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Common Core W.11-12.2d research
Writing a Research Paper Unit Project & Portfolio for Research Writing EDITABLE
This research writing unit and portfolio has everything you need to teach the research process in an organized and engaging way! Your students will strengthen their reading, writing, and researching skills throughout the research project.This comprehensive portfolio will help your students master the research writing process in 6 steps-- indicated by organized tabs (topic selection, research, annotated bibliography, research outline, the writing process, and reflection).The portfolio is made up
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8th - 12th
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#Activism Research Project: Perfect for Social Justice/Informational Text Unit
Thanks to social media and trending hashtags, modern activism movements look much different than the activism of the past. This project is a great addition to any study of activism, social justice, social movements, informational text, or just as a stand-alone research project. It is crucially important we teach students how to research and understand the movements of their generation so they can actively participate in the dialogue that is taking place all around them. Understanding the current
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Infamous Criminals: A High-Interest Nonfiction Research Project
In this project, students will research the life of a famous criminal and compile a bibliographic research project to share with the class. The criminals included in this project range from fraudsters to gangsters and from pirates to drug lords. There are plenty of options here to captivate the interest of secondary students. After selecting a criminal, students will compile an annotated bibliography as they go through the research process while preparing to create their final projects. Stud
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â The Ultimate Crime Bundle- Criminals, Serial Podcast, Lizzie Borden, & MORE!
Thomas Paine Common Sense: Primary Source Activity | American History
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was a little pamphlet with big ideas! This primary source activity gives students a chance to read through and analyze the major paragraphs, or arguments, within his pamphlet while answering various questions. I created this mini-unit for my own classroom to help students understand this important document that shaped the course of Independence. You will find that this resource is challenging yet capable for all. Students are analyzing text from the 1700's which ca
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6th - 12th
Also included in:Â American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
Poetry Analysis & Critique Essay Writing (Common Core Aligned)
Common Core Writing: Poetry/Poem Analysis and Critique Essay
This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my POETRY RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE and in the following smaller bundles: Poetry Resources Bundle, Volume 2 and Essay Writing Resource Bundle: Common Core Aligned.
Students struggle reading and understanding poetry, let alone trying to write a critique of a poem. Instead of being tempted to find already-written essays on the internet, have your students answer a series of 30+ questions about
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
ANCIENT ROME: World History Travel Brochure Research Summary Project
Have you ever wanted to take your class to Ancient Rome? Now you can without spending a dime! On this virtual field trip, students will become the travel guides. Through summaries and pictures, students will create a travel brochure that highlights 10 major locations of the Ancient Roman Empire. This creative project includes writing, research, and graphic design. What's Included:Student instructions to help explain all aspects of the projectA map of the Roman Empire to locate each stop of th
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5th - 12th
United States Founding Fathers Webquest: Biography Summarizing Activity
Studying the lives of the United States founding fathers is extremely valuable in understanding early American history. With these Historical Biography Summaries, students will enjoy learning about the past through researching and documenting some of history’s greats. In a user-friendly template, students will summarize the life and biography of an individual. It’s no-prep for you, but quality content for your students. Enjoy learning history through these historical biography summaries. It'
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Mini Research Project: Create a Social Justice Leaflet | Printable & Digital
Engage your students with social justice issues with this Social Justice Leaflet Mini Research Project! This digital and printable Social Justice Leaflet Mini Research Project is designed to engage students with social justice issues and work on their research skills in a project that won't take weeks and weeks of time. During this mini-research project, students will first learn about the group "The White Rose." The White Rose was a group of young people who used their words to fight the Nazi p
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9th - 12th
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The Poet Research Poetry/Literary Analysis Research Writing Project Unit
The Poet Research Project Unit is a research and poetry/literary analysis unit designed to be done in conjunction with/after a poetry unit, or with students that have enough knowledge of poetic devices to be able to analyze a poem. The Poet Research Project Unit is extensive. It takes students, step-by-step through the process of research, analysis, drafting, and revision. Students use and analyze poems as primary source documents. They are also expected to find at least one other additional pri
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8th - 12th
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The Civil War: American History Biography Webquest Activity (PDF & Google Drive)
Learn more about the lives and experiences of the various generals, soldiers, and leaders of the Civil War with these Historical Biography Summaries. Students will enjoy learning about the past through researching and documenting some of history’s greats. In a user-friendly template, students will summarize the life and biography of an individual. It’s no-prep for you, but quality content for your students. Enjoy learning history through these historical biography summaries. It's an excellen
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Comparing "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" with Swift's "The Albatross" (TTPD)
This assignment asks students to construct an essay that compares Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" with Taylor Swift's song "The Albatross." Students must explore themes, literary devices, and the emotional responses they invoke. This assignment could be used to assess student learning after reading "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." I have also included 3 learning extension activities that relate to this assignment.
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9th - 12th
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60 High-Interest Persuasive Essay and Research Paper Topics
Each of these topics comes in the form of a question that students can react to immediately; hence they make excellent prompts for on-demand, in-class, timed essays. At the same time, any of them could be used as a springboard for a fully developed research paper, one requiring time spent exploring--and documenting--support for the writer's position. They also make excellent topics for informative or persuasive speeches that you might assign.One of the guiding criteria for this list is that it b
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Advertising & Research Writing Project-Based (PBL) Toy Unit
Imagine a research paper unit that will involve your students in the act of toy creation, guide them through the research process, teach them to analyze both media and nonfiction, correctly cite sources, and market a toy. This doable, user-friendly unit will engage your students in toy creation: watch as your students consider the costs of toy creation and must research the ins and out of toy production; enjoy the thrill of students filming their own advertisements; inspire your students throug
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Project Based Learning (PBL) Growing Bundle for High School English
Writing a Research Paper: Full Year How-To Resource w/ Examples
In this PDF presentation, you'll find 85+ slides of introductions, notes, how-tos, and annotated, color-coded student samples of everything related to the English and history research process. This is a great resource to use during lessons or to assign as a supplemental resource for independent work. Assign as much or as little as you need in your high school and college classroom!Here is what's included in this resource:Brainstorming and mind mappingResearch subjects and research topicsResearch
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Scientific Journal Article Project
Students learn to research, read, write, think, and speak like a scientist in this six-part project by Hoop There It Is.
Students select possible topics based on the ISEF (International Science and Engineering Fair) categories and develop a list of search terms. Then they use databases to find an academic journal article about a peer-reviewed scientific study. Students work closely with the teacher to read and annotate the article; define technical vocabulary in their own words; and summariz
How to Write a Movie, Music, TV show, Book, or Video Game Analysis/Review
This fun assignment will have your kids writing "reviews" that are so good they can submit it for publication in a real magazine or website! Beyond simple "book reports," this challenges students to take a movie, TV show, video game, piece of music, or (yes) even a book and write a funny, thoughtful analysis full of original ideas and arguments.
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6th - 12th
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The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer Research Project for Google Drive
Facilitate the process of investigating relevant topics, documenting information gathered, and delivering formal speeches with this low-prep, standards-based research project to complement Susan Beth Pfeffer's dystopian novel The Dead and the Gone, the sequel to Life As We Knew It. The focus of the project is natural and human-influenced disasters, covering twenty topics including the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, the flu pandemic of 1918, the tri-state tornado outbreak of 1925, the Fukushi
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6th - 12th
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Social Justice Essay Unit
This assignment walks students through the process of writing a researched essay on the topic of social justice. Includes rubrics and student examples. Topic, outline, annotated bibliography, rough draft, and final draft. Peer review activities mentioned already available in my store for free.
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9th - 12th
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Essay Writing and Research Paper Bundle
This is a collection of resources we use to teach students how to write an academic research paper and create a slideshow presentation. We have used these resources in class and remotely. All materials use Google Apps and are easily delivered through Google Classroom. All resources include answers key if applicable. Included:Thesis Statements Interactive Lesson Introduction and Conclusion Interactive LessonIntegrating Quotes Interactive LessonArgumentative Essay Elements and Models Interactive L
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7th - 12th
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The Crucible Essay Questions and Rubric
Finding a perfect essay prompt for this popular play need not be a "crucible." Here it is! A multitude of topics are found on this handout which allow students to explore a character's motives, a particular theme, various conflicts, or integral vocabulary (irony, paradox, and allegory). Using notes, handouts, and The Crucible book as well as supplemental material, students will be able to write an essay that explains specific components of the book. This is the ideal companion piece for any
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Policy Change Essay Assignment
This assignment was born of a room full of whiners. Much like your students, mine think our school policies stink. Rather than allow them to complain without direction, I challenged them to write argumentative proposals. They resulted in a presentation before our administration. This assignment walks students through the entire process, from topic to reflection. Includes all rubrics. I've left my schedule of dates at the bottom in case you would like a pacing guide. Assignments are split between
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9th - 12th
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Shakespeare's Macbeth Interdisciplinary Research Presentation Project
Macbeth by William Shakespeare Interdisciplinary Research Presentation Project: This resource includes 11 pages that are the perfect, no-prep way to have your students research deep and meaningful connections between themes from the play and historical events. This Common Core Aligned resource will guide your students to connect themes of power and corruption in Macbeth to examples from history of political insurgencies or corporate corruption scandals. They will then design and present slides o
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7th - 12th
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Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer Research Project for Google Drive
Promote student choice and facilitate the process of researching scientific and societally significant topics from beginning to end with this low-prep, standards-based resource pertaining to the novel Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer. Students will choose from more than a dozen topics—Yellowstone's supervolcano, Hurricane Katrina, the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, and nuclear disasters at Chernobyl and Fukushima to name a few—and navigate academically appropriate sources with the goal of
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Life As We Knew It Quiz, Close Reading, Research Project, and Test Bundle
Macbeth Pre-reading Research Group Work and Presentation
This NO PREP, Ready-to-use product helps students understand the historical time period of Shakespeare and Macbeth through a student-led research assignment. Research focus areas include creating a Literary Luminary on Shakespeare, Royalty during the Renaissance, the Great Chain of Being, the Elizabethan Era, Witches and Witchcraft, and the Source of Macbeth. Designed for six groups, lessons include a student presentation and a grading rubric for teachers. After completing the research and li
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10th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Beginning Macbeth Bundle
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