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Critical thinking Common Core W.6.1b resources
200 Daily Bell Work Writing Prompts (Grades 7/8)
Be prepared to teach your Grade 7/8 Language class with a year's worth of bell work writing prompts for Google Slides™! This resource is perfect for a soft start to the Language block and for creating a daily routine for your students to follow.This resource includes 200 writing prompts themed for each day of the week to spark student interest and promote engagement. The writing prompts also contain three sub-questions for those students who find it difficult to brainstorm ideas. With prompts an
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7th - 8th
Also included in:Â Grade 7 Ontario 2023 Language Bundle (FULL YEAR)
ELA Resources I The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise I Digital Learning
Save time and energy with these discussion questions for Dan Gemeinhart's middle-grade novel The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise. The discussion questions are purposely open-ended and subject to opinion to encourage debate and discussion in your classroom. Also included are creative writing prompts and scoring rubrics.Included in this product:- Three or more open-ended discussion questions, sorted by chapter- These discussion questions reorganized onto printable handouts, suitable for com
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6th - 8th
Growth Mindset Activities | Social Emotional Learning Bell Ringers | Volume 1
These fully-editable growth-mindset bell ringers will get your class thinking and are perfect for social emotional learning as well! With thought-provoking and engaging prompts, they can be used as individual writing prompts or large group discussion topics. Teachers agree that these bell ringers are perfect for daily warm ups or morning meetings. I’m so excited for your students to experience a variety of life-impacting questions to write about individually or discuss within groups.You will rec
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Debate Choice Board: Digital Argumentative Topics & Graphic Organizers/Google
Digital Debate Choice Board is a fun and engaging debate topic board full of ten editable argumentative prompts with graphic organizers. Students click on any number on the interactive (hyperlinked) Google Slide board to reveal their "mystery" debate topic. They then complete an argumentative graphic organizer focusing on claim, reasons, and evidence. Afterward, you can decide to have students debate, present, and or write. Debate choice boards build critical thinking and reasoning skills, w
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4th - 8th
Growth Mindset Bell Ringers | 40 SEL Writing Prompts For Any Subject | Volume 2
These fully-editable growth-mindset bell ringers will get your class thinking and are perfect for social emotional learning as well! With thought-provoking and engaging prompts, they can be used as individual writing prompts or large group discussion topics. Teachers agree that these bell ringers are perfect for daily warm ups or morning meetings. I’m so excited for your students to experience a variety of life-impacting questions to write about individually or discuss within groups. You will r
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Argumentation/C.E.R. writing- Murder Mystery #2 - Improve student argumentation!
This is a follow up lesson to the Slip or Trip Murder Mystery! I use this lesson to re-teach my students understand Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning in writing later on in the school year. I've also used it as an extension activity for students that need to be challenged as this one is a bit more challenging than Slip or Trip. Cross-curricular - can be used in science and social studies classes as well.Included with purchase:- Copy of crime scene photo with story and discussion questions for group
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5th - 12th
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RACE Writing Strategy for Extended Response + RAP Writing Strategy TEST PREP
These differentiated extended response rubrics list exactly what students need to include in their writing to have complete answers for state test questions. RACE and RAP Posters / Anchor charts are included for a visual reference. ✅ File Includes:4-point rubric (topic sentence, 2 details, closing sentence): Anchor Chart, 2-per-page and 4-per-page for ink saving5-point rubric (topic sentence, 3 details, closing sentence): Anchor Chart, 2-per-page and 4-per-page for ink savingParagraph writing ru
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2nd - 5th
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Discussion Questions & Creative Writing Prompts for Korman's Masterminds
Motivate your students towards active, engaging discussion with these open-ended discussion questions to accompany Gordon Korman's middle-grade book Masterminds! This product contains:- three questions per chapter in an easy-to-use printable chart, along with suggestions for encouraging your students to participate in discussions. - these questions created as printable handouts for students, so that they can be used for homework, comprehension checks, essay prompts, or even as group preparati
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5th - 7th
Also included in:Â Gordon Korman ELA Resource Bundle I Print & Digital Versions
Comprehensive Opinion Writing Unit-Grades 4, 5, 6
Guide your students through the opinion writing process with this comprehensive unit plan! Includes lesson plans, hands-on sorts, opinion essay examples, posters, a review game, a debate, and more! Everything you need to assess, instruct, and engage your students is included in this bundle of 7 opinion writing content lessons.This bundle includes the following lessons: Lesson 1: Formative Assessment• Lesson 1a (Formative Assessment) Overview• Prewriting Activities Forms• Formative Assessment Dra
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4th - 6th
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Debating Topics for Middle School: School and Education
Get your middle school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints.Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refining y
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5th - 7th
Writing Exit Slips - BUNDLE (Grades 3-6) Print & Digital
Do you want your students reading with purpose and accountability? If so, this year long BUNDLE of over 250 writing exit tickets is for you! These response prompts can be printed and used in writing journals or used digitally in Google Classroom or the learning management system of your choice that supports Google Slides. This resource includes both printable and digital versions.This BUNDLE contains all five of my writing exit slip resources - Launching Writing Workshop with Personal Narratives
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3rd - 6th
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Debating Topics for Middle School: Family Life
Get your middle school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints. Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refining
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5th - 7th
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Conversation Starters Package on Quality of Life
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on the quality of life.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of quality of lifeActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expression
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Claim Evidence Reasoning Graphic Organizer and Lesson Plan Free
Do your students struggle with providing strong, credible evidence for their claims? These two free Evidence Graphic Organizers can be used for any argument, opinion, persuasive, or research essay to help students gather and analyze arguments and evidence that they need to support a claim.Students gain critical thinking skills as they justify the use of their evidence and the evidence checker graphic organizers allow them to see exactly what kind of evidence they are using.This freebie includes
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5th - 9th
Also included in:Â Analyze Bias Evaluate Websites Fact Check Wikipedia Research Skills Bundle
Opinion Writing Lesson-How to Develop Supporting Reasons
Help your students write solid reasons to support their opinion statements. In this opinion writing lesson, they will recognize common errors and differentiate between strong examples and weak examples. Includes a hands-on sort tool to help engage your students with a unique tactile approach. This product is not designed for digital use. This lesson is a part of our Comprehensive Opinion Writing Unit!Click here to save 30% per lesson on all seven lessons in the unit bundle!This lesson includes:•
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4th - 6th
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Conversation Starters Package on Humor
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on humor.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of humorActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitional phras
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5th - 8th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
A Linked Unit Study for Gordon Korman's "WhatsHisFace"
Engage your students in reading, writing, history, and science with Gordon Korman's "WhatsHisFace." This unit provides open-ended discussion and writing prompts, both of which can be used for comprehension and assessment purposes. This unit study also features hands-on projects to research the times of Shakespeare and other themes of the book. These come complete with links to safe sources for more information, printable lessons, and printable quotations from the book. This novel study includ
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6th - 8th
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Conversation Starters Package on Philosophy
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on philosophy.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of philosophyActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transiti
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5th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Terms of an Argument: Google Slides Digital Notebook|Editable & CCSS Aligned
This Google Slides TERMS OF AN ARGUMENT digital clipboard is a fun and interactive way to learn and then practice the CCSS aligned terms of an argument (claim, reasons, evidence, and counterargument). Each of the 7 editable slides have hyperlinked tabs, built in student text-boxes, definition of terms, examples of terms, and student practice places. The final slide has students apply all that they've learned and practiced by completing an argumentative graphic organizer. CCSS RI 8, W1a-c, SL 1
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4th - 8th
Discussion Questions & Creative Writing Prompts for Sands' "The Blackthorn Key"
Save time and energy with these discussion questions for Kevin Sands' middle-grade novel The Blackthorn Key. The discussion questions are purposely open-ended and subject to opinion to encourage debate and discussion in your classroom. Also included are creative writing prompts and scoring rubrics.Included in this product:- 120+ open-ended discussion questions, sorted by chapter- These discussion questions reorganized onto printable handouts, suitable for comprehension checks, homework, mini-e
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5th - 7th
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Monkey Business: Using Court Cases for Persuasive Writing
Did you know that a monkey sued a photographer over the rights to a selfie? The monkey took the picture, so should he own the rights? What sort of implications would be created if he won? "Monkey Business" uses high-interest, high-profile court cases involving monkeys to help students develop critical thinking skills as they learn to think and write like a lawyer! Students follow the same framework attorneys use for persuasive writing!"Monkey Business" includes:- Teacher's Guide- PowerPoint Pr
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6th - 8th
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Creative Writing & Discussion Prompts for Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game
Save time and energy with these discussion questions for Chris Grabenstein's middle-grade novel Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game. The 150+ discussion questions are purposely open-ended and subject to opinion to encourage debate and discussion in your classroom. Also included are creative writing prompts in a variety of styles, scoring rubrics for each, and lists of potential vocabulary words for study of your choice.Included in this product:- Open-ended discussion questions, sorted by chapter- T
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4th - 6th
Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Generate inspiring class discussions with over 81 topics and 1370+ thought-provoking conversation questions. This growing bundle is a collection of all of our thought-provoking Conversation Starters Packages. Each package encourages critical thinking and allows students to discuss topics that are both relevant and important to them while simultaneously increasing their vocabulary and ability to effectively express themselves. Our packages are extremely versatile and have been used as bell-rin
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Discussion Questions & Writing Prompts for 'Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics'
Engage your students with these 150 open-ended and creative questions. You'll save time and energy as you check their comprehension and debate story issues all at once. Also included are a variety of creative writing prompts.Included in this product:- Three open-ended discussion questions, sorted by chapter- These discussion questions reorganized onto printable handouts, suitable for comprehension checks, homework, or mini-essays.- Creative writing prompts, including newspaper articles, diary
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4th - 6th
Also included in:Â Bundled Resources for Chris Grabenstein's Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics
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