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Critical thinking Common Core RI.9-10.5 resources
Fake News Unit | Critical Thinking | Media Literacy | Fact Analysis & Research
Teaching students to navigate news and information on mainstream, traditional and social media as critical thinkers is essential in 2024. It is becoming increasingly difficult to separate FACTS and OPINIONS, SATIRE from LIES, and PERSUASION from PROPAGANDA in the "MISINFORMATION:" eraA well-grounded understanding of MEDIA-LITERACY is crucial in stopping FAKE NEWS and RADICALIZATION. And This PROVEN resource will teach your students the skills to identify, analyze and critique information throug
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5th - 10th
Social Media Critical Thinking Activities
Digital Version for the Google Classroom HereSocial media teaching activities and games. These lesson activities focus on critical thinking and the use of social media. It includes a variety of printable activities to make the user think about their digital footprint, moral issues, online safety, ethical responsibilities, the do' and don'ts along with the negative consequences associated with negative posts. An excellent link to social emotional learning as well.Includes: Surveys, Activities for
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6th - 10th
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Fake News: Evaluating Reliable & Credible Sources Online | Evaluating Websites
Want to teach your students scientifically-based lessons on how to stop the spread of fake news by recognizing unreliable sources but don't have the time to develop plans on this ever-developing topic? We all know that it is essential to teach our students to recognize fake news, or misinformation and disinformation, especially if they’ll be voting soon, but it’s so hard to teach the higher level thinking that is required to navigate today’s media. If someone tells you that you can teach your
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8th - 12th
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Teaching Line of Reasoning: A Whodunit Activity Unit (Bundle)
This is a unit about teaching Line of Reasoning (Line of Argument) that can be expanded at the teacher's discretion to include a presentation and a paper that practices both utilizing evidence and line of argument, or alternatively can also be collapsed into a mini-unit of just teaching Line of Reasoning (Line of Argument). It is structured as an investigation for students to explore how a Professor at an elite school is murdered and by whom. It includes a presentation, all the evidence (which
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9th - 12th
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Critical Thinking Text Puzzles Bundle | Sub Plans Middle School ELA | SEL
Can your Middle School students figure out who is texting? 14+ Critical Thinking Text Message Puzzles: Real world social-emotional learning that isn't babyish. Use these high-interest text message conversations as part of your regular English Language Arts program. Great as emergency sub plans for Middle School English Language Arts (ELA). "Trick" students into using reading comprehension strategies to solve each critical thinking text puzzle. Who is speaking? What is happening? How do you know
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7th - 10th
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Socratic Seminar Critical Reading and Thinking
This bundle is everything you need to implement Socratic seminar successfully! It includes a complete 4-page teacher guide for implementation; 10 editable Google slides to present Socratic seminar to your students; a rubric, a teacher note taking sheet for use during the seminar, an exit ticket, and a make up assignment; and a sample pre-seminar reading activity. (The teaching duration indicated is for a one class hour seminar and pre-teaching of the seminar structure. This may be modified.)Socr
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7th - 12th
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Business Law Ethics Civics Responsible Decision Making Social Scenarios Activity
This Business Law Bundle is Packed with Real Life Choices that have Consequences.Here are the Highlights of these 4 Resources...(1) Business Law is About Citizen Ethics, Integrity and Civic Responsible Conduct.This Product is a FUN Introduction to Business Law! This Lesson is full of ethical decision making and moral debates. This 'mini-course' is loaded with activities to keep your class awake and aware!The “Spider in Your House” theme engages students to: Use critical thinking skills as appli
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9th - 12th
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Teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER): A Whodunit Mystery Unit (Bundle)
This is a unit about teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER) that can be expanded at the teacher's discretion to include a presentation and a paper that practices utilizing evidence, reasoning, and argument, or alternatively can also be collapsed into a mini-unit of just teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER). This unit can also be used to teach the concept of Line of Reasoning for the AP Lang and AP Seminar Classes. It is structured as an investigation for students to explore the murder of a
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Stereotypes: 'The Problem with Apu' and 'The Simpsons'
'The Problem with Apu' is a 2017 documentary film written by and starring comedian Hari Kondabolu. The film focuses on the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, an Indian immigrant in the animated sitcom 'The Simpsons' who, for a period, was the only figure of South Asian heritage to appear regularly on mainstream U.S. television. The film explores encounters with negative stereotypes, racial microaggressions and slurs against people of Indian and South Asian heritage disseminated through the charac
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9th - 12th
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Teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER): A Whodunit Mystery Unit
This is the accompanying teaching sequence for the unit “Teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER): A Whodunit Mystery.” It includes a mystery to solve, all the evidence (which can be turned into manipulatives), rubrics for presentations and writing, teaching instructions, graphic organizers, and solutions. It does not include the "Teaching Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER): A Whodunit Mystery" PowerPoint presentation which can be purchased separately or as part of a bundle.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Earth Day - Critical Thinking Text Puzzle 14 | Digital Literacy
Here's a fun Earth Day Text Message Puzzle for Middle School students! How quickly can your class figure out who is texting and what is going on? Here's part of the text message conversation: What do you want to do for Earth Day?Kick off with a challenge to reduce, reuse and recycle?And then discuss how astronauts manage waste in space?... (look at the product preview PDF to see the last line) Who is speaking? What is going on? How do you know that?This is the full Reading Comprehension lessonTh
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6th - 10th
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Amazon Shipping Scam? Critical Thinking Text Puzzle #4 | Digital Literacy
Is this message from Amazon legit or is this a scam? How quickly can your class figure out who is texting? Here's part of the text message conversation: Delivery Alert: There’s a problem with your Amazon shipment. Do you want to reschedule? YES or NOSecond Warning: There’s a problem with your Amazon shipment. If not fixed, the package will be sent back. https://shipment-amzn.comFINAL WARNING: There’s a problem with your Amzon shipment. The package will be returned today. https://shipment-amzn.co
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6th - 10th
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Daily Mind Builders: Language Arts - Quick, Fun Brain Energizers for Grades 5+
A 37-page printable PDF ebook for grades 5 and up to wake up sleeping brains with fun daily doses of critical thinking! This book is comprised of intriguing ELA-themed activity pages to wake up sleepy brains for the day's lessons. Each activity page takes about 5-15-minutes to solve and develops the most important reading comprehension skill found on all standardized reading tests. Synthesizing disparate information and using the result to produce a reasonable conclusion is an essential skill as
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5th - 12th
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Analogies PowerPoint
I designed this PowerPoint to help my 8th graders practice for their High School Placement Test (HSPT) but have found it extremely helpful with older ages as well. This PowerPoint invites students to define analogies, identify different types, dig deeper with a partner, and ultimately engage in independent practice. Included is an Answer Key that walks learners through the steps in solving each independent practice item.
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: HSPT Prep Mega Bundle
I'll go there RN | Critical Thinking Text Puzzle 11 Sub Plans | Social Emotional
Here's a Critical Thinking Text Message Puzzle for Middle School students! How quickly can your class figure out who is texting? Here's part of the text message conversation: I'm here with KevinOh you guys are hereLow key I was walking around I'll go there rn... (look at the product preview PDF to see the last line) Who is speaking? What is going on? How do you know that?This is the full Reading Comprehension lessonThe slideshow lesson goes through each text message clue one-by-one.Systematic an
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6th - 10th
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I'M GROUNDED | Critical Thinking Text Puzzle 10 | Social Emotional ELA Sub Plans
How quickly can your Middle School students figure out who texted "I'M GROUNDED L" and what is going on? Teach this yourself and lead class discussions. Or, use it for your Sub Plans (Middle School ELA) and have your students complete the Bloom's Taxonomy Comprehension Questions independently. Here's part of the text message conversation: I’m way too early guys Why? Are you here?I’m 11 minutes away!!!... (look at the product preview PDF to see the last line) Who is texting? What is going on? How
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6th - 10th
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Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER) - Mini Mysteries
This is a mini unit on CER (Claim Evidence Reasoning) that can also be used for exercises of Line of Reasoning/Line of Evidence for AP Classes. It contains graphic organizers, five "mini" murder/mystery scenarios with original characters to solve, a rubric for a written portion, sentence stems to use for writing, and solutions. Students will be able to utilize close reading and critical thinking skills in order to solve the scenarios. Attached to the unit is the Presentation for CER (Claim Evi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Media Literacy Unit: Gender and Media
Media Literacy Unit: Gender and Media In this mini-unit, students read non-fiction texts and engage in research in order to address their guiding question: How does the media influence our understanding of gender? The research component of this unit assumes that students have a basic understanding of the research process and have had some experience with finding resources to help them answer an inquiry question.
What's included in this resource?
*Anticipation guide
*Lesson plans: Closely analy
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10th - 12th
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Emergency sub plans high school, middle school, ELA, critical thinking, ethics
Emergency sub plans high school, middle school, ELA, critical thinking, ethicsThe Socratic Method and COURT CASE SUMMARY DEBATE #3 (25% discount)I teach The Socratic Method first and then COURT CASE SUMMARY DEBATE #3 in my course: Justice and Law/Revenge and RetributionThese two products go especially well together. The Socratic Method introduces students to the question of human evil and Socrates’ teaching on unwilling mistakes. The DEBATE presents an interesting challenge to Socrates’ teaching
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Evaluate an Argument with Dodgeball
This paired text lesson gives detailed lesson plans on teaching standard RI.8, delineate and evaluate an argument. Students will definitely relate to a discussion of dodgeball in schools and want to participate. The lesson walks through unpacking the language of the standard so students understand what is asked when answering these questions. Understanding this important standard is important as students get older and are asked to evaluate more than one passage and claim.
Included in this
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7th - 10th
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Rhetorical Appeals: Writing a Simplified Rhetorical Precis
Teaching students how to analyze rhetorically can be a challenge. These worksheets were created to teach students simply how to read rhetorically and write a simplified Rhetorical Precis. Work through the whole packet or just focus on one piece: the ethos, pathos, or logos. There is an option to do a simplified Rhetorical Precis after students have analyzed the text. This last worksheet's answers can be rewritten into a paragraph and edited.This gives students an idea of how to analyze for rh
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9th - 12th
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Create Your Own Whodunit Mystery Unit! (Teaching CER and Line of Reasoning)
This is a set of instructions for educators to create their own Murder Mystery / Whodunit scenario for their students to solve. It comes with a set of instructions, planning sheets, optional blank clue cards, a glossary sheet to give to students, Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER) organizers, and a CER Rubric for writing for students to use once the project is completed and given.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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April Fools Joke | Critical Thinking Text Puzzle 13 | Digital Literacy
911 HELP! Here's a New April Fools Text Message Puzzle for Middle School students! How quickly can your class figure out who is texting and what is going on. Here's part of the text message conversation: 911 HELPIs everything okay? Are we out of diapers again?Lol April Fools! We’ve got lots of diapers. No, it’s worse. The coffee machine is broken! ... look at the product preview PDF to see the last line as well as the emojis. (TPT only allows certain emojis in the product descriptions. They don'
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6th - 10th
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Easter Egg Engima: Critical Thinking Mystery Activity
In this fun and engaging mystery activity that gets students using critical thinking skills, a man buys a rare expensive golden egg for 2.3 million dollars. Then he sells it for $300,000! Why did he do that? Can your students follow the clues, and use logic and close reading skills to figure it out? This is a fun one to do around Easter or any time and it will really get students thinking!This is a printable PDF edition designed to be used in the classroom for pairwork or in small groups. Howeve
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8th - 11th
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