7th Grade Rubrics (by date, oldest first)

The ultimate STAAR test writing prep for high school, designed to supercharge your writing skills and propel you towards success!

This file includes everything you need to excel in your STAAR test, from fiction passages to non-fiction passages, paired passages, and multiple writing prompts.

This exercise will enhance your student's ability to synthesize information and develop well-rounded arguments. To help you tackle the writing prompts with confidence, differentiated student rubrics are included that outline clear expectations and criteria for success. These rubrics will guide your students in crafting well-structured, coherent, and persuasive essays.

What's Included:

• Fiction Passages
• Non-fiction passages
• Paired passage
• Multiple writing prompts
• Differentiated Student Rubrics
• Writing Checklist
• Student Resources
• PDF & Word Files

Elevate your writing assessment process with our comprehensive writing prompt rubric and grade sheet combo.  This meticulously designed spreadsheet is perfect for educators, writers, and content creators who need a structured and efficient way to evaluate written work.  The writing prompt rubric offers clear criteria across various aspects of writing, such as creativity, grammar, structure, and content relevance, making it easy to provide constructive feedback.  Paired with an integrated grade Sheet, this tool automates the grading process, calculates overall scores, and offers a streamlined approach to tracking progress.  Whether you’re grading essays, creative writing pieces, or content drafts, this all-in-one solution saves time and ensures consistency in your evaluations.  This spreadsheet is editable.

Orange Shirt Day: Truth and Reconciliation

Grades 6-8

Reading, Reading Compression, Vocabulary and Word Work, Questions with Answers, Journal Responses, Graphic Organizer, Rubric

PDF

12 Pages

This resource is in ENGLISH! If you're looking for this document in FRENCH, please click here!

This 38-page resource has everything you need to lead a Dragon's Den or Shark Tank in your middle school classroom!

This resource begins with 10 slides that explain the project rundown and is then followed by oodles of activities, mentor texts and rubrics:

• "What Interests Me?" (A brainstorming activity)
• "Improving an Experience" (A strategy to find an idea)
• "My Prototype: My Vision" (A visual activity on drawing and describing the "idea")
• "Show & Tell" (An activity on using the five senses)
• "The Pros and Cons of our Idea" (An activity on knowing if the idea is a good one)
• "What's the BIG Idea?" (An activity on finding the problem and solution)
• "The Advantages of my Product" (An activity on using persuasion to sell)
• "Who's your Audience?" (An activity on discovering your demographic)
• "Advertising and Social Media" (An activity on visual marketing on social media)
• "My Billboard" (An activity on billboard-style marketing)
• "My Company Jingle" (A simple activity on building a jingle that fits the brand)
• "It's All in the Display!" (An activity on designing the way the product is displayed)
• "The Whole Package" (An activity on designing the packaging for the product)
• "My Business Plan" (An activity on organizing information for the pitch)
• "What Would you Say?!" (An activity to help students plan their answers to tough questions in the den!)
• "Anticipating Potential Questions" (An activity to anticipate Dragon questions)
• "My Pitch - From Beginning to End" (A 2-page template to plan out a pitch)
• "Tropical Adventures Greenhouses" (A fictional 1-page pitch with 1 page of questions)
• "What's Good?" (A fictional 1-page pitch with 1 page of questions)
• "Pitch Evaluation" (Rubric for assessment)
• "Group Work Evaluation" (Rubric for assessment)
• "Peer Evaluation - Pitch Notes" (To facilitate note-taking during pitches from their peers).

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"FIRST CHAPTER FRIDAYS" - mais en Français! Transformez la routine de lecture de votre classe avec ma méga ressource complète Vendredis des premiers chapitres !

Ce document de 44 pages contient tout ce dont vous avez besoin pour lancer et maintenir un programme engageant de Vendredis des premiers chapitres tout au long de l'année scolaire. Conçu pour les enseignants et les élèves, cette ressource est remplie d'outils pour développer l'amour de la lecture chez vos élèves tout en renforçant leurs compétences en analyse et en écriture.

Ce que vous trouverez dans ce méga pack :

• Script pour l'enseignant : Une explication claire et structurée pour introduire les Vendredis des premiers chapitres à votre classe, ainsi que des leçons détaillées pour les deux premiers jours.
• Organisateurs graphiques et activités de réflexion : 27 (!!) fiches d'activités imprimables pour amener vos élèves à réfléchir profondément aux textes que vous lisez en classe. Ces feuilles de travail offrent des tâches significatives pour l'écriture et la réflexion, et aideront vos élèves à améliorer leurs compétences en écriture en analysant les personnages, le cadre et l'intrigue – découvrant ainsi comment appliquer ces compétences dans leurs propres écrits !
• Critères de succès, grilles d'évaluation, évaluations par les pairs et auto-évaluations : Toutes les ressources nécessaires pour évaluer les présentations et les réflexions de vos élèves.
• Cartes de discussion : 20 cartes de discussion imprimables (en noir et blanc et en couleur) pour animer des conversations en petits groupes ou en binômes.
• Présentation par les élèves : Offrez à vos élèves l'opportunité de présenter eux-mêmes des premiers chapitres à la classe, avec tout le soutien dont ils ont besoin pour réussir.

Ce qui rend ce produit unique :

Tout est inclus pour vous permettre de diriger les Vendredis des premiers chapitres chaque semaine, toute l'année scolaire : organisateurs graphiques, carnets de lecture, incitations de discussion, scripts, activités imprimables, grilles d'évaluation et critères de réussite. Faites de chaque vendredi un moment littéraire mémorable et éducatif !

Vous enseignez la littératie aux élèves de 5e à 8e années? Voici quelques ressources de mini-leçons en français à découvrir :

• Écriture: Générer les idées
• Écriture: Endurance et motivation
• Écriture: La structure et la fluidité
• Écriture: Améliorer le choix de mots
• Écriture: Introductions & conclusions
• Lecture: Solutionner les mots
• Lecture: La visualisation
• Lecture: Faire des liens
• Lecture: Connaissances antérieures
• Lecture: Faire des prédictions
• Lecture: Faire des inférences
• Lecture: Informations clés
• Lecture: Stratégies de réparation

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Plongez vos élèves dans l'univers fascinant et mystérieux de la légende avec ma ressource complète dédiée à Le Horla de Guy de Maupassant. Ce produit innovant est conçu pour une approche en atelier qui encourage l'exploration active, la collaboration et la créativité.

Ce que vous trouverez dans ce produit :

• Lectures partagées et guidées : Engagez vos élèves avec des extraits soigneusement sélectionnés de Le Horla, qui suscitent une réflexion et discussion approfondies. Des leçons quotidiennes structurées vous guident à travers chaque étape du processus d'écriture.
• Activités en binôme et pratiques individuelles : Favorisez l'interaction entre les élèves grâce à des activités en petits groupes et des exercices d'écriture autonome, renforçant ainsi leur compréhension des concepts clés.
• Stratégies d'écriture : Chaque jour, un plan de leçon vous présente une stratégie d'écriture spécifique, accompagnée d'organisateurs graphiques, des incitations et d'activités engageantes pour alimenter leur propre écriture.
• Notes détaillées pour les enseignants : Des conseils pratiques vous aideront à adapter vos enseignements en fonction de l'âge et du niveau de maturité de vos élèves. En raison de la nature plus sombre de Le Horla, un pivot vers des personnages et intrigues de Disney est inclus pour les classes plus jeunes.
• Développement de compétences : Vos élèves développeront leur compréhension des clichés et des tropes, ainsi que des compétences essentielles en développement de personnage, en élaboration de scènes et de décors, en thèmes et en ambiance.
• Présentation finale : À la fin de ce parcours, vos élèves auront l'opportunité de présenter leur propre légende à leurs camarades, mettant en pratique les compétences acquises tout au long des ateliers.
• Grilles d'évaluation : Des rubriques sont fournies pour évaluer à la fois la présentation orale et la rédaction du texte, facilitant ainsi le retour constructif pour chaque élève.

Durée du projet : 2 à 3 semaines

Ce produit transformera votre salle de classe en un lieu d'apprentissage dynamique où les élèves s'immergeront dans l'art de la narration et l'écriture créative. Offrez-leur l'opportunité de devenir les conteurs de leur propre légende tout en découvrant un classique de la littérature !

This 20-page ressource will have your students researching Canadian astronauts and astronomers with a series of projects and activities.

In this ressource, you will find:

• Elaborate success criteria and project description.
• Detailed rubric with 4 levels of success.
• A Web-Quest with simple questions and an answer key.
• Cut-out cards with 16 well-known Canadian astronauts and astronomers (your students might pick from a hat or you might prefer to pass them out).
• Detailed informative cheat-sheets I've created for each of those astronauts and astronomers for you to verify their responses (and to avoid you having to look!)
• A self-evaluative task including reflexive questions and self-grading activities.
• A written comprehension piece with questions and an answer key on the history of Canadians in space including important dates, names, missions and events in Canadian space history.
• Graphic organizers to prompt students to verify their sources of information and to keep track of their information.

This set of activities is great to leave with a substitute teacher as it could realistically take 2-3 days and includes ample supportive pieces to allow for an easy sub plan.

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Set the stage for outstanding oral presentations with this 5-page French resource, perfect for middle school and intermediate students. This comprehensive guide helps students set goals, establish objectives, self-assess, and assess their peers effectively. It includes clear success criteria, a detailed rubric, and outlines exactly what you're looking for in top-notch oral presentations.

Key Features:

• Goal Setting and Objectives: Helps students define clear goals and objectives for their oral presentations.
• Self-Assessment and Peer Assessment: Guides students in evaluating their own performance and that of their peers, fostering a culture of constructive feedback.
• Success Criteria: Provides students with clear criteria for what makes an excellent oral presentation, ensuring they understand expectations.
• Detailed Rubric: A comprehensive rubric that covers all aspects of an oral presentation, from content and delivery to engagement and clarity.
• Versatile Application: Generic enough to be used across any subject, making it a versatile tool for your classroom.
• Anxiety Reduction: Helps reduce anxiety and fear about public speaking by being transparent about expectations, thus building students' confidence.

Why You'll Love It:

• Clarity and Expectations: Use this resource at the start of the school year to clearly communicate your expectations for oral presentations, setting your students up for success.
• Student Empowerment: Empower your students with the tools they need to excel in oral presentations, helping them build confidence and skills.
• Engaging and Effective: This guide makes it easy for students to understand what makes a great presentation and how they can achieve it.
• Reducing Fear: By explicitly teaching how to properly present and setting clear expectations, this resource helps reduce students' fear and frustration related to public speaking.

Want more? Here are some FRENCH mini-lesson ressources for you to check out:

• Writing: Prewriting, Ideas and Getting Started/Générer les idées
• Writing: Writing Endurance & Grit/Endurance et motivation
• Writing: Sentence Structure & Fluency/La structure et la fluidité
• Reading: Word Solving/Solutionner les mots
• Reading: Visualizing/La visualisation
• Reading: Making Connections/Faire des liens
• Reading: Activating Prior Knowledge/Connaissances antérieures
• Reading: Predicting/Faire des prédictions
• Reading: Inferring/Inferencing/Faire des inférences
• Reading: Finding important and non-important information/Informations clés

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• Writing: Accords Mots-Sujets

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Optimize Your French Language Arts Classroom with the Ultimate Reading and Writing Assessment Binder!

This comprehensive binder is a game-changer for French language arts teachers, packed with graphic organizers, templates, checklists, rosters, gradebooks, and tools to keep you organized and efficient. Designed to streamline your teaching process, this all-in-one resource includes a phonemic diagnostic tool with 39 phonemes, word cards, and paragraphs built from each phoneme. Plus, with 56 reading prompt cards, you can engage in meaningful, insightful conversations with your students during meetings or interviews.

Key features:

• Graphic Organizers & Templates: A variety of tools to help structure lessons and assessments.
• Checklists & Rosters: Keep track of student progress and attendance effortlessly.
• Gradebooks: Simple, organized way to record and monitor grades.
• Phonemic Diagnostic Tool: Assess phonemic awareness with detailed resources for 39 phonemes.
• Word Cards & Paragraphs: Provide targeted practice with phoneme-specific materials.
• Reading Prompt Cards: 56 prompts designed to spark deep, meaningful discussions with students.
• Time-Saving & Efficient: Save hours of preparation time and maintain a clear, concrete collection of data for parent communication, resource coordination, and administrative reporting.
• Practical Groupings & Planning: Use the assessments to group students effectively and plan guided teaching sessions and small group work.

Invest in this essential resource to enhance your teaching, support your students, and stay organized throughout the school year. Perfect for boosting your classroom’s productivity and ensuring every student’s success in French language arts!

Teaching French LA and wanting help organizing your blocks? Here are some other FRENCH mini-lesson ressources for you to check out:

• Writing: Prewriting, Ideas and Getting Started/Générer les idées
• Writing: Writing Endurance & Grit/Endurance et motivation
• Writing: Sentence Structure & Fluency/La structure et la fluidité
• Reading: Word Solving/Solutionner les mots
• Reading: Visualizing/La visualisation
• Reading: Making Connections/Faire des liens
• Reading: Activating Prior Knowledge/Connaissances antérieures
• Reading: Predicting/Faire des prédictions
• Reading: Inferring/Inferencing/Faire des inférences
• Reading: Finding important and non-important information/Informations clés

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• Writing: Accords Mots-Sujets

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Cet ensemble contient tout ce dont vous avez besoin pour enseigner confortablement l'écriture à vos élèves de 5e et 6e années. Ce bundle contient 23 documents et 700 pages (!!) et inclut:

• Toutes mes minis-leçons d'écriture

  • 14 mini-leçons scénarisées/scriptées;
  • 15 tableaux d'ancrage explicites;
  • 8 exemples modélisés;
  • 11 activités imprimables.

• Tous mes produits sur les stratégies de lecture et d'écriture

  • Affiches d'écriture.
  • Affiches de lecture
  • Incitations de lecture
  • Incitations d'écriture

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  • Affiches + Signets POMMES
  • Affiches: La phrase de base
  • Verbes en -er

• TOUS les genres d'écriture de ma boutique 

  • Le genre persuasif (Le texte d'opinion)
  • Le genre narratif (Les petits moments)
  • Le genre poétique (La poésie)
  • Le texte descriptif justificatif (La critique)
  • Le rapport de recherche (Le texte informatif)
  • La bande dessinée

• Des activités à l'oral

  • Dragon's Den
  • Le débat

• Un ensemble d'organisateurs graphiques

• Mon ensemble d'évaluation en littératie (cartable de littératie)

• Mon ensemble de compréhensions de lecture:

  • Biodiversité
  • Sports extrêmes
  • Espace et le système solaire

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Welcome to the Mega Massive Grade 6 Bundle—your ultimate resource for an entire year's worth of curriculum! This extraordinary bundle includes 131 documents and a staggering 4,000+ pages of content, covering every aspect of Grade 6 Math, French Language Arts, Science, "Transdisciplinary" Units, Cross-Curricular Units, and Project-Based Learning.

Here's what you'll find packed into this 131 document crypt:

Language Arts:

• Complete Genre Studies: Detailed lessons and activities for all genres.
• Mini-Lessons and Workshops: Comprehensive tools for reading and writing instruction.
• Reading and Writing Prompts: Engaging activities to boost literacy skills.
• Excerpts and Writing Pieces: Diverse texts for comprehension and writing practice.
• Modelled Examples and Lesson Plans: Clear guides to support effective teaching.
• Verb and Grammar Units: Thorough resources for mastering French language skills.
• Task and Flash Cards: Interactive tools for grammar and vocabulary practice.
• Posters and Anchor Charts: Essential visual aids for classroom support.

Math:

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Create a Colonial Times Newspaper using this template. Use this when teaching about the 13 America Colonies. Students can choose one of the 13 Colonies, Jamestown, Plymouth, or one of the 3 Colonial Regions (New England, Middle, Southern). A Rubric is included.

This is a bundle of 10 products related to England's Colonization of America.

A great and exciting way to incorporate music into the learning environment while teaching the concepts surrounding the fall of the USSR! Engages students and creates a fun learning environment. A zip file reader is needed to open the zip file and access the lessons.

OBJECTIVES:

o The learner will examine 20th-century music to gain an understanding of the social and political aspects surrounding the fall of the Soviet Union (USSR).

• The learner will understand the events and issues leading to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
• The learner will compare and contrast the historical map of the Soviet Socialist Republics to a current-day map identifying how political borders and names have changed.
• The learner will examine how the fall of the Soviet Union affected those under communist leadership and those throughout the world.

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Includes:

° Complimentary "personal quotes" PowerPoint surrounding the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

° Warm-up Activity: Analyzing "Wind of Change" Lyrics for the understanding of the fall of the USSR.

° Presentation Grading Rubric

° 12 Song Lyric Analysis Sheets to choose from

° Optional Reading Activity

° Comparison Map of Soviet Union Region vs. Current-Day Map.

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Students will have the opportunity to analyze lyrics for the following songs: (Includes an Analysis Guide Sheet) QR Codes available for use.

Ø Advice to Joe—Roy Acuff

Ø American Soviets—C.C.C.P.

Ø Back in the USSR—Beatles

Ø Everybody Wants to Rule the World—Tears for Fears

Ø Land of Confusion—Genesis

Ø Right Here, Right Now—Jesus Jones

Ø Roads to Moscow—Al Stewart (May want to divide the song into Part 1 & 2

and let different teams analyze one—Very long)

Ø The Story of the Fall of The Soviet Union—Jeffrey Lewis

Ø The Wall—Steppenwolf

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Culminating activity:

Students will gather the information learned from the political / protest song and present it to the class, using a grading rubric for guidance.

You students will have fun with this activity and they get to not only hear historical music of the 1970-the'90s, butwhich learn about the events surrounding the fall of the USSR.

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What can Africa teach the world about government? Africa's government system has experienced various types of government from democracies to republics to autocracies. This is a comprehensive cooperative activity for students to explore the various governments of Africa while learning or reviewing the government systems. It can also be completed individually if the instructor chooses not to have students work in groups.

The lesson ends with a Big Picture Question: What can Africa teach the world about Government?

OBJECTIVES:

• Understand the structure of various African government systems.
• Compare and contrast African government systems.
• Decipher the difference between autocracy and democracy.
• Decipher the difference between parliamentary democracy and presidential democracy, as well as a parliamentary republic and presidential republic.
• Recognize that lines are often blurred when it comes to government systems and how they are function.

INCLUDES:

• Editable PowerPoint: What Can Africa Teach Us About Government? (Teacher may edit as needed)
• Thorough Instructions including directions for the instructor as well as guiding questions.
• Student Sheet: What Does Africa Have To Teach The World About Government?
• Student Sheet: Country Government Profile research activity. (2 pages)
• Grading Rubric

This lesson will require research provisions: Internet, encyclopedias, books on Africa focused on government.

SAMPLE OF PROCEDURE:

The students will work in groups of two (2) or three (3) to complete the assignment.

Provide each group/student with a What Does Africa Have To Teach The World About Government? Have the group read it over together. Students will, then, work in groups to complete the Country Government Profile guide sheet, examining the structure of a government chosen by the student/group. They will use the What Does Africa Have To Teach The World About Government? in which to refer when needed during the Country Government Profile. Give the students approximately 30 minutes to complete the activity.

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Note this lesson is intended for group cooperation but could be easily adapted for an individual assignment. This is a research and problems-solving activity.

Have your student examine and explore the Environmental Issues Around the World 5 Geographical Themes lesson in your geography classroom and encourage them to use their higher-level thinking skills to identify and problem-solve. Students will learn about the world's environmental issues through presentations of the final products. In addition to problem-solving skills. students will practice public speaking skills, which they will take into the world.

OBJECTIVE:

• The learner will identify an environmental issue around the world.
• The learner will be able to recognize things they can do to save our earth.
• The learner will be able to illustrate an environmental issue that is harmful to our environment and present a solution to the problem.
• The learner will revisit and apply the 5 geographical themes.

MATERIALS FOR RESEARCH ACTIVITY

Access to the Internet for research (or) various printed articles, one for each team. Suggestions of articles are provided, but as time evolves, the issues may change and the articles may become irrelevant or outdated. Please make sure to keep your articles updated. The way to avoid outdated articles is to allow students to choose their articles and complete research. The instructor may also choose his/her articles for this lesson. If the link doesn’t work, as they often change addresses, Google the article name, and you more than likely will be able to find the article, as the article usually remains on the web, but the address may have changed.

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES INCLUDE

Pollution, Global Warming, Overpopulation, Natural Resource Depletion, Waste Disposal, Climate Change, Loss of Biodiversity, Deforestation, Ocean Acidification, Ozone Rain, Acid Rain, Water Pollution, Urban Sprawl, Pubic Health Issues, Genetic Engineering.

INCLUDE

• Introduction: Global Environment Bingo Game,
• Vocabulary Class Discussion/Game
• Activity: What Environmental Issue Can You Solve (Group or Individual Activity)
• Closure/Evaluation: Presentation + Grading Rubric

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Topic: St. Valentine’s Day History & Geography (Cooperative Activity Lesson)

Theme: Valentine’s Day

Subject: World Geography

Grade Level: 5th-12th grade

Time frame: Two 60-Min Class Periods

DAY ONE: COOPERATIVE READING ASSIGNMENT & COMPREHENSION GAME

MATERIALS

• A Geographical Study of Valentine’s Day (Student Copy)
• Store-bought or hand-made Valentine’s cards with envelopes, 6-8 per group, depending on the group size. Each student will have two cards. Three students = 6 cards. Four students = 8 cards. (Students may earn extra credit points for donating cards)
• Reproducible valentines and envelopes if students are not able to provide store-bought Valentine’s cards (Valentine included; purchase some small envelopes at the dollar store.)
• Directions to the Valentine Swap reading comprehension game. There are three options: (1) Valentine Swap, (2) Valentine Pile It Up Game, (3) Valentine's Fact or Fiction Game

Note: For option #3, Fact and Fiction Game, each group will need a whiteboard and a dry-erase marker.

PROCEDURE

Reading Activity & Comprehension Game:

Students will work together to complete a geography Valentine's reading activity on the history of Valentine's Day. They will then participate in one of the three-game options provided in the lesson with detailed instructions.

To incorporate language arts into the geography classroom, the teacher has the option to have the students complete a cumulative group or individual activity of creating a poem. This lesson includes graphics to help students understand the difference between limerick, haiku, and rhymes.

CLOSURE:

Groups/Students will present their poems to the class and will be evaluated based on a rubric.

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What if China had a Facebook page? What would it look like? What would it include? Who would China's friends be? What would the posts look like?

This lesson incorporates cooperative learning, research, and higher-level thinking skills.

Students will work together in cooperative groups to examine a pre-made Facebook of China and then will work together to create their own. Students learn through exploration.

Includes:

°Detailed teacher instructions

°Instructor-made Facebook page of China (Sample for students)

°Facebook Template for students to use during their planning.

°Grading Rubric

°Suggestion for a site that allows the student to create their own Facebook page.

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Is the United States a true democracy or a true republic or a mixture of both? This is a conceptual thinking lesson on government types and systems implemented to encourage students to develop their higher-level thinking skill sets. Students will gain an understanding of the similarities and differences between a Republic and a Democracy by working in cooperative groups to complete a comparison T-Chart. Based on their findings they will be asked to determine if the United States is a true democracy or a true republic. This can be challenging for students who have yet to develop high-level thinking strategies, but we as teachers must help them develop these skills by giving them opportunities to do so. The student will need to back up their decision with reason. It is suggested that teachers participate in students' learning process by rotating from group to group to check for understanding and provide assistance and redirection. This was used in a 7th-grade public school system but can be used at high-grade levels with success.

Conceptual teaching is based on taking a concept and going beyond the basic facts to develop a true understanding. Conceptual thinking may be challenging for some students; therefore, as the instructor you may need to provide individual guidance, whether students are working individually or in teams. Learners will strengthen their conceptual thinking skills the more they are encouraged to use these skills. With this lesson, I suggest students work in teams so they can learn from one another.

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• Articles discussing Republic vs. Democracy (Three are included in PDF form with the purchase of this lesson plan. See the downloaded zip file.)
• T-chart (printable included)
• Quotes for display (printable included) —Note: You may choose other ways to display.
• Writing tools (pen or pencil)
• Notebook paper
• Grading rubric
• Teacher-created poll using one of the suggested sites or a poll box. See the "Closure" section.
• Approved electronic devices for the poll. Each team will need access.
• Optional: Second poll for follow-up after presentations/arguments.

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This is a fun and musical way to discuss a tough subject on plate boundaries and how they affect the African Rift Valley along a divergent plate boundary where the Somali Plate and African Plate are drifting apart. In millions of years, this could cause not only East Africa to become a new small continent, but would create a new ocean.

This lesson incorporates music as a learning tool. Students will enjoy the new rendition of the song Breaking Up is Hard to Do. It is a love song from West Africa to the East African Rift Valley. An original teacher-created MP3 of the song is included in this lesson.

OBJECTIVES:

1. The learner will listen to and analyze the song.
2. The learner will understand how physical processes shape patterns in the physical environment specific to tectonic plated forces.
3. The learner will describe different landforms such as trenches and lakes near Africa’s Great Rift Valley and the physical processes that cause their development.
4. The student will explore how people, places, and environments changed over time and the effects of these changes.
5. The student will demonstrate their understanding of the causes and effects of environmental changes on people and the economy.

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• Detailed teacher instructions
• Suggesting videos (Not Mandatory for Lesson)
• Lyrics to song + song analysis with teacher answer sheet.
• Plate Tectonics Map
• Plate Tectonic Puzzle
• Group Reading Activity
• Anchor Chart Planning Sheet
• Grading Rubric
• Exit Cards
• Enrichment Activity to review the 5 Geographical Themes

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