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World history literature circles for Microsoft Word
Refugee - Discussion Questions
This 57 page download contains discussion questions for all 53 chapters of Alan Gratz's book Refugee, which is published by Scholastic. The discussion questions would work extremely well in a Geography class and could be used to inform students about the theme of movement.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Novel Study: The Devil's Arithmetic Study Questions Ch. 1-End
Chapter thinking/study questions to go along with a reading of The Devil's Arithmetic. Students answer a variety of questions (Fill-in the blank from word banks, multiple choice, matching, True False, and short answer) to encourage deeper thinking as they read the novel. Though reading could be done in class, this was originally designed for a flipped classroom. Reading at home along with annotation suggestions (please see my annotation suggestions) and study questions upon completion of each
Grades:
7th - 10th
Number the Stars WebQuest
A WebQuest to introduce the novel Number the Stars by Lois Lowry.
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4th - 7th
A Long Walk to Water Literature Circle Packet
This packet encompasses all information to run three separate literature circles for the book A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park. This originally was created to be implemented in an advanced Social Studies class but could be used for an English or ESOL/ELL class. The packet has text-dependent questions, descriptions and organizers for each role during the literature circle.
Grades:
5th - 9th
Gilgamesh the King - Reading Guide
Gilgamesh the King by Ludmila Zeman, is a great companion story when teaching ancient civilizations. The story and the illustrations will appeal to students of all ages. This handout helps students to think critically about quotes from the story, and how they relate to the issues of social structure and power. Students are asked to support their thoughts with examples from the story and to make text connections.
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4th - 6th
A Night Divided Enrichment - Brief History of the Berlin Wall Digital/Print
Students who read the novel A Night Divided by Jennifer Nielsen often do not understand the richness of the book because they have no background on the Berlin Wall and have no idea what it is or why it was there. This three-page enrichment resource is called "Stranger than Fiction: A Brief History of the Berlin Wall." Getting straight to the point, it explains that it is all about what happened after World War II. Basically, the four victorious Allies (USA, Britain, France, the Soviet Unio
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: A Night Divided Novel Bundle - Test, Mid-point Quiz, Puzzle, Enrichment
SSYRA 2019-2020 The Bicycle Spy by Yona Zeldis McDonough
This product is a word document that contains 175 questions broken down by chapter with answers in parenthesis after each question. These can be used as discussion questions if read as a small group or as a book trivia game.This book was selected to be part of the Sunshine State Young Readers Grades 3-5 List
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3rd - 6th
Genevieve's War Lit Log
This is a lit log for Genevieve's War, a historical fiction about World War II set in Alsace, France, written by Patricia Reilly Giff. Genevieve's War Lit Log can be used as a guide for direct reading instruction (literature circle, novel study, guided reading, close reading) or used as a guide for a read aloud.
The main focus skill of the lit log is to use text to explain/draw inferences (including make predictions and make personal comments). Other focus skills are: describe/compa
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4th - 7th
The Blackbird Girls Book Study
Full book study of the book The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman. The book study contains an entire packet for students to hang onto as well as a cover page. The book study is broken up into groups of 5 chapters. The "before you read" pages have predictions, vocabulary and a thinking map activity (all thinking maps are included in the book study). The "after you read" pages include multiple choice, short and long answer questions. There is also an included character sheet and reading log for the
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Industrial Revolution Reforms - Jigsaw Reading Activity
Teach essential content while reaching all learning levels with this jigsaw activity on Industrial Revolution Reform Movements!This resource includes a graphic organizer and three differentiated readings that cover the Women's Suffrage Movement, the Child Labor Movement, and Unions! The graphic organizer comes with guiding questions for each reading. For the jigsaw, students will teach other students what they learned by coming up with their own guiding question for their reading. This is a
Grades:
6th - 12th
Colonial Slavery Stations Gallery Walk
This gallery walk or stations activity will have students look at colonial laws in 3 different colonial regions, slave auction ads, runaway slave ads, and a map of the triangular trade. It engages students in higher order thinking and gets them reading and thinking about primary sources! I used this in my IB class but can be adapted to all levels but shortening the readings. It includes questions that go with the stations. At the end, students will have a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the
Grades:
9th - 12th
Women's Suffrage Socratic Circle (With Reading and Questions)
This is Socratic Circle is over the question of "Did the suffragettes go too far?" It includes an interview with Suffragette Alice Paul after her completed jail time and hunger strike. It includes a page of content based questions which require students to analyze the primary source and also an outside circle questions page for students to reflect on their classmates discussion.
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education
Novel Study: The Devil's Arithmetic Study Questions Ch. 1-End KEY
This is the Key to my Devil's Arithmetic Chapter thinking/study questions.
Students answer a variety of questions (Fill-in the blank from word banks, multiple choice, matching, True False, and short answer) to encourage deeper thinking as they read the novel. Though reading could be done in class, this was originally designed for a flipped classroom. Reading at home along with annotation suggestions (please see my annotation suggestions) and study questions upon completion of each chapter.
Grades:
7th - 10th
Marie Curie Reading Guide (Common Core Aligned)
This is a 22 page reading guide of 98 reading comprehension questions.
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Napoleon Bonaparte Biography and Timeline
I love using this activity to introduce Napoleon Bonaparte to students. First, they read a two-page biography of Napoleon (included). Then, they fill in a chart of 12 dates with the events in Napoleon’s life that happened. Finally, students craft a timeline of all twelve events.
Grades:
9th - 12th
The Devil's Arithmetic - Book Discussion Questions
This sixteen page download provides chapter by chapter discussion questions aimed at helping insure that the students process and reflect on what they have been reading. This product would fit in nicely with a unit about the Holocaust.
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7th - 12th
Famous & Not So Famous Inventors
This theme unit introduces students to the amazing world of inventions — they'll learn about famous inventors, explore every day inventions, discuss the "Top 10" inventions of all time, and even imagine a new invention for the 21st century. Each mini-lesson provides a step-by-step activity with links to the best online resources for kids with primary source documents.
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3rd - 5th
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The Prince: The Essential Quotes
The Prince, by Niccolo Machiavelli is one of the most influential books published during the Italian Renaissance. The work, an advice book to the Medici family on how to rule, is an example of the new values of humanism and secularism emerging during the Renaissance. I used to ask students to read this relatively brief work (127 or so pages) over the summer months. However, for the past 5 years, I wanted to make the course more inclusive to students. I stopped giving summer reading as a result.
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10th - 12th
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No Taxation without Representation Socratic Circle Lesson Plan
This lesson plan includes a socratic circle with reading passage and questions over the concept of No Taxation without Representation.
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Roanoke Socratic Circle
This Socratic Circle is over the mystery of the settlement of Roanoke, the "Lost Colony". It includes a reading over the different theories of the events that occurred in Roanoke, a page of critical thinking analysis questions, an outer circle questions page and also a grading rubric for the activity.
Grades:
8th - 12th
102 Minutes Reading & Movie Questions: September 11th
Students read 25-40 page sections of 102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers. As they read they respond to reading questions that can then be used for discussion. This moving account of the struggle for life inside the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11th comes from the perspective of those inside. Authors Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn reveal that poor design and emergency preparedness trapped hundreds of people who might otherwise have survived.
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9th - 12th
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Olaudah Equiano Fishbowl Discussion
In this product, students will analyze a Olaudah Equiano's narrative of his life prior to enslavement, during the middle passage, and during enslavement. In this product, students are broken into small groups to analyze specific excerpts and answer questions that force them to use analytical reading to answer each inquiry. Following small group analysis, students will use a fishbowl discussion to discuss what they learned.
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6th - 12th
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Information / Literature Circles for Historical Films
Literature Circles / Information Circles assignments for Film Studies in History. Supercharge your class by having them watch a Historical Film, and then use one of the myriad assignments on this sheet to demonstrate their understanding. Using their assignment, have them get into groups and discuss the film using their work as the basis of a conversation - the magic also happens when the assignment is a catalyst to even deeper discussions of the film that result from being in a group!
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Hiroshima by: John Hersey- Reading Assignment
This is a one page document that contains 4 questions for students to answer about the book and a rubric for grading. I have used this in my Honors World History classes and in my U.S. history classes.
Grades:
9th - 10th
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