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Free Common Core RI.11-12.10 resources
How to Annotate Text, Annotations, FREE Sticky Note Method Handout with Bookmark
Encourage your students to improve their close reading skills by teaching them to annotate text with this simple sticky-note procedure. This single-sheet handout gives examples of rich and weak annotated comments along with helpful suggestions to guide students who aren’t sure what they should be writing about when they’re asked to annotate a book.The sheet was designed for students to keep intact in their binders or to slice up and use as a bookmark during reading time. Want more handouts and r
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8th - 11th
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Informational Text Activity, FREE, Supreme Court Cases, Easy Sub Plan, CCSS
Whether you need an emergency sub plan or just want to add more informational text to your curriculum, this free and fascinating lesson has what you need. It includes access to a high-interest article from The New York Times on the "10 Supreme Court Cases Every Teen Should Know," a topic that will hook your students’ attention and inspire lively debate, and a packet of print-and-go handouts to help students work through the text.This FREE activity includes:• A sheet of suggested lesson procedure
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8th - 11th
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Choice Board, Non-Fiction & Informational Text Activities, FREE Worksheet CCSS
This FREE student choice board works with any informational text article or non-fiction book study. Once students have finished reading an assigned article or chapter of a non-fiction text, use this choice board handout to increase student motivation as they meaningfully reflect on their reading.The choice board worksheet was designed for English/language arts students in grades 7 through 12.Want more dynamic lesson materials designed to engage your teens?Click here for a 5-pack of Listen &
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7th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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FREE! Listening Skills Podcast Activity, Listen & Learn #10, PDF & Google Drive
Students need to be able to sit and listen to a passage or short audio program, take notes, recall information, and then answer critical thinking questions about the material. To help prepare our students for this challenge, I’ve scoured the internet to find high-interest, school-appropriate podcasts that fit within one class period.In this Listen & Learn activity, students will listen to a high-quality 30-minute podcast focused on the heroic actions of Robert Smalls, a man enslaved in South
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Black History Month Activity - Soul Food, Creole and Cajun Food History
Teaching your culinary arts and FCS students the difference between Soul food, Cajun food, and Creole food can be challenging! This global foods/regional cuisine lesson will help your students understand these cultural cuisines and have fun while learning!This lesson on regional cuisine includes:KWL chart to begin the lesson (as an anticipatory set)Reading about the difference between Soul, Cajun, and Creole foods, Children's story activity to provide background knowledge on the cuisinesQuestion
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8th - 11th
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FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES LIST 4 ALL GRADES K-12 AND SUBJECTS + TEACHER RESOURCE
Sometimes, you just need a list of websites for everyone. Here it is. FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES Put together by Teach Me, Maria!It takes time to gather this information, figure out the appropriate grade levels, and format, maintain, and update this page. All I ask is for an honest review if this list helps you.
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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Oregon Trail Activity | Beginning Trail Notes & History | Simulation Game Intro
Oregon Trail activities are so fun for teachers and students. This travel guide is a visual and informational resource to help your students better understand the beginnings of the Oregon Trail. This particular sampler starts at Independence, Missouri and ends at Chimney Rock. It includes stunning visuals, real emigrant quotes, trail maps, and more! I hope you and your students enjoy learning about these first few stops and experiences along the Oregon Trail with this Google Slides instructional
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
Narrative of Frederick Douglass | Passage & Literary Nonfiction Analysis Task
A Black History Month Freebie (for a limited time) combined with meaningful ELA Test Prep all in one step! A FREE one-page excerpt from a compelling slave narrative along with reading analysis comprehension questions that get students to analyze the development of central ideas, character, and determining causation of events in a primary source: "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave."The reading practice assessment focuses heavily on analyzing the development of Dougla
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6th - 12th
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Free Scaffolded Reading & Research Notes: Help Students Independently Annotate!
One of my year-long goals is for my students to reach a place where they can independently take and make meaningful notes and annotations while they read. Personally, I prefer to write in my books, but in the classroom, that's not always possible. With this in mind, I put together these 5 Square Notes sheets (kind of like graphic organizers) that walk students through annotation and/or note taking. Each sheet is set up in the 1-2-3-2-1 style, which is a pattern that's easy for students to rememb
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8th - 12th
Saturn- Article, Questions, Wordsearch, and Hidden Message!
This engaging worksheet will allow students of all ages to learn about the planet Saturn! Worksheet includes a reading passage, related questions, and a word search. Letters not used will spell out a hidden message. This activity can be used in-class, for homework, or as a review. Discover the unique attributes of Saturn, its moons, rings, storms, and history!
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
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Free Argument (Rhetorical) Analysis Voting Rights Speech and Graphic Organizer
Use this free rhetorical analysis graphic organizer to help students read and analyze the argument presented in Lyndon B. Johnson’s speech, “Voting Rights Act of 1965" (also called "We Shall Overcome"). The web guides students through analysis of rhetorical features including diction, rhetorical appeals (ethos, logos, pathos), structure, author’s craft and purpose, tone, and central ideas. This scaffolded approach to argument analysis provides an alternative to the widely-used SOAPStone strateg
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8th - 11th
Also included in: American Literature Curriculum - Thematic Pacing Guide - Lesson Bundle
Research Simulation Task Practice (PARCC/NJSLA)
In this ELA lesson plan, students will practice with grade appropriate nonfiction pieces to determine what the prompt is asking and create a thesis statement. This is great practice for NJSLA or PARCC!
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3rd - 11th
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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Determining Credible Sources for Research, Google Slides, CCSS
Engage your middle or high school students in a discussion about credibility by placing them in the Judges' Seat. By allowing students to confer and decide for themselves how good a resource is, see engagement and understanding skyrocket. This assignment was designed for lower-level students but could very easily be amped up to more difficult for Honors students. This product includes 3 files:- A how to/suggestion document- Master slides for the teacher- Individual slide decks for groupsHelpful
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6th - 12th
Free ELA Task Card Sampler (48 cards) / Plot, Language, Character, and more!
Task cards are a great way to promote movement in the ELA classroom. Task cards can be used in so many contexts and with a variety of subjects. For this reason, I’ve designed 6 different sets of task cards! -32 Poetry Task Cards-32 Rhetoric Task Cards-32 Plot and Conflict Task Cards-32 Characterization Task Cards-32 Research and Informational Text Flash Cards-32 Figurative Language and Literary Devices Flash CardsThis sampler is designed to give you an idea of what you can find in each set and f
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9th - 12th
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Free Rhetorical Analysis Lesson with Ruth Bader Ginsburg Speech
Make real-world connections with this free argument analysis activity using a speech from the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The rhetorical analysis graphic organizer guides students through analysis of rhetorical features including diction (word choice), rhetorical appeals (ethos, logos, pathos), structure, author’s craft and purpose, tone, and central ideas (themes). This scaffolded approach to argument analysis provides an alternative to the widely-used SOAPStone strategy.Tim
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: American Literature Curriculum - Thematic Pacing Guide - Lesson Bundle
American literature Unit | Black History Free Poetry Analysis Worksheet | BLM
Looking for an engaging, rigorous unit on the Black Lives Matter Movement?In this mini unit, students will learn about the history of the Black Lives Matter movement and the way that the word “boy” has been problematic for African American males. They'll also explore both the written version and performance of the wonderful poem “not an elegy for Mike Brown” by Danez Smith, a masterful, award-winning contemporary poet and performer. Rounding out the unit are an opinion piece and an inspiring TED
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9th - 12th
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QAR (Question/Answer Relationship) Graphic Organizer
This is a simple graphic organizer you can use to introduce your students to the reading comprehension strategy Question/Answer Relationship (QAR).
One of the keys to being a good reading is learning to ask (and answer good) questions. Often, as teachers, when we ask our students to write questions about a text, the questions are not of high quality or even very good.
This strategy teaches students to ask, categorize, and answer high quality questions as well as promotes good reading comprehe
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6th - 12th
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FREE Active Reading Comprehension Strategies - FREE SAMPLER
Improve your students' reading comprehension and lay the foundation for close reading and annotation with this EDITABLE Active Reading Strategies GOOGLE SLIDES Presentation. This FREE SAMPLER presentation includes a graphic organizer, key details, a modeled example, and a practice opportunity for one active reading strategy.Interested in teaching all 7 reading comprehension strategies? Check out the full resource here: Active Reading Strategies PresentationThis presentation is based on The Good
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8th - 11th
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Million Word Challenge - Independent Reading
Do you need a new approach to Independent Reading that will inspire and engage students as readers? Try the Million Word Challenge! Studies show that the number of words that students read correlates with academic success. So, this year-long challenge has students tracking their word counts, rather than the number of books or levels. Although the concept of reading a million words is not new, each of the documents provided in this Zip file are created to make the process easier for you to implem
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6th - 12th
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SOAPStone Posters (or Presentations)- FREE Analysis Tool
SOAPStone is a diverse strategy that can be used to dissect the work of professional writers as well as help students develop their own writing. This FREE product consists of two slide shows that break down the SOAPStone acronym and provides questions to guide students through the analysis or writing process. The slides are intended to be printed out and used as classroom posters, but they are also perfect to use as visuals during an introductory lesson.If you enjoy this resource, you and your s
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Techumseh's Speech to the Osage | Native American Literature & History Lesson
Enrich your students' knowledge of Native history with this fascinating primary source.. In this speech Tecumseh, a leader of the Shawnee tribe, works to unite other tribes to fight against the encroachment of their lands. The powerful speech outlines many of the tragedies and dilemmas of the Native people. When your students complete this lesson on a powerful speech they will:—understand more about the history of Native people—strengthen their close reading and analysis skills—understand bul
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9th - 12th
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Word Choice & Rhetoric in Deval Patrick's Inaugural Address - Passage & ELA Test
A Black History Month Freebie (for a limited time) combined with meaningful ELA Test Prep all in one step! A FREE one-page excerpt from a compelling speech along with an ELA Practice Assessment Test: "Governor Deval Patrick's Inaugural Address." It's a seminal U.S. text that reveals an important aspect of Black History. The reading practice assessment focuses heavily on word choice, rhetoric, and their impact on meaning and tone. (Standards R.4, L.4), plus author's purpose and point of view (Sta
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6th - 12th
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School and Daily Life in the 1960s
This is a five page unit by Reading Through History which documents school and daily life in America during the 1960s. The readings are followed by three pages of student activities which include multiple choice questions, student response essay questions, and a page of vocabulary activities. There is enough material to cover one standard 50 minute class.
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8th - 11th
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