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Common Core SL.9-10.1b dbqs
School Dress Code: An Evidence-Based Argumentative Writing Unit - Google Drive
This argumentative writing unit focuses on utilizing a popular and controversial topic, school dress codes, to spark informal dialogue and debate as well as claim/counterclaim development and evidence-based writing through article and video study. Examining students’ school dress code experiences, students are given many opportunities throughout this unit to discuss their positions with peers. These conversations and informal writings combined with an analysis of the differing viewpoints present
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6th - 12th
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Socratic Seminar: Who Should Be on American Currency?
The images we see around us daily have a subtle yet profound effect. In this Socratic seminar, students consider American currency and consider: should the faces on the bills be changed or stay the same? The learn who is featured on currency now and think on who could be. This activity can be used during an American History course as students learn about figures like Andrew Jackson and Harriet Tubman, or can be used as a general debate in any Social Studies or English-Language Arts classroom.
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8th - 12th
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Socratic Seminar: Martin Luther & Adolf Hitler
This Socratic Seminar is focused on the essential question: To what extent did Martin Luther influence Hitler? This is really surprising for students after discussing the Protestant Reformation. I like to go over that topic and then drop this "bomb" on them that Martin Luther was a known antisemite. I have gathered 3 documents that I believe help students formulate their own opinions on the EQ while also staying engaged!Document A- Excerpts from Martin Luther's "On Jews and Their Lies" Chapter X
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â WWII BUNDLE!!-- Engaging Resources for In-Depth Learning
BUNDLE! Lord of the Flies Book Study with Figurative Language
This is a COMPLETE BUNDLE with everything you need to cover a plethora of the CCSS - all while reading one novel! In this bundle you will get...* 12 chapter-by-chapter guided notes for students to fill in as they read (with a focus on literary devices for each chapter); this is not simply fill-in-the-blank notes. Students provide textual evidence for each focus from the 12 chapters to ensure reading comprehension and higher-level thinking! * Foldables with instructions for students to create an
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9th
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Tell Tale Heart Reading/ Writing/ And Discussion
This product includes a slide deck and notes sheet to preview high leverage words in The Tell Tale Heart. It includes a first read annotation lesson with an audio file and a self grading post reading comprehension quiz. It includes a discussion lesson and discussion prep sheetAnd finally it includes a lesson where students will write an analytical paragraph about the text (with an included sample response and best evidence sorting activity)
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7th - 9th
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Discussion Activities for Lord of the Flies
This small bundle includes instructions for activities (5 total) that you can use to enhance students' understanding while reading Lord of the Flies. (Check out my book study bundle for a complete and thorough unit study with assessments, which includes these activities also!)It includes discussions based on character analysis, symbolism, theme, a pre- and post-reading text-to-self connections activity (which could be used as a springboard for a class debate!), and instructions for how to condu
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9th
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Also included in:Â BUNDLE! Lord of the Flies Book Study with Figurative Language
NYS Global II DBQ Jigsaw: Fascism
This lesson as most of my lesson is a jigsaw where students begin in their home group with their assigned document. They work independently for approximately 7 minutes. The students must answer the extension activity if they have completed their document before I call time is up. Once time is up, students must move to their expert group where they share the same document and grow as learners. That part of the activity takes about 10 minutes. Students then return to their home group and share out
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10th, Higher Education
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5 Types of Discussion Questions
These five types of open-ended, level three questions (enduring, critical, hypothetical, metacognitive, & socratic) provide students with structured ways to format ideas and facilitate higher-level discussion. These are especially good when using socratic seminars, whole class discussion, or generating ideas for analytical papers. Ideal for whole class novels, book clubs, articles, poems, short stories, or independent reading.Descriptions & examples of each type are provided on this one-
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9th - 12th
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