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High school Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa writing-essays simulations
Social Skills Task Cards | Winter Break | Winter Holiday | Conversation
Do your kids struggle with conversations? Want to prepare them for coversations and social situations they may experience over their winter break? These Winter Break/Christmas Social Skills Task Cards have 64 task cards that will help your students practice how to enter and maintain conversations dealing with Christmas, New Years, holidays and winter break, problem solve difficult situations that might arise, practice body language and wording of answers for situations, and talk about what the
Grades:
4th - 10th
Also included in: Social Skills Task Card Bundle
Christmas Traditions History Holiday Activity CSI Mystery of History Analysis
Explore the history of Christmas and Christmas holiday traditions from around the world! Your students will explore leading theories about the history of Christmas traditions with this festive crime scene investigation activity that encourages engagement and original thinking!A visually engaging case file is provided with comprehensive background readings on the history of Christmas and its traditions. Leading theories about the making of modern Christmas traditions are provided, spanning from R
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5th - 10th
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The Why Why Why Game: Practice with Argument
A quick, engaging, higher order thinking, and fun activity elicits students' critical thinking skills to practice making claims, using data and establishing warrants to support arguments. It is a role-play, a pair and share, then a critical thinking discussion using quotations from Transcendental philosophers, Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson. The quotes can easily turn into persuasive writing prompts.
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Also included in: Argument Bundle for AP Lang
Forensic Science Crime Scene Investigation Holiday Activities - Valentine's Day
Are you looking for fun, yet educational, way to celebrate holidays without sacrificing instruction time? Look no further! This collection of forensic science crime scene investigation (CSI) activities includes 4 engaging laboratory activities that infuse the excitement of holidays with the intrigue of forensic science. Each activity is specifically designed for grades 5th through 10th and provides a unique opportunity for students to apply forensic science techniques in a fun and festive way.I
Grades:
5th - 10th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-7
, 5-PS1-3
, HS-LS3-1
, MS-LS1-1
Progressive Era and Gilded Age Project and Role Play
Meet John D. Rockefeller, Jane Addams, Teddy Roosevelt and more through your students' discovery of them. In this inquiry-based project, students research a major figure of the Progressive Era and Gilded Age and then embody that person at a culminating party. This project, a favorite among my students, puts students literally in the lives of historical figures. This project includes:● How to use this resource and complete timeline within the teacher’s guide● Suggested figures of 30+ individua
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10th - 12th
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Forensic Science Christmas Activity Crime Scene Investigation & Fat Analysis
Looking for a FUN Forensic Science Christmas Activity? This public-school, low-prep activity is EASY to set up and FUN for students! Students will use brown paper bags to investigate the fat content of cookies. This information will be used to solve a holiday mystery. Then, students will examine motives for each suspect in the mystery and write a short article. Your students will love this Holiday-themed, engaging FUN FORENSICS activity... NO ONE DIES! This activity aligns with Next Generation S
Grades:
5th - 10th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-7
, 5-PS1-3
Teaching the Argument: Sample Argument Response
This document is a color-coded sample response of the previously posted sample argument task for the NYS English Regents exam. The colors correlate with the cheat sheet, which is the third document needed to fully teach students how to successfully compose a Part 2 response to the NYS English Regents exam.
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9th - 12th
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Roads to Rome: Classroom Simulation
Transform your classroom into an Ancient Roman town! Students form groups in order to establish and develop their own town, connected to the Roman Empire. Each student receives a role which guides their research and learning, as well as individual and team tasks.
This simulation contains fifteen days worth of guided activities, complete with presentation slides and audio. For the final day, students present their town models, chariots, and costumes during the culminating Market Day –– a great t
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Teaching the Argument: Breaking Down Part 2 of the NYS English Regents Exam
This array will provide you with instant handouts for your learners and includes:Sample Argument TaskArgument Cheat SheetSample Argument Response
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9th - 12th
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The Outsiders by Hinton - Essay Packet and Fairness Debate of Gangs
Are you teaching The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton and want an engaging discussion to take place regarding who has a better life - the Socs or the Greasers? Who are the actual "outsiders"? Do you want to also practice or teach persuasive essay writing, in a very structured, fool-proof way? If so, this 14-page lesson plan and writing assignment is for you! ☺ It includes the following:
1. How to set up a debate/simulation/role play in your classroom between the Socs and Greasers, including signs
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6th - 10th
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Teaching the Argument: Sample Argument Task
This file provides teachers with a sample argument task for the English Regents.
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9th - 12th
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The WEF Great Reset Roundtable Debate
Do you need a project that actually engages students and has deeper learning?Do your students like to argue? Well, look no further.This one checks all the boxes! It is very timely. It allows for a variety of student abilities. It encourages creativity and humour. The topic and the format create a setting for great passion.I created this version for grade 11 Social Studies in Alberta, but it can be adapted to grades 6 - 12. I have done Roundtable Debates with my class as young as grade 6.It
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9th - 12th
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worksheet christmas for teacher
Immerse your classroom in the enchantment of the holiday season with this comprehensive and editable Christmas Classroom Decor Bundle. The bundle encapsulates the spirit of the season while offering customization to suit your unique teaching style.Seasonal Posters and Signs: Adorn your walls with seasonal posters featuring motivational messages, educational content, and captivating holiday illustrations. Each poster is editable, allowing you to tailor them to your curriculum or display important
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Juvenile Assault/Battery Lesson, Discussion, and Writing Activity
Bundle - Complete (In-depth/Possible Multi-day) Lesson
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Salem Witch Trial Mock Trial
In this captivating lesson plan, students delve into the mysterious and dark history of the Salem Witch Trials. Through high-quality readings, students gain insights into the societal and psychological factors that led to this infamous chapter in American history. Following the exploration, students channel their understanding into an informative essay, honing their analytical and writing skills. The lesson culminates in a riveting mock trial, where students take on the roles of key figures from
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7th - 12th
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French Dialogue: Customizable Conversation & Pronunciation: On Santa's Lap
DO YOUR STUDENTS STRUGGLE WITH PRONUNCIATION AND THE MEANINGS OF CONVERSATIONS? Your students will love this simple, authentic & customizable French Christmas dialogue script! With a partner they will discuss their Christmas wishes for gifts and sweet treats. They will use included word banks to fill in the blanks to ensure that their dialogue is realistic and relevant. The dialogue script comes in multiple versions: with English & without. Also, the PDF has click-and-fill textboxes for
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4th - 10th
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Would You Rather Freewrite
This uses the Would You Rather scenario as a basis for freewriting and eventually thesis development. This short activity can be used as a standalone introduction to thesis-based freewriting or modified to start a scaffolded multi-part theme lesson.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Who Gets To Go - a simulation suggested by the birth stories of Jesus
Who Get to Go is a simulation focusing on the birth stories of Jesus as recorded in Luke and Matthew. Through this experience participants will be helped to consider the types of people who came to see Jesus and what decisions they might have made before they came.
This simulation utilizes pictures to stimulate decision making by elementary children, youth, adults or intergenerational groupings including children as young as 5 in study or fellowship settings. The experience takes approximately
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2nd - 12th, Adult Education
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AP Language and Composition Synthesis FRQ Practice Prompt: Diversity
Prepare your students for the AP Lang exam with this synthesis practice prompt. Sources include visual images, graphs, excerpts, and more so that students can be prepared to encounter and grapple with a variety of sources on test day!
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9th - 12th
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Personal Narrative: Blueprinting Places and Memories
This assignment allows students to draw, label, and reflect on a special place. I used this with HOUSE ON MANGO STREET, but it could be used for many literary works. This assignment can result in a personal narrative, an expository piece, or a persuasive piece (especially helpful for the STAAR EOC). My students wrote some amazing essays based on their blueprinting. I have seen this used in adult writing workshops; it is a powerful tool. Enjoy!
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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Sample College Application Essay
I wrote this sample college application essay as an example of how to be concrete and descriptive while also explicating key elements of personality. It is meant to model the necessary balance between establishing one's credentials as a skilled descriptive writer and as a thoughtful, reflective individual.
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11th - 12th, Adult Education
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Understanding Personality
Personality
Abraham Maslow
Carl Rogers
Rorschach
There are three activities that can be done with your class: group “therapy”, individual reflective “therapy”, and essay writing practice (FRQ).
These activities can help students take an in-depth look at the different fields of personality research and apply the information to their own lives.
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Grades:
9th - 12th
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LDC Module: Industrial Revolution w/ full lesson plan & activities
This is the total package! A 10 day unit on the Industrial Revolution, with everything you need! It is very simple to follow, and also easily altered. Very good for low to mid level writers, and everything to help with the writing is included! Here is what is in the folder:
1. Unit Plan (a day by day explanation of what to do)
2. LDC Module (completed with Task and language that aligns with Common Core
3. The Urban Game activity (used to introduce the Industrial Revolution - Note: this
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Model Literary Analysis essay and body paragraphs -- MLA format
Included is a full, five paragraph analytical essay, in MLA format, comparing how three different poems and poets tackle the concept of spring. The thesis is the last line of the introduction. This essay features in-text citations and a Works Cited page. Also included in this bundle (after the initial essay) is a more complex example of literary analysis -- but just one body paragraph. The paragraph is presented in two forms -- one is a straight forward analysis/comparison of a theme that appear
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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