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Free high school informational text research
Brainstorming Web
This brainstorming web can be used for any grade! It allows for students to collect their thoughts and organize it for creative and opinion writing, research-based essays, and even book study's!
This is a PDF that includes:
✔ A blank brainstorming web template
✔ An explanation on how to fill out the brainstorming web and multiple ways of using it.
✔ 3 examples of using a brainstorming web (informational text, key point with examples, and organizing a story).
This PDF can be projected on a SMA
Grades:
1st - 12th, Higher Education
Debate Rubric
This editable rubric can be used for scoring individual students or groups during a classroom debate! It assesses teamwork, use of facts and text evidence, organization, respect for the other team, presentation style, and understanding of the debate topic.
Grades:
2nd - 12th
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Career Exploration One Pager
Do you want your students to research careers in a creative way? Try this Career Exploration One Pager! It allows students to research a career of interest without it being a daunting assignment. Students research and record information and add it to their one pager. They can be assessed quickly and there are lots of opportunities to meet several standards.- You could add a mini lesson on MLA format.- You could have your students present their one pagers in front of the class.-You could use this
Grades:
5th - 10th
DIGITAL Graphic Organizer for Research/Inquiry Project
These templates will help your students organize information for research/inquiry project and keep track of multiple sources. Students have used these for research essays, TED Talk presentations, Inquiry projects, podcasts, etc. This is a digital resource and ready to assign via Google Classroom. Includes marginal notes for students with reminders and some instructions, but students may require additional guidance depending on age group. I have used this with 4th and 5th graders but can be used
Grades:
4th - 12th
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Research Paper Outline Guide for Students
This is a two-page outline for students to fill in when working to organize a research paper. It is designed based on students having a minimum of three supporting points as well as a section that acknowledges the opposing side to their arguments (a concession/refutation section). This outline allows students to easily organize their ideas in preparation for writing. Before completing this outline guide, students should have completed at least some research in order to include sources. Stude
Grades:
6th - 12th, Adult Education
September 11th 9/11 Narrative Account and Assessment FREEBIE
[[September 11th Memorial Series]]
Minor errors and mistakes fixed and stylistic changes made. Updated as of 9-12-2015!
September 11th Narrative Account & Assessment
Teach a Major Part of Modern American History with this Engaging Narrative!
Grades 5-12—10+ Pages!
Product Overview/Preface:
This product consists of a 3-page Assessment to be used with a 3-page excerpt from my memoir. It is a non-fiction narrative account of my observations and personal experiences on September 11th. 2001
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Evaluating Online Sources FREE Credible & Reliable Sources Activity
Do your students need an evaluating online sources SOS? In today’s digital world, students need to be savvy readers and thinkers when it comes to conducting source evaluation and online research, and you need quality research activities to equip and engage them, am I right?For this activity, students will choose the “best” source from a list of six online sources in order to hypothetically answer a given research question. Directions are included! Perfect for paired or small group work, review,
Grades:
9th - 12th
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College Planning
Engage students in the college readiness selection process with this interactive, small/whole group lesson plan to help uncover what type of college is best--small or large. 8 slides include:Differences between small & large collegesCharacteristics of eachonline video links of studentscollege selection resources by professionals & studentsCollege research project to present information discoveredA fun learning experience for students who need to think about college and narrow their choic
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Science Debate - Sweets or Treats? (A Valentine's Day Science Activity)
The Sweets or Treats Debate asks students to debate the question: "Which is a better option for Valentine's Day - chocolate-covered strawberries or flowers?"This download includes the following: 8 Fictional Character Cards (student roles) - 4 characters are FOR the topic and 4 characters are AGAINST the topicStudent Worksheets - whether actively debating or in the audience, students will need to research the topic, generate questions, and determine if sources are credibleTeacher Guide - offers d
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Grades:
6th - 10th
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American Urbanization: A Common Core & Primary Source Based History Lesson
Why did American farmers leave the countryside for the city life? Was the glitz and glamour drawing them to the city or were there other factors pushing them from their family farms? This lesson focuses on urbanization in late 19th and early 20th centuries. The product is six pages and includes entrance ticket, a HardCORE history investigation utilizing primary and secondary sources, and concludes with an exit ticket. Students will also practice developing a thesis supported by multiple pieces o
Grades:
8th - 12th
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Library Scavenger Hunt
Hands on activity for middle school/high school students; Students locate print resources (books and magazines) using your library's online catalog and by exploring the shelves to find titles using Dewey Decimal numbers. Approximately 45 minutes-1 hour to complete. May be completed individually or in cooperative learning groups. Suitable for any subject area as an intro to research. AASL & CCRA Standards included.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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In-Text Citations and Quotation Formatting (MLA 8th Ed.) - EDITABLE
This has been a truly helpful resource for my students. With relevant examples, this four-page resource walks students through each aspect of citing sources in-text. In doing so, it shows students how to create citations, where to put them, and how to edit quotations with brackets or emphasis.
This resource abides by the standards of MLA 8th edition.
This resource also includes an editable Word document and a PDF.
Thank you!
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Persuasive Essay: Body Paragraph Outline
This graphic organizer will help students create an outline for a 6 paragraph persuasive essay (while its set up for a persuasive essay, the outline can be adapted for many, many different uses).
Set up of the outline includes:
3 regular body paragraphs with spaces for a topic sentence, evidence #1, a connecting sentence, evidence #2 and a conclusion sentence.
The fourth paragraph is labeled as "opposing views" where students are to specifically address the opposing side and defend their opin
Grades:
7th - 12th
CRAAP Criteria Checklist
This graphic organizer is perfect for students to use when finding sources for expository, research, persuasive or argumentative writing pieces. It helps them break down the source, according to the CRAAP criteria, to determine if it's a credible source to use in their writing. It helps you teach, and the student's reach, CCSS Anchor Standard for Writing 8, "Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Career Research Project for Grades 6 - 12 and ESL students
This is a everything you need for your students to complete a career research paper. Students will learn how to: research 3 different careers they may want to pursue, find out what they need to reach those career goals, write a research paper with MLA style documentation and finally write business letters to organizations to find more information. This updated lesson plan includes: a rubric, parent letter, Career Project Questions, note card set up, paraphrasing explanation, parenthetical docu
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Evaluate and Cite! Research Skills, Activities, Resources for Students
Evaluate and Cite! Resources for Student Researchers
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Now, more than ever, students need the ability to select resources that are credible and unbiased. It’s crucial for both students and adults to apply effective information-seeking skills whether we are conducting research, choosing a product to purchase, or searching online for a credible answer to any question!
Student researchers stay focused and are more successful when
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Credible Internet Resources - 10 things to consider when doing Internet Research
This is a one-page handout or poster.
I use this poster when teaching my students how to determine if a website is credible, as part of our Argumentative Writing Unit and Argumentative Writing Instructional Workbook.
Download the full, 12-page paid product here.
After discussing this poster, we also practice using appropriate keywords for searching, then looking over the list of search results to determine which we would click on.
Download and enjoy!
Grades:
6th - 12th
Biographies: Famous Person Research & Independent Reading Notes (Free Resources)
The Biography Note-Taking Chart with Guiding Prompts can be used in a variety of ways – including during the research of a famous person or as an assessment of a student’s independent reading of a biography or autobiography. See the implementation ideas for this free resource below! *********************************************************************************************************Implementation Idea #1: Famous Person ResearchDo your students struggle with effective note-taking skills duri
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Digital Research Notecards
Embark on your research journey with ease using this Digital Research Notecard Template. Designed to bring traditional research methods into 21st Century Classroom, Digital Research Notecards streamline workflow and enhance organization. This template offers a comprehensive platform for collecting, organizing, and analyzing research data efficiently.Key Features:Structured Layout: Our template provides a structured layout for entering research information, including fields for source details, ke
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education
Media Literacy Presentation
The link below will take you to a Google slideshow about Media Literacy. It is a 40 minute presentation for middle and high school students about evaluating news sources. Fake news vs. biased news is covered. You are free to use or modify this presentation, but please make a copy for yourself first. (Go to File --> Make a Copy.)Note: This presentation doesn’t make sense unless you click through it in the “Present” mode. Go to View --> Present or click the “Present” button at the top.
Grades:
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
Give Your Grant Proposal an Edge: Tips for Writing Proposals that Win
I won approximately $20,000,000 in grant money for New York City Department of Education programs and services. The secret to winning is following step-by-step directions and knowing insider tips.
- Learn the little deal breakers that novices overlook, but experts always remember!
DOWNLOAD NOW and you'll never make these common mistakes!
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Reading Comprehension Practice with Writing Prompt
This contains two brief articles about sustainability and renewable energy sources. Information in the articles was compiled using various news and educational online resources. They contain a bibliography with links to the original sources. Each article contains vocabulary words that are defined and highlighted in the piece. At the end of each article is a writing prompt that students can either write about or discuss in groups.
Grades:
5th - 9th
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The Great Mail Race Questionnaire
The Great Mail Race is also about meeting new friends and having cool pen pals.
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Grades:
1st - 12th
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Annotation Guide with BOOKMARKS
Using an annotation guide during the review of materials for a research paper is an invaluable practice that enhances the efficiency and organization of the research process. An annotation guide serves as a roadmap, prompting the researcher to engage critically with the content and extract key information. This systematic approach involves highlighting essential passages, jotting down notes about the author's argument or methodology, and identifying relevant quotes or data. By adhering to an ann
Grades:
7th - 12th
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