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High school informational text workbooks for Microsoft Word
Year 11 GENERAL ENGLISH Unit 2 Written Response to Interview Presentations Task5
This EDITABLE RESPONSE TO ORAL PRESENTATIONS Y11 General English Task makes life easy for you - designed in the new 8-Task format preferred by SCASA this Year 11 English Program is perfect for any WA teacher picking up Year 11 General English.This is Unit 2, Task 5 - the 5th of 8 units for the year.What is this Year 11 General English task about?Students plan and conduct and interview with a person of their choice on work-related topics. This interview is viewed with the class and then students
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11th
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Also included in:Â Year 11 GENERAL ENGLISH Year Program Complete Y11 Course
British Policies that Led to the American Revolution: Text, Images, & Questions
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SS.8.A.3.2 – Explain American colonial reaction to British policy from 1763 - 1774. Examples may include, but are not limited to, written protests, boycotts, unrest leading to the Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, First Continental Congress
Grades:
4th - 9th
Also included in:Â The American Revolution Bundle: Informational Text, Images, and Assessment
Info Reading Text - The 1950's: America Rocks and Rolls (no prep/sub plans)
A reading assignment about life during the 1950's, and the emergence of rock and roll music. A great way to introduce the subject. The reading comes from a really great website, ushistory.org, under their free textbook tab. The information presented is theirs, I made up the questions. This can be done as a web quest assignment using the site. Perfect as a supplement, or if you don't have a textbook! Also great as a Sub Assignment. MS Word for easy editing.
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Info Reading Text - Life in the 1950's Bundle (no prep/sub plans)
Grade 9 Persuasive Essay Module
Complete module for teaching Persuasive Writing in Grade 9 English (ends with essay). Teacher guide includes materials needed, answers, marking rubrics, exemplars, and works cited. Developed by two experienced high school English teachers in Manitoba, Canada. Everything is done using Microsoft Word so you may edit pages as you see fit.
Grades:
9th
Crime and Psychology: Serial Killer Profile: Jeffrey Dahmer
This is an informational reading article about notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, including his upbringing, crimes, capture and conviction. Please be aware that the subject matter in this article is disturbing, and is not for younger students. Please read, and if necessary edit the article, before distributing it to your kids. The information is from biography.com, the questions are mine. A great supplement, fill in, or discussion starter! MS Word doc for easy editing.
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Crime and Psychology: Serial Killer Profiles Bundle
Egyptian Mythology activity packet
This packet contains several activities to use with technology such as iPads or other ways of accessing the internet.
Some activities involve: mummification, the Mummy's curse, gods/goddesses, Hieroglyphs, pyramids, art, and a word search. I have also included some reading activities about Ancient Egyptian life and the Funerary texts.
Grades:
8th - 12th
Info Reading Text - The World's Oldest Computer? The Antikythera Mechanism
Click here for "Author's Purpose" additional activityAn informational text article about the history of "The World's Oldest Computer", The Antikythera Mechanism. The article examines theories about who built the mechanism and what it could have been used for. A great activity for studying ancient civilizations, a supplement, extra credit, or substitute teaching plan anytime! This can be done as a web quest assignment using the site. The information
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7th - 12th
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FrightFestLand Employment Application
FrightFestLand Employment ApplicationA new theme park is opening called FrightFestLand This theme park is having a fun, scary time all year long not just on Halloween! The theme park will have rides and roller coasters that are all horror related and follow monster themes. They will have frightening ghouls roaming throughout the park. The company has well over 60 positions available that need to be filled as soon as remodeling and construction has ended! As fun as it would be to dress up as a mo
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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A Fun Wordsearch on Email Etiquette and an associated extension activity
Students search the Wordsearch and highlight the listed words. The students then research the topic of "EMAIL ETIQUETTE". Once the research is completed have the students present their report in a poster, Powerpoint or essay. Randomly select students and have them present their findings to classmates. The teacher provides supportive feedback
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6th - 12th
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Informational Text-State and Local Government: Who Pays for Education? (No Prep)
A reading assignment about the importance of education, and how local governments pay and support it. A great way to introduce the subject. The reading comes from a really great website, ushistory.org, under their free textbook tab. The information presented is theirs, I made up the questions. This can be done as a web quest assignment using the site. Perfect as a supplement, or if you don't have a textbook! Also great as a Sub Assignment. MS Word for easy editing.
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Info Reading Text - State and Local Governments Bundle (No Prep Sub Plans)
TOUCHING THE VOID & ALIVE - Film Analysis and Study Unit of Work
This work unit examines the documentary films- Touching the Void (2003),directed by Kevin MacDonald and Alive (1993) directed by Frank Marshall. This 24 page workbook includes critical thinking and film techniques used to bring 'survivial stories' to the 'big screen'. Step-by-step structure to inspire students to think abvoutn writing film analysis, and reviews. Suggestions for assessment tasks, running sheets on the films, features of film making. These films engaged students and provide numero
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10th - 12th
Trail of Tears: Applying Common Core
The following assignment covers the Trail of Tears and aligns with 6 common core standards. It includes a vocabulary activity, a secondary source summary of the Trail of Tears, two accounts of the Trail of Tears, questions, and an answer key.Also, if you like this assignment, you might be interested in Applying Common Core: Native Americans. It includes 9 reading and writing activities that, as a whole, cover every social studies Common Core standard.This work is licensed under a Creative Common
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6th - 9th
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Analyzing the Development of a Central Idea
I created this assessment to go along with our school's New York CCLS Ready books and use it in my ELA 8 classroom. It works as a brief review or assessment of the skill of analyzing the development of a central idea. (CCLS RI 8.2)
It includes: 2 multiple choice questions
A reading passage and accompanying graphic organizer
The passage is an excerpt from Tom Sawyer
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7th - 9th
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Power & Authority examined in Shawshank Redemption/One Flew over Cuckoo Nest
This 26 workbook was designed to be used with the Learning Module of Power and Authority in texts. Both Shawshank Redemption (Stephen King's novella) and Ken Kersey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest are exposed and examined as texts highlighting the themes of power, authority and influence. Included are summaries of both texts, character analyses, how symbolism and motifs are part of the film narrative. Informational text activities and questions relating to power and authority, with opportuniti
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10th - 12th
CCSS:
A Month of Inferences from Observations
USE PHOTOGRAPHS TO MAKE OBSERVATIONS, UTILIZE SCHEMA, AND PRACTICE MAKING INFERENCES.
Use textual evidence (photos) and personal evidence (schema) to make inferences.
Examine the details to draw conclusions about the "Big Picture" in these pictures.
Get 30 days of inference-making in one download!
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7th - 10th
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Charles Lindbergh's Flight: Applying Common Core
The Common Core standards for social studies ask students to determine the central ideas of primary sources, identify the key steps of a historical event, and analyze primary sources in conjunction with a secondary source on the same subject. The following lesson accomplishes all three while teaching students about Charles Lindbergh. Included is a lesson plan, three sources about the event (in Lindbergh's words, a newspaper article, and a secondary source), questions, answers, and ideas for exte
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8th - 10th
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Reading For Information / Argumentation Toolkit AP Language and Compostion
This toolkit contains nearly everything students need to understand, study, and analyze nonfiction, argumentation, and reading for information. Over 30 terms and techniques are defined and modeled; other sections include: an examination and models that explore how claims, reasons, and evidence work; a discussion on the types of acceptable evidence; a discussion on how to avoid poor logic, and a nonfiction worksheet that guides nonfiction analysis. Uploaded as a Word file so you can customize.
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10th - 12th
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How did the experience of African American change after the Civil War?
Give kids three articles choices to explore a topic! Three diverse articles highlight underrepresented narratives and allows students to choose the most relevant one to explore. Each worksheet packet includes background information, directions, a page for a student response, and three articles. This work packet can be used in the classroom, as homework, an extension activity, or in a project.How did the experience of African American change after the Civil War?The Freedman’s Bureau, supporting f
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6th - 10th
Who worked in the Civil Rights movement?
Give kids three articles choices to explore a topic! Three diverse articles highlight underrepresented narratives and allows students to choose the most relevant one to explore. Each worksheet packet includes background information, directions, a page for a student response, and three articles. This work packet can be used in the classroom, as homework, an extension activity, or in a project.How did people fight against slavery?Bayard Rustin - A Civil Rights Leader: A key organizer in the March
Grades:
6th - 10th
How did people fight against slavery?
Give kids three articles choices to explore a topic! Three diverse articles highlight underrepresented narratives and allows students to choose the most relevant one to explore. Each worksheet packet includes background information, directions, a page for a student response, and three articles. This work packet can be used in the classroom, as homework, an extension activity, or in a project.How did people fight against slavery?Elizabeth Freeman Sues for Freedom: An enslaved woman, also known as
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6th - 10th
Open Ended Response Sheet for Independent Reading
Great for reading interventions, sub-plans, and reading homework across humanities classes!
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7th - 12th
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What groups worked for civil rights in the 1960s?
Give kids three articles choices to explore a topic! Three diverse articles highlight underrepresented narratives and allows students to choose the most relevant one to explore. Each worksheet packet includes background information, directions, a page for a student response, and three articles. This work packet can be used in the classroom, as homework, an extension activity, or in a project.What groups worked for civil rights in the 1960s?Bayard Rustin, advisor to MLK and LGBTQ+ advocateDolores
Grades:
6th - 10th
How have black women worked for equal rights?
Give kids three articles choices to explore a topic! Three diverse articles highlight underrepresented narratives and allows students to choose the most relevant one to explore. Each worksheet packet includes background information, directions, a page for a student response, and three articles. This work packet can be used in the classroom, as homework, an extension activity, or in a project.How have black women worked for equal rights?Ida B. Wells, Anti-lynching Advocate and JournalistNannie He
Grades:
6th - 10th
What institutions were founded during Reconstruction?
Give kids three articles choices to explore a topic! Three diverse articles highlight underrepresented narratives and allows students to choose the most relevant one to explore. Each worksheet packet includes background information, directions, a page for a student response, and three articles. This work packet can be used in the classroom, as homework, an extension activity, or in a project.What institutions were founded during Reconstruction?Storer College, Battle Ground Becomes a Historically
Grades:
6th - 10th
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