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Marco Polo Mini-Book
This mini-book is a brief overview of Marco Polo and the Silk Road including his accomplishments and influence on other explorers. It is intended for elementary children to support social studies, reading comprehension, and critical thinking. The pages can be copied front to back and then folded to create a mini-book to support a teacher's curriculum. Many teachers do not have access to social studies textbooks and this resource supports those non-fiction needs.
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Better With Butter Reading Guide and Student Quiz
This product is a reading guide, student quiz and highlighted vocabulary selection from Victoria Piontek's novel Better With Butter.This book is a 700L level or ideal Grade 5 text.I am using this guide, the quizzes and the vocabulary list to prepare my students for the 2023-2024 SSYRA Battle of the Books.
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3rd - 5th
DBQ Step by Step
This is a robust hypermedia program, built in MS PowerPoint, explaining in detail strategies to write a DBQ. The hypermedia program is more than just a slideshow, as the homepage slide includes buttons linking users to other sections of the presentation explaining how to write an introduction paragraph (using the GET method), body paragraphs, citing documents, conclusion sentences (using the RIC method), a DBQ rulebook and an interactive skills. Students love using this resource especially if th
Grades:
4th - 12th
DBQ: Why Are Hurricanes So Dangerous (Mirco-Q)
This is from the DBQ (document based questioning) online library. With a focus on the question, "Why are hurricanes so dangerous?" The Micro-Q focuses on a single document and ends with a one-paragraph student "essay."This is a powerpoint to accompany the Micro-Q 3-day lesson. Included within this PowerPoint are: -2 Accompanying Content Videos-"Ways to Hook Your Reader" Content -DBQ Jobs Descriptions and Easy to Follow Implementation Directions-Grade Level Engaging and Appropriate Graphics
Grades:
1st - 5th
DBQ Document Based Questioning - Bats
DBQ titled: Why are Bats important to the ecosystem?
This is a DBQ document based questioning on Bats. It has full instructions for students. 5 total documents.
Lists the source for the documents so students can practice citing information from text.
This can be tied in with 7th grade Georgia standards of ecosystems or just general fun research for students.
This can also be used to teach students how to cite evidence from articles or on the internet.
Grades:
4th - 12th
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The Age of Exploration
This Power Point Presentation includes; Vocabulary, The Silk Road, Marco Polo, the reasons for exploration, Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Juan Ponce de Leon, Henry Hudson, Jacques Cartier, and all of the maps describing their routes to give an excellent overview and visual of European Exploration. This Power Point highlights these points specifically; what country sponsored them, their goals, achievements, and obstacles. Each slide also includes an interesting point
Grades:
3rd - 8th
DBQ ESSAY Ancient Egypt Document Based Questions and Essay
Purpose of Essay and documents - Claim: The Gifts of the Nile River helped improve life in ancient Egypt
All documents will help students support the aforementioned claim.
Includes:
Cover Sheet that states 1) Historical Context 2) Essay Task 3) Essay Guidelines
Documents: Doc 1 "Hymn of the Nile" and questions
Doc 2: Map and Excerpt and questions
Doc 3: Transportation Info and image and questions
Doc 4: Papyrus images and information and questions
Also includes: (to help students formula
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Jamestown VA DBQ combined with Lucy Calkins Units of Study Boxes & Bullets!!!!
I worked so hard to connect the Lucy Calkins Units of Study boxes and bullets technique with an incredible DBQ (Document Based Question) around the fact that so many colonists died at Jamestown, VA. I am very excited to share it with you. This is the a perfect 3-5 week long cross-curricular social studies and writing unit to conduct with 4th graders studying Virginia History. I rewrote the original DBQ essay to align it with VA SOLS, as well as the questions about each document. The documents us
Grades:
4th - 12th
Paul Revere Midnight Ride Map DBQ
This Paul Revere DBQ product Is a five day plan. It includes three maps of The Midnight Ride. Each lesson provides a map, document based question, and a word bank. There is an opportunity for students to create their own map of Paul Revere's ride as well. Students will apply reading strategies and map skills to learn about Paul Revere's ride. Essay writing, comprehension, and vocabulary will soar as they respond to daily essay questions.
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Cabeza de Vaca Mini Q / DBQ Quiz
This 12 question quiz was created to accompany the Cabeza de Vaca mini Q / DBQ documents. All questions are based on the Florida Standards/Commom Core and use question stems that have been released by FSA and Common Core. Each question is labeled with the Florida standard that it addresses. These can easily be changed to represent common core. Created by Julie Grunther, masters in reading education and current 5th grade teacher.
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4th - 6th
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DBQ: Why Should We Protect the Wolf? (Mirco-Q MV)
This is from the DBQ (document based questioning) online library. With a focus on the question, "Why Should We Protect the Wolf?" This powerpoint is designed for a teacher to be able to use knowledge of the DBQ and immediately teach the content, with little preparation of lessons.This is a powerpoint to accompany the DBQ Micro-Q 3-day lesson. The Micro-Q focuses on a single document and ends with a one-paragraph student "essay."Included within this PowerPoint are: Teacher Lesson Planning NotesIn
Grades:
K - 5th
DBQ: What Does the Longhouse Teach Us About the Iroquois? (Mirco-Q MV)
This is from the DBQ (document based questioning) online library. With a focus on the question, "What Does the Longhouse Teach Us About the Iroquois?" This powerpoint is designed for a teacher to be able to use knowledge of the DBQ and immediately teach the content, with little preparation of lessons.This is a powerpoint to accompany the DBQ Micro-Q 3-day lesson. The Micro-Q focuses on a single document and ends with a one-paragraph student "essay."Included within this PowerPoint are: Teacher Le
Grades:
1st - 5th
Just Add WATER (Simple Strategy for TDA, DBQ, Constructed Response...)
Response to Reading, Text Dependent Analysis, Constructed Response, Document Based Questions...Writing about reading comes in many names. This strategy - complete with notes, notes page, explanations, a sample paragraph, and a strategy assessment chart - will provide students with a scaffold for writing quality responses.
Engaging students in the act of writing about what they read can be challenging. This sometimes occurs when students are not engaged in the reading, but it more often h
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Grades:
4th - 8th
DBQ ESSAY Ancient Greece Document Based Questions and essay
Documents support the claim: "Ancient Greece produced many magnificent achievements in areas of government, science, philosophy, architecture, sporting events, and the arts that still influence our lives. In our daily lives, we have most likely encountered one of the many ways that ancient Greece remains a presence in contemporary life."
Includes:
Cover Page with Historical Context, Task, Guidelines
Document 1 and 2 and Questions - Architecture
Document 3 and Questions - Medicine
Document 4
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Socratic Seminar Guide for Teachers (Common Core)
**Updated**
Socratic Seminar have so many benefits for students and developing their critical thinking skills.
Includes assessment ideas for seminar.
Use this easy guide to help get you started with using Socratic Seminars within your classroom. I have used seminars for all subject areas and use this guide for staff professional development as well as introducing to my students.
This is a word document, so you can change to meet your classroom needs.
**If you love it, please give it 4 star
Grades:
4th - 12th
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Reading Literature: Super Text Connections!
Join The Captain for a super fun lesson on text connections! Discover the world of text-to-text, text-to-self and text-to-world connections while reading literature-based passages. Students will use the R.A.C.E. method to write thorough text-based responses. Sample responses and an interactive notebook page are included.2 Lesson Files: PDF & PowerPoint1 Notebook Page/Anchor Chart: PDF
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Socratic Seminar Discussion Prompt- Discussion Skill Builder
Use this tool to support students in developing effective class discussion skills. This resource is a google doc with ten different discussion prompts that support students to reference text, interact, and engage meaningfully. It also teaches students how to slow down and think more deeply before responding! This resource is a customizable Google doc, formatted to print two sheets per page.
Grades:
4th - 12th
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Barn Owls
This informational lesson teaches students about the lives, habits, and survival strategies of barn owls.
The Power Point presentation includes document-based questions and an exit ticket. It was created as a fun nonfiction resource for CCSS ELA/Literacy activities, interactive notebooks and writing journals.
If barn owls can be found on all continents except Antarctica, why don't we see them? Students will love learning about the stealthy barn owl!
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Night Frights- The Haunted Mustache Reading Guide and Student Quiz
This product is a reading guide and student quiz selection from Joe McGee's Night Frights The Huanted Mustache (Book 1). This book is ideal for Grades 3 or 4. I am using this guide and ten-question quiz to prepare my students for the 2023-2024 SSYRA Battle of the Books.
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Colonial America Packet
This packet is designed to go with the Colonial America Power Point. It has the DBQ, a map quiz, an assessment, the venn diagram activity, and a close passage. It also includes an answer key to the quiz, map test, and the close passage. The DBQ includes the primary document, lines, and two boxes to put adjectives that describe the document, and includes possible answers. The assessment includes multiple choice, essay, and fill in the blank. The Venn diagram activity is comparing and contrast
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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Bedhead Ted Reading Guide and Quiz
This product is a reading guide and ten question student quiz from the graphic novel Bedhead Ted by Scott GiaComo.This book is ideal for Grade 3 students.I am using this teacher reading guide and quiz to prepare my students for the 2023-2024 SSYRA Battle of the Books.
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Short Response Question - "The Bracelet" - Inferencing
Students can view these slides to understand how to make inferences about how the main character of "The Bracelet" changes throughout this text. This will support your students in writing a short response.
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Just Add WATER PowerPoint (Simple Strategy for TDA, DBQ...)
This is a PowerPoint of the WATER text-dependent writing strategy offered through my store. If you just want the strategy without the notes page, explanation page, and assessment page, then this presentation is the correct choice for you. The strategy will assist your students with Response to Reading, Text Dependent Analysis (TDA), Constructed Response, Document Based Questions..all the names attributed to writing about reading.
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Grades:
4th - 8th
5-3-1 Summarizing/Analysis Graphic Organizer
Helpful for students who need help with summarizing/finding the main idea of a text or visual source, this graphic organizer can be used to analyze nonfiction texts, fictional texts, and primary source documents for social studies. This strategy helps students to flesh out the main ideas of a text, video, or visual source by providing a guide for analysis. This activity encourages academic discussion; promoting partner work for the completion of some portions of the activity. Used with my fifth
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
Benefits of learning English language arts
Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
- Develop effective communication skills
- Build critical thinking and analytical skills
- Nurture their creativity and imagination
By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.
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