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Critical thinking Common Core W.6.2b 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: 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
Persuasive Writing Public Service Announcement Activities Write and Analyze
Your students will love analyzing, researching, and creating their own PSA with this ready-to-use resource. What an engaging way to introduce persuasive language and writing. Lots of practice means your students are confident as they create their own PSA.Digital and print -- guides your students step-by-step through the process – from analyzing what a PSA is and does to choosing their own topic, researching and creating it. This is what you'll get:print and digital versionstips and suggestions
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Writing Activities for the Whole Year Digital Bundle
Fact and Opinion Task Cards & Unit Plan | Perspective & Bias | Digital + Print
This 153 PAGE UNIT provides ENGAGING TASKS, TASK CARDS, LESSONS and RESOURCES to teach students the difference between FACT and OPINION as READERS and WRITERS through proven teaching strategies fostering CRITICAL THINKING and RESEARCH SKILLS. ⭐ AN ESSENTIAL MEDIA LITERACY SKILL FOR THE "MISINFORMATION" ERAWHAT'S INCLUDEDFact & Opinion Mini-Lesson and overviewLink to Google Slides Version for independent/interactive use16 Fact and Opinion Discovery Task cards (Digital + Print)16 Fact & O
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3rd - 9th
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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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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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: Gordon Korman ELA Resource Bundle I Print & Digital Versions
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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Thanksgiving Craft Writing Prompt & Activities - Figurative Language
Looking for No PREP Thanksgiving Activities? Students will love this Doodle, Define, Draw and Decipher Thanksgiving workshop! Check out the set of activities that include Fall figurative language fun, Thanksgiving riddles and word search, as well as an engaging and fun-to-share Thanksgiving craftivity. Your students will love taking it home and challenging family members to add more!This resource is great for early finishers, centers, writing practice, or just some great enrichment for the week
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4th - 6th
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: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
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: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
The Six Tasks of Mesopotamia - Projects & PBL
Driving Question:Why is the story of the Mesopotamians so significant?Description:The Six Tasks of Mesopotamia will begin your journey with the geography and culture of this ancient land between two rivers. The Mesopotamians left a significant record of their lives and the development of their civilization for us to interpret and appreciate. From the study of Hammurabi to cuneiform writing, to a biography or memoir of a significant Mesopotamian and appreciation for the geography, the six tasks w
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6th
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Also included in: PBL Bundle (Grade 6) - In Collaboration with A.J. Juliani - 31 Projects!
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: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Celebrity Quotes to Question, Analyze, and Evaluate Collection One Bellringer
Quotes are a great way to stimulate reluctant writers and motivate today’s youth, as they reflect on inspirational messages or grapple with ideas that are controversial. Our “Say What?!! Collection One” resource provides 20 unique and engaging quotes from a variety of people and sources including Chance the Rapper, Steve Jobs, Judy Garland, Mark Twain, and more! Each quote is paired with a prompt designed to inspire, motivate, and encourage higher-order thinking skills for Gen Z students. The
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in: Celebrity Quotes to Question, Analyze, and Evaluate Bundle Bellringer
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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World History Museum - Projects & PBL
Driving Question:How can artifacts help us understand our past?Description:World History Museum can be effectively repeated during the year as students move through their study of world history. As historians, students will investigate artifacts found in the civilizations and eras they visit. Each time their work will be displayed in a school museum gallery. Just as active history museums do, student historians will also create a styled information card or a write a blog to be placed with their
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6th - 7th
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Also included in: PBL Bundle (Grade 6) - In Collaboration with A.J. Juliani - 31 Projects!
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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Conversation Starters Package on Human Nature
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on human nature.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of human natureActivities 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 tran
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
NO PREP! Inferencing Author's Message Unit, Diversity, Smartboard & PDF
UPDATED: *Clarity has been fixed on this unit!* I also added name/date headers to handouts and links to each handout on SB lesson page for easy access*
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Teach and challenge your students to use inferencing skills! This is a reading for meaning unit where students learn the basics of inferencing and are challenged to infer the author’s message of a variety of high interest texts. The commo
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4th - 6th
Growth Mindset Activities | 40 Social Emotional Learning Bell Ringers | Volume 3
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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Not Grade Specific
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Conversation Starters Package on Adventure
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on adventure.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of adventureActivities 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 transition
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Nature
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on nature.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of natureActivities 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 phr
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
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