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Critical thinking Common Core W.8.3a resources
Write a Scary Story: Creative Writing Notebook Activities Print and Digital
Your students will love writing their own scary stories with this print and digital notebook. This resource guides them step-by-step through setting up the plot, characters, setting, and theme. The end result is a creative writing project your students will feel successful about.Students usually get bogged down by a creative writing assignment -- but this resource breaks all the elements of a good story down into manageable pieces. You're students will know exactly what they want to write -- b
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Also included in: Writing Activities for the Whole Year Digital Bundle
Thinking Like a Historian Lesson Plan Unit for 8th-10th Grade Social Studies
The amazing resources included with the Thinking Like a Historian Lesson Plan Unit for 8th-10th Grade Social Studies have been successfully used by thousands of students and come completely ready to use for BOTH in-person and digital learning (via Google Apps)! The Thinking Like a Historian Unit lays the foundation for your students to succeed in your social studies class! They'll explore and discuss learning strategies that promote and encourage students to think critically, how to effectively
Grades:
8th - 10th
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Also included in: 8th Grade U.S. History YEAR-LONG Curriculum Bundle!! | Google Apps
Conversation Starters Package on Entrepreneurship
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on entrepreneurship. What's included:A list of 13 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of entrepreneurshipActivities 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 expres
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Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Deserted Island Survival STEM Challenges
Are you looking for a fun and engaging activity for your students? Deserted Island Survival STEM Challenge is a unit centered around a fictional story of Suzanna Airfly who's plane crashed on a deserted island. Your students will complete five different challenges to help Suzanna survive. Each challenge encourages students to define the problem, plan a design, build, test, and reflect. I have included a rubric for each challenge. I have also added a narrative writing extension where students
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Conversation Starters Package on Productivity
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on productivity. What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of productivityActivities 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 an
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
MyPerspectives: The Medicine Bag Google Slides Package (Grade 8)
Overview:This Google Slides presentation serves as a resource for you and your students during your unit one study of “The Medicine Bag” by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve. Throughout this presentation you will find activities to help enhance your students’ study of the text including . . .✔️ concept vocabulary study with application practice, ✔️textual annotation exercises, ✔️analyzing craft and structure (symbolism practice), ✔️Paired Poems activity,✔️plus a Performance Task Prep exercise.This pro
Grades:
8th
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Also included in: MyPerspectives: Unit One Rites of Passage Grade 8 (Bundle)
Conversation Starters Package on Happiness
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on happiness.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of happinessActivities 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 trans
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Social Problems
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on social problems.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of social problemsActivities 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 expressio
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Individuality
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on individuality.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of individualityActivities 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 a
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Charity
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on charity.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of charityActivities 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 transitio
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Character Analysis: Disney Movie "Up" Common Core Essay Synthesis!
This 2-page document is a character analysis step-by-step directions set is to be used alongside viewing the Disney/Pixar film Up, but it can be easily altered for any film of your choosing with a specific focus on character development/character analysis.
The first page is the assignment directions, paragraph-by-paragraph, for students to have in mind as they view the film and take notes according to the specific directions, including adjectives to describe the character at length, focusing o
Grades:
6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Story Starter Creative Writing Prompts BUNDLE Stories Without End
What's a story starter?It's just what it sounds like, a story that starts but has no end. More developed than a short writing prompt, this story prompt gives students the first part of a story that ends on a cliff-hanger. Because the story has no end, students will have to create their own drawing on their creativity. Even the most reluctant writer will find themselves sucked in with this deceptively simple method of getting students to write! Each story is also supported with questions and voca
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Conversation Starters Package on Personal Questions
Generate inspiring class discussions with these personal thought-provoking conversation questions.What's included:A list of 15 personal thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students Activities 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 phrases to cre
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Packages on Feelings and Emotions
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on feelings and emotions.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of feelings and emotionsActivities 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 usef
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Challenges
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on challenges.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of challengesActivities 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 tra
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Adoption
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on adoption.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of adoptionActivities 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
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Analyze and Write a Mystery Creative Writing Activity
This set of simple, straightforward activities guide students through reading, analyzing, and then writing a short mystery story. Great for literacy centers, a creative writing class, or close reading practice. Can also be part of a unit on crime!Part I presents a short original mystery story about a jewelry store robbery. Questions following the reading ask students to identify the suspects, alibis, motives and witnesses. This helps teach the vocabulary of mystery stories as well as giving insi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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CCSS:
The Gathering Storm in America Gives Rise to the American Revolution!
The Gathering Storm in America brings history to life with an award-winning (64 minute) audio drama featuring the events that led to American Independence. It tells the remarkable story of an all-but-forgotten forefather whose actions initiated the tumultuous Pre-Revolutionary Period in America. Derived from primary sources, it presents both the British and American points of view on issues that led to the Declaration of Independence and the building of a new nation on democratic principles. T
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Grades:
5th - 8th
The Hobbit: Character Blog Writing - Projects & PBL
Driving Question:How can writing a blog bring character insight?Description:In this Project, students write blog entries for characters from The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. This is a useful way to delve more deeply into the motivations of the characters after finishing reading, or even at a mid-way point in the book.Students work in groups to come up with a series of blog entries stretching across parts of the book, thinking about a particular character's perspective and voice. When students write
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Grades:
6th - 10th
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Student Shark Tank-Persuasive Writing & Rhetorical Device Activity
This activity is a fun and engaging way for your students to learn how to use rhetorical devices in their persuasive writing. For this activity, students will be put into groups of 3-4. In their group, they will choose one item from a box (the teacher can grab random items from home or in the classroom to sell (or students can make up an item). Students will use the rhetorical devices that we learned about in class today to help sell/persuade your sharks. Students will need to pick 1-2 people fr
Grades:
5th - 9th
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Also included in: Introduction to Persuasive Writing & Rhetorical Devices Tool Kit
Thurber's "The Dog That Bit People" Writing Prompt, Assessment, or Homework
Students can "sink their teeth into" these writing prompts for "The Dog That Bit People." This handout provides 10 interesting, relevant, and essential statements or questions about pertinent aspects of this humorous story. The choices are varied and may be used for short-answer quizzes, an in-class essay test, or a homework assignment. To make this printable even more appealing, a detailed rubric is included.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Conversation Starters Package on Coffee Culture
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on coffee culture.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of coffee culture Activities 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
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on The Coronavirus
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on the coronavirus.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of the coronavirusActivities 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 expressio
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education
Types:
Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
The Outsiders: Character Blog Writing - Projects & PBL
Driving Question:How can writing a blog bring character insight?Description:In this Project, students write blog entries for characters from The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. This is a useful way to delve more deeply into the motivations of the characters after finishing reading, or even at a mid-way point in the book.Students work in groups to come up with a series of blog entries stretching across parts of the book, thinking about a particular character's perspective and voice. When students write
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Grades:
6th - 8th
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