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Middle school critical thinking ELA test prep unit plans
Main Idea Supporting Details Passages, Graphic Organizers, Activities, Lessons
How many times are students asked to identify the main idea in a reading passage? Almost every reading comprehension worksheet includes questions about finding the main idea or central idea in a text. You would think that students would be masters at identifying the main idea and supporting details by now. However, many students still struggle with this critical reading skill (and many teachers are in search of engaging ways to teach students how to find the main idea).That’s where this Main
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4th - 7th
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State Report Editable Template - Informational Report Writing Research Project
Looking for an organized way to help you guide your students to create meaningful, well-researched reports? The research project includes a student-written example, editable student directions, research pages, writing pages, and an editable rubric. Everything you need to teach and organize this social studies unit is included in this time-saving unit!It includes: A Student Written State Report ExampleList of States (I pull sticks and let the kids choose. This is my checklist.)Student Directions
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4th - 6th
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Theme Lessons and Activities for Teaching Theme - Passages and Worksheets
Understanding a story’s theme is critical to deciphering the author’s message in a text. This 3-day theme unit is designed to make learning fun while helping students go beyond the surface meaning of text to truly understand the author's message and the underlying meaning of the text. Filled with theme passages, theme worksheets, activities, and tasks, this unit is a hit!This unit provides numerous opportunities to develop the skill of identifying theme. Each lesson starts with a fun and enga
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5th - 8th
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Listening Comprehension Unit - Upper Elementary to Middle School - Note Taking
Listening comprehension is an essential element of ELA instruction. That’s because students do not intuitively know how to take notes, discern what is important in a listening passage, or even know how to reference their notes when answering questions. This unit develops all of those skills through fun active listening anticipatory sets, instruction on listening and note taking, five original listening passage practice tests, multiple choice and short answer questions, and a final assessment t
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5th - 8th
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Depth and Complexity Teaching Critical Thinking Using Fairytales
Teach your students how to explore content with depth and complexity.Here it is, a complete and ready-to-use resource for teaching all 11 elements (Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives) of critical thinking.! Your students will explore of these elements by applying them to familiar stories, such as “Cinderella”, “The Emperor’s New Clothes”, “Goldilocks and the
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
Classroom Debate Unit for Grades 4-7
This Let's Debate Mini-Unit is intended to support 4th - 7th grade teachers and students as they prepare to participate in class debates, both as actual debaters and as stakeholder audience members. This engaging activity can be used in many subject areas, and is a great culminating task for any unit. Perfect for that upcoming teacher evaluation you may have coming up!This four day unit includes:► Detailed lesson plans spanning four days► List of suggested topics► Schedules and templates► Deba
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4th - 7th
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Cause and Effect Reading Comprehension Passages & Activities (Google Version)
Understanding cause and effect relationships is an essential reading comprehension skill that takes lots and lots of practice for students to master.That’s where this 3-Day Cause and Effect Unit comes in. This Cause and Effect mini-unit provides numerous opportunities to develop the skill of determining cause and effect relationships. Through creative activities like a Cause and Effect Match-Up game, Cause and Effect Charades, and Cause and Effect toss, students become actively involved in the
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4th - 7th
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Text Structure Powerpoint
This powerpoint is a fun, colorful way to introduce or re-teach TEXT STRUCTURE!
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- 21 EDITABLE slides
- 5 video clip examples
- 15 slides can be printed to created colorful, informative posters for your class, including:
*definitions written in kid-friendly language
*key words to look for
*graphic organizers
Text Structures included:
- Cause & Effect
- Compare & Contrast
- Description
- Problem & Solution
- Sequence
*Be sure to check out the preview for an example of wha
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
Predicting Passages, Making Predictions Graphic Organizer (Print and Digital)
Making predictions while reading is an essential skill for comprehending text. Students do not intuitively know how to make effective predictions based on clues from the passage and their own experiences. That’s where this mini-unit comes in. Filled with predicting passages, worksheets, and graphic organizers, this unit is the perfect way to teach students how to make predictions while reading. This mini-unit provides numerous opportunities to develop the skill of making predictions. Through
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4th - 7th
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Indigenous Peoples and Europeans & Early Societies | ONTARIO GRADE 4/5 UNIT
Teach your split grade 4 and grade 5's with this inquiry based split grade unit on Indigenous people and Europeans and Early societies. Teach two separate curriculums during one period with this complete unit in an easy and manageable way. Grade 41) Identify and locate the major early societies on a map and time line. 2)Compare the daily life of two or more early societies. 3) Identify the environmental features in early societies 4) Identify how the environment impacts the daily life of earl
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3rd - 6th
ELA Test Prep Bundle - Multiple-Choice, Short Answer, and Motivational
Save and prepare your students to succeed on state assessments with this Test Prep Bundle! This bundle includes units on Answering Multiple-Choice Questions, Answering Short Answer Questions, and Tips and Ideas for Motivational Test Prep.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Test Prep Unit - Answering Multiple Choice QuestionsIn this 5-day unit, students learn specific strategies to promote success on state assessments and daily practice.
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5th - 8th
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Reading Passages and Questions Main Idea, Inferences, Predicting -Google Options
Save with this bundle of reading comprehension skills mini-units --- Making Inferences, Finding the Main Idea, and Making Predictions.Or...save even more with the SUPER BUNDLE (6 Mini-Units) or MEGA BUNDLE (9 Mini-Units) or ULTIMATE BUNDLE (12 Mini-Units)...---Reading Comprehension Skills - Mini-Unit SUPER BUNDLE!Making Inferences, Main Idea, Predictions, Sequencing, Cause and Effect, and Context Clues ---Reading Comprehension Skills - MEGA BUNDLE! 9 Mini-Units! Making Inferences, Finding the M
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4th - 7th
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Historical Thinking Bundle: A Complete Unit - Digital & Print!
This bundle contains 7 Historical Thinking lessons and a 4-5 day culminating group project where students are required to apply the skills from these lessons in a fun, critically engaging way. This means roughly 2 weeks of fully planned materials that will help your students develop their historical thinking skills!Included in this Unit Bundle:Introduction to Historical Thinking lessonHistorical Significance LessonContinuity and Change LessonCause and Consequence LessonHistorical Perspective Les
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Verbals Unit: Participles, Gerunds, & Infinitives PowerPoint, Teaching Materials
Introduce verbals and verbal phrases to your students with this comprehensive verbals teaching unit that includes an interactive, animated, an EDITABLE PowerPoint presentation and quizzes, practice, and guided notes. This resource includes:- a 51 slide, EDITABLE PowerPoint Presentation- 39 page PDF file that includes 19 different activitiesLooking for an entire year of grammar instruction? This unit is included in my Mega Grammar Bundle for Secondary ELAThe PowerPoint teaches students these conc
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6th - 10th
Sequencing Lessons, Passages, Graphic Organizers for Sequence (Digital Options)
Sequencing is one of the many skills that students need in order to comprehend what they read. That’s why this Sequencing Mini-Unit is the perfect addition to your English Language Arts instruction. Filled with sequencing passages, engaging worksheets, and graphic organizers for finding the sequence of events, this unit will help students develop strong skills in sequencing.This 3-day mini-unit provides numerous opportunities to develop the skill of finding the sequence of events in a passage.
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4th - 7th
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ELA Made Easy: Language Arts Full Year VALUE Bundle
This incredible mega bundle includes a full year's worth of middle grade ELA resources at a significant discount. You get all of the tools you need to offer differentiation through a variety of reading, writing, speaking, listening and word work activities.WRITINGELA made Easy includes several resources to help your students grow and become more confident writers. Whether you want to implement weekly journals, readers notebooks, or daily sentence editing, you will find plenty of engaging prompts
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4th - 7th, Staff
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Irony Mini-Unit - Lessons on Situational, Dramatic, & Verbal Irony (Google)
Help students develop a deep understanding of situational, dramatic, and verbal irony with this fun and engaging 3-day mini-unit!This IRONY MINI-UNIT provides numerous opportunities for students to learn about the three types of irony, determine the purpose of irony, analyze irony, describe how irony contributes to a story and even write their own examples of irony. Each lesson starts with a fun and engaging activity – Irony Hunt (where students differentiate between examples of irony and just
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5th - 8th
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Test Prep Writing | 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade Lesson Plans | Unit 4
Hey Teacher friends!It’s that time of year again- Testing Season. As it gets closer and closer, our hearts start to beat a little bit faster and we wonder- do they know it all? This Writing on Demand Writing Unit will prepare your students in 20 fun, engaging, and focused writing lessons. Perfect for grades 4th-6th, this unit has everything you need to get your kiddos ready for this year’s state test! Included in this Unit is:- Detailed Daily Lesson Plans for Unit 4 {20+ days worth of lessons
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: 5th Grade Writing Unit Bundle | An Entire Year of Writing Curriculum
Nonfiction Listening Comprehension Unit: Malala Yousafzai
Listening Comprehension
Malala Yousafzai
Malala Unit Overview
This 5-day unit packs a major punch! While studying Malala Yousafzai, students practice critical skills including listening comprehension, sequencing, participating in group discussions, analyzing a quote, and responding to a writing prompt. Five activities are included in this unit. Each is based on a nonfiction listening passage about Malala. The activities are designed to be interactive, engaging, and educational. This unit i
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: September Unit Plans Bundle - 4 Units to Teach All September Long!
Inquiry and Research - A Student-Choice Guided Unit | Project-Based Learning
Inquiry-Based Learning: A thorough, guided system to help teach your students how to inquire, tune in, find out, reflect and present their findings. FOR ANY TOPIC.
What Is Inquiry-Based Learning?
Inquiry-Based teaching is a response to our current ‘knowledge based’ society and allows for effective and engaging teaching. Inquiry-Based Learning not about finding facts. Rather, it is about researching and answering questions or solving issues. It is a method of learning where students explore the
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4th - 7th
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A Wrinkle in Time: Novel Study Unit Plan
This 4 ½ - 6 week novel study will guide students through an imaginative exploration and critical analysis of Madeleine L’Engle’s Newberry Award Winning book, A Wrinkle in Time. Students will be challenged to think deeply about the book’s themes and respond thoughtfully through written work and oral discussions. Their imaginations will be stretched and their critical thinking skills will be developed on a daily basis. The study is divided into three segments: Chapters 1-4, Chapters 5-8, and Cha
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5th - 9th
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Reading Skills Bundle - Cause & Effect, Context Clues, Sequencing (Google Docs)
Save with this bundle of reading comprehension skills mini-units --- Context Clues, Sequencing, and Cause and Effect!Or...save even more with the SUPER BUNDLE (6 Mini-Units) or MEGA BUNDLE (9 Mini-Units) or ULTIMATE BUNDLE (12 Mini-Units)...---Reading Comprehension Skills - Mini-Unit SUPER BUNDLE!Making Inferences, Main Idea, Predictions, Sequencing, Cause and Effect, and Context Clues ---Reading Comprehension Skills - MEGA BUNDLE! 9 Mini-Units! Making Inferences, Finding the Main Idea, Predict
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4th - 7th
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Inferencing Powerpoint: Video, Comics, Songs, & Vocabulary Posters
This powerpoint is colorful, adorable, and includes a variety of great examples to keep your students engaged while learning about inferencing!
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-40 editable slides with animation, cute clipart, and a variety of backgrounds
-embedded cartoon video clip (and website link), along with times to stop and ask inference questions in the notes section (**VIDEOS ARE FROM YOUTUBE, SO BE SURE YOU HAVE ACCESS AT YOUR SCHOOL)
-2 illustrated vocabulary slides that can be printed as word wall poste
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6th - 12th
Decision-Making Lessons: A TPT Best-Selling Unit on Dangerous Teen Decisions!
TPT's #1 Best-Selling High School Decision Unit!!If you work with 6th through 12th grade teens, these decision-making lessons are so powerful! I consider this one of my BEST Health units since it deals with the consequences of teen decisions! Your students will LOVE this-it's so relevant to their lives and the world we live in today!Articles are shocking, revealing, often heart-breaking, and very relatable for teens!>> Integrated Skills Based, Content Based / Knowledge Based. The best of b
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6th - 12th
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