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This product is a close examination of the excellent documentary, American Factory, which is currently available on Netflix. This multi-part assignment is broken into 6 separate worksheets and is meant to be taught over the course of a full week. This assignment is a great way for students to learn about unions, corporations, business, and culture. This product also includes a very short pre-reading assignment which defines unions and gives some brief background information. The premise of this

The product includes 25 guiding questions for the first two episodes of the excellent mini-series, The Turning Point: 9/11, and the War on Terror (currently available on Netflix ), as well as an answer key . The first two episodes of this series cover the 9/11 terror attacks themselves, as well as the relevant information both leading up to, and following the attacks. The rest of the series goes in-depth into the formation of the Patriot Act, and the War in the Middle East. Keep in mind, this p

This product includes a pre reading worksheet, chapter questions, final discussion questions, and a vocabulary handout, for the wonderful, award-winning novel, Clap When You Land, by Elizabeth Acevedo. This product includes: * a pre-reading worksheet that encourages discussion and a chance for students to interact with the novel before beginning the reading. * a vocabulary and terminology handout that includes important vocabulary and translations of Spanish terms and phrases that appear regul

This resource comprises a short pre-viewing assignment, three guiding worksheets, and an answer key, following the excellent documentary, Salam Neighbor. Ideally, this assignment would be broken into at least three class periods. This film is an excellent resource for topics including, immigration and refugees, immigration law and policy, humanitarian efforts, morality, etc. This assignment would lend itself very well to subjects including but not limited to, English Language Arts, Social Studi

This product includes film questions for the award-winning film, The Revenant. There are 13 multi-part questions included which are intended to inspire student rigor and in-depth class discussions. There is also a short document preceeding the questions which includes viewing suggestions for the educator. There is no answer key provided becuase answers will be subjective and based on students viewpoints. This film is based on the real American frontiersman and fur trader, Hugh Glass, who was lef

This is a multi class assignment which focuses on the award winning documentary Blackfish. This is an amazing film for considering themes such as, keeping animals in captivity, human-animal relationships, human-animal intervention, animals as entertainment, corporate greed, guilt and innocence, etc. The film question guide provided asks students to think critically about these themes and builds towards a short essay response and discussion (questions also provided). This is a very emotionally co

This product is an art project to pair with the excellent novel, Clap When You Land, by Elizabeth Acevedo. It can be used in conjunction with the Clap When You Land unit or as a stand alone assignment after completing the novel. There is a 5 slide PowerPoint which should be used to explain the art project. Also included, is a student worksheet which students gather important descriptions about the characters and places in the novel, which will then be included in the final art project. "In a

This bundle includes the entire "Clap When You Land" unit, plus the extension art project! "In a novel-in-verse that brims with grief and love, National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of forgiveness, and the bittersweet bonds that shape our lives."

Use this resource as a close reading passage or as a quick check for sequencing skills!

A cute door poster that is 11 x 8.5 inches and individual strawberries to write student names on as a beginning of year decoration. Laminate and use for many years to come!

Ask and answer questions about wild turkeys!

This graphic organizer can be used in any subject. It gives the student the opportunity to write a sentence using the word, draw a picture, the definition and find synonyms and antonyms for the vocabulary word.

______________________________________________________________________________________________ This product includes film questions for the Oscar nominated film, Saving Mr. Banks. There are 10 multi-part questions and four post film essay questions included. This film is perfect for teaching about themes including: relationships, resilience, success, empathy, addiction, etc. This is also a great exstension assignment if you watch or read Mary Poppins or read about the author PL Travers. This pro

Product Overview:This product contains a viewing guide for the award winning documentary, Honeyland. The viewing guide includes a short overview of the film, some important vocabulary terms, a section for note taking during viewing, and six multipart post viewing questions, designed to facilitate student agency and discussion. An answer key is not provided because student answers will vary significantly. This is a beautiful and unique film which makes deep connections between the human experien

Two fall haiku poetry templates for student final drafts.

Use this resource as a close reading passage or as a quick check for sequencing skills!

This product is a simple behavior tracking sheet for teachers interested in using the strategy of a school store. The tracker focuses on 5 specific behaviors; respect, responsibility, puntuality, effort, and ability to follow directions. The student has the ability to earn 10 points each day which then can be coverted to school store funds under the teachers discretion. This tracker has been used with great success in both the general education and Special Education environments. Cheers!

This is an excellent exercise for beginning the school year or to kick off a poetry unit. In this exercise students will follow a series of guided prompts to complete a poem about themselves. A prompt is given for each stanza and each stanza gives students a chance to practice important poetic devices, such as, metaphor, simile, personification, imagery, etc. Use this assignment as a "great to know them" exercise, an introduction to basic poetic devices, or just a fun assignment where students

Hand this out to your students at back to school night and see their faces light up! You can attach a smiley face sticker or backpack pin to the page as a back to school gift.

This is a great resource for students to practice using nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in a fun way.