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Serial Podcast Season One Unit Plan: True Crime Lesson Plans, AP ELA Activities
Serial Podcast Season One by Sarah Koenig is a fantastic way to teach literary nonfiction, rhetoric, bias, and the power of storytelling. This podcast is so engaging that even your most reluctant students will be enthralled with the true crime content! This Serial unit plan will provide you with literary nonfiction activities that help students analyze the production of the podcast, discuss bias from multiple angles, examine rhetoric from a real-world perspective, and so much more. All of these
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Crime Scene Activity: Analyzing Primary and Secondary Source Evidence
“The Case of the Student Teacher Gone Missing” is an activity that asks students to solve a crime based on their analysis of evidence. First students must classify the twelve pieces of evidence as primary or secondary source evidence. Then students must decide which type of evidence they will use: primary or secondary, and explain why. Finally, students will analyze each piece of relevant evidence to draw conclusion about who the guilty teacher might be. You can use the case as is or personalize
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6th - 8th
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Rhetorical Analysis Unit Bundle - Appeals & Devices, High School Rhetoric Unit
Looking for a no-prep rhetoric unit that contains engaging, relevant, and rigorous materials? Fortunately, this 5-6 week Rhetorical Analysis Unit Bundle represents 21st Century learning at its best! Students will participate in a variety of analysis activities: from analyzing historical speeches and viewing modern advertisements to watching and analyzing movie speeches aimed to motivate and inspire audiences around the globe. Then, when students have mastered how to evaluate rhetorical strategie
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9th - 12th
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Persuasive Writing Unit - Graphic Organizers, Activities, Rubric (Google Option)
This unit is hands-down one of the most motivating and engaging Persuasive Writing units! That's because students get to design a roller coaster and then create a persuasive advertisement for their ride. They learn all about the elements of persuasive writing along with figurative language and propaganda techniques so that they can attempt to persuade others to try out their original roller coaster.In this 10-day Persuasive Writing Unit, students will develop background knowledge on roller coa
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4th - 7th
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Economics Unit and Entrepreneurship - Project Based Learning Open a Business
Prepare your future entrepreneurs with this Project Based Learning Entrepreneurship, Economics unit for upper elementary students. Students learn about local businesses and how they can build their own small businesses with a business plan and marketing. This Open and Run a Business PBL unit includes differentiation, problem-solving, collaborative learning, technology, research, and 21st-century learning skills. This comprehensive economics and entrepreneurship unit focuses on grades 3-5. (Sixt
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Oral Presentations Bundle
Calling all middle school teachers! Introducing the ultimate Oral Presentations and Public Speaking Bundle designed to ignite your students' passion for delivering captivating presentations. Let’s end boring presentations!Unlock the power of oral communication with this comprehensive bundle, carefully crafted to equip your students with essential communication skills. Inside, you'll find an exciting array of assignments that will transform your classroom into a hub of confident speakers and effe
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6th - 8th
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Kindergarten CKLA ALIGNED Knowledge #2 THE FIVE SENSES Supplemental Slideshows
PLEASE NOTE:**These materials are not designed to replace lessons or materials provided within Amplify/Core Knowledge (CKLA); they are meant to supplement the existing materials provided by the Amplify Education Inc. and The Core Knowledge® Foundation.These interactive slideshows are aligned to Core Knowledge's (CKLA) Kindergarten Listening & Learning Strand, Domain 2, The Five Senses. These slides are very colorful, interactive, and stay true to the curriculum. Over 700 slides!!!These are a
Grades:
K
Earth Day Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Activities Bundle
Our Earth Day Bundle is a comprehensive resource optimized for primary and intermediate students, designed to engage and educate on the importance of environmental consciousness. This bundle provides a variety of teaching materials, including reading comprehension units, activities, writing prompts, games, and more, making it perfect for lesson planning, take-home packets, or emergency sub plans. The key components of our Earth Day Bundle are highlighted below.Primary Reading Comprehension &
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Grades:
1st - 5th
Grade 1 CKLA ALIGNED Knowledge #2 THE HUMAN BODY Supplemental Slideshows
PLEASE NOTE:**These materials are not designed to replace lessons or materials provided within Amplify/Core Knowledge (CKLA); they are meant to supplement the existing materials provided by the Amplify Education Inc. and The Core Knowledge® Foundation.These interactive slideshows are aligned to Core Knowledge's (CKLA) 1st Grade Listening & Learning Strand, Domain 2, The Human Body. These slideshows are very colorful, interactive, and stay true to the curriculum. Over 1,000 slides!!!These sli
Grades:
1st
Argument and Rhetorical Analysis Games for Secondary ELA
This bundle of argument and rhetoric games for secondary ELA contains SEVEN unique games that target the skills of argumentation in a fun and high-interest format.The games included in this bundle are:Rhetorical Devices BINGO GameIn this game, students fill out BINGO cards with rhetorical devices, and they have to identify devices used in quotations read by the teacher. Five in row WINS the round! This game tests students' ability to identify rhetorical devices in texts.Would You Rather? Card
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Jack the Ripper: Tone & Bias in the Media Coverage of this Infamous Murder Case
Jack the Ripper. One of the most notorious serial killers of all time. And he was never caught. There are over 100 theories about his identity. If you're looking for a high-interest nonfiction topic to get your students interested in analyzing nonfiction, this is it! This activity has two parts. The first parts takes students through an exercise of identifying tone in a news article written about Jack the Ripper. There are four articles in this part of this lesson that all come from The L
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Rant Writing Unit
Rant Writing Unit: Rant writing is an engaging way to bring public speaking and persuasive writing into the classroom. Students rant and complain to each other daily, why not channel that creative energy into some high-quality writing? Rants are an engaging way to get students to write and share their thoughts and opinions in the classroom. This assignment can be used for argument writing or persuasive writing. This resource contains individual PDFs of student pages to assist with online learnin
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Oral Presentations Bundle
No-Prep: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Complete Package
This no-prep complete package is perfect to supplement the Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Young Reader's Edition). Components include:*Comprehension & Vocabulary Packet:an independent practice worksheet for each chaptera vocabulary worksheet for each chaptera summary page for each chapteran answer key for the independent practice and vocabulary worksheets*Project Choice Board:15 different activities for students to choose from*End of Book Assessment:10 multiple choice questions2 "select all t
Grades:
6th - 9th
Art History Bell Ringers - 45 Artists - Middle, High School Art - 9 Weeks
These Famous Art Journal Prompts can be used in Visual Arts, ELA, and/or History Classrooms. Each slide features a famous piece of art with a unique writing prompt. This resource is perfect for the writing and critical thinking required by the Common Core Standards and help students to cite evidence from the artwork. Each slide includes; Title of the work, Artist, Date, Movement, Medium & Location of piece.Great for use in the classroom or distance learning, there are 45 artists, that cover
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6th - 10th
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Kindergarten CKLA ALIGNED Knowledge #5 FARMS Supplemental Slideshows
PLEASE NOTE:**These materials are not designed to replace lessons or materials provided within Amplify/Core Knowledge (CKLA); they are meant to supplement the existing materials provided by Amplify Education Inc. and The Core Knowledge® Foundation.These interactive PowerPoints are aligned to Core Knowledge's (CKLA) Kindergarten Listening & Learning Strand, Domain 5, Farms. These slideshows are very colorful, interactive, and stay true to the curriculum. Over 900 slides!!!These slides are ali
Grades:
K
NGSS:
K-ESS2-2
Grade 3 | Amplify Core Knowledge (CKLA) ALIGNED | Skills Slideshows UNIT 3
PLEASE NOTE:**These materials are not designed to replace lessons or materials provided within Amplify/Core Knowledge (CKLA); they are meant to supplement the existing materials provided by Amplify Education Inc. and The Core Knowledge® Foundation.These interactive Slideshows are aligned to Amplify Core Knowledge's (CKLA) Grade 3 Skills Strand, Unit 3, Lessons 1-15. These are aligned to both the 1st and 2nd editions! These slideshows are very colorful, interactive, and stay true to the curriculu
Grades:
3rd
Also included in: Grade 3 Skills Supplemental Slideshows BUNDLE! (ALIGNED to Amplify/CKLA)
El Deafo Novel Study Book Unit
El Deafo Novel Study and Informational WebQuest Unit is a Common Core Standard aligned book unit to be used with the Newbery Honor-winning El Deafo by Cece Bell. This download contains both a printable, as well as a paperless Google Drive™, format.As a person who lives with a hearing loss, I highly recommend this novel to help students and adults alike understand the challenges that a person with hearing loss deals with daily and how to make communication easier and less frustrating for all invo
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4th - 6th
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Kindergarten CKLA ALIGNED Knowledge #8 Seasons & Weather Supplemental Slideshows
PLEASE NOTE:**These materials are not designed to replace lessons or materials provided within Amplify/Core Knowledge (CKLA); they are meant to supplement the existing materials provided by Amplify Education Inc. and The Core Knowledge® Foundation.These interactive PowerPoints are aligned to Amplify Core Knowledge's (CKLA) Kindergarten Listening & Learning Strand, Domain 8, Seasons and Weather. These slideshows are very colorful, interactive, and stay true to the curriculum. Over 800 slides!
Grades:
K
4th Grade ELA Marzano Proficiency Scale Posters Differentiation - EDITABLE
Learning Goals and Scales are the ultimate Standards Based Grading tool! They don't just motivate a Growth Mindset, they define how students can demonstrate mastery. Every learning standard is broken down into 4 levels of Differentiation. These Posters lead students up a progressive learning path that mirrors the way they develop concepts. Aligned to Bloom’s or Marzano’s Taxonomy of cognitive skills. From easiest-hardest: (Recall/Retrieval, Comprehension, Analysis/Application, and Knowledge Util
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4th
Emergency Sub Plan - No Copies Needed! Listening Comprehension & Writing Lesson
Emergency Substitute Plan: We’ve all been there...when real life events get in the way of being able to teach our classes on a particular day. The most challenging part of preparing for a substitute and an absence is when it is unplanned. There’s nothing more difficult than trying to put together comprehensive plans for a substitute teacher when we’re away from our classrooms or dealing with a real-life situation. That’s where this resource comes in. It’s designed specifically for emergenci
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5th - 8th
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ChatGPT & Artificial Intelligence: A reading & writing unit
ChatGPT and AI are here to stay. As scary as that is, it won't help to ignore it. Instead, give your students the opportunity to really explore and talk about the issue of artificial intelligence, so they can make some informed decisions about using AI as students. This full unit will provide them with the opportunity to reflect, read, discuss, collaborate, and write as they explore how ChatGPT and AI will affect them and the society they live in.This bundle includes:✅ An introductory mini-lesso
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8th - 12th
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Reciprocal Teaching - Elementary Reading Comprehension PRINT & DIGITAL
For thousands of years, people have known that the best way to understand a concept is to explain it to someone else. “While we teach, we learn,” said the Roman philosopher Seneca. That is exactly why reciprocal teaching, a strategy that empowers students to "be the teacher" during small group reading, is a phenomenal method to implement into your reading lessons. What is Reciprocal Teaching?Reciprocal teaching uses four main strategies to help students comprehend text: predicting, questioning,
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2nd - 4th
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Animal Adaptations Activities for Structure and Function of Inherited Traits
Combine science and writing with this activity about animal external body parts. Introduce your first grade students to the Next Generation Science Standard* regarding inherited traits, animal adaptations, and structures and functions that help animals survive. Your students will observe, think, predict, and write. Just share the photos of real animals. Students will discuss the body parts and hypothesize why the animals have them. How does that help the animal survive? Brainstorm ideas. The
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1st - 2nd
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2nd Grade ELA Marzano Proficiency Scale Posters for Differentiation - Editable
Learning Goals and Scales are the ultimate Standards Based Grading tool! They don't just motivate a Growth Mindset, they define how students can demonstrate mastery. Every learning standard is broken down into 4 levels of Differentiation. These Posters lead students up a progressive learning path that mirrors the way they develop concepts. Aligned to Bloom’s or Marzano’s Taxonomy of cognitive skills. From easiest-hardest: (Recall/Retrieval, Comprehension, Analysis/Application, and Knowledge Util
Grades:
2nd
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