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Informational text Common Core SL.9-10.4 resources
Speech Unit: Mock TED Talks {3+ Weeks: Writing, Speaking, & Nonfiction}
Want a new, authentic, 21st-century spin on a formal speech unit? Help students analyze, write, and present their own mock TED-style talks in your own classroom conference!* This print-and-go unit fully scaffolds students through a process of building background knowledge, drafting and practicing speeches, and then giving confident final speeches in front of a group of peers. It covers public speaking, writing, AND nonfiction reading!Customize it for your Class:• Adjust the EDITABLE pages to you
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8th - 12th
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Lizzie Borden: Infamous Murder Case Nonfiction Unit, Tone, Bias, Persuasion
Lizzie Borden was tried and ultimately acquitted for the MURDER of her PARENTS in the 1890s. The trial was controversial. How could a WOMAN possibly hack her parents to death and why? How could this have happened while she was HOME if she didn't do it? In this nonfiction unit, students will read articles about the case and then decide for themselves if they think Lizzie Borden is INNOCENT or GUILTY. If your students like this nonfiction unit, be sure to check out the Bespoke ELA activity on
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Close Reading and Speech Writing Lesson
Make your study of Martin Luther King, Jr. a literacy lesson with a primary source. Students complete a close reading of Dr. King's prophetic speech “I’ve Been to the Mountain Top” and use their reading as inspiration for their own writing. In pre-reading activities, students learn about the context of the speech and define vocabulary. Next, they complete an activity to understand allusions, and then after reading the speech, they analyze its structure using a graphic organizer. They use the sa
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8th - 11th
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Argument and Rhetorical Analysis Games for Secondary ELA
This bundle of argument and rhetoric games for secondary ELA contains SEVEN unique games that target the skills of argumentation in a fun and high-interest format.The games included in this bundle are:Rhetorical Devices BINGO GameIn this game, students fill out BINGO cards with rhetorical devices, and they have to identify devices used in quotations read by the teacher. Five in row WINS the round! This game tests students' ability to identify rhetorical devices in texts.Would You Rather? Card
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Oprah Winfrey’s Golden Globes Speech Rhetorical Analysis PDF & Google Drive CCSS
Use Oprah Winfrey’s headline-grabbing speech from the 2018 Golden Globes to show your students the power of a well-constructed presentation. In this one class period activity, students will discuss the #metoo movement, view Oprah Winfrey’s 10-minute speech, and deconstruct/discuss her use of rhetorical devices. Questions focus on audience, metaphor, parallelism, pathos, and symbolism. These materials can serve as a stand-alone lesson or as a solid supplement to a study of Jim Crow laws or SAT-st
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Community Interview Project and Rubric - How to Conduct an Interview Assignment
This community interview project is perfect for practicing interviewing skills and teaching students how to conduct an interview! Includes a slideshow lesson, interview graphic organizers, and an editable rubric. Based on the "Humans of New York" project, students will write articles after conducting interviews with partners within the school community! Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®.✨ Updated in 2024 to cater to a wider range of educational environmen
Grades:
5th - 12th
TED Talks in the Classroom: Teach students to be inspirational speakers
TED Talks are an excellent and engaging way to expose students to strong public speaking skills. This in-depth unit will explore TED Talks, teaching students how to become a better public speaker. The unit culminates in students delivering their own TED Talks! You will be amazed at your students' abilities to capture an audience!
The unit includes:
1. TED Talk Assignment Sheet: A detailed explanation of the final speech.
2. Rubric: A comprehensive rubric to help you grade your student. Cl
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8th - 12th
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Writing a News Article - OLC News Report Template & 4-Level Rubric - OLC4O OSSLC
Teach students how to write a news article using this lesson, graphic organizer, news report template, and rubric. Prepare for the OSSLT, teach the OLC4O / OSSLC course, or coach essential literacy with this reading comprehension strategy. Includes digital worksheets for Google Classroom®! Included with this Writing a News Article Template, Lesson, and Rubric:✏️ How to Write a News Article Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPoint® and Google Slides®Teach the Five Questions Model (W5-H)Explore
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7th - 12th
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Nonfiction Boot Camp for Informational Texts
This 3-4 week unit exposes students to narrative nonfiction and informational texts, emphasizing close reading, finding logical fallacies, denotative vs. connotative meanings, technical writing, and more!⭐ Each lesson includes: A warm-up video, introducing concepts to studentsA slideshow guiding teachers and students through the lesson and teaching vocabulary words (editable)A student handout for annotation and close reading responses (editable with Canva access, included)Exit slips, homework, o
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9th - 12th
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Reading and Writing News Articles - Slideshow Lessons, Templates, Rubrics OLC4O
Everything you need to teach students to master writing news articles and reading nonfiction text features! Includes sample news reports, reading comprehension questions, slideshow lessons, graphic organizers, assessment guidelines, and more! Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets and activities for Google Drive®.⚡️⚡️⚡️ Save over 30% with the bundled discount! ⚡️⚡️⚡️Included with this Unit for Reading and Writing News Articles:✏️ Summarizing a News Report Slideshow Lesson - Micros
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6th - 12th
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Full Year High School English Curriculum: Secondary ELA 9-12 Common Core Aligned
If you are teaching a new high school English course this year, or you're looking to upgrade your current high school English class curriculum, this full year ELA curriculum is for YOU! This Common Core Standards aligned English Language Arts curriculum will help you create meaningful learning experiences for your secondary English students AND protect your time outside of contract hours.This English curriculum is perfect for you if are looking for...creative, effective activities for you and yo
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9th - 12th
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Introduction to Debate
This four lesson unit is designed to be a comprehensive debate tutorial for teachers who are new to debate or who want to implement debate into their current curriculum. I tried to design these materials with lots of explanation where necessary and minimal prep work to finish. I have taught debate for over ten years in the classroom and online and the knowledge and expertise I have gained have gone into these lessons to make them a perfect gateway to argumentation and debate. All lessons are onl
Grades:
3rd - 12th
ELA Curriculum Q2 9th 10th Grade English – Rhetorical Analysis, Argument Writing
This Quarter 2 ELA Curriculum for 9th and 10th grade English has ALL the materials you need—lessons, materials, texts, and pacing guide—to teach a full 9-week quarter of high school English, with a focus on argument, rhetorical analysis, speech, and argumentative writing.The Quarter 2 high school English bundle includes a free curriculum map pacing guide you can find here. Whether you are a new ELA teacher, or teaching a new ELA class or grade level, or a veteran teacher looking for some engagin
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8th - 11th
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American Enlightenment Literature Bundle (9 resources, 100 pgs, 100 questions)
The American Enlightenment is the second unit for my juniors. In this unit, we focus on close reading, analyzing rhetoric, and synthesizing texts. This is also the first time my students venture into American literary movements. For these reasons, this is one of my favorite units, so I wanted to share my best texts and activities. As a bundle exclusive, I’ve also included synthesis writing prompts and rubrics that help students connect texts and see themes across texts. Includes 20 writing promp
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9th - 12th
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No Prep High School English Sub Plans Emergency Digital Informational Text
Absences happen. Rest easily knowing that your high school English students are engaged with this growing bundle of 5-star rated no-prep sub plans. This bundle currently features 12 skill-building resources for use at any time during your school year. No need for lengthy sub plans anymore!You'll get:the "American Preppers" Informational Text (5-star rated in a bundle!)a Bookcase Bio Creative Character Analysis Task for Choice Novels ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️a graphic organizer for developing the plot of a G
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9th - 12th
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Lesson Plan: This I Believe
"This I Believe" is a long-running program that began with Edward R. Murrow. This lesson plan, by exploring student's own beliefs, assists students in better understanding themselves in this complex and challenging world. The plan includes
* 7 required readings
* audio links
* teacher resources
* vocabulary, quiz, glossary, and key
* writing prompt
* rubric
* images
and more. See the preview table of contents for more details.
This plan should take two weeks to complete.
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6th - 12th
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TED Talk Presentations - Print and Digital
Teach public speaking and speech writing with this lesson that challenges students to present TED Talks. Existing TED Talks serve as mentor texts, which students view, analyze, and evaluate before using the writing process to create their own. Print-and-go handouts guide students through their discussion, planning, peer review, editing, and rehearsal. An editable slide and MS Word document is included for the final assignment, so you can customize the assessment for your students’ needs. This
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7th - 10th
High School Common Core English Language Arts IEP Goal Bank
This IEP goal bank was created to assist special education teachers with the task of writing standards-based IEP goals in English Language Arts. Speech-Language Pathologists should also find this resource to be useful when creating IEP goals and collaborating with teachers.After spending countless hours developing IEP goals myself and really having to think through how to best individualize goals and objectives for my own students, I wanted to share this resource to help other special education
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9th - 12th, Staff
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Serial Podcast Evidence Board Project
This resource provides teachers with two different options for Serial, Season 1 Final Projects . Both options address multiple CCSS and engage students by requiring them to listen closely, take accurate notes, develop theories, work together, organize their work, and present their findings to their peers. Option #1: Cereal Box Serial Analysis (rubric and example responses included)Includes evidence analysis, identification of important people, podcast evaluation, and argumentative writing promp
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9th - 12th
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Environmental Impacts of Christmas (Holiday Analysis + Educational Campaign)
Give the gift of sustainability to your students this holiday season!This activity allows students to investigate five different negative impacts of the holidays on the environment, then utilize their creativity skills and new knowledge to launch an educational campaign to raise awareness and suggest solutions on one issue of their choosing. Students will read about five different environmental impacts of the holidays and answer reading comprehension questions. Each environmental impact includes
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5th - 12th
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Serial Season One - Complete Printable Unit and Plans
One of the most popular podcasts ever made, Serial is such a powerful tool in the classroom. Your students will love the engaging and provoking use of this podcast. This unit is based in core standards such as analyzing non-fiction text, note-taking, and persuasive writing and speaking. My high school students LOVE this unit! They really enjoy being able to form their own opinion on who is really guilty. I usually move through this unit in under two weeks, and the kids are always engaged. In
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9th - 12th
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Argumentative Reading and Writing Game: The Opinion Game!
This game is the perfect way to get students engaged in an argumentative reading or writing unit or is the perfect debate game to play when you start preparing for it. It engages students right off the bat! This game gets students thinking about how to defend a claim with strong and persuasive evidence. It also familiarizes them with public speaking skills and cooperative learning. It can be played digitally, or can be printed, so the options on how you can engage your students are plenty!What y
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4th - 12th
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What Do You Want? - Life after Graduation Mini-Presentation
Students study themselves to discover their goals, priorities, interests, and skills, and then deliver a short oral presentation what they want from life after graduation.
My students have discovered that by the time you reach your senior year, you should already be on track with a specific plan for college and career. That means that students in 8th through 10th grades need to think a lot harder about what they want out of life, what real life is like, and what they need to be doing to prepare
Grades:
8th - 10th
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Environmental Impacts of Halloween (Analysis and Educational Campaign)
What’s the scariest part of Halloween? The environmental impacts (or teaching on Halloween)! This fun and interactive Halloween lesson is sure to be a TREAT for your students. This activity allows students to investigate five different negative impacts of Halloween on the environment, then utilize their creativity skills and new knowledge to launch an educational campaign to raise awareness and suggest solutions on one issue of their choosing. Students will read about five different environmenta
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5th - 12th
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