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Free Common Core SL.11-12.1 resources
Jason Reynolds FREE Rhetorical Analysis, Public Speaking, PDF & Google Drive
Use Jason Reynolds’ commencement address at Lesley University to show your students the power of a well-constructed speech. In this one-class period activity, students will discuss the techniques of effective public speaking, view Jason Reynolds’ 10-minute speech, and deconstruct/discuss his use of rhetorical devices. Questions focus on audience, the value of storytelling over lecture, and rhetorical application of poetic devices including foreshadowing and symbolism. These print-and-teach mater
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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FREE Editable Syllabus Template for High School for PowerPoint and Google Drive
Take the hassle out of writing your high school syllabus! This FREE editable syllabus template for high school is formatted for both Microsoft PowerPoint® and Google Drive®. Also included is an Extra Credit Application: the ultimate solution to last-minute extra credit requests from students! Included with this FREE Editable Syllabus Template:✏️ Editable High School Syllabus - Microsoft PowerPoint® and Google Docs® ✏️ Example of Completed Syllabus Template ✏️ Extra Credit Application Form -
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9th - 12th
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End of Year Activities - High School - Interview, Formative Assessment, Prompts
Keep high school students focused with these free activities including a formative assessment, alumni interview, and real-world discussion activity. Use the self-reflective survey to get students thinking critically about their futures. Furthermore, encourage students to write and discuss situations requiring problem-solving. The prompts can be used as bell ringers or task cards, or for learning stations and cooperative learning.These activities are perfect for engaging students and teachers wi
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Free "To Kill a Mockingbird" Introduction Guided KWL Activity
FREE - To Kill a Mockingbird Introduction Guided KWL Anticipatory Activity
Aligned with the Common Core State Standards for speaking and listening, reading, and writing.
This is a great introduction to the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. This activity is fun for the students and gets them interested in the book right away. They will be anxious to read it to learn the answers the the questions they come up with themselves.
I provide a passage I wrote that the teacher reads and the students write
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8th - 12th
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FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES LIST 4 ALL GRADES K-12 AND SUBJECTS + TEACHER RESOURCE
Sometimes, you just need a list of websites for everyone. Here it is. FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES Put together by Teach Me, Maria!It takes time to gather this information, figure out the appropriate grade levels, and format, maintain, and update this page. All I ask is for an honest review if this list helps you.
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck Pre-Reading Bindle Activity (FREE)
Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck Pre-reading Bindle ActivityThis pre-reading activity with help students to understand the struggles of a migrant worker during the Great Depression and begin to imagine what life was like for George and Lennie in Of Mice and Men. Students will rank items to carry with them and consider the qualities of a good travel companion.Included:*Activity ranking and estimating the weigh of items in bindle*Writing prompt about travel companions*Usage guide with discussion
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck Bundle of Resources
Growth Mindset Bell Ringers FREEBIE: Social Emotional Learning Writing Prompts
These fully-editable growth-mindset bell ringers will get your class thinking and are perfect for social emotional learning as well! With thought-provoking and engaging prompts, they can be used as individual writing prompts or large group discussion topics. Teachers agree that these bell ringers are perfect for daily warm ups or morning meetings. I’m so excited for your students to experience a variety of life-impacting questions to write about individually or discuss within groups.⭐️ Get all 3
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Homeschool
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Adult ESL Speaking Activities for Conversational English Agreeing & Disagreeing
These ESL speaking activities are perfect for adult ESL students and high school ELL newcomers. With this no-prep speaking lesson, English learners will practice useful conversational English skills with an emphasis on agreeing and disagreeing! With these engaging activities, students will use common phrases for real-life, communicative tasks and will gain valuable English skills and confidence. Empower ESL students by helping them gain the communication skills they need for academic contexts, p
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10th - 12th, Adult Education
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The Great Gatsby Anticipation Guide Freebie (Editable)
Getting ready to begin The Great Gatsby? This ready-to-print anticipation guide is a great way to engage students in the issues at the heart of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel! Whether you use this for students individually, in groups, or as the start of a classroom discussion, this anticipation guide is sure to engage students! This is a great tool to help students work on the Common Core Speaking & Listening standards. To make this resource as flexible as possible, I've included a Goog
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: The Great Gatsby Ultimate Bundle (32 resources, 300+ pages)
Active Listening Presentation Peer Feedback (Use for ANY Presentation/Speech!)
Personally, keeping students engaged while other students are giving presentations has always been both a concern and a struggle for me. This easy feedback form solves that probably with ZERO prep. This is a simple, step-by-step assignment for students to actively engage in providing feedback to their peers during presentation week.Students are asked to rate different aspects of the presentation on a scale of 1-4 (I love mastery grading!), and then provide specific details that celebrate the stu
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6th - 12th
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The Constitution: Text Analysis - Mini Unit, CCSS
This is a 3-day mini unit in which students analyze the text of the Constitution of the United States. This works well as a text analysis for ELA, history, or a civics classroom. Students will read the text (included), engage with the vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, and complete a writing assessment from a choice board. Product includes:OverviewDaily lesson plansWarm UpsExit TicketsVocabulary Preview (answer key included)Anticipation GuideThe text itself ("The Constit
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8th - 12th
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Economics Activity: Economic Questions & the Factors of Production | School Gear
The basic concepts of economics are learned in this fun lesson called School Gear! While understanding economic decisions that need to be made, students will form groups and design school gear as if they were going to produce and sell it. Groups are instructed to answer 12 questions as they imagine and create their school gear. Students are also responsible for a visual representation of their gear along with a written description of their products. Enjoy this free download and thank you so mu
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Not Grade Specific
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Conflict Resolution Lesson Plan (Social Emotional Learning)
Using a combination of whole group and small group instruction, students will practice resolving conflicts using the escalator/de-escalator model.Through student-centered and cooperative learning, students will be able to demonstrate effective ways to deal with and resolve conflicts.
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3rd - 12th
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Beowulf (or King Arthur) Creative Sword Activity FREE
Free Creative Sword Activity: Allow students to express some creativity while reading Beowulf (or King Arthur, or any literature involving swords). I use this sword activity as a way for students to express their artistic skills, as well as their speaking and listening skills. They must name and describe their sword, giving it special magical powers. The activity usually takes no longer than 15 minutes, or one class period if you have students share their swords with the class. You may use the h
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
Cynthia Ozick "The Shawl" | Free Short Story Unit Plan, Honors & AP Literature
Looking for a powerful addition to your unit on the Holocaust or genocide? “The Shawl” by Cynthia Ozick is sparse, memorable, and beautifully written. While the story itself is very short, your students will be inspired by the challenging text.This story pairs well with Night by Elie Wiesel, 1984 by George Orwell, Animal Farm by George Orwell, “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, or any other text that deals with themes of war, oppression, trauma, or death.When you teach this powerful short story
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9th - 12th
"Still I Rise" Lesson Plan — ELA, Arts, & Social Justice
Lesson plan for grades 6-12 based on the poem "Still I Rise" by Maya AngelouIncludes:English Language Arts, Arts, and Social Justice standards for grades 6-12Lesson objectives and "can do" descriptors Step-by-step walkthrough of how to execute the lessonSample modifications/accommodationsReflection Question suggestions
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6th - 12th
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FREE: A Challenge for Whom? Real-World Critical Thinking!
In the news you may noticed the following story pop up. The latest TikTok challenge this week, called “Devious Lick,” was making the rounds. The challenge began when a student posted a video of himself stealing a bottle of hand sanitizer. As the challenge made its rounds, posters began escalating the challenges and schools all over the country noticed an uptick in serious bathroom vandalism, theft, and other property damage. As adults, it’s easy to be annoyed with such a mass lapse in judgeme
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4th - 12th
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The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost | Poetry Analysis | Theme | Individuality
This easy-to-use activity is simple yet effective. Here’s what your class will do:Analyze Robert Frost's famous poem, The Road Not Taken Engage with 5 high-level, short answer questionsIdentify figurative language, structure, enjambment, flow and moodExplore Frost's message and themeDiscuss the importance of individuality and it's importance today compared to Frost's day and ageWhat's in the download?A 13 page PDF with:Links to Google Formats [PDF p1]Answer Key with CCSS [Google Slides | PDF pp2
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8th - 12th
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Elevator Speech Mini Lesson PowerPoint
Your students will enjoy learning about and practicing creating an Elevator Pitch. An elevator speech or pitch can be used to introduce yourself, talk about your company or class, network or pitch an idea. Everyone should have an elevator speech for different situations. It allows you to clearly and concisely get your message across so that others understand you and your intentions.Related Products• Business Communication Skills Workplace Bundle 1 - fully editable• Business Communication Skills
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Team Building and Project work Bundle - Collaboration / Teamwork skills
The Danger of a Single Story Lesson Plan
Do you need an interactive, student-centered project that will encourage social justice awareness and group collaboration? Go beyond just reading dusty tomes written by dead people and regurgitating boring details. Delve into a TED Talk, a related poem, and follow them up with highly engaging student discussions.
This 1-2 day lesson contains everything you need to guide students through reading and viewing modern literature covering social justice topics, responding to a daily essential questi
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9th - 12th
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American literature Unit | Black History Free Poetry Analysis Worksheet | BLM
Looking for an engaging, rigorous unit on the Black Lives Matter Movement?In this mini unit, students will learn about the history of the Black Lives Matter movement and the way that the word “boy” has been problematic for African American males. They'll also explore both the written version and performance of the wonderful poem “not an elegy for Mike Brown” by Danez Smith, a masterful, award-winning contemporary poet and performer. Rounding out the unit are an opinion piece and an inspiring TED
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9th - 12th
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Women's History Month Class Discussion
Have your students think critically about why we need to celebrate Women's History Month throughout March with the help of this Women's History Month Class Discussion activity. This Women's History Month Class Discussion activity is designed to show students (rather than tell) why we have a month designated for women's history, but not a special "Men's History Month." It leverages their competitive spirit to help them build their own understanding of the underrepresentation of women in the gener
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Not Grade Specific
Personality Test and Discussion
This is a great lesson for your first week of class in Advanced-Level English Language Acquisition, Psychology, Social Studies, Global Issues, Debate, Sociology or Business English that can be stretched out over two or three 60-minute lessons depending on your students' ability. The lesson starts with a discussion of the Nature verses Nurture perspective on personality development. Then students are front-loaded with useful vocabulary before watching a video clip from Discovery News, which gives
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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SEL Blackout Poem Lesson & Writing Activity Kobe Bryant Dear Basketball #6
Your students will love learning about Blackout Poetry with this Blackout (Found) Poetry Lesson Plan & Writing Activity. Teach students all about Blackout poetry with this poetry unit which features the Kobe Bryant "Dear Basketball" Poem. Lesson 6 of 18 in the poetry series "Who Am I? The Discovery of the Self Through Poetry ". It also includes a complete CCSS, Next Generation & SEL standards-aligned lesson plan for teachers to follow with in-depth instructions, a model blackout poem ent
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6th - 12th
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