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This activity is a perfect follow-up to the PPT in my store called "How to Write Professional Emails." The one page worksheet asks students to edit three "fake" emails using their knowledge of professional writing and email formatting conventions.

Description:In this EDITABLE "Absolute and Relative Motion at Plate Boundaries" activity, students use maps to identify plate motion at 10 tectonically active sites. The 10 case study sites include convergent, divergent, and transform plate boundaries and 2 hotspots. The slides and worksheet can be used as is or modified to fit into a larger project on plate tectonics. This product includes:2 student worksheet pages 2 teacher key pages2 Google Slides links to create editable copies of the slide

This PPT walks students through the steps of writing a professional email, mostly so they are better able to advocate for themselves when they need help. The slides prompt students to think about why it's important to look professional when emailing a teacher to ask for help, and then provides a series of examples in an interactive "game" format. Finally, the students get practice applying those skills in a writing activity. See additional activity sheet "Editing Professional Emails" in my sto

aka Teaching Art for Non Art Teachers! This PPT includes handouts as well as teacher & student instructions. Students are led through a 3 day activity sequence, demonstrating and providing practice in a strategy that shows them how to illustrate professional looking characters without any previous drawing experience or talent. By the end of the 3 days, students are able to create original illustrated characters, empowering them to feel like artists who know how to draw. This lesson series wou

This activity exposes students to some new careers titles through a light, engaging, teacher-led game. The principle of the game is modeled after the game "Balderdash" where you get points for sounding convincing, even though your answer might be totally ridiculous (and funny!)... This package includes a PPT which can be edited to suit different careers of your choosing (thought it already includes a diverse 6), a scorecard for each student which explains the rules and play of the game, and "ans

Reflection is a difficult, abstract skill. This PPT walks students through an activity that prompts the self-reflection process on the topic they are most knowledgeable about: themselves! Students bring in an object from home that they made. In class they participate in this modified "Show and Tell" activity in a small group, prompting them to describe the object and their own growth as a result. By the end, students are better able to express self-reflection in writing or oral presentation by f

This 1 page worksheet provides seven prompts to help students title a piece of creative writing. By the end of the worksheet, students have seven possible titles for their piece of writing, which they could then pass around the room for a feedback activity.