Robert McPeak

A film viewing critical thinking organizer to give structure to the viewing of Chupa and get kids engaged at a deeper level. This is NOT a fill-in-the-blank movie guide. Rather, it asks kids to view critically, gather evidence, and make statements in regard to character analysis (character motives), a major theme of the film -- "Belonging", and Mexican culture. The worksheet ends with a "Deeper Question" for further thought. This is not a language-centric activity. Rather, it's a deeper-thin

A worksheet to help students identify a research topic area and then focus it into a focused research question. Also requires students to identify 3 preliminary sources. MS Word so you can modify as needed.

10 critical thinking questions about the Declaration of Independence, including questions about ethos, pathos, logos, tone, structure, parallelism, and author's purpose. Designed for my grade 11 honors class. Editable Word document.

The film A Quiet Passion is an incredible resource for teaching students about the life and poetry of one of America's most influential poets. This download is an extensive worksheet to get and keep students deeply engaged in the film, and to help you structure and support your lesson. If there ever was a resource to get students to closely watch and think about a historical or literary film, this is it. MS Word Format so you can adapt however you want. Scene by scene fill in the blank questio

A manageable excerpt from Walden with 12 critical thinking questions that include concepts such as tone, mood, mood shift, main idea, text-to-self, metaphor, and sensory imagery, as well as asking students to demonstrate a basic understanding of Thoreau's key ideas from the passage. Uses RACES writing strategy as a rubric (2.5 points per question -- each RACES element worth .5 points). MS Word -- take it, modify it, use it!

6 quizzes that correspond to a popular list of 120 Spanish Verbs (Google it!). 20 matching and 5 fill-in on each quiz. The fill-ins target irregular verbs from each set of 20 (present, preterit, and present progressive -- maybe one past progressive). I do one of these a week over 6 weeks at the start of my Spanish II courses as a way to review and to build vocabulary. MS WORD so you can adapt if needed. Answer key included.

A simple worksheet for student to analyze incorrect responses to selected response items on a test. Can be used for year-end standardized test prep. MS Word file is easily adaptable.

A basic dialog worksheet and rubric that loosely corresponds to Asi Se Dice 1 Leccion Preliminar A-D. Hola, Que tal, buenos dias/tardes/noches/, gracias, por nada, no hay de que, cuanto es, numbers. Word format so easily adaptable. Rubric included. Take it an run!

An organizer to help students draw analogies between the Namesake and The Overoat. MS Word. Easily adaptable.

This is simple a two column chart. Column one lists 18 common irregular preterite and preterite stem-changing verbs and includes space to write a sentence. Column 2 is a space for student group members to initial their sentences. The way I use this is I lay out pictures/dibujos around the room. Each picture is accompanied by one of these charts. Students form small groups (2-3) and then students walk-around, writing a sentence for the next open verb on the sheet. Easy lesson plan! MS-Word

Very simple worksheet that prompts students to write complete sentence responses to the question ¿Qué te gusta comer y beber? for each meal (el desayuno, el almuerzo, la cena). Requires students to use "me gusta" + an infintive (comer or beber). Generic -- will work with any food vocab list/set. Simple and modifiable (MS WORD).

This bell ringer worksheet presents the famous Dickinson poem without a title or author attribution. Students are presented with a text-to-self question, a tone question, a mood question, and an inference question. Use this activity as an introduction to viewing of A Quiet Passion with the viewing guide also available for purchase from me. MS WORD. Adapt and go!

Includes a five paragraph excerpt from "Self Reliance" with five critical thinking questions each of which requires students to cite evidence. 25 point assignment that references the RACES writing strategy (RACES can be used as a 5 point rubric for each question response). The resource scaffolds students by referencing a specific paragraph in each question. MS Word so you can modify as needed. I've refined this lesson over several years -- students engage well with this excerpt and the quest

Designed for block schedule (4 class/semester basis). Students establish a goal grade for each class, identify success habits to achieve the goal, and then reflect. Students reflect at each midterm and 6-weeks report card, as well as with a final short essay at the end of the semester. Word Doc. Easy to modify.

A worksheet to help students plan their video news stories. Includes fields for A-roll, Interviews with questions, and B-roll (includes five shots: establishing, medium, close-up, POV, reaction). MS Word format -- easily adaptable.

A worksheet to aid students in gathering evidence (direct quotes) from six Internet sources. The worksheet asks for two direct quotes, url, article title from six sources. This builds on a previous assignment in which students identified a research topic and focused research question, and identified three preliminary sources. MS Word. Easily adaptable for your purposes.

A fill-in chart for the 9 preterite verbs hacer, querer, venir, poder, poner, saber, estar, andar, tener. With two meta-cognition questions. Easy, adaptable. Good bell ringer.

A worksheet to help students understand how to use the verbs Saber and Conocer in Spanish. Students are tasked with conjugating both verbs in present, preterite, and imperfect, and then translating 12 sentences accordingly. MS Word -- adaptable.

Dialog worksheet and rubric that loosely corresponds to Asi Se Dice 2 Repaso A. Includes Ser, Tener, Tengo que, Adjectivos Posesivos, etc. MS Word -- take it an run. Rubric included.

This is a resource designed to help students take their paragraph revision to a higher level. It requires students to rewrite each sentence from their first draft and check it for mechanics, wordiness, clarity, and organization (in regard to the paragraph). I created this to help my students rewrite their Achieve 3000 thought questions but this will work for any paragraph. Easily adaptable MS Word.