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Common Core SL.11-12.1 webquests
A Long Way Gone--Historical Context
To fully understand A Long Way Gone: A Memoir by Ishmael Beah, it helps to know something of Sierra Leone's history and culture. These four, web-based activities help students learn more about the historical context. Included is:1. A Table of Contents that organizes all materials so they are easy to find and shares which chapter each activity links to2. Objectives and Common Core standards for the collection3. Activity objectives4. Detailed teacher directions and student handouts for 4 web-based
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9th - 12th
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The Great Gatsby Themes Research Activity - The Roaring 20s and Organized Crime
Explore the "Roaring 1920s" and the theme of organized crime in The Great Gatsby with this collaborative research activity! Students will research the history of the 1920s and prominent historical figures, inviting them to analyze characters within The Great Gatsby and think critically about the potential allusions to real-life figures.Included with this The Great Gatsby Themes Research Activity:✏️ WebQuest Handout and Research Activity Instructions - Digital & Print✏️ Vocabulary Terms Wor
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8th - 11th
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American Transcendentalism Mini-Unit
Introduce your class to the fundamentals of the American Transcendental movement with this informational text unit from my American Romantic and Transcendental Writers Unit and my American Literature Bundle (please do not purchase both) that features excerpts of Emerson’s “Self-Reliance” and Thoreau’s “Walden”. Students develop their historical awareness, vocabulary, literary analysis skills, rhetorical analysis skills and more. Students wrap up the unit with a RAFT writing activity and/or a tes
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9th - 12th
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Socratic Seminar: Who Should Be on American Currency?
The images we see around us daily have a subtle yet profound effect. In this Socratic seminar, students consider American currency and consider: should the faces on the bills be changed or stay the same? The learn who is featured on currency now and think on who could be. This activity can be used during an American History course as students learn about figures like Andrew Jackson and Harriet Tubman, or can be used as a general debate in any Social Studies or English-Language Arts classroom.
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8th - 12th
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Emily Dickinson Biography Mini Escape - Introduce, Study Author Bio with Puzzles
Looking a cool way to introduce your students to Emily Dickinson? This mini escape will do the trick! Students will solve 3 puzzles about this author and write a short biographical poem about her (optional). Who knew an author study could be this fun?!What's included . . . ► Step-by-step instructions► 3 Puzzles about Emily Dickinson► Answer keys for all puzzles► Optional biographical poem task (example given)► Printable clue labelsStudents can work individually, in partners, or in groups.⭐ Stud
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: American Literature Full Year Curriculum Plus Writing & More BUNDLE
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Discussion Materials
This file includes 4 different materials to get your students thinking deeply about One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey. This download includes: - An introductory (self-paced) hyperdoc designed for use with Nearpod, which includes context about issues regarding mental health, questions for consideration, and thesis writing. - Critical thinking discussion questions broken down by page numbers. These are not comprehension or review questions about the plot, but questions designed to get s
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10th - 12th
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American Slavery Learning Stations (Distance Learning)
It is vitally important to teach students about the race-based kidnapping and enslavement of Africans when teaching United States History. With such an heavy and tragic topic, it's even more important for students to see the reality of slavery through primary and secondary sources. In this free lesson, students will learn about slavery in learning stations. At each station, students will scan 3-4 QR codes that take them to images and descriptions of different aspects of slavery, from kidnapping/
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10th - 12th
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