8th Grade English Language Arts Research

Having students research historical figures or famous people from pop culture? Use this blank organizer to help students as they complete their research! Perfect for any history or language classroom!

Great for extension activities, extra credit, or homework!

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Teach plagiarism in fun, interactive ways! Includes:

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Plagiarism game

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Defines plagiarism

Famous people and plagiarism

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Uses social interaction to understand proper citations. Great research tool! Easy-to-use, educational, and enjoyable. Guided instruction only is needed.

Are you an AVID or English teacher? Need to explain argumentative writing to middle or high school students? In this product you will find 16 teaching slides that explain argumentative writing.

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• 16 teaching slides that cover argumentative writing and format

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In this lesson, students learn interesting facts about the invention of language as they complete several projects including a WebQuest (Internet Scavenger Hunt) to answer questions about the topic. A complete answer key is provided for the WebQuest for easy grading, along with resources for both teachers and students. The student questions are included in both a print version and a digital (editable) version to make it easy for students to complete the lesson digitally or on paper. Also included with this lesson is a word search puzzle and an answer key, which is perfect for early finishers or as a part of the lesson.

This lesson is intended to be an introduction to the topic and was designed for middle school (grades 6-8) but could be used in upper elementary or high school as well. This lesson could be used in a history, English (ELAR), or technology class and is also a great lesson to leave for a substitute teacher!

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

· The Invention of Language WebQuest Activity (print and editable digital files
included)

· The Invention of Language WebQuest Answer Key

· Word Search Puzzle – The Invention of Language (includes answer key)

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This resource should accompany Kwame Alexander's book The Door of No Return. This writing project asks students to conduct a small amount of research about the real Door of No Return. They will consider why the author may have chosen this title for his book, and they will think about how their reading experience may have been different if they had known about the door before reading.

This resource includes the writing prompt, a space for collecting information regarding the research questions, an essay outline, and a grading rubric. All sheets come in color and black/white for easy printing.

This Scavenger Hunt serves as an excellent introduction to the life and times of William Shakespeare. It encourages active learning as students must use what resources they have to discover answers to the 21 important questions about the man, the myth, the legend himself. Resource can be used to introduce a unit on any of Shakespeare's plays as it is designed to provide a full picture of both Shakespeare and his life and times.

This product contains:

• 21 questions about the life and times of William Shakespeare and The Globe Theater
• Full Answer Key

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This resource is included in: Introduction to Shakespeare Powerpoint, Scavenger Hunt & Lesson Plan

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Do you want to engage and motivate your students to learn about Hispanic Heritage? Do you want to celebrate diversity? Then download this Hispanic Heritage Month Activity Biography Choice Board!

Students will deepen their understanding of the achievements of Hispanic people in this biography research activity. Students select from various topics including athletes, poets, politics, activists, and more. Then, students select from one of three short research projects. Activities include writing paragraphs, creating a poster, or sharing why they would like to spend a day with one of the individuals.

Use this choice board when celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, in the Spanish classroom, or for biographies and research.

➟Great for Hispanic Heritage Month, research projects, biographies, Spanish class

➟Included in this product:

• One choice board with 9 options - fully digital
• Instructions with details on 3 different projects
• Grading rubric
• Website Evaluation Form

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Use this animal report page to develop early research skills with your child/student.

Research using the internet or print material of your choice.

You may hear about natural disasters often, but some of the deadliest disasters in world history have been environmental disasters caused by human activity. This lesson involves having your students investigate environmental disasters that have taken place on our planet. Their initial focus will be to examine the Chernobyl disaster in the Soviet Union. After closely exploring the historical background to this accident, students will then choose and research a different environment disaster, and create a Google Slide presentation to demonstrate their findings.

This Resource Includes:

• Student/teacher instructions
• Google Doc T-Chart
• Grading rubrics
• Copy of UDHR (Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

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Use these convenient recording sheets in your classroom when teaching current events! They are easy for students to use, they come in six unique styles, and they are perfect to pair with current even text such as news articles! This product comes with SIX one-of-a-kind recording sheets that ask students to find key points, identify controversial issues, summarize author’s purpose, and critically think about current events. This product is perfect for morning work, homework, or use during social studies/current events block!

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Are you looking for a way to incorporate literacy skills into your social studies curriculum? Look no further! This no prep scaffolded compare and contrast essay will do the job!

Included is a brainstorming section that students can complete using ...

1. Their notes taken in class

2. YouTube videos on the Palaeolithic and Neolithic Stone Age (shown to the class)

3. Independent research on a computer

When the brainstorming section is completed, students will transfer their ideas into the essay outline.

Have students type their final copy. Editing and peer review can take place at this point.

The result will be a well constructed compare and contrast essay on the Stone Age that students can be proud of.

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What better way to introduce and teach research skills than with a historical based dinner party with United States Presidents? This 28 page handout focuses on research skills, such as citations, details, dialogue/text evidence, main idea, sources, paraphrasing, summarizing, topic/theme. It includes: Scoring Rubric Directions Party Invitations to make 22 Caricature Presidents Speech Bubbles Tables Sources and Citations sheets Extra Optional Projects Resources Supplemental Resources Have fun researching historical documents then creating dinner party conversations with this complete introduction to research unit.

In this lesson, students learn fun facts about the history of eBooks as they complete a WebQuest (Internet Scavenger Hunt) to answer questions about the topic. A complete answer key is provided for easy grading, along with resources for both teachers and students. Two versions of the WebQuest are included to let teachers print the questions or to provide them digitally as an interactive page in an editable Microsoft PowerPoint file. 

Teachers can provide students with links to the suggested websites to assist with their search, or they can use this lesson as a method of helping them increase their ability to search the Internet effectively for information. Another option is to provide students with the specific website where the answer for each question is found (included in the answer key) to simplify the lesson further if needed.

Also included is a word search puzzle, with an answer key for easy grading that can be used as an extension activity or as a part of the lesson.

This lesson was designed for middle school (grades 6-8) but could be used in upper elementary as well.

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.

Materials Required:

• Computers with Internet access for each student (or pair of students)
• Software such as Microsoft Word/PowerPoint or Google Docs/Slides

Files included:

• Teacher & Student Resources
• WebQuest questions for students - print and digital versions (fully editable)
• WebQuest Answer Key (non-editable, .pdf)
• Word Search Puzzle with Answer Key (non-editable)

Approximate Lesson Duration:

• 1-2 (50 minute) class periods

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This bundle should accompany Kwame Alexander's novel The Door of No Return. The story is not included in this resource.

This bundle includes:

- Chapter Vocabulary Lists

- Chapter Vocabulary Quizlet Links

- Google Form Vocabulary Tests

- A Reading Journal with 8 Prompts

- A Thorough Study Guide with Middle School English Vocabulary Embedded (personification, summarize, simile, etc.)

- A Final Writing Project Including Research

- A Final Writing Project Rubric

BONUS: Two prompts and worksheets for a socratic seminar discussion regarding the book.

These resources cover everything you could need for a unit about this novel.

This digital resource features a comprehensive list of questions to introduce the life and times of Edgar Allan Poe. Students will be shocked to learn some of the gruesome details of his life. This resource works great as homework prior to beginning your Poe unit or can be done in the classroom with computer access. As a Google Apps document, this resource is made with distance learning in mind and is therefore completely paperless.

Resource includes:

• 15 questions about Edgar Allan Poe on Google slides
• Full answer key
• List of credible websites for students to explore when looking for answers

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Do you want to engage and motivate your students in learning? Do you want to create a more inclusive classroom that celebrates diversity? Then download this Bundle Hispanic Heritage Month Activity and Bulletin Board Set. This is all you need to celebrate this month!

Biography Research Activity

Students will deepen their understanding of the achievements of Hispanic people in this biography research activity. Students select from various topics including athletes, poets, politics, activists, and more. Then, students select from one of three short research projects. Activities include writing paragraphs, creating a poster, or sharing why they would like to spend a day with one of the individuals.

Trivia Games

These three engaging trivia games are perfect as an individual or team-building activity. Use it as an engaging opener, attention-getter, a brain break, or build right into your lesson plans!

This no-prep resource comes with 50+ multiple-choice questions and instructions for three different games. Games can be played while moving around the classroom or sitting in seats or on the floor.

• A handout is included for quiet seatwork, homework, or emergency sub plans!

Bulletin Board

These 10 inspirational quotes and proverbs posters are perfect for Hispanic Heritage Month! Use for classroom décor, bulletin boards, or door decorations. Proverbs are from Mexico, Cuba, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and other countries. These sayings will surely resonate with your students. No prep! Just print and hang!

➟ Quotes included in this set:

• “At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.” ~Frida Kahlo, artist
• “I know who I am and who I may be, if I choose.” ~Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, writer
• "There is nothing harder than the softness of indifference." ~Juan Montalvo, author
• And many more!

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Flags in this resource: Andorra*, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ecuador, Gibraltar*, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Peru, Spain, the Philippines*, Uruguay, Venezuela

*Andorra, Gibraltar, and the Philippines do not have Spanish as an official language but it is widely spoken.

• Country names are in both Spanish and English

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• Instructions, grading rubrics, and answer keys
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• Trivia questions and handout
• 15 8.5 X 11 posters with quotes by famous Hispanics
• 20 8.5 X 11 flags of all Spanish-speaking countries

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Use this any person report page to develop early research skills with your child/student.Research using the internet or print material

of your choice.

This lesson will have students critically explore what has been described as “one of the worst human rights crisis in the world”— referring to the camps located in the northwestern province of China, which are currently holding a million or more Uighur Muslims. The Chinese government disagrees with this portrayal, and has claimed that the camps are merely “re-education centers.” This lesson will have students analyze the validity of the two portrayals through the study of multiple sources.

The central investigative question is:

Are the camps in China “re-education centers” or are they “concentration camps”?

Time Frame: 2-3 class periods (60 min)

Materials:

• Lesson Plan

• 14 Slide Presentation

• Student Handout

Overview of standard English composition essay guidelines for upper level writers. Basic, straightforward, and easy to follow. Includes examples of cover sheet, no cover sheet essay, and text model.

This is a differentiated mini-unit on Elizabethan England to prepare students for studying Shakespeare's works! It can be used as an introduction to any of Shakespeare's plays. It begins with a day of research into Shakespeare's life and times, then asks students to create a group collage on their topic and ultimately perform a presentation of their findings.

Included in this product:

- Rationale for Project

- English Language Arts Frameworks

- 4 Meticulously Explained Lesson Plans

- Extensive explanation of differentiation strategies embedded in lessons (Perfectly aligned with Standard II of Teacher Evaluations)

- 5 Separate packets with questions for 5 separate topics

- Rubric

- Picture of my students' work from this year

This is an engaging group project that keeps students working from start to finish while playing to their very different strengths. I have put hours upon hours into this project so that you don't have to - truly, you will find that it runs itself!

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