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The Tell-Tale Heart M'Naghten Rule Discussion Questions and Rubric
By Ms. J's ELA
This resource should be used with Edgar Allan Poe's short story The Tell-Tale Heart. With this activity, students will read the M'Naghten rule of 1843 and decide whether or not they believe the main character of The Tell-Tale Heart would be found legally sane or insane. This resource includes space for students to collect textual evidence to support their answer, space for students to write other open-ended questions for discussion, and a discussion grading rubric.
I used this activity with my 8th grade students, and they absolutely loved it. They found great evidence to back up their explanations, and gained a deeper understanding of the short story and the M'Naghten rule. We used this resource in a socratic seminar formatted discussion, and they had enough to say about the main character and the M'Naghten rule that the majority of our 55 minute class period was covered.
The Diary of Anne Frank Play READING FLUENCY PRACTICE
By Ms. J's ELA
This resource should accompany The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. Upper elementary, middle school, and high school students need reading fluency practice too, but we don't always think about it at these stages. This editable resource asks students to practice a passage directly from The Diary of Anne Frank and focus on accuracy, pace, expression, and punctuation. Students are asked to practice reading the passage to an adult. I have always had my students record themselves reading the passage at the end of a week, and I grade them using the same rubric that is on this assignment.
Story Maps Narrative Writing Activities
By Beth Hammett
22 story maps for illustrating storytelling to writing activities. These hobby and life maps are excellent as first week icebreakers, using oral narratives to start the writing process, and learning more about students. Use as individual/small/whole group activities. Meets CCSS. Includes: Directions Example 2 Teacher Maps Singer Traveler (Local, State, US, World) Artist Baseball Softball Basketball Soccer Football Reader Writer Technology Music Dancers (Male & Female) Science My Life Story 3 Blank Story Map Templates Students will have fun while being engaged as they learn about their classmates, draw symbols for life events, write captions, and use storytelling as part of their writing process.
Spanish 3 Interpersonal Partner Speaking Activities for Accidents and Injuries
By Specialty Spanish
Doing a Spanish unit on accidents and injuries? Here are 3 NO PREP activities to help your students build their proficiency! Interpersonal Speaking is targeted with Partner Guided Conversations, Integrated Listening and Speaking activities, and Open-Ended Task Cards. These resources will give them both support and freedom to use their Spanish in creative ways!
Do your Spanish students need some help with interpersonal speaking? Are they struggling to have conversations in Spanish? Let’s give them some guided support with these 4 partner conversations about accidents and injuries! Both students will have the opportunity to ask and answer questions as part of a conversation, but with a lot of scaffolding to build confidence.
The Integrated Listening and Speaking Activities don’t require a partner. They mimic the Seal of Biliteracy tests, like AAPPL, by having students listen to a prompt and recording their response. There are 2 activities with 5 prompts each.
The Open-ended Task Cards provide 20 different scenarios about accidents and injuries. Students can tell stories to and with partners, record their stories, or write them! The scenarios come in 3 versions: for display on a SmartBoard/projector, printable in color and printable in black and white. You can use these as a daily warm up, for a whole class or even for an assessment!
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Spanish Accidents & Injuries Activity Bundle for Speaking, Listening and Writing
By Specialty Spanish
Not sure how to start making proficiency a focus in your Spanish classes? Start here with this bundle of Spanish Accidents and Injuries Proficiency-Building Activities! Speaking, Writing and Listening are scaffolded and pre-differentiated with activities that stay with a familiar theme, Accidents and Injuries The scaffolds and familiar theme help students find the courage they need to fully participate and truly build skills! Interpersonal Listening, Speaking and Presentational Writing Activities are all included!
Guided Conversations:
Guided Convos provide a scenario about a familiar topic and an outline for students to use to keep the conversation going. Students work with a partner and choose the role of Person A or Person B. They can trade roles, trade partners, or even do the same exact conversation again! They never turn out the same way! Students report feeling much more confident and able to keep conversations going after practicing a few times!
These conversations have 2 different versions for Novice High students and 2 different versions for Intermediate Low students.
Integrated Listening & Speaking:
ILS activities are done alone. Students will listen to a recording, and be given instructions for how to respond. They might hear: “Tell me about….” Or “Ask me questions about…” . These activities mimic the speaking/listening portion of many popular Seal of Biliteracy Tests.
There is a pre-made student activity that requires no language lab! If you have a language lab or some other kind of recording software, the teacher script will allow you to record the audio for students if you desire.
There are 2 activities in this resource, each with 5 prompts. They are designed so that the first activity is a bit easier and the 2nd one a bit more challenging. Use with different levels or at the beginning and end of a unit!
✍️Scenario Task Cards:
Scenario Task Cards are my go-to for lots of things! I display one at the beginning of every class and ask students to take turns talking about the scenario. But I also use them as a lesson plan for a class activity! I have students change partners and have them tell a story about 5 times in a row, each time with a new scenario and a new partner. Then students switch roles. Listeners become the speakers. Finally, sometimes I print the scenarios and ask students to write about them in class or for homework!
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4 Guided Conversations
10 Integrated Listening and Speaking Prompts
20 Scenario Task Cards
Bonus!
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Spanish Guided Partner Conversations Bundle for Interpersonal Speaking
By Specialty Spanish
Do your Spanish students need some help with interpersonal speaking? Are they struggling to have conversations in Spanish? Let’s give them some guided support with these partner conversations that will help them along! Both students will have the opportunity to ask and answer questions as part of a conversation, but with a lot of scaffolding to build confidence.
There are 32 guided conversations (8 different themes) in this bundle, so both students will have a chance to ask and answer questions in a conversational way. Many are differentiated between Novice and Intermediate Level Speakers.
You can use these conversations over and over again! Use them with the unit students are studying now, and use them as review for students who are in upper levels of Spanish! Recycling themes and vocabulary is very helpful to students who are hoping to do well on tests like Seal of Biliteracy, AAPPL, STAMP and AP Spanish Exams.
These conversations focus on the following themes:
Accidents and Injuries in the past time frame (preterite and imperfect)
Travel and Vacation in the past time frame (preterite and imperfect)
Future Plans (future time frame)
Clothing and Shopping (Novice and Intermediate Versions)
Food and Restaurants (Novice and Intermediate Versions)
Daily Routines (Novice and Intermediate Versions)
Childhood (Novice and Intermediate Versions: Imperfect)
Environmental Issues (Intermediate: Multiple Time Frames)
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Spanish Seal of Biliteracy Integrated Listening and Speaking Activities Bundle 1
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Spanish Interpersonal Speaking 16 Activities for Conversations by Common Themes
By Specialty Spanish
Are your students hesitant to speak in Spanish in class? Are conversations and interpersonal speaking challenging for them? Are you worried about how to prepare them for tests like the Seal of Biliteracy and AP Spanish Exams? Do you teach multiple levels of Spanish? Then this bundle is for you!
This bundle contains 16 activities and 8 of the most common themes taught in every curriculum!
There are 8 Guided Conversation activities. Guided Conversations provide a general outline for students to use. It helps them keep the conversation going with a partner so they can continue to create with language! They are differentiated between Novice High and Intermediate versions. The Novice versions have helpful vocabulary on their guides. And they can be used and re-used over and over! Switch partners, switch roles, use them at different points in the unit... and use them as review for more advanced students! Teacher notes make these a breeze to use!
There are 8 Integrated Listening and Speaking activities. The themes are the same 8 themes as the Guided Conversations. These ILS activities contain audio links. Students listen and then record their response. These activities are very much like the AAPPL and STAMP tests and are a great pre-cursor for the Simulated Conversation on the AP Spanish test. The audio links are already recorded for you, but the teacher script is also included in case you want to record your own voice, or show students what they heard when going over their responses. Each theme has 2 activities. There are 5 audio prompts in each (so a total of 10 per theme.) The 2nd activity is meant to be a bit more challenging. You can use that to differentiate for students, or use the 2nd activity later in the unit!
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By Specialty Spanish
Looking for a GAME that will make SPEAKING FUN in Spanish class? This winter-themed snowball speaking activity will get students using their Spanish creatively! This low-prep game, called Snowball Fight, will have students competing to tell stories about a winter day! Easy to differentiate and scaffold with the included teacher instructions and vocab list!
How to play:
-Students choose snowballs (each snowball has a winter-related word)
-Students must create a story with the words on the snowballs, forcing them to think on their feet and create a logical story with random words!
The variations of this game are endless and you can play it all winter long!
❄have students choose their own snowballs or
❅have their opponent pick for them!
❆give students as much time as they need to tell their story or
❄set a time limit. Whoever used more snowballs wins!
❅have students pick snowballs one at a time instead of all at once
❆change the verb tense
❄change their opponents
❅Try 2 v 2!
*❅❅*You can even use this as a writing practice instead of speaking!
❄Increase your students’ ability to produce creative Spanish!
Teacher Prep:
-Print the snowballs
-Photocopy enough snowballs sets for HALF of your class
-cut the snowballs (6 per page) *Perfect task for a student helper!
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Spanish Partner Conversations Accidents & Injuries Guided Conversations
By Specialty Spanish
Do your Spanish students need some help with interpersonal speaking? Are they struggling to have conversations in Spanish? Let’s give them some guided support with these partner conversations about accidents and injuries! Both students will have the opportunity to ask and answer questions as part of a conversation, but with a lot of scaffolding to build confidence.
There are 4 guided conversations, so both students will have a chance to ask and answer questions in a conversational way.
These conversations focus on accidents and injuries in the past time frame (preterite and imperfect).
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Spanish Guided Conversations Bundle for Interpersonal Speaking
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French Language Conversation Starters (Beginner to Intermediate)
By Create Learn Inspire Grow
Enhance your French language teaching with this comprehensive collection of 100 conversation starters! Perfect for beginners and intermediate learners, these prompts will help spark engaging discussions, improve speaking skills, and boost confidence in conversational French.
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Spanish Find Someone Who | Weekend Chat Speaking Activity Freebie
By KJ Inspired Resources
This no-prep Weekend Chat Find Someone Who Spanish Worksheet Activity is the perfect icebreaker activity the morning students return from the weekend. Your students can practice their speaking and listening skills in Spanish while talking about things they did over the weekend. Students will walk around the room and try to find classmates that fit into various themed categories, such as "find someone who played video games."
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Weekend Chat Activity | Find Someone Who Bingo Game Freebie
By KJ Inspired Resources
Welcome students back from the weekend with this find someone who printable game! This icebreaker is perfect for any weekend or for any longer weekends like Labor day, Memorial Day, MLK day, good Friday, and more! This activity is made for students in 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, and high school. Students will walk around the room and try to find classmates that fit into various weekend activity-themed categories, such as "find someone who stayed up all night."
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Spanish Stand Up Sit Down Game - After Spring Break Activity Freebie
By KJ Inspired Resources
Use this free no-prep After Spring Break Stand Up Spanish Activity to welcome your students after spring break or Easter break. Use this digital resource as an icebreaker the morning students return from spring break, community building activity or brain break! Students will love standing up or sitting down depending on their answer to the themed slides, such as "stand up if you played a sport."
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Four Corners Game Signs - For Icebreakers and Brain Breaks
By KJ Inspired Resources
Four Corners Game Signs - For Icebreakers and Brain Breaks: These printable Four Corners Game Signs are perfect for interactive icebreakers and brain breaks. They also work for any content or grade level! Simply pose a question and have your students choose a corner for debate or open dialogue. OR use one of our four corner games to increase engagement!
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Spanish Find Someone Who | End of the Year Summer Speaking Activity | Editable
By KJ Inspired Resources
This no-prep End of the Year Find Someone Who Spanish Worksheet Activity is the perfect activity for the last day of school! Your students can practice their speaking and listening skills in Spanish while talking about things they did over the school year and future summer plans. Students will walk around the room and try to find classmates that fit into various themed categories, such as "find someone who was never absent this year."
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After Fall Break Activity | Find Someone Who Bingo Game | Editable
By KJ Inspired Resources
Get students talking and connecting with this Find Someone Who After Thanksgiving Break activity! Perfect for icebreakers, brain breaks, or team building in your middle school and high school classes. This activity will build classroom community while reinforcing speaking and listening skills.
Students will walk around the room and try to find classmates that fit into various fall break themed categories, such as "find someone who stayed up past midnight."
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Find someone who did not eat turkey.
Find someone who stayed up past midnight.
Find someone who ate leftovers.
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Stand Up Sit Down
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Would You Rather
Stand Up Sit Down
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Spanish Find Someone Who - After Spring Break Speaking Activity - Editable
By KJ Inspired Resources
This no-prep After Spring Break Find Someone Who Spanish Worksheet Activity is the perfect icebreaker game to welcome your students after spring break or Easter break! Your students can practice their speaking and listening skills in Spanish while talking about things they did over break with their classmates. Students will walk around the room and try to find classmates that fit into various themed categories, such as "find someone who spent time with their friends."
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AVID Halloween Team Building Drawing Activity for Communication Skills
By KJ Inspired Resources
Use this Halloween activity as an icebreaker with your AVID students or for any class or content during the fall season! This team-building game promotes good communication skills which allows for AVID families to build trust and relational capacity. It also helps students prepare to be successful in their future college and career endeavors. This engaging game will allow AVID students to continue to develop those peer relationships as well as develop necessary skills!
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AVID End of Year | Summer Team Building Drawing Activity | Communication Skills
By KJ Inspired Resources
Use this end of the year, summer-themed activity as an icebreaker with your AVID students or for any class or content! This team-building game promotes good communication skills which allows for AVID families to build trust and relational capacity. It also helps students prepare to be successful in their future college and career endeavors. This engaging game will allow AVID students to continue to develop those peer relationships as well as develop necessary skills!
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AVID Back to School Public Speaking Digital Activity - 30 Second Speeches
By KJ Inspired Resources
This exciting back to school-themed 30-second speech activity is great for AVID, counseling, college and career, speech, or can be used as a fun brain break in any class! Use it during the first week of school to gauge your student's public speaking, dialogue, eye contact, planning, and teamwork skills!
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