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Middle school writing-essays cultural activities for Microsoft PowerPoint
Martin Luther King Activities Argumentative Essay Writing Prompt, Black History
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
Grades:
8th - 11th
My Heritage Project {All text is editable!}
For this project students will interview an older family member to find out more about their heritage, how they grew up, and their schooling. Next, they will turn the interview into an essay. Finally, students will also create a poster using pictures of the family member in the past and/or today. A grading rubric, poster example, project note to parents, and an project presentation invite letter to parents is also included. In my classroom I introduce this project before Christmas break and then
Grades:
4th - 8th
The Hate U Give Angie Thomas Persuasive Essay
The Hate you Give by Angie Thomas persuasive essay will help support and guide your students through the essay process. Your learners will enjoy the rigor and creativity of these engaging activities built from best teaching practices and common core.Featured:1. Prompt2. Pre-writing activity: Inside/Outside Circles3. Videos (to clarify "code-switching")4. Graphic organizer5. Essay Outline6. Self-edit7. Rubric8. Teacher directionsTo follow my store, please click HERERelated Products⭐ The Hate U Gi
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Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in: The Hate U Give Angie Thomas Novel Study Bundle/Answer Keys/Editable
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Research Slideshow
A slideshow filled with influential people from diverse groups for students to choose from: current Native Americans, LGBTQ+, Civil Rights Leaders (lesser known), Filipino Americans, Black Lives Matter, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Arab Americans.
Grades:
5th - 7th
Flag Project / Flags around the World
My students love this project. They will begin by choosing a flag of their choice from any nation on the planet. Students will then research their country and choose how they wish to present their information to the class. They may pick between a traditional presentation, a 'breaking news' story digitally presented, or an essay. The centerpiece of any presentation will be their nation's flag illustrated on a 1/2 sheet of posterboard.
Grades:
4th - 7th
Kobe Bryant Themed Blank Writing Paper
The title is very self explanatory. I printed out Kobe's poem Dear Basketball and had my 4th graders analyze it. We discussed character, point of view, and figurative language along the way. Then, we watched a YouTube video of the poem that was accompanied by some really cool visuals, and students were tasked with writing an opinion piece about Kobe either via poem or letter.
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Grades:
K - 12th
Freedom: English-Spanish Version
The Freedom ELL Writing Prompt is an excellent venue and English-Spanish translated resource to get students thinking about the word :freedom" and what it means to them. It includes the lyrics from the patriotic American song, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" which many of us learned to sing when we were young. The writing prompt wishes to get the viewpoint of native Americans, as well as immigrants to the United States.Teachers can ask students to follow the easy step-by-step instructions to writing
Grades:
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Freedom: English Only Version
The Freedom ELL Writing Prompt is an excellent venue to get students thinking about the word :freedom" and what it means to them. It includes the lyrics from the patriotic American song, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" which many of us learned to sing when we were young. The writing prompt wishes to get the viewpoint of native Americans, as well as immigrants to the United States.Teachers can ask students to follow the easy step-by-step instructions to writing an essay about freedom by brainstorming
Grades:
3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Harriet Tubman's Accomplishments and Life
Graphic organizer for students to write about Harriet Tubman's life and her accomplishments.
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
The Art of Explaining Utilizing Pathos
This lesson/activity is intended to utilize and evoke descriptive writing, using the senses and thematic writing to explain pictures, quotes, and videos by using the rhetorical device, pathos. As students are required to write Short Answer Responses and Persuasive Essays, they require comprehension in explaining something out of nothing.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Martin Luther King Jr. MLK Argument Writing: Emoji Diversity
This is a fun, quick little writing activity to get your students thinking about race, activism, technology, and communication!
Martin Luther King Jr. has done a lot to shift the paradigm of race relations in the United States and dare I say the world.
So, naturally one might wonder...
If he were still living today, how might he feel about emojis and our new diverse approach to emoji people? We now have emoji in a wide variety of skin tones!
Would he be ecstatic? Would he not care at all
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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