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Vocabulary Centers for middle grades
This document includes directions for five vocabulary centers that can be used with whatever vocabulary your students have been assigned. You can ...
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Holocaust Pre-Unit Assessment
This is a short (five question) Power Point I used when I introduced the Holocaust unit to my classes. I did this as a four corners activity, in wh...
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Subject:
English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, World History
Level(s):
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Duration:
30 Minutes
Type:
Activities, Games
Holocaust Unit Activities
This is a file of many of the activities I used for my unit on the Holocaust. This file includes the following:
Holocaust Literature Project inst...
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Subject:
English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, World History
Level(s):
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Duration:
Other
Type:
Activities, GATE, Thematic Unit Plans
The Hobbit Study questions, sample quizzes, and activities
This is a unit I put together for my lower readers when we read The Hobbit together. The study guides are in two-column notes format, and there ar...
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Greek Mythology project and Intro Materials
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*A PowerPoint presentation intoducing students to Greek mythology, including the Greek and R...
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Subject:
Ancient History, English Language Arts, Social Studies - History
Level(s):
7th, 8th, 9th, 10th
Duration:
N/A
The Aftermath of a nuclear bomb
This short Powerpoint presentation uses historical photos from the dropping of the Atomic Bombs on Japan to show students the real effects. I used...
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Subject:
Short Stories, Social Studies - History, World History
Level(s):
6th, 7th, 8th, 9th
Duration:
N/A
Rubric for RAFT writing assignments
This rubric makes it easy to grade any RAFT assignment. RAFT stands for Role Audience Format Topic, and is a way of letting student show understan...
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Subject:
English Language Arts, Literature, Writing
Level(s):
5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Duration:
N/A
Type:
Activities, Assessment
Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Story Unit
Harrison Bergeron is an excellent short story to introduce students to a dystopian/utopian society. It can be used in conjunction with novels such...
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Subject:
English Language Arts, Short Stories, Gifted and Talented
Level(s):
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Duration:
2 Days
Type:
GATE, Lesson Plans (Individual), Novel Study
Writing for the Newspaper
This is a unit for middle grades students to learn about writing for newspapers. It covers both news writing and letters to the editor. It also a...
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Subject:
English Language Arts, Expository Writing, Writing
Level(s):
6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Duration:
2 Weeks
Elementary Grammar Project Directions & Rubric
This is a project I assigned to my middle school GATE students. They had to create a presentation that could be used by elementary teachers to tea...
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Subject:
English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Grammar
Level(s):
6th, 7th, 8th
Duration:
Other
Type:
Activities, GATE, Projects
40 Writing Prompts from 10 Quotations
In this packet you will find ten different quotations, each with four writing prompts. I have included questions at a variety of levels. All involv...
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Subject:
Creative Writing, Expository Writing, Writing
Level(s):
7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Duration:
N/A
Type:
Activities, GATE
Anti-Semitism in History
This powerpoint gives students an understanding of what anti-Semitism is and how long it has existed. I use this as an intro to my unit on the Hol...
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Subject:
English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, World History
Level(s):
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Duration:
30 Minutes
Center Directions - Word Roots
This center asks students to use their background knowledge and see what words they already know using common word roots. This center can be used ...
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Subject:
English Language Arts, Spelling, Vocabulary
Level(s):
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Duration:
N/A
Type:
Activities, Literacy Center Ideas
Flight 116 is Down Literature Circle Activities
A series of activities on the novel "Flight 166 is Down" by Caroline Cooney. When I decided to teach this novel, I could not find anything for it,...
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Haiku is for Wimps! Poetry Unit
Tired of teaching the same old poetry? Looking for some forms to teach that will challenge your students while still making it fun? This unit has...
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Subject:
English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing
Level(s):
6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th
Duration:
2 Weeks
Type:
Activities, GATE, Lesson Plans (Bundled)
Dread Locks by Neal Shusterman Novel Guide
This is a complete guide for using the novel Dread Locks by Neal Shusterman (part of the Dark Fusion Series) in the classroom. The guide includes ...
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Historical Poem Writing Project
After reading Paul Revere's Ride in class, I assign my students to pick an event from history and write their own poem about it. The poem has to i...
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Subject:
English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Writing
Level(s):
6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th
Duration:
Other
Type:
Activities, GATE, Projects
Choose a topic research portfolio
This is a portfolio system that I put together for my students. They students choose a topic they are interested in & complete a series of projects...
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Esteem Building in the Language Arts Classroom - White Books
White Books are an on-going project I do with my students. They learn how to compliment others, build up the self esteem of their classmates, and ...
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Subject:
Character Education, English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas
Level(s):
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Duration:
N/A
Week by Week Homework Building Reading Comprehension/Fluency
(From back cover of book) Can a once-a-week homework activity really boost reading fluency and comprehension? Yes! One-page reading passages, a cou...
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