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Biography Worksheet - Blank Research Organizer
By The Classroom Globetrotter
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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By Meggen Loew
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.
By Meggen Loew
Use this animal report page to develop early research skills with your child/student.
Research using the internet or print material of your choice.
Format How to Type Your Essay (Standard Guidelines for an English Essay)
By Beth Hammett
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.
The Door of No Return Writing Project
By Ms. J's ELA
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.
Scholarly Research Sources (Research and Writing)
By Beth Hammett
Do your students need help defining,understanding, and identifying academic, scholarly research sources? This 16 page easy-to-follow lesson includes:
Discussion/Reflection on where students search for sources
What is scholarly research? (An Overview)
Table of Other Kinds of Sources: Popular, Trade, News & Opinion
Activity for Kinds of Resources
Types of Research Resources: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary
Activity for Types of Research Resources
Where to Locate Scholarly Research
How to Know if Your Research can be Used
Using Wikipedia--Yes or No?
Evaluating Wikipedia Bibliographies
Research Sources Checklist
Great for learning how to categorize and define scholarly research sources! Use with upper level, AP, dual credit, homeschool, college level students, and flipped classrooms.
Stone Age Essay Writing | Compare and Contrast | Essay Graphic Organizer
By Jennifer
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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Edgar Allan Poe Digital Scavenger Hunt for Distance Learning
By Language Arts Excellence
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:
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More resources to round out your Edgar Allan Poe unit:
⭐ Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe Scavenger Hunt (paper version)
⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Digital Bell Ringer Journal Prompts
⭐ Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe PowerPoint
⭐ Edgar Allan Poe ESCAPE ROOM
⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Crossword Puzzle
⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Brochure
⭐ Edgar Allan Poe's Obituary
⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Human Tic Tac Toe Review Game
⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Quote Posters
Chilling literature guides to frighten your students for months!
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⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Short Story BUNDLE
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Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe Scavenger Hunt
By Language Arts Excellence
This 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.
Resource includes:
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More resources to round out your Edgar Allan Poe unit:
⭐ Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe PowerPoint
⭐ Edgar Allan Poe ESCAPE ROOM
⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Bell Ringer Journal Prompts
⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Crossword Puzzle
⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Brochure
⭐ Edgar Allan Poe's Obituary
⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Human Tic Tac Toe Review Game
⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Quote Posters
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Mark Twain Scavenger Hunt: Introduction to the Author Activity
By Language Arts Excellence
In order to fully appreciate and understand a work of literature, it is important for students to acquire background knowledge on the the person who wrote it and the time period in which it was written. This scavenger hunt serves as an excellent introduction to Mark Twain and can be used in conjunction with any of his works.
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Also, check out these great Scavenger Hunts for other famous authors by Language Arts Excellence:
⭐ Shakespeare Scavenger Hunt
⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Scavenger Hunt
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Shakespeare Scavenger Hunt: Introduction to the Author Activity
By Language Arts Excellence
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.
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This resource is included in: Introduction to Shakespeare Powerpoint, Scavenger Hunt & Lesson Plan
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Also, check out these great products to add to your Shakespeare unit by Language Arts Excellence:
⭐ Elizabethan England Differentiated Mini-Unit
⭐ Shakespeare ESCAPE ROOM
⭐ Shakespeare Bell Ringer Journal Prompts
⭐ Shakespeare's "Death Lines" Activity
⭐ Shakespeare's Epitaph Assignment
⭐ Shakespeare Valentine's Day Lesson Plan
⭐ Sonnet 130 Valentine's Day Lesson Plan
⭐ Sonnet 18 Valentine's Day Lesson Plan
⭐ William Shakespeare Quote Posters
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Presidents Dinner Party Writing Activity
By Beth Hammett
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.
Hispanic Heritage Month Biography Choice Board for Middle School English
By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot
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
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Women's History Month Activity Choice Board
By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot
Do you want your students to be engaged in learning about women? Do you want to foster their creativity and support their voice? Then download this Women's History Month Activity Choice Board! This choice board comes with 8 unique activities, allowing students to deepen their understanding of women's history. Great for differentiating instruction and various learning styles!
Students can write poems, draw murals, or even create (imitation) social media accounts of various women of their choosing. There is an activity for every type of student!
Also included is a list of 30 lesser-known women - with an emphasis on women of color - to ensure students are getting a more accurate picture of this history month.
This is all you need to help your students learn about this all-important month!
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Analyzing Environmental Disasters Caused by Human Activity
By Sarah Austin
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.
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By Beth Hammett
Teach plagiarism in fun, interactive ways! Includes:
Group or individual activities with critical thinking component
YouTube videos
Discussion examples
Plagiarism game
Plenty of Extra resources
Defines plagiarism
Famous people and plagiarism
Citations
Examples of famous people who plagiarized
Myths of Plagiarism
Make a KWL chart of plagiarism
Time for Students' examples
and more...
Uses social interaction to understand proper citations. Great research tool! Easy-to-use, educational, and enjoyable. Guided instruction only is needed.
China's Camps: "Re-education Centers" Or "Concentration Camps"?
By Sarah Austin
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
Elizabethan England Differentiated Mini-Unit
By Language Arts Excellence
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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Also, check out these great products to add to your Shakespeare unit:
⭐ Introduction to Shakespeare Powerpoint, Scavenger Hunt & Lesson Plan
⭐ Shakespeare ESCAPE ROOM
⭐ Shakespeare Bell Ringer Journal Prompts
⭐ Shakespeare Crossword Puzzle
⭐ Shakespeare's "Death Lines" Activity
⭐ Shakespeare's Epitaph Assignment
⭐ Shakespeare Valentine's Day Lesson Plan
⭐ Sonnet 130 Valentine's Day Lesson Plan
⭐ Sonnet 18 Valentine's Day Lesson Plan
⭐ William Shakespeare Quote Posters
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The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander BUNDLE of Resources
By Ms. J's ELA
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.
Bundle Hispanic Heritage Month Activity and Bulletin Board Set for History
By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot
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.
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!
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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.
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