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Middle 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
State Test Prep Reading Passages Worksheets Main Idea, Supporting Details | Fast
These reading comprehension passages are great whether you are introducing a new skill or reviewing! This resource includes three reading comprehension passages per standard to help students answer questions that focus on a different skill. There is a brief overview of the skill and three passages that include multiple choice questions. The first passage is very short and is great for review. The second passage is longer and is good for practice. The third passage is one page long and is great t
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6th - 8th
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Text Feature Sorting Activities | Print & Digital Versions
This standards-based, comprehensive review of the text features is the perfect to engage students while reviewing! Multiple sorts and activities in this resource include print features, graphic features, and organizational features. Students can interact with identifying text features, describing them, and identifying their functions. Sorts and activities include a combination of images and written descriptions to provide multiple ways for students to interact with academic vocabulary.This resou
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4th - 6th
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The Gettysburg Address Close Reading Activity The Civil War
The Gettysburg Address - Close Reading Activity - The Civil War This lesson breaks down the timeless words of the Gettysburg Address into an easy format for students. The students will close read the text, decipher the vocabulary, and then connect Lincoln's words to the past, present and future of the United States. The lesson is linked to the NYS Social Studies Framework, but you could easily cut and paste in your own standards for your state. NYS Standard - 7.8d - The course and outcome of th
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: The Civil War Full Unit Bundle Engaging Student Centered Activities
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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About My Your Meet The Teacher Night Template Editable Student Letter Activity
✨ Meet the Teacher Editable Templates / About the Teacher Letter ✨ This is the perfect way for your students and their parents to learn about what makes you, YOU During the Back to school season! I personally place this sheet on students desk for back to school night / Meet the teacher (Open House.) Edit in Google Slides or download editable templates to powerpoint. Back to School Meet About The Student Teacher Template Editable Letter Activity. This can also be used as a newsletter to be mailed
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4th - 7th
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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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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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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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Standards-Based Informational Text Reading Comprehension Passages
A great way to cover inferences, central ideas & more. This resource includes three reading comprehension passages to help students answer questions that focus on a different skill. There is a brief overview of the skill and three passages that include multiple choice questions. The first passage is very short and is great for review. The second passage is longer and is good for practice. The third passage is one page long and is great to use as a quick assessment. Great for test prep!This b
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7th - 8th
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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)
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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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
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
Text Structure for Nearpod in Google Slides | Organizational Patterns Lesson
Nearpod Lesson on Text Structure (Organizational Patterns):This resource is a Nearpod Lesson that includes interactive notebook pages, engaging interactive digital activities, instructional slides, and extension handouts. This lesson will solidify the concepts of Text Structure such as: Cause and EffectProblem and SolutionDescriptionCompare and ContrastSequence (Chronological Order)Question and AnswerThis resource in Google Slides™ contains different digital activities for use in conjunction wi
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Reading Nearpod Bundle | 4th - 6th Grade
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
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
Grades:
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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Central & Main Idea Anchor Chart | Digital Notes | One Pager | Google Slides |
Use this Central Idea Anchor Chart | Notes | One Pager to teach Central Idea and Main idea or to review Central and Main Idea with your students! This Central and Main Idea Anchor Chart and Notes Page is perfect for students' notebooks, folders, or binders. Central and Main Idea can be difficult to master! Give your students this aid!Includes definition of the central idea, how to find the central idea, and even questions to ask your students to find the central idea in fiction versus non-fictio
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5th - 8th
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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
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