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High school informational text handouts for Google Apps
Intro to Public Speaking Mini-Unit: Learning from Experts & Videos (with Google)
Instead of lecturing about public speaking fundamentals, let students hear it from neutral experts and become persuaded about the topic’s importance! These videos are a great way to kick off a speech unit OR just prep students for a specific speaking assignment. • Play the videos in class or assign them as homework (especially if you want to try to flip the classroom). There are 1-2 pages of guided notes per video. • The guided notes lessons are CCSS-aligned (see below), have “I can” statements
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Reading Nonfiction Lessons & Projects Bundle for Secondary ELA
Connotation and Denotation Activities | Author's Tone & Word Choice Activities
Unleash the power of words with these dynamic connotation and denotation activities! The Connotation Hyperdoc provides an engaging interactive way to present connotation, denotation, word choice, loaded words, neutral words, tone, and mood!There’s no better way to implement 21st century learning! The accessibility and modern design of the hyperdoc instantly engages students while allowing teachers to implement differentiation between tasks. The structured directions for each word choice activity
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7th - 10th
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Real World Rhetoric #4 Daylight Saving Time Debate, Argument & Critical Thinking
What does it take to win an argument? With these real-world rhetorical analysis materials, students will examine two essays (one in favor of Daylight Saving Time and one in favor of Standard Time), think about the debate tools used by each writer, and determine which writer is ultimately more effective in swaying the reader. This 10-page download includes:• A full-text copy of two public domain argument essays discussing the debate to end Daylight Saving Time in the U.S.• A paper-saving handout
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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States of matter and Phase Changes Science Reading Comprehension Passages
Looking for a way to increase science reading comprehension in your classroom? Need a quick and easy sub plan? Help your students learn all about the three main states of matter (solid, liquid, and gas) and how they change from one state to another through phase changes with this science reading comprehension passages with note-taking templates that guide the students, comprehension worksheets that have leveled questions, and Task cards to extend the learning. Perfect for Common Core Literacy Sc
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6th - 9th
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Letter from Birmingham Jail - MLK - Rhetorical Analysis Close Reading Unit
Use Martin Luther King Jr.’s impassioned “Letter from Birmingham Jail” (a CCSS exemplar text) to practice close reading and other key Common Core skills, including analyzing a seminal U.S. text and evaluating rhetorical strategies.This "Letter from Birmingham Jail" unit includes:• Detailed 3-7 day Lesson Plan—with step-by step instructions, including thought-provoking pre-reading journal prompts, “think-aloud” modeling for close reading, and options for struggling readers and English Language Le
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Gettysburg Address Activity Primary Source Analysis Built-In Student Scaffolds!
In this engaging Gettysburg Address primary source and Civil War activity, students are challenged by doing a primary source analysis of the Gettysburg Address. Built-in vocabulary scaffolds are included to help students better grasp the document and answer the challenging analysis questions with vocabulary that makes sense to them!☆ ☆ Get this engaging resource (and a huge discount) when you purchase my Civil War activities unit bundle here!Students analyze the Gettysburg Address with built-in
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6th - 9th
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Author's Purpose Lessons Activities & Author's Point of View | Identifying Bias
Identify author's purpose for writing and challenge students to analyze author's point of view for bias! This lesson includes an informative author's purpose power point (or a modern, engaging slides presentation that uses humor). Students will be able to identify and distinguish between writing to persuade, inform, explain, entertain, and describe.After reviewing the different types of writing, students will engage in high-interest author's purpose analysis activities. Check out the author's po
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6th - 9th
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English Language Arts ELA NY Regents Exam Study Guide
9-page EDITABLE ELA Regents study guide!If you teach high school in New York state, you know the Regents Examinations are coming up and the ELA exam can be daunting for many students. This study guide is suitable for students in grades 8-12 (or anyone taking the exam) to help them prepare in terms of the content and structure of the test itself. This 9-page study guide includes:A test overview (outlining the different parts of the exam and the scoring breakdown of what is needed to secure a pass
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8th - 12th
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Rhetorical Analysis of Ted Talks Worksheets - Persuasion & Ted Talk Activities
These no-prep TED talk worksheets encourage rhetorical analysis and critical thinking about nonfiction texts! Whether you use these TED talks as a part of an rhetorical analysis and argumentative essay unit, a stand-alone lesson, or a reading and discussion resource, this resource is sure to engage learners while holding them to high expectations! I created this resource for my English 10 students who LOVE all things visual and technology-based. This activity builds nonfiction reading, analysis
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8th - 11th
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Social Media: Advertising & the Attention Economy (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube)
Teach vital 21st Century skills in this innovative 2+ lesson DIGITAL and PRINT package! In lesson 1 students explore how targeted advertising works through social media before consolidating their skills by creating an Advertising Profile and social media ads!In lesson 2 students investigate the attention economies of YouTube and TikTok and reflect on their own social media use and its implications.This high engagement 21st century digital literacy resource is perfect for ANY advertising, marketi
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: Advertising and Marketing BUNDLE (Digital & Print)
Infographics Research Project l infographic template l infographic rubric
Infographics are a powerful combination of research, writing, and visuals. They represent the kind of multi-medium work that goes on in the real world using ELA skills all the time. Students see infographics everywhere, on social media, in magazines, and on websites. If you wish your students would care more about research and editing, this project can help. It takes a design thinking approach to infographics, first guiding students to brainstorm issues they care about, then considering what aud
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Distance Learning Bundle: Help for ELA
Ethos, Pathos, Logos Bell Ringer Activities!
These quick 5 minute bell ringer activities give students an opportunity to identify real life examples of rhetoric. Engaging advertisements, PowerPoint and Google slides to present material, handouts for student application (or Google Document provided) and answer slides to facilitate quick discussion and understanding. Includes:1. PowerPoint bell ringer slides (47 slides) for 23 bell ringer activities!2. PowerPoint answer slide for each bell ringer means NO teacher prep!3. PDF Printable bell r
Grades:
7th - 12th
Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions BUNDLE | Distance Learning | Google
*****NOW WITH GOOGLE DRIVE LINKS!!!!!*****A great value bundle of these two close reading products. No-Prep Close Reading Passages Non-FictionNo-Prep Close Reading Passages Fiction40 passages and 40 worksheets in total!
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6th - 9th
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Move Beyond P-I-E and Get the Receipt: A Better Way to Teach Author's Purpose
Let me make a confession: A few years ago, I got very invested in the drama between Taylor Swift, Kanye West, and Kim Kardashian. For me, one of the biggest take aways from that drama was the phrase "Show me the receipts." I'd heard my students talk about "receipts" before, but something about the Kanye-Taylor drama really made that phrase memorable to me. As a teacher, I turned that phrase over in my mind. Where are the receipts in the English classroom? Well, when students are looking for auth
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Reading Strategies Favorites Bundle / Pre-Reading & Author's Purpose
Information Text on MINECRAFT: Reading Comprehension (Digital & Print)
This innovative and fun reading, comprehension and writing lesson uses the history of Minecraft, the best-selling game of all time, as stimulus.Fully optimised for digital distance learning AND in-class teaching (digital or print), this lesson includes:Pre-reading predictions and vocabulary activityOriginal article: 'What is the secret to Minecraft’s success?’Multiple choice and short answer questions (Google Forms or Print)Extended persuasive paragraph response with rubricThe lesson is sure to
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: Videogames & New Technology: Reading Comprehension Bundle
Nonfiction Text Close Reading Activities Service Dogs of 9/11
Introduce your students to the canine heroes who made a huge impact on September 11th, 2001 with Service Dogs of 9/11 Informational Text Close Reading Activities. This highly engaging and meaningful 9-11 activity includes an original, high-interest text passage (approximately 950-1050 Lexile range) as well as 4 CCSS-aligned activities to get students thinking after they've read. This is a great resource for studying nonfiction text or for assigning a quick, engaging substitute assignment. (You c
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: The Ultimate Close Reading Bundle
Mr Beast Information Text: Reading Comprehension (Digital & Print)
This innovative, rigorous and fun reading and comprehension lesson tells the story of Jimmy Donaldson, better known on YouTube as Mr Beast. Mr Beast is a viral force on YouTube with over 50 million subscribers – most of them young people – who tune in to his unique, positive video challenges.Fully optimised for digital distance learning AND in-class teaching (digital or print), this lesson includes:Pre-reading tasks and vocabulary activityOriginal article: 'Mr Beast: The Viral Video King’Multipl
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6th - 10th
Also included in: Videogames & New Technology: Reading Comprehension Bundle
7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens Quizzes
UPDATED: This bundle now contains a quiz for habit 7, and teacher keys for all 7 quizzes! This bundle includes quizzes for habits 1-6 that are covered in the book 7 Habits for Highly Effective Teens. It also includes a final summative test for all 7 habits.
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7th - 10th
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AP English Language and Composition Rhetorical Modes - Writing Genres - AP Lang
Need a hand teaching all the expository modes without reinventing the wheel? Need a framework for rhetorical analysis lessons? Help students to dip their toes in to narration, description, cause-effect, process analysis, extended definition, comparison-contrast, and classification-division. With this resource, students will analyze each mode and write in each mode.The following modes (academic genres) are addressed in this resource:Narration Description Cause-EffectProcess AnalysisExtended Defin
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9th - 12th
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The Ku Klux Klan: Comparing the Past To Today
This highly engaging, primary based, interactive Slide Presentation will have students examine; the underlying roots from which the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) came to exist in America, the organization's primary tactics of using intimidation & fear in fighting against social equality, and why many poor whites were recruited to join the KKK organization. Students will delve deeper by comparing the circumstances and social conditions of two former KKK leaders (one who lived during the era of Jim Crow,
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Bundle- Reconstruction, the Ku Klux Klan & Jim Crow
AP English Language and Composition Exam Review - Rhetorical Analysis - AP Lang
Need a rhetorical analysis review cheat sheet? Use these four pages to go over rhetorical analysis terminology for the AP® English Language & Composition exam. Printer-friendly black and white versions of the handouts are included in addition to color pages. All materials are also provided on Google Slides.Suggestions for Use◈Use these sheets for reference during practice sessions.◈Give a low-stakes quiz on some of the more "macro" terminology like tone words and organizational strategies.◈M
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10th - 12th
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Ancient Mesopotamia Geography and Mapping Activity
Ancient Mesopotamia: Geography and Farming Reading This Geography and Farming lesson allows students to discover the region of Mesopotamia, the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, and the Fertile Crescent. Geography is essential to understanding any and all early civilizations. Therefore, this lesson briefly touches on the Mesopotamian region and geography while also describing how geography affected the settlement of the early Mesopotamians. What's Included?Lesson Plan Reading Blank Black & White
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6th - 12th
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Close Reading for Paul Revere: The True Story - DIGITAL & PRINT
Are you looking for a quick and informative article about the true story behind Paul Revere's famous midnight ride? Are you looking to have your students practice close reading of nonfiction text? The TWO articles in this product address the history and significance of Paul Revere, the real story of the midnight ride, and are the perfect companion to Longfellow's "Paul Revere's Ride."This resource includes:An eleven-question comprehension activity that requires students to closely read the "The
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Close Reading Nonfiction - ** Growing Bundle ** | DIGITAL & PRINT
SCIENCE Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions | Distance Learning
20 *SCIENCE* Close Reading Passages and Worksheets *****NOW WITH GOOGLE DRIVE LINKS!!!*****- Diverse range of high-interest extracts from authentic texts including fiction (short story)- Designed for close reading- Each excerpt stands alone as a close reading text suitable for scrutiny, critique, reflection, and evaluation.- Texts may be used as bell-ringers, as homework or vacationassignments, one-to-one tutoring, no-prep substitute plans, or anyother use- Includes 3 levels of multi-modal quest
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions BUNDLE | GOOGLE
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