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Specialty Common Core RL.9-10.3 projects
Murder Mystery Activity w/out the Murder Who Poisoned Willy Wonka
Who Poisoned Willy Wonka is an interactive classroom activity promotes collaboration, logic, inference, critical thinking, character analysis and fun in your classroom. Students work to solve a mystery involving some of the greatest literary characters of all time.This is a great group activity, classroom team activity, or center activity. It is a great way to introduce units on mystery, character, literature or just for a fun and engaging activity. It is also great for classroom parties or bonu
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Whodunit? - Who Stole Dracula's Coffin? - A Classroom Mystery Inference Activity
Who Stole Dracula's Coffin? is an interactive classroom activity that promotes collaboration, logic, inference, critical thinking, character analysis and fun in your classroom. Students work to solve a mystery involving some of the greatest literary characters of all time. There are two versions included - one with a named thief and the second, where student consensus determines who committed the crime. Murder mystery game without the murder.This is a great group activity, classroom team activit
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Murder Mystery, Reader's Theater, Games - Halloween Activities BUNDLE
Murder Mystery Activity - w/out the Murder: Who Poisoned Sherlock Holmes
This interactive classroom activity promotes collaboration, logic, inference, critical thinking, character analysis and fun in your classroom. Students work to solve a mystery involving some of the greatest literary characters of all time.This is a great group activity, classroom team activity, or center activity. It is a great way to introduce units on mystery, character, literature or just for a fun and engaging activity. It is also great for classroom parties or bonus time.This resource inclu
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Murder Mystery Activity w/out the Murder Mystery at the Disney Mansion
Who Mystery at the Disney Mansion is an interactive classroom activity promotes collaboration, logic, inference, critical thinking, character analysis and fun in your classroom. Students work to solve a mystery involving some of the greatest Disney movie characters of all time. This mystery has 30 parts.This is a great group activity, classroom team activity, or center activity. It is a great way to introduce units on mystery, character, literature or just for a fun and engaging activity. It is
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Murder Mystery, Reader's Theater, Games - Halloween Activities BUNDLE
Classroom Murder Mystery Activity: Frankenstein: Who Killed the House Maid?
This interactive classroom activity promotes collaboration, logic, inference, critical thinking and fun in your classroom. Students work to solve a murder mystery set right after Victor Frankenstein creates his monster. No knowledge of the novel is necessary; however, this is a great activity if you've read the novel.This is a great group activity, classroom team activity, or center activity. It is a great way to introduce units on mystery, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein or just for a fun and enga
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Odyssey Book 9 Instagram Project- Analysis of Characters & their Motivations
This Instagram project for Book 9 of The Odyssey is a fun and engaging way for students to analyze complex characters and their motivations. UPDATED TO INCLUDE GOOGLE DOCS/SLIDES LINKS. After reading Book 9, students create an Instagram post from either Odysseus or the Cyclops' perspective describing an event from Book 9. The caption for their post must include a hashtag revealing their motivation for the post. They then comment on the post from other characters' perspectives/accounts. This is t
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7th - 10th
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Teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER): A Whodunit Mystery Unit (Bundle)
This is a unit about teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER) that can be expanded at the teacher's discretion to include a presentation and a paper that practices utilizing evidence, reasoning, and argument, or alternatively can also be collapsed into a mini-unit of just teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER). This unit can also be used to teach the concept of Line of Reasoning for the AP Lang and AP Seminar Classes. It is structured as an investigation for students to explore the murder of a
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER): A Whodunit Mystery Unit
This is the accompanying teaching sequence for the unit “Teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER): A Whodunit Mystery.” It includes a mystery to solve, all the evidence (which can be turned into manipulatives), rubrics for presentations and writing, teaching instructions, graphic organizers, and solutions. It does not include the "Teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER): A Whodunit Mystery" PowerPoint presentation which can be purchased separately or as part of a bundle.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Classroom Murder Mystery: "Mystery in Inkwell Heights" Literature-Based
”Mystery in Inkwell Heights" A Literary Murder Mystery" is an interactive classroom activity promotes collaboration, logic, inference, critical thinking, character analysis and fun in your classroom. Students work to solve a mystery involving some of the greatest literary characters of all time. This mystery has 25 parts - more students - there are detective forms as well.This is a great group activity, classroom team activity, or center activity. It is a great way to introduce units on mystery,
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Common Core Novel Study Notebook/SmashBook
This Notebook/SmashBook activity allows students to be creative and analytical while reading a novel. Instead of filling out worksheets, students will complete an interactive Notebook/SmashBook; each page covering a different Common Core standard. In this zip file you will download has both Word and PDF versions of:
-A directions page
-A Power Point containing a full example [pictures of a created Notebook/SmashBook] to show your students
-Labels for the students' notebook
-A detailed Rubric
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7th - 12th
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A Back to School Whodunnit: THE CASE OF THE MISSING PRINCIPAL
The Case of the Missing Principal is an interactive classroom activity promotes collaboration, logic, inference, critical thinking, character analysis and fun in your classroom. Students work to solve a mystery involving some of the greatest Disney movie characters of all time. This mystery has 12 parts and one director - the remaining students are detectives, OR the game may be played in groups.Objective:This activity is part hands-on standards learning, part theater, part sleuthing and part ad
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Hands-on Reading Projects
Looking for some hands-on reading projects for intermediate, middle, and high school grades? These engaging ideas include templates, examples, and explanations for students to show what they know. They can all be done on paper or digitally!Projects include:-Diorama-Triorama-Character Interview-Scrapbook page-Movie poster-Newspaper-Yearbook page-Timeline / Plot diagram-Diary entry-Travel map-Song Scenes-Foldable book-Pop-up book-Cell phone dialogue-Play-ComicStudents can be given the ability to c
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3rd - 12th
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Character Study Book Report (Includes Summary and "Wanted" Poster Assignment)
This Character Study book report includes instructions for students, a sample summary and sample project, as well as an optional grading rubric for the teacher to simply pick and choose from listed choices to grade the student on writing (effective expression), grammar (conventions), and drawing (visual arts).The assignment requires students to write a one-page summary broken down into a beginning, middle, and end. The students must also complete a "Wanted" poster project, focusing on the main c
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3rd - 12th
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Create Your Own Whodunit Mystery Unit! (Teaching CER and Line of Reasoning)
This is a set of instructions for educators to create their own Murder Mystery / Whodunit scenario for their students to solve. It comes with a set of instructions, planning sheets, optional blank clue cards, a glossary sheet to give to students, Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER) organizers, and a CER Rubric for writing for students to use once the project is completed and given.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Death of a Salesman DEBATE ACTIVITY and ASSESSMENT - analysis, research, review
A Death of a Salesman debate generates research, analysis, review, and assessment. Does the prospect of another essay or research project make both you and your students groan? A literary debate is the answer! Students grapple with key issues in the text, such as Be it resolved that Linda is an enabler. They also get public speaking and teamwork practice, while you avoid piles of weekend-eating marking. It is a print and go resource, a packet that both teachers and students will enjoy- a true w
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9th - 12th
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Claim Evidence Reasoning: CER Mini Whodunit Bundle - Gnome Swimmer
This is a bundle of three mini lessons on CER (Claim Evidence Reasoning) that can also be used for exercises of Line of Reasoning/Line of Evidence for AP Classes and general education classes. It contains graphic organizers, whodunit mysteries to solve with my original character, and the solutions. (Whodunit mysteries are also available to purchase separately.)
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Claim Evidence Reasoning: CER Mini Whodunit Bundle - Herpetologist Actor
This is a bundle of three mini lessons on CER (Claim Evidence Reasoning) that can also be used for exercises of Line of Reasoning/Line of Evidence for AP Classes and general education classes. It contains graphic organizers, whodunit mysteries to solve with my original character, and the solutions. (Whodunit mysteries are also available to purchase separately.)
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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The Catcher in the Rye_The Patterns of Holden's Mind_Project
This collection of activities and assignments guides students through an in-depth character study of Holden Caulfield and the patterns of Holden's mind. It is aligned with the Common Core State Standards for grades 9-12.Students will:Journal in response to reflective prompts about their own history of and experience with lying.Collect textual evidence tracking Holden Caulfield's lies. View a TED talk about lying to evaluate Holden's lies. Collaborate with a group to create a visual mind map of
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Character Analysis Project: Social Work Treatment Plan
We all know that students get much more invested in an assignment when it feels like a real, authentic task, which is what I LOVE about this project! Students take on the role of social workers to help diagnosis and plan treatment for characters struggling with their mental health. This assignment asks students to complete all parts of a social work treatment plan in order to analyze what their characters are going through. The different sections provide opportunities for citing evidence, summar
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9th - 12th
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Secret of Immortality readers theater and performance script, projects, prompts
The Secret of Immortality – 10 page script, 15 pages of projects and prompts. Earthmen visit a planet where immortality is a given. To what lengths will they go to discover the secret? How do you want to be remembered? Characters: 3 male, 2 either. Run time: 18-20 minutes Makes for easy, low prep sub plans using the pre-reading material and read through script. Rubric and Jigsaw lesson planning materials included. Shake things up a bit by introducing topics with this sci-fi reader’s theater scri
Teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER) - Power Point Presentation
This is the accompanying PowerPoint presentation for the unit “Teaching CER - Claim Evidence Reasoning: A Whodunit Mystery.” It includes a brief lecture on the concept of Claim Evidence Reasoning Model, instructions for students on how to do the activity , and abbreviated instructions for the activity from the unit for the teacher (no solutions). It does not include the "Teaching CER - Claim Evidence Reasoning: A Whodunit Mystery" unit teaching sequence which can be purchased separately.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Come Home from Earth readers theater or performance script, projects and prompts
Come Home from Earth – 11 page script, 16 pages of prompts and projects. Mind/body duality has fascinated mankind from the early Greek philosophers until now. How does the mind differ from the brain? Does it? How far would you go to find out? Characters: 3 male, 1 female, 2 eitherIncludes a choral reading of part of Wordsworth's poem Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood that is quoted in the short story and play formats. Makes for easy, low prep sub plans using t
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE RESEARCH & REVIEW PROJECT: DEBATE ACTIVITY!
Research, review, discussion, team work, analysis- this Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice debate activity has it all. Does the prospect of another end of play essay or written project make both you and your students groan? A literary debate is the answer! Your high school students grapple with key issues in the text like Be it resolved that this play should be called Shylock. They also get public speaking and team work practice that will strengthen classroom community, while you avoid piles o
Grades:
8th - 12th
ROMEO & JULIET DEBATE - Review and Research Activity!
Research, review, discussion, team work and analysis: this Romeo and Juliet debate delivers on all of these! Does the prospect of another end of book essay or written project make both you and your students groan? A literary debate is the answer. And as it is a NO PREP, just print and go project, it is fun for teachers too! Students grapple with key issues in the text like Be it resolved that haste is the villain of the play. They also get public speaking practice and a few weeks of team work th
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in: ROMEO AND JULIET GAMES & ACTIVITIES - 38 games & brain breaks + a debate
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