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Common Core W.7.1c resources for GATE

Mock Trial: Cinderella and the Case of the Missing Glass Slipper

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Are you looking for an engaging and creative way to harness the power of persuasion and argument? Then this activity surely is for you! As a follow-up to my best-selling mock trial about The Three Little Pigs, I've created Cinderella and the Case of the Missing Glass Slipper. It takes approximately five days to complete in class. I have planned out three days of trial preparation and about two days of courtroom action! Students love this activity. It's a favorite every year! Not only does it tea

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Projects, Activities, GATE

CCSS:

W.4.1

, W.5.1a

, W.5.1b

, W.5.1c

, W.5.1d

...

Also included in: Mock Trials: Classic Tales

Depth and Complexity Icons Frames for Gifted Learners Distance Learning

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in the MIDDLE of it all

This product contains six depth and complexity icons thinking frames for gifted learners based on the disciplines of historian, teacher, scientist, videographer, author, and web designer. There is also a blank frame included for other uses in the classroom as well as a list of alternative disciplines that you might consider using. Ideas for how these have worked in my classrooms are listed as well. The purpose of these frames is to get students to think more deeply about various content areas. T

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Worksheets, GATE, Scaffolded Notes

CCSS:

W.7.1

, W.7.1b

, W.7.1c

, W.7.2b

Also included in: Depth and Complexity Icons Content Enrichment Ideas BUNDLE

Counting by 7s & Rain Reign: A Comparison

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Gifted and Giggles

Two great novels, two talented authors, two best-selling books, two strong characters with diagnoses... Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin have A LOT in common! Created as an independent study, this guide can be used for single students or for an entire class!In this comparison study, students will compare and contrast the plots of the novels, the two main characters, the two diagnoses of the main characters, and perspectives on current research involving gif

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Literature

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Research, GATE

CCSS:

RL.5.3

, RL.5.6

, RL.5.9

, RL.5.10

, RL.6.1