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Informational text Common Core SL.7.1b resources
Introduction to Debate
This four lesson unit is designed to be a comprehensive debate tutorial for teachers who are new to debate or who want to implement debate into their current curriculum. I tried to design these materials with lots of explanation where necessary and minimal prep work to finish. I have taught debate for over ten years in the classroom and online and the knowledge and expertise I have gained have gone into these lessons to make them a perfect gateway to argumentation and debate. All lessons are onl
Grades:
3rd - 12th
TED Talk Presentations - Print and Digital
Teach public speaking and speech writing with this lesson that challenges students to present TED Talks. Existing TED Talks serve as mentor texts, which students view, analyze, and evaluate before using the writing process to create their own. Print-and-go handouts guide students through their discussion, planning, peer review, editing, and rehearsal. An editable slide and MS Word document is included for the final assignment, so you can customize the assessment for your students’ needs. This
Grades:
7th - 10th
Socratic Circle: Revenge and Forgiveness
This discussion activity is sure to engage students and surprise teachers as they watch even the most reluctant readers come alive in a Socratic Circle. What is it? A class conversation. Ancient Greek philosopher Socrates believed that “…the highest form of human excellence is to question oneself and others.” According to Socrates, learning comes from asking questions. A Socratic Circle is a type of group conversation with a chosen text that leads all participants to greater understanding. A S
Grades:
6th - 8th
Meeting of the Minds- Research, Writing, and Speaking
Note: This is my first paid item ever being put in my store; please let me know if I have any errors or mistakes. How would Tupac feel about requiring students to do volunteer work? What is Marilyn Monroe's opinion on an assault gun ban? Would Jeff Bezos be okay with donating half of his money to charity? All of this (and more) can be explored in this lesson.Meeting of the Minds packet has lessons and components that cover research, essay writing, and seminar discussion. Why buy three separate i
Grades:
7th - 10th
Lesson Plan & PPT Package Explaining Hero vs Villain Protagonist vs Antagonist
This is a two-part package -- a Power Point presentation and a lesson plan. The PPT is available separately by the same name.
This 14-slide Power Point presentation presents hero, villain, protagonist, and antagonist. It explains the shift from using the terms "hero" and "villain" to the more contemporary "protagonist" and "antagonist." The presentation also uses Greek and early English root words to explain how the terms "protagonist" and "antagonist" evolved.
The fourteen slides include 1
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Port Chicago 50 complete Book Study
The unit covers 33 days with each day connecting to the ELA Common Core standards.
This is a PDF.
This unit has:
5 Power Point Lessons (website is included in teacher notes were you can download the Power Points that were created for free)
3 comprehension quizzes (answer key included)
1 final exam (answer key included)
3 vocabulary sections
Literary Analysis prompts
Research Project (optional)
Discussion Questions for Tabletop Tweets or other class discussions
Skills covered are:
Juxtaposit
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Platypus PowerPoint with Activity and Study Guide
Get ready to explore the world of the Duck-billed platypus, one of the most bizarre and mysterious mammals in the world from eastern Australia and Tasmania. Platypus facts include that they sport a tail like a beaver, bill and feet like a duck, and lay eggs like a bird! Platypuses give birth to furless babies called puggles. What's Included:One Quick Start GuideOne 23-slide animated PowerPoint (both PPTX and PDF file types)One 20-page fillable student activity and study guideOne 26-page EDITABLE
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, MS-LS1-4
, 4-LS1-2
Letter Writing: Advocacy
Introduce your students to the concept of advocacy through this persuasive letter writing unit that focuses on high interest animal rights issues. This two-week unit uses handouts and a Powerpoint presentation to introduce students to the concept of advocacy and the power of persuasive letter writing to affect real change. Students will learn the strategies and structure of a persuasive letter, and demonstrate their ability to support a claim with their own ideas as well as borrowed ideas fro
Grades:
5th - 8th
Introduction to Debate - Class Debate & Topics
This is a stand alone product that can be used for nearly any debate related purpose, no matter the age group or class. This is a perfect gateway to introduce debate to your class or after school club! The product includes:Instructions for a classroom- friendly debate format (total length of debate is 9 minutes). The slideshow includes explanation of what to do in each speech as well as little conveniences like a table for writing names and a link to a topic wheel selector. All of the little thi
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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Also included in: Introduction to Debate
Disease Detectives Webquest
Lesson plans for a 3(-4, with options) day investigation of the way scientists discovered germ theory and learned to control some of the worst epidemic diseases. The lesson plan for day 1 introduces epidemic diseases and research with 2 short videos on smallpox and the transmission of cholera and a reading selection on the conquest of yellow fever.Day 2-3: instructions for a webquest: small groups of students each investigate and make a presentation on a specific scientist (starting with two sug
Grades:
7th - 10th
Listening Practice Daily Warm-ups 12 Weeks (Print and Digital)
If your students struggle with Listening Comprehension, this is the product for you! This 30-Second Daily Listening Warm-up set includes weeks 1-12 of daily warm-ups to help your students strengthen their listening skills. Each day they will listen to a new 30-second audio and practice answering three multiple choice questions. This resource is perfect for grades 6-8. It is also useful when it comes to preparing for state standardized tests.Click here to try the first week's warm-ups for free!Ch
Grades:
6th - 8th
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The Giver Unit for Reading Comprehension: Technology, Persuasion, & Human Rights
The Giver Reading ComprehensionDo you need meaningful unit plans that help you teach reading comprehension for The Giver from start to finish? This resource of comprehensive, multi-modal lessons and differentiated activities allows you to take the guesswork out of The Giver novel study!Relevant Novel Study for Us TodayStudents will use critical thinking to connect The Giver text to the their world and to society at large. Through nonfiction texts and videos, they will explore persuasion, "techno
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Ohio Standards for English Language Arts - Color-Coded - Bundle
Teaching ELA in the state of Ohio this year? Looking for a more user-friendly, printer-friendly, binder-ready copy of the standards that you will be covering? Look no further!Pulled directly from the Ohio Department of Education, Ohio's Learning Standards for English Language Arts have been organized by grade and category, as well as color-coded by their subdivisions.Now you'll be able to tell, even at a glance, just what types of texts your students should be reading and writing, what grammar t
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Turn ANY Research Project Into A Museum Project
Are you tired of sitting through the same presentation over and over again? Instead of having all of the students present in front of the class via Slides, have them create a Museum artifact -- and then turn it into an exhibit for the whole school to enjoy! Don't worry, they will still hit the speaking and listening standards multiple times throughout the process. First, they'll do a speed dating projects activity to talk about their project before completing it. And secondly, they will answer q
Grades:
6th - 10th
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Do Football Players Earn Too Much Money - Central Idea & Debate Lesson Plans
These comprehensive lesson plans are sure to engage students with an interest in football. Lessons blend fun topics with mastering important subject-related skills.
Grades:
6th - 12th
G7 Argument Reading & Writing - ‘Animal Populations’ Performance Task
Bundle of 2 editions of Animal Populations Performance Task for 7th gradeIn the Animal Populations Performance Task, students use real information on different wildlife parks to practice argument reading and writing in an engaging, real world context. Students take on the role of a public relations representative to make an argument for the public to sign up for an animal adoption campaign to save the animals in their park.Editions:Two different editions or versions of this Performance Task are
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Grades:
7th
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Also included in: 7th Grade ELA Performance Tasks Bundle
Introduction to Debate - Formal vs. Informal Debate
This product is the first lesson of my "Intro to Debate" unit. The Product is titled "Formal vs Informal Debate".It includes:A creative and interactive Google Slide presentation that prompts for student participation. Slides have teacher instructional directions as well as common core standards. Two assignments that can be used as in-class assignments or homework. Both assignments include a rubric as well. Instructions and Topics for hosting your first in-class debate.This product is intended fo
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Also included in: Introduction to Debate
Intermediate Debate - Constructive Speech Writing
Want to take your students debate skills to the next level?This lesson is designed for students with prior debate knowledge. It is not an introductory unit. Try my Intro to Debate Unit if your class needs to learn the fundamentals first. Teach students how to outline and deliver an argumentative speech. Students will learn to identify the different types of resolutions and will learn how to construct an organized constructive speech, the first speech in a debate. This unit includes:Constructive
Grades:
6th - 10th
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Treasure Island Group Research Project (CCSS Aligned)
Students will not only get to know the world of the novel, they will learn how to conduct research with clear and easy step-by-step directions. And, of great importance these days, students will learn how to work together in a group to prepare an engaging and thoughtful presentation.
Grades:
6th - 8th
Ohio's Standards for English Language Arts - Grade 7 - Color-Coded and Organized
Teaching ELA in the state of Ohio this year? Looking for a more user-friendly, printer-friendly, binder-ready copy of the standards that you will be covering? Look no further!Pulled directly from the Ohio Department of Education, Ohio's Learning Standards for English Language Arts have been organized by grade and category, as well as color-coded by their subdivisions.Now you'll be able to tell, even at a glance, just what types of texts your students should be reading and writing, what grammar t
Grades:
7th
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Also included in: Ohio Standards for English Language Arts - Color-Coded - Bundle
Generations and Eras PowerPoint Presentation
Text for uploadThis 23-slide PowerPoint presentation covers generations and eras from prehistory to Alpha Generation. More than 250 images enhance the text in a dynamic timeline sequence.Generations and eras includes prehistory, ancient history, post classical, early modern period, later modern period, Victorian (Victorianism), Romantics (Romanticism), Modern (Modernist, Modernism), the lost generation, the Roaring '20s (Roarin' '20s), the Harlem Renaissance, the Depressionists (Great Depressio
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Modern Freytag Pyramid and Other Plot Diagrams
This 48-slide Power Point Presentation briefly reviews the Classic Freytag Pyramid that includes introduction / exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, revelation, resolution / conclusion. However, since the Victorian period when Freytag developed the pyramid plots have changed in dramatic ways.The presentation explains three more recent diagrams including the Modern Freytag Pyramid, the Post Modern Plot Diagram, and the Post Post Modern Plot Diagram. The presenta
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
G7 Argument Reading & Writing - Deals in the Tank Performance Task
Bundle of 4 editions of Deals in the Tank Performance Task for 7th grade
In the Deals in the Tank Performance Task, students use real information about a company within a chosen industry to practice argument reading and writing in an engaging, real world context. Students take on the role of a venture capitalist on the show Shark Tank and write a formal proposal to the company arguing for their proposed deal.
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Four different editions or versions of this Performance Task are included s
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Grades:
7th
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G7 Informative Reading & Writing - Choose Your Car Performance Task
Bundle of 4 editions of Choose Your Car Real World Performance Task for 7th gradeIn the Choose Your Car Performance Task, students use real information about their favorite car manufacturer to practice informative reading and writing in an engaging, real world context. Students take on the role of an owner of a catering business and research and pick the best vehicle for their business. They study tips on how to get the best fuel efficiency before comparing the gas mileage of specific cars. They
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Grades:
7th
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Also included in: 7th Grade ELA Performance Tasks Bundle
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