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Common Core W.8.2 resources for GATE
Lesson Plan: This I Believe
"This I Believe" is a long-running program that began with Edward R. Murrow. This lesson plan, by exploring student's own beliefs, assists students in better understanding themselves in this complex and challenging world. The plan includes
* 7 required readings
* audio links
* teacher resources
* vocabulary, quiz, glossary, and key
* writing prompt
* rubric
* images
and more. See the preview table of contents for more details.
This plan should take two weeks to complete.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Types:
Writing Prompts MYSTERIES ... Tips Rubrics Checklists ... Grades 4-5-6
MYSTERY Themed Creative Writing PromptsVocabulary, Guidelines, Tips for Writing, Rubrics, Checklist for Students, Word Banks 25 prompts, photographs, elements . . . and more Grades 4-5-6 WRITING PROMPTS: for Mysteries . . . NO PREP . . . WRITING . . .FREEBIE . . . Four MYSTERY Writing Prompts in the Preview. . . FREE "Always something EXTRA" to help TEACH / REVIEW / PRACTICE skills in FUN ways.⭐ Click to follow TEACHING STUFF PLACE for updates and FREEBIES. ⭐*** Writing Prompts Buyers’ comm
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Dystopian Fiction Literature Circles Unit Reading & Writing Workshop Grades 7 +
This 5-6 week unit combines Reading and Writing Workshop into a Literature Circle Genre Study of Dystopian Fiction and hits on a wide array of reading, writing, speaking, and listening standards. Download the preview to read the full lesson plans, purchase the full unit and receive all of the worksheets, directions, models, and rubrics.
This unit has been classroom tested and student approved! My students really loved this unit, largely because dystopian / science fiction is of major interest
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Reading Bundle - Middle School Grades 6 - 8
Lesson Plan & PPT Package Explaining Hero vs Villain Protagonist vs Antagonist
This is a two-part package -- a Power Point presentation and a lesson plan. The PPT is available separately by the same name.
This 14-slide Power Point presentation presents hero, villain, protagonist, and antagonist. It explains the shift from using the terms "hero" and "villain" to the more contemporary "protagonist" and "antagonist." The presentation also uses Greek and early English root words to explain how the terms "protagonist" and "antagonist" evolved.
The fourteen slides include 1
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Enrichment - Think Outside the Box
20 printable or digital pages of unique and interesting writing activities like:How to get your dog to do your homework, What if you were a… Numbers Challenge, How many… Asking Questions, What is missing? Tic-Tac-Toe Writing, Funny Sentences, Dialogue, Compare and Contrast, A to Z. PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or at home. Click on "Add one to cart" and download your copy. DIGITAL ACTIVITY: I created a digital version
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
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Also included in: Fall Activities BUNDLE
Jonathan Livingston Seagull: A Quick Literature Study
This literature study is short and sweet, just like the novel. It asks students to extend the metaphorical story of Jonathan into real world aspects. There are questions for Part One, Part Two and Part Three that can be differentiated based on student ability - these differentiation strategies are outlined in the lesson plans. As a final project, students are asked to find parallels between the novel and ideas, other documents or biographies. To do this, students must conduct outside research
Grades:
6th - 9th
Summarizing Conflict | Summary Statement Sentence Frames | Embedded Vocabulary
Great for GATE and ELD! Move beyond "somebody wanted but so" summaries and give them the writing superpower tools they need to become more autonomous writers. These 25 sophisticated sentence frames with embedded word banks help your students pinpoint conflict and craft more sophisticated summary statements. Summarize novels, movies, children's books or even video games. Have them use their best movie trailer voices, of course. I always imagine Don LaFontaine or Morgan Freeman: "In a world where.
Grades:
6th - 10th
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Engaging Writing Prompts for Gifted and Talented Students
33 printable or digital pages to serve as writing prompts for gifted and talented writers. Each page has a wildlife photo and a question to promote critical thinking, such as: Why must kids go to school instead of playing video games all day?Is it okay to kill a flower just so that you can have it?What sharp things are dangerous to humans?Why shouldn’t people feed human leftovers to dogs and cats?Do plants think about the Sun and warmth?Why is it okay to chop a tree limb off, but not a dog’s le
Grades:
4th - 8th
Also included in: Distance Learning for Middle School BUNDLE (Print + Digital Activities)
Thesis Statement Practice | Sentence Frames to Track Character Development
Check out these kid-tested, sophisticated flex frames with embedded vocabulary. Great for all levels--from ELD to GATE! Give them the writing superpower tools they need to become more autonomous writers. Perfect for small groups, guided writing, teaching conferences, homeschooling, and tutoring! Includes 20+ page-sized flex frames for easy use, word banks, teacher tips, and rubric. Follow me to build your teacher and tutor toolbox! Make them feel brilliant. Thanks for visiting. Happy teaching!C
Grades:
6th - 10th
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Also included in: Thesis Statement Worksheets Digital Bundle: Topic Sentences Practice
Enrichment - Fun with Words
20 printable or digital pages of unique and interesting writing and thinking activities like: Decoding License Plates, Word Puzzles, Hidden Verbs, Identifying Nouns, Using Adjectives, Analogies, Compound Words, Compare and Contrast, Fun with Things, Laugh, Smile, Friends, Grandparents (A to Z), Writing about nature, What if you were a duck? PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or at home. Click on "Add one to cart" and downl
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Enrichment BUNDLE
Writing Prompts - Independent Work Packet
100 printable or digital pages of writing prompts: wasting time, short and long-term goals, your best friend, finding happiness, helping others, lying, being judgmental, how to create a strong and flexible mind, what is the truth, decisions, fear, love, missing someone, dreams, choices, boredom, being stubborn, being smart, who taught you life skills, being normal, amazing experiences, getting in trouble, messing up, apologizing, the worst day, causing pain to others, and so much more. Each pa
Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in: Summer Writing BUNDLE
Immigration - Writing Prompts (Mexico)
23 printable or digital pages of writing prompts on immigration: Building a wall at the border, The purpose of border barriers, Why people migrate to the US, The dangers of crossing the border illegally (river, desert, bridge, etc), Rules about borders, How to enter the US legally, Deporting undocumented immigrants, National Guard soldier duties, US Customs and Border Protection agents duties, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents duties, Being kind (Emma Lazarus poem), Breaking the law, Me
Grades:
7th - 12th
Thinking About What People Say
20 printable or digital pages to help students think critically about the wisdom or aphorisms that we hear so often. Students explain what the phrases mean and why they are so powerful, analyzing wise sayings like:Life is too short to worry what others say or think about you.You can’t have a better tomorrow if you’re still thinking about yesterday.If only our tongues were made of glass, how much more careful we would be when we speak.The best things in life are free.Think before you speak.The b
Grades:
4th - 10th
Also included in: Fall Activities BUNDLE
Understanding Euphemisms, Ambiguities, and Twisted Wording in Nonfiction
Spin-doctoring, the purposeful twisting of words to manipulate nonfiction readers, can create dangerous propaganda for minds unaccustomed to critical analysis of word choices. We must teach 6th- through 9th-grade students to read critically and be on the lookout for subtly injected points-of-view in nonfiction and misleading "facts."
This lesson, in the form of a ready-to-use handout, takes a humorous approach to verbal manipulation by first presenting a funny retelling of a criminal's history
Grades:
6th - 9th
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - Analyzing Her Words
38 printable or digital pages analyzing the words of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Borders and the Wall, Immigrants, Health Care, Education, Housing, Money in Politics, the Media’s Focus, Change, Fixing the Broken System, Courage, Economic Dignity, the Power of the Rich, Challenging Those in Power, Creating a Moral Society, Being Imperfect, Class and Race, Protecting Those without a Voice, Opening Doors for Those who Follow, Eliminating Poverty, Saving our Planet, Cynicism, Honesty, Capitalism, So
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Intriguing Writing Prompts for Gifted and Talented Students
35 printable or digital pages to serve as writing prompts for gifted and talented writers. Each page has a wildlife photo and a question to promote critical thinking, such as: Why do siblings argue with each other?Which building do you spend the most time in?When was the last time you visited a lake?What is the last insect you picked up?When is a tree no longer a tree?How are you similar to a bird?What places have you gone swimming?How does a plant know where the Sun is?Have you ever climbed to
Grades:
4th - 8th
Multiple Intelligences: DO IT! CHOICE CARDS® - SOCIAL CONCERNS - SET 1
Power-Up your classroom with BYTES Power Smarts! Activate your students' empathy for social causes with the Do It! Choice Cards. Students will choose a project to raise awareness, raise empathy, and raise resources for the social concern they choose while also working to meet Common Core Standards. See the full packet contents listed below and click on Preview under the thumbnails above to see a sample of the packet contents.Choice Cards® are task cards, but we think the word CHOICE is more mo
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Gender, Stereotypes and Society - Creative Digital Exploration
This Digital Storytelling Unit is designed to be completed over the course of three to four weeks. Students, working in teams of three to four, will explore core curricular content and be required to make an engaging and creative short video about that content. This Digital Storytelling unit is part of a larger initiative called Meridian Stories (www.meridianstories.com).
Each Digital Storytelling Unit:
• Should take three to four weeks to complete;
• Is aligned to Common Core Curricular Standa
Grades:
6th - 12th
CCSS:
Enrichment - Imagination
20 printable or digital pages of unique and interesting activities like: The Angry Bird and the yo-yo, Once upon a time, Asking questions about runners, Dialogue, Comparing (a dancing chicken and a running chicken), The butterfly and the very sweet nectar, Mothers, Can a monkey paint a piece of art? Analogies, My favorite pet, What makes someone a good friend, Counting smiles, Odd questions, How to get an angry friend to smile, And more… PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Also included in: Enrichment BUNDLE
Will Plants Survive Global Warming
24 printable or digital pages exploring plants and global warming. Students learn about... How we use plants, The evolution of corn, Vitamin C in food, Why we use Christmas trees, Life in the forest, Life in a meadow, Respecting nature, Wandering in the forest, High fructose corn syrup,Botanists, Pomologists, Plant pathologists, Agrostologists, Phycologists, Solar radiation, Coal burning power plants, and more... PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print
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Grades:
4th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-5
Also included in: Flowers, Sunshine and Growing BUNDLE
Freedom, Death, Love, Loneliness, Boredom, and Happiness (Writing Prompts)
10 printable or digital writing prompts to help students write about love, loneliness, boredom, death, and happiness:FREEDOM: I watch them wander by, free to roam, free to stay, free to fly. And here I am, stuck, miserable, angry. I am not happy. Why me? Why this torture, this isolation, this pain? Why can’t I be free?DEATH: The millipede only thought of escape, as the brightness exposed her to danger and death. Get away! Flee! I must not be taken alive.LOVE: The yellow-bellied slider
Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in: Writing Enrichment BUNDLE
Enrichment - Wonder
20 printable or digital pages of unique and interesting activities like: The rock that could sing, Are monkeys friends with other animals? How to climb a tree, Comparing robots to monsters, What do monkeys get angry about? What if you were a cat? Asking questions, Fun with numbers, School time, Once upon a time, Counting balls, And more… PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or at home. Click on "Add one to cart" and downloa
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Also included in: Enrichment BUNDLE
Enrichment - Exploring Nature
20 printable or digital pages of unique and interesting writing activities like... Once upon a time (Narrative Writing), Scrambled Mammals (Geometry), Busy Mammals, Comparing (Worms), What if you were a leaf, What makes a monkey so funny, Who, What, When, Where, Why, How, Compare and Contrast (plants), Acrostic Writing (grasshopper), The dragonfly that liked yellow flowers, Dialogue (a tree and a flower), The flower that was lonely, Do monkeys ever feel lonely, Adjectives (insects), What is the
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Also included in: Enrichment BUNDLE
Enyclopedic Musings - Creative Fiction/Non-Fiction Digital Writing
This Digital Storytelling Unit is designed to be completed over the course of three to four weeks. Students, working in teams of three to four, will explore core curricular content and be required to make an engaging and creative short video about that content. This Digital Storytelling unit is part of a larger initiative called Meridian Stories (www.meridianstories.com).
Each Digital Storytelling Unit:
• Should take three to four weeks to complete;
• Is aligned to Common Core Curricular Standa
Grades:
6th - 12th
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