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Common Core RI.11-12.9 homeschool curricula
Rhetoric in Patrick Henry's "Speech in the Virginia Convention"
This material contains Patrick Henry's Speech in the Virginia Convention with close reading questions and a quiz. Students will use this speech as a way to understand rhetorical techniques in a seminal American informational text. The essential question in the lesson asks students to look for examples of ethos, pathos, and logos within the speech as they annotate and answer close reading questions. Resources included:1. Google slide with instructions for use2. Google slides (for students) with h
Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in:Â Rhetoric in American Speeches: Henry, Paine, Lincoln, and Douglass
Journalism 101 Class
A fully comprehensive introduction to Journalism curriculum/course/lesson plan. Suitable for high school students to freshman/sophomore college students. Full semester of teacher/learning materials (12 weeks of instruction material). Covers the following material: Foundational Principals of Journalism; Basics of All Journalism; Types of Stories/Sections Within the Paper (features, editorials, sports, etc.); Media Law; Media Ethics; Community Journalism; Radio Journalism; Online Journalism; Photo
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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High School Readers Theater Presidents
Presidents Readers Theater for High School. Part One. 8-10 minute play, with presidents McKinley, Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson. Six roles in all, with 13 written questions for the class. Entertaining, back-and-forth and fact-based. Covers key events of each president. By teacher and playwright John Glass.
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Readers Theater Bundle American Presidents
Unit 5 - The North and the South
This bundle includes a full unit of content covering the French and English colonization efforts in the Americas. Sessions 5.1-5.4 include the following resources:The full text of each Session from the Nomadic Professor's online American History course (nomadicprofessor.com)Exclusive on-location mini-lectures from the Nomadic Professor (the thumbnails for each video in the PDF are hyperlinked to their unlisted YouTube URLs)Guided notes handouts that closely follow the textA complete answer key f
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Reggae, Calypso, Salsa & ‘Tambrin – An Introduction to Caribbean Music
The spirit of the Caribbean comes alive! 'Destination: Caribbean' is a seven-part essay series that follows one Musicologist's journey into Caribbean History.'Reggae, Calypso, Salsa and 'Tambrin' is the series's 700-word introduction. It provides a brief survey of the historical conditions that gave rise to the Caribbean's modern music forms. This primer is an excellent resource for History, Social Studies and Geography teachers, or for instructors of the Fine Arts, looking to provide their stud
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
5.5 - Document lesson: Why do interpretations of past events change over time?
This file includes a full document-based lesson:6 primary and secondary sources grouped around a guiding questionA handout on historical literacy (sourcing, contextualizing, reading and inferring, and corroborating)A graphic organizer for focusing attention on key information, organizing ideas, and drawing attention to similarities and differences between the sourcesSupport for students working virtually and/or independently:Model answers in the student handoutVideo guidance modeling how to read
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Unit 5 - The North and the South
Custer's Last Stand
Includes: Article about Custer and Little Bighorn and graphic organizer activity.
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Blank Check, A Young Adult Novel - Study Guide
From the thrilling Young Adult Book, Blank Check.Educators designed the study guide for educators.What’s included in this Study Guide?All 50 state standards for English / Language Arts Grades 6-12  Over 30 Pre and Post Reading Activities 300 Vocabulary & Literary TermsDesigned for Distance Education & Traditional ClassroomThe Study Guide provides teachers with lessons that entail excitement and engagement.Activities include multiple websites that create critical thinking and student-cent
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7th - 10th
Growth of Business and Labor Unions
Includes: article about industrial revolution and graphic organizer picking out the main idea and key details from all 3 sections of reading.
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Digital Paired Texts - Mark Twain and Patrick Henry - Essay Writing
This activity guides students through close readings of the text, "The Speech to the Second Virginia Convention" and the satirical story, "The War Prayer." Activity handouts focus on close reading and provide before-, during-, and post-reading strategies. A Google Slide with model annotations helps to scaffold instruction. After reading, students write an analytical essay which requires them to include text evidence.The lesson facilitates student understanding of the speakers’ attitudes and ce
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in:Â Paired Texts, Close Reading, Essay Writing - Digital Learning Bundle
Free American Literature Thematic Pacing Guide - Teaching American Literature
Are you new to American Literature? Use this free pacing guide! Organized by themes, this pacing guide provides an American Literature course overview, essential questions, Common Core ELA Anchor Standards, links to TED Talks and blog posts, and teaching strategy suggestions. There are also links to blog posts and freebies that you can use to supplement the units. Themes covered include the following: "American Ideals and Voices" "The Search for Equality and Justice" "The American Dream" "Faci
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President
Includes: Article about Theodore Roosevelt and graphic organizer.
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6th - 12th
Doughboys Are Sent To France
Includes: article and graphic organizer activity.
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6th - 12th
The United States Enters World War I
Includes: article and graphic organizer activity.
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Grades:
6th - 12th
President Woodrow Wilson
Includes: Article on Woodrow Wilson and graphic organizer activity.
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Cattleman Take Over the West's Rangeland
Includes: Informational article to read and a writing exercise.
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7th - 12th
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