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"Lamb to the Slaughter" Mock Trial Directions
My students read "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl every fall and this mock trial is always a lesson they remember and ask to do over and over. Unfortunately it doesn't fit with every piece of literature. The lesson requires close reading, critical thinking, argument writing, oral communication, as well as comprehension of the story.
This product includes a one-page directions sheet for the teacher, as well as directions to be printed and handed to each of the following: prosecution, defe
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6th - 10th
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Film Studies - Camera Angles (Middle School Edition)
Middle School-appropriate version of my popular Film Studies course. Revised and revamped to meet the needs of 6-9 teachers. Film clips chosen with the middle school student in mind. This slideshow reviews the topic of camera angles, with 16 movie clips (accessible via the web) from Raiders of the Lost Ark, Forrest Gump, Shrek, Harry Potter, Zootopia, and more! Also includes a quiz. Password for web access is on the last slide.
Grades:
6th - 9th
Reading Strategies Classroom Murder Mystery (Word Doc Version)
WHO KILLED MISS JACKSON?
TEACHER'S NOTES
Skills: Analyze text, determine importance, infer, synthesize, question, use background information, monitor for understanding, speaking, and listening
Grades: 6-10
Age groups: 10-17
Materials: Character cards, Character Analysis Worksheet
Time: About an hour
Preparation and Rules
Step one:
Explain to the class that you are going to play a murder mystery game. Everyone will be a character in the game and one of them is the murderer! Give them the ba
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6th - 11th
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The Most Dangerous Game Mock Trial
After being hunted for three days by General Zaroff, Sanger Rainsford is now on trial and being charged for Zaroff's murder. Was Rainsford truly acting in self-defense, or did he willfully and intentionally kill General Zaroff and feed him to his hounds? Your students will RAVE about this mock trial based on Connell's short story "The Most Dangerous Game"! What better way to get students to practice literary analysis, argument development, and speaking and listening skills than with a mock trial
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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"Hogwarts mystery" game (Harry Potter Interactive PowerPoint quiz & quest)
An unusual adventure in search of a philosopher's stone beginning in platform 3/4Â guiding you through Hogwarts secret chambers hand in hand with well-known characters. 44 PowerPoint slides with sound and animation effects fully emerging you in Harry Potter's universe. On every slide, there is a ready-made question connected to a book, film or its author. Enjoy a 45-60 minute magical journey with your students! ! IMPORTANT ! 1) As this presentation is a 44-paged PowerPoint with each slide fully
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K - 12th
Also included in:Â Bundle of PowerPoint thematic quests (History/Harry Potter/Christmas quests)
Populism Game
This game allows students to take on the role of a farmer during the late 1800's in the United States to understand the difficulties they faced. Students will be able to connect their learning to the Populist Movement and how farmers were able to impact government policy and the election of 1896. After the game students will listen and take notes over a brief powerpoint that discusses the topics of:Overproduction of farmersCreation and purpose of the National GrangeInterstate Commerce Act of 1
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6th - 12th
The Road by Cormac McCarthy: Apocalypse Survival Game
This is a survival game based on the items that the Man and the Boy encounter in the novel The Road. I use this game to introduce the novel on the first day. Student are asked to first individually and then as a group rank 20 items (all found in the novel) in order of importance to their survival after a near-extinction level event.
This activity is very high engagement with the students and is an excellent springboard into the novel itself and talking about the issues the characters will fac
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11th - 12th
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Public Speaking and Debate Activities for Middle and High School
Help your students build their confidence while having fun with this collection of public speaking and debate activities. These games and exercises would be great for middle or high school Model United Nations, English, and drama classes, or for use in any context in which students practice speech and argumentation. Instructions for 22 different activities are included, along with hundreds of prompt and topic ideas. Activities included: The Bowl of DestinyFight the FillerSynergistic SpeechesTalk
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in:Â Model UN Lesson and Activity Bundle
Social and Emotional Learning: A 10 Week Introductory Course.
Unleash the Power of Social and Emotional Learning! Transform Your Classroom with a Comprehensive 10-Week SEL Program!Over $200 worth of materials, yours for $50!!Are you looking for a dynamic, engaging, and fully-tested Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum? Look no further! Our 10-week lesson plan is designed to captivate and educate middle and high school students, and it's perfect for home school settings too! What's Included? Over 70 Resources: Dive into an extensive collection of
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Grades:
5th - 12th
Reading Strategies Classroom Murder Mystery (PowerPoint Version)
WHO KILLED MISS JACKSON?TEACHER'S NOTESSkills: Analyze text, determine importance, infer, synthesize, question, use background information, monitor for understanding, speaking, and listeningGrades: 6-10Age groups: 11-17Materials: Character cards, Character Analysis Worksheet Time: About 2 hoursPreparation and RulesStep one: Explain to the class that you are going to play a murder mystery game. Everyone will be a character in the game and one of them is the murderer! Give them the background info
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6th - 10th
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Hollywood Movie Proposal: Summary of a Novel
Students will explore theme and create an iMovie movie trailer for a book they recently read.
PROJECT INTRO: Imagine that you are the author of the book you have just read. Suddenly the book becomes a best seller. A Hollywood movie studio wants you to make the book into a movie. The movie studio wants you to present a short trailer explaining the theme and central idea of the book. You must also explain why the story, characters, conflicts, etc., would make a good film. Suggest a filming loca
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3rd - 12th
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Lowell Mill Girls Document Base Question and Lesson
The purpose of this activity is to familiarize students with life at Lowell Mills and the causes and effects of the strike. Students will use primary sources to compare and contrast accounts of life at Lowell. Students will examine documents from the Lowell Mill and also documents about the strike. Then students will analyze the documents to determine if the accounts are exaggerated. Finally, students will evaluate the strike's impact on the labor union movement and the women's rights moveme
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Grades:
8th - 11th
Autism Social Skill CBI Eating At A Buffet Line Restaurant SPED/OHI/ODD/ELL
CBI (Community Based Instruction). Now available for more than 50% off in my "BUNDLED Transition Age Students' Social Skills" I'm Growing Up - Eating at a Buffet Line Restaurant! Social Story for Special Education Students with Autism/PDD/IOHI/ntellectual Disability. This social skill is for transition age students as it includes the steps for asking for help both at school and work. Fully editable! All photos (and or clipart) are public domain. 16 pages in powerpoint form. Please download the p
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
Job interview questions with feedback for transition and ESL
Your transition and ESL students will love practicing job interview questions and answers for a coffee shop job interview with this interactive digital resource. They will learn to answer job interview questions, communicate in a workplace, use a great opening greeting and closing during an interview and discover what to say and do during an interview. Great for achieving speech and language outcomes, this digital job interview resources gives instant feedback for answers and shows autistic stu
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Real world skills bundle for high school special needs and life skills
War of 1812 Simulation
In this simulation, students will explore the causes, key events, and effects of the War of 1812. Students will play as a merchant in the early 1800s who experiences interference with their trade, prompting them to join the military. Through 7 rounds students will need to strategize, make choices, analyze primary sources, watch short videos, and hopefully experience some luck to make it through the war. The Google Slides provided will guide you and the students through each round which has a c
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6th - 12th
Harrison Bergeron in 19 Questions
You need a quiz / test for Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron. Ten questions would be too short, but 20 conforms to all the expectations of society. That's why you need a 19-question multiple-choice test with no handicaps whatsoever.
It's always fun to see if a bell curve emerges on these kinds of tests, but for this particular test, it would take on more meaning than usual. Also, be sure to the get free film version of this. It's offered by a conservative group (and they'll send you some other
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7th - 11th
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Host Your Own Classroom Murder Mystery Masquerade Ball!
Do you teach a mystery novel/unit/genre study? Need something AMAZING for Halloween? Want to be remembered as the most AWESOME TEACHER EVER? My students' absolute FAVORITE events of the whole year was the murder mystery masquerade ball I put on after students read Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. Three weeks before the event, I would send out mysterious invitations alluding to a masquerade ball. Two weeks before the event, I would give students their character cards. These cards inclu
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Heart Transplant Debate - Argument, Persuasion, Line of Reasoning, Team Building
The Heart Transplant debate is a great entry to a unit on persuasion/argumentation. It's also a fantastic tool to teach Line of Reasoning through experiential learning. This activity provides an opportunity for students to apply knowledge of general debate skills as well as locating and citing appropriate evidence. Two articles are linked as sources and pre-reading to this debate. My students loved arguing for their "client" and this debate got them out of their seats. I used this as an opportun
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Debate Bundle - Debates, Graphic Organizers, Rubrics, Templates, Scaffolds
Mock Trial Rubric
Mock Trials can be a great addition to an English of Social Studies class! You can use a mock trial that is already created or create your own with characters you have read about in a book or people you have learned about in class. This Mock Trial Rubric makes it easy to grade all students on their participation during the process and assign an overall group grade at the end. If you need help creating a mock trial, just message me!
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7th - 12th
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Rule the World: A Nation Building Simulation
Watch your students become entirely engaged as they compete to see who will be the supreme ruler of the world. This simulation has students work in teams (nations) to create their own culture or the teacher can adapt the 'tasks' to have them research and report out on real nations. Diplomats and spies from each nation move around the world and develop trade / defence agreements (or steal valuable information!) in preparation for the 'War' phase of the game. Every time I have run the simulatio
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4th - 12th
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Crucible Pre-Reading Game - Witch Hunt
Bring history to life with "Witch Hunt," an engaging and immersive game that transports students to the hysteria of the Salem Witch Trials. Students will become either witch hunters or witches, using their critical thinking skills to identify and accuse or avoid accusations. Encourage secrecy by only printing hunter cards, for a surprising reveal at the end of the game. This interactive activity is an effective way to demonstrate the dangers of paranoia and the importance of evidence-based reaso
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11th
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The Landlady Murder Mystery
Based on Roald Dahl's "The LandLady," a crime scene is created for students to investigate before reading through the story. Included in the package are suspect cards, slide deck, graphic organizer, pictures of the crime scene set-up, and paragraph assignment and self-reflection. NOT Included: Any items that are needed to set up the crime scene. Only photos of what I have set up are included so you can either use or recreate yourself. The LandLady short story can be found for free on the web.
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8th - 11th
Creating a Utopia Interactive Group Activity
Introduce your students to the concepts of utopias and dystopias with this interactive activity where they will work together in small groups to try design a utopian society. This exercise works well as a pre-reading activity for English classes studying dystopian literature or for social studies classes studying civics, dictatorships, and types of government.Use the slideshow about utopias and dystopias to teach students about the key hallmarks of each. Then, students will follow the instructio
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7th - 10th
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Social Media Template (5 Posts)
Awesome for ELA and History classes, grades 4-12!Let your students choose a character from the book or chapter they're learning and then let them bring that character to life ... online!Pair with my FREE 7 Post version for an easy differentiation for your higher achievers!
Grades:
4th - 12th
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Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
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