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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 set includes a PPT and a practice activity/assessment, adding up to a 2 day lesson sequence. The PPT (Day 1) instructs some basic visual composition terminology, focusing on positive vs. negative space, static vs. dynamic composition, and the Rule of Thirds. There is also a sponge activity at the end of the PPT for students to brainstorm their own compositions. The practice activity (Day 2) assesses students' grasp of these concepts through a tracing exercise. They are prompted to identif

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

In this interactive PPT, students practice changing the 30 most common English verbs to the simple past tense (ex: think to thought, use to used, have to had, play to played). A complete list of included verbs can be seen in the Preview document. This teacher-led PPT has two main sections. First, students choose a present verb from the list by defining or acting out its meaning. This part could easily be turned into a game! Clicking on the chosen verb takes you to a slide where students are pro

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.

On this 1 page worksheet, students are prompted to fill in the correct form of a verb (either past continuous or past simple) to complete each paragraphs. Each paragraph (7 total) includes at least one instance of each verb form, prompting students to grapple with the possibilities as they work. For each blank, the worksheet provides the infinitive form of the verb (ex: take, leave, run, etc.). The best part is that the written content is actually really entertaining and can prompt great conve

This is a worksheet I used so that the students could record the dates, people, and reasons for each wave of immigration.