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7th grade close reading dbqs
Seuss Socratic Seminar Bundle
Are you looking for a great way to introduce the Socratic method to your class? Do you want to get your students thinking at a higher level in a fun, engaging, and meaningful way? Are you looking to bring close reading into your classroom? Do you need a way to get your kids to go back and cite the text? Seuss Seminars are the perfect way to do all of this! Seuss seminars are also a great way to intertwine history and civics into your LAL curriculum (or vice versa).
This bundle includes five Dr
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4th - 9th
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EMERGENCY SUB PLANS: Vaccines, Viruses and Bad Science
This EDITABLE, No-Prep assignment is meant to be completed individually and is perfect for an emergency sub plan in any science class. Print it out, and you're ready to go! It asks students to read and analyze four different aspects of vaccinations: vaccine basics and herd immunity, the anti-vaccination movement, consequences of the movement, and analyzing graphs for correlation and causation. Included in this file is a PDF and a Word document so you can feel free to use "as is" or modify and
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Emergency Sub Plans Bundle 2 (Set of 5)
Emergency Sub Plans: Claim, Evidence, Bad Science
We are constantly bombarded with "clickbait" headlines making all sorts of scientific claims. Unfortunately, if it sounds too good to be true, or too crazy to believe, it probably is. Although it may seem that these headlines are harmless, they actually can carry some pretty heavy consequences for our health, actions, and decision-making. How do you know if a claim is true? Let's take a look at four headlines from different news agencies and examine the claims, evidence and science behind th
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Emergency Sub Plans Bundle (Set of 5)
Dust Bowl Mystery: Inquiry-Based Intro. to Great Depression!
The Great Depression and The Dust Bowl have fascinated kids and adults for years. Use this mystery to harness that fascination and engage students in an inquiry-based investigation that they will remember all year long!This lesson is SO FUN when used as an introduction to a unit about The Great Depression. I let them try to solve the mystery first and THEN tell them that our next unit will be about The Great Depression. It's the perfect way to get them asking questions and build genuine curiosit
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4th - 8th
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Also included in:Â THREE MYSTERY BUNDLE: Solve the Social Studies Mystery w. Primary Sources!
Emergency Sub Plans: Climate Change 101
This 4 page, No-Prep assignment is meant to be completed individually and is perfect for an emergency sub plan in any science class. Each page asks students to analyze text and graphs. Print it out, and you're ready to go. This assignment provides a broad outline for the causes, effects and solutions to climate change and requires students to: 1. examine the differences between weather (short term trends) and climate (long term trends).2. connect human activities (carbon emissions) to climat
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7th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS3-6
Also included in:Â Emergency Sub Plans Bundle (Set of 5)
EMERGENCY SUB PLANS: mRNA Vaccines and Covid-19
This EDITABLE, No-Prep assignment is meant to be completed individually and is perfect for an emergency sub plan in any science class. Print it out, and you're ready to go! This assignment asks students to read and analyze four different aspects of the new mRNA vaccine: How does a virus work inside the body?How do traditional vaccines work?How does the mRNA vaccine work?Testing and efficacyIncluded in this file is a PDF and a Word document so you can feel free to use "as is" or modify and diff
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7th - 12th
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A Year's Worth of Texas History DBQs | 7th Grade
DBQs do so much for you and your students. 1. They teach the content, the history and the social studies.2. DBQs by their nature require students to read closely.3. And DBQs provide students with an opportunity to write about their opinions. I have watched many students who might not be doing much, turn it on when they were writing about an engaging DBQ. What's Included? 10 DBQs all of them offer at least 4 documents for your students to work through. Some have as many as six. And each DBQ finis
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7th
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The Short Term Carbon Cycle (BIG PICTURE)
Oftentimes, students miss the big picture when it comes to cellular respiration and photosynthesis. This EDITABLE introduction to the topic explains how the two are related and their impact on the environment. This assignment has students create a model of the connection between cell respiration and photosynthesis using information from the reading. It also asks students to predict the equation for photosynthesis based on the cellular respiration equation, examine how the seasonality of lea
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7th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-LS1-5
, HS-LS1-7
, HS-LS2-5
, HS-LS2-4
Also included in:Â Photosynthesis and Respiration Bundle
A History of Rocket Flight
This article tells students about the history of rockets, from the Nazi V2 to the Space-x dragon. It also touches on the Apollo program, the space shuttle program, and the Russian program. It also touches on the technologies that have come from the space race and talks about the role of animals in space science. This product contains differentiated versions of the same reading. Each is ~1175 words. Level 1 has a Flesch-Kincaid reading ease score of 69.Level 2 has a Flesch-Kincaid reading ease
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5th - 9th
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Civics Bellwork for the WHOLE YEAR {History Guru}
Civics Bellwork for the WHOLE YEARThe students will complete the bellwork in a 5 day model. Each day is a scaffolded release of questions targeted at 5 main language arts standards. This allows students to pick apart the important information while meeting their language arts requirements in social studies18 topics: Including Economics, Enlightenment, Elections, Executive Branch, Legislative Branch, Citizenship, ETC!Bellwork ProcedureConversation: There is no talking during Bellwork time. Silent
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Civics Bundle: 181 Products and over $400 in lessons/activities
Macromolecules: Organic Compounds Reading and Card Sort
This EDITABLE product asks students to sort cards containing the basic properties of organic compounds, based on information they need to pull from text. It provides a short reading about organic compounds (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids), a blank student sheet, and cards to be cut out and laminated by the teacher. I first pass out the student sheet and reading, and have my students read and highlight t for key information. Then I hand out the envelopes with the cards and as
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7th - 12th
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HS-LS1-6
Also included in:Â Biochemistry Bundle
Ancient Egypt Stations
This product contains 8 "articles" that comprise the Ancient Egypt Case Study. Each article has a particular topic related to the Nile River Valley. Specifically, this document includes Geography, Economy, Seasons of the Nile, Social Order, Government, Religion, and Achievements of Ancient Egypt, with an additional article on the pyramids for fun! Each article uses images, bold text, and vocabulary to enrich the reader's engagement with the document. Each article has a corresponding Student Que
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5th - 8th
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Close Reading: Hurricane Harvey (4th-8th Grade)
Hurricane Harvey is a tragic current event that highlighted the dangers of natural disasters and the fortitude of human heroism and unity. We prepared this close reading teaching resource while we ourselves are in the heart of flooded Houston.
We hope you and your students can benefit from our first-hand photographs and account of this event.
Your students will learn:
â–ºThe about the wind, rain, and floods of Hurricane Harvey.
â–ºSummarize using margin notes.
â–ºSupport conclusions with details fr
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4th - 7th
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DNA and RNA Reading and Card Sort
This EDITABLE product asks students to sort cards containing the basic differences between DNA and RNA, based on information they need to pull from text. It provides a short reading about the structure and function of each, and cards to be cut out and laminated by the teacher. I first pass out the student sheet and reading, and have my students read and highlight t for key information. Then I hand out the envelopes with the cards and ask students to sort the cards in their blank organizers base
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â DNA, Transcription, Translation and Protein Synthesis Bundle
Wonder Part Two: Via
This packet is for Part Two: Via, from the book Wonder, by R. J. Palacio. It is a close reading packet, to guide students while reading the book. It includes several types of questions including: "right there" questions, inferential questions, vocabulary (synonyms, context clues, choosing the most appropriate definition), figurative language, drawing conclusions, and making comparisons.
This is a helpful tool while teaching the novel to help students pay attention to detail, and understand wh
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5th - 8th
The Temperance Movement Close Reading {History Guru}
Determining the feelings and emotions of moments in history through comics and propaganda is a great way to explain events to students. This close read is going over exactly that for the Temperance Movement. This will break down vocab, references, and context clues. This could easily be a simple DBQ or an in-depth close read opportunity for either a US History class or a Reading/ ELA course.Check out samples on my Instagram: @HistoryGuruTPTCustomer Tips:Be the first to know about my new discount
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7th - 12th
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MesoAmerica Bundle: Inca, Maya, & Aztec {History Guru}
Bundle:ACTIVITIES, BELLWORK/ BELLRINGERS, GUIDED READINGS, LEARNING GOAL CHART, DBQ’S, READING STRATEGIES, VOCAB, & MUCH MOREStandards: SS.6.W.2.10 Emergence of advanced civilizations in Meso and South America; SS.6.W.2.3 Identify the characteristics of civilization.Civilizations:-Inca-Maya-AztecsReadings on: -MesoAmerica-Human Sacrifice-Farming-Culture-Pyramids-Explorers-Etc.Activities on:-Religion-Games-Calendars-Explorers-Etc.DBQ's on:-Farming-Lifestyle-Explorers-Human Sacrifice-EtcLear
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5th - 10th
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Slavery and Canada
An informational text on how the history of Slavery in Canada. This text examines the history of Black and Indigenous slavery in Canada. It looks at the jobs that slaves did and the conditions they lived in. It also covers the fight for abolition in Canada and the British Empire and the history of the Underground Railroad. The text attempts to center the experience marginalized groups and should help students relate history to the current period. This product contains differentiated versions of
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5th - 9th
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2nd Semester of Texas History DBQs | 7th Grade | Civil War to Contemporary Texas
Why This Assignment?Students need to read primary sources and understand them. These assignments give students an opportunity to make inferences and draw conclusions. This gives your students an opportunity to read closely and write about these rich quotations.Includes6 full DBQ LessonsVariety of lessons: short, medium sized, and longer.All of the lessons include quotations and questions.Questions to help students make inferences and draw conclusions.Essay writing prewriting activity and essay w
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7th - 8th
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Population Problems: Four Demographic Case Studies
This EDITABLE, No-Prep assignment is meant to be completed individually and is perfect for an emergency sub plan in any environmental science class. Print it out, and you're ready to go! This assignment asks students to read and analyze four different countries with different population problems:Iran trying to balance a baby boomIndia trying to slow population growthItaly trying to stimulate population growthNigeria bucking the worldwide trend of slower growthIncluded in this file is a PDF and
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Population Ecology and Demographics: Unit Bundle
US History: The Annexation of Hawaii
EDITABLE reading comprehension packet on the political and economic machinations that led to the US acquisition of the islands of Hawaii. Packet includes key information, pictures for visual learners, opinion-based discussion starters and rigorous reading comprehension questions on the topic.
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7th - 12th
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Unusual Sources of Food
An informational text on where our food might come from in the future. This article covers vertical farms and urban farming, plant based and lab grown meat, artificial selection and GMOs, and the potential of using insects as food. It offers details on hydroponics, growing food in the arctic, the challenges involved in growing cultured meat, the difference between artificial selection and genetic engineering, and the chances that we all end up eating tarantulas. This product contains differenti
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5th - 9th
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Reading system for Zach's Lie
This is a comprehensive reading guide that allows the students to read at an independent pace while the teacher can check for understanding The system includes journal questions, worksheets, and a grading rubric. Character traits, setting, sequencing of events, and cause and effect of events are found within these reading systems.
Grades:
4th - 7th
Current Events: Israel- Hamas War 2023 Parts 1-4
In this bundle you will receive four current events about the recent Israeli- Hamas conflict. It starts from Oct 7, to the recent hostage release. Students will read DBQs and answer questions. Then students will answer short response questions using evidence from the text.
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6th - 8th
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