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Start Your Own School Newspaper and Newspaper Club
Starting your own school newspaper isn't difficult. I've run (and created) our school newspaper for three years. This document has most of the materials you'll need for set-up. The newspaper club in my school was open to fifth grade students and printed copies were distributed in the school to faulty, staff, classroom libraries, school common areas, and to the newspaper club members. Our newspaper is usually 12 pages long and we use Microsoft Publisher to create it.
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3rd - 6th, Staff
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Interesting Inventions Research Project & Informative Writing Unit *EDITABLE*
Make writing interesting again with this fun research based informative writing unit!Here is how it works: 1. Students research about a fun invention using included articles, links to YouTube / SafeShare Videos, and websites that are all provided with hot links and QR Codes. 2. Students take notes on their found information using a VARIETY of included note taking sheets.3. Students can then write an essay, article, or journal entry using their information. Many options are included for this "fin
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2nd - 4th
Create a Reptile/Amphibian
I use this activity as an introduction activity for our Reptile chapter in my high school Zoology Class. We are are one-year general level science elective, with a mixture of students from all sorts of backgrounds. I like this activity because it allows the students to bring their background knowledge to the activity, and combine it with a creative flair. Plus, it gets my students working together in small groups. The activity itself can be made as simple or complex as needed, so is probably ver
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7th - 12th
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Biography Book Report Project | Research Activity for Upper Elementary
Bring history to life with biography book reports, and an optional wax museum component! Students research someone from history (or present-day if you'd like to give them that option) and write a report. Pages are included for both a book report format, as well as a simple research format. When I taught this unit in my own 4th grade classroom, I had students read a biography (most students read a "Who Is/Was" book). Many students chose to do additional research on their historical person because
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Writing Assignment: Write a Movie Review. Film Critique Handout w/ Rubric
This is a handout for a fun and creative writing assignment, in which students will write their own film review. Page one explains the function of a film review, and the kind of content that should be included in one. The content should be focused on evaluating the film, rather than summarizing. A couple website links are also included so that students can go read some current reviews and get a better understanding of what a good review is before they create their own.Formatting requirements are
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Grades:
8th - 12th
End of Year Projects - High Interest Project Bundle
Are you looking for the perfect end-of-year project bundle to keep your 4th to 6th-grade students engaged and excited as the school year winds down? Our 'End of Year Project Bundle' has everything you need! This bundle includes three of our most popular student projects: 'The Unsellable Product Challenge,' 'Design a Sneaker Project,' and 'Design a Food Truck.' Each project is designed to captivate students' interest and foster creativity, making them perfect for keeping students focused and moti
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4th - 6th
Community Helper Research Project
This community helper research book is a great opportunity for your students to connect with members of their community by interviewing community helpers or reading about and researching a career of interest in the helping professions. If you wish to assign this as a take-home project, a parent letter is included. I’ve also included a graphic organizer to aid students in organizing their research and a booklet which students can fill out as a means of summarizing what they have learned. The boo
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1st - 3rd
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Family Tree Research Project - Independent Assessment
The Family Tree Research Project includes instructions for each activity, 20 family history interview research questions, individual Family Member Fact Cards, and a student reflection paper assignment. The project includes plan sheets for the visual display projects and reflection paper featuring guiding questions for student success.The Family Tree Research Project features informational writing, speaking and listening, and active research in order for students to apply their skills and invest
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7th - 12th
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Informational Writing PowerPoint
This Powerpoint is very helpful for anyone who is introducing informational writing to their class. It goes through each important aspect of informational writing and is directly correlated to Indiana standards. It also follows Common Core Standards. This could be used as one longer whole group lesson or presented as several mini-lessons.
Please look at my page for the free download that goes with this PowerPoint! It is a notes page for students to use while you present. This will ensure t
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4th - 7th
News report and Newscast Project
In this project, students select local news, world news, sports or weather as their focus. They they self direct their research with teacher support and graphic organizers to help guide them. They then write a news story and participate in a newscast. I had the students use iMovie to create their finished newscast, but it is not required. Students can perform their newscast in front of the class. My students loved this activity and I loved that it hit individual interests, but also had the
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4th - 8th
Animal Research Project | Research Packet & Tri-Fold Board Materials | Editable
If you are looking for an animal research project that will guide students from 2nd-5th grade through the research process to create a beautiful Trifold Board then you have come to the right place! This project includes over 85 pages of materials!Students can choose any animal they like. I do not provide the research itself (they will use books and internet for this). Once they have chosen their animal they will research its:Scientific NameLife ExpectancyPredatorsDietHabitatAdaptationsAppearance
Satire: Writing a Satirical Argument Like Swift's "A Modest Proposal"
Following examination of the persuasive satire Jonathan Swift perfected in "A Modest Proposal," your students will create their own satirical arguments to address controversial issues of today, whether at the local or global level. This complete unit contains nine pages of materials for the instruction of persuasive satire, including a 2-page overview of the assignment itself, including the writing prompt, steps for organization of ideas, tips regarding tone and style, discussion of possible top
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10th - 12th
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History Ancient Rome Projects Roman Diorama & Research Project Roman History
EDITABLE! NO PREP! You can print this project and have students start it today!This fun project has students research and create an diorama/3-D model of an Ancient Roman structure! Rubric included. At the bottom of the instruction page I include a student and parent contract so that there is no excuse about due dates and expectations! The file is editable so you can adjust it to fit your classroom needs (remove the contract etc.). Projects can be done individually, with a partner, or in a group.
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6th - 12th
The Cryptid Files -- DIGITAL PROJECT
The Cryptid Files is a ready-to-go project you can use tomorrow! Engage students in authentic research exploring the world of cryptozoology! This project offers students choice in the cryptid they will research and then apply their research to expository, argumentative, and narrative writing! This product also features an engaging Google Slides template for students to showcase the "files" they create.Use this project to hit all of these standards:*Research *Expository Writing*Argumentative Writ
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Not Grade Specific
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4th Grade Autobiography Project
This packet includes step-by-step directions for fourth graders to compose an autobiography while studying narrative writing. Specific directions are given to students so that they are able to author ten pieces of writing.
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3rd - 5th
Animal Diorama Project with Rubric
This is a complete animal diorama project, in which the students choose an animal and create an animal and habitat diorama in a shoebox along with a four paragraph report about the animal. The students will write about the animal's characteristics, habitat, diet, and what they learned. The report can be adjusted down to a fill-in-the-blank type of activity if paragraph writing is too difficult for the students; there is a planning sheet included to make this possible.
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2nd - 4th
Essay of Definition: 14-page Expository Writing Unit; Models; Rubrics
This is a complete, 2-week unit for instruction of an essay of definition in an honors or mainstreamed English course. These 14 pages of materials include a 2-page handout providing an overview of the writing task and prompt with requirements, guidelines, possible topics, and evaluative scoring details; 1-page scoring evaluation form; two model essays (a 2-page mid-range response and 4-page high response); 2-page supplementary speech guidelines for using note cards; 1-page practice prompt regard
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8th - 12th
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Oceans and Ocean Landforms
This editable product covers the following standards.
Science
-Explain how natural processes (including weathering, erosion, deposition, landslides, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and floods) affect Earth’s oceans and land in constructive and destructive ways.
-Illustrate the geologic landforms of the ocean floor (including the continental shelf and slope, the mid-ocean ridge, rift zone, trench, and the ocean basin).
-Compare continental and oceanic landforms.
-Explain how waves, currents, t
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4th - 8th
EXPOSITORY RESEARCH PAPER: THE AP NOVEL AND LITERARY CRITICISM
This is an intensive project. I do this with my AP English Literature students. I have also done this paper/ project with past honors senior classes and honor junior classes. Other teachers who have used this project have had students work cooperatively on the same novel—either completing individual papers as part of group discussion or a collaborative paper. To scaffold this you can decrease the requirements as you see fit for your students.
This is the most challenging project I do with my s
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9th - 12th
Heroic Journey Unit Bundle - Introduction PPT, Notes, and Project
Engage students in the Hero's Journey with an engaging PPT lesson that uses The Lion King, Hercules, and Star Wars to teach students Joseph Campbell's Monomyth. Then students choose a book or movie they love and trace the hero's journey throughout. Students also present their findings in a written report and multi-media presentation. This is an authentic assessment of student understanding of the heroic journey and its archetypes.Heroic Journey Introduction PPT and NotesThis is a 67 slide Power
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6th - 12th
Writing a Research Paper--Step-by-Step Guide
This 15-page booklet is a step-by-step guide to writing a research paper. It takes the student through each paragraph (5 paragraph essay), with clear brainstorming, rough draft pages, and final copy pages. It explains how to write the paper in an easy-to-understand manner.
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3rd - 5th
End of Year ABC Book
I use this book at the end of the year to make books for next year's class to read. We title these How to Survive ::insert your name:: class. Students then fill in each page giving the students insight into their teacher, what that grade is like, and their favorite parts of the school year. This book includes...
1. a title page
2. a letter to the incoming students
3. a list of the top 10 things about that grade
4. get to know your teacher page
5. favorite memories page
6. most popular things fro
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2nd - 8th
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Teen Issues: Multigenre Research Project
This unit is designed to appeal to adolescents' inquiry into the social issues amongst them. Students select a relevant teen issue and create a five-piece research-based multigenre project. I include a structures unit plan with objectives; project requirements, ideas, and rubrics; handouts to guide them through the process of Internet-based research; and a post-assignment self-assessment for students to complete at the end of the unit. This was one of the most successful units at my diverse,
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8th - 12th
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Handout for ELA English: Extra Credit Opportunities; 5 choices; Broad Options
This is a handout for students that inquire about extra credit opportunities in English or Language Arts class. It offers 5 options (2 options for an explanatory essay, creative writing - poetry, creative writing - short story, and a book report). I've used this handout for both middle school and high school. It's a quick go-to to give to students that ask me about earning extra points in class. The requirements are general and broad enough to use in any class that focuses on ELA skills. The han
Grades:
7th - 12th
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