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Common Core WHST.6-8.1 assessments
Part 1 Complete U.S. History Curriculum | Middle School Bundle
This is a full year bundle for the first half of U.S History - from Exploration through Reconstruction. This bundle is a product of 19 years of teaching experience. I've been teaching these subjects throughout that time, and the products listed here represent my expertise as a classroom teacher. This is a stand-alone product. (They are a few videos that you might like to purchase or stream to students, however, the total cost of those videos is less than ten dollars.)My curriculum is focused on
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Reconstruction Full Unit Bundle Engaging Student Centered Activities
Through this engaging series of lessons, students will analyze whether African Americans really attained freedom through the Reconstruction Era. ☆☆☆ Engaging, student-centered, and make for the middle school mind! ☆☆☆Reconstruction Begins - This lesson provides a clear overview of the major plans related to Reconstruction. Students will compare Lincoln and Johnson's plans, along with Republican Reconstruction and Radical Reconstruction.Freedom Achieved? - Evaluating the Success of Reconstruction
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6th - 9th
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Ecology Mystery - C-E-R Changes In Ecosystems, Invasive Species, Habitat Loss
What happens when something disrupts the ability of a system to meet the needs of the organisms within its bounds? In this activity, students will explore what that “something” might be when presented with the problem of a precipitous decline in the native tree frog population of Mayberry, Florida.In this activity, students will identify possible causes for the “silent nights” Mayberry is now experiencing as the tree frog population has plummeted. While there is no one right answer, students ca
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6th - 9th
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MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
Project based learning: Who Killed Edgar Allen Poe
Who or What Killed Edgar Allen Poe?Edgar Allen Poe’s death has been the subject of speculation for over 150 years. Have your students meet the suspects, compare and contrast eyewitness statements of his symptoms to current medical knowledge, and write persuasive pieces to promote their theory of who or what killed Poe.Rubrics, a number of extension activities and extra credit assignments are included (in editable format) as well as character dossiers of people in Poe’s life, the lesson plan and
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8th - 12th
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Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Activity
Your middle school students will love making real life data driven decisions about energy sources for a fictional city. After they analyze the renewable and nonrenewable energy sources they'll create a presentation to persuade a panel why their choices are right for the city. Sharpen your student’s critical thinking, persuasive writing, and presentation skills this with project on energy sources! This project will give your middle school students the chance to analyze the energy needs of a ci
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
Also included in: Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Sources Project Bundle
The Legislative Branch: Unit Notes & Worksheets for Government or Civics Class
Make civics informative and practical for your students by using this set of notes and assessments that summarize the main points of the Legislative Branch! I have used this set of notes regarding the Legislative Branch in my 8th grade civics class for many years. This branch of government, which is the largest, can be daunting to summarize and teach. However, I have narrowed down the important aspects so students get the main concepts and you’ll get a complete unit of notes on the Legislative
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7th - 12th
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8th Grade Reading Passages & ELA Practice Tests | Informational Text Edition
HIGH-INTEREST 1-page reading comprehension passages 8th grade students enjoy paired with practice tests in both easy-print AND digital self-grading versions. ONE TEXT & ELA PRACTICE TEST FOR EVERY SINGLE EIGHTH GRADE READING INFORMATIONAL TEXT STANDARD (ALL 10) PLUS ones aligned to Language, Speaking/Listening/Viewing, and Writing standards. YEAR ROUND SKILL PRACTICE!Wonderful for year-round skill practice, preparing your students all throughout the year for all those pesky standardized asse
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8th
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Medieval West Africa - "The Story of Sundiata" - Article, Power Point, Assess.
The illustrated Article and Power Point, "The Story of Sundiata" is an engaging story of the life-altering journey a disabled boy, named Sundiata, undertakes to become a great warrior and eventual ruler of the Empire of Mali. The story, "The Lion King" has many parallels to this story. Ideal for Venn Diagram, T Square, and/or discussion groups. The Story of Sundiata makes a perfect cross-curriculum and/or extension lesson. Great for a discussion centered on whether a griot is a storyteller or
Grades:
5th - 9th
United States Constitution Bundle: Scavenger Hunt, Articles, Convention Notes...
This bundle contains all of Mister Harms' resources on the United States Constitution. By choosing the bundle you are saving 20%! You also get the convenience of having all of these high-quality resources for your American History, Civics, and/or Government classes in one place! Scroll up to see the resources within this bundle. Enjoy!Thank You!Thanks so much for stopping by! It's great to meet you! I hope this resource adds value to your classroom. If you have time, I'd love for you to leave
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Not Grade Specific
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Holocaust, activity for Night by Elie Wiesel, textual analysis, writing prompts
Pre-reading activity for Night by Elie Wiesel, analysis HOPE, DESPAIR AND MEMORY This is one part of a larger lesson on Elie Wiesel. There are some common elements between the two, but my second product goes beyond the scope of this product, so if you like what you see here please have a look at the following: ❤️❤️Elie Wiesel: Hope, Despair and Memory ❤️❤️This is a self-contained product on textual analysis; everything you need is here. This product focuses on a small section of the Nobel Peace
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The 5-Paragraph Essay Rubric
What's Included?This is a 4-point, proficiency-based scoring guide for grading middle-school level, five-paragraph essays. This is a complete, holistic essay rubric that follows from the 4-Point Proficiency Rubric for Body Paragraphs and the 4-Point Proficiency Rubric for Intro Paragraphs.Pair this rubric with the Five-Paragraph Essay Scoring Sheet to provide students with a clear and easy-to-read peer grading sheet that makes grading for teachers and students a breeze. Easily convert the 4-poin
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5th - 12th
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BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS, reading comprehension questions, critical thinking
BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS, reading comprehension questions, critical thinkingThis is a bundle with 115 pages and 21 Slides. It works with Easel, may be printed, or used interactively with Google Classroom.** PLEASE NOTE THAT I UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES WITH THIS NOVEL AND MY EDITED PRODUCTS ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS BY ASKING STUDENTS TO DO RESEARCH ON AUSCHWITZ AND HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS.**THIS IS A BUNDLED PRODUCT. IT MAY BE USED WITH THE BOOK AND THE FILM. 30% DISCOUNT!• The Boy in the Stri
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Student Data Binder - SMART Goals, Conference Forms, Reading log and more
Are you looking for a resource that will help your students set goals, track progress and take ownership in their learning? This resource includes over 100 SMART goal setting sheets, data tracking sheets, reading logs and other helpful printables that will make Parent-Teacher Conferences a breeze! Everything you need to bring data binders to your classroom is included. There are multiple options for each subject area, allowing you and your students to create the data binders that work for yo
Grades:
3rd - 6th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-5
, MS-ESS1-4
, 5-ESS2-2
, 4-PS4-2
, MS-ESS2-3
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Human Body System Poster/Gallery Walk/C.E.R Project
What could be more fun than tracing your friends body and then drawing one of the 6 NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards) body systems inside the tracing. Six body systems are required for understanding at the middle school level in life sciences and then expounded on in high school. During high school Biology students will be able to describe these body systems and discuss how they relate to one another. The BIG question being: "Is the body a system of interacting subsystems made from organ
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5th - 11th
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History and Literacy Task Cards: BC/BCE, AD/CE; Timelines; Sources; Perspectives
Build content-area reading and writing skills with the History and Literacy task card series! Created with Common Core ELA and content-area ELA standards in mind, the tasks assigned in this activity require students to identify key ideas and details as well as understand the craft and structure of readings. Students also integrate knowledge and ideas as they analyze texts. In addition, students practice creating examples of narrative, expository, persuasive, and descriptive writing in response t
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4th - 8th
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7th Grade Reading Passages & ELA Practice Tests | Informational Text Edition
HIGH-INTEREST 1-page reading comprehension passages 7th grade students enjoy paired with practice tests in both easy-print AND digital self-grading versions. ONE TEXT & ELA PRACTICE TEST FOR EVERY SINGLE 7th GRADE READING INFORMATIONAL TEXT STANDARDPLUS ones aligned to Language, Listening/Viewing, and Writing standards.A TRULY ENGAGING ELA RESOURCE!Gets students reading, writing, identifying nuances in language, listening and viewing, exploring both historical and scientific primary sources,
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7th
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6th-8th Grade Reading Passages & ELA Practice Tests | Informational Text Edition
HIGH-INTEREST 1-Page reading comprehension passages kids actually like! AND A MAJOR TIME SAVER! Over 35 high-interest informational text passages paired with practice tests each targeted to a specific standard so 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students practice each important skill, one by one, throughout the entire year OR at test prep time! Aligns to Over 40 Standards in All! LIKE NOTHING ELSE ON THE MARKETThis product is over a year in the making. and really is like no other product on the market. I
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6th - 8th
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Maya Inca and Aztec Ancient Civilizations Unit (Print & Digital)
This comprehensive Maya, Inca and Aztec unit on Google Apps is ideal for grades 4 to 8. It is great for getting students to improve their literacy and engage in creative and critical thinking. This Maya, Inca and Aztec unit is stand alone with not prep required from the teacher. Created on Google Slides for print and digital, this pack allows students to work together in breakout rooms to brainstorm theories about the sudden Maya decline. Students will be busy enhancing their geographic skills,
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4th - 8th
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Who was the Best President? Roles of the Executive Branch Project
This is an activity that I use with my 12th grade Government students when we study the roles of the executive branch, but it could be easily used for a civics or US history class. Students will pick one US president to research and create a presentation explaining why their president was the best.Students will specifically analyze the president's claims when running for office and compare the claims to their success in the role of president. This can be used for homework, a group project, or in
Grades:
8th - 12th
Argument Writing Rubrics Grades 6-8 Common Core
Common Core Argument Writing Rubrics for Grades 6-8
This digital download contains seven grades 6-8 argument writing rubrics (each one a variation).
The rubrics are detailed and show the Common Core-alignment for each section/criteria.
These ARE included in the following bundles:
Common Core Argument Writing Unit for Grades 6-12
Argument Writing Rubrics for Grades 6-12
Created & Copyrighted by Tracee Orman
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6th - 8th, Staff
Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
Narrative Writing Checklist - FREE - Primary Exploration - Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
FREE Narrative Writing Checklist serves as a wonderful reminder for students to check their work! The checklist walks students through the editing process to ensure that they are submitting their best work! This is a great addition to a writing center or narrative writing booklet. In my classroom, I use this narrative writing checklist along with Primary Narrative Writing and Book Cover Assessment. This Narrative Writing Booklet is a step-by-step student work booklet that teaches students to suc
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PreK - 8th
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Child Development: Ethics/Genetics Testing Informational Article Analysis
Polished, graphic, 2-page 2014 PDF! Focuses on student reading and critical analysis of a hot Child Development / Psychology topic: genetics testing -- especially pre-natal genetics testing. From the preview, you may note details on the Human Genome Project as well as relevant dates in the last twenty+ years indicating advancements and legal determinations in regard to such genetic testing. The PDF invites students to work as a whole class as well as an invvitation to partner work, diagramming t
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Distance Learning Language Arts Performance Task Editable Google Template
Ready or not, SBAC and PARCC are here! Are your students ready? **Now with an editable Google Document template so the students can complete their work digitally!**Also updated to more accurately prepare students by giving three different writing prompts. All students could write on the same prompt, or it could be used as an assessment with students receiving different prompts Help your students tackle the most daunting aspect of these new tests, the performance task. In this performance task st
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5th - 6th
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Social Studies Skills Handbook - 6 strategies with handouts and rubrics
Teaching social studies is so much more than teaching names, places, and dates. This social studies skills handbook dives into 6 inquiry based and student driven strategies that will help you teach students so much more than some facts to memorize for a history test. This resource is perfect for new middle school or upper elementary teachers or teachers who are new to teaching social studies. It is the resource I wish I had when I was first starting out!Each strategy includes a teacher guide t
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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