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Slides with activities that align to the Junior Great Books curriculum Series 2 Book 1 Responsibility

Slides aligning with the Junior Great Books curriculum to facilitate reading and discussing all three stories in the Friendship book. Add on work sheets available for additional purchase.

Slides to guide students through a novel study on the book "How Tia Lola Came to Stay" by Julia Alvarez. Product has been updated to include how to access accompanying quizzes and discussions.

A Note for Parents and Educators This activity is designed to help rising sixth graders classify marine life based on which ocean they live in. It is recommended that prior to the activity children will have read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: A Graphic Novel or a different form of the classic novel. However, this is not required to complete the WebQuest. Prime students for the activity by having them think about marine life in general and discuss what they already know in groups. For the WebQue

A creative writing based on Catalog Cats, can be used as a closer to Junior Great Books story Catalog Cats in the Responsibility Book.

Discussion Questions that align to the Junior Great Books curriculum Series 2 Book 1 Responsibility.

Discussion Questions aligned to Junior Great Books Curriculum for the story Catalog Cats.

Discussion Questions aligned to Junior Great Books Series 1 Book 1 Anancy and Dog and Puss. See Junior Great Books Series 1 Book 1 Friendship slides listing for more resources.

My teacher friend and I made this website as a way for parents to continue their child’s education during the pandemic. All lessons were developed according to the Common Core State Standards and include specific instructions and resources to help both caregiver and teacher implement lessons. There are multiple lessons per subject including Social-Emotional learning.

Slides to guide students through a reading of the novel "A Strong Right Arm" by Michelle Green. Instruction on how to access and import Canvas assignments on the book into your course.

This concise guide outlines how students should formate and write strong history papers. Included is: Grammar Tips Footnotes and Bibliographies Chicago Style Writing Guide for Papers Paper Feedback Examples Writing History: A Concise Guide Resources 1

Use these slides to combine Space Science Learning and Opinion Writing in a fun and interesting way. Students are astronauts tasked with decided wether they would rather go to the stars, the Moon, or the Sun. Students must research then write opinion paragraphs using the OREO (Opinion, Reason, Example, Opinion Restated) model.

This powerpoint is a guide for teachers on how to teach English Language Learners the steps for writing the introductory paragraph of an essay. It incorporates Universal Language Design principles that can help all learners.

What is Newspaper Blackout Poetry? In 2010, Austin Kleon wrote Newspaper Blackout, a collection of poems made by redacting newspapers with a permanent marker. These slides guide students through the steps of meaningfully creating their own blackout poetry.