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Reading Common Core RH.6-8.9 resources
Ground Zero by Alan Gratz Novel Study
The Ground Zero Novel Study is a comprehensive novel study for teaching Ground Zero by Alan Gratz. With over 100+ Common Core aligned materials, students will develop their literacy skills while deeply engaging with the novel through this 6-WEEK unit. The fiction close reading activities, the literary analysis resources, the History of September 11th nonfiction readings and extension activities, vocabulary, assessments, project choice board, and essays will all provide opportunities for your stu
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7th - 9th
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WebQuest Evaluating Argument Claims, Evidence, Reasoning: Captive Orcas Debate
Updated in 2020 as a distance learning WebQuest in Google Slides (and still in PDF) while the debate continues (killer whales continue to be sold worldwide in worse-than-ever conditions, plus think about the other marine mammals). Authentic, relevant, in-depth argument examination! Truly delves into both sides of this hotly debated issue by examining and analyzing multiple primary sources.Step-by-Step guided activity leads students to read and analyze claims, counterclaims, and evidence presente
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Regions of Europe Centers Activity for European Geography or Culture Study
Introduce your students to the regions of Europe with this easy to prep Centers or Stations Activity. At each regional center, students will read geographic information on the region, view maps and discover physical features and statistics, view data from the region on cultural and human characteristics, and read current articles on the regions of Europe (using internet links provided in teacher directions). Included:Reading Cards on each RegionImage Cards on each RegionMap Cards on each Regi
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6th - 10th, Higher Education
The One and Only Ivan Novel Study Unit - Printable and Digital for Google Slides
Your students will GO APE over this unique book report project. Activities for the project-based classroom. Mix-and-Match Templates allow you to create a novel unit that is tailored to your students' needs. Both PRINT and DIGITAL versions.PRINTABLE: 69 ready-to-go templates focus on a wide range of topics related to The One and Only Ivan by Katharine Applegate—story elements, themes, symbolism, characters, parts of a book, research topics, vocabulary, and more. Challenge students to use higher-l
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: The One and Only Ivan Mega-Bundle (4 Posters and Complete Novel Unit)
Unbroken (adapted for young adults) Reading Guide
This is a reading guide to aid in the reading of the young adult version of the best selling book "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand. This reading guide includes a table of contents in the Google Doc version for easy navigation, suggested vocabulary for each chapter, and reflection questions at the end of each chapter.
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7th - 9th
Important Egyptian Pharaohs Reading and Research - Print and Digital
Excite and engage your learners by taking them on an interactive journey into the lives of Ancient Egypt’s Pharaohs! Use this resource as an interesting way to help students develop and practice academic vocabulary along with note-taking, researching, and summarizing skills. This set of activities is designed to be an easy, no-prep approach to studying the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. The BEST part is that it comes with both digital AND paper versions, which makes it easy to adopt in any classroom
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6th - 8th
History of Thanksgiving BUNDLE|Video,Reading,Art, Color- Print and Digital
As a history teacher, I struggle with how Thanksgiving is typically portrayed as a holiday celebrating a big happy feast between Pilgrims and Native Americans when that’s really not the whole (or even accurate) story. I think it is important for students to know the REAL story of Thanksgiving, which is why I am sharing my History of Thanksgiving resource with you! Go beyond telling the white-washed version of Thanksgiving this year and teach the TRUE and WHOLE story of Thanksgiving! This set of
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: Holiday SUPER Bundle for November - Print and Digital
What is a Monopoly? | Reading Comprehension Activity! | For 5th-9th Grades
"What is a Monopoly?" Reading Comprehension Activity is an easy-to-use and incredible activity that makes for a GREAT supplement for any social studies unit about Monopolies! With the "What is a Monopoly?" reading activity, your students will learn what a monopoly is and why it can be detrimental to consumers, workers, and competition. Students will build an excellent foundation for future learning when it comes to the relationship between monopolies and industry with this activity.This reading
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5th - 9th
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The Door of No Return Novel Study
The Door of No Return Novel Study is a comprehensive unit for teaching Kwame Alexander's book. This novel study provides unique opportunities to implement an engaging cross-curricular exploration of this popular book. The Door of No Return Novel Study will provide you with the resources you need to teach a successful and thoughtful unit. This novel study over 100+ Common Core aligned materials. Students will develop their literacy skills while deeply engaging with the novel through this 5-WEEK u
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7th - 9th
Georgia 6th Grade Social Studies:Europe Geography Domain Doodle Notes Bundle
This high-quality, no-prep set of worksheets and graphic organizers aligns with Georgia Standards of Excellence Geographic Understanding Domain. SS6G7 Locate selected features of Europe. SS6G8 Explain environmental issues in Europe. SS6G9 Explain the impact of location, climate, natural resources, and population distribution on Europe.SS6G10 Describe selected cultural characteristics of Europe. Ways to use Doodle Notes:individual readingpartner/small group learninghomework or skills reinforceme
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4th - 9th
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GATE Themed Literature Circle Jobs
This is a set of GATE Icon frames that utilizes depth and complexity within lit circle jobs.You may also enjoy my Depth and Complexity/Content Imperative Class Cards I sell as well:Depth and Complexity & Content Imperative Icon CardsKEYWORDS: GATE icons, Literature circles, Lit Circle jobs
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3rd - 12th
BLOOD on the RIVER James Town 1607 Exit Quiz & Final Test Loaded CCSS Packet
Do you need quick and quality exit quizzes AND fun activities that challenge the students, assess them on important or key standards, and keep them focused on the plot of this wonderful historical fiction story? If you answerd YES to this question then this packet is for you and your students. These are very quick and easy to copy and paste to make digital assessments, too! Administrators and parents are always looking for and requiring summative assessment outcomes of your students' and their c
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5th - 8th
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Mara, Daughter of the Nile Novel Study: Chapter Summary Guide
The Mara, Daughter of the Nile Novel Study: Chapter Summary Guide was created to aid students who are challenged by the reading level and vocabulary presented in Mara, Daughter of the Nile in an effort to make the plot of the story more accessible. The summaries are clustered into groups of five reading selections, so only one summary need be disseminated to students each week of the unit. They are as follows:
• Chapters 1 – 5
• Chapters 5b – 9
• Chapters 10-13
• Chapters 14 – 17
• Chapters 18
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6th - 9th
History of Columbus Day - Print and Digital
This is a GREAT activity to examine the history of Columbus Day. This resource includes both a DIGITAL and PAPER version!Here are the resources included within this resource: -History VS Columbus Video Notes-History of Columbus Day WebQuest-Primary Source Analysis-Letter from Columbus to Ferdinand and Isabella-Writing Summary-Should We Celebrate Columbus Day?You may also enjoy these other history of holiday activities:-->Are you interested in just a DIGITAL version of these activities? If s
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Holiday SUPER Bundle for October {Digital AND Paper}
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Nonfiction Readings, Activities
The nonfiction close readings will open new perspectives to your students about the First Nations of North America. With a particular focus on groups that inhabited the present-day United States, the articles will provide background knowledge about the social, cultural, environmental, and political forces essential to understanding the history of indigenous tribes. Students will learn about the First Nations prior to European contact as well as examine important issues that have been relevant si
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8th - 10th
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Also included in: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Unit Novel Study
Digital HISTORICAL BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION to novel Woods Runner photos, music
PURPOSE: This PowerPoint lesson provides digital pre-reading resources & factual historical background context information for WOODS RUNNER BY GARY PAULSEN. BL 5.5, * LINK to the AUDIOBOOK is included GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classroomsHISTORICAL POWERPOINT
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5th - 12th
READ ALOUD HISTORICAL BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION to Woods Runner photos, music
PURPOSE: This PowerPoint lesson provides digital pre-reading resources & factual historical background information for WOODS RUNNER BY GARY PAULSEN. BL 5.5, * LINK to the AUDIOBOOK is included GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous historical fiction literature by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classroomsHISTORICAL POWERPOINT: pleas
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5th - 12th
US History Europeans Competing for Colonies
In this lesson, we move beyond Spanish and Portuguese colonization and examine the French and the Dutch colonization and compare their treatment of Native people to the other Europeans that came to the New WorldBellwork: Why did the Europeans explore the new world? What were their reasons for exploring? What were they in search of? What countries explored and created settlements in the Americas?Directions: In-School: Read your assigned passage and fill in your part of the graphic organizer. The
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7th - 11th
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Also included in: US History Age of Exploration Unit BUNDLE
Bundled ELA Assessment Grades 7-8 Tests #1 & #2
ELA Reading Assessment Grade Levels 7-8 Test #228Pages6 Passages to read and analyze (Consequences of Cliomate change, New England's Dark Day, The Day the World Turned Black, What is Energy?, Fable: The Fox and the Goat, Pandora's Box)75 Questions/AnswersDo not make corrections in the answers if the computer prompts. Errors contribute toward understanding the correct option.Most ELA Standards AddressedIncludes charts and graphsOur GoalsTo provide high quality materialTo align with common core an
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6th - 8th
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Daily Mind Builders: Social Studies - Quick, Fun Brain Energizers for Grades 5+
A 137-page printable PDF ebook for grades 5 and up to wake up sleeping brains with fun daily doses of critical thinking! This book is comprised of intriguing social studies themed activity pages to wake up sleepy brains for the day's lessons. Each activity page takes about 5-15-minutes to solve and develops the most important reading comprehension skill found on all standardized reading tests. Synthesizing disparate information and using the result to produce a reasonable conclusion is an essent
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5th - 12th
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Lesson Plans For Acts of Courage by Pamela Horner
If your success in life depends upon harboring a secret, then what do you do when you must either finally confront it, or lose the game of survival? Fen has been busy. He took an unexpected trip, hung around some important people – who are also dead – all the while keeping a deep secret.Fenmore Jacks does things on a grand scale. His personality is huge. His wit is enviable, especially among the other fourth graders. And his school career? It is a colossal – failure. He has to hide the fact tha
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4th - 6th
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U.S. History: Henry Clay Reading Comprehension Activity & Worksheet!
The Henry Clay Reading Comprehension Activity is PERFECT for U.S. history students learning about issues of sectionalism such as the Missouri Compromise or the Compromise of 1850! This reading comprehension activity comes both in online digital format via Google Apps (Google Classroom!) and PDF print format! With this Henry Clay reading comprehension activity, your students will read and learn all about one of our nation's most prominent and historically significant politicians of the 19th centu
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6th - 9th
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BOOK CLUB Bundle HISTORICAL CONTEXT: Where Red Fern Grows, Long Walk to Water
“Thrilled to see these 2 classic books together … what a find!”PURPOSE: This NONFICTION PowerPoint lesson provides digital pre-reading resources, factual historical background information, photos, music, maps and links for the classic novels Where the Red Fern Grows and A Long Walk to WaterGOAL: to prepare each student to understand the contextual background of novels by front-loading historical facts to aid comprehension & align to standards AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independen
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4th - 12th
Social Studies Reading Comprehension Activity VALUE BUNDLE! | For 5th-9th Grades
This Social Studies Reading Comprehension Activity Bundle includes 15 amazing resources that are PERFECT for -BOTH- ONLINE DISTANCE LEARNING in-person classroom learning. Simply assign these activities to your students, collect, and grade. **EVERYTHING IS DONE FOR YOU!!** (Answer keys are provided for each reading comprehension activity)These digital reading comprehension activities have been successfully used with THOUSANDS of students!Each of the following topics below are an individual readin
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5th - 12th
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Comparative Analysis
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