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Common Core W.7.8 resources for Microsoft Word
The Victorian Era - Pre-Reading Research Project and Simulation
For years I have taught A Christmas Carol, and each time I have tried to find an interesting way to teach my students about the Victorian setting of the novel. This activity I created has worked perfectly for my gifted students, but can be easily accommodated for any level of learning!What I have created is a three-part activity that doesn't just give students a research project, but also a role as a character from Victorian England. Adding the personal element has allowed my students to not j
Grades:
7th - 8th
The CRAP Test (Finding Credible Internet Sources)
Want to help your students find credible, reliable, and relevant sources for a research project? Then this is the perfect resource for you!
Helps students organize their information in a visual way.
Helps them see if their sites are legitimate.
Gets them started with accurate and quality websites for research!
Connects well with the HOW DO I RESEARCH PRESENTATION.
Grades:
6th - 10th
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
MLA Citation Stations
This activity challenges students to use the MLA citation "formulas" to cite a book, magazine, encyclopedia, newspaper, and website that they can find around your classroom. The "formulas" are on the page, but students must use their high level thinking skills to cite the resource correctly! This is great practice before students do the real thing in a research paper. This was originally used in middle grades English language arts. It is a Word Document, so feel free to edit it!
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5th - 8th
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1960s Research Project (paired with The Outsiders)
This research project can be used with The Outsiders, best if while reading or after the novel is finished. Students will choose a topic and use reliable sources to find information. We worked on paraphrasing skills so students can understand the correct way to record information on notecards. Fact card and source card examples are included, as well as a graphic organizer to keep track of their information. After researching and creating notecards, they will turn their information into a Google
Grade 7 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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7th
Timbuktu- West Africa- mini DBQ
Students will analyze 3 easy-to-read sources and fill out an organizer to explain why the city of Timbuktu was so impressive to foreigners. This can be a short writing assignment but there are also some ideas for differentiated instruction as well with this activity.
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6th - 9th
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Japan Independent Research Project (Differentiated process and product)
Use this independent research assignment to awaken your students' interest in Japan. Students may chose any area of Japanese life and culture they would like to research. Step -by- step instruction on how to conduct the project is provided and is ready to go in student friendly language. Resources and websites for students to visit are included.
The project also includes a Memo writing activity that might be used as a checking point or a formative assessment before the entire project is comple
MLA Format Citations - Notes & Quiz
By the end of 7th grade students should be well versed in MLA8 Format citations to strengthen their writing and use text evidence to support literary analysis essays, support a statement of theme, etc. It can be difficult for students to remember the rules of citation format for quotes with periods, question marks, exclamation points, and with dialogue embedded. Common mistakes also include confusion about the citation information that goes in the parenthesis following the quote. Included in thi
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5th - 9th
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Citing Sources and MLA Formatting: A Guide
This is a compilation of handouts that I created for a high school research unit, though portions of it may be useful to middle school students as well. The pages included are:
-Citation Q and A--This includes basic information for those students who know nothing about citing.
-Good Use of Research vs. Plagiarism chart
-Citing Sources in Your Essay--a brief guide outlining the requirements for text citations and Works Cited pages
-Did You Just Cross Your Fingers--a quick practice (or quiz) on wh
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7th - 12th
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Musical Artist Research Project
This project requires students to analyze 1 musical artist through a multi-media project. The project is comprised of the following components: 1 page analytical writing task; visual aid; class presentation (scoring rubric for class presentation is available in my store: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Laura-Lopez-Creative-Corner).
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7th - 12th
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200+ Chapter questions for To Kill a Mockingbird
200+ Chapter questions for every last chapter of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. Most questions grouped into two chapter bundles. Assign two chapters for reading, assign the questions either for homework, classwork (great sub plan!) or for an academic discourse activity (fewer papers to grade!) With this purchase you get every single well thought-out question.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Alive or not Alive? Fire Essay - Life Science
This is an essay assignment I give to my 7th grade Life Science students after we have studied the 6 characteristics of life. Fire has several of the characteristics of Life; It breathes oxygen. It eats wood. It reproduces (sort of). It can grow bigger. It responds to change.
In this assignment students will write an essay explaining why fire is NOT alive, even though it can seem like a living thing. Includes a basic graphic organizer to organize their thoughts and ideas before they start wri
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4th - 10th
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Group Research Project EDITABLE Rubrics
If want your students to exercise their research skills, collaboration skills, and creativity all in one place, these resources give you everything you need for ANY topic! Don’t put all that extra work on yourself to come up with a project from scratch. Just fill these templates with the topic your class is studying and you’ll have everything you need—from start to end—to watch your students learn and create together! Scroll down to the bold description of what you get from THIS ITEM in the set.
Persuasive Argument Writing Research Graphic Organizer/Evidence Tracker
When I started coaching my school's debate team, I was shocked to learn that students wouldn't find out until 20 minutes before a debate which side they'd be arguing. However, I quickly saw the power of having students research and prepare to defend both sides, and immediately incorporated it into my persuasive writing unit!This research/evidence tracker asks students to find 2-3 arguments for BOTH sides of an argument topic so that they consider multiple perspectives and can ultimately develop
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6th - 9th
The Holocaust: Creating a Museum At Your School
Each spring, my seventh graders turned our school library in our rural, isolated town into their own “museum” filled with exhibits that displayed what they had learned in their research of the Holocaust. Popular with students, faculty, and parents, participation in this project became a rite of passage at our junior high. We started small the first year, but by the third year, our librarian kept the “Museum” open two evenings so that more people from the community could experience it. This was a
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6th - 9th
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"A Christmas Carol" Non-Fiction Associated Texts
Connect the fictional story of "A Christmas Carol" with the given 3 non-fiction texts. Assign each student 1 of the 3 articles (differentiation) then have students form groups with others that read different texts. Students share what their text was about & answer the associated questions that go along with each text, while stimulating conversation among students about the importance of giving to others.
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6th - 8th
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Group Research Project EDITABLE Project Explanation Template
If want your students to exercise their research skills, collaboration skills, and creativity all in one place, these resources give you everything you need for ANY topic! Don’t put all that extra work on yourself to come up with a project from scratch. Just fill these templates with the topic your class is studying and you’ll have everything you need—from start to end—to watch your students learn and create together! Scroll down to the bold description of what you get from THIS ITEM in the set.
"A Long Walk to Water" Essay Packet
This essay packet is a modified version of the EngageNY essay from "A Long Walk to Water". Within this packet students will be able to create a 5-paragraph essay through pre-writing strategies and viewing model paragraphs.
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6th - 8th
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Adopt a Pet Research Activity
Want an amazing way to teach students how to research?
This Adopt a Pet Research Activity has students
a. gather two relevant, credible websites for research
b. take good notes in their own words
c. construct a letter to their parents, convincing them to buy the pet of their choice, based on the research!
This is so much fun but also extremely useful!
Great to introduce students to research, and especially relevant for middle schoolers!
Use this presentation, HOW DO I RESEARCH? to introduce
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6th - 8th
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Milkweed (Jerry Spinelli) Web Quest
The setting of Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli is in Warsaw, Poland in 1939. Before reading the novel, students will activate prior knowledge and refresh their memory about the history during the time period of the Holocaust. Building background knowledge and envisioning the setting will help to understand the characters, their emotions, and their actions. There are links included with directions that specify which questions to use them for. There is also an answer key. This file is editable!
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5th - 8th
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Group Research Project EDITABLE Research Questions Page
If want your students to exercise their research skills, collaboration skills, and creativity all in one place, these resources give you everything you need for ANY topic! Don’t put all that extra work on yourself to come up with a project from scratch. Just fill these templates with the topic your class is studying and you’ll have everything you need—from start to end—to watch your students learn and create together! Scroll down to the bold description of what you get from THIS ITEM in the set.
Graphic Organizer for Research | Research Essay | ( ENGLISH, HISTORY, SCIENCE)
This resource replaces the traditional "research note cards" students used to use to gather information about their sources. This 21st-century resource asks for more refined reflection and aids students in the complex and complicated process of conducting research by helping them organize their ideas into a research matrix. The matrix is a chart that asks students to record the title and link of the source, write a direct quote or paraphrased information from it, note which sub-questions from
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Literary Analysis Essay Assignment
This product include:
* a description of the assignment of a literary analysis
* tips for writing an analysis
* a sample outline
* example essay
*annotated essay
I have a copy of the example essay with the parts highlighted. I find this is very helpful for showing students who have not read a literary analysis before how the essay goes together. I like them to be able to begin with the end in mind. I give the students the white copy and highlighters. As a class, we read through the essay and hi
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Grades:
7th - 12th
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