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Shakespeare Sonnets Made Easy Support Materials
How to Use This PowerpointThis PPT is meant to be run live and talked through. It has animations, so you click through the individual pieces so students aren’t overwhelmed by the information. Think of it as a pacing tool, not something students read silently. Getting StartedOpen the file in Slideshow mode.Advance using clicks or arrow keys so ideas appear gradually.Read key parts out loud. The rhythm matters more than the text.Early Slides: Setting the FrameWalk students through:What a sonnet i
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Creative Writing, ELA Test Prep, Poetry
CCSS
RL.7.4
, W.7.3
, W.7.3d
+4
Menu of Independent Reading Projects FREE Enrichment and GATE
Just say YES to the five C’s for gifted learners with CHALLENGES, CHOICES, COMPLEXITY, CONTROL over what and how they learn, and teachers who authentically CARE. Energize all readers with this project choice menu – FREE! Come back for over 200 lessons and units specifically designed for gifted learners.
3rd - 10th
English Language Arts, Literature
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Generic Rubric for Independent Projects
How can you assess final products when students have created a myriad of products? How can you compare a chart, a song, a poem, and/or a debate to each other in terms of quality? Allowing students to choose their projects and show you what they know using their own talents and interests is a valuable tool; let's make it easy to evaluate as well. Here is a generic rubric which my graduate students (all experienced teachers) really appreciated. Enjoy for free! (If you want a more thorough rub
3rd - 12th
Literature, Social Studies
Character Trait Project- Common Core Reading Standard R.L.4.3
This project is fun and easy to set up. It incorporates the common core standards for Reading and allows the students to get out of the worksheet cycle and into the classroom fun zone! There are notes included about character traits and an extended activity for writing.
3rd - 6th
Creative Writing, Reading
Stock Market Project
This project is intended to be used for students to apply their skills of multiplying decimals by whole numbers, adding/subtracting decimals, and analyzing graphs/data to the real-world. To track the stock market, students can go online and type in the company's name in Google. The price of the stock should pop up.
4th - 7th
Decimals, Economics , Other (Math)
CCSS
5.NBT.B.7
, 5.OA.B.3
, 6.NS.B.2
+4
Extra Credit Projects for Middle School ELA (1st, 2nd, and 3rd Six weeks)
You will find a detailed extra credit project for middle school students. It is available to save, modify to your needs, and print out.
1st six weeks "Hispanic Heritage Month" September-- Details directions and rubric for student
2nd six weeks "Poetry" Detailed directions and rubric for student and useful websites
3rd six weeks "Newspaper" I used this before we began our research unit. Detailed directions and rubric for student
6th - 9th
English Language Arts, Poetry
6 Great Extension Activities and Projects
I created this living document for students who finish work early, meet their goals, or simply need an to showcase their creativity. I keep a copy posted in my classroom, share a copy with parents on my classroom website, and give students copies to take home or keep in their binders. I also keep a sign-up chart in my room. Students can sign up for which project they'd like to work on, and when they're finished I let them present their project, game, song, etc. to the class, and draw out of a c
4th - 8th
English Language Arts, Reading Strategies
Global warming and photosynthesis project based learning task
This resources is a complete project based learning task that requires students to learn about photosynthesis, global warming and the carbon cycle. The project helps students develop their own opinion about a real world 'wicked' problem (a problem where there are multiple perspectives about a 'right' solution). This is a rigorous task that empowers students to see how science concepts affect their every day lives.
Students are presented with the following: "To combat global warming, some indivi
7th - 9th
Biology, Earth Sciences, Science
Theatre Project Choice Board Demo
Get THREE FREE PROJECTS in this demo version of my Theatre Project Choice Board(s): Puppet Show Project (Performance): Use your creativity and resources to make at least 2 puppets and film a 3+ minute puppet show.Lighting Show Project (Design): Choose a play/scene/song: design 5+ lighting cues influenced by emotions and practical needs of the scene.Twitter Pitch Project (Miscellaneous): Create a Twitter Feed (10+ Tweets) pitching an idea for a new play, musical, movie, or TV show. It should clea
6th - 12th
Art, Drama
Nurturing a Product-Based, Project-Based STEAM Classroom -- FREE Guide
If you’ve ever thought,
“I’d like students to try something other than writing out answers to show what they know . . .”
or “We need more energy in this classroom . . .”
or “How do I know if they ‘get it’ if they don’t write it out?”
THEN THIS INFORMATIVE SLIDESHOW IS FOR YOU!
Why are products a good measure of critical thinking?
What is the difference between a product and simply “making a cute craft item?”
How do products show understanding?
What makes a good product?
What if a product l
1st - 8th
Engineering, For All Subjects
Industrial Revolution Invention Research Project
Students are asked to research an invention and think about the following: How have inventions changed our world? Why did some inventions earn fame while others are forgotten? How have early inventions changed through time? All students will be assigned an invention to research. They will need to find information about their invention and answer detailed questions.
5th - 8th
Social Studies, U.S. History
Enrichment Project-Prairie Dogs
Tunnel your way through this mini enrichment project. Learn about the habitat, species, environmental impacts, and societies of the prairie dog. Students can continue on to the extend your learning section if he/she would like to become a prairie dog expert.
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Science
Disney/ Pixar "Up" project based learning choices
Unit assessment on conception vs. reality examined through Disney/ Pixar's "Up". Includes different assessment types for different learning styles with 4 different options. All project-based learning. Choice board used to differentiate learning.
3rd - 6th
Creative Writing, Writing-Expository
Gifted Book Project Critical Thinking Questions - EDITABLE
20 higher level critical thinking questions to use in addition to a book report, project, or supplement an ELA assignment! I require that my gifted students incorporate at least five of these critical thinking questions into their extension activities in ELA.
3rd - 8th
English Language Arts, Reading
Rock Cycle Writing Project
This fun assignment gives students a chance to learn and demonstrate knowledge and use of vocabulary as it relates to the rock cycle. It includes vocabulary including: metamorphic, sedimentary, igneous, plate(s), continental drift, fault, magma or lava, crystals, wind or water, weathering, erosion, deposition, and pressure/heat. Children are encouraged to include humor in the writing so there is more of a creative challenge that will stretch both writing skills and content knowledge at the sam
4th - 7th
Earth Sciences, Writing
CCSS
W.5.3
, W.5.3a
, W.5.3b
+2
Enrichment Project-How do Lungs Work
Research the lungs and how they help us each and every day, and then show what you learned about these hard working organs.
The resources for research are included. There is an option to take the learning to the next level by working on a critical thinking activity.
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Science
Animal or Plant Cell Project
Students will create a 3-D model of either a plant or animal cell. This is a project that allows students to be creative. There are few guidelines to allow a student to be free to express their learning.
3rd - 6th
Biology, General Science
State Cereal Box Project
Had each student pick a state that they have never traveled to but wanted to know more about.
This project brings out creativity, students gain knowledge on many new states, and it's an interactive way to learn.
K - 6th
Geography
Sentence Structure RAFT project
Students will demonstrate their knowledge of simple, compound, and complex sentences by completing one of the assignments. This is a great way to engage students in a lesson that tends to be boring.
5th - 7th
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
Ted Talk Informative Writing and Speech Project
I created this for my Sixth grade students final Grammar project. You can make a copy to the slides and edit the videos to fit your students needs.
3rd - 12th
English Language Arts, Writing
Project Based Learning- Wedding Cookie Table Planning (Multiplication)
Students will pretend they are wedding planners and help the bride and groom plan for their wedding cookie table. Read about the Pittsburgh-based tradition within the project and use websites of local bakeries to develop price quotes for the client. Students must use multiplication and online tools to complete this activity.
If the formatting is changed upon download, please contact me.
3rd - 7th
Basic Operations, Other (Math)
Math Real World New Year Project
Think about eight special numbers from 2014 that were important to you in some way.
Examples:
*number of teeth you lost in 2014
*number of friends you made in 2014,
*number on the favorite jersey you got in 2014, and so much more!!
For each special number, I want you to write why it is special, and then use your number in a subtraction equation. Your special number may be an addend, or the difference. Please include at least four 2-digit numbers.
A chart is included to guide students, depen
1st - 6th
Basic Operations, Numbers
Tinkercad Project #1: Make a Sideless Cube
About Teaching CAD to Elementary StudentsTeaching CAD to elementary students is harder than learning it yourself. You’ll quickly discover that students have a wide range of skills, abilities, and understandings. Some will catch on quickly while others need one-on-one guided help. So much of what they will be required to do is new that it can be overwhelming. This is even more the case when students are absent. After having taught CAD for over seven years, I’ve figured out a way to make the lesso
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Instructional Technology
Enrichment Project-Bioluminescence
This mini research project is perfect for the student who wants answer the questions "How do creatures produce light?" or "Why do creatures produce light?" This mini project starts with the child gathering background information using the included research sources. Then the child will show what he/she learned. There is also an option to stretch the learning with a more advanced research project.
4th - 7th
English Language Arts, Science
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