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Claim, Counterclaim, Rebuttal | Argument Essay Lesson | Writing Practice
Build stronger argumentative writers with this complete, no‑prep teaching pack on the three essential components of argument writing: claim, counterclaim, and rebuttal. This resource gives you everything you need to explicitly teach, model, and practice these claims, counterclaims, and rebuttals through direct instruction, guided practice, real‑world examples, and interactive application. Perfect for middle and high school ELA, this pack helps students understand not just what these elements a
8th - 12th, Higher Education
English Language Arts, For All Subjects, Writing
CCSS
CCRA.W.1
, CCRA.W.9
, CCRA.SL.1
+1
Nonfiction English Reading Comprehension Passages | Current Events | BUNDLE #1
Ignite student curiosity and critical thinking with this engaging bundle of five Hot Topics Informational Text Reading Comprehension Lessons—designed to make close reading meaningful and relevant. Each no-prep lesson includes authentic, rich expository texts, standards-aligned comprehension tasks, writing prompts, and extension activities—everything you need for an impactful and complete classroom experience, with answer keys included. Updated 2025! Topics/Articles:Energy DrinksInternet SafetyTr
7th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Close Reading, Informational Text, Reading
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.3
+8
The Arrival by Shaun Tan -- 100+ Page Unit and Teacher's Guide GATE
Yes, we can teach reading, writing, speaking and listening, and critical thinking skills using this amazing graphic novel which has no “words!” It’s a journey about who we are, where we have come from, and the humanity we share. It’s about hope and love and understanding. At times powerful, at times breathtakingly beautiful . . . Shaun Tan’s The Arrival should be on every bookshelf in every classroom. This 100+ page teaching guide and unit has been developed over the past three years in my a
5th - 12th
English Language Arts, Social Studies
CCSS
RL.5.3
, RL.5.7
, RL.5.9
+18
Table-top Mini Golf: STEAM Engineering and Design for Elementary GATE
In From Putt-putt to Pebble Beach--Table-top Mini Golf, students will design and construct a playable table-top sized miniature golf course using the engineering design process. With these lessons, the teacher defines the problem, helps students gather background research, and specifies the requirements. The students do the rest: creating alternative solutions, choosing the best solution, doing development work, building a prototype, and testing and redesigning. The result is a classroom filled
4th - 7th
Engineering, Physical Science
Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
Rhetorical Appeals: Ethos, Pathos, Logos Multiple Choice (EDITABLE) TEST / QUIZ
INCLUDES REAL VINTAGE ADVERTISEMENTS! Ready to PRINT and USE. This multiple choice exam on ethos, pathos, and logos - tests learners on definitions and knowledge. THEN includes more advanced and rigorous questions where students read famous quotes, look at advertisements, and identify the correct appeal. ***** FULL UNIT OPTION - This product is also included our COMPREHENSIVE Persuasion and Rhetorical Appeals UNIT BUNDLE above - along with a classroom slides presentation, videos, writing assi
6th - 12th
ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Vocabulary
CCSS
CCRA.R.6
, CCRA.R.7
, CCRA.R.8
+4
Integer Project Bundle
Integer Projects Bundle
Need an integer project idea? This bundle includes 5 Integer Projects that you can use in your classroom. This is great for grades 6-8. I have used these in the past for an alternative to a written integer test. These projects are 21st century and provide real-world application. Great part about this – completely editable.
Projects Included:
-Budgeting Your Money with Integers (with rubric)
-Integer Timeline (with rubric)
-Integer Rules Comic Strip
-I am an Integer
6th - 8th
Algebra
Math Project-Create Own Dream Home-Blueprints and Floor Plan (perimeter & area)
Create blueprints and/or floor plans for your own dream home!!
Your little architects will love dreaming big with this project. Using their imaginations and graph paper, they will create their own blueprints.They will be learning area, measurement and perfecting those problem solving and critical thinking skills. The bonus is they won't even know it because they will be having fun.
This project is very "real life" oriented.
For the younger grades this would be better for the GT students. Or
3rd - 9th
Math
CCSS
3.MD.B.4
, 3.MD.C.5a
, 3.MD.C.6
+4
STEM Kid Engineering for GATE -- FERRIS WHEELS plus Primary Sources
In this GATE engineering journey, students will each construct a very cool Ferris wheel prototype as a final product. Along the way, they will examine primary source images, read primary source history, and integrate math, engineering, and economics in a learning process which incorporates best practices in gifted and talented education for 21st Century Learners.
This is a challenging engineering project—teacher guided. I used it for GATE 4th grade; however, my kids are experienced builders.
4th - 8th
Applied Math, Engineering, Social Studies
CCSS
5.NBT.B.7
, RI.4.1
, RI.4.3
+2
Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
SPIES! A GATE Adventure 18+ Contact Hours - Challenging and Engaging!
Your students will ask to stay in from recess for this. It is the most popular unit I've taught in 32 years, and it is packed with challenging critical thinking. We imagine students are training at the school for spies: mini survivor challenges, mini crossbows, a jewel heist, footprint mysteries, memory games, cipher disks, case files, messages hidden in gel caps. This unit is STEM and critical thinking at its coolest and finest, and we’ve thrown in reading, speaking and listening, and a social
4th - 7th
Applied Math, Engineering
Also included in: SIMULATIONS Real-World Projects GATE Bundle Gifted
Explicit Phonics Practice- Units 1-3 Bundle
Perfect for structured literacy classrooms! This resource is compatible with instructional practices used in the Wilson Just Words® program.This bundle is designed to provide targeted phonics practice for older students who need additional support with foundational decoding skills, sound-symbol relationships, and early spelling rules. Students will practice a range of skills across multiple concepts, including: Letter-sound correspondence for consonants and short vowels Phoneme segmentation an
6th - 12th
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Science of Reading, Spelling
CCSS
RF.5.3
, RF.5.3a
, L.6.2
+4
STEAM Kid Engineering -- The Playable Golf Course Design Unit for GATE
In this unit, students will build a contraption to hit a small, wooden golf ball through a scaled version of a golf course which they and their classmates have designed. They’ll make a trundle wheel for measuring and marking the course, write down their scores on a scorecard, design putters, and learn background in physics through their work in the engineering and design process.
The Playable Golf Course is not just fun. It’s a challenging engineering, design, and construction unit including
4th - 8th
Applied Math, Engineering
Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
Arctic Dogsled Racing Design Challenge - STEAM for Upper Elementary
Here’s an applied engineering challenge in which—just like in the real world of engineering—a poor design means limited success or even failure.
In the Iditarod Sled Challenge, students apply their background knowledge of physical science and use logic and imagination to construct a miniature sled that will deliver “serum” to Nome, Alaska, just like Balto once did.
Use this challenge in conjunction with your study of the arctic or the Iditarod--or as a stand-alone engineering challenge for the
3rd - 6th
Engineering, Physical Science
Also included in: Gifted and Talented SURVIVAL KIT Bundle -- 235 pages, big discount!
Da Vinci Parachute Prototypes -- Hands-on STEM
In this lesson, students solve geometry problems and learn background physics concepts as they build a working model of Leonardo Da Vinci’s parachute. Logic, critical thinking, a bit of Renaissance history, writing and supporting conclusions with details from a source—it’s all here too!
Make this extended lesson a cross-curricular, standards-based mini-unit, or just make it a cool building activity. Pick and choose the level of commitment right for you and your students. With the suggested e
4th - 8th
Engineering, Geometry, Physical Science
Accountable Talk: Productive Discussions & Communication | Middle-High School
With this Accountable Talk: Productive Discussions & Communication Pack, students will be able to Speak & Listen more clearly and effectively, and you'll have the tools you need to track and measure those skills. Read About It - Talk About It - Write About It. Updated 2025What makes this pack different? This pack is not necessarily a set of worksheets that “teach a lesson” on accountable talking practices and procedures for classroom communication and discussion. It is a set of tools that
8th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
English Language Arts, For All Subjects, Novel Studies
CCSS
CCRA.SL.1
, CCRA.SL.5
, CCRA.SL.6
STEM Kid Engineering and Construction -- Hoop and Launcher Game GATE
Kid-built in a few hours . . . this 7 inch tall basketball hoop can be assembled and re-assembled. We’re not going to toss a ball to make baskets with this project. Oh, no . . . we are making a little catapult to launch marshmallows at the hoop! Oh, yes! Sweet!
Use this building project as a challenging independent study for upper elementary, as a whole-class engineering project, or use it to make math and science applications like percentages, measurements and geometry, action/reaction, tr
3rd - 6th
Applied Math, Engineering
SHARK TANK Economics Pitches Prototypes PROJECT BASED PBL GATE
Welcome to the shark tank project-based learning unit. Let’s begin our entrepreneurial careers today!
Build critical thinking skills, public speaking success, and bring creativity, language arts, and economics into your classroom in a purposeful and authentic way.
Students will work in collaborative teams to solve a complex, ongoing, inquiry-based problem with a physical product for an authentic audience:
• Brainstorm a product, citing a need that will be fulfilled.
• Construct a prototyp
4th - 8th
Economics , English Language Arts
CCSS
SL.4.1
, SL.4.4
, SL.4.5
+3
Also included in: Creativity Bundle for GATE Gifted and Talented and ALL
Personalized To Do - Finished Editable Schedule Visual Aid ABA PCS Boardmaker
This is a Personalized To Do - Finished schedule visual aid, great for visual learners to encourage learning, promote positive behavior and reduce challenging behaviors in the home, therapy and classroom setting. Word document is editable to include students' name. Print, cut, laminate and add your activities. PCS and Boardmaker are trademarks of Tobii Dynavox LLC. All rights reserved. Used with permission.
PreK - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
"How Did I Do Today?" Daily/Weekly Student Behavior Tracker w/ Teacher Choice
This editable behavior tracker allows for students to set classroom behavior goals and track their progress towards meeting those goals. It can be used daily and reviewed weekly to encourage student accountability. It requires signatures for validity and even includes a section of positive behavior choices for students to choose from to restore relationships or lost time! Have a specific positive behavior you want to see more of? The " Teacher Choice" option allows you to choose an appropr
PreK - 12th
For All Subjects
First Day 3D Metaphor Nameplate and MORE!
On the very first day, your students will have created a personal metaphor, completed a cool 3D visual art nameplate which can be used as an effective classroom management strategy throughout the year, completed a public speaking opportunity straight from the Common Core Standards, and will have proven themselves to be a supportive listener in the classroom. Yep, all in this one interactive critical thinking activity . . .
In this introductory lesson, students use a graphic organizer to brains
4th - 6th
English Language Arts
Also included in: Gifted and Talented SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL CURRICULUM 1st-8th GATE
The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan - Teacher's Guide and Activities GATE
The beauty in The Lost Thing is that it settles into one’s soul in a casual and poetic way. What starts as a sort of amusing but sad story finds its way deeper into your heart. You begin to wonder, to ask questions. Soon you find yourself wanting to stand up and defend all the lost things in the world—including that lost part of yourself. Are you somehow guilty too, you wonder? Quite unexpectedly, you begin to really feel the world Shaun Tan creates. It is a wonderful experience in mindfu
4th - 12th
Graphic Arts, Literature
CCSS
RL.4.1
, RL.4.7
, RL.5.1
+13
Writing Prompt | Synthesis Argumentative Essay | Paying for Grades | AP Lang
With this low-prep, argumentative essay writing prompt pack, you will have everything you need to assign an argumentative essay to your middle or high school students. With the high-interest topic - Should students get paid for grades? - your teens will be excited to read the nonfiction textual-based stimuli included and compose an essay to state their point of view! Student Experience: Students will use the graphic organizer to brainstorm and organize their thoughts. Next, they will read t
7th - 11th
Business, English Language Arts, Writing-Essays
CCSS
W.9-10.1
, W.11-12.1
, CCRA.W.1
Weekly Behavior Chart Editable
This is an editable weekly behavior chart. It is individualized to meet your students needs while reinforcing positive behavior. You can edit and modify the desired behaviors and daily schedule for your classroom and your specific student. This behavior chart measures two behaviors throughout the day so the student is able to focus on specific behaviors and self-reflect throughout the day. This chart provides visual reinforcement of the desired behaviors that students can relate to (sad face, st
PreK - 6th
For All Subjects
STEAM DaVinci Renaissance Style: A Unit for Elementary GATE
In STEM Renaissance Style, students will follow the engineering process as they return to the 16th Century. With these lessons, the teacher defines the problem, helps students gather background research, and specifies the requirements. The students do the rest: creating alternative solutions, choosing the best solution, doing development work, building a prototype, and testing and redesigning.
Students construct a prototype of Da Vinci’s parachute while learning about falling objects, gravity,
4th - 8th
Engineering
Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
Terrible Things - An Allegory of the Holocaust
Questions for Eve Bunting's "Terrible Things - An Allegory of the Holocaust". The last questions ask students to compare theme with the poem "First They Came for the Jews", and to rewrite poem using modern situations.
7th - 10th
English Language Arts, European History
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