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Thanksgiving Common Core W.8.1b resources
Thanksgiving Persuasive Writing Assignment - Turkey Writes a Letter to Farmer
Thanksgiving Persuasive Writing Assignment - Turkey Writes a Letter to Farmer is a fun and creative way to improve your students' persuasive writing with a Thanksgiving twist. Students will adopt the role of a turkey who must write a letter convincing the farmer not to eat him for Thanksgiving dinner. Use the included slideshow presentation to teach students about how to write using persuasive techniques and have them use the pre-writing graphic organizer and good copy templates to craft their p
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6th - 9th
Thanksgiving Persuasive Writing Activity Pardon my Turkey Argument Writing
Looking for a fun, engaging and skills-based lesson or project to complete with your students leading up to the Thanksgiving break? This persuasive writing activity is the perfect zero-prep resource to engage your students with.How does it work?This Thanksgiving themed writing activity requires students to take on the persona of a turkey, and use their persuasive writing skills to convince the President to be selected for pardoning.I love using this activity year after year, and reading the crea
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6th - 9th
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First Thanksgiving Plymouth Mayflower Wampanoag Activity CSI Mystery of History
Learn about the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims and Mayflower Voyage, the Plymouth Colony, and the Wampanoag Native Americans! Your students will explore theories about the history of the first Thanksgiving with this engaging crime scene investigation activity that encourages critical thinking!A visually engaging case file is provided with comprehensive background readings on the history of Thanksgiving, the Plymouth Colony, and more. Students will then consider the historical evidence for the
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5th - 10th
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THANKSGIVING Writing Prompts & Activities Text Structures Mini-Lessons & MORE
Digital Thanksgiving Writing Prompts with rubrics, mentor sample answers, and mini-lessons for constructed response, summary, instructional, and cause and effect writing. This resource is packed with engaging learning tools, videos, and articles. STUDENT APPROVED! ❤ INCLUDES:4 Writing Lessons4 Writing Prompts4 Digital Rubrics w. Moveable Pieces4 Mentor Sample ResponsesInstructions2 Informational Articles2 Short Documentary VideosShareable Slides for Peer Review and Scoring Stations❤ WRITING PROM
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5th - 8th
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Thanksgiving Writing Unit - 4 Essay Activities, Graphic Organizers, Quizzes
Introducing essay writing for Thanksgiving has never been easier! This writing unit with 4 complete essay prompt lessons (argumentative, expository, narrative, and persuasive) guides students through a step-by-step process of writing a 5-paragraph (or more/less) essay. The unit includes: argumentative writing graphic organizer, expository writing graphic organizer, narrative writing graphic organizer, persuasive writing graphic organizer, argumentative rubric, expository rubric, narrative rubr
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6th - 8th
*Bundle* Thanksgiving Critical Thinking!
Student excitement around holidays can leave teachers headed into break feeling a little worn down!Keep your students actively engaged, writing, and PRODUCTIVELY TALKING with real-life legal cases!This thinkLaw Task Card Activity uses FIVE real-life legal cases:A pie company sues a rival pie company that sent a SPY into their factoryA prisoner sues the prison when he finds out that there is turkey in the turkey stuffingA woman sues her grocery store employer for violating her freedom of religion
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6th - 8th
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Engaging Science of Gratitude Reading & Writing Pack Middle & High School ESL
Overview: Your middle & high school EL/ELL/ESL/ELD students will learn about the science of gratitude, its benefits, and how to practice it. Students will then apply their knowledge to create a Public Service Announcement (PSA) about this topic. This is a great just in time activity for Thanksgiving or part of a larger SEL unit. Skills:This timely and relevant resource is ready to go--no prep. The materials in this set cover these skills: spelling, inferencing, vocabulary, reading with a co
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Gratitude Mini Postcards: Fall/Thanksgiving Student and Teacher Appreciation
These adorable mini postcards (roughly 3 inches by 4 inches) are perfect for expressing gratitude to faculty, staff, students, or even families leading up to Thanksgiving. Boost morale within the school or classroom community and teach letter-writing skills.Features:4 unique designs, including back of postcard with address line and stamp4 printer-friendly/ink-friendly versions of each postcard
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Not Grade Specific
Thanksgiving Reading and Writing Resources Thanksgiving Activities Bundle
Looking for the perfect set of resources to teach and engage your students leading up to the Thanksgiving break that encompass the themes of gratitude and kindness? Effortlessly engage and teach your students with this zero-prep Thanksgiving reading and writing bundle. This all-in-one bundle provides a plethora of zero-prep, high-interest materials to help your students apply and master many of the common-core learning standards all while having fun!▽Below is a complete breakdown of the include
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6th - 12th
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Thanksgiving Foods: Writing and Healthy Eating Differentiated Leveled Worksheet
This product contains a double-sided worksheet differentiated to four levels to foster discussions on different Thanksgiving traditions and healthy eating habits:Tracing and labelingCopying and sentence writingCategorizing into food groups and sentence writingResearching and explaining in sentence formThis product was created with an after-school program in mind for different age groups, but can also be used to differentiate in a class.Similar Product: Gratitude Postcards https://www.teacherspay
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Not Grade Specific
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, MS-LS1-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 4-LS1-2
, K-LS1-1
Multiple Perspectives on Thanksgiving Critical Thinking Interactive Gallery Walk
The "Multiple Perspectives on Thanksgiving" Interactive Gallery Walk introduces students to a vast array of sources and perspectives on the true meaning of Thanksgiving. Options for differentiation and student choice are embedded throughout this activity to help students gain a deeper understanding of the complexity and multiple viewpoints on the topic of Thanksgiving. Students will be challenged to conduct research, analyze various viewpoints, and utilize critical thinking skills to develop the
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Turkey Pardon English Activity
Do you need an activity before Thanksgiving Break? This activity can be used for various levels and learners. Students will create a turkey to pardon and then a letter to pardon their turkey!Step by step instructions includedAdaptations for advanced learners includedChart for turkey creation includedLetter format/framing included
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7th - 11th
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Writing Prompt - Thanksgiving Opinion/Persuasive/Argumentative
This writing prompt would be great to use either as an introduction to opinion/persuasive/argumentative writing (to be completed as a class, as part of your "we do") or for individual responses after instruction.
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3rd - 8th
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