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September 11th Cooperative Learning Timelines Lesson
In this September 11th cooperative learning lesson plan on the 9/11 attacks, your class is divided into 7 groups who each work together to put together a timeline for one aspect of the September 11th tragedy. This makes for an amazing, thorough lesson on all the events of 9/11. The 7 groups are:American Airlines Flight 11United Airlines Flight 175American Airlines Flight 77United Airlines Flight 93President BushThe World Trade Center TowersThe PentagonAfter each group has analyzed their assigned
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5th - 12th
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Public Speaking Introduction, Speech and Debate Unit - Bundle! - 5 Lessons!!!
Public Speaking Activities Speech ActivitiesDebate ActivitiesWriting for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateDifferentiated Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateEnrichment Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateGoogle Slides*****************************************************************************************Introducing how to research, write, practice, and present a speech has never been easier! These lessons guide students through a step-by-step process of preparing
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9th - 12th
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Introduction to Shakespeare Middle School and High School Shakespeare's Language
Looking for an engaging way to introduce William Shakespeare's background and context and prepare students to better understand Shakespeare's language? These editable, no prep, Google Slides Intro to Shakespeare activities are the perfect way to introduce Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet, and any Shakespeare play, sonnet, or unit! This mini-unit includes a presentation about William Shakespeare's background and historical context, a collaborative mini research project about the time period, and
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7th - 12th
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Lord of the Flies Survival Simulation Introduction Activity
Perfect for introducing Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, this three-day interactive simulation encourages collaboration, competition, and critical thinking. Students divide into two tribes and make choices that help them analyze their own priorities and sense of morality. This will be an activity students remember! Included in this product:Teacher InstructionsAnticipation GuideSimulation MaterialsPost-Simulation Student ReflectionWith this purchase, you will have access to printable AND d
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9th - 12th
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Socratic Seminar Introduction | Socratic Seminar How To Slide Deck
If your students are new to Socratic Seminar, it is incredibly important to pre-teach the method and expectations before letting students engage in discussion. This slide deck includes everything you need to introduce your students to the concept of Socratic Seminar! What is a Seminar, how does it work, how to prepare, and how it is assessed! The slides are also editable, and you can change the order or text to suit your needs! I used Google fonts, so there’s no need to download anything extra
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8th - 11th
Hexagonal Thinking for The Social Dilemma
Want to get your students thinking deeply and critically about the issues presented in The Social Dilemma? This hexagonal thinking activity will help them connect the big ideas, warnings, key points, and suggestions for moving forward that fill this important documentary. Be prepared to be surprised at the depth of your students conversations.Here's what's included:6 pages of visually interesting hexagons (grayscale for negative themes, colorful for positive possibilities, and image hexagons)Stu
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9th - 12th
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Speech Units Bundle
This speech unit bundle is a great tool for anyone teaching public speaking, language arts, or oral communication! Teaching the basics of giving a speech? Snatch up all of my public speaking units and you're good to go! The units included: Informative SpeakingPersonal Experience SpeechesIntroduction SpeechesDemonstration SpeechesPersuasive SpeechesLots of creative activities, ideas, organization tips, PowerPoints, and games are all included! Materials are also included to extend any lesson as n
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8th - 11th
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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
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3rd - 12th
Biotechnology Lesson
Now includes Google Slides and Google Docs to support online learning!✳★✳Teach your students about the five hottest topics in biotechnology: cloning, stem cells, CRISPR, genetically modified foods, and at home genealogy DNA tests!✳★✳------------------------------------------------This PowerPoint is full of engaging pictures, student-friendly definitions and descriptions, an embedded video, custom animations, and deep-thinking questions.------------------------------------------------Questions as
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9th - 12th
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Socratic Seminar and Activities: Poetry Analysis of “If” by Rudyard Kipling
Fun and engaging! An easy to implement Socratic seminar and more! A great way to introduce Socratic seminar, promote active learning, and begin or end the school year with a positive, inspirational message. Socratic seminar is an excellent way to infuse 21st century skills and higher order thinking skills into learning. This 62-slide, Common Core aligned PowerPoint resource with printables is a Socratic seminar featuring the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling. It is easy to implement and will promot
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Class Debating | Debate Speech Writing | Oral Presentations, Argumentative Essay
This unit will guide your students to write excellent DEBATE SPEECHES and craft ARGUMENTS that are well-researched, constructed and ready for critique during a CLASS DEBATING SESSION or an ORAL PRESENTATION.This EDITABLE UNIT will provide you with the TOOLS and STRATEGIES for running highly engaging CLASSROOM DEBATES and writing powerful ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAYS.Topics Covered in Lessons⭐ Knowing your Debating Topic⭐ The purpose and process of Research⭐ Delivering Strong Openings in a Debate⭐ T
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Persuasive Writing Bundle | Opinion | Debating | Advertising & Influence
College Preparation and Exploration Mega Bundle
These interactive college vocabulary preparation and exploration activities are perfect for teaching middle school and high school students the language they need to make the college application process and transitioning to college easier. Questions to Ask on College Tours and to College RepresentativesSenior year can be stressful for students. This graphic organizer is a comprehensive list of questions to help guide students on questions to ask on a college tour or at a college fair. It is an e
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7th - 12th
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Critical Lens Theory and Fairy Tales Unit
Are you looking to tap into your students love of fairytales AND take their analysis skills to a whole new level? This 5-week critical lenses unit takes a close examination into the fairy tales students know and love! In class you will examine the original texts of: RapunzelThe Little MermaidCinderellaSnow White The materials included will help students take a closer look at the archetypes, historical/social considerations, and introduce them to critical lens theory (mainly Marxist, Gender, an
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: World Lit Mini Bundle- Myths, Legends, and Fairy Tales
Literature Circles | Book Clubs | Student Led | Project-Based ELA
Literature circles and book clubs are an empowering way to keep up reading and discussion practices. Lit circles are a highly effective way to allow students to connect socially and intellectually and hold each other accountable. With this student-led unit, students will create their own reading calendar and pacing plan, prepare independently for weekly book clubs, schedule and run their own weekly meetings and assess their own work. The teaching philosophy incorporated here is “Student as Worke
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8th - 11th
High School Common Core English Language Arts IEP Goal Bank
This IEP goal bank was created to assist special education teachers with the task of writing standards-based IEP goals in English Language Arts. Speech-Language Pathologists should also find this resource to be useful when creating IEP goals and collaborating with teachers.After spending countless hours developing IEP goals myself and really having to think through how to best individualize goals and objectives for my own students, I wanted to share this resource to help other special education
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9th - 12th, Staff
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Classroom Management Trashketball Game - Rules, Expectations, Behavior Activity
As you review rules, procedures, and expectations, this New Year's Activity and Back-to-School Trashketball Game engages students and lays the foundation for a positive classroom culture throughout the year. This PowerPoint presentation can be used for social-emotional-learning (SEL) as you return from the holidays so you can make a fresh start in 2023. Updated version now has a link to a Google Slides Presentation.This activity encourages students to carefully read a syllabus, school policy ma
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6th - 10th
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Annotating Text: 5 Guided Practices l annotating worksheets
Want to guide students in developing their personal annotation style? Quality annotation helps kids remember what they read, and discuss and write about it more effectively. But it's tricky to teach, since there isn't really a one-size-fits all approach. With these guided practices, students can quickly try one targeted technique for annotation, such as highlighting and underlining with color coordination, asking questions in the margins, or using visual elements as part of their annotation. You
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7th - 12th
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Socratic Seminar and Activities: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Frost
Socratic seminar is an excellent and engaging way for students to practice higher order thinking skills. This 55-slide PowerPoint resource with printables is a Socratic seminar featuring the poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost, which is a fitting poem for the winter season. The resource includes a well-organized protocol for conducting a formal discussion or Socratic seminar based on Frost’s poem. On Day 1 and Day 2 students complete several poetry, writing, and vocabular
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Book Clubs & Lit Circles Made Easy with Google Docs! Updated for Online Learning
Now updated to include a remote, asynchronous online book club option due to COVID-19! Note: If you are moving to all-online learning due to the pandemic, I would suggest students choose public domain books that can be found for free online. Here is a great site to visit for public domain books! Want to infuse more student choice in your classroom? Need to facilitate deep literary analysis? Desperately need a better way to hit and assess those speaking and listening standards? Class book clubs (
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Socratic Seminar and Activities: Mother to Son, a poem by Langston Hughes
Need an easy-to-implement, step-by-step, interesting Socratic seminar resource? Socratic seminar is an excellent and engaging way for students to practice higher order thinking skills. This 56-slide PowerPoint resource with printables is a Socratic seminar and activities featuring the poem “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes. The resource includes a well-organized protocol for conducting a formal discussion or Socratic seminar based on Hughes’ poem. On Day 1 and Day 2 students complete several po
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Podcast Book Reviews
Tired of the same old book reports? This activity will enable your students to read, collaborate, record and share their book reviews online in a safe and easy way. Students post their podcasts, listen to each others' podcasts and even get great book recommendations. Podcasting is perfect for a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). All you need is a computer and microphone or even a cell phone that records. Students can record their podcast on a conference call or sit around a laptop and speak their mi
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Psychology: Defense Mechanisms & Avoiding Stress
Teach your psychology class about defense mechanisms with this content-rich, mini lesson. Sigmund Freud believed that in order to deal with conflict in life, an individual’s ego puts up various defense mechanisms to ward off undesired stress. So what are the various tactics that we as individuals use to avoid conflict and undesired scenarios? This lessons is definitely “on-point” and will give your class the important understandings of the 8 major defense mechanisms. The best part is that th
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Public Speaking Introduction, Speech and Debate Lesson - Writing a Speech
Public Speaking Activities to Write a SpeechSpeech ActivitiesDebate ActivitiesKnow Your Audience for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateDifferentiated Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateEnrichment Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateGoogle Classroom Ready!*****************************************************************************************Introducing how to write a speech when preparing for a speech has never been easier! This lesson guides students through a st
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9th - 12th
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"The Most Dangerous Game" - Irony and Short Story Unit
A one to two week unit on Richard Connell's "The Most Dangerous Game" that primarily focuses on irony.
Irony is a very misunderstood concept. What most people think is ironic is simply coincidence. Irony is used widely in a lot of wonderful literature and students will more likely learn from that literature and better understand the use of language if they can grasp the concept of irony. For these reasons, this unit’s focus is primarily on irony, though students should also enjoy a thorough
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8th - 12th
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