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High school informational text resources for Microsoft OneDrive in English (UK)
Lord of the Flies Unit Plan: Fun Activities, Editable Lesson Plans, Mask, Test
Lord of the Flies by William Golding offers unique insight into human nature, the dangers of unchecked power, and the consequences of a failing society. With this Lord of the Flies Unit Plan, you’ll be able to dig deep into these dark themes while preparing students for a more hopeful future. From Steven King to Suzanne Collins, Lord of the Flies has inspired readers through the ages to explore the ugliness of human nature within the safe pages of a book. In turn, readers use these lessons and i
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8th - 12th
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Beowulf Unit Plan: Fun Activities, Editable Lesson Plans, Modern Pairings, Test
This Beowulf unit plan is designed for an active, creative, and inclusive classroom. With its difficult language and dated topics, Beowulf can be challenging to teach. However, with a little inspiration, it is possible to include meaningful, engaging, and fun activities for teaching Beowulf into your unit plan.These fun activities for teaching Beowulf will help you bring the archaic epic to life for your modern students!You will get:⭐ A detailed day-by-day Beowulf unit plan explaining exactly ho
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9th - 12th
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The Canterbury Tales Unit Plan: Fun Activities for Wife of Bath, Pardoner + More
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer provides the perfect opportunity to teach storytelling for social change. Bring the Medieval Canterbury Tales into the modern age with these engaging and inclusive Canterbury Tales activities!You will get:⭐Detailed teacher notes and pacing guide⭐ The Canterbury Tales Prologue close reading activity⭐ Character profile templates (great for differentiation!)⭐Activity for The Pardoner's Tale⭐Activity for The Wife of Bath's Tale⭐Activity for a third story of y
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Analyze Bias Evaluate Websites Fact Check Wikipedia Research Skills Bundle
Print & digital versions! You'll have everything you need to teach the essentials of digital literacy and research skills with this bundled product. Sharpen students' critical thinking skills by engaging them in interesting, real-life learning tasks. Here's what teachers are saying about my Digital Literacy resources:"I think this may be the most thorough and well done resource I have ever purchased on here. THANK YOU. You're attention to detail and thoroughness have made my day so much si
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5th - 10th
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Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl Text Set: ELA Theme, Characterization, Plot
Engage students with the classic yet twisted short story Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl paired with lesser known but equally surprising poem by the same author.With this Roald Dahl text set, students will read his version of Little Red Riding Hood and compare it to Lamb to the Slaughter. Viewed through a gender lens, Roald Dahl is a master at portraying female characters as a powerful element of surprise. These two Dahl texts paired with informational texts and a story element review create
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8th - 12th
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How to Identify Bias Online Activities Digital Literacy
Just what you need to teach bias! This print and digital resource has everything you need to teach this valuable critical thinking skill in our online world. Ready to use -- includes websites, questions, student notes, practice, and more!Here's what teachers are saying about my digital literacy resources:"Big packet full of so many options. Really gets kids thinking. Thanks for creating exactly what I was looking for.""Great resource to teach students about possible bias when they are rese
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5th - 10th
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History of Halloween Masks Close Reading or Informational Text Pairing
This informational text close reading and craftivity makes a perfect stand-alone assignment or an interesting informational text pairing for The Masque of the Red Death or the Romeo and Juliet masquerade scene. Students will read the informational text passage and answer close reading questions in the margins of the page. The craftivity allows students to design a mask that fits their personality based on a color connotation worksheet that is provided (they could also design a mask in the colors
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4th - 12th
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ELA STEM Challenge Activity: Explanatory Essay, Hatchet Writing Activities +More
This hands-on, zero prep, zero supply cost STEM lesson is a fun way to incorporate STEM in ELA! Additionally, it pairs nicely with any wilderness survival story including examples like Lord of the Flies - Hatchet - My Side of the Mountain - Island of the Blue Dolphins - Sign of the Beaver - Touching Spirit Bear +MoreYou will get:⭐ An editable preplanning worksheet⭐ An editable exemplary procedural text⭐ An editable breakdown of what makes a good explanatory text⭐ An editable rubricYou will love
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5th - 9th
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How to Evaluate Websites and Data Digital Literacy Activities Print and Digital
Print or Digital -- you have both! Get students ready for critical thinking and research by learning how to evaluate digital data by determining the value of a website. Have them practice this skill before they need to begin research for a project.Ready for your distance learning or in-person classroom setting.What teachers are saying about my digital literacy resources:"I think this may be the most thorough and well done resource I have ever purchased on here. THANK YOU. You're attention to de
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6th - 9th
Shakespeare Informational Text, Test Prep, Close Reading, and Poem Puzzle
Before you teach Shakespeare's plays, have your students learn about Shakespeare through this informational text while also practicing test prep and close reading skills! This Shakespeare informational text is designed to spark curiosity about the mysterious life of the bard while also prompting inferencing, reading for context clues, and other Common Core test-taking skills. After students work hard on their Shakespeare close reading, they will have a chance to be creative by putting together t
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Theme and Central Idea with Video | Printable & Digital | CCSS.R.2
Teach students theme and summary of central ideas using short film clips (Printable & Digital) - Includes lesson plan, student handouts, answer key, PowerPoint slides and Google Drive (Google slides) link for a no prep Google Classroom, distance learning activities or traditional classroom lesson!2 products for the price of 1: Grade 6-8 version & Grade 9-12 version!Product Includes (zip):Lesson plan (editable .docx)Printable student handouts (editable .docx)PowerPoint slides (editable .p
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6th - 12th
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How to Take Cornell Notes Slides Presentation Note-Taking Practice Study Skills
Learning how to take notes with the Cornell notetaking system is an academic game-changer! Note-taking skills are essential to a student’s success. Enhance your note-taking strategies, whether you write by hand or use a device! This resource includes an informative slides presentation that outlines how to take Cornell notes step-by-step. This notetaking mini-unit will increase students’ ability to recall and to understand new information. Elevate students’ study skills with explicit Cornell not
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8th - 11th
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Fact Checking Digital Literacy Activities Print and Digital
Print and digital options! Teach this critical thinking skill along with research. This valuable skill helps them navigate the information they're exposed to every day. Teach them to determine the credibility of what they read...from emails to web sites. Fact checking helps students develop the critical thinking skills they need to determine the validity of the information they receive online and through other media sources -- especially when they are conducting research. This resource uses
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5th - 9th
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Growth Mindset Inspirational Classroom Posters
Growth Mindset Posters and decorThis fun resource contains a whopping 101 inspirational and motivational growth mindset quotes to encourage, inspire and motivate: perfect for instantly brightening any classroom, corridor, office or even home!There are a vast variety of quotes in this pack enabling you to conveniently change up your bulletin boards regularly or cover a large footprint of your school. These quotes can also easily be used on a daily basis as a "quote of the day" up on the interacti
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Stress Management Activities for Teens BUNDLE
Digital Literacy How Wikipedia Works Research Activities Print and Digital
Print and Digital! Getting started with research? What resources should students use for research? Help them understand what is probably their favorite resource: Wikipedia. Students gather and analyze data on how they use it -- as well as analyze two entries. Whether you allow students to use Wikipedia or not, this activity will help them understand how and why it works. This is also a perfect lesson to use as a jumping off point for evaluating websites for bias and learning how to cite sou
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5th - 9th
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To Kill A Mockingbird Unit Tests Parts One and Two DIGITAL & PRINT Bundle
Teaching "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee is an exciting endeavor for English teachers to undertake. Lessen your time spent prepping assessment materials for this unit with this DIGITAL (GOOGLE FORMS) AND PRINT resource, and spend more time discussing the novel and rich historical background that inspired it with your students!In this product you get TWO Self-Grading Google Forms Tests and a PRINT version of the same tests with an answer key:TKAM Part One Test - Chapters 1-11 (30 questions)
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6th - 12th
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TALK to the Text: Annotation Bookmarks
Redesigned on August 9, 2017The TALK to the Text Close Reading Annotation Books for Critical Reading is one of my favorite resources because it makes annotation accessible and meaningful, and this new redesign has me really excited! Though the original flipbook and task cards can still serve as a great reference for your critical readers (and are included in your download), I redesigned this resource to make it more functional, interactive, and engaging. Therefore, I created an enriched version
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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WWI and the Rise of Totalitarianism (Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin) - Reading Text
This Reading Comprehension worksheet gives an account of the post WWI conditions that contributed to the rise of different totalitarian regimes around the world, including Benito Mussolini in Italy, Adolph Hitler in Germany and Joseph Stalin in Russia. The text is suitable for advanced intermediate to proficient ESL learners and native English speakers.After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including comprehension questions, a definitions
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: WWI & WWII BUNDLE - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Five Little Indians Novel Study
This resource is designed to be used during Reading Workshop with Five Little Indians by Michelle Good.About the Novel: Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential school, Kenny, Lucy, Clara, Howie and Maisie are barely out of childhood when they are finally released after years of detention.Alone and without any skills, support or families, the teens find their way to the seedy and foreign world of Downtown Eastside Vancouver, where they cling
Grades:
7th - 10th
The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic - Reading Comprehension Informational Text
This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for higher elementary to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers. The text explores the spread of the Spanish Flu / Influenza pandemic of 1918 and why it was the deadliest and strangely most forgotten medical calamity in history.After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including true or False exercises, a fun crossword and multiple choice exercises . The text can be used for vocabu
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Modern History Bundle - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Environment BUNDLE - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
This bundle includes different Reading Comprehension Worksheets suitable for higher intermediate advanced ESL learners. The texts explore a number of environmental issues including air and water pollution, genetic engineering, climate change and nuclear radiation.After carefully reading each informational text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including: questions, True or False, gap filling exercises, crosswords, word search exercises, definitions matching exercise
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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What does smoking do to your lungs? - Reading Comprehension / Informational Text
This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for higher elementary to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers. The text describes the damage that chronic first and second-hand smoking can cause to the lungs, what is COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and how chronic smoking can cause to oxygen deprivation, blood clogging and increase the risk of heart attack, lung infections, pneumonia and lung cancer among others,After carefully reading the text, students are required t
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Medicine, Health & Medical Conditions and Advancements - Reading Texts
Football PowerPoint - History of the Game
Football History PowerPoint - an overview of the history of American football from early beginnings to the 2010's. Use when seasonal training starts, or anytime to go with reading a novel or short story with a football connection. Includes interesting sport historical information on how the game developed, famous players, football in schools in the United States, college football, professional football, and the future of the sport. Fully animated. Great for Physical Education sports programs o
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Sports History PowerPoint Bundle
A Brief History of Medicine - Reading Comprehension Text
This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for higher elementary to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers. The text describes the evolution of medicine from the first herbal remedies to the latest medical advances of the 21st century.After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including: a title match, comprehension questions, True or False exercises, a definitions match, a multiple choice exercise and a fun crossword . The
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: A Brief History of... - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
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