts - Write a Scary Spooky Story
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Creative Writing Assignment: Short Story, Children's Story on Extinct Languages
This short story writing assignment will get your students creatively and critically thinking. Students will investigate: if all languages except English became extinct, how would the world change? This assignment comes with 5 slides and can be executed quickly in one class period, or drawn out longer with some prior discussions and story-telling afterward. This resource would be great for English, Social Studies, Humanities, Foreign Language, or Creative Writing classes, but could also be tailo
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: The Ultimate IB Theory of Knowledge Activities BUNDLE!!!
More Informational Writing Prompts, Article Links, Essay Prompt
Five NEW articles with informational writing prompts.- some articles from New York Times student articles (FREE) and others from NewsELA (FREE)PLUS a bonus long essay prompt.Also included:- a visual INFORM reminder- a rubric- directionsTopics covered in this set of 5 prompts and one bonus long essay:- BLM and Reconstruction- Native American Reservations and Public Schools- the Magna Carta- Sports Team Name Changes- Teen Mental Health in Schools- Generation ZFYI: for those that may use different
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: SET of Informational Writing Prompts | Hybrid, In-Person, Virtual
Sugar Skull (Dia de los Muertos) Writing Project
This project includes 3 different blank sugar skulls for students to choose from. After choosing their skull they decorate in such a way that it represents themselves. This download also includes 2 writing papers (1 scaffolded and 1 final draft style) that prompts kids to write about how they decorated their skulls. Makes for a great bulletin board!
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1st - 12th, Higher Education
Rosa Parks Change Agent
Teach students about the Civil Rights Movement by understanding Rosa Parks as a historical figure and change agent. Help students think about how they can be a change agent within their communities. This research-based lesson plan uses hyperlinks to all materials. NO PREP and interactive.Students will explore, create and showcase about the following:How do we understand Rosa Parks as a historical figure?What do we know about and how do we understand the Civil Rights Movement?What are the charact
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Writing Prompt Pack Expository Essay Compare/Contrast Migration Stories
In this easy-prep expository writing assignment, students will read and analyze a story that discusses a cultural topic in our world today: immigration. The article shares the stories of two families who wanted to move to a better place. Students will then write an essay using the expository text structure of compare and contrast after reading the article. Suggestions for teaching: You could use this as a cold writing task for students. Another idea is to use the assignment as a summative asse
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8th - 11th, Higher Education
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Briggs-Myers Personality Assessment Essay
This assignment begins with fun as students use a Website to take a free version of the Briggs-Myers personality assessment. After reading about their personality types and discussing how accurate they think it is, students are encouraged to delve beyond themselves by considering whether American culture values certain personality types over others. The essay serves to sharpen students' rhetorical skills while encouraging them to become metacognitively aware of how culture shapes how we percei
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12th, Higher Education
Creating a Brochure for New Immigrants - The American Dream
This is a great study to help student think about America as a society, and the idea of the American dream. Students work independently or in groups to put together a brochure or website to guide new immigrants through a certain aspect of American society: justice, religion, poverty, education, military, etc.
This project works very well with Animal Farm, Of Mice and Men, and The Great Gatsby.
Include task sheet, checklist, rubric, and activities.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Feliz Día del Educador (Práctica Integral).
Hi! This editable PowerPoint was created to practice talking about Teacher Appreciation Day❤️. Students will improve their basic skills (listening, speaking, reading & writing) in different topics, in this case about Teacher Appreciation Day. They will learn about the vocabulary associated with this topic, and how to give opinions based on their experiences and research. It has twenty-three pages in one document. The student document includes instructions, links to videos and websites, acti
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: AP Spanish-Práctica Integral Bundle
Implementation Guide for Civic Engagement "Dear Neighbor" Project
Here's the Implementation Guide that walks you through my (ideally) 3-ish day project.Overall 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. Campaign staffers take on discrete, specific Roles within their teams.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Civic Engagement "Dear Neighbor" Project
A Pokemon Go Field Trip
Take the class on a field trip and use pokestops to educate students when you return to the class room. We have a great lesson plan to help you as you take your class on a tour outside of the school. One of our funnest lesson plans for students.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
art analysis worksheet (Spanish)
worksheet to use with VLS (visual literacy standards) to analyze art.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
My Barcelona; Design Your Own City Tour
This is an exercise and assignment for any class, history, geography or even an English class. Develop a 5 minute walking tour of one of the many splendid neighborhoods of Barcelona !!!
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"Cápsula cultural, escolar y social"
"Cápsula cultural, escolar y social" es una tarea que promueve al estudiante a pensar y a investigar. incluye una rúbrica detallada para que el estudiante sepa qué tiene que hacer y cómo será evaluado su trabajo escrito y su presentación oral. Consta de ocho páginas en las que se presenta un problema social, cultural y escolar: Estudiantes de escuelas públicas en los Estados Unidos se gradúan con un nivel de aprovechamiento paupérrimo. Además se inclueye razones y soluciones.: En escala
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Texas Flag Pole Politics: Case Study 6 Flags
Critical thinking essay in response to a the politics in Texas that made 6 flags Texas rebrand it's Texas Pride to be represented by only the 5 flags left.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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