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Middle school applied math literature circles

Bundle: "The House That Kleenex Built" & "The Foster Home", Grades 5 on up

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Here's the Bundle:1."The House That Kleenex Built" is an instruction on how to make a diorama to scale (Applied Math) and then use it as a writing prompt to complete a mystery that begins with a girl trick-or-treating and claiming to be a butterfly from another world. Each student will learn how to write their own ending to the mystery.2."The Foster Home" (short story) is an ending to the mystery scenario that is presented in "The House That Kleenex Built" written by award-winning author, Betty

Subjects:

Applied Math, Creative Writing, English Language Arts

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Literature Circles

CCSS:

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Algebra 1: Proportions

Created by

Math with John Wilson

This lesson teaches students how to solve proportions and what the common ratio is. This lesson is modified for students with learning disabilities.

Subjects:

Algebra, Applied Math, Math

Grades:

6th - 11th

Types:

Literature Circles, Lesson

Also included in: Algebra 1: Rates, Ratios, Proportions, Absolute Value, Word Problems

Great Depression Unit

Created by

Jane Kennedy

This unit is designed to be used alongside literature circles with only an initiating and culminating lesson. It also contains an extensive multi-level book list, related prompts, and an interactive 20 question quiz (PPT). The initiating activity involves a movie and writing while the culminating is a simulation activity involving math. This unit also contains alternative forms of the PowerPoint quiz: simple word document and Quizlet link. While the activities included will only take 2-3 days of

Subjects:

Applied Math, U.S. History, Writing

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Activities, Simulations, Literature Circles