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8th grade research for ESL-EFL-ELL
ESL Hero Research Project Paragraph Writing and Oral Presentation
In this week-long project, Beginner to Intermediate ESL students write about and present their heroes. Their hero can be someone in their personal lives, like a family member, someone who is from their country, or someone who is well-known internationally. First, students read a text about Jesse Owens and identify the topic sentence, details, examples and concluding sentence. Students deconstruct the Jesse Owens paragraph in order to help them in writing their own paragraphs. Then, they conduct
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3rd - 11th
Real-Life Utopias Research Project - Research Skills Cube for The Giver (etc.)
This short research project about utopias helps students practice research skills like summarizing, paraphrasing, embedding quotes, and citing sources. Each side of the Research Cube targets a different skill and presents a different facet of the topic. Students will love this alternative to a research paper! Use this resource with any dystopian novel study or as a stand-alone project. This is a great alternative research project for The Giver or The Hunger Games.What other teachers are saying..
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5th - 8th
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ESL Travel Project Unit - Project Based Learning - ELL Newcomer - NO PREP
Are you searching for project based learning opportunities for your ESL ELL newcomers that are FUN? This unit includes enough lessons to last you a whole month! Perfect for after testing and to wrap up your year. Your students will have the chance to research a place they’d like to travel to all while working on developing skills such as budgeting, speaking, listening, research, and much MORE!This resource uses Google slides and is NO PREP.Your Students Will:Develop vocabularyAnalyze textApply k
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: ESL ELL End of Year Project Resource BUNDLE Entering to Expanding
Careers Exploration Research Project - Building Research Skills - Portfolio
In this career explorations research project, students research a career. They present their findings in a research portfolio: a variety of creative written and artistic projects, including writing a resume. This process develops important research skills like evaluating sources, citing and paraphrasing evidence, and analyzing claims. Students are engaged and excited as they present their results in an alternative to a formal paper.✅ High Engagement Activity✅ Editable and Differentiated✅ Paper o
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6th - 9th
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Country Research Project for Middle Grades & ESL on Google Slides™
Do you want a research project for your students that is both rigorous and high-interest? This is the project for you! In this Country Research Project, students are able to use choice and will conduct research, create a presentation, give an oral presentation, and complete a one-pager on the country! There are rubrics, notes pages, and a Google Slides™ presentation that can be downloaded as a PowerPoint™!*NOTE: This resource is stored in Google Drive™, so you will need to grant access to allow
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4th - 8th
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Middle School Research Project - Monsters Through Time - (Paper + Digital)
Are you ready for a middle school research project your students actually want to do? Students research and create a digital magazine or PowerPoint about the history of a monster, its representation in literature and pop culture, and potential metaphorical analysis. ✅ A fun research project they'll actually do✅ Plenty of photos to keep their attention✅ Analysis that doesn't feel like workEverything you need for planning and prep:Editable guidelines and rubricsSample projectIdeas for differentiat
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6th - 9th
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ESL About Me Research Unit - Project Based Learning - Secondary ELL
Are you searching for project based learning opportunities for your ESL ELL students that are FUN? Your students will have the chance to research their origin countries and share their culture with the class. NO PREPYour Students Will:Develop vocabularyAnalyze textApply knowledgePractice speaking and listening skills while completing the activitiesWork on developing writing skillsComplete researchHave the opportunity to learn more about themselves and their heritageThis unit is PACKED with activ
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
Middle School Research Project - Inventions and Innovations STEM Research
Engage your students in this inventions and innovations research project for middle school! Throughout this multi-day innovation research project your students will have fun researching and learning about famous inventors and inventions, then they will present their findings to the class. Research Skills:✅ Evaluating Sources✅ Citing and Paraphrasing Evidence✅ Analyzing Claims This innovation based middle school research project will allow your students to explore their creativity as they presen
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6th - 8th
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Animal Research Project for Middle Grades & ESL on Google Slides™
Do you want a research project for your students that is both rigorous and high-interest? This is the project for you! In this Animal Research Project, students are able to use choice and will conduct research, create a presentation, give an oral presentation, and complete a one-pager on the animal! There are rubrics, notes pages, and a Google Slides™ presentation that can be downloaded as a PowerPoint™!*NOTE: This resource is stored in Google Drive™, so you will need to grant access to allow Tp
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5th - 8th
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ELL Travel Project Unit - Project Based Learning - ESL-- NO PREP *4 WEEKS*
Are you searching for project based learning opportunities for your secondary ESL ELL students that are FUN? This unit includes enough lessons to last you a whole month! Perfect for after testing and to wrap up your year. Your students will have the chance to research a place they’d like to travel to all while working on developing skills such as budgeting, speaking, listening, research, and much MORE!This resource uses Google slides and is NO PREP.Your Students Will:Develop vocabularyAnalyze te
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: ESL ELL End of Year Project Resource BUNDLE Entering to Expanding
Thesis Statement
Use this worksheet to help students plan a thesis statement for a research paper. The thesis worksheet guides students to use three main points and meld them together in one sentence for a thesis statement. Effective scaffolding for students with writing accommodations and modifications or first-time writers! These handouts model sentence-by-sentence, paragraph-by-paragraph the basic structure of a five paragraph research paper.Use this worksheet in conjunction with the other 6 that I have pos
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Celebrations & festivities around the world – NO PREP Research project
A fun and engaging 2/3 hour unit !Independence Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving Day, Memorial Day, Mardi Gras, President's Day, Chinese New Year, Graduation day, Halloween, Christmas, Father's Day + Mother's Day, Easter, Valentine's Day, New Year's Day, April Fool's Day, International Women's Day, Earth Day, Hanukkah, Diwali, St. Patrick's Day, Shrove Tuesday or ‘Pancake Day’, The Queen’s Official Birthday, Summer solstice, Notting Hill Carnival, London Fashion Week, Bonfire night, Guy Fawkes’ ni
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3rd - 9th
Inventions and inventors NO PREP research project - 3 to 4 hour UNIT
A fun and engaging 3 to 4 hour unit my students loved.TASK 1 - Look for information on the internetChoose one invention and complete your poster / banner (both included). Can also be done in pairs / groups.TASK 2 : 2 options✔ OPTION 1 - Read and take notesChoose some inventions you’d like to know about, read yourclassmates’ posters/pennants and take notes (worksheet included).✔ OPTION 2 - Oral presentationUse your notes and talk about your invention.Quiz your classmates at the end of your presen
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5th - 8th
Printable Passport Template and Country Research Project (20 Countries)
Printable Passport Template and Country Research Project (20 Countries)This is an international passport for kids to use and play with. Children love this printable passport craft!!We want it to be your child’s window of opportunity to learn about the world around them – creating a love for one another, understanding for our various ways of life, and celebrating our diversity. This is a cute travel passport to use when studying different countries. Print and students can fill out the information
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PreK - 9th
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After Testing Activity: Create Your Dream Life Project for Middle & High School
Are you looking for a fun project for after testing? This exciting Create Your Dream Life project is all about empowering middle and high school students to dream big and turn those dreams into reality. Through fun activities and thought-provoking prompts, students will explore their passions, goals, and ambitions. Great for an end of the year project too!Students will create slideshow presentations or posters that showcase their dreams for the future. Whether it's becoming a doctor, traveling t
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8th - 11th
Family Heritage Project | ESL Curriculum | ESL Newcomer Activities
This "My Family Heritage Project" writing activity is perfect for sharpening your ESL students' vocabulary and writing skills, while creating a one-of-a-kind research project that showcases the beautiful uniqueness of your ESL classroom! This fun and exciting project allows students to choose from eight different research topics to include within their project. It also includes extra writing pages for each topic, as well as a photo and pictures page for students to brainstorm ways to make this r
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2nd - 12th, Adult Education
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Articles - 11: Hi-Lo Texts - EXTREME BUNDLE - RL: Grade 2
EXPLORE MORE Hi-Lo TEXTS at the BOTTOM.The articles include reading passages only.All texts are about the EXTREME CONDITIONS that force ADAPTATIONS. THE EXTREME BUNDLE--11 themed Hi-Lo articles for struggling readers.Reading Level--2nd Grade ~ 300 LexileFor students in 4th - 12th GradesGreat for students LEARNING EnglishIMAGES help students CONNECT to the text and create BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGEHIGH-INTEREST and RELEVANT topicsLOW READING LEVEL using - SHORTER sentences - SIMPLE
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4th - 12th
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Christmas Around the World Research Project
This Christmas Around the World Research Project has been designed to help students to develop their ability to do independent research from an early age and to learn about how Christmas is celebrated around the world.This project greatly facilitates differentiated instruction in the classroom by offering flexibility in assignment options. Additionally, students have a voice in selecting the country they want to research, allowing for personalized engagement and ownership of their learning.This
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2nd - 9th
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Also included in: Holidays and Celebrations Research Project BUNDLE
ESL Black History Month Bundle - Research - ELL Listen & Speak Practice
Are you looking for a way to teach about Black History Month for your secondary ESL students that includes research? Your secondary multilingual learners will love the themes, graphics and activities and YOU can love that you don't have to do lesson plans for 2+ weeks! LOTS of Research, Reading, Writing, Listening & Speaking practice!Your Students Will:Work on vocabularyAnalyze textApply knowledgeComplete researchPractice speaking and listening skills while completing the activitiesWork on d
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5th - 12th
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Expository/Informational Essay Scaffolding Template
I was inspired by a Kate Kinsella workshop that I attended and created this scaffolded essay template. I have used this template to assist students as they write expository essays. This template is entirely full of sentence frames, and both gifted, ELL, and SPED students enjoyed this activity. What's great about this template is the fact that you can edit it as needed. I highly recommend providing students with a writing checklist as they complete this assignment so that they can incorporate wri
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5th - 8th
Expository/Information Essay Scaffold w/ Citation Help
I was inspired by a Kate Kinsella workshop that I attended and created this scaffolded essay template. I wanted my sixth-grade and seventh-grade students to write a five-paragraph expository essay that included spaces for citing their research. This template is entirely full of sentence frames, and both gifted, ELL, and SPED students enjoyed this activity.What's great about this template is the fact that you can edit it as needed. I highly recommend providing students with a writing checklist as
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5th - 8th
ESL Black History Month Research Project - Pear Deck - Secondary ELL
Are you looking for a way to teach about Black History Month to your secondary ESL students that includes research? Your secondary ESL ELL learners will be engaged by writing, reading, presenting and researching about Black History Month! They will learn about current and past African Americans who have inspired the world.The research project has guided, scaffolded resources so students can research, create a Google Slides presentation (using templated slides), and present to their peers!Your St
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: ESL Black History Month Bundle - Research - ELL Listen & Speak Practice
Research Project for The Giver - Real-Life Utopias Portfolio
In this research portfolio, students explore real-life examples of utopias. They present their findings through a variety of creative written and artistic projects. This is the perfect follow-up or integrated project to use while reading The Hunger Games or The Giver.Students practice:Evaluating sourcesCiting & paraphrasing evidenceAnalyzing claimsStudents will be engaged and excited as they present their results in an alternative to a formal paper!This is a complete research project based o
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6th - 9th
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The Giver Bundle
Enjoy this COMPLETE BUNDLE for The Giver. This bundle contains pre-activities, study questions for every chapter, discussion questions, and material available at the end of the study guide for your students to role-play. Also, you have a ready-to-go written evaluation, including the evaluation grid. Enjoy!
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6th - 8th
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