Greg Silver

This pdf contains readings on the four European dictators who came to power before World War II. There are individual readings on Mussolini, Stalin, Hitler, and Hirohito, which discusses where they were dictators, how they came to power, and what they did once they became dictator of their country. Also included is a graphic organizer for students to fill about each dictator. This allows them to compare and contrast each of the four leaders. I usually give this as a group assignment. I put

This pdf contains a student friendly reading about Newton's 3 laws. It goes in-depth on each individual law in a way that students will understand. It also gives examples of each of his 3 laws. There are also questions that go along with the reading.

This pdf contains a checklist that I give to my students when they are writing an argumentative essay. It's a simple list that ensures they include all of the elements that are needed in their essay. It's very helpful for all of my students, but in particular it helps keep my special education students organized.

This pdf contains a reading specifically on Newton's 3rd law. It goes into detail on what Newton's 3rd law says, along with examples of how it affects us today. It also contains word problems regarding this law, as well as critical thinking questions where students are asked to explain their answers.

This pdf includes an introductory reading on volcanoes, along with a close reading activity where students must fill in the blanks using the word box.

This is an exam that I give my eighth-grade students after completing our unit on World War II. The exam contains multiple choice questions and short response questions. The short response questions contain a rubric below them so that the students know how I will be grading them.

This pdf contains all of my lesson plans for teaching the unit of rational numbers in my seventh grade math class. My lesson plans follow the I Do, You Do, We Do model, but you can use the materials to teach the content any way you choose. Along with all of my lesson plans, this pdf includes the Common Core standards, connecting Common Core Standards, essential questions, big ideas, mathematical practices, and new vocabulary words. It all includes a pre-assessment and post-assessment, along w

A fun and active way for students to learn about the roles and responsibilities for each of our 3 branches of government. Students have to cut out the cards that are provided and place them under the correct branch of government on the graphic organizer provided. There are two pages of roles and responsibilities. The first page has the more basic roles and responsibilities, while the second page has those that may not be as familiar. You can choose to use just the first page, or you can use

This pdf file has a bunch of different activities that students can work on during a Life Skills class, or during some down time. One of the activities has a list of important but difficult questions that students have to answer. They have to decided how they would handle specific situations and explain why they would choose to handle the situation in that way. There is another activity called "Putting Up a Fight" where students have to figure out what they value most, and hopefully they will

This pdf contains a character trait chart. As students are reading, they use the graphic organizer to write down the different traits they uncover about the characters in their novel. It also provides a column where students provide evidence to support their selection of a trait.

This 3 page pdf file is a quick and easy way to sort out the many different responsibilities between you and your co-teacher. Included is a list of important questions that you and your co-teacher should go over so that you each know who will be responsible for what. It all comes with a graphic organizer where you can list each others roles and responsibilities, along with an example of an organizer that I filled out with one of my previous co-teachers. This is an excellent resource to help e

This pdf contains a reading about tsunamis. It discusses the different way that tsunamis form, how tsunamis are measured, how you can tell if a tsunami is coming, and the characteristics of a tsunami such as size and speed. It also entails a close reading assignment where students fill in the blanks with the words given to them in the word box.

This pdf contains a reading on tsunamis. It goes into detail on how they form, the damage they cause, past tsunamis, and how humans are watching out for them. The reading also contains new vocabulary words pertaining to tsunamis. There are questions that go along with the reading, along with a word search and true or false section.

Whenever I give my students an essay, I almost always give them this graphic organizer. This organizer helps them to plan out their introduction, body paragraphs and conclusion, so that they basically have their essay written once they've completed this organizer. The question that I used for this particular organizer was for the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, but you can delete this question and insert your own. You can use it for any question in any subject.

This graphic organizer helps students break down the differences between the 3 colonial regions: New England colonies, Middle colonies and the Southern colonies. It helps them to comprehend the differences in weather, types of jobs, soil and growing seasons, importance of slaves, religious tolerance and population diversity.

This pdf contains a test that I created on the story Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut.