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Environment Common Core RI.8.6 resources
Silent Spring - Rachel Carson - Rhetorical Devices & Persuasion
As Close Reading and Annotation becomes the go to among English courses, it becomes equally important to choose meaningful non-fiction texts for the students to read and reflect upon. Rachel Carson is the forefront of ecopedagogy with Silent Spring, her attempt to open the eyes of the world to the horrors of DDT. I have created a document with embedded questions and vocabulary to be used as an introduction to persuasive devices and rhetorical analysis. Print and Go or walk students through the d
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Earth Day Bundle - Persuasion, Rhetoric and Authorial Message
Greta Thunberg TED Talk Response Sheet | Digital or Print | Youth Activism
This response sheet will help engage your students in Greta Thunberg's brilliant TED Talk: "The Disarming Case to Act Right Now on Climate Change"Greta Thunberg is one of the most inspiring youth activist leaders in the world today, and her TED Talk discusses the importance of taking action to fight climate change. This TED Talk is great for any English Language Arts, Social Studies, or Civics class! Thunberg's powerful testimony demonstrates the power that students hold as global citizens.Stude
Grades:
6th - 10th
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The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan - Infographic Background Brief
Students need background knowledge to comprehend the novels of the EngageNY modules. Infographic Background Briefs are 1-page documents that serve as an anchor text. In visuals, they present the MOST important information students need to understand about the context of the novel. Introduce the Infographic Background Brief in the beginning of the unit, engage students in close reading of its parts, and use the brief to identify companion texts for students to read and deepen their knowledge of t
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6th - 9th
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Rachel Carson's Silent Spring & The Environmental Movement
What´s it about?This activity is about exploring the work of Rachel Carson, a pioneering environmentalist and writer who wrote the influential book "Silent Spring." The activity involves reading and analyzing excerpts from the book, and answering questions to gain a deeper understanding of Carson's views on environmental issues and the impacts of human actions on the natural world. The goal of the activity is to foster critical thinking and engagement with environmental issues, and to inspire st
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Grades:
7th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-4
Grades 8- 12th Grade: Climate Change for Traditional Students
This educational resource pack includes:• A reader called “Earth’s Climate Change.” • Fill in the Blanks Tests with Answers Key; • Handy Links about Climate Change (Articles, Books, Videos); • Climate Change Word Searches (5 of them); • Common Core: ELAS.R.IT.1-10 Re: Climate Change! Etc.; • Clip Art for Climate Change;• Climate Change Paragraph Guided Writing Practice; (“Why Climate Change is Important!” 1 paragraph model)• Lab Work and Easy Hands on Research Regarding Climate Change; • Common
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Grades:
8th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-4
Seismic Inequality: Earthquakes & Environmental Justice (article + discussion)
This three-part activity guides teachers and students through a day of reading about and discussing the environmental justice issue of seismic inequality. Students will begin by reading a high-school level article about the disproportionate effect of earthquakes on poor countries vs rich countries along with the high costs associated with earthquake-proofing infrastructure. Students will then reflect on the article using the free Google app, Jamboard (on a provided template). Last, students w
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Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, HS-ESS3-2
, HS-ESS3-1
Environments Graphic Organizer
I made this to go with FOSS Environments 4th grade text book reading, Terresterial Environments pg. 3-12 (NGSS version). As well as FOSS Middle School text Populations and Ecosystems - 2nd Edition. Although it is a general graphic organizer that can be used for any lesson regarding Environments or as a note taking guide for an informational text reading on the topic of different environments.
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Not Grade Specific
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