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Middle school informational text unit plans for Microsoft Word
Titanic: Voices from the Disaster ELA Common Core Aligned Unit
Students will be completely engaged in this reading, writing, and vocabulary Common Core aligned ELA unit about the Titanic. All papers needed by the students for this unit are included. Some items are a thought-provoking anticipatory guide, a vocabulary list and complete interactive activities for all words, a generic word map form, and centers designed for extending student learning. There are high interest internet research opportunities, an easy experiment, a gradable word activity, and man
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5th - 9th
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Chasing King's Killer by James Swanson Unit Plan
This is a Unit Plan for Chasing King's Killer by James L. Swanson. It contains Standards (CCSS), Objectives, Daily Activities, Over 50 Chapter Questions, Vocabulary with Definitions, Vocabulary Frayer Models, Over 50 Multiple Choice Questions Divided by Section for Quizzes, Essay Questions, and Answer Keys.
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4th - 10th
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If Stones Could Speak: Unlocking the Secrets of Stonehenge by Marc Aronson
Through this unit, students will learn that archaeologists, like detectives, work to piece together the past through investigation in the text, “If Stones Could Speak” by Marc Aronson. This common core aligned packet emphasizes specific skills that are targeted in each chapter. Through this packet, students are exposed to diverse perspectives and challenge them to analyze data and draw meaningful conclusions about history. Students will learn to analyze how claims support the main idea and h
Grades:
5th - 8th
Full Year Middle School Literacy: Non-Fiction Units
The following is a compilation of the high interest, non-fiction units I have developed and used in my classroom over the last five years. Each unit comes with a variety of readings that will provoke debate and discussion in your classroom. Each reading also has questions that allow your students to look beyond the text while working on important skills such as connecting, inferring, questioning, summarizing, and synthesizing. Combined with any fiction you introduce in your class, there is enoug
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7th - 9th
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The Process Essay Unit Plan - Digital Learning Compatible
Supplement your year with this comprehensive unit plan to get your students engaged and confident with writing a process essay.As shown in the preview file, there is a fantastic HOOK lesson to start everyone off in the right direction. There are model essays, recommendations for speeches (Ted Talks) with supplemental worksheets to reinforce the important aspects of each lesson. It also includes a detailed overview of plagiarism, how to properly cite referenced materials, and ways to revise writi
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6th - 9th
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Reading For Life: Cooking and Recipes
This teaching unit focuses on teaching both information text and independent living skills. The unit is broken down into five sections.
1. Cooking Utensils and Mixing Tools
2. Measurements
3. Cooking/Baking Recipes
4. Budgeting
Each section can be taught separately as used as a stepping stone to the next section. This unit can be taught over a few weeks or several months. In my own classroom, I taught vocabulary and recipes over a few weeks and teach the development of grocery lists, bud
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
CCSS Volcano Project with Report, Model and Presentation
This performance task (PT) can serve as a unit and will assess students ability to write an informational report. It engages students by including a model and presentation component. The PT is Common Core aligned and includes rubrics for W.4.2 and SL.4.4. A rubric is also included for the model.
The research report asks students to research one of the following volcanoes:Mount Fuji, Mount Vesuvius, Mount Etna, Kilauea, Santa Maria, Mayon Volcano, Osorno, Stromboli, Yellowstone Caldera, Popocat
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3rd - 6th
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Argumentative Essay School Uniforms
3 articles regarding the implementation of school uniforms with room for annotation. Brainstorming page to argue for or against the topic. Also includes a detailed outline to format a 5 paragraph essay breaking up each individual part.
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5th - 12th
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An Introduction to Chemistry for Elementary Students
How many of us failed Chemistry when we were in school?
It was difficult, confusing, and sometimes downright BORING!
But in reality, without Chemistry we all would fall apart! Chemistry is what holds us together and it is all around us. Our job as teachers is to help younger students understand that Chemistry is both fun and engaging!
This introductory unit is designed to be just that for younger students aged 8-12, and it was written with young minds in mind!
It includes over ten lessons
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3rd - 7th
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The Red Bandanna by Tom Rinaldi (Young Readers' Edition): Full Unit Plan
This unit combines the memoir The Red Bandanna by Tom Rinaldi with a deep dive into primary resources found on the 9/11 Memorial and Museum website. The unit is seven individual modules- each module has three or more activities. The activities require students to explore numerous primary source documents using a variety of mediums (speeches, documents, timelines, newspaper articles and artifacts). All necessary resources are hyperlinked for both the student and the teacher, so this lesson is
Grades:
6th - 12th
'I Am Malala' Unit Plan
This plan includes journal entries, quizzes, projects, debates, study guide, an analysis of literary devices, symbols, and themes, and a unit assessment.
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8th - 12th
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Hedgehog biology mini-unit lesson plan
Let Penny our classroom pet introduce your students to the African pygmy hedgehog. This unit was designed for a middle school special education classroom, and has two different reading passages to meet the needs of high and low readers (approximately 2nd and 5th grade reading levels).The higher level reading passage focuses on 10 specific vocabulary words pertaining to the hedgehog, and presents them in a variety of ways. The lower level reading passage focuses on 6 vocabulary words, and include
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3rd - 6th
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Nonfiction Text Features and Mini Research Unit
Nonfiction Text Features Unit Overview:
This unit was designed to expose students to nonfiction literature and its many unique features. It provides students with information about nonfiction literature, including its purpose, characteristics, and how it differs from fiction literature, and allows students the opportunity to practice utilizing nonfiction literature to gather information on a selected topic. This unit aligns with the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts for upper elem
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3rd - 8th
*Saskatchewan Curriculum Correlated* Global Communities - Grade 3 Social Studies
This is an information collection, companion resource for learning about and comparing communities around the world. This unit covers Saskatchewan Grade 3 Social Studies outcomes:
IN3.1, IN3.2, DR3.2, DR3.3
This document includes a 4-part assessment which can be used as a test or as a series of shorter assessments throughout a unit.
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2nd - 6th
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SUMMER OLYMPICS: 12 DAY UNIT *and* STUDENT JOURNAL!
***NOTE: This 45-PAGE EDITABLE DOWNLOAD was originally created for the 2016 Olympics. It has been updated to include current websites for the webquests involved in the unit, and can still be used today to study and support learning around the topic of the Olympics****Can be used with or without Eyewitness Reader Book!*Included in your download: Detailed daily teacher lesson plansPrintable, ready-to-use Student JournalWeb quests for Online Learning from www.rio2016.comThis unit, based on the 2016
Grades:
3rd - 7th
TC Informational Writing Upper Grade Unit Plan and 24 Lesson Plans
Teacher's College Informational Writing Unit Plan Bundled with ALL 24 highly effective rated lesson plans that are student friendly. Unit Plan Includes:Essential Questions, CCSS, Unit Goals, Vocabulary, Assessments, Teaching Point, Activity, and Assessment/Conferencing for ALL 24 lessons. Enrichment Opportunities, Multiple Entry Points, and DOK Questioning.Lesson Plans Include: Teaching Points, Student Learning Targets, CCSS, Materials, Connection, Vocabulary, Questioning, Teach (I DO), Active E
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4th - 6th
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Spies of the American Revolution Unit
This unit contains 5 days of lessons to support the American Revolution. The activities include primary sources, websites, videos, mentor texts, and hands on student activities. The unit is designed to be completed over the course of one week and includes both cooperative grouping and independent assignments.
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4th - 8th
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Element of Art--Value--3-4 week Complete Unit-Objectives/Standards/Benchmarks
This is a very complete set of 4 lessons over the Elements of Art--Value--12 1/2 pgs. long. If you need a thorough and step-by-step unit over the Elements of Art Value, with images to critique, vocabulary, informational text and worksheet, answer key, lessons with projects, Lesson Objectives, Assessment, Content Standards and Benchmarks, Depth of Knowledge questions which progressively advance throughout the unit, this unit is for you. The DOK questions will get the students to focus on those
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Frankenstein: Freak or Friend?
This is a unit that has been incredibly successful in teaching literary nonfiction; the overarching question is Frankenstein: Freak or Friend? Students think about current technologies that appear in such non-fiction selections as excerpts from The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien, clips from Werner Herzog’s Grizzly Man and Morgan Spurlock’s Supersize Me, “Woodsong” by Gary Paulsen, an excerpt from Jill Krementz’ “How It Feels When Your Parents’ Divorce,” and a culminating writing activity t
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6th - 12th
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Ancient Civilization Passport
This is a great piece that students will be able to add to through out the year. This an easy assessment piece as well. Through each unit, the students will be responsible for showing what their prior knowledge is and also for reflecting on new knowledge. It shows student growth and can easily fit into any time frame. My students LOVE earning stamps through each unit.
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4th - 9th
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Controversial Issue Research Paper Unit
This Controversial Issue Research Paper Unit was designed to be used in an 9th grade English Language Arts class, but it could be used in any English class in which students are studying writing skills, information literacy, organizational and study skills and the research process. This assignment gives students the opportunity to develop and demonstrate their information literacy, research and writing skills. Be sure to see the Controversial Issue Research Paper Assignment Sheet (free downloa
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7th - 12th
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Reading Strategies Using Informational Texts: Mountain Men
This is a unit about mountain men that includes all of the texts and articles, including the worksheets that accompany them. Collaborative and individual assignments are part of the unit, which is about mountain men. The unit will teach students about exploration and settlement in the west while teaching them how to find details and information from nonfiction texts.
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3rd - 7th
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'Freedom Summer Murders' Unit
This document contains learning targets, unit plan, vocabulary and vocabulary assessment, Common Core-based close-reading handouts based on specific chapters, group project, essay, and assessment.This will provide close-reading opportunities for the student, gauge student comprehension, and increase student interest in informational text.
Grades:
8th - 12th
Media Literacy Unit - Grade 5/6
This is a unit plan for grade 5/6 media literacy. It was created for ten 100 minute periods. Students learn about newspapers, music, TV commercials, advertisements in magazines, brochures, and business cards. There are a variety of class activities and individual products.
All worksheets and thorough lesson plans are included.
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5th - 6th
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