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World history literature circles for GATE
Creating Global Thinkers with Depth and Complexity Icons
Do you want your students learning globally, using higher level thinking, and learning geography... all in twenty minutes a day? I did too so I created this easy way to challenge your students from the moment they walk in the door.This product is easy to print and can be seamlessly implemented into your morning routine. It is recommended that you use the icons of depth and complexity (included) to push and extend student thinking.Included in this product:-Explanation, sample lesson plan, real
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3rd - 6th
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I Survived THE JAPANESE TSUNAMI, 2011 - Comprehension (Answer Key Included)
One page per chapter plus answer keyRationale for using Text Evidence and Comprehension packets:This approach provides a way for students to engage in critical thinking and reflection as they respond to what they have read. Citing textual evidence requires students to look back into the text for evidence to support an idea, answer a question or make a claim. This skill combined with comprehension questions on DOK Levels 1, 2, & 3 leads students to think deeply about what they have read. (In
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2nd - 4th
Greek Mythology - Independent Activities for Higher Level Thinking
This product is a co-labor-ation brought to you by Jen Jones and Michele Oates. Michele is a Gifted and Talented teacher.
Are you looking for ways to keep students learning at higher levels even while you're busy at Guided Reading? Or do you have students in need on constant enrichment? Michele and I have created 12 independent activities for higher level thinking while teaching Greek Mythology because *we* are always looking for meaningful and relevant ways to keep students engaged in purpo
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3rd - 8th
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HISTORY DETECTIVE: Death of Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut- Primary Source Analysis
Another installment of HISTORY DETECTIVE. This time, students will tackle the unexplained death and then social disappearance of Ancient Egypt's Queen Hatshepsut. After analyzing sources, annotating the documents, and weighing evidence, your detectives will make a claim and defend their claim regarding Queen Hatshepsut's death and legacy.
BACKGROUND: Hatshepsut was a royal princess, the eldest daughter of the great general Tuthmosis I and his consort Queen Ahmose. Pharaoh Hatshepsut enjoyed
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5th - 10th
World War 1 Gas Trench Warfare CSI Inquiry | What made gas so terrifying?
In this World War I and gas warfare student investigation activity, students investigate the role of gas and chemical weapons utilized by Germany (first used in the war in Ypres, Belgium). Students investigate a variety of documents related to gas use in World War 1 to understand the terror and havoc that these gases created, and the symptoms of soldiers who encountered gas on the battlefield. Through 11 total source documents, students analyze a variety of primary source documents including w
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6th - 10th
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Also included in:Â US American History Thematic Unit | Does Innovation Make the World Better?
Project Based Learning Activities: Social Studies PBL BUNDLE
Save 20% with this ancient civilizations bundle, which includes an Ancient Greece PBL, Ancient Egypt PBL, Ancient China PBL, and Ancient Rome PBL. These PBLS are a social studies project based learning activity (PBL) that results in a research and making real-life decisions, all while learning more about this ancient civilization, developing 21st-century skills, communicating, and designing. These PBLs are self-differentiating, meaning that students have the ability to work at their own pace and
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3rd - 5th
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Atomic Bombing of Japan - Socratic Seminar (Was the U.S. justified?) WWII
Atomic Bombing of Japan - Socratic Seminar (Was the U.S. justified?) WWII - A 20+ page package related to the atomic bombing of Japan during World War Two (WWII). This package contains all of the necessary documents to facilitate a Socratic Seminar related to the atomic bombing of Japan. The discussion centers on the question: Was the United States justified in using the atomic bombs on Japan to end World War Two?
This is a fantastic activity and lesson to assist students in fostering deep, m
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6th - 12th
Project Based Learning Activity: Ancient Egypt Social Studies PBL
This interactive PBL activity puts your students in the shoes of a museum curator designing an authentic Ancient Egyptian museum experience!Ancient Egyptian Museum is a social studies project based learning activity (PBL) that results in a commercial to entice potential guests. Along the way, students will research, make real-life decisions, all while learning more about this ancient civilization, developing 21st-century skills, communicating, and designing. This PBL is self-differentiating, mea
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in:Â Project Based Learning Activities: Social Studies PBL BUNDLE
I Survived THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC, 1912 - Comprehension (W/Answer Key)
One page per chapter plus answer keyRationale for using Text Evidence and Comprehension packets:This approach provides a way for students to engage in critical thinking and reflection as they respond to what they have read. Citing textual evidence requires students to look back into the text for evidence to support an idea, answer a question or make a claim. This skill combined with comprehension questions on DOK Levels 1, 2, & 3 leads students to think deeply about what they have read. (In
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2nd - 4th
Project Based Learning Activity: Ancient Rome Social Studies PBL
This PBL puts your students in the shoes of an Roman creating a product and advertising it in the Forum at Ancient Rome!Ancient Roman Forum is a social studies project based learning activity (PBL) that results in an oral speech advertising to other Ancient Romans. Along the way, students will research, make real-life decisions, all while learning more about this ancient civilization, developing 21st-century skills, communicating, and designing. This PBL is self-differentiating, meaning that stu
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in:Â Project Based Learning Activities: Social Studies PBL BUNDLE
I Survived THE NAZI INVASION, 1944 Comp & Text Evidence (Answer Key Included)
One page per chapter plus answer keyRationale for using Text Evidence and Comprehension packets:This approach provides a way for students to engage in critical thinking and reflection as they respond to what they have read. Citing textual evidence requires students to look back into the text for evidence to support an idea, answer a question or make a claim. This skill combined with comprehension questions on DOK Levels 1, 2, & 3 leads students to think deeply about what they have read. (In
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2nd - 4th
Elly: My True Story of the Holocaust Novel Study Comprehension & Vocabulary
This Elly: My True Story of the Holocaust Novel Study Bundle includes comprehension questions, text-based vocabulary activities, graphic organizers, and more - all in a ready-to-use format that allows you to tackle reading skills and strategies through a deeply meaningful text that helps students begin to understand the Holocaust through the lens of a survivor. Using student-friendly printable and digital formatting, this Elly Unit Plan is perfect for teaching literature groups or working with
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5th - 7th
Project Based Learning Activity: Ancient China Social Studies PBL
This PBL puts your students in the shoes of an Ancient Chinese newspaper creator!This Ancient China newspaper PBL is a social studies project based learning activity (PBL) that results in a newspaper that is engaging and intriguing to readers. Along the way, students will research, make real-life decisions, all while learning more about this ancient civilization, developing 21st-century skills, communicating, and designing. This PBL is self-differentiating, meaning that students have the ability
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in:Â Project Based Learning Activities: Social Studies PBL BUNDLE
War Horse Novel Study: Comprehension Book Unit for Book by Michael Morpurgo
This novel study for War Horse by Michael Morpurgo will save you hours of planning for your next class novel study. The engaging comprehension activities help students dig deeper into the plot while targeting high-impact comprehension skills that they can transfer to other texts.This War Horse novel study is purposefully designed to engage students with an approachable format. It doesn't overwhelm your readers with countless chapter questions that just require them to regurgitate the text, inste
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6th - 8th
Mini-Guide for Middlers: The Hiding Place Interactive
This is a mini-guide (a two-week literature study) for the book titled The Hiding Place, by Corrie ten Boom. The Hiding Place relates the true story of a woman who lived her faith -- despite tremendous costs. The mini-guide contains ten sections that include: vocabulary words and exercisesdiscussion questionsreading activities: idiom, suspense, viewpoints, alliteration, metaphor, personification, critical thinking, theme, compare/contrastlife applications/Biblerelated activitiesweb linksa cr
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6th - 12th
Civil War - Emancipation Proclamation - Socratic Seminar with Rubric
Civil War - Emancipation Proclamation - Socratic Seminar with Rubric - A 18 page package related to the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln. This package contains all of the necessary documents to facilitate a Socratic Seminar related to the Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln.
This is a fantastic activity and lesson to assist students in fostering deep, meaningful and engaging learning related to the Civil War. Students will read a common text (the Emancipat
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6th - 12th
Ancient Greek Democracy Athenian Democracy Activities Middle School
Democracy, Ancient Greek style! You'll love this resource that engages students in the tenets of Greek Democracy by having them participate in it first-hand! There are three hands-on (votes up!) activities that guide students through the similarities and differences between Greek (Direct) Democracy and Representative Democracy. The graphics are great, the activities are fun, when the votes are in, I think your students will love it!What do they need to know about Greece before completing this ac
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5th - 8th
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Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli Novel Study Unit
This novel unit for the historical fiction book Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli can save you hours of prep for your literature circles or book clubs. Daily comprehension practice requires students to focus on text analysis and responding to literature, and the vocabulary focus builds word knowledge and academic vocabulary. This no-fluff novel study for Milkweed engages students, but it doesn't overwhelm your readers with countless chapter questions that just require them to regurgitate the text.Stand
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6th - 8th
The Golden Bull (YA Novel) Ancient Mesopotamia Chapter Questions & Answer Key
45+ PAGES OF QUESTIONS and ANSWERS! This resources includes nearly 90 chronological chapter comprehension questions for all chapters of Marjorie Crowley's historical fiction novel The Golden Bull. Each chapter includes an extension question and critical analysis question. A superb novel guide to supplement as you read this Young Adult Novel set in ancient Mesopotamia. A great way to foster deep, meaningful discussions with your middle-school readers! Great to use as a quick check-in in class or
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6th - 9th
Grenade by Alan Gratz Novel Study
This product is a comprehensive set of instructional materials for teaching Grenade by Alan Gratz. With over 125+ Common Core aligned materials, students will develop their literacy skills while deeply engaging with the novel. Plus, the fiction close reading activities, the literary analysis resources, WWI Pacific Theater readings and extension activities, projects, vocabulary, assessments, and essays all provide opportunities for your students to practice and apply their learning. They also pro
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7th - 9th
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The Hidden Girl Reading Response STUDENT BOOKLET
Simplify your literature circles with this simple novel guide for the nonfiction chapter book The Hidden Girl! This resource includes vocabulary and open-ended comprehension questions for each chapter. This resource is also great for homework, whole group novel studies, and small group reading.
*This is a printable student guide only. It does not come with an answer key, as most questions are open-ended and there are multiple ways to answer correctly.*
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5th - 6th
PBL Social Studies for Google Classroom
Save 20% with this Google Drive & Google Classroom ancient civilizations bundle, which includes a digital Ancient Greece PBL, digital Ancient Egypt PBL, digital Ancient China PBL, and digital Ancient Rome PBL. These online activities and online resources will give your students a deeper understanding of these four ancient civilizations. They are 100% online and can be used on Google Classroom and Google Drive. These PBLS are a social studies project based learning activity (PBL) that results
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3rd - 5th
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Digital HISTORICAL BACKGROUND INTRO to novel NUMBER THE STARS music, photos
PURPOSE: This NONFICTION PowerPoint Introduction lesson provides digital resources & factual historical context & background information in preparation for reading Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. BL 4.5 GOAL: to prepare each student to understand the historical background of the novel by front-loading facts to aid comprehension AUDIENCE: whole or small group for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classrooms. This product is ideal for preparing READ ALOUD, LITERATURE CIRCLES,
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4th - 12th
Between Shades of Gray Novel Study (Updated Nov 2023)
SummaryFifteen-year-old Lina is a Lithuanian girl living an ordinary life--until Soviet officers invade her home and tear her family apart. Separated from her father and forced onto a crowded train, Lina, her mother, and her young brother make their way to a Siberian work camp, where they are forced to fight for their lives. Lina finds solace in her art, documenting these events by drawing. Risking everything, she imbeds clues in her drawings of their location and secretly passes them along, hop
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8th - 12th
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