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High school informational text thematic unit plans for Microsoft Word
CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD (30 NATIONS, 80 PP, WORD SEARCHES, BARGAIN!)
This has reading sections about Christmas for each of 30 nations, plus basic statistics for each nation’s capital and largest city, language(s), currency, and approximate population. The nations are the following:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Germany, Guatemala, Holland, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Lithuania, Mexico, Norway, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukr
Grades:
3rd - 9th
AIR ELA Practice Tests: Three Test Bundle (Grades 9/10)
"Helpful in preparing students for the AIR tests, especially given the lack of resources currently available to the public. Wonderful baseline measures + opportunities to identify weaknesses and then allow for further practice in those areas." - Katherine S.This bundle includes THREE Practice ELA AIR tests for grades 9 and 10. The AIR test is used as the Ohio State Test for 10th grade ELA students (and other states as well). Each test includes 12-14 multiple choice questions and an answer key, a
Grades:
9th - 10th
Science Fiction Short Story Complete Unit
This unit is an exploration of a number of classic science fiction short stories by noted authors such as Stephen Vincent Benet, Ray Bradbury, Joan Aiken, and Kurt Vonnegut. It is supplemented with related expository reading by Marie Winn, poetry, and song-lyrics. The unit was designed with three main teaching goals in mind. First, the main focus of the unit is the teaching/re-teaching of story structure. Students will master the concepts of exposition in a story, inciting incidents, rising
Grades:
9th - 10th
Also included in: Science Fiction Short Story Bundle
A Week of Thanksgiving Lessons for the ELA Classroom- Thanksgiving Unit Bundle
Looking for something to do the week before Thanksgiving? This bundle consists of five different lessons for the secondary ELA classroom.Day 1: Before AmericaStudents will analyze and evaluate an encyclopedia entry.Day 2: The Pilgrim's New WorldStudents will analyze and evaluate two primary source documents.Day 3: The First ThanksgivingStudents will evaluate three primary source documents and one secondary source chronicling The First Thanksgiving.Day 4: Native American PerspectivesStudents wil
Grades:
9th - 12th
The pros and cons of Social Media
You cannot move too far without being inundated with social media. Whether it’s our connection to Facebook or the use of every new and improving Smart Phones, Social Media is here to stay and needs to be understood.
This unit of study focuses on a key question: What are some of the positive and negative impacts that social media has on young people?
Readings have been included to help students examine and debate the issues. A list of reading from the Nelson Literacy series has also been incl
Grades:
6th - 9th
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MACBETH, EASY, FUN, RIGHT PRICE, STANDARDS, 43 PAGES
This begins with a retelling of the play for easier enjoyable reading and comprehension. Then come:
Macbeth With Comments,
Word Search For Macbeth,
Word Search For Literature Common Core;
Questions About Macbeth;
Macbeth Literature Cryptogram;
Unscramble The Literacy Words;
Guided Composition Regarding Macbeth;
Fill In The Letters (Macbeth And Literacy);
Unscramble The Macbeth And Literacy Words;
Research And Writing Ideas For Macbeth;
Classroom Play Ideas For Macbeth!,
Grades:
9th - 12th
American Time Use Survey Unit
Where does the time go? A minute on TikTok here. A few minutes on Instagram there...It all adds up to a lot of time not furthering our dreams, ambitions, and/or goals.This government survey offers a fascinating look at how the US spends its time by age, gender, income, and state. Marketers and advertisers use this information to target ads. High school students can use this to get a look at how they are using time and will probably use their time in the future. This unit offers teenagers a chanc
Subjects:
Grades:
11th - 12th
Fast Food & More
Many high school students do not eat healthy. This unit gets students to take a look at their favorite fast food, daily habits, kitchen pantry, food politics, nutrition labels, fake foods, marketing, and more. There are 18 activities with links to videos and articles. Activities can be teacher guided with class discussion, done independently, or a mix of both.This unit takes about 2 weeks. On a personal note, I was happy to see this unit have a big impact on my students' food choices and label
Grades:
11th - 12th
Social Justice Research Simulation Task
This Research Simulation Task features two paired informational texts that speak to one common claim: Conflict in society influences individuals' decision making. The three texts are socially relevant and culturally diverse texts that expose readers to complex social challenges facing American cities.
Text dependent questions covering CCSS RI 9.2, 9.3 and 9.6 are included to guide students through their analysis of text.
As a culminating task, students will formulate a well-written literary
Grades:
9th - 11th
LANGUAGES SERIES: NAHUATL (AZTEC) LANGUAGE FUN
This has the language's background which includes the fact that the language is still being spoken as dialects in parts of Mexico and El Salvador. Next come:
Dialog Words and Phrases such as Hello, What’s your name, I don’t understand, Again please, What is that, I want one; No, two; Yes, good; Where is a toilet; here, there; goodbye;
Extra Words Grouped For Easy Learning: Woman already go speak in house; Man see much food and water; hand up pain medicine money
Word Searches #1, #2 and #3
Grades:
5th - 12th
Fast Food & You unit
Fast food is something most teenagers can relate too! This unit is always eye-opening for students. Eating habits and food choices are critical to long term health and new research shows foods' link to emotional health as well. Although students are not usually responsible for the grocery list, they certainly love their fast food!This one week unit contains:11 activities/tasks to help students think about their food choices4 links to videos or articles about the food we consumelots of opportunit
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Grades:
11th - 12th
"Go Set a Watchman" Thematic Literary Unit
"Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee is a sequel to "To Kill a Mockingbird." This unit should NOT be taught to students who have not yet read To Kill a Mockingbird either as part of this course or a previous one. This unit is intended for advanced students and accelerated courses--much of the reading is assigned outside of classroom time.
This unit loosely follows the CSU format for Expository Reading and Writing Course (ERWC) modules and includes activities for unit background
Grades:
10th - 12th
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Also included in: "Go Set a Watchman" Bundle
GERMAN FUN! (CULTURE, WORD SEARCHES, YEAR AROUND GREAT)
This has tons of material, enough activities to keep your students learning year-round!
To begin, it has:
A PHOTOS SHOW about Germany that can used for individual one-to-one instruction or for the whole class , e.g. the 16 states; then
GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES such as the Lowlands, Central Uplands, Southern German Hills with the Zugspitze, the Rhine, Harz Mountains);
HISTORY: German-Roman clashes, the Huns, Charlemagne (Karl der Grosse) and the Holy Roman Empire, Black Plague, Luther’s Reform
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Grades:
9th - 12th
They're Just Clothes, Right?
A timely look at the detrimental impact of the fast fashion industry.Is fast fashion ethical and sustainable? Students look at their favorite brands along with the environmental problems and working conditions associated with the fast fashion industry. A 1–2-week long, project-based unit with YouTube links, research tasks, note-taking, and personal accountability. Use it as a foundation for a research paper, expository essay, or simply a reflection. Best for 11th and 12th grade.*I upload the do
Grades:
11th - 12th
ESL Picture Book
This is a pictionary with 153 pages that can be used for ESL, vocabulary development, countless activities, etc, and in relation to the many topics or subjects that it treats such as Art, English Language Arts, History, and various branches of Science.
For example the nearly 150 pages have public domain clip art images of which any and all can be highlighted then cut-and-pasted wherever and however you may desire. That means for one thing that besides show-and-tell or one-to-one discussions
Grades:
PreK - 12th
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48 Laws of Power unit
The 48 Laws of Power is an amazing and informative book; however, it is too long for most high school students. This unit gives students a taste of the text and its concepts, aiming to get students to reflect on power plays and power dynamics in jobs and relationships. Hey, maybe they will decide to read the entire book on their own! This unit:suggests ways to implementhas a TED Talk linkYouTube links to short informative videos on each of the 48 laws encourages reflection and application to st
Grades:
11th - 12th, Adult Education
HUCKLEBERRY FINN PACK! (FUN SEARCHES, TESTS, COMMON CORE, ON SALE)
This is a thorough learning pack with fun activities included. It starts with the reader Huckleberry Finn Retold; then come:
Twelve Questions About Huck Finn for prompts or a WH-questions test, and it has the Answers Key of course;
Twelve True-False Questions About Huck Finn;
“How To Practice Common Core Literature State Standards;”
Six “Huck Finn Word Searches;”
“About The Author Mark Twain Himself” (bilingual English, Spanish so helpful for Spanish ELLs / ESL students you have now or may
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th
LANGUAGES SERIES: MODERN HEBREW, ISRAEL, JEWISH HOLIDAYS! (COMMON CORE)
This has conversational phrases such as Hello., What’s your name?, I don’t understand., Again, please., Thanks., What is that?, I want one., No, two., Where is the toilet?, Here or there., Goodbye.
EXTRA VOCABULARY such as woman, already, go, speak, in, house; man,see, much, food, and, water; hand, up, pain, medicine, money;
A GRAMMAR SKETCH regarding plurals, word order, the, a, etc;
WORD SEARCHES: based on the preceding, there are six total of which three are short and three others are
Grades:
4th - 12th, Staff
MAINE STUDY GUIDE
THIS IS A GREAT RESOURCE ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE IN OR NEAR MAINE. IT HAS:
A1. READER: MAINE’S GEOGRAPHY
A2. WORD SEARCH: MAINE’S GEOGRAPHY and ANSWERS KEY
A3. NUMBERS CRYPTOGRAM: MAINE GEOGRAPHY
A4. WORD SEARCH: MAINE GEOGRAPHY and ANSWERS KEY
A5. NUMBERS CRYPTOGRAM: MAINE GEOGRAPHY
A6. WORD SEARCH: MAINE GEOGRAPHY
A7. LETTERS CRYPTOGRAM: MAINE GEOGRAPHY
B1. READER: MAINE’S HISTORY
B2. WORD SEARCH: MAINE’S HISTORY and ANSWERS KEY
B3. NUMBERS CRYPTOGRAM: MAINE’S HISTORY
C1. READER: MAINE’S GOV
Grades:
6th - 12th
JAPANESE FUN ACTIVITIES! (44 PP)
1. This begins with a history reading section. Next come:
2. Twenty Questions About Japan’s History test/discussion prompts on the Reader along with the Answers Key, then goes to;
3. A Common Core: Informational Text page with clearly-worded suggestions on how teachers can connect the Reader’s information to Common Core State Standards ELAS.R:IT.1-10;
4. An easy Guided Composition Activity called “A Brief History Of Japan” for more easily teaching students how to write with a Thesis-Support
Grades:
4th - 12th
QUINCEAÑERA MATH AND LITERACY FUN (ENGLISH, SPANISH)
This has an easy informational Reader in English and Spanish so that it can also help ELL/ESL Spanish language background students. Next come:
Links helpful for those wanting to do or assign more research;
Four Word Searches about Quinceaneras;
Cryptograms about Quinceaneras (one is by number, the other by letters);
Fifteen Questions About Qinceaneras;
Guided Composition About Quinceaneras including with cursive sample;
Common Core elements listed which you may wish to apply to the inform
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Grades:
4th - 12th
Screen Time and Digital Detox
Smart phones, computers, ipads, and other screens are a simple fact of life. They are as much a part of the landscape of the modern world as the appliances in your kitchen or the car in your driveway. But is there a saturation point with screens where too much is simply “too much”? This unit examines the issue of screen time with youth, looking into the topics of brain development, physical activity, and digital detox.
Grades:
7th - 9th
Supersize Me as Literary and Informational Nonfiction
Students will love this lesson !! Teaching nonfiction and struggling to capture your students’ interest? This uses the much-loved documentary, Supersize Me, as the vehicle to teach the pros and cons of the fast food technology, as well as the link between literary and informational nonfiction. Supersize Me is a wonderful combination of both story and facts. It reaches the balance students need to provide important information that will impact their health today and in the future, as well as
Grades:
6th - 12th
CCSS:
LITTLE WOMEN RETOLD (FUN ACTIVITIES, CCSS, TESTS, 43 PAGES)
THIS resource packet begins with Some Major American Writers, then has a retelling of her novel. Next come:
The Author Louisa May Alcott;
True-False Test About Little Women (with Answers Key);
Louisa May Alcott;
True-False Test About Louisa May Alcott (with Answers Key);
Handy Links Regarding Little Women And Its Author;
The Importance Of Alcott’s Little Women;
Also these instantly printable fun activities:
Little Women Word Search fun activities (5 of them);
Little Women Numbe
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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