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Common Core RI.8.6 resources for Microsoft Word
Study and Discussion Guide for I Am Malala, by Malala Yousafzai
Guide an entire class, small group, or individuals through an enlightening study of the autobiography I Am Malala: The Girl who Stood up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb. Readers will naturally have their own questions as they read and discuss, but these guiding questions will keep readers on track to get the most meaning from this true story of courage and activism. Perfect for an interdisciplinary English/social studies unit, I Am Malala touches
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8th - 12th
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Elie Wiesel Nobel Prize Speech ~ Night Pre-reading activity
Night is the heart wrenching first hand account of Elie Wiesel's internment in the Auschwitz Camp during the Holocaust. In order to truly lead into the novel, it is important to impress upon students that Elie Wiesel spent his life devoted to reversing racism around the globe. Reading his Nobel Prize Acceptance speech will do just that. To accommodate scaffolding, I have included one version that caters to teaching persuasion and rhetorical analysis and a second that asks questions pertaining to
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7th - 9th, Higher Education
Avi's "Nothing But The Truth" - 34 Rigorous Common Core Learning Tasks!!
This Common Core resource includes 34 rigorous unit learning tasks for Avi’s, "Nothing But The Truth." The teacher-created learning tasks include standard(s) alignment using the language of Common Core State Standards. The unit activities represent a balance of analysis and evaluation activities focusing on a variety of literary elements, constructed responses, and extended informational/explanatory and argumentative writing. This resource also includes some embedded external documents, charts a
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6th - 8th
Chinese Philosophies (Distance Learning: 2 Google Forms Lessons!)
Are you teaching the Ancient Chinese philosophies? Want to clarify the differences between Daoism, Confucianism, and Legalism? Do you value students grappling with real quotations? Download this resource! What’s included:2 Google Forms: These are your own copies of 2 digital worksheets, meaning you are the sole editor. These “Digital Worksheets” include multiple activities, which work to increase student familiarity with the three philosophies of Daoism, Confucianism, and Legalism, and foster th
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5th - 8th
Close Reading - World War II & the Holocaust Soldier Letters - CC Aligned
This item is a close reading for students on World War II and the Holocaust. It contains letters from three different soldiers. Students have to analyze the letters closely to fill out the graphic organizer and answer the questions. There is a big push to cite textual evidence in the students' answers. There is a common core rubric included.
The letters lexile levels are included!
Common Core Standards Addressed:
RI.8.1. - Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis
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7th - 9th
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Common Core 7th and 8th Grade Reading Literature/Info. Texts Curricular Support
This item contains 184 pages of materials to use to implement the common core reading standards into your classroom. It includes:
*An Explanation of Each of the Standards
*Examples
*Academic Vocabulary
*Student Response Sheets to Apply the Standards
Reading Literature 7.1. and 8.1.
Student Response Pages To Apply the Standard
*Citing Textual Evidence: Supporting an Analysis of Explicit Statements
*Citing Textual Evidence: Supporting an Inference
*It Says, I Say, and So….
*T-Chart
*Answer /
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6th - 9th
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Grades 6-8 Common Core English Language Arts IEP Goal Bank
This IEP goal bank was created to assist special education teachers with the task of writing standards-based IEP goals in English Language Arts. Speech-Language Pathologists should also find this resource to be useful when creating IEP goals and collaborating with teachers. After spending countless hours developing IEP goals myself and really having to think through how to best individualize goals and objectives for my own students, I wanted to share this resource to help other special educati
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6th - 8th
From Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad by Ann Petry Test
-15 multiple choice questions-each question is aligned to an eighth grade informational text common core standard-questions use common core questions stems -answer key included with the skill that is used in the question so that they can be used for other grade levels. Questions include: Inference RI8.1Character RI8.2Central idea RI8.2Theme RI8.2Allusion RI8.4Irony RI8.4Author’s purpose RI8.6
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6th - 12th
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer Informational Text Article of the Week
Based on Kelly Gallagher's Article of the Week concept, my reading articles are typically non-fiction and modeled on Vale Middle School's format. The articles have been chosen by me and all questions have been developed by me. If you would like to see what Vale Middle School does, check out http://vms.vale.k12.or.us/articles-week
This informational text was used in my classroom as an Article of the Week to go with the class reading of Chasing Lincoln's Killer. It is developed from the artic
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6th - 8th
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Civil War Document-Based Question Packet
One of my favorite teaching tools for history is the DBQ - a hallmark of high school level Advanced Placement classes but something I've used with students as young as 7th grade. Exposing students to the rigor of the DBQ early is not only a great way to get them to engage in deep thinking and writing, it's a formalized way to get them to see the nuance and complexity of historical events, and - perhaps as important in this day and age - sift and sort arguments based on validity.This resource is
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7th - 10th
Article of the Week - Smartphones at dinner
This article of the week addresses the use of smartphones at the dinner table and how the use of electronics in social situations can be divisive.
The article questions focus on:
Genre
Citing Text Evidence
The central question the author is exploring
Vocabulary in context
Making inferences
and a short response reflection question
Based on Kelly Gallagher's Article of the Week concept, my reading articles are typically non-fiction and modeled on Vale Middle School's format. The articles have
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7th - 9th
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Emergency Lesson/Sub Plans - The Evil Eye Close Read and Superstition Research
These handouts will take students through a Close Read of an informational article about the Evil Eye and provide an extension research activity for further learning about superstitions from around the world. This 2-3 day lesson is what I keep tucked aside in an Emergency Lesson Plan folder, but I have also used it with younger students, reluctant readers, and Fundamentals classes. I would suggest to begin the lesson by asking students about superstitions they are already familiar with. Lead the
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6th - 8th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
Silent Spring - Rachel Carson - Rhetorical Devices & Persuasion
As Close Reading and Annotation becomes the go to among English courses, it becomes equally important to choose meaningful non-fiction texts for the students to read and reflect upon. Rachel Carson is the forefront of ecopedagogy with Silent Spring, her attempt to open the eyes of the world to the horrors of DDT. I have created a document with embedded questions and vocabulary to be used as an introduction to persuasive devices and rhetorical analysis. Print and Go or walk students through the d
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Earth Day Bundle - Persuasion, Rhetoric and Authorial Message
Informational Article of the Week - Football player amputates finger
Based on Kelly Gallagher's Article of the Week concept, my reading articles are typically non-fiction and modeled on Vale Middle School's format. The articles have been chosen by me and all questions have been developed by me. If you would like to see what Vale Middle School does, check out http://vms.vale.k12.or.us/articles-week
This informational text Article of the Week comes from the article "Mesa State College lineman has pinkie amputated"
By The Associated Press. It is an 820 lexile.
Grades:
6th - 8th
Autobiography- Lady Bird Johnson - JFK Assassination - Point of View - Tone Mood
I am a strong believer that all texts must have meaningful content. Student's today are so immersed in their technology that history fades into the past. They don't have any interest in seeking it out so as teachers, we need to ensure they read it anywhere and everywhere. That is where this memoir from Lady Bird Johnson's A White House Diary - Excerpt comes in. The colorful language and meaningful writing brings the day of John F. Kennedy's assassination to life from a new perspective. It is the
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8th - 10th
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Nonfiction Book Report Template
Use this editable Nonfiction Book Report template geared towards middle schoolers and high schoolers! I hope you and your students enjoy :)
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5th - 10th
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Grammar Tip of the Day (#1-15)
Grammar Tip of the Day is here to save the day and start class off on a strong foot! Each box contains the necessary information to provide your students with a quick grammar lesson at the start of the day. This information has been formatted to emphasize the key points of each grammar lesson while being easy to copy and paste into a myriad of other presentation forms. References from well regarded sources across the web are also included for each source.My favorite way to implement these gramma
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8th - 12th
Article of the Week: Basic Template
Use Aristotle's rhetorical devices of ethos, pathos, and logos to take a more in depth look at informational texts. This packet can be adapted to any article that you choose and is employs AVID's WICOR analysis strategy along with college developed writing strategies. This basic template is appropriate for middle school classes.
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Article of the Week: Advance & Basic Template
ALL ABOUT COLLEGE Unit - Student Packet (Entire Quarter of Work!)
This Packet is designed to help students explore educational opportunities after high school graduation. The packet has over 50 pages of critical readings (with vocabulary work, reflections, author's purpose, and textual evidence practice), videos, speaking & listening activities (including a complete Socratic Seminar guide) a presentation, essay, and huge research opportunities for students. There is also an entire section on setting SMART goals, along with a reflection & re-evaluation
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7th - 11th
EOG Question Stems
These are question stems for students to use that are pulled from8th-grade released EOG exams in NC. Students can use them to create their own questions when working on literature and informational texts. They are standard-based.
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8th
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Author's Purpose
Learn to use reading strategies and comprehension strategies through teaching what the author's purpose is and who the intended audience is. This resource takes you through the definition of what the author's purpose means and gives an example along with a quick pre-test. Then, it provides a series of guided practices. Finally, it provides a quick post-test to see if the learner learned the skill.
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5th - 9th
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3 FREE Learning Tasks for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” Speech!
The following resource includes 3 FREE and RIGOROUS Common Core learning tasks to be used after students have read and studied Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 March on Washington “I Have A Dream” speech.
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MLK "I Have A Dream" Common Core Annotated Text w/Marginal Notes
MLK and Obama's March on Washington Speeches -
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6th - 12th
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READING FOR TEXT ANALYSIS WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS BUNDLE
A bundle of 10 sets of task cards and worksheets on reading for text analysis.This bundle includes task cards on:Audience, Register, TonePurpose, Content, StyleComparing TextsUnderstanding TextsInferring for MeaningPEE ParagraphExpository TextsPersuasive TextsSkimming, Scanning, Close ReadingReading ComprehensionTeachers can use these ready-made resources to enhance the vocabulary, language, grammar, writing, and reading skills of the learners.Here are some other possible uses for these in your
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6th - 10th
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"Unboxed" Lore Video Guide Season 1 Episode 6
This video guide is based on the episode "Unboxed" from Season 1 Episode 6 of the Amazon Prime show, LORE. Lore is narrated by podcaster, Aaron Mahnke. "Unboxed" is about the haunted doll, Robert.
Grades:
7th - 12th
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