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Higher education reading resources for Easel Assessments
Figurative Language Worksheets - Similes, Metaphors, Idioms and Easel
This figurative language pack includes a types of figurative language handout that defines different figures of speech like similes, metaphors, idioms, personification, and hyperbole and gives an example of each. On the first worksheet students have to identify ten sentences that use metaphors or similes. There are nine additional practice worksheets with practice with similes, idioms, metaphors, personification and hyperbole. No prep. Print and go. Keys included. Ten worksheets in all. Great ac
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4th - 7th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Idioms Bundle - PowerPoints, Worksheets, Easel Activities and Boom Cards
FIVE LITTLE INDIANS -- Michelle Good
If we abandon hope then where will our energies be fired from? ~Michelle GoodMany fine novels have been written in recent years about residential schools and the harm inflicted upon generations of aboriginal people in Canada and the United States. Michelle Good’s, Five Little Indians, is one of the best. She is well-qualified (Cree lawyer and writer) to write such a story. And the novel has received many awards and much praise. Five Little Indians is a great story -- a story full of substance
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: INDIGENOUS STUDIES READING CIRCLE BUNDLE -- FIVE NOVELS, FIVE AUTHORS
Animal Farm Test Matching Characters with Easel Digital and Print
Animal Farm Test. Match the characters. When reading Animal Farm by George Orwell, students need to identify the characters. A short test or quiz (with answer key) that has 15 matching questions about characters and places in the novel. There are sixteen characters and fifteen descriptions, so one is a ringer. Designed to be a quick assessment of comprehension. There are two copies per letter-size page, to save paper when making copies. Print or go digital with Easel Activity (includes a fill-i
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7th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Mardi gras in French Cultural Reading Comprehension Printable & Google Forms™
Cultural reading comprehension practice on Mardi gras en Louisiane in print or as a self-grading Google Form™ in comprehensible French! Mixing reading with the history, traditions, and culture of this world event can be great discussion starters and discovery of Mardi gras. Your intermediate and advanced French students will follow along with 5 conversations between a boy from Martinique a boy from New Orleans as they discuss exactly what Mardi gras in Louisiana entails in a clear and organized
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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THE SUNFLOWER -- Simon Wiesenthal (Non-Fiction)
Greetings,The Sunflower is the most important book I teach, and it is more relevant than ever with rampant anti-Semitism. far-right extremists, racism, and intolerance.https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/03/02/anti-semitic-graffiti-toronto-schools/ The Sunflower poses an existential question to the reader: You are a Jewish prisoner in a German concentration camp. A dying Nazi soldier asks for your forgiveness. What would you do? Simon Wiesenthal tells the story of his WWII concentration camp exp
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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SMALL GREAT THINGS -- Jodi Picoult
Not everything that is faced can be changed.But nothing can be changed until it is faced.~James BaldwinFeel awkward talking about racism, or looking for ways to increase your awareness and that of your students? Wanting to become an ally for change?Good news. Jodi Picoult's Small Great Things is insightful and inspiring, honest and hopeful. An engaging novel with plot twists, nasty turns, and memorable characters confronted with one of the biggest issues of our time, and perhaps the root of so m
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Circulatory System & Blood Typing Lab (no blood required!)
If you are teaching your students about the circulatory system, this is a great unit for you!This blood type lab is safe to use in all schools, because it uses colored water instead of blood. This way you do not have to deal with blood and lances like traditional medical lessons. You can easily make plenty of colored water to test, and the setup is easy to do. I recommend you have a beach towel ready to clean up any spills. Make sure students wipe down their desk after the lab. This also includ
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-7
, HS-LS1-5
, MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-3
, MS-LS1-1
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Also included in: Hands-on Science Semester Labs Bundle
Discussion Leader's Guide: "Braiding Sweetgrass" by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Guide copyright Betty J. White, 2023, a.k.a. Compass Rose, revised 2024 Includes: · 20 questions to use in discussions or to assign for written responses.· 20 possible answers to the questions to assist the leader as a guide or as an answer key.· An Easel Assessment, A Brief Analysis of "Braiding Sweetgrass", self-correcting.-Illustrated.Suggested for Grades 9 on up. Cultural and Environmental Studies.What makes sweetgrass a sacred medicine? According to Tribal Trade, “Sweetgrass is believed to
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
INDIAN HORSE -- Richard Wagamese
Every encounter has within it the power of enchantment, if we're willing to look for it.~Richard WagameseI love many things in life. Two of them are hockey and stories. I played and coached hockey for years and have always taken delight in hearing or telling a good story. Imagine my delight when I found Richard Wagamese’s Indian Horse. He is a well-known Indigenous writer of numerous books for which he has received praise and awards. His novels tackle tough issues and always introduce readers t
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: INDIGENOUS READING CIRCLE BUNDLE -- RICHARD WAGAMESE
Discussion Guide for the book: "This Other Eden" by Paul Harding
Discussion Guide for: Novel, “This Other Eden” by Paul HardingGuide copyright 2024, Betty J. White, aka Compass RosePublisher: W.W. Norton & Company, January 24, 2023. 224 pages. ISBN-10 132403629X ISBN-13 978-1324036296 Available as an e-bookA fictional story inspired by true events, about the (true) forcible eviction in the early 1900’s of the residents of Malaga Island (the story in the book called this “Apple Island”) by the state of Maine. Most of the residents in the story are of mixe
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
FIFTEEN DOGS -- Andre Alexis
If you asked a human to choose between a wonderful life with a terrible death, or a miserable life with a wonderful death, which do you think it would choose? (155) Greetings, You would not be reading this page if a dog had not awakened my mother’s family to a fire. The dog, a mutt appropriately named, Guard, detected smoke early and alerted the family to danger and near-certain death. Hence, this resource is dedicated to Guard. Other dog rescue stories circulate in our family and perhaps yours
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Logical Fallacies Handout with Easel Assessment
This six page Logical Fallacies Handout defines logical fallacies and helps students understand why they are important to avoid when writing an argument or persuasive essay. Includes a list of common logical fallacies with examples of each, including Ad Hominem, Appeal to Popular Opinion, False Analogy, Attacking the Motive, Red Herring, Begging the Question, Inconsistency, Straw Person, Look Who's Talking, Slippery Slope, Hasty Generalizations, Circular Argument, and Genetic Fallacy. Includes a
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Hansel and Gretel: Fairy Tales Series for English and Reading (Gr. 4-12)
Engage English Language Arts and Reading Students with the Original Grimm Brothers' Fairy Tale of "Hansel and Gretel". Duration of Lesson: The lesson calendar is adaptable to a three-day or longer study of the classic tale, unexpurgated from the public domain text, with reference to Engelbert Humperdinck's timeless opera (that is still performed today). Kids will enjoy revisiting the fairy tale and analyzing it with a literary lens. Common Core Standards:This resource aligns well with the Readin
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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El trovador: Preguntas guías y diagrama de personajes (Incluye la CLAVE)
El trovador de Antonio García GutiérrezActividad para analizar y explicar la obra. Incluye preguntas guías para cada jornada, descripción de personajes, biografía del autor...
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Noprep.Argumentative essay about AI/geneticsnew Frankenstein's monster
AI and genetic engineering are the new Frankenstein's monster. This is a no-prep with the interactive slides and self-checking assignments and assessments. Students learn about Mary Shelley, read Frankenstein, and write an argumentative essay. There is an assessment that is a self-checking essay checklist using Easel and one built into the activities.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Legend of the Cacao Tree Reading Comprehension
The people of Mesoamerican culture have passed rituals and legends from generation to generation as a manner of explaining the cycle of seasons, birth and death and to explain the astronomy of the night skies. Add an original legend to your reading activities about how the Mayan deity, Kukulkan shared the healing powers of the cacao tree with the people of the Americas (Approximates intermediate-advanced levels of The World Standards-Readiness Standards For Learning Languages).Included (Availabl
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: The World of Chocolate Reading Comprehension Thematic Bundle
TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE -- Mitch Albom (Non-Fiction)
The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning. (43) ~Morrie SchwartzGreetings,For me, the three pillars in exploring English are a novel, a non-fiction book, and a play with poetry, short stories, and media integrated. Tuesdays with Morrie is an excellent non-fiction study choice for all high school grades and beyond.Benjamin Franklin made
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Dyslexia Quick Screening for Students w/ Unique Learning Differences
The My ELBERT complete program [you have Free Access to view partially] results include less passive student engagement, confidence, and more pleasurable learning while participating in activities. This program looks at the “whole child” and their complete and unique learning differences. The revolutionary training/teaching program for students with unique learning differences and for Free you are provided the quick screening (mentioned above) which will guide your lesson plan, suggested
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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La Galette des Rois French Culture Reading Passages Printable & Google Forms™
Cultural reading comprehension practice on la galette des rois all in French in THREE formats: PRINT, self-checking Google Form™, or Easel. C'est vrai! Mixing reading with the history, traditions, and activities of this fun event can lead to great discovery and conversations about l'Epiphanie et la galette des rois. Your intermediate and advanced French students will follow along with 5 conversations between a Japanese student and her classmate as they discuss what King's Cake in France entails
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Spanish 52 Most Common Verbs with Index - Easel Activity & Quiz - Fast Spanish
Let's learn the most common Spanish Verbs the fun way! Easel ready for your students along with a quiz for you to send to your students. Fast learning and great review. Interesting, fun & motivational photos. Words and a sentence with photo is shown. English translation only for the verbs in the index card with page numbers. The photo cards have only Spanish for fast immersion.Ths fun PDF focuses on just learning the 52 most common verbs a person may hear someone speak in Spanish during the
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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