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Common Core W.11-12.8 internet activities
Using the CRAAP Test to Determine Source Credibility! Customizable Google Slides
Do your students tend to hit "share" "like" or "retweet" before checking a source is legitimate? Can your students determine the difference between a credible source and fake news? Do they know what to look for when analyzing articles, online material, tweets, and images for credibility? Do they understand which sources are acceptable to utilize as evidence in a writing assignment? In a world where misinformation can be spread like wildfire via social media and the internet, it is vital that stu
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Black History Month - African-American Inventors
22 investigations of African-American inventors and entrepreneurs. Students search online for information about each inventor's year of birth and death, gender, schools or college attended, jobs, inventions, and other interesting things from their life:Gladys West, George Washington Carver, Henry Sampson, Lewis Howard Latimer, Elijah McCoy, Garrett Morgan, Madame C. J. Walker, Benjamin Banneker, Otis Boykin, Frederick McKinley Jones, Granville Woods, Thomas L. Jennings, Marie Van Brittan Brown,
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Black History Month BUNDLE - High School
Prove It! Teach Students to use Evidence to Support Argument Claims
Teaching students to meet the Common Core’s expectations for argumentative writing can be a challenge. Teenagers seem very skilled at making claims (perhaps due to their natural inclination to having very strong opinions!?), but seem to struggle to find and use effective evidence to support those claims. This 3-day lesson is designed to ease students into using evidence to support claims. Students first learn to identify and evaluate the six main types of evidence before being asked to find evid
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7th - 12th
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American Literature Full Year ELA Curriculum for High School English | Secondary
Looking for a full-year American Literature curriculum that will engage your most reluctant learners while still challenging your most advanced students? Spanning American literature from Puritans to young authors writing today, this truly diverse curriculum has differentiated plans for honors and standard level classes. From the Puritan worldview to YOLO culture, from love and lies to the Iraq war, and from the everyday pains of growing up to the unique experience of the contemporary immigran
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9th - 12th
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Academic Research | Library databases | bias sources | Introduction Presentation
Do you want to teach your students how to research effectively? Do you want them to know the difference between using Google and search engines vs. library databases? Two products included!1- A detailed information presentation (see what is included below)2- Fill in the blank guided notes sheet3- Answer key for the guided notes sheet In this presentation you will find: Engaging topical questions to hook students, like- What is Cardi B’s net worth?Explore Google and search enginesReliability and
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: What is Art? Argumentative Essay + Academic Research Presentation
PRESIDENTS DAY PROJECT: Summarize the Life and Biography of a President
Students will create a slide presentation, video, or any project format about a President of their choice. This project explains what students must research and includes a grading rubric for the teacher. Students will research both personal and executive events of their chosen Commander in Chief. It's great for a President's Day activity, a substitute teacher, or for any unit that studies the United States Presidents. Helpful websites are even included to help students find appropriate informati
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Not Grade Specific
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Digital Media Literacy Unit for High School - Print and Digital Versions
This unit is designed to help students develop critical thinking skills related to digital media. Students will learn digital media literacy vocabulary; examine media bias; examine examples of fake news; learn about satire; analyze various news articles for bias, and examine how word choice can show bias or objectivity. The unit includes the following:Introductory vocabulary activity (two versions with key)Media bias chart activity (with key) “Fake News Online” activity (with key)“Fake News
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9th - 12th
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Black History Month - African-American Musicians
30 investigations of African-American musicians. Students search online for information about each musician: the instrument they played, where and when they were born, things they are famous for, accomplishments, awards they won, etc.Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, B. B. King, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Chuck Berry, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, José White, Questlove, Lenny Kravitz, Max Roach, Fats Domino, Sh
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Black History Month BUNDLE - High School
Argumentation Writing Unit: Common Core: Online Collaborative Discussion
The Common Core Standards call for students to engage in argumentation as well as collaborative discussion. This 18-day unit for middle and high school (differentiated) hits on a wide array of reading, writing, speaking, and listening standards.
Persuasive writing is a thing of the past -It was all about competition, negativity, and being ‘right.’ On the contrary, argumentation is the art of using evidence and research to support a position in a collaborative, positive way. It is also importan
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7th - 12th
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Immigration and the Law - Internet Research Projects for High School
31 printable or digital pages for students to research immigration and the law. Students analyze who was targeted, how the public reacted, what the problems were with it, and what was happening globally or in the US at the time. Students investigate acts of congress, court cases, immigration operations, and presidential executive orders: Oath of Allegiance (1727), Naturalization Act of 1790, Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, Naturalization Law of 1802, Fourteenth Amendment (1868), Chinese Exclusi
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9th - 12th
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The Eye and Vision - One-hour Internet Research Projects (Google and YouTube)
21 printable or digital projects for students to search online for information about the eyes and vision: color-blindness, how blind people read and write, why eyes are different colors, how our brain decodes optical illusions, why we wear sunglasses, which animals see long distance, how aging affects vision, and more, how word order affects how we read, how the brain sees things, how your eyes work, what causes blindness, what blind people see in their dreams, staring, why selfies are so popu
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4th - 12th
Also included in: The Senses BUNDLE
MLA Format and Citation Practice Activity
This Google Slides Workshop for MLA Format 8th Edition teaches students to format their papers, cite sources, use in-text citations, and avoid plagiarism. Best of all, they can keep it on hand for quick reference by saving it to their drive, and never lose it! This workshop allows students to practice these skills and has easy templates, so students can plug in their information and put their citations together. Great for distance learning, in-class learning, hybrid model, and social distancing.
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8th - 11th
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Website & Page Design 23 Project Lesson Plans + Rubrics HTML CSS Curriculum
Do Your Students Need a BASIC Overview for Website and Page Creation?This Resource is an Effective Introduction to Website Construction. This is a complete curriculum outline that is flexible! - Designed in outline format. - Large type size. Great for overhead presenting.- Modular Topics: Use in Order of Your Preference!Each Lesson includes:Objectives for LessonsOverview Explanation of AssignmentProjects with Examples and VisualsRubrics are Included for ProjectsUse as a complete curriculum- or a
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8th - 11th
Digital Research Paper Note Cards
Fight the research paper overwhelm by helping students stay organized! It makes sense for 21st century students to be able to keep digital research notes. Having a digital research paper note cards template can take the place of physical note cards or serve as a differentiation option.Use again and again for any research paper, analysis essay, debate activity, podcast or blog assessment...if research is involved, this resource can help!There is a place on each card for evidence, title, citation
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7th - 10th
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Black History Month - African-American Artists
20 investigations of African-American artists and painters. Students search online for information about each artist's place and date of birth, important events in their life, paintings they are famous for, etc.:Jacob Lawrence, Kara Walker, Jean Michel Basquiat, Kerry James Marshall, Alma Thomas, Aaron Douglas, Norman Lewis, Robert S. Duncanson, Barkley L. Hendricks, William Johnson, Horace Pippin, Jack Whitten, Kihende Wiley, Benny Andrews, Charles Alston, Edward Mitchell Bannister, Sargent Cl
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Black History Month BUNDLE - Middle School
DIGITAL Plagiarism Scavenger Hunt and Contract Writing: Protecting Others’ Ideas
This fun and interactive lesson on plagiarism will have your students engaged and involved in learning about plagiarism and ways to avoid it. The online scavenger hunt to learn about plagiarism and the contract writing assignment will have your students excited about learning about digital citizenship.More About This ProductThis product encourages your students to understand their digital responsibility in regards to plagiarism. The fun, online scavenger hunt allows them to find information on t
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6th - 12th
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Immigration Issues - Internet Research Projects for High School
22 printable or digital pages for students to search online about immigration issues: Xenophobia, Racial profiling, Family separation at the border, The Office of Refugee Resettlement, The Fourth Amendment (unreasonable search and seizure), Nativism, Due process, Labor, Ethnic cleansing, Voluntary Repatriation, Denationalization, Detention, Literacy test, US Nationality Law, Citizenship, Sanctuary cities, Voting, The history of immigration in the US, illegal immigration, and more... PRINT: I cre
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9th - 12th
The Iliad Introduction Webquest
I love teaching The Iliad, but I have always struggled with an easy way to introduce the major knowledge required in understanding the epic poem. This is why I created The Iliad Webquest. It has been student tested for two years, and my students come away from it prepared to tackle The Iliad.This editable Google Slide is a guided research project. Directions, guiding questions, and research links are included in the speaker notes to keep students on track, and images are already provided to keep
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9th - 12th
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Credibility Evaluation Chart, Glossary, Avoiding Plagiarism, Citation CCSS W.8
Help students evaluate Web and print resources for credibility, accuracy and reliability by answering a set of twenty questions. The answers are marked yes, somewhat, or no on an easy-to-use chart, resulting in an overall rating of credibility. Includes a model. A handy Glossary defines all terms used in the questions and on the chart, such as biased and verified. Useful for research or any informative or explanatory writing assignment. It is aligned with CCSS to 'assess the credibility and
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6th - 9th
How to FIND Sources for a Research Paper or Project
Stop the struggle of how to find sources for a research paper! Your high school students will learn how to find credible sources for research using this 3 Step Simple Search Strategy. There’s little to no prep for this lesson that can be taught in 2 40-60 minute periods or broken up as mini-lessons throughout a week. Some slides are editable for you too!This resource focuses on the FIND step of my 3 step RESEARCH PROCESS. It can be used on its own or after the How to Choose a Topic activities.
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10th - 12th
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Octavia Butler - Parable of the Sower (Characters, Setting, Action, Themes)
12 pages for students to explore the themes and topics in Parable of the Sower, a dystopian novel by Octavia Butler: Global Warming, Drugs & Addiction,Theft,Killing or Murder,Indifference to the Suffering of Others,Earthseed Students search online for information. Students also analyze and summarize the novel and graphic novel version. Students describe and compare characters, and describe the settings in the story as the characters travel northward. Students also summarize the parable that
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7th - 12th
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Bacteria - Internet Research Projects
10 printable or digital pages for students to investigate bacteria: Escherichia Coli (E. Coli), Streptococcus Pyogenes (Strep Throat), Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), Neisseria Gonorrhoeae (Gonorrhea), Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (Tuberculosis), Acinetobacter Baumannii, Klebsiella Pneumoniae (Pneumonia), Clostridium Difficile (C. diff), Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, and Burkholderia Cepacia: PREVENTION: Is there a way of preventing it?SYMPTOMS: What are the symptoms that let you know you’re infected?TR
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6th - 12th
Black History Month - African-American Athletes
30 investigations of African-American athletes. Students search online for information about each athlete's age, gender, place of birth, college attended, sports they played, awards they won, championships they were a part of, etc.:Jackie Robinson, Serena Williams, Simone Biles, Jesse Owens, Muhammed Ali, Briana Scurry, Dominique Dawes, Althea Gibson, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Wilt Chamberlain, Barry Sanders, Walter Payton, Jim Brown, Tiger Woods, Arthur Ashe, Wilma Rudolph, Joe Louis, Magic
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Black History Month BUNDLE - High School
Internet Research on Scientists
21 printable or digital pages for students to search the INTERNET for information on Scientists: Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Isaac Newton, Galileo Galilei, Charles Darwin, Niehls Bohr, Nicolaus Copernicus, Stephen Hawking, Louis Pasteur, Johannes Kepler, Alexander Graham Bell, Erwin Schrodinger, Gregor Mendel, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Hooke, Leonardo da Vinci, George Washington Carver, Richard Feynman, Mary Leakey, Antonie von Leeuwenhoek, Richard Dawkins. Students research websites to find
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4th - 12th
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