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Common Core L.11-12.6 research
Thomas Paine Common Sense: Primary Source Activity | American History
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was a little pamphlet with big ideas! This primary source activity gives students a chance to read through and analyze the major paragraphs, or arguments, within his pamphlet while answering various questions. I created this mini-unit for my own classroom to help students understand this important document that shaped the course of Independence. You will find that this resource is challenging yet capable for all. Students are analyzing text from the 1700's which ca
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6th - 12th
Also included in:Â American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
United States Founding Fathers Webquest: Biography Summarizing Activity
Studying the lives of the United States founding fathers is extremely valuable in understanding early American history. With these Historical Biography Summaries, students will enjoy learning about the past through researching and documenting some of history’s greats. In a user-friendly template, students will summarize the life and biography of an individual. It’s no-prep for you, but quality content for your students. Enjoy learning history through these historical biography summaries. It'
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Research Projects- Questions and Guided Organization Worksheets
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#1- Explanation of what a Research Paper is about: 8 page paper that is based on the answer to a question. The students are required to read through the directions, then read through 50 dynamic, interesting questions and highlight 5 that seem interesting to them. The topics range from changing the draft age, to mandatory recycling, to the transition from pagan celebrations into Christian holidays. These are not your typical Research topics!
Once stu
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Civil War: American History Biography Webquest Activity (PDF & Google Drive)
Learn more about the lives and experiences of the various generals, soldiers, and leaders of the Civil War with these Historical Biography Summaries. Students will enjoy learning about the past through researching and documenting some of history’s greats. In a user-friendly template, students will summarize the life and biography of an individual. It’s no-prep for you, but quality content for your students. Enjoy learning history through these historical biography summaries. It's an excellen
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Psychology Activity: Influential Psychologists | Research Biography & Summarize
Learn more about the lives and theories of the major influential psychology greats with these Historical Biography Summaries. In a user-friendly template, students will summarize the life and biography of a well-known psychologist. It’s no-prep for you, but quality content for your students. Enjoy learning psychology through these historical biography summaries.It's an excellent resource for student centered learning and student centered instruction.What is Included:A detailed page of teacher
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Feed by M.T. Anderson Bundle of Quizzes, Worksheets, Research Project, and Keys
This low-prep bundle covering Feed by M.T. Anderson contains all the formative and summative assessments teachers need to assess general reading comprehension, support the development of close reading analysis skills, facilitate student research on a range of relevant topics, and greatly reduce take-home lesson planning responsibilities. Included are four multiple choice quizzes; four short answer alternate quiz options; four close reading worksheets covering fifteen substantive novel passages;
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9th - 12th
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World Cup Economic Impact Assignment Economics | Sports Marketing | Business
The World Cup captures millions of people's attention across the world including our STUDENTS. Using this 2 page graphic organizer with 15 questions, students investigate this amazing gloabl sporting event and how it relates to business. After reading 2 online articles, students go on a webquest to learn about the sports marketing of the FIFA's big event at the World Cup. By performing online research, students dive into economics, sports marketing, and business in a meaningful way. INSTRUCT
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9th - 12th
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Sigmund Freud: Biography Summary Webquest (PDF & Google Drive)
Your students will enjoy learning more about the life and contributions of Sigmund Freud with this biography summary activity. In a user-friendly template, students will summarize the life and biography of Sigmund Freud. It’s no-prep for you, but quality content for your students. Enjoy learning more about this well known Psychologist through this engaging graphic organizer.What is Included:A detailed page of teacher instructions.A biography summary template in pdf format to print for student
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Slave Narratives Federal Writers Project
From 1920-1930, the Library of Congress dispatched writers to record authentic slave narrative stories from the last remaining Americans who were enslaved before the Civil War. Hundreds of these true slave narrative stories are available online for students to read and research! This is a great project to add to any slave narrative unit!The Slave Narratives Federal Writers Project provides a curated list of 53 slave narrative stories for your students to choose from to create a research presenta
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Halloween Research Project and Speech Materials for High School ELA (Google)
Complement a unit on Gothic fiction and embrace the harvest season with this low-prep, standards-based research project addressing 33 topics directly and indirectly related to Halloween: ancient celebrations, holidays, and practices (Samhain, Lemuria, guising, souling, and more); more recent traditions (Guy Fawkes Night, the history of trick-or-treating, and the history of pumpkin carving); myths, legends, and superstitions (Jack O'Lantern, the Beast of Bray Road, Mothman, and more); medical con
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9th - 12th
Policy Change Essay Assignment
This assignment was born of a room full of whiners. Much like your students, mine think our school policies stink. Rather than allow them to complain without direction, I challenged them to write argumentative proposals. They resulted in a presentation before our administration. This assignment walks students through the entire process, from topic to reflection. Includes all rubrics. I've left my schedule of dates at the bottom in case you would like a pacing guide. Assignments are split between
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9th - 12th
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Social Justice Research Project - Distance Learning
This research can be done at home or at school. It focuses on social justice issues so that students can find what they are passionate about and learn how to effectively inform or persuade others to care about it as well. I have included an "ideal" teaching guide as well as how I taught it during the hybrid model. This is the project and the rubric for the project. While I catered this to English 3 (or English 11 depending on your state), it can be used for multiple grade levels.
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8th - 12th
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The Handmaid's Tale Research Project on Women's History & Human Rights (Google)
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood lends itself to compelling research opportunities for high school students. This low-prep, standards-based project has students investigate topics related to women's history and human rights around the world: from America (the Fourteenth Amendment, Equal Pay Act, Equal Rights Amendment, etc.) to Canada (the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada, National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, etc.), from the Middle East (
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9th - 12th
Halloween Research Project and Speech Materials for High School ELA
Complement a unit on Gothic fiction and embrace the harvest season with this low-prep, standards-based research project addressing 33 topics directly and indirectly related to Halloween: ancient celebrations, holidays, and practices (Samhain, Lemuria, guising, souling, and more); more recent traditions (Guy Fawkes Night, the history of trick-or-treating, and the history of pumpkin carving); myths, legends, and superstitions (Jack O'Lantern, the Beast of Bray Road, Mothman, and more); medical con
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8th - 12th
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Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Research Project and Speech Materials
This low-prep, standards-based project helps high school students investigate topics and deliver informative speeches related to Michael Crichton's science fiction novel Jurassic Park. It also helps students contextualize the events of the novel by calling attention to 30 relevant topics—from scientific advancements (such as the cloning of Dolly the sheep and the sequencing of human genes) to scientific theories (such as those involving efforts to achieve de-extinction and those seeking to under
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9th - 12th
A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah and Sierra Leone - Research Project (Google)
Help students better understand the historical context of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah and facilitate the process of researching topics related to Sierra Leone with this low-prep, standards-based resource. Students will choose from thirty relevant subjects—the deposing of Siaka Stevens' government, the Revolutionary United Front, illegal diamond mining, the West Side Boys, and All People's Congress to name a few—and navigate credible sources with the goal of teachin
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9th - 12th
Don DeLillo's Libra Bundle: Reading accountability quizzes and activities!
Description:This bundle of activities and quizzes is helpful for developing a unit on Don DeLillo's Libra. Consider it to be a starter pack! The reading accountability / assessment quizzes are cheat-proof, and the activities are rigorous and engaging. Students will read high-level writing, analyze the plot structure of the novel, and perhaps even write a researched literary analysis. These materials are great for high school honors classes or AP Literature (grades 11-12)!In This Bundle:An introd
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11th - 12th
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Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers and the Vietnam War - Research Project
Help students better understand the historical context of Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers and facilitate the process of researching topics related to the Vietnam War with this low-prep, standards-based resource. Students will choose from more than twenty relevant subjects—the Gulf of Tonkin incident, the Tet Offensive, the My Lai Massacre, Tinker vs. Des Moines, and Milton L. Olive III to name a few—and navigate credible sources with the goal of teaching others about their topic. A detailed s
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Fallen Angels Quizzes, Worksheets, Research Project, Test, and Keys (Bundle)
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Research Project and Speech Materials (Google)
This low-prep, standards-based project helps high school students investigate topics and deliver informative speeches related to Michael Crichton's science fiction novel Jurassic Park. It also helps students contextualize the events of the novel by calling attention to 30 relevant topics—from scientific advancements (such as the cloning of Dolly the sheep and the sequencing of human genes) to scientific theories (such as those involving efforts to achieve de-extinction and those seeking to unde
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9th - 12th
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MLK Day: Martin Luther King Jr Activity, Webquest, Biography Summary
Looking for an engaging activity to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. or MLK Day? Your students will enjoy learning more about the life and achievements of this civil rights leader through a biography summary activity. In a user-friendly, graphic organizer template, students will summarize the life and biography of MLK. It’s no-prep for you, but quality content for your students. Make research fun and enjoyable with this biography summary webquest.What is Included:A detailed page of teacher ins
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Little Fires Everywhere Mock Court
UPDATEDAre you searching for a dynamic and immersive activity to bring Celeste Ng's Little Fires Everywhere to life in your classroom? Look no further! This captivating Mock Court activity is designed to ignite your students' passion for literature, critical thinking, and legal concepts.What's Included:Detailed Mock Court scenario based on Little Fires Everywhere (through chapter 16).Roles for students (lawyers/attorneys, witnesses, specific characters, jury members, etc.) with specific tasks an
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9th - 12th
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Researched Literary Analysis Essay Assignment Using an Eriksonian Critical Lens
Description:In my AP Literature class, I have a unit in which I ask students to analyze a character from a novel of their choosing through the critical lens of Erik Erikson's psychosocial stages of development. Personally, I provide students with four novel options: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake, and Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go. Another good option is Don DeLillo's Libra. However, any novel where characters develop si
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11th - 12th
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Literary Analysis Essay Instructions for The Outsiders
These essay instructions are meant to be used in conjunction with your textbook and other supplemental materials to teach research, MLA style citation, and the techniques of literary analysis. The students are instructed to write a literary analysis of the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Example thesis statements, paragraph topic sentences, and examples of incorrect and correct ways of integrating source material are given along with in text citation examples and one Works Cited citation exa
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â Reading and Writing Unit on The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Ender's Game Research Project Materials for Google Drive
Promote student choice and facilitate the process of researching relevant topics from beginning to end with this low-prep activity to conclude a unit on Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. Students will choose from thirty research topics—addressing ideas such as real-life child soldiers, humanitarian organizations, Project Blue Book, the Fermi paradox, space travel, and other events transpiring as recently as 2023—and navigate academically appropriate sources with the goal of teaching their peers
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7th - 12th
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