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Eyes on the Prize is a seminal documentary on the Civil Rights Movement. It is broken into 14 parts, each approximately one hour in length. So often today students feel so out of touch with that era, and have a difficult time conceptualizing what went on then, how it must have felt, etc. This documentary does an excellent job of bringing that piece of important history back to life. This is a bundle of viewing guides on the first six parts in the series. It includes: AWAKENING about Emmett Ti

This is a fun activity to encourage your students to use imagery in their writing. Students will look at different original pictures from around the world and describe them without using the most obvious, common terms. It will challenge them to stretch their narrative writing skills.

This is a combination of two things: a powerpoint presentation on the Mayas and Chicen Itza (which can be purchased separately for $4) and an accompanying worksheet. The ppt has original photos of the city along with brief descriptions of the key structures. The worksheet is a simple ten question guide to use in order to highlight key points for the students.

Eyes on the Prize is a seminal documentary on the Civil Rights Movement. It is broken into 14 parts, each approximately one hour in length. This is a 14 question viewing guide on the second movie in the series. It covers efforts to desegregate the schools (Central High, Ole Miss and University of Alabama). NOTE: The other similar items for sale cover different parts of the series. This is just for the second part: Fighting Back.

Eyes on the Prize is a seminal documentary on the Civil Rights Movement. It is broken into 14 parts, each approximately one hour in length. This is a 10 question viewing guide on the first movie in the series. It covers Emmett Till and the Montgomery Bus Boycott in the 1950's.

This is a folder with resources to teach and assess persuasive writing at the high school level. Included in the bundle is... *a power point on the art of persuasion (also sold separately for just $2.50) *checklist rubric for a persuasive paragraph *qualitative rubric for a 5 paragraph essay *exemplary 5 paragraph essay This is a great resource because it gives you the tools you will need to teach students the art of persuasion an exemplar for how to write a persuasive essay and 2 rubrics

This is a packet with 35+ pages of activities I have used with my Spanish students over the past twelve years. It practices numbers, time, calendar, greetings, and school vocabulary. What it lacks in pretty pictures, it makes up for in accuracy and practicality. I use it for homework, in-class written exercises, tests, centers, etc.

This is ETC's best seller. It is a collection of eight stations reviewing Spanish vocabulary for time, greetings, calendar and number. It is so versatile, you'll be sure to find a use for it in your classroom: sub plan, extra credit, early finishers, etc. If these materials are useful, you might also like my Spanish Packet: Unit One. This packet has 40 pages of printables on introductory vocabulary (80 pages with the answer keys). The hours it will save you in creating your own supplemental

This is one section of the 80 page Introduction to Spanish Packet. This packet just practices the vocabulary for introductory dialogues, with a tiny bit of practice with the numbers. The activities can be used for centers. They can also be used for sub plans, homework, written practice, tests, etc. Included in the packet are answer keys and rubrics.

This is a lesson you can use to bring performances into your classroom. It is designed to have students choose ten lines from one of their favorite poems to perform and break down for the class. There are handouts for them to go through beforehand that include activities in several reading strategies: visualizing, summarizing, monitoring, making connections, etc. There is a graphic organizer to help them break down the tone and theme. There is a simple checklist rubric at the end for grading

Eyes on the Prize is a seminal documentary on the Civil Rights Movement. It is broken into 14 parts, each approximately one hour in length. So often today students feel so out of touch with that era, and have a difficult time conceptualizing what went on then, how it must have felt, etc. This documentary does an excellent job of bringing that piece of important history back to life. This is a 14 question viewing guides to go with the third movie in the series. It covers the sit-ins and Free

Eyes on the Prize is a seminal documentary on the Civil Rights Movement. It is broken into 14 parts, each approximately one hour in length. So often today students feel so out of touch with that era, and have a difficult time conceptualizing what went on then, how it must have felt, etc. This documentary does an excellent job of bringing that piece of important history back to life. This is a 16 question viewing guides to go with the fourth movie in the series. It covers Martin Luther King Jr.'

This is a concise, yet thorough powerpoint on rhetoric. It breaks down the meaning of ethos, pathos and logos. It defines the terms, gives guiding questions and tips for each. The last slide is a review that can also be printed up and used as a classroom poster. I have taught it and revised it based on student questions, so it is student friendly! Common core standard for writing: "Write arguments to support claims in an analysis...using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence

Included are 8 stations that practice Spanish numbers from 0 to 100. There are patterns for students to solve, simple algebra, word sorts and more. At just $2.50, you can't go wrong.

Children are surrounded with Christmas images every November and December. But, do they know about the other winter holidays celebrated in the United States? Here are short summaries of las Posadas, Kwanzaa and Hanukkah.

Enclosed are thirty-one word searches, one for each day of the month of December. Each page starts out with a short summary of something significant that happened on that day in history. Underneath is a puzzle containing key words from the summary. Have your students do one a day or save them to use throughout the year when you are teaching topics related to the wordsearch.

I traveled to New Zealand and toured around for almost one month absorbing the culture and photographing the sights. I have created a short film (approximately 5 minutes) to provide a glimpse of the country. Download the preview to see a viewing guide and answer key. Go to http://onelessheadache.blogspot.com/2012/04/take-virtual-trip-to-new-zealand.html to read about creative ways to turn this into a class project.

Here is a fun game to play with students of all ages. This download includes over thirty different bingo cards with vocabulary from four major winter holiday celebrations: Kwanzaa, Posadas, Hanukkah and Christmas. (Note: Bingo chips not included.)

Students will practice the Spanish vocabulary for numbers, colors and body parts by reading descriptions in Spanish and sketching the aliens.

This power point is a 20+ slide presentation of Chichen Itza. It is complete with original photographs taken during a recent trip, a brief history of the people and succinct descriptions of the most important structures there. It is a great way to introduce a unit on the Mayas or bring in a bit of culture (and exposure) during a history, geography and/or Spanish class.