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High school informational text lectures under $5
Editorial Cartoons Political Cartoons to Teach Persuasion Rhetoric Google Drive
Teach your students how to “read” an editorial or political cartoon with this one-day lesson that can also become part of your regular current event assignment rotation. Perfect for English/Language Arts and History/Social Studies classrooms!The lesson begins with an introduction to four persuasive tools used by editorial cartoonists (symbolism, exaggeration, labeling, and analogy) with real-world examples of classic public domain political cartoons. Then, use modern cartoon examples (links incl
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Thanatopsis, William Cullen Bryant, Multimedia Poem Analysis, PDF & Google, CCSS
Take a challenging poem and it make it far more accessible with these dynamic multimedia materials that will help students build connections between our modern world and the 1817 thoughts of American poet William Cullen Bryant.Romanticism poetry can be tough for today’s teens to master, but linking a poem’s themes to students’ own lives and popular media helps create a much richer experience. These print/post-and-teach materials do just that!This lesson, which will take at least two class period
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Newspaper Article Writing - Journalism Nonfiction Lesson and Graphic Organizers
Newspaper Article Writing - Journalism Nonfiction Lesson and Graphic Organizers: Introduce your students to the world of non-fiction journalistic writing with this ready-to-use lesson. This comprehensive resource is designed to guide students through the process of writing a newspaper article. From understanding the key elements of journalistic writing to organizing their thoughts using the included graphic organizer, this resource provides a step-by-step approach to enhancing students' journali
Grades:
7th - 10th
Annotated Bibliography Mini Lesson
An introduction to the annotated bibliography that will provide your students with an overview of the annotated bibliography as well as opportunity to practice what they learned. Mini Lesson Includes:- Introductory PowerPoint that gives students an overview of the annotated bibliography including its purpose, an example, and needed materials *NOTE: This is a PowerPoint SlideShow and cannot be edited- Guided Notes Sheet for students to use during the PowerPoint lecture- Research question and link
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Ethics in Journalism and Yearbook Lesson, Complete Teaching Unit
Prepare your students to be responsible journalists as they create your school's yearbook, newspaper, or magazine. You'll have everything you need to teach your students how to avoid bias, copyright, and other ethical violations with plenty of examples of what to do and what not to do. Sometimes students cross these lines without meaning to, but this teaching pack will help them understand what's right from wrong without being too heavy and technical. Lesson Contents:-Lecture (PPT and digital fo
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Yearbook Curriculum BUNDLE+ for Student Journalism Publications
How To Write A Research Paper and Oral Report PowerPoint
*************************************************************************************************************I HAVE A NEW AND UPDATED 2020 GUIDE TO TEACHING STUDENTS RESEARCH: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Teach-Students-To-Become-Expert-Researchers-And-Avoid-Fake-News-2020-Guide-5193234*************************************************************************************************************The perfect way to introduce students to the world of creating research papers. This fun
Grades:
6th - 10th
Text Features PowerPoint Presentation
This introduction to 27 text features highlights the various print features and visual aids that help students understand nonfiction text, including the table of contents, glossary, index, appendix, captions, diagrams, and maps. Since a key component of this lesson is perusing nonfiction selections at their tables, each of the 27 features also has a slide asking students to find that particular text feature in a book at their tables. The FREE crossword puzzle (http://www.teacherspayteachers.co
Grades:
4th - 10th
Teach How to Write a Research Question and Thesis Statement
This Google Slides presentation walks students through the process of writing a research question and corresponding thesis statement. Print copies of the slides for students to use in their notes.
Grades:
8th - 12th
A Christmas Carol Introductory Slides and Activities
These 20+ slides will help introduce your students to Charles Dickens' novel, A Christmas Carol. This is the perfect introduction to your unit plan and makes a great first lesson plan for the novel. The slides cover the following topics:Who is Charles Dickens (featuring pictures from his house in London)The Industrial RevolutionDebtor's prisonsChild laborVictorian educationDickens' inspiration for the novelChristmas in Victorian EnglandThe novel's titleThe prefaceStaves/chaptersNarrative voiceSy
Grades:
9th - 12th
A Tale of Two Cities Introduction
Background information on Charles Dickens and A Tale of Two CitiesDynamic multimedia Prezi (41 "clicks") with Guided Notes Handout (4 pages, 50 fill-in-the-blanks) for students *answer key included!Information Includes:-Charles Dickens' early life and career-Life in London during Dickens' time-General Info about the novel including setting and themes-Relevant literary terms such as allegory, doubles, and paradoxes-Overview of main charactersLecture Length: Approximately 50 minutes**Prezi links a
Grades:
6th - 12th
Non-Fiction Text Features PowerPoint Notes
This PowerPoint presentation can be used as a quick review or as a way to teach the students about non-fiction text features before reading nonfiction and informational texts. For example, I showed my 8th grade students this PowerPoint before we began reading The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. As I went through the PowerPoint, the students wrote the word and their purpose into a "Non-fiction Text Features Booklet." After they finished taking notes, they were given time in class to either dr
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Credible or "Fake News"? Cultivating News Literacy in a "Post-Truth" Era
These lessons cover the basics of discerning between credible and false journalism (and the gradient between the two), using contemporary (but non-controversial) examples. There is also a slideshow (in PDF format) with links to examples of terms, as well as examples of credible journalism.
Arguably the most tangibly helpful aspect of this three-day unit is the "News Analysis Checklist" which students can apply to any form of journalism to asses its credibility. The checklist is available in PDF
Grades:
9th - 12th
Gatsby and The American Dream: A Non-Fiction Lesson
One of the shifts in the Common Core State Standards is the focus on informational texts. As English teachers, many of us tend to overlook rich non-fiction that exists because fiction is such an important mainstay of our field. This lesson specifically focuses on the informational text standards, but it ties in with a beloved classic of literature, The Great Gatsby.This lesson asks students to question the idea of the American dream and read contemporary news and magazine articles on the topic
Grades:
11th - 12th
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Also included in: The Great Gatsby Unit Bundle
The Truman Show Themes Slideshow
35 pages of an informational slideshow concerning the following 4 major themes that show up in the film:
* The American Dream
* Reality vs. Illusion
* The Power of the Media
* Utopia vs. Dystopia
Definitions and some important background information included, along with many images and photos to help students.
Grades:
8th - 12th
The Puritans Introduction PowerPoint! American Literature
A great introduction to the Puritans for your American Literature class. I use this every year as our first look at America's early settlers before reading authors such as Anne Bradstreet, Jonathan Edwards, William Bradford, etc.
Please provide feedback so that I may update my products, and keep them relevant to your classroom!
Also see my resource for Anne Bradstreet here: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Anne-Bradstreet-Poetry-Questions-and-Journal-Assignment
Background art by TpT
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Grades:
8th - 12th
INTRODUCTION TO MICROORGANISMS BOOKLET & POWERPOINT
This wonderful booklet AND PowerPoint is perfect for an introduction to microorganisms. It follows my PowerPoint presentation which I have included. There are 2 pages that when copied turn into a powerful 8 page booklet to introduce microorganisms. NO CUTTING...just folding! When you download and print, the copy should look like two mini-pages are upside down. This is perfect for interactive science journals. This product is included in my Microorganisms Bundle 5-8th grades. The PowerPoint h
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Objective Summary for Literary Texts - Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then
PowerPoint provides notes (how-to) for writing an objective summary for literary texts. This PowerPoint provides the "Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then" method of summary writing. After the notes, you can read a short story or picture book to complete a "SWBST" graphic organizer together as a class for practice. If you purchase the PowerPoint, you can message me and I will send you the guided notes word document that accompanies these notes.
Grades:
4th - 10th
Dewey Decimal PowerPoint Presentation
With cute argyle and plaid backgrounds, this 156-slide presentation defines and gives eye-catching examples for each section of the Dewey Decimal System. It could be shown as a presentation or could simply be displayed as a slideshow in your library. I loop mine throughout the day (just change the animation setting to automatic/5 seconds and change the transition to fade, then click on "apply to all"). This visual reminder of the sections of the Dewey helps students locate books they truly WANT
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Grades:
4th - 9th
Rhetorical Appeal PPT with Guided Notes and Independent Common Core Activity
This package includes an introductory powerpoint on the Rhetorical Appeals of Ethos, Pathos, Logos. Student will have written examples and videos to help hit home the differences between the three. In the PPT lecture there is room for group work and interaction. I have included paired notes for the ppt and a great activity where student will have to identify the appeals in nonfiction texts (DOK 1) to comparing and drawing conclusion on the how the appeals affect the way the reader perceives each
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7th - 12th
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Stereotypes: 'The Problem with Apu' and 'The Simpsons'
'The Problem with Apu' is a 2017 documentary film written by and starring comedian Hari Kondabolu. The film focuses on the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, an Indian immigrant in the animated sitcom 'The Simpsons' who, for a period, was the only figure of South Asian heritage to appear regularly on mainstream U.S. television. The film explores encounters with negative stereotypes, racial microaggressions and slurs against people of Indian and South Asian heritage disseminated through the charac
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9th - 12th
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The Catholic Church's Liturgical Calendar-Lesson slides
These detailed slides introduce the Catholic Church's Liturgical Calendar. Each season of the Liturgical year is described with detail and in a straightforward manner. All consulted sources that were used to create this resource are referenced and linked. TERMS OF USEThis product is licensed the purchaser, for classroom and home use only. By purchasing this product, you agree that teachingwithrosanna© retains copyright and all rights to this product. This product is original work. Please note th
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Grades:
4th - 12th
Summarizing: Determining What is Important in Text
Summarizing: Determining What is Important in Text by Darla Brink; a power point presentation to accompany the summarizing handouts and student worksheets(sold separately); use with students to introduce summarizing or for staff development; explicit instruction of a variety of strategies to help students with common core reading standard #2; includes strategies for main ideas as well as summarizing: hand summaries, one word summaries and two sentence explanations, negotiating the main idea, two
Grades:
4th - 9th
Writing a Thesis Statement, Research or Argument Essay brief quiz at the end PPT
Check out my Research Folder! Check out my Writing Folder!This PPT includes the following information:Writing a Thesis Statement There is more to it than meets the eye!DefinedA thesis statement is a sentence (or sentences) that expresses the main ideas of your paper and answers the question or questions posed by your paper. Drafting a HypothesisWhat do I want to accomplish?What is my attitude toward the material? What hypothesis can I prove?What hypothesis seems the most restricted, unified, an
Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: Writing PowerPoints Bundle
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos Rhetoric (Types of Arguments) Fun Activity w/ videos
This is an introduction to Argumentative Techniques. The presentation is a great analysis on different types of argumentative strategies including, ethos, logos, and pathos.The presentation uses modern free videos to demonstrate examples as well as clear examples of claims and evidence for each of the different types of arguments.Students are engaged by modern content and simplicity!
Grades:
7th - 12th
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