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Common Core CCRA.W.1 cultural activities
Hot Topics Informational Text Lessons: BUNDLE, Set #1
Engage and motivate students with these informational, expository text close reading assignments. These easy-prep Hot Topics Info Text Lesson is the perfect ready-to-go resource to practice close reading skills and comprehension. This resource is not just questions and answers - you are getting a full lesson plan complete with a relevant video links, an argumentative writing prompt, and extension ideas! Plus, all the answers are here, too!Included:-Lesson Plans-Questions/Answers-Sub Plan-Prompts
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Lunar New Year Activities in 5 Countries - 2024 Chinese New Year Good Luck Craft
Time to celebrate the 2024 Lunar New Year with Lunar New Year activities! Explore Lunar New Year traditions in 5 countries: China, Tibet, Mongolia, South Korea, and Vietnam. With 8 Lunar New Year activities, 6 informational texts, and crafts, you have everything you need for your students to explore how people celebrate this vibrant holiday. Build community and cultural identity with this great lesson.Here are some ways teachers have used this resource:✔ Teach about more than just Chinese New Ye
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3rd - 5th
Iditarod: Alaskan Sled Dog Racing Activities and Printables 2024
Updated for 2024! Iditarod. This unit will provide you with plenty of ideas and activities to help you teach about the sport of sled dog racing in Alaska. Different levels of reading and comprehension is now included as well as other inclusive items! In the unit you'll find:Common Core Standards that can be practiced through many of the activities.Additional Tips to Scaffold for and Support StudentsWriting promptsMath activities to practice making graphs, reading thermometers, subtraction, p
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Alaskan Sled Dog Bundle
Thanksgiving Activities Nonfiction Lesson on Hot Topics: Black Friday
This informational text lesson for Thanksgiving is ready-to-go to engage your high school students this November. With leveled texts, standards-based questions, creative activity, and a text-based writing prompt, your students will be engaged, informed, and ready to debate! Student Experience: The encroachment of Black Friday into Thanksgiving Thursday has been a trend years in the making. This mini unit is designed to get students not only thinking and questioning this topic, but also analyzi
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Thanksgiving Activities for Teens, Mini Unit, BUNDLE
The Pedestrian Mini Unit by Ray Bradbury, Lesson Plan
In this unit for Bradbury's "The Pedestrian," you will find classroom-tested strategies, activities, and high-order thinking questions. The easy-prep structure of this unit is designed to guide students through the texts, and as they go, the questions and thinking build. The overarching questions are present and addressed in every segment, and the work prepares students for the culminating task. A unit plan such as this one gives the teacher ultimate flexibility in instruction, assessment, and
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9th - 11th
Also included in: American Literature Curriculum, Year-Long, BUNDLE, English Lesson Plans
Iditarod Sled Dog Race Unit Activities and Printables for Primary Grades 2024
Updated for 2024!! Iditarod. Alaska is the home of many sled dog races. This unit will provide you with plenty of ideas and activities that support learning about this sport for your primary students as well as printables. In this winter unit you'll find:Facts and Suggestions for Using this ResourceLetter to ParentsClass Book or Binder Cover PageRace Maps Differentiated Non-fiction Texts with Comprehension QuestionsWriting Questions, Important Words, Surprises from the TextWriting Facts about
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1st - 3rd
Also included in: Sled Dogs Mega Bundle! For Primary Grades
Hot Topics Informational Text Lessons: BUNDLE, Set #2
Engage and motivate students with these informational, expository text close reading assignments. These easy-prep Hot Topics Info Text Lesson is the perfect ready-to-go resource to practice close reading skills and comprehension. This resource is not just questions and answers - you are getting a full lesson plan complete with a relevant video links, an argumentative writing prompt, and extension ideas! Plus, all the answers are here, too!Included:-Lesson Plans-Questions/Answers-Sub Plan-Prompts
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Synthesis and Argument Writing: Is it ever okay to fail?
Every English teacher needs new ways to teach argument, rhetoric, and analytical writing. The Inquiry-Based Synthesis Essay is here to save the day!This argument essay is designed to help you out in a quick fix OR to teach in-depth rhetorical analysis. The essay can be scaffolded up or down, from highly difficult and challenging to ELL and SpEd friendly. In a nutshell: The essay question asks students to develop an argument about the question: is it ever okay to fail? Their job is to read t
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8th - 12th
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Activities, Texts & Projects
Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with four weeks of activities, informational texts, and projects! Your students will love learning about the history, geography, and cultures of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.With this ready-to-go bundle about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, you have everything you need: lessons, 17 activities, 14 texts, and 2 projects.What You'll Learn:✅ In Week 1, you will explore the history and purpose of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.✅ I
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5th - 7th
The Scholarship Jacket Mini-Unit (Great for Distance Learning)
Engage your middle schoolers with a short story about fairness, integrity, and overcoming prejudices. "The Scholarship Jacket" by Marta Salinas is a great story to teach character analysis, theme, and critical thinking skills. Everything you need to support student comprehension, foster text-to-self connections, and assess learning throughout is included. This unit is the ultimate resource for differentiated learning and text analysis anchored in a central text.As part of the mini-unit, you will
Grades:
6th - 10th
Thanksgiving Activities for Teens, Mini Unit, BUNDLE
If you are looking for quick and easy activities that you can use in November to keep your middle and high school students on task and engaged, then look no more! Every lesson, designed to add rigor and meaning to Thanksgiving, is standards-based, classroom-tested, rigorous, and grade level appropriate for high school level ELA students. This pack includes up to 2 weeks of materials depending on your class periods and how you use what's included. Surviving Thanksgiving Gratitude-Themed Pack In
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8th - 11th
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Nonfiction Close Reading Lesson on Hot Topics: A Culture of Cheating
This easy prep mini lesson on cheating is the perfect ready-to-go lesson to practice close reading skills. With specific skilled-based, text-based questions and a writing prompt, your students will be engaged, informed, and ready to debate. Make those real-world connections with hot topics informational text lessons!Student Experience: The pressure to achieve in academics, get into college, and earn scholarships often provokes students -- and even parents -- to make dishonest decisions, i.e. che
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Hot Topics Informational Text Lessons: BUNDLE, Set #2
YES, VIRGINIA, THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS: December Nonfiction Reading and Writing
Focus on the spirit of the holiday season with 26 activities based on "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus." This engaging resource includes the full text of the editorial, background information, and everything you need to integrate nonfiction reading and writing with your December lesson plans, even with students who do not recognize or celebrate Christmas! This can easily be a 5-day unit or you can pick and choose the activities you like best and use over 1-2 days.PERFECT FOR:Whole-class in
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7th - 9th
Informational Text Lesson on Hot Topics: Is Protesting Powerful or Problematic?
Engage and motivate students with this informational, expository text close reading assignment. This easy-prep Hot Topics Info Text Lesson is the perfect ready-to-go resource to practice close reading skills and comprehension! Your students will be engaged, informed, and ready to debate and discuss no matter their reading level or experience with close reading and annotating. The questions are designed to have students truly dig into and respond to a text. This resource is not just questions a
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10th - 12th
Also included in: Hot Topics Informational Text Lessons: BUNDLE, Set #3
Martin Luther King Activities Argumentative Essay Writing Prompt, Black History
This 100% editable lesson for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day or for teaching argumentative essay writing with exemplars is no prep. Your high school students will be engaged and challenged as they work through the carefully paired texts and expertly written prompt. If your state has adopted Common Core testing, then this comparing and contrasting literary analysis is directly aligned with that format. If not, a task such as this one will definitely add a challenging component to your reading and
Grades:
8th - 11th
All About My Country Research Project for Multicultural and ESL Classes
Are you looking for an engaging and culturally enriching project to help your middle and high school intermediate and advanced ESL students learn about their heritage? This All About My Country Project is designed with your students' diverse cultural backgrounds in mind, providing a comprehensive and interactive exploration of their heritage. In this month-long project, your students will go on a deep exploration of their country of origin. They’ll research, interview, present, and write an essa
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7th - 10th
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Separate is Never Equal Lesson (Great for Distance Learning)
Celebrate a hero of Hispanic Heritage Month and civil rights using the incredible picture book by Duncan Tonatiuh, Separate is Never Equal. Tonatiuh tells the story of Sylvia Mendez and her family's bold fight for justice and desegregation of public schools. This complete lesson includes differentiated elements to reach all learners and stands out as a vehicle for important discussions about equality, discrimination, and today's world in the classroom. Included in this lesson:ABC Brainstorm c
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4th - 8th
Thanksgiving Poetry & Nonfiction Lesson for Teens: Entitlement or Gratitude?
This poetry and info text paired lesson for Thanksgiving is designed to spark a deep discussion and analysis of poetry with your high school students. With an easy-to-prep format for you, and standards-based, text-based activities for students Student Experience: Students will explore the idea of entitlement v. gratitude as they dig deeply into the layers of this beautiful poem. The subtle ironic tone of this lesson will challenge your students to reflect on their own lives and choices. Its
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Thanksgiving Activities for Teens, Mini Unit, BUNDLE
Hawaiian Tiki Pole Craft Activity for Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage
❤️Looking for a fun and creative way to celebrate Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month? Your students will love learning about Tiki poles and how they were used in Hawaiian cultures, while creating beautiful writing craft projects!*NEW: Child size tiki pole craft added! (May 2024).................................................................................................................................................✏️Use the informational guides to teach (social studies &
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K - 6th
Hot Topics Informational Text Lessons: BUNDLE, Set #3
Engage and motivate students with these informational, expository text close reading assignments. These easy-prep Hot Topics Info Text Lesson is the perfect ready-to-go resource to practice close reading skills and comprehension. This resource is not just questions and answers - you are getting a full lesson plan complete with a relevant video links, an argumentative writing prompt, and extension ideas.Included:-Lesson Plans-Questions/Answers-Sub Plan-Prompts-Standards-Links to articles and vide
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
20 Thanksgiving Activities for Secondary ELA
This bundle contains 20 high-interest activities for secondary students during the Thanksgiving season. These activities range from analytical reading to persuasive speaking and creative writing-- all while acknowledging the first Thanksgiving Feast as well as the perspectives of both the colonists and the Native Americans.In this bundle, you will find:Thanksgiving Choice Board-- Google SlidesThe Great Pie DebateThanksgiving One-Pager Assignment & RubricThe Iroquois Constitution Close Readi
Grades:
8th - 12th
Also included in: The ULTIMATE MEGA Thanksgiving Bundle for Secondary Students
Informational Text Lesson on Hot Topics: Is Reality TV Bad for You?
Engage and motivate students with this informational, expository text close reading assignment. This easy-prep Hot Topics Info Text Lesson is the perfect ready-to-go resource to practice close reading skills and comprehension. This resource is not just questions and answers - you are getting a full lesson plan complete with a relevant video link for a starter, an argumentative writing prompt, and creative extension project! Plus, all the answers are here, too!Student Experience: Students will be
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Hot Topics Informational Text Lessons: BUNDLE, Set #2
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Activities, Digital Slides, & Texts Bundle
Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with four weeks of activities, informational texts, projects, and digital slides! Your students will love learning about the history, geography, and cultures of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.With this ready-to-go bundle about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, you have everything you need: lessons, 17 activities, 14 texts, 42 digital slides, 2 projects.What You'll Learn:✅ In Week 1, you will explore the history and purpose of Asian Paci
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3rd - 6th
Martin Luther King Day Low Prep Activities Depth & Complexity Black History
️Looking for a way to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day or Black History Month with quality, standards-based language arts and social studies activities for your students in grades 4 & up? This set of six different Martin Luther King Day Print-and-Go Activities is just what you're looking for! You'll find Martin Luther King writing prompts (short and long), an original, beautiful short story about the March on Washington to read and analyze, and two original non-fiction pieces to read an
Grades:
4th - 8th
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