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Common Core CCRA.SL.4 dbqs
Slavery in the Southern Colonies: A Socratic Seminar
Looking for a higher order thinking activity? Need a way to close out a unit on the Southern Colonies? Do you want to do a Socratic Seminar with your students? Students will evaluate three primary source documents to answer document-based questions. Students will engage in higher-level thinking and improve listening and speaking skills during this common-core supported activity. This activity is appropriate for 5th-7th graders and meets the Common Core Standards for Speaking and Listening.
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5th - 8th
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MEIJI RESTORATION: Causes and Effects 2 Days: Doc Analysis and Scaffolded Lesson
Teach your students about the Meiji Restoration with these 2 engaging and rigorous lessons. On Day 1 they will analyze primary and secondary source documents about Japan's isolation period through Commodore Matthew Perry's visits. On Day 2 they will engage in a scaffolded, interactive lesson about the Meiji Restoration and its effects. The resources include all lesson components: warm-ups, mini-lectures, short videos, student handouts, and conclusions. Answer keys and lesson plans are provided t
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8th - 11th
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
I created The One and Only Ivan novel study booklet to get kids talking about literature. I wanted them to enjoy reading without quizzing them to death or having them fill out countless comprehension worksheets. This set engages students as they annotate and write persuasive test-based responses! The booklet includes seven discussion questions that allow students to reflect on the story and its characters while learning to support a claim with quotations from the text. Each assignment also inclu
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4th - 6th
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Science Discussion Sentence Starters (Editable version)
This editable resource is great for encouraging students to engage in MEANINGFUL science discussions. The Talk Tents can be used before, during or after activities such as labs, videos, discussions, readings, etc. With the new science standards in place (NGSS), students need to analyze tables/charts, discuss their ideas and develop their own investigations and these sentence starters will help students develop those skills. The Talk Tents can stay on the desks/tables and students refer to them a
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5th - 8th
The Treaty of Versailles: Analyze a Political Cartoon!
Help your students think critically about the implications of the Treaty of Versailles with this fun activity! This NO PREP print and go activity is the perfect way to guide students through a political cartoon analysis. Supportive, clear, thought-provoking questions and instructions will guide them through a thorough analysis of one of the best-known political cartoons of the time. Once they finish their analysis, they'll be prompted to apply what they've learned to sketch a political cartoon t
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: GROWING WWI BUNDLE: Higher Order Thinking WWI Activities (SS5H2)
Because of Winn-Dixie Novel Study
In this 8 week novel study, students will be reading the Kate DiCamillo classic, “Because of Winn-Dixie.” This is a classic story of a girl and her dog and a relationship that will change their lives forever. This is a discussion based novel study. Each week, students will read 4 chapters on their own and answer questions to help prepare them for the discussion. Students are also developing discussion skills and the ability to support their ideas using evidence from the text. I have tried to mak
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3rd - 7th
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DIGITAL RESOURCE: Journey Box on Civic Participation
This is a digital resource. When you download the file, you will be given a document with three links to copy and paste. The Journey Box Presentation with 5 original primary sources, those 5 original primary sources modified for appropriate age levels, and a read aloud link to YouTube that helps elaborate on the focus of the journey box. Additionally, there are links to a Lesson Plan for opening the unit and to a narrative that helps explain modifications and content of the Journey Box. My favor
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3rd - 6th
Overland Trails Escape Game: APUSH 5.1.I.A
The primary source documents used in the puzzles help expand the traditional narrative of American history textbooks through the inclusion of the accounts of women. Primary sources provide students first-hand accounts rarely found in secondary social studies textbooks (Scheuerell, 2019). I selected sources that represented multiple perspectives, particularly counternarratives and marginalized voices (Crowley & King, 2018). The lack of women and girls in textbooks and curriculum expands the b
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8th - 11th, Higher Education
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The Great Gatsby Discussion/Socratic Seminar Notecatcher + Reflection #1
This note catcher can be used for a small group discussion or aSocratic Seminar. Students have two questions to answer and must support each discussion prompt with ideas and evidence from the text. The note catcher is a double-sided sheet that students fill out in advance of the discussion. The third page is a reflection space for students to take notes during the discussion and reflect after.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Science Discussion Sentence Starters (with graphics)
This resource is great for encouraging students to engage in MEANINGFUL science discussions. The sentence starters can be used before, during or after activities such as labs, videos, discussions, readings, etc. With the new science standards in place (NGSS), students need to analyze tables/charts, discuss their ideas and develop their own investigations and these sentence starters will help students develop those skills. The "Talk Tents" can stay on the desks/tables and students refer to them a
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4th - 9th
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Comparing the Chinese Civil Service Exam to US Educational Exams
Students research and debate the history of the Chinese Civil Service exam, and compare the educational systems of China and the United States.
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11th - 12th
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Conversation Starter Posters
These posters have conversation starters that students can use during classroom discussions. Elaborate and Clarify - these include options that students can use to keep the discussion going Support - this helps students explain where they found the information for their claims Pose an Idea - these are great for when students are bringing up a new idea
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Not Grade Specific
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