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7th grade writing-expository cultural activity microsofts
Negro League Baseball Card
This is a research project that allows students to research and design their own negro league baseball card. The fact sheet gives the students a great start on what to research. The baseball card template is designed to allow the students to draw or print a picture of their baseball player and then on the back of the template they may design the way they would like to present their information.
*File includes-directions, template, and rubric
*I allowed students to google how information is
Grades:
4th - 8th
"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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The Civil Rights Movement Then & Now
Students will be able to compare and contrast the Civil Rights Movement of the 60s and the current civil rights movement of today. Using research techniques and provided resources, students get a first hand look at the similarities and differences between the two groups. Students will also conduct research and write an comparative essay to showcase the knowledge of their research project.
Grades:
5th - 12th
Persuasive Mentor Text WAGOLL- Cultural Differences Should Be Celebrated
This is a persuasive text about embracing and celebrating diversity in a classroom/school. This is good if you are teaching about diversity OR you are wanting something for Harmony Day or cultural diversity week (MARCH) or something that is related to racism.You can use this as a mentor text or to deconstruct the text as a class, independently or students in pairs.
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Grades:
4th - 9th
Recipe Project: Digital Family Recipe Project
This family recipe project is such an empowering project for students to learn not only about their family recipes but also about audience, tone, and purpose, depending on how the instructor sets up the task. This project is also a great way to boost literacy AND culinary skills for all ages. Students can also build videography skills as well by making and editing a video of their cooking of their favorite family recipe. The exercise helps students use content specific vocabulary and use inform
Grades:
5th - 12th
Ancient China Research Report
Common Core report based on essential questions! Compatible with Google Drive. Students may complete digitally or by hand. Report may be completed individually, in pairs, or in small groups.The Task:Ancient culture is the foundation upon which all existing cultures have developed. The many profound influences of Ancient China often go unnoticed. You have been selected as a member of a special international relations team to research an aspect of Ancient Chinese culture. Using the knowledge y
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Distance Learning: Ancient China Tech Activities Bundle
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
Personal Identity Essay Draft Sheet
This is a simple graphic organizer to help students start drafting an essay about personal identity! It provides prompting questions and sentence starters to help them think more deeply about an identity that's really important to them. This is great for a unit specifically on identity or for students to get to know each other at the beginning of the year! Also works well for heritage months!
Grades:
4th - 7th
Disney Pixar Coco Theme Analysis Paragraph
Students will use a template to write a paragraph describing the theme of the movie Coco. Students will use evidence from the movie to support their claim. Once students have completed the template, they should write their theme analysis on a sperate sheet of paper. This will be their theme analysis paragraph. An extension of this activity would be to have the students draw a movie poster promoting the theme they described in their analysis.
Grades:
4th - 8th
Bilingual Recipe Book and Narrative Project
This project will give your students an opportunity to explore a meaningful dish for them and their family history. They will be able to share how special this dish is and how it allows their family to come together and share special moments. Not only this but they will be creating a bilingual recipe book and also a narrative on the history behind their dish. Templates for the recipes are included and an example narrative as well. Although the suggested teaching time is approximately 3 days, yo
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4th - 12th, Staff
T3r Elemento and Gerardo Ortiz | STAAR Revise and Edit
There are three articles combined here and each sentenced numbered and formatted like the STAAR test. I replicated 10 STAAR type questions over replacing the best synonym or elaboration in line with the context. The articles are about a new Mexican regional band called "T3R Elemento," led by a 17 year singer from California. This opens the door for talks about life goals, passions, and pursuits, the teen as an example. The other articles are about a notorious Mexican Regional singer named Gerard
Grades:
7th - 12th
Spanish: Produce Your Own Cooking Show
From Michele Jeanmarie, take your students on a journey in producing their own TV cooking show in Spanish. As you guide them through this lesson idea, students will learn about expository writing in a second language, Spanish. This step-by-step lesson will imbue camera shy students with the confidence needed for oral language communications, in Spanish. Students learn about the process of cooking, learn to say the words in Spanish as they produce their own TV show.
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5th - 12th
Writing an Autobiography Assignment
Give your students an easy to follow template to help them develop their own autobiographies. This is a great resource for the beginning of the school year, or when studying a unit on Autobiographies.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Family Tree Heritage Tradition Culture Project
This projects includes three parts: a family tree (family is what you make it, so this is open to any interpretation), an interview, and a sharing of traditional foods, customs, or family mementos. This project can be used as an extension to any lesson. I have used it when reading short stories or novels connecting to families and traditions. This is a great lesson to use any time throughout the school year; however, I find it works great to use at the beginning giving students a chance to lea
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4th - 8th
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Holocaust Group Genocide - AVID Strategy Marking the Text
Students are a read and mark the text about 5 different groups of people who were targeted during the Holocaust. In this way, students are able to see that Jewish people were NOT the only targets.
Second, students write 4 separate paragraphs over their targeted group, edit the paragraphs with the teacher during student/teacher writing conferences, and finally create a product, a poster.
Students present their posters about their group to the class for credit. Rubric for poster is included on
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7th - 12th, Staff
Holiday Tradition Assignment
This assignment allows students to explore a holiday tradition of their choice, whether it be their own or that of another culture. Students compose an essay (a guide is included), and are prompted to bring/create a visual aid of his or her choice!
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5th - 8th
Black History Notebook
This unit includes a detailed description of an independent project on famous African Americans. Included is a detailed outline of the project which includes 2 essays, biography page, introductory page, and presentation with required digital component. The download not only features the detailed student guide, but also a rubric and parent letter.
This project is amazing for teaching independence in responsibility, a great tool to guide instruction on properly conducted research papers and an a
Grades:
5th - 7th
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Malala: An Exploration of Topics and an Expository Writing Lesson
Malala: what a joy, what an inspiration for us all, what a courageous young woman, and what a wonderful role model for all of our students. This fits perfectly after seeing the film, He Named Me Malala, but included is a link to the the trailer and please check out my Malala: Building Background and Making Connections to a HERO if you've yet to see the film or for links to two documentaries on Malala by Adam Ellick that can be used in place of the 2015 release. Included are two days worth of
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5th - 8th
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Current Event: summary and opinion with rubric
This is a weekly assignment I give to 4-5 fifth graders a week. This assignment asks the student to find a news story that interests them. They will read it, take notes about it, form an opinion about it, write a 1 paragraph summary, and 1 paragraph opinion about it. The student then presents their work by reading their summary and opinion, and then leading a class discussion about the article.
This is an incredibly fun and enriching assignment that my kids LOVE to do!
This includes the instru
Grades:
5th - 8th
Informative Writing Dynamic Character Frederick Douglass and his mistriss
Power Point 2-day lesson plan culminating in writing about how Frederick Douglass became the influential leader he was. (Assignment is for a 5 paragraph informational essay) complete with outline and sentence stems. Based on Narrative of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave in the Collections Series by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing, but another resource could be used.In addition to the writing assignment, it includes vocabulary with a Quizlet activity, figurative language, 2 T-Chart act
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Collection Holt McDougal 5 Lessons
Inside Out & Back Again - Refugee Experience Compare/Contrast Essay
PROMPT: Consider the meaning of the novel’s title, Inside Out & Back Again. How does this title reflect the universal refugee experience of fleeing and finding home, and in what ways is Ha’s experience an example of this universal experience? In your answer, be sure to:Explain how the lives of refugees turn “inside out” when they are forced to flee and find home. Explain how the lives of refugees turn “back again” when they find their new home. Cite evidence from the novel, Inside Out &
Grades:
7th - 10th
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
Introductory Exercise: Employment Application Listings
From Electric English...
These are the specific employment listings with detailed descriptions that accompany the Employment Application...
Even though you will introduce this process in the first couple of weeks of school, this will actually be an activity that you implement year round into your classroom... Question. Why should teachers take on the burden of all the tasks necessary for a highly functioning classroom when there are several capable hands to help with the work?
Answer. They sho
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5th - 12th
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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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Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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