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Common Core W.8.5 resources for Gifted and Talented
Christmas Writing Activities Middle School Prompts Persuasive Letter to Santa
Are your students on Santa's naughty list? This writing activity will keep your students engaged during the pre-holiday excitement as they write a persuasive friendly letter to Santa convincing him that they really don't belong on the naughty list! Creative and fun!What teachers are saying about this resource:"THE BEST UNIT I HAVE PURCHASED! So comprehensive, works students through editing, examples and just sets them up for a perfect end product if they try their best the whole way through th
Grades:
4th - 7th
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Also included in: Christmas No Prep Persuasive and Descriptive Writing Bundle
Ancient Egypt Project Based Learning with Easel Activity Digital and Printable
This Ancient Egypt project allows students to choose from a list of 21 different choices to research! Includes teacher directions, student directions, Egypt Project Requirements (one hundred point checklist), project idea list, project choice sheet (students choose their top four choices), topic assignment sheet (teacher assigns project to student from their choices), bibliography example sheet, and a peer review sheet for the research paper and for an oral presentation. Students can research to
Grades:
4th - 7th
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Deserted Island Survival STEM Challenges
Are you looking for a fun and engaging activity for your students? Deserted Island Survival STEM Challenge is a unit centered around a fictional story of Suzanna Airfly who's plane crashed on a deserted island. Your students will complete five different challenges to help Suzanna survive. Each challenge encourages students to define the problem, plan a design, build, test, and reflect. I have included a rubric for each challenge. I have also added a narrative writing extension where students
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Persuasive and Expository Collaborative Activity Writing Product Reviews
Do you read the reviews before you buy a product? Almost all of us do, and your students will become pros at this aspect of writing that blends expository and persuasive writing. This is such a fun activity for teaching writing.There are two activities included. First, students will share three of their favorite products. Using a graphic organizer, they'll plan what they want to say about it. Then, in groups of three, they'll share their favorite products. They'll try to persuade the group membe
Grades:
5th - 10th
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Writing Satire
Are you looking for a way to challenge your students through higher level thinking in writing that can be screen shared for distance learning? One of the most difficult forms of writing is satire. Here is a PowerPoint which defines satire, gives an example of a short satirical story, uses the gradual release process to guide students to writing their own stories, and provides topic ideas to get students started on their own writing challenge.Click here to save 25% off the price of individual res
Grades:
7th - 11th
Greek Mythology Living Art Exhibit Activity - Great Paired with The Odyssey!
Teaching The Odyssey? Dabbling in Greek mythology? Engage your students in a week-long, skill-building activity they will remember for years! "The day we got to dress up like Greek statues was my favorite." "I really like how we got to research Medusa. I learned much more about mythology than just reading about it in a book." "I had another teacher at my last school teach us about Greek mythology. All he did was show a long documentary that put everyone to sleep. This is actually something that
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Writing Fluency: 90 15 Minute Quickwrites, 40 Writing Topics, Test Prep,Sub
Writing fluency! The Fifteen Minute Quickwrite Unit arms teachers with a writing tool that will increase how much students can write during a timed writing assessment. It also gives students a lifetime skill of improved writing fluency that will help them meet future writing goals. 40 Writing Topics can be used in shared classroom timed writing notebooks to improve fluency and allow students to have fun writing.Product includes:90 Quickwrites (4 pages) in PDF format. Printable.40 Writing Topi
Grades:
6th - 12th
8th Grade Writing Curriculum
This Bundle includes the 4 types of writing encountered in the standard 8th grade year. Narrative, Expository, Argumentative, and Research based writing. With any type of writing it is important to ensure that the writing process is followed. Along with ensuring that the writing process is taught, these workshops include the following for each type of writing. Resources you will need to complete each daily challenge. topicsdaily tasksworksheetsvideoschecklists to make sure you are on trackvoca
Grades:
8th
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Ready to Print! Community Service Project Bundle for ELA! CCGPS Aligned!
This detailed project is intended for gifted middle school students, preferably 8th graders or higher, who are given the task of selecting a field of their own interest and going and completing volunteer hours. Students will identify an issue in their chosen field, will create a possible solution, research those solutions, and will submit a research paper in argumentative or expository style. Students also create a hands-on demonstration/presentation to share their ideas with classmates. All
8th Grade ELA Bilingual Leveled Proficiency Scale Posters - Differentiation
Fill your bilingual word wall with learning objectives! Whether you teach ELL, ESL, Spanish Immersion, or just want to communicate better with your Spanish-Speaking students; these bilingual posters will give you the exact language you need to keep your students engaged in content while they master English. These poster pages present Learning Goals and Scales aligned to a growth mindset and the Common Core Math standards, as well as Florida and most states. Inspired by Marzano's research in “The
Grades:
8th
Stranded! Using Research to Enhance Creative Writing
Don't just teach your gifted/talented middle school students about research and creative writing....STRAND them in the Amazonian Rainforest or the Sonoran Desert!
Students will select a stranded scenario, and then use research skills to learn more about the region and how to care for a group member who needs medical attention. Afterwards, students select a point of view and write a multi day journal entry, chronicling their survival from being stranded to rescue! Along the way, writers will inc
Grades:
5th - 8th
April Fools Parody Writing Unit Plan
This ebook is a guide for bringing the process of producing parody newspapers (like The Onion!) into your classroom. It contains resources—including a unit plan, an appendix and powerpoint slides—for taking students through a range of experiences, including brainstorming, drafting, revising, conferencing, and publishing. Throughout, students will generate and critique ideas, draw on diverse knowledge and literacies, and transform the way they think about writing. Each day of this eight-part unit
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Global/US Geography Jingle - Creative Song Production
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
Writing Satire for PROMETHEAN Board
One of the most difficult forms of writing is satire. Here is a power point which defines satire, gives an example of a short satirical story, and provides topic ideas to get students get started on their own writing challenge. ATTENTION: Please make sure you have Promethean Board software before purchase. If you do not, this lesson is also available as a power point presentation at:Writing Satire Power Point**Please follow me for notifications of sales and promotions. New products will be offer
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Not Grade Specific
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