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Common Core W.6.10 resources for Microsoft Word
If Stones Could Speak: Unlocking the Secrets of Stonehenge by Marc Aronson
Through this unit, students will learn that archaeologists, like detectives, work to piece together the past through investigation in the text, “If Stones Could Speak” by Marc Aronson. This common core aligned packet emphasizes specific skills that are targeted in each chapter. Through this packet, students are exposed to diverse perspectives and challenge them to analyze data and draw meaningful conclusions about history. Students will learn to analyze how claims support the main idea and h
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5th - 8th
Mother and Daughter by Gary Soto
This unit is a complete analysis of Gary Soto's short story "Mother and Daughter". It contains the text of the story, vocabulary, characterization analysis, figurative language, point of view analysis, and theme analysis. It is Common Core aligned and contains a final assessment. Teacher answer keys are included.
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6th - 8th
Identifying Tone and Mood
This instructional handout is a warm-up exercise for identifying tone and mood in writing. Students look at five sentences and look for tone words that create the mood of the sentence.
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6th - 8th
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Reading Response Letters 101
Reading Response LettersAfter reading The Reading Zone by Nancie Atwell, I was inspired to implement reading response letters in my classroom. It took me a long time to find a system that worked for me and my students, but I am really happy with the result! I use this at a 6th-grade level, but it can be adapted to many different grade levels. This product includes: -a detailed description of my procedure-an explanation of what a reading response letter is and how I grade it (I use this on my web
Lucy Calkins 6th Grade Unit 2 Bend 1 Lessons
This is a bundle of lesson plans designed to support a teacher in the implementation of the Lucy Calkins Common Core Units of Study for Writing. It begins with a brief overview of unit 2 on literary essays then has lesson plans that highlight the important points in the sessions from the first bend of the unit. This bend focuses on students writing a literary essay based upon a claim about a character.
Writing Game (Gamification Unit)
Welcome to the land of Scripton! Scripton is governed by the Honorable King Scriptus and Queen Scribiva. Their monarchy is one of great wealth where nobles and peasants work together in happiness. The local sorceress lives on the edge of the kingdom, providing security to the people of Scripton. The daily life on Scripton is quite magical.
Until something unforeseen transpires... the Queen has been kidnapped!
Queen’s Ransom is an expository/informational and argumentative writing unit develop
Grades:
5th - 8th
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"Notable Figures of the Enlightenment" + Article, Assessment (Distance Learning)
The illustrated Article features the achievements of important Enlightenment figures: Locke, Rousseau, de Montesqieu, Voltaire, Wollstonecraft, and Smith. Activities and Assessment included.Lesson includes: - 2-Page Article - Multiple Choice / Document Based Question Assessment + Answer Key - DBQ Scoring Rubric (allows student to score each other's short answers)- Mini-Article: The Salon- Historical Examination Form- 3-2-1 Reflective Writing Activity- Support from Text Guide- Grap
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5th - 9th
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Lucy Calkins 6th Grade Unit 2 Bend 2 Sessions 8-12 Literary Essay
This is a bundle of lesson plans designed to support a teacher in the implementation of the Lucy Calkins Common Core Units of Study for Writing. This is the second bend in a three bend unit. This bundle has lesson plans that highlight the important points in the sessions 8-12. This bend focuses on students writing a theme based literary essay based upon what they learned in the previous unit in which they learned to write a character based literary essay.
Writing Pre-Assessment
I give this assessment at the beginning of the year to get to know my kids better as writer's and develop my lesson plans for the first quarter based on their specific needs. I also use this assignment to teach them the writing process and how to peer-edit. Rubric is included along with a self-editing checklist and a peer-editing checklist and the prompt.
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5th - 10th
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6th Grade Common Core Writing Pretest - A
This test has 30 questions. The test includes multiple choice, fill in the blank, short answer and true/false questions. The test includes questions about all of the standards in the writing section. An answer key is included. Common core standard included:W.6.1: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. W.6.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of r
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6th, Adult Education
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Lesson Plans For Acts of Courage by Pamela Horner
If your success in life depends upon harboring a secret, then what do you do when you must either finally confront it, or lose the game of survival? Fen has been busy. He took an unexpected trip, hung around some important people – who are also dead – all the while keeping a deep secret.Fenmore Jacks does things on a grand scale. His personality is huge. His wit is enviable, especially among the other fourth graders. And his school career? It is a colossal – failure. He has to hide the fact tha
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4th - 6th
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Narrative(s), Expository, Persuasive Rubrics for Writing Grades 5-7
I use these rubrics in my classroom. I keep them in Word format because I like to modify them a bit based on the assignment/prompt. Sometimes I use a word count, other times page count. If I'm working on something like "voice" I emphasize that more on the rubric. If my recent lesson is on subordinating conjunctions, I emphasize that. With these rubrics, I'm selling them in Word format instead of PDF (my usual format) so that you, too, can modify them to work for you in any given situation. I'v
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5th - 7th
Medieval W Africa - Map & Research Activities, Assessments (Distance Learning)
"Medieval West Africa - Activities" is a colorful yet challenging project which includes the making of up to four maps: the Vegetation Zones of West Africa, the Empire of Ghana, the Empire of Mali, and the Empire of Songhai - all with five things to identify. The Lesson also includes nine general research Document Based Questions the answers to which are easily found in textbooks, online, or with the "Medieval West African Civilizations" Synopsis that is included. Great for pairs, or small group
Grades:
5th - 9th
Grade 6 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 education
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6th
"Age of Exploration - Notable Explorers" + Assessment (Distance Learning)
The Article "Notable Explorers" highlights ten of the most important explorers and discoveries of the Age of Exploration: Prince Henry the Navigator, Bartolomeu Diaz, Christopher Columbus, Pedro Cabral, Vasco da Gama, John Cabot, Amerigo Vespucci, Ferdinand Magellan, Jacques Cartier, and Francis Drake.Lesson includes: - 5-Page Illustrated Article - Multiple Choice / Document-Based Question Assessment + Answer Key- Crossword + Crossword Key - Reflective Writing Activity: 3-2-1 - Maps: Age of
Grades:
5th - 9th
Emergency Lesson/Sub Plan: Rainmakers: Close Read, Research, + Narrative Prompt
The pages provided here can easily be printed and provided to students as independent work packets, and are especially useful as Emergency Sub Plans for a leave of absence that would take you away from your classroom for 5+ consecutive days. The content is engaging, standards based, and incorporates a variety of activities and subjects - although I originally created this for a 6th grade English Fundamentals classroom. This lesson incorporates reading comprehension skills of informational text,
Grades:
5th - 7th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
“William Wilson” By Edgar Allan Poe UDL Worksheet Bundle
1. Create your own Book cover and summary assignment2. Create your own Comic for the story Worksheet3. Chain of Events Worksheet4. First-Person Story Event Creative Writing Assignment5. Theme Worksheet (Major and Minor) Worksheet6. Edgar Allan Poe Online Assignment (Bonus Item)*Teacher online Resources (Online Story Link, Poe Biography etc. ) included on 3rd page of worksheets
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4th - 8th
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“The Gold-Bug” By Edgar Allan Poe UDL Worksheet Bundle
1. Create your own Book cover and summary assignment2. Create your own Comic for the story Worksheet3. Chain of Events Worksheet4. First-Person Story Event Creative Writing Assignment5. Theme Worksheet (Major and Minor) Worksheet6. Edgar Allan Poe Online Assignment (Bonus Item)*Teacher online Resources (Online Story Link, Poe Biography etc. ) included on 3rd page of worksheets
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4th - 8th
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Writing Prompt Bingo
Students get to choose what they want to write about and color in the box.
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6th - 8th
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Reading Comprehension Boot Camp
Made for 6th grade, but easily adapted. "The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein. Guided/Close Reading excercise practicing the major strategies for reading. It's an easy text but the kids take it very deep. "While We Read" activity 2 pages, reading comprehension questions, & essay questions.
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Montessori Work Plan Journal Rubric
Work plans are an essential element to the Montessori education. Each day students are to check off the work that they have completed, and then reflect on what they have learned. Here is a rubric to easily grade and provide expectations for students.
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4th - 8th
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Descriptive Writing Process; Mentor Text & Guided Writing
Guide students through the descriptive writing process as they work through a mentor text, brainstorm, gather details, organize details, write a descriptive essay with sample beginning/middle/end paragraphs, and peer edit. This document is editable to fit your classroom.
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4th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS4-5
"Reformation and Counter-Reformation - Notables" - Activities, Assessment - DL
The Article, "Reformation and Counter-Reformation Figures" features the significant contributions of the important participants of this era. It ends with an brief explanation of the legacy of the Reformation. Activities and Assessment included.Lesson includes: - 2-Page "Notable Figures" - Multiple Choice / Short Answer Assessment + Answer Key- Short Answer Scoring Rubric (allows students to score each other's short answers)- 2 Historical Examination Forms: 'Reformation' 'Counter-Refo
Grades:
5th - 9th
Interactive On Demand Writing
Looking for a way for students to internalize the official on demand writing rubric! This is it! Students have the opportunity to recognize the key words that go with each Score level, internalize the descriptors and their meanings: Audience and Purpose, Idea Development, Organization and Sentences, and Word Choice and Mechanics.
What's Included:
Directions for activity
Score Level cards 4, 3, 2, 1
Descriptor Cards for following categories:
Audience and Purpose
Idea Development
Organization an
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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