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Engage your middle school students (grades 5-8) in the essential 21st-century skill of discerning and evaluating websites with this meticulously crafted Media Literacy Lesson Kit. Perfect for any research-based class, this resource empowers students to critically analyze information, a skill increasingly crucial in today's digital age. Whether you're introducing media literacy or reinforcing it as a review, this lesson kit serves as an invaluable tool, especially effective before students embark on writing essays.

What’s Inside?

• Slide Deck: A visually engaging 27 slide presentation designed to capture students' attention and guide them through the fundamentals of media literacy.
• Handouts: Ready-to-use handouts for students, including a note-catcher to accompany the slide deck and activities, ensuring interactive learning. Includes QR codes!
• Teacher Lesson Plan: A detailed, step-by-step plan for a 60-minute lesson, offering flexibility to adapt to your classroom's needs. The lesson plan is clearly structured with a Do Now activity, whole group lesson, teacher model, partner practice, and independent practice segments.
• ✅ Teacher Answer Key: Answers to all activities, providing you with a quick and efficient way to assess students' understanding and participation.
• Extra Activity: Extend the lesson with an engaging activity using the Media Bias Fact Checker. Students will plot the bias and credibility of 15 popular news websites, deepening their understanding of media bias and reliability.

Why Choose This Media Literacy Lesson Kit?

• ☑️ Print and Go: Save valuable planning time with this comprehensive resource that's ready to use the moment you download it.
• ☑️ Versatile and Interdisciplinary: Designed to fit seamlessly into any research-based unit across subjects, enhancing students' critical thinking and evaluation skills.
• ☑️ Builds Essential Media Literacy Skills: Students learn to identify bias, assess credibility, and understand the impact of media on public opinion, equipping them with the skills to navigate the digital world confidently.
• ☑️ Interactive and Engaging: With a variety of activities, from sorting to reflective writing, students stay engaged and actively participate in their learning journey.
• ☑️ Ideal for Introduction or Review: Whether you're kickstarting a unit on media literacy or reinforcing these crucial skills, this lesson kit is perfectly tailored to meet your needs.

Elevate Your Teaching with Our Media Literacy Lesson Kit!

Prepare your students to critically analyze and navigate the complex landscape of digital media. This lesson kit not only enhances their research projects but also fosters an understanding of the broader implications of media consumption. Don't miss out on the opportunity to equip your students with the skills they need to succeed in the 21st century. Add our Media Literacy Lesson Kit to your teaching toolkit today and witness the transformation in your classroom's approach to media literacy!

Need a new, creative, and fun way to teach landforms? This lesson, which includes a Faces of Earth Landforms Speed Game and will allow your students to grasp the concept of each landform, both contextually and visually

Includes:

Introduction Activity

Speed Time Contract

Faces of Earth Portrait activity

Grading rubric and in-depth teacher instructions

Answer sheets

All game pieces are included. May require minimal amount of teacher prep.

Your kids will have fun while learning!

Note: This lesson is written for individual student instruction, but can be easily modified for group collaboration. Suggestions are included in teacher instructions.

Teachers know it is important to allow students to reflect on their strengths and weaknesses so they can grow and improve. I created these reflection sheets to make it easy! I simply print these reflections out at the end of each Marking Period and have students reflect on their grade as well as the quality of work they turned in. They then describe how they can improve as we begin the next Marking Period. Reflection sheets are also included in case your school uses Quarters or Trimesters.

In this lesson, students learn more about what makes an effective infographic as they analyze existing infographics and then create their own. Included with the lesson is a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation for whole class instruction (editable) to learn about infographics and analyze them as a class. Infographics with discussion questions are included in the PowerPoint. Next, students choose a topic of interest, research their topic and then create an infographic using Piktochart (www.piktochart.com), a free Web 2.0 tool that does not require download. A Quick Start Guide for the program is included to help students navigate the program. Topic suggestions are included in the teacher/student resource material. These infographics look great printed and displayed in the hallways!

This lesson was designed for middle school (grades 6-8) but could be used in upper elementary grades or high school as well. It can be used for any subject that wants to incorporate technology in a lesson.

This lesson is great for distance learning/remote learning. You can upload it to your school's learning management system (Google Classroom, Edmodo, Canvas, etc.) or share with students via Google Drive.

Files included:

• Teacher & Student Resources

• Infographics Presentation (whole class with discussion questions) in MS PowerPoint (editable)

• Research worksheet (two versions – for individual or teams)

• Infographic Project: Student expectations, instructions and grading rubric

• Quick start tutorial for Piktochart

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Are you looking for an introduction to robotics for your students? Are you looking for robot challenges that get increaslingly more difficult for your students? Then The Robotics Training Table is the currculum that you've been looking for!!

This curriculum packet includes:
-PowerPoint design for your challenge mat. You get both the PowerPoint file and jpegs. There are three images here...the mat and the mat with 12 inch grid lines overlay, with and without guides.

-The student handout with The Problem, The Challenges, Graphic Organizer and Design Briefs for brainstorming their solutions.

-The teacher handout takes you step-by-step as to how I brought this table to life in my classroom. I've also included some pictures of my table.

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Geography | Earth Day Project | Creating a 501c3 | Real-World Activity

The Compassion Project | Facing Needs Around the World

Students learn through play or reenactment — yes even when they are older and in middle school or high school. This lesson has students work in cooperative groups to identify an educational, health, human or environmental need around the globe. As if in real-life circumstances, students come together to create a non-profit 501c3 with a purpose or mission on solving this world issue. It may range from animal cruelty issues to lack of resources like water to deforestation, etc.

Each team will work to combat an issue in one of the following categories:

° Animal Cruelty & Endangered Species Issues.

° Plant & Environmental Issues

° Human & Social Issues

° Other

OBJECTIVES:

• The learner will understand the difference between pity, sympathy, empathy, and compassion.
• The learner will research human, educational, health, environmental, and social issues throughout the world.
• The learner will work to plan and create a non-profit compassion organization to help the cause and issue.
• The learner will work with his/her team to create promotional material for their non-profit 501c3 organization.

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

1. Compassion Goes Beyond Sympathy and Empathy (Compassion Wheel)
2. Technology to display various Compassion Wheel, Compassion Organizations Websites, and introductory video.
3. Whiteboard/Blackboard on which to write.
4. Wall Signs: Animal Cruelty & Endangered Species Issues, Plant & Environmental Issues, Human & Social Issues, and Other.
5. Compassion Organization Planning Guide.
6. Computers, environmental magazines such as National Geographics.
7. Paper, posters, markers, pencils, erasers, rulers, glue, scissors, etc.

INCLUDES:

• Guiding questions
• Suggested YouTube videos
• Compassion Wheel
• Detailed teacher instructions with intro, procedure & closure
• Wall signs for intro activity

Student Packet

• Student instructions: How are You Going to Make a Difference?
• Examples of mission statement & logos
• How to Create Your Non-Profit planning graphic organizer
• Compassion Activity Choice Board
• Guardian permission slip (if needed for YouTube, Instagram, FB)
• Mockup of a 501c3 application
• Grading Rubric
• Mockup letter of tax exemption approval letter.

And More!

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Creating a Student Success Guidebook (brochure project) gives students an opportunity to share their knowledge and tips for success in middle school with the following year’s new incoming class of students. This is perfect for a technology or leadership class, or for a club that focuses on assisting students, such as Student Council. Students work in small teams to research an assigned topic about expectations in middle school, specific to their school. Next, they create one page of a brochure with their information which will finally be combined with the other teams’ pages to create a full brochure that can be published and distributed to incoming students. The project was created for 8th graders but could easily be adapted to use with 5th or 6th graders leaving elementary school and providing tips for success to new elementary students, or could be used by sophomores (or above) in high school to create a success guide for incoming high school freshmen.

Great end of year project!!

Files Included with this Lesson

• Teacher & Student Notes and Resources

• Brochure Project Instructions, Expectations & Grading Rubric

• Sample Brochure (non-editable .pdf)

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This PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL resource allows teachers and students to work through a lesson critically. This resource boasts has 60+ EDITABLE Slides, Several Suggested Projects and Activities, Varied Types of Worksheets, Primary and Secondary Sources characteristics and student-friendly handouts. This resource encourages insightful planning and thinking from both teacher and student. 6th - 12th Graders will show their growth through this resource, and YOUR LESSON. Check it out!

This RESOURCE includes:

1. PRIMARY CATEGORIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

2. SECONDARY CATEGORIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

3. 60+ SLIDE/DOCUMENT EDITABLE resource

4. OVER 6+ SUGGESTED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

5. SEVERAL WORKSHEETS

6. TEACHER NOTES and more

to make your your classroom GREAT!

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• SECONDARY ASSEMBLY ACTIVITIES [for MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL]
• SECONDARY GET-TO-KNOW-YOU YEAR-ROUND BINGO AND GAMES
• QUOTABLES [PROJECTS, ACTIVITIES, & WORKSHEETS FOR USING QUOTES FOR ANALYSIS]

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This BIOGRAPHY PROJECT resource allows students to look at themselves, their responses to historical figures, and their society and world. This resource boasts has 60+ EDITABLE Slides, Several Projects and Activities, Varied Types of Worksheets, Reader Response, a VIDEO ASSIGNMENT, and Short Responses This biography resource encourages insightful research.6th - 10th Graders will love this process and research, this resource, and YOUR LESSON. Check it out!

This RESOURCE includes:

1. 60+ SLIDE/DOCUMENT EDITABLE resource

2. A VIDEO DEFENSE ASSIGNMENT

3. A BIRTH CERTIFICATE ASSIGNMENT

4. A TIMELINE PROJECT

5. SEVERAL WORKSHEETS

6. A REFLECTION EXERCISE

7. 13+ PROJECT/ASSIGNMENTS and much more

to make your your classroom GREAT!

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William Wordsworth's "2 Poems" [LESSON ACTIVITIES & Poems]

SPACE [LESSON ACTIVITIES]

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This BLOOM'S TAXONOMY FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL resource allows teachers and students to work through a lesson critically. This resource boasts has 70+ EDITABLE Slides, Several Suggested Projects and Activities, Varied Types of Worksheets, Bloom's Taxonomy characteristics and QUESTION STEMS and TASK CARDS. This resource encourages insightful planning and thinking from both teacher and student. 6th - 12th Graders will show their growth through this resource, and YOUR LESSON. Check it out!7

This RESOURCE includes:

1. BLOOM'S TAXONOMY CATEGORIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

2. 60+ SLIDE/DOCUMENT EDITABLE resource

3. OVER 12+ SUGGESTED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

4. 30+ TASK CARDS (6 PER CATERGORY)

5. SEVERAL WORKSHEETS

6. TEACHER NOTES and more

to make your your classroom GREAT!

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• FRESHMAN EXPERIENCE UNITS 1 - 8 [FULL YEAR CURRICULUM] [MEGA-Bundle]
• THE STUDENT SUCCESS PROJECTS and ACTIVITIES for MIDDLE and HIGH SCHOOL
• SECONDARY ASSEMBLY ACTIVITIES [for MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL]
• SECONDARY GET-TO-KNOW-YOU YEAR-ROUND BINGO AND GAMES
• QUOTABLES [PROJECTS, ACTIVITIES, & WORKSHEETS FOR USING QUOTES FOR ANALYSIS]

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This BIOGRAPHY PROJECT resource allows students to look at themselves, their responses to historical figures, and their society and world. This resource boasts has 60+ EDITABLE Slides, Several Projects and Activities, Varied Types of Worksheets, Reader Response, a VIDEO ASSIGNMENT, and Short Responses This biography resource encourages insightful research.6th - 10th Graders will love this process and research, this resource, and YOUR LESSON. Check it out!

This RESOURCE includes:

1. 60+ SLIDE/DOCUMENT EDITABLE resource

2. A VIDEO DEFENSE ASSIGNMENT

3. A BIRTH CERTIFICATE ASSIGNMENT

4. A TIMELINE PROJECT

5. SEVERAL WORKSHEETS

6. A REFLECTION EXERCISE

7. 13+ PROJECT/ASSIGNMENTS and much more

to make your your classroom GREAT!

You may also appreciate:

FELICIA HEMANS "The Graves of a Household" [LESSON ACTIVITIES & POEM]

AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE [LESSON ACTIVITIES]

William Wordsworth's "2 Poems" [LESSON ACTIVITIES & Poems]

SPACE [LESSON ACTIVITIES]

JOHN KEATS' "5 POEMS" [LESSON ACTIVITIES & POEMS]

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Ahoy, educators! Dive into the world of coordinates with our engaging no prep Battleship Coordinates Game for you or an emergency sub lesson for your Geography and Maths programs.. Designed meticulously with students in mind, especially those who find coordinates challenging, this game offers a hands-on, interactive approach to mastering the X and Y axis f

Master Coordinates with the Battleship Game: A Fun & Engaging Learning Tool!

Resources:

• Lesson plan to help your implement
• Complete single A4 page with instructions and supporting information for all students (Simply duplicate and distribute)

Why Choose the Battleship Coordinates Game?

• Engaging Learning: Transform the daunting task of understanding coordinates into an exciting naval adventure!
• Tailored for Strugglers: Specifically crafted for students who find coordinates tricky, serving as an excellent introduction.
• Aligned with Standards: Our game is in sync with Common Core outcomes, ensuring your students are on track with curriculum standards.
• Dual Learning: While students immerse in strategic gameplay, they're simultaneously reinforcing their understanding of basic coordinates.

Common Core Outcomes:

• CCSS.Math.Content.5.G.A.1: Use a pair of perpendicular number lines, called axes, to define a coordinate system.
• CCSS.Math.Content.5.G.A.2: Represent real-world and mathematical problems by graphing points in the first quadrant of the coordinate plane.

Australian curriculum links: for teaching coordinates in geography and mathematics:

• ACGSE037: Use maps, globes, and other spatial representations to locate places and features.
• ACGSE043: Analyze the spatial distribution of people, places, and things.
• ACGSE051: Understand the impact of human activities on the environment.
• ACMNA066: Understand the concepts of coordinate geometry, including the Cartesian coordinate system.
• ACMNA067: Be able to plot points and lines in the Cartesian coordinate system.
• ACMNA068: Use coordinate geometry to solve problems.
• ACMNA069: Understand the relationship between coordinate geometry and other areas of mathematics, such as geometry and algebra.

Bring coordinates to life in your classroom and watch as your students navigate their way to success. Set sail into the world of interactive learning today!

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This BLOOM'S TAXONOMY FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL resource allows teachers and students to work through a lesson critically. This resource boasts has 70+ EDITABLE Slides, Several Suggested Projects and Activities, Varied Types of Worksheets, Bloom's Taxonomy characteristics and QUESTION STEMS and TASK CARDS. This resource encourages insightful planning and thinking from both teacher and student. 6th - 12th Graders will show their growth through this resource, and YOUR LESSON. Check it out!7

This RESOURCE includes:

1. BLOOM'S TAXONOMY CATEGORIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

2. 60+ SLIDE/DOCUMENT EDITABLE resource

3. OVER 12+ SUGGESTED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

4. 30+ TASK CARDS (6 PER CATERGORY)

5. SEVERAL WORKSHEETS

6. TEACHER NOTES and more

to make your your classroom GREAT!

You may also appreciate:

• FRESHMAN EXPERIENCE UNITS 1 - 8 [FULL YEAR CURRICULUM] [MEGA-Bundle]
• THE STUDENT SUCCESS PROJECTS and ACTIVITIES for MIDDLE and HIGH SCHOOL
• SECONDARY ASSEMBLY ACTIVITIES [for MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL]
• SECONDARY GET-TO-KNOW-YOU YEAR-ROUND BINGO AND GAMES
• QUOTABLES [PROJECTS, ACTIVITIES, & WORKSHEETS FOR USING QUOTES FOR ANALYSIS]

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TheAngryTeacherBLOG

EMAIL LIST

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Youtube

Facebook

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Hey Angry Teacher Fam,

I'm Richard Williams, The Angry Teacher. I've been teaching for 20+ Years, and have amassed quite a bit of knowledge to share. Please consider joining the Angry Teacher family; we'll enjoy having you in the fam!

Please consider checking out the other EDUCATIONAL materials and resources in my store.

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Ahoy, educators! Dive into the world of coordinates with our engaging no prep Battleship Coordinates Game for you or an emergency sub lesson for your Geography and Maths programs.. Designed meticulously with students in mind, especially those who find coordinates challenging, this game offers a hands-on, interactive approach to mastering the X and Y axis f

Master Coordinates with the Battleship Game: A Fun & Engaging Learning Tool!

Resources:

• Lesson plan to help your implement
• Complete single A4 page with instructions and supporting information for all students (Simply duplicate and distribute)

Why Choose the Battleship Coordinates Game?

• Engaging Learning: Transform the daunting task of understanding coordinates into an exciting naval adventure!
• Tailored for Strugglers: Specifically crafted for students who find coordinates tricky, serving as an excellent introduction.
• Aligned with Standards: Our game is in sync with Common Core outcomes, ensuring your students are on track with curriculum standards.
• Dual Learning: While students immerse in strategic gameplay, they're simultaneously reinforcing their understanding of basic coordinates.

Common Core Outcomes:

• CCSS.Math.Content.5.G.A.1: Use a pair of perpendicular number lines, called axes, to define a coordinate system.
• CCSS.Math.Content.5.G.A.2: Represent real-world and mathematical problems by graphing points in the first quadrant of the coordinate plane.

Australian curriculum links: for teaching coordinates in geography and mathematics:

• ACGSE037: Use maps, globes, and other spatial representations to locate places and features.
• ACGSE043: Analyze the spatial distribution of people, places, and things.
• ACGSE051: Understand the impact of human activities on the environment.
• ACMNA066: Understand the concepts of coordinate geometry, including the Cartesian coordinate system.
• ACMNA067: Be able to plot points and lines in the Cartesian coordinate system.
• ACMNA068: Use coordinate geometry to solve problems.
• ACMNA069: Understand the relationship between coordinate geometry and other areas of mathematics, such as geometry and algebra.

Bring coordinates to life in your classroom and watch as your students navigate their way to success. Set sail into the world of interactive learning today!

Grab Your Battleship Coordinates Game Now!

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This lesson will have students explore the two systems of ‘Capitalism’ and ‘Socialism’. Students will go beyond the surface level of understanding, and will be prompted to apply their knowledge of these two economic systems to a distant, isolated culture called ‘Ladakh’, who have been dramatically transformed by “development” or capitalism. Students will analyze a documentary film and identify examples of each economic system. Two critical thinking activities are included that will serve to demonstrate their new understandings and have students delve deeper into the economic & political dynamics shown in the film. 1) 'Loop/Web Diagram'- Students will show how the road coming into Ladakh has changed their culture and environment. 2) Debate- In this extension activity students will be assigned one of five perspectives; all of which were presented in the documentary. This activity will prompt students to rethink any assumptions and understandings they may have had tied to the concepts of progress, development, wealth and poverty. Materials: • Lesson Plan • 1 PowerPoint (26 Slides) • Documentary film titled ‘Ancient Futures: Learning from the Ladakh’ • Grading Rubrics • Printable Handouts: o HANDOUT #1: Guided PowerPoint Notes o HANDOUT #2: Economic Cheat Sheet o HANDOUT #3: Economic Labels o HANDOUT #4: Debate Activity

Students will go back into time (1950s & 60s) and;

• Analyze primary sources & make conclusions about various events. 
• Recognize how American life and culture changed throughout the decade.
• Identify specific examples of ‘conformity’ and ‘counter-culture’ & its’ causal relationships. 

FOUR Optional Historical Thinking activities include;

CHOICE #1: Analyze 1950s T.V shows/commercials

• How does this TV show define or portray family?
• In what ways does the show reinforce cultural codes or stereotypes of the American Family?
• What messages or underlying themes does the TV show mostly want its viewers to understand? How do you know?

CHOICE #2: Debate Women’s Beauty Pageants

• How does this TV show define or portray family?
• According to this source, why are some women protesting the ‘Miss World Beauty Pageant’?
• Be prepared to analyze a statement on the next slide, & formulate a supporting argument.

CHOICE #3: Compare teenagers Pre-WWII V. 1950s

• Analyze primary sources that depict teenagers before World War II and in the 1950s.
• For each set of images, you will consider the questions & draw comparisons.

CHOICE #4: Consumer Simulation- Sears Catalog

• Ss will go back into time (1956) & will have purchased a brand new Levittown home! Upon moving to the suburbs, they will need to fill their home with clothes & furniture using the Sears Catalog. Be careful with the budget as life events & circumstances can change!

This Resource Includes:

• Teacher Reference Guide
• 66 Google Slide Presentation & Guided Notes (Answer Key)
• Four Optional Extension Activities
• Sears Catalog

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• Protest Movements of the 1960's: E-Chapter Textbook Project
• César Chavez: Analyzing Primary Sources
• The Cold War and Vietnam
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Desert Island Explorer is an engaging, two-week game-based sub unit designed for grades 5 to 9, offering an immersive and bilingual experience centered around the theme of desert islands. This project-based learning module combines elements of language arts, science, and teamwork to enhance students' critical thinking, creativity, and collaborative skills.

• Lessons are provided in English, and all activities within are French and English.
• These products work in English or French classrooms.

Nothing is more stressful than having to leave work for an extended time: our profession requires us to plan, to create engaging resources, and to assume the subs covering have French capabilities. We all know that's... not the reality of this profession. When you've gotta be out, you've gotta be out, and frankly, when you're in this position, you've not got the time, energy or mental health to allow for this level of planning. That's where I come in! This ressource covers you for roughly two weeks: providing your sub with direction in English, and activities in both English and French to ensure a seamless absence... And if you aren't actually out (or maybe you're checked out and just a body in the room!) but just want someone to tell you what to do for 2 weeks, this checks out for that, too.

I integrate discussion-based prompts, writing activities, reading activities, film watching, reflections, games, math tasks, group work, projects, presentations, art tasks - just about everything to keep them engaged while you're away! This is a clear and engaging this resource for your next emergency absence.

In this mega crypt of activities relating to desert island survival, you'll discover the following activities:

• All lesson plans (in English) for 15 activities and projects;
• Desert Island Charades (An engaging team activity where they must act out different desert island scenarios and go head-to-head against the opposing team);
• Island Survival Expedition (A team-based activity on choosing the items to bring to a desert island - without surpassing a maximum weight limit);
• Shipwrecked (An activity which will have students ranking items based on their importance for survival after being shipwrecked);
• A Brief History of the Message in a Bottle with 2 questions;
• Make Your Own Message in a Bottle (An engaging, meaningful task which involves students writing, decorating, "throwing to sea" and finding bottles with their classmates);
• Bottle + old paper templates (For use with Message in a Bottle activities);
• Dilemme sur une île déserte (4 pages of math activities - French only);
• 2 x Reading comprehension:
  • “Perdus en mer” (French only - grades 7-9) with questions;
  • “L’Île mystérieuse” (French only - grades 4-6) with questions.
• Desert Island Dilemma (A writing prompt with information for idea generation);
• Film project (Success criteria and rubrics included for this team-based, drama-focused task);
• The great survival strategy (Stations activity on persuasive language techniques and strategies)
• The great survival strategy (Persuasive prompt following the stations activity)
• Jeopardy-style flash cards (Whole group team-based game on finding the best answer)
• Watch + Respond (A film to be viewed with examples on how to engage students with their listening)
• Watch + Respond (Student question list - English only)
• Watch + Respond (Collaborative question cards - English only)
• The Ultimate Survival Guide (A final project which will have students creating pamphlets, brochures or an infographic on a desert island. Includes success criteria and rubrics in both English and French).

Hopefully this provides a sense of relief and calm to you in this time of need!

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Kaitlyn.

This is an engaging digital breakout room that is NO PREP! Students will enjoy this digital breakout website that has them solve four logic puzzles to find all the necessary keys to unlock the locks which is forcing a giant snow machine to cause blizzards all over the world. Students will use the Google Form that's embedded in the website to fill in their guesses for the passwords. They will get an immediate response on whether their guess was correct, (which will allow them to go to the next rooms submission), or tell them to try again. This website is great for struggling readers as well because an AI avatar is able to read all directions/information aloud to the student if needed.

Students will enjoy this digital breakout website that has them solve four logic puzzles to find all the necessary keys to unlock the safe and get Cupid's arrows back. Students will use the Google Form that's embedded in the website to fill in their guesses for the passwords. They will get an immediate response on whether their guess was correct, (which will allow them to go to the next rooms submission), or tell them to try again.

This is an engaging digital breakout room that is NO PREP! Students will enjoy this digital breakout website that has them solve four logic puzzles to find all the necessary keys to beat the leprechauns puzzle and win the pot of gold! Students will use the Google Form that's embedded in the website to fill in their guesses for the passwords. They will get an immediate response on whether their guess was correct, (which will allow them to go to the next rooms submission), or tell them to try again. This website is great for struggling readers as well because an AI avatar is able to read all directions/information aloud to the student if needed.