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Martin Luther King Day drama Common Core W.7.4 resources
The Monsters are Due on Maple Street Twilight Zone Teleplay Complete Unit Pack
This is a fantastically engaging and complete unit for your middle schoolers for Rod Serling's teleplay The Monsters are Due on Maple Street. This is material to help you teach the script from The Twilight Zone television series. The text of the teleplay is not included, as it is not in the public domain.You will get the following materials:Pre-reading Group Questions/Discussion PromptsPre-Reading Vocabulary and Extension Activities with KeyCharting Plot: Two Types of Charts with KeyLiterary Ele
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6th - 8th
Monsters Are Due on Maple Street – Activities w/Theme Essay - Print & DIGITAL
Monsters Are Due on Maple Street – These standards-aligned resources focus on vocabulary, plot details, characterization, and theme for Rod Serling's science fiction teleplay. Now includes a PRINT and DIGITAL version! Students dig deep into the text to provide evidence and practice close reading skills. Includes two different differentiated writing assignments with convenient grading tools.To access the DIGITAL version, you will find:--a PDF with links to each of the resources--directions for u
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6th - 9th
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Martin Luther King Day Reader's Theater Toolkit for Middle School
This Martin Luther King Readers Theater Unit is one your middle school students will love! Practice fluency and speaking while incorporating MLK Day activities into your language arts instruction. This 10-character PDF script includes comprehension questions and word work activities, making it a flexible teaching resource you can use in multiple ways!This is the perfect resource for sharing information about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. while staying on task with your reading and writ
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: ELA American History Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle for Big Kids
Selma Lord Selma Video Viewing Guide - Black History Month Activity
This viewing guide can be used while students watch the film "Selma Lord Selma" about the freedom marches in Selma, Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement. It includes a characterization graphic organizer for students to record important information about the main characters in the film. Also included are several higher-order thinking questions for students to answer during and/or after the film viewing.In addition to the viewing guide, there is also a Venn Diagram Activity that requires stude
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6th - 9th
Storytelling with Rubrics | Middle School Writing | Creative Writing
You and your students will love this combination of creative writing, public speaking, and group collaboration! Plus, prepare your students, as self-directed learners, to be highly organized, well-planned, and how to work cooperatively in groups. This student-centered fun mini-unit resource is included in a bundle! Student ♥ Engagement Bundle of Language Arts Lessons for Middle and High SchoolAdaptable for all age groups - is this standards-based ELA mini-unit, a week of lessons culminate in an
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6th - 9th
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Humorous and Ironic No Prep Reader’s Theater Play: The Cop and the Anthem
Do you need a laugh? Do your students need one, too? This fun and engaging resource was designed to entertain students as they learn. The 28-slide PowerPoint resource is a fun-filled reader’s theater version of O. Henry’s short story “The Cop and the Anthem” created for Grades 7-12. The reader’s theater play is quite humorous and contains numerous examples of irony. Colorful slides, or setting backdrops, enhance the fun as students read and/or act out each scene. The story contains themes of
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7th - 12th
Hearts and Hands by O. Henry: Reading and Writing Standards-Based Activities
This 43-slide PowerPoint resource contains a fun and engaging reader’s theater of O. Henry’s short story “Hearts and Hands." The activities contained in this resource were designed to be used either as a PowerPoint or as printables in a literacy center or whole group setting. The materials, ideas, and activities were designed to accommodate different learning styles and can be easily used to differentiate learning. The activities require students to analyze, evaluate, apply, synthesize, compa
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7th - 12th
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"I Have a Dream" by Dr. Martin Luther King CCSS Literary Resources Unit
This product features numerous different graphic organizers that allow for a close reading of “I Have a Dream” as well as multiple writing opportunities. All of these tasks were created with Common Core in mind!
These rigorous organizers really ask students to closely read Dr. King's infamous speech. Students must analyze his iconic words and dig deep to determine what the ideas behind his speech were. This can be used in a multitude of ways. Students can complete these individually, with a
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5th - 8th
Conversation Starters Package on The Performing Arts
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on the performing arts.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of the performing artsActivities 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 e
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Two-Sentence Horror Story Bundle
With these two resources, you will have everything you need to teach your students about two-sentence horror stories! Use the activity download to find pre-writing activity ideas, as well as handouts to help students write their own two-sentence horror stories. It also has extension activities to turn this into a great teaching opportunity! Use the slideshow to show examples to your students and get them in the mood to write their stories, as well as find some helpful hints into what really make
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6th - 12th
Fiction Writing for Middle School Bundle
This bundle offers comprehensive writing masterclasses to middle school and homeschool students.Over several units, students will explore narrative writing, descriptive writing, dramatic writing, and poetry. Each lesson builds on prior learning to help students develop their creativity.If you are using this or any of my other products in a homeschool environment, note that there is a collaborative component that will require a buddy or parent. My ethos on learning is social but whereas in tradit
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6th - 9th
Martin Luther King MLK Day Writing Unit - 4 Essay Activities, Graphic Organizers
Introducing essay writing for Martin Luther King MLK Day has never been easier! This writing unit with 4 complete essay prompt lessons (argumentative, expository, narrative, and persuasive) guides students through a step-by-step process of writing a 5-paragraph (or more/less) essay. The unit includes: argumentative writing graphic organizer, expository writing graphic organizer, narrative writing graphic organizer, persuasive writing graphic organizer, argumentative rubric, expository rubric,
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6th - 8th
Film Unit - Blank Script Template
Digital Item - made for online use for students (they need their own copy, either via google classroom or other shared format). Can be edited to include lines/spaces for printing as needed.This is a blank Script Template meant to be used for creating a short film during a film unit. Includes an example of Script Writing on the 1st page (Slugline/Scene Heading, Action, and Dialogue set-up). Does include a highlighted section for you to edit, depending on your project requirements (i.e. I made min
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6th - 8th
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A Midsummer Night's Dream Final Essay Prompts with Rubric
These six prompts on William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream are challenging, thoughtful, and varied. Topics include: The two distinct worlds portrayed in the play (compare/contrast)The role of music, song, and dance and how characters engage with themExamining either Theseus or Demetrius as a dynamic characterThe importance of acting, playing a part, or witnessing a playPatterns of imagery used in the playThe importance of friendship and how friendships are portrayedUpon completion of t
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Everything William Shakespeare MEGA Bundle Resources for Plays and Poems
Civil Rights Movement 1960s Research Project: MLK Jr. & Black History
Civil Rights Movement 1960s is a choice board research project that guides students through the writing process as they learn more about the Civil Rights Movement. Civil Rights Movement 1960s gives students the chance to become an expert on one part of this huge, history-changing movement. Students will discuss reliable sources, what they already know about the Civil Rights Movement before diving into research. Students will take the Civil Rights Movement facts they gather and choose from 9 pro
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Informational Writing Bundle
Romeo and Juliet Final Writing Assignments BUNDLE | Essays, Letter, Etc.
Conclude your unit on William Shakespeare's tragedy with a culminating writing assignment. Options for a persuasive letter, an argumentative essay, or a pre-AP style essay are all included here. Choose one or give your students the choice!⭐Follow me for new products, sales, and freebies!
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7th - 10th
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Drama in The Literacy Classroom - Writing, Speaking, & Performance Total Bundle
This bundle provides hours of cross-curricula lessons with a focus on language arts and drama. Students will read, analyse, plan, write, review, create, speak, perform, and journal.The bundle is ideal for middle schoolers, and homeschoolers.If you are using this or any of my other products in a homeschool environment, note that there is a collaborative component that will require a buddy or parent. My ethos on learning is social but whereas in traditional school the learning experience is vertic
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6th - 8th
Martin Luther King Jr. Inference Quotation Paragraph Expository Writing
If you are looking for an authentic learning experience for students to have while learning about Martin Luther King Jr., this is your assignment!
I show the "I Have a Dream" speech to my students and we talk about his words. We also discuss his life and different roles briefly before I hand out the following assignment.
I found several thought-provoking quotations from Martin Luther King Jr. that were challenging, but accessible to 7th grade students. Students discuss quotations in partn
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6th - 8th
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Film Unit - Idea Brainstorm and Pitch Organizer
This product was developed for a mini-film unit for a STEAM classroom. This was part of the 1st step in the project stage (after introducing film elements to students), and after groups have been formed. This was for a short film project (approx. 3 minutes), but could be adjusted and easily used for larger or smaller projects. The first page has a simple box layout for putting down ideas the group generates for their film project. I put a minimum requirement of generating 3 ideas to ensure they
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6th - 8th
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Martin Luther King Jr. Research One Pager- An Engaging Research Activity
In this activity, students have the opportunity to research Martin Luther King Jr., his life, his accomplishments, and other aspects. Students will use their research information from their planning page to create a one pager. One pagers are meant to be artistic illustrations of information so students are encouraged to add color and images to the one pager. What's Included:Teacher InstructionsResearch Planning Page with Guiding QuestionsOne Pager Instruction PageResearch One Pager TemplateTeach
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6th - 8th
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Play/Script Writing Resource for Students
Play writing reference sheet for middle school ELA/Theatre/Drama teachers. Students can use this as a resource when writing their own play or drama. Included:Suggestions and tips for play writingExample of a script
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5th - 9th
MLK Day: Martin Luther King Jr Activity, Webquest, Biography Summary
Looking for an engaging activity to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. or MLK Day? Your students will enjoy learning more about the life and achievements of this civil rights leader through a biography summary activity. In a user-friendly, graphic organizer template, students will summarize the life and biography of MLK. It’s no-prep for you, but quality content for your students. Make research fun and enjoyable with this biography summary webquest.What is Included:A detailed page of teacher ins
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Not Grade Specific
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Stories from Scratch - Storytelling with Vocabulary
Unlock your students creative potential and improve their word acquisition skills in one easy to use lesson. When I was a kid I remember hated memorizing vocabulary, but I loved to write. A teacher of mine discovered that passion and unlocked my love for language and storytelling. That spark led to this storytelling lesson. Because vocab should be more than just rote memorization....This curriculum tool is designed to elicit higher order thinking skills in your class and promote a deeper unders
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Vocab Mini Bundle
MLK Writing Activity
Use these Martin Luther King Day writing prompts in your classroom to encourage thought about the civil right's leader's life and legacy. The following themes are included in these prompts: civil disobedience, non-violence, and race relations. The prompts ask students to consider Dr. King's methods and effectiveness in creating a change in society.
These prompts could be used as easily as a quick-write to spur thought in the classroom, or could be extended to include an essay or research pr
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6th - 12th
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