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7th grade balanced literacy cultural activities for Microsoft Word
Memoir Elements - SORT ACTIVITY ("I Am Malala")
In this "hands on" sort activity, students will work in partnerships to match memoir elements to excerpts from Malala Yousafzai's "I Am Malala" in order to build their understanding of memoir components. The graphic organizer provided serves multiple purposes! In addition to having students sort, it asks for specific text evidence which shows a particular memoir element and it asks students why that memoir element is so important for the reader overall. This comprehensive activity is great for a
Grades:
7th - 10th
Flat Stanley Project
This project based learning packet includes everything you need to mail out Flat Stanley to friends or family. It is educational and exciting to see where Flat Stanley has been! You can edit this packet to suit your classroom. My first grade class LOVES this project based learning activity!
Grades:
PreK - 7th
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Everything Old is New Again; the 1920s Roar to Life
What was so distinctive about the Roaring Twenties? Was it the innovations? Relief from the austerity of the War years? Rebellion against Prohibition? Scandalous music and dance crazes?
Read through this slice of 1920s life as readers’ theatre or research it, stage it, choreograph it, and perform it to make this unique era roar to life.
This download contains questions for research into motivation for actors, costumes, dance/music, language, sports, and technology. Use the prompts as well
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Grades:
5th - 10th
Juneteenth Literacy: Reading and Writing
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Poetry and stories about being a slave and being a new citizen of the United States have been written.
Grades:
PreK - 8th, Not Grade Specific
Four Perfect Pebbles Guided Reading
This guided reading allows students to review the story Four Perfect Pebbles and to reflect on the events in the story.
Grades:
7th - 9th
The Light in the Forest - Internet Indian Medicine Activity
John Butler is kidnapped by the Delaware Indians at the age of four, and raised to become a member of the tribe. Suddenly, he is returned to his real parents and a way of life he never knew, causing him to be torn between his claims of blood and loyalty.
What better way to immerse students in your present novel than to offer an Internet Indian Medicine Activity? Students will become familiar with common plants and there medicinal uses. This activity includes:
*Internet Websites to facilitate t
Grades:
4th - 8th
Miguel en el Norte
This is an assignment I use for my ESL students. It is a poem that we read at first, and in the second handout, they put their own experiences into the poem, essentially, making it their own. They draw visuals and images that represent their poem when it is completed and take ownership of it.
Grades:
4th - 12th
A Christmas Carol Stave III for ESL/ELL Students
I use this as an easier version of A Christmas Carol with my beginner ESOL students. The text is difficult but with the correct scaffolding the students really get involved with the story. They feel proud that they can read such a difficult book. This is STAVE 3 only.
Annotated version for ESL students A Christmas Carol. Holiday literature with morals. Easier version of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickes. Retelling of A Christmas Carol for ESOL students. Retelling of A Christmas Carol ESL stu
Grades:
6th - 12th, Staff
Reading and Writing Native Americans Unit
This is a balanced interdisciplinary thematic literacy unit with its theme focused on Native-Americans through a social justice perspective with a strong emphasis on literacy with the usage of two anchor texts. The non-fiction text is Happily may I Walk paired with novel The Light in the Forest. Common Core aligned! Technology Integrated! Tech Tools: QR Codes, Blabberize, and Wordle Word Document Version for your convenience of editing!
Grades:
5th - 8th
9/11 Mood, Tone, & Free Verse Activity
This activity is meant to give students an idea of what happened on 9/11. Students will read a poem, listen to two songs, and watch a video on SchoolTube (all links are provided). While students are listening and viewing, they will write down all tone & mood words to use to create a free-verse poem. Students will write their poems on the coloring sheets provided.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Black Lives Matter: Writing Assignment
This is a great literacy-based assignment for the Intermediate grades. It focuses on the history of racism and discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement.Students are encouraged to address and write about their thoughts pertaining to racism and the importance of recognizing systemic injustice. This is a great writing assignment for distance learning as well.Success Criteria included.
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Grades:
7th - 9th
Features of Culture Activity Page
This activity allows students the opportunity to analyze their own cultures and then compare their cultural traits to those of another culture. This is a very productive activity in diverse classrooms since it helps promotes respect for the diversity found in the classroom.
Grades:
4th - 8th
Brown Girl Explores the 5 Themes of Geography
"Brown Girl, Brown Girl, Hasn't Anyone," by Michele Jeanmarie, is the perfect accompaniment illustrated book to introduce students to the 5 Themes of Geography. Great for reading and language arts, but best when integrated with multicultural education and the 5 themes of geography.
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Grades:
4th - 8th, Higher Education, Staff
Art and Narrative Discussion Graphic Organizer with Art included
This assignment is a great way to throw Art into your discussion of narrative. This activity asks students to compare "The Scream" by Edvard Munch and "American Gothic" by Grant Wood. They then have to create a story that is told by each picture. A great way to hit on the CCS comparing Art and Literature standard!
Grades:
7th - 12th
Fakebook
Yes I know, another fakebook page... however this is for author study groups!! Enjoy!
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Grades:
3rd - 7th
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HALLOWEEN GRAMMAR FUN!
THIS ACTIVITY REQUIRES STUDENTS TO IDENTIFY WHAT PART OF SPEECH IS UNDERLINED, SUCH AS NOUN, GERUND,PRONOUN, VERB, ETC. IT HAS A HOLIDAY THEME.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS, AMERICA!
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Grades:
3rd - 7th
Juego 02 para la clase de español: Geografía e historia
Este juego consta de 159 preguntas y 159 respuestas sobre los 21 países hispanoparlantes. Incluye cuáles son los materiales del juego, las instrucciones para preparar el juego y para jugarlo; los objetivos cognitivos y sociales para el estudiante; el vocabulario en español y en inglés usado en el juego. Los estudiantes quedarán fascinados y querrán frecuentemente jugar con mucho gusto.
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. ACTIVITY ENGLISH AND SPANISH
STAAR LIKE QUESTIONS FOR BIOGRAPHY.
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Ancient China "Kids Discover" Magazine Study Guided Reading Questions
I created these guide reading questions, for my middle schoolers, to accompany the Kids Discover Magazine, during our study of ancient China.
Grades:
5th - 8th
Bad Luck Zach Study Guide - Scaffolded
The vocabulary words and discussion questions are included on this full set of 12 chapter study guides. This docx format is great for printing hard copies, uploading to OneDrive for students' OneNote or ClassNotebook, or simply 'select all' and past into a google doc for google classroom. Coming soon: a master answer key edition with possible answers to discussion questions, and vocab definitions and context clues completed.
Grades:
7th - 10th
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson Anticipation Guide
Anticipation Guide and general discussion questions for the novel. There are 12 pre-reading questions, and 12 post-reading questions, as well as a teacher guide for an inner/outer circle discussion.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Black History Month Project
Students will research an influential African American and create a presentation on this person. The document includes: requirements, graphic organizer, and a "project swap" document. Students should share their presentations with other classmates and complete the project swap graphic organizer.
Grades:
6th - 8th
Hearing Our Way magazine Reading Comprehension Questions Vol. 1 No. 3
These reading comprehension questions are to be used in combination with Hearing Our Way magazine. This set is for volume 1 number 3. It includes questions for most articles. Questions follow the order of articles as presented in the magazine. Many questions require students to make connections. Extra credit options encourage students to conduct additional research or apply the content to their own self-advocacy skills/knowledge.
The magazine is available for free to teachers, parents and stud
Grades:
4th - 10th
Beyond Summer Reading: Extended Literacy Projects
We all know students can regress in the summer making the beginning of the next school year a time or repetition of material already taught. We also know that literacy forms the foundation of a sound education and students can often benefit from literacy project during breaks from school.While this document is organized for summer reading, a modification of it could be used during any breaks. I have left this document in Word format in case teachers need to adjust any of the literacy project po
Grades:
5th - 11th
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