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Common Core RI.8.9 research
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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The Battle of Lexington and Concord: Mysteries in History
The students will try and solve the mystery of who fired the first shots at Lexington by looking at Primary sources, finding the main idea of the documents, making judgements and then writing up a detective report to explain what they discovered.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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National History Day Projects From Start to Finish 2023-2024
NOTE: Enjoy the NEWLY UPDATED 2023-2024 version (Turning Points in History Theme)! It has brand new materials related to this year's theme, and I also updated lessons to include a more comprehensive and integrated approach to using both primary and secondary sources.This is your one stop shop for all National History Day lessons and resources!National History Day is a contest in which student choose a topic, conduct in depth research, and create a project (5-6 project categories to choose from!)
Grades:
6th - 12th
Online Scavenger Hunt - Learning and Practicing Research Skills Online
This is the update of my PDF file project for learning to refine search skills. This file allows you to share a Google Slides to your students from Drive or Google Classroom. It is editable by students and can be turned into you for marking when completed. This scavenger hunt is one of two digital and editable online projects that I am selling. If you want to teach basic skills for Grade 2 - 5 students, please take a look at my other scavenger hunt. This project helps students learn about and pr
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4th - 8th
ESSAYS: How to Write Informational Essays ~ It Begins Here...
A HOW-TO for writing strong essays for students in grades 5–10.Students research using two paired, high-interest, leveled articles."The Life in Antarctica""The Marvelous Manta"This is your definitive guide for teaching how to research and write essays and paragraphs;using a step-by-step process; building strong, independent writers.Do your students need a little more work on stand-alone paragraphs? This guide also explains how to write strong paragraphs.This writing resource has:125 pages of pro
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5th - 11th, Adult Education
The CRAAP Test BUNDLE (Evaluate Sources) | Lesson, Handout, & Auto-Graded Quiz
Help students learn how to effectively evaluate the validity of the sources they use! CRAAP is an acronym method (series of questions) for readers to check if a secondary source is acceptable to use. The bundle includes a LESSON and a QUIZ --- Minds On warm updefinition of CRAAP Testinstructions on how to apply the CRAAP test to student assignmentshabits of academically honest studentsactivities for groups to practicereflection questions (metacognition)The Google Form Quiz for 16 points includes
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7th - 12th
Elizabethan England Differentiated Mini-Unit
This is a differentiated mini-unit on Elizabethan England to prepare students for studying Shakespeare's works! It can be used as an introduction to any of Shakespeare's plays. It begins with a day of research into Shakespeare's life and times, then asks students to create a group collage on their topic and ultimately perform a presentation of their findings.Included in this product:- Rationale for Project- English Language Arts Frameworks- 4 Meticulously Explained Lesson Plans- Extensive explan
Grades:
7th - 11th
Also included in:Â Shakespeare Resource Bundle
Unsolved Mysteries ELA Research Project - Editable in Google Drive!
ALL instructional materials in this Unsolved Mysteries ELA Research Project are COMPLETELY editable!This resource is perfect for middle or high school secondary ELA teachers who are looking to engage their students in a fun, high-level, creative project. This project is student-centered and allows kids to showcase their creativity! It's perfect for the middle of the year, or even the end of the year, because this high-interest project keeps kids focused and working!In this project, students will
Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest Activity - Science - Distance-Learning
This internet scavenger hunt WebQuest activity covers a variety of expectations from the grade 7 and 8 Ontario Science Curriculum and other fun facts about general science. Students will scour the internet to verify various true or false questions, fact-check information, and find the answers to engaging questions. They'll learn how to answer a question and find reliable sources. The Research According to Education World, ''Internet scavenger hunts are a way for students to practice problem-solv
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Internet Scavenger Hunt WebQuest Bundle - Google Forms Version Included
Bias Detectives: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Cross-Curricular Unit!
Welcome to Bias Detectives! This thematic unit is centered around the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire that occurred on March 25, 1911. In this unit, your students will immerse themselves in life from the 1910s, and examine first-hand primary sources, newspaper excerpts, and speeches that led to the reform of worker's rights and factory safety, and eventually the birth of OSHA many years later! All of these resources will help your detect the bias and argue whether the negligent building owners
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5th - 9th
Informational Text Reading - Lessons, Activities, & Assessment Unit
If your students struggle with notetaking and research, then try this month-long reading unit on informational nonfiction text. Your students will be guided on notetaking and research after selecting a topic. With mini lessons, activities, text sets for each topic, and research options, you will have everything you need for a cohesive unit. Everything is linked and ready to go with print options for the lessons.This month-long unit includes:✅ Main slideshow that is linked with lessons, activi
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Reading & Writing Lessons, Activities, & Assessments Workshop Bundle
The CRAAP Test Lesson | Slideshow for Teaching Students How to Evaluate Sources
This original slideshow lesson teaches middle and high school learners about the CRAAP Test -- a method (set of questions) to evaluate the validity of online or print texts. This lesson is perfect for most English, literacy, ESL, and social sciences courses and other writing or communication units.The lesson works as -----a standalone lesson on The CRAAP Test for multiple ages and grades/subjectsa visual prompt for the classroom about The CRAAP Test (easily printable)a precursor to teaching MLA
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7th - 12th
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
Women's History Month Reading Passages, Activities, & Project
This set of Women’s History Month resources will help students build their background knowledge about women’s history, engage in activities to better understand the challenges women have and continue to face, and complete a project that celebrates the influence of women. All the resources are aligned to Common Core State Standards, and will aid students in developing essential skills, such as close-reading, critical thinking, examining perspectives, and conducting and presenting research, among
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7th - 10th
Colonial America and Revolutionary War Unit- ABC Book Research Projects!
These ABC book projects are an engaging and relevant activity to review and introduce Colonial America and Revolutionary War content. These ongoing projects incorporate CCSS for domain specific vocabulary, main idea/details, summarizing, inferences, and using multiple sources. STUDENT SAMPLES, teacher notes, a parent letter, two differentiated student templates, word banks, rubrics, and a mega Colonial literature resource section provide everything needed for students to work independently rev
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5th - 8th
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Ready to Print! Community Service Project Bundle for ELA! CCGPS Aligned!
This detailed project is intended for gifted middle school students, preferably 8th graders or higher, who are given the task of selecting a field of their own interest and going and completing volunteer hours. Students will identify an issue in their chosen field, will create a possible solution, research those solutions, and will submit a research paper in argumentative or expository style. Students also create a hands-on demonstration/presentation to share their ideas with classmates. All
Research: Historical Background of The Watsons go to Birmingham-1963
This is a research project. It focuses on the Civil Rights Leaders and organizations mentioned in the Epilogue of The Watson's go to Birmingham-1963. This assignment is turnkey. It includes 9 research resources, appropriate for 4th-12th grade, to facilitate safe and unbiased research. There are 33 potential topics and two fully-editable Google slide decks. One slide deck is designed to be used collaboratively. While the other slide deck is designed to be used independently.
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Not Grade Specific
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"Hidden Figures" Text Analysis for Black History & Women's History Months
This product is designed to be used with the 2016 film, "Hidden Figures" and is a perfect way to honor Black History Month as well as Women's History Month. Students will read two articles on the real women who inspired the film. Following the articles, students will watch the film and complete an analysis of the three texts. This resource includes introductory slides, two videos to provide background information on the time period, links to two articles, and a graphic organizer/worksheet for
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8th - 12th
RI 6.9 Memoir/Autobiography and Biography Middle School Project
Directions and how-to-use:This project should be completed over the course of 4 weeks with the rubric to guide students towards achieving cross-curricular criteria and demonstrate mastery of content standards: RI 6.1- 6.9; W 6.2a.-f.; W6.4-6.9; SL 6.4-6.6; L6.1-6.6; RH6-8.1-8.2, RH 6-8.4; RH6-8.7-8.9; WHST.6-8.2-8.10 Week one- students will identify the person of interest for their essay assignment based on a list of available book options in class or appropriate options to research and request
The CRAAP Test (for Evaluating Sources) | Lesson and CRAAP Checklist Handout
This CRAAP Test handout is a short lesson and CRAAP test checklist to support middle and high school learners evaluate the validity of online or print texts. This handout is perfect for most English, literacy, ESL, and social sciences courses, as well as other writing or communication units.Page 1:CRAAP test defined CRAAP test acronym explainedCRAAP test rationale -- why use this method?Page 2:CRAAP test checklist for learners to apply the test to any text of their choosingRelated Products ---"C
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7th - 12th
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Freedom Unit: What is Freedom?
This is a CANVAS-only unit study of the essential question: "What is Freedom?" This unit explores slavery, the Civil Rights Movement, the Holocaust, and current-day activism through the analysis of non-fiction writing of those periods.This module contains all of the following documents:3 Journal Prompts"Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" Story with paired questions and a quiz.Links to Slave Narratives with paired questions.Guided Reading: "I Have a Dream" by Dr. Martin Luther
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6th - 12th
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STEM Designer: Solar Powered Vehicles
A Webquest for Real World Project-Based Learning to use with Google ClassroomStudents become solar designers in this interactive STEM webquest that guides critical thinking and collaboration within the topics of solar energy and engineering. Working in teams, students choose to learn about solar planes, cars, boats, or rovers and use what they have learned to design their own model of a solar powered vehicle. WebQuest project-based learning teaches children how to use essential skills for obtain
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5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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Evaluating Online Sources: Credible vs. Untrustworthy Websites
In this activity, students will consider six different websites and must decide whether they are credible or not. These decisions will be made through the use of a checklist that awards/ takes away points based on the presence or lack of certain criteria in the website (has an author, does not have external links, etc.). This is a great, engaging, and low-pressure activity to help refresh, review, or introduce media literacy!This download comes with:- Links to six websites for students to consid
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7th - 12th
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Frankenstein Activity | Designer Babies Socratic Seminar Lesson | Stems | Rubric
Transform them into little college students. Capture their imaginations. Perfect before, during or after Frankenstein. Teach them how to generate thought-provoking, open-ended questions in preparation for their student-led Socratic Seminar. No prep needed. Packed with engaging slides, writing tips, examples, questions, leveled text sets, graphic organizer, evaluation tools, and more. Follow me for more teacher and tutor tools. Happy teaching!Note: Model close reading, annotation, and note-taking
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7th - 10th
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