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Start your classes with these warm-up activities - students can cooperatively work through and practice their editing skills, and learn an assortment of different cultural references. 8-10 minutes for students to work through and then review 53 daily editing passages (plus 10 on specific rules to start package) on various pop culture topics like Harry Potter or Thor, to inspirational people like Coco Chanel and Michelle Obama, to significant people in history like Jackie Robinson, Kobe Bryant, L

Start your classes with these warm-up activities - students can cooperatively work through and practice their editing skills, and learn an assortment of different cultural references. 8-10 minutes for students to work through and then review 50 themed daily editing passages (plus 10 on specific rules to start package) This file is a themed focus - on the followingGreek Mythology (10 days - Hercules, Atlas, Kronos, Perseus ...etcBlack History (10 days - Plessy vs Ferguson, BLM, Juneteenth, Tuske

7 Pages of Work!The British oppression leading up to the Revolution was brought on by a series of Tax Acts. While there are many such acts created by the British, this lesson focusses the first of the acts, to give students a sense of the effect such acts were created. While learning about all the tax acts would be too much for students at this level, having a sense of what motivated the colonials to feel oppressed, to recognize the impact of taxation without representation will help students t

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Iconic Speech - "I Have a Dream" AnalysisThis Mini Unit Includes: One Page Biographical Information & Comprehension QuestionsOne Page Background Information on Segregation Era - Jim Crow & Comprehension QuestionsOne page Significant Events - Information on some other events in MLK's rise as a leader & Comprehension Questions One Page MLK the 'Radical' - Background on MLK and how he was viewed in his age, and by his daughter Bernice & Comprehension QuestionsFull Speech -

Great for Bell WorkSuited for grades 4/5 ( and weaker grade 6)Informational Passages with Proofreading Editing Skills15 Informational Pages to Build Editing SkillsMultiple forms: Circle correct answer, and multiple choice,Circle correct option and MC provides students ability to see possible answers and build their skills, while find the error pages put their skills to work (package divided up into a rough 1/3 circle correct choice, 1/3 MC, and 1/3 find the errorComprehension Questions:Questions

Great for Bell WorkSuited for grades 4/5 ( and weaker grade 6)Informational Passages with Proofreading Editing Skills15 Informational Pages to Build Editing SkillsMultiple forms: Circle correct answer, multiple choice, and find the errorCircle correct option and MC provides students ability to see possible answers and build their skills, while find the error pages put their skills to work (package divided up into a rough 1/3 circle correct choice, 1/3 MC, and 1/3 find the errorComprehension Ques

Great for Bell WorkSuited for grades 4/5 ( and weaker grade 6)Informational Passages with Proofreading Editing Skills15 Informational Pages to Build Editing SkillsMultiple forms: Circle correct answer, multiple choice, and find the errorCircle correct option and MC provides students ability to see possible answers and build their skills, while find the error pages put their skills to work (package divided up into a rough 1/3 circle correct choice, 1/3 MC, and 1/3 find the errorComprehension Ques

7 Pages of Work!The Sons of Liberty were an important group in the resistance to British oppression. This lesson introduces the significance of the group. The lesson also includes an adapted version of the poem Paul Revere's Ride, a short exercise on the patriots versus loyalists. The lesson includes several pages of information with reflection questions along the way to help students digest the information, a short activity, and a short quiz of 5 questions. The file includes both a Word docum

Haiku Poetry 5-7-5 - Right?This unit aims to move beyond the English tradition of the 5-7-5 by exploring the Japanese form and how it compares to the translated form. This mini unit begins with a 4 page handout exploring the Japanese form with examples that counts onji, rather than syllables. It walks the reader through the Japanese structures, forms, of the traditional Haiku in comparison to the English form. After the handout, there is a work page that will allow students to craft both the

8 Pages of Work!Boston Tea Party: This lesson looks at the factors that led to the Tea Party, the involvement by the Sons of Liberty, and how this event led to the final oppressive acts imposed by the British government - the Intolerable Acts - and how that led to the rise of the revolution. This includes a short activity after the informational text on symbolism of acts/actions during the time in question, and a paragraph response allowing students to reflect on the Tea Party. The lesson inclu

10 Pages of Work!The Boston Massacre: This lesson focusses on the significance and causes of the Boston Massacre. The lesson Crispus Attucks, questions regarding who started the massacre, the way in which the event was represented through different visual representations which impact the way the massacre is remembered, a short editorial response after reviewing some of the depositions from the trial of the soldiers. At the end of the lesson the students will recognize who started the massacre,