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Common Core CCRA.W.6 simulations
The Sinking of the Lusitania: Solve the WWI Mystery w Primary Source Analysis!
Perhaps one of the most important events of World War One, the sinking of the Lusitania has fascinated kids and adults for years. Use this mystery to harness that fascination and engage students in an inquiry-based mission that they will remember all year long!In this mystery, students are posed with an engaging scenario - they are CIA Agents that must piece together once and for all how and why the Lusitania sank. They are presented with a variety of "exhibits," all cleverly designed to engage
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5th - 12th
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Also included in:Â GROWING WWI BUNDLE: Higher Order Thinking WWI Activities (SS5H2)
Stock Market Game: An Online Activity, & Simulation | Teach Students Investing
Studying the stock market can be difficult, yet life-changing if studied properly! For years I have wanted to help students grasp a comfortable understanding of the stock market. Through semesters of tweaking and formulating, I have come up with this resource that students and teachers alike can approve of! Students will enter an online game, watch their stock returns, write reflection papers, draft summaries of their investment companies, chart returns, and create a reflection of their entire
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9th - 12th
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Economics Resources: A Bundle of Engaging Resources On Money, Economy, & More
This bundle includes a variety of 9 economic resources from my store that you can add to your various economic units. With a total of 9 fantastic resources on economics, you will be saving 25% by getting this bundled version instead of purchasing the resources individually! That's like getting a few products for FREE! Products included are seen above! Enjoy!Thank You!Thanks so much for stopping by! It's great to meet you! I hope this resource adds value to your classroom. If you have time, I'd
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Not Grade Specific
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The Most Dangerous Game Mock Trial
After being hunted for three days by General Zaroff, Sanger Rainsford is now on trial and being charged for Zaroff's murder. Was Rainsford truly acting in self-defense, or did he willfully and intentionally kill General Zaroff and feed him to his hounds? Your students will RAVE about this mock trial based on Connell's short story "The Most Dangerous Game"! What better way to get students to practice literary analysis, argument development, and speaking and listening skills than with a mock trial
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Student Run Newscast PBL (5 lesson plans, 5 news segments, 23 student jobs)
Student Run Newscast Project Based Learning This resource is a bundle of my 5 New Segment Project Based Learning Enrichment Packets, complete with job descriptions, graphic organizers and the writing process. Each one is centered around completing a news segment that when put altogether, creates a complete classroom news broadcast. Each segment includes engaging tasks, graphic organizers, informative writing lessons and research strategies that give students a voice and choice in their i
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2nd - 8th
Debate Bundle - Debates, Graphic Organizers, Rubrics, Templates, Scaffolds
This "Ultimate Debate Bundle" is everything you need to facilitate clear, well-organized debates for students of elementary school - 12th grade. The materials are designed for a students of varying language and learning needs, fitting the language development needs of ESL students as well as students in AP courses. This resource offers adaptable material that you can fit with any debate you develop for your students.Not just for ELA Teachers!Teachers across disciplines have found this resource h
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Stuck in School Fun Simulation Game (Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)
This resource is an editable, fun simulation game in which students work in groups to survive scenarios. The scene is set as the students being stuck in school overnight, with all windows and doors barricaded. If any school personnel catches them, they will die/lose. Groups must strategize tactful ways out of the situations to make it through all 12 scenarios and survive the game.
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5th - 12th
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Debate Starter Bundle - Handouts, Rubrics, Graphic Organizers, templates
This debate bundle is everything you need to facilitate a clear, well-organized debate for students of elementary school - 12th grade. This is a great unit to fit the language development needs of ESL students as well because it is visually based and adaptable. For students new to debate (middle - high school) and ESL students, this bundle is handy because of the clarity of directions and visual cues. When I do debates with more experienced debaters, and in AP Language, I use formats that are in
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in:Â Debate Bundle - Debates, Graphic Organizers, Rubrics, Templates, Scaffolds
Teaching the Argument: Sample Argument Response
This document is a color-coded sample response of the previously posted sample argument task for the NYS English Regents exam. The colors correlate with the cheat sheet, which is the third document needed to fully teach students how to successfully compose a Part 2 response to the NYS English Regents exam.
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Teaching the Argument: Breaking Down Part 2 of the NYS English Regents Exam
Teaching the Argument: Breaking Down Part 2 of the NYS English Regents Exam
This array will provide you with instant handouts for your learners and includes:Sample Argument TaskArgument Cheat SheetSample Argument Response
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9th - 12th
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Teaching the Argument: Sample Argument Task
This file provides teachers with a sample argument task for the English Regents.
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Teaching the Argument: Breaking Down Part 2 of the NYS English Regents Exam
Debate - Safety versus Freedom - AP Language Synthesis Essay Prompt Practice
* Updated 11/21/23 with 2 rubrics + Line of Reasoning handout/slideThis is my students' favorite AP Language activity each year. Facilitated as a debate using the Synthesis essay structure, the "Freedom v. Safety" prompt from a previous AP Language exam is great practice combining skills in research, argument writing, and debate. Please see the preview for a view of all materials in this resource.This resource includes hyperlinks to videos on my YouTube channel for Argument/Synthesis writing spe
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Witches of Thornwood
Witches of Thornwood is an interactive, ELA-focused variation on the traditional social studies "React to the Past" project. Set in a fictional colonial town in a world where magic is real and dangerous, students will be assigned roles in the village and use many different English skills to persuade others on whether or not they should legalize witchcraft. The recommended time for this project is 2 weeks with 45-minute classes. The project is highly modifiable and works best with highly creative
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8th - 10th
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Instagram Project
This project is great for teaching about either historical people or even book characters. Every piece is editable and relatable to student interest.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Notes: Timed Essay Tips for Accelerated/Advanced Writers ELA 9-10 (EDITABLE)
18 Tips for Timing on Air/OST Extended Responses/Essays - (Both Argumentative and Informative/Explanatory) and how to strive for the Accelerated/Advanced ScoreGives 18 next steps for students who have mastered the length, evidence, topic, prompt, essay type, and formal writing. I introduce these independently, differentiating who is ready, at any point during the year, to begin timed essays. All students begin timed essays by the last unit of the year.
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Notes Bundle CCSS ELA 9-10 (EDITABLE)
Communist Revolution Speech
This role play puts students in the position of a communist worker in Germany in 1848. They want to inspire their fellow workers to rebel, and they must use a word bank of vocabulary and limited quotes from the Communist Manifesto in their speech (excerpts from Communist Manifesto included). It is formatted for google classroom.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â World History Curriculum Materials and Resources
Notes: Formal Writing Rules for Accelerated/Advanced Writers ELA 9-10 (EDITABLE)
14 Tips for Air/OST Extended Responses/Essays - (Both Argumentative and Informative/Explanatory)Gives 14 next steps for students who have mastered the length, evidence, topic, prompt, and essay type. I introduce these independently, differentiating who is ready, at any point during the year.
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Notes Bundle CCSS ELA 9-10 (EDITABLE)
CURRENT EVENTS - 2020 Women's Soccer Gold - Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Homeschool, Middle SchoolCurrent Events: Women's Soccer - A recount of the riveting game between Canada and Sweden where team Canada made history! It was not only the first gold for the Canadian women's soccer team, it was the first gold for a trans athlete!CONTENTSThis current events lesson includes: highlights of the game peppered with historical facts, images and a live link to game footage. Follow up activities include a 'press conference' wit
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5th - 9th
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Cuban Missile Crisis Activity
This is an activity designed to be used with Thirteen Days, the film. It starts with having students review the Spanish-American War, American interventions in Cuba, the Batista coup, and the Cuban Revolution, followed by a map of U.S. nuclear sites in Europe that were a prime reason the Soviets brought missiles to Cuba. Then, the handout presents five scenarios during the crisis, where students are presented with the actual dilemmas and some of the choices available to both Kennedy and Khrushch
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â U.S. Foreign Policy Bundle
Educational Improvement Proposal
This is a fun group project that is great at the beginning or end of a school year! It covers so many writing, research, and speaking & listening standards, without the students having to write a traditional essay! It can be completed individually or in groups and creates the best results when a week or more is spent on this, assigning small deadlines to promote deeper research and give the teacher time to conference with the groups to help them delve deeper.The premise of this project is th
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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