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Common Core RL.9-10.3 simulations
High Engagement Murder Mystery Classroom Activity! (Murder at the Dance)
This "whodunit" style classroom murder mystery game will have your students collecting and evaluating information, making inferences, identifying red herrings, practicing speaking and listening skills and so much more! This activity will have your students' full attention as they try to find the "killer" at the homecoming dance. This interactive activity includes all necessary pieces to run your own murder mystery game in the classroom!Setting the Scene: During the homecoming dance, the dead bod
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7th - 12th
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Animal Farm Activity Bundle - Includes Mock Trial - Unit Plan - George Orwell
Immerse your students in the captivating world of Animal Farm by George Orwell with these FIVE resources! Encourage close reading, foster critical thinking, and spark lively discussions as students delve into the characters and events of the novel.Here are resources included in this bundle:⭐️ Animal Farm Character Trading CardsEach card features a vibrant illustration of a key character from the novel, along with essential details and quotes. Engage your students as they collect, analyze, and di
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7th - 10th
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High Engagement Murder Mystery & Whodunit Classroom Activities GROWING BUNDLE!
These "whodunit" style classroom murder mystery games will have your students collecting and evaluating information, making inferences, identifying red herrings, practicing speaking and listening skills and so much more! This activity will have your students' full attention as they try to find the "killer" or "culprit" at the homecoming dance or winter formal. These interactive activities include all necessary pieces to run your own murder mystery or whodunit game in the classroom!Murder at the
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7th - 12th
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Macbeth Act 2 Scene 4 Reenactment of the Great Chain of Being
Bring the Great Chain of Being to life! In this activity based on Act 2 Scene 4, students reenact the Great Chain of Being that illustrates that many effects of Macbeth's fatal act. This resource includes many strategies and materials for differentiating this activity for lower and higher level classes.You'll get:a "do now" review of the Great Chain of Beingfull instructions for reenacting the Great Chain of Beingcharacter roles for the reenactmentoptional scavenger hunt activityexit slip revi
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9th - 12th
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High Engagement Christmas WHODUNIT Classroom Activity! (Winter Themed Mystery)
This winter "whodunit" style classroom mystery game will have your students collecting and evaluating information, making inferences, identifying red herrings, practicing speaking and listening skills and so much more this Christmas season! This activity will have your students' full attention as they try to find the "culprit" after the winter dance. This interactive activity includes all necessary pieces to run your own murder mystery-type game in the classroom! Setting the Scene: Every year, t
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7th - 12th
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New Year's Around the World Digital Escape Game (Standards Based ELA Test Prep)
New Year's Around the World Digital Escape Game - Engaging Cultural Exploration for Students! Welcome to an exciting journey across the globe with our New Year's Around the World Digital Escape Game! This innovative and standards-based activity is designed to captivate students while reinforcing their understanding of New Year's customs in diverse cultures. Perfect for grades 9-10, this escape game is an excellent way to promote active learning and review key concepts.Key Features: Digital Escap
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9th - 10th
The Lottery Roleplay Escape Room Activity
This ready-to-go resource has all you need to fill a class period with a roleplay exercise that will leave your students wanting more. Character identity cards will allow your students to immerse themselves in this year's annual ceremony. Watch one of your students become Joe Summers as the Official of the Lottery; the Hutchinson family is back after a terrible year without Tessie; even Old Man Warner is here to try to break the town record for most lotteries attended. Fans of the Play Adaptatio
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Not Grade Specific
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CCSS (Common Core) Murder Mystery
Who killed Bertha? Her fiancé, cousin, or brother and business partner? Students will devour the short murder mystery story as they attempt to solve the crime by collecting textual evidence to infer, summarize, characterize, and sequence the events. They will also work on their writing and listening/speaking during their investigation. Teams of collaborative groups work together on the clues (pieces of the story and CCSS-aligned activities) and don't get the next set of clues until the Chief of
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6th - 12th
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The Road | Cormac McCarthy | Interactive Fiction Activity | DIGITAL & PRINT
THROUGH INTERACTIVE FICTION, STUDENTS EXPLORE THE PLOT OF CORMAC MCCARTHY'S THE ROAD. NEWLY REVISED TO INCLUDE A DIGITAL VERSION OF THE ACTIVITY FOR DISTANCE LEARNING CLASSROOMS.You come to an abandoned house, what do you do- go inside or keep walking? With each choice find disaster or elude death. THE ADVENTURE WILL REINFORCE THE THEMES: CHOICE, CHANCE, SURVIVAL, AND DEATH WHILE PUSHING STUDENTS TO TAKE ON THE UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE OF THE NARRATOR THROUGH EXPLORATION AND WRITING.Students will mo
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10th - 12th
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Romeo and Juliet Mock Trial
Romeo and Juliet is a wonderful story to teach and requires a great end project. This mock trial is a wonderful way to wrap up this unit. Students will put Friar Laurence on trial for manslaughter, and the defense will try to prove him innocent while the prosecution is trying to prove guilty. Students will be given differentiated roles to play in the trial, including defense or prosecution lawyers, witnesses (as characters from the play), judge, and jury members. Each role has an assignment in p
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8th - 10th
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Also included in: Romeo and Juliet Mock Trial Bundle
Romeo and Juliet Mock Trial Bundle
This bundle includes the Romeo and Juliet Mock Trial pages along with the rubrics for grading the mock trial.
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8th - 10th
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Poe Usher Common Core FSA Style Assessment
This assessment utilizes the Common Core and FSA style questions to identify student mastery of reading concepts and familiarize them with the types of questioning they will see on Common Core assessments. This assessment has multiple choice, mulit-response, open response, and essay questions as well as hot text questions. This can be used during or after reading Edgar Allen Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher."
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9th - 12th
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A Tale of Two Cities Book the Second Golden Thread Courtroom Reenactment
Bring Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities to life with this script for reenacting the courtroom scene from “Book the Second – the Golden Thread.” This reenactment allows students an easy way to visualize the uncanny resemblance between Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton!This resource includes:notes to teacherslips of paper for student rolesentire 17-page script of sceneLooking for more planning done for A Tale of Two Cities? A Tale of Two Cities Bundle Book Second Golden Thread Informational Text Digit
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9th - 12th
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Macbeth Act 4 Scene 1 Lesson Bell Ringer Reenactment Scene Analysis
Engage students in the famous cauldron scene of Act 4 Scene I of Macbeth with this complete lesson, which includes the following materials: a prop homework to be assigned the day before (editable) a compelling do now question (editable) instructions for reenacting the cauldron scene (including timing notes) a partner scene analysis (editable) answer keys (editable)======================================================================Want more planning done for your study of Macbeth? Check out
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9th - 12th
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To Kill a Mockingbird Mock Trial
Hold a mock trial for the book, To Kill a Mockingbird. This is a fantastic activity that involves the entire class with differentiation and student-led discussion. You can assign each student a role, including a judge, lawyers, character witnesses, or back up characters/jury duty. This purchase includes all of the explanations, preparation worksheets for each role, and during-the-trial worksheets for jury duty (19 pages). Following is the explanation at the beginning of the documents for the stu
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: To Kill a Mockingbird Mock Trial Bundle
To Kill a Mockingbird Different Starting Lines Demonstration
Engage your students in an immersive exploration of the themes of prejudice, inequality, and public perception with this interactive activity designed to accompany Harper Lee's timeless classic, "To Kill a Mockingbird." This comprehensive resource provides educators with a dynamic tool to deepen students' understanding of the novel while fostering critical thinking and empathy.This lesson works alongside a YouTube video titled "Equal Opportunity? Different Starting Lines..." (https://www.youtube
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9th - 11th
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