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Critical thinking Common Core RI.8.5 resources
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Middle School Interactive Reading Log {Common Core Aligned}
Give your 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students meaningful homework where they can read a fiction or non-fiction text of their choice and apply a wide-variety of reading prompts to the section of the text they read each night. Interactive reading logs provide a necessary bridge between students, teachers, and parents. They were created using the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th reading standards for literature and informational texts. Beyond the Common Core, the reading prompts will ensure that students a
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5th - 8th
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Nonfiction Independent Reading Journal - Middle School English
Nonfiction Independent Reading
This reading response resource is interactive and perfect for assessing nonfiction independent reading. Better yet, it covers ALL of the informational text standards! It is easy to use, simple to grade, and can be assigned over and over again for books or articles.
We all know how important independent reading is, but it’s not always easy to hold students accountable without issues such as...#1. Driving yourself crazy with all of the grading involved; #2. Knowing
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6th - 8th
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Thinking Like a Historian Lesson Plan Unit | 5th-7th Grades | Social Studies
The Thinking Like a Historian Lesson Plan Unit is PERFECT for 5th-7th grade students! This incredible unit focuses on the importance of primary and secondary sources of information and will help grow your students critical thinking skills and abilities, as well as how to examine sources of information for bias and cause and effect relationships, and MUCH more!! The amazing resources included with this unit have been used with GREAT SUCCESS by THOUSANDS of students, and can easily be used with an
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Bundle for Virginia
Escape Room Text Structure and Plot
End of year escape rooms will make for a fun and educational learning adventure!
This immersive breakout activity has your kids on a field trip run by YOU- the most awesome and creative teacher in the history of the world. While following a mysterious girl in a red cape, the kids walk a bit too far into the woods and get lost. Now they must work with their group to solve a series of FUN challenges based on comprehension and incorporating a variety of skills!
Using critical thinking skills, p
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Escape Room: School, Forest, and Planet
Thinking Like a Historian Lesson Plan Unit for 8th-10th Grade Social Studies
The amazing resources included with the Thinking Like a Historian Lesson Plan Unit for 8th-10th Grade Social Studies have been successfully used by thousands of students and come completely ready to use for BOTH in-person and digital learning (via Google Apps)! The Thinking Like a Historian Unit lays the foundation for your students to succeed in your social studies class! They'll explore and discuss learning strategies that promote and encourage students to think critically, how to effectively
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8th - 10th
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Also included in: 8th Grade U.S. History YEAR-LONG Curriculum Bundle!! | Google Apps
Winning At The Money Game Financial Literacy Bundle (3rd - 12th grade)
Complete with the Winning At The Money Game Teacher's Guide, Student Workbook, and a bonus: The Winning At The Money Game Train-The-Trainer Guide educators will be provided 574 pages of evidence-based, carefully crafted lessons to cater to the diverse learning styles of visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners, ensuring that every student can effectively acquire financial knowledge and skills. And it’s all through the game of basketballHere is an example of the many resources you share with yo
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3rd - 12th
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Text Message Analysis | Making Inferences | Critical Thinking | Middle School
Can your Middle School students figure out who is texting? 14+ Critical Thinking Text Message Analysis Puzzles: Real world social-emotional learning that isn't babyish. Use these high-interest text message conversations as part of your regular English Language Arts program. Great as emergency sub plans for Middle School English Language Arts (ELA). "Trick" students into using reading comprehension strategies to solve each critical thinking text puzzle. Who is speaking? What is happening? How do
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7th - 10th
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Inquiry Circles for Informational and Non-Fiction Text
As educators, we have seen the success that comes from having students independently apply comprehension skills and strategies to text, and then come together with their peers to discuss, review, and reflect upon their learning. This popular method of analyzing literature (often referred to as literature circles or book clubs) has truly impacted the way students engage with literary texts, however, many traditional literature circle roles or procedures fall short when it comes to getting studen
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7th - 10th
Earth Day - Critical Thinking Text Puzzle 14 | Digital Literacy
Here's a fun Earth Day Text Message Puzzle for Middle School students! How quickly can your class figure out who is texting and what is going on? Here's part of the text message conversation: What do you want to do for Earth Day?Kick off with a challenge to reduce, reuse and recycle?And then discuss how astronauts manage waste in space?... (look at the product preview PDF to see the last line) Who is speaking? What is going on? How do you know that?This is the full Reading Comprehension lessonTh
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6th - 10th
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Daily Mind Builders: Language Arts - Quick, Fun Brain Energizers for Grades 5+
A 37-page printable PDF ebook for grades 5 and up to wake up sleeping brains with fun daily doses of critical thinking! This book is comprised of intriguing ELA-themed activity pages to wake up sleepy brains for the day's lessons. Each activity page takes about 5-15-minutes to solve and develops the most important reading comprehension skill found on all standardized reading tests. Synthesizing disparate information and using the result to produce a reasonable conclusion is an essential skill as
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5th - 12th
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Analogies PowerPoint
I designed this PowerPoint to help my 8th graders practice for their High School Placement Test (HSPT) but have found it extremely helpful with older ages as well. This PowerPoint invites students to define analogies, identify different types, dig deeper with a partner, and ultimately engage in independent practice. Included is an Answer Key that walks learners through the steps in solving each independent practice item.
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6th - 9th
Also included in: HSPT Prep Mega Bundle
Amazon Shipping Scam? Critical Thinking Text Puzzle #4 | Digital Literacy
Is this message from Amazon legit or is this a scam? How quickly can your class figure out who is texting? Here's part of the text message conversation: Delivery Alert: There’s a problem with your Amazon shipment. Do you want to reschedule? YES or NOSecond Warning: There’s a problem with your Amazon shipment. If not fixed, the package will be sent back. https://shipment-amzn.comFINAL WARNING: There’s a problem with your Amzon shipment. The package will be returned today. https://shipment-amzn.co
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6th - 10th
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I'll go there RN | Critical Thinking Text Puzzle 11 Sub Plans | Social Emotional
Here's a Critical Thinking Text Message Puzzle for Middle School students! How quickly can your class figure out who is texting? Here's part of the text message conversation: I'm here with KevinOh you guys are hereLow key I was walking around I'll go there rn... (look at the product preview PDF to see the last line) Who is speaking? What is going on? How do you know that?This is the full Reading Comprehension lessonThe slideshow lesson goes through each text message clue one-by-one.Systematic an
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6th - 10th
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I'M GROUNDED | Critical Thinking Text Puzzle 10 | Social Emotional ELA Sub Plans
How quickly can your Middle School students figure out who texted "I'M GROUNDED L" and what is going on? Teach this yourself and lead class discussions. Or, use it for your Sub Plans (Middle School ELA) and have your students complete the Bloom's Taxonomy Comprehension Questions independently. Here's part of the text message conversation: I’m way too early guys Why? Are you here?I’m 11 minutes away!!!... (look at the product preview PDF to see the last line) Who is texting? What is going on? How
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6th - 10th
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DON QUIXOTE - Fictional Digital Stick Figure Research Activity (GOOGLE DOCS)
Studying a book, movie, or history story-line? Use this to analyze characters from film, literature, comics and more. Compare characters, categorize prototypes, or dive deep with heroes, anti-heroes, and villains. This is an awesome, one-of-a-kind, engaging resource with all sorts of applications, from ELA, literature, film, research, critical thinking, summarizing, character prototypes, hero's journey, and more. Designed for upper elementary, middle or high school.Easy to assign, differentiate
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4th - 12th
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Evaluate an Argument with Dodgeball
This paired text lesson gives detailed lesson plans on teaching standard RI.8, delineate and evaluate an argument. Students will definitely relate to a discussion of dodgeball in schools and want to participate. The lesson walks through unpacking the language of the standard so students understand what is asked when answering these questions. Understanding this important standard is important as students get older and are asked to evaluate more than one passage and claim.
Included in this
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7th - 10th
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Longfellow's "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere": Poem, Worksheet, and Answer Key
Students can "take a ride" to gain a perspective of this famous patriot as well as a variety of poetry characteristics (alliteration, figurative language, mood ) as they answer 15 relevant questions. It's all in one: the poem (with numbered verses for easy access to lines), the worksheet, and a detailed answer key. This printable is so versatile that it can be used as an individual, pair, or group assignment as well as an in-class or homework assignment.
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5th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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April Fools Joke | Critical Thinking Text Puzzle 13 | Digital Literacy
911 HELP! Here's a New April Fools Text Message Puzzle for Middle School students! How quickly can your class figure out who is texting and what is going on. Here's part of the text message conversation: 911 HELPIs everything okay? Are we out of diapers again?Lol April Fools! We’ve got lots of diapers. No, it’s worse. The coffee machine is broken! ... look at the product preview PDF to see the last line as well as the emojis. (TPT only allows certain emojis in the product descriptions. They don'
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6th - 10th
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Spring Break✈️ | Critical Thinking Text Puzzle 12 | Digital Literacy | SEL
Here's a Fun Spring Break / March Break 2024 Text Message Puzzle for Middle School students! How quickly can your class figure out who is texting? Here's part of the text message conversation: Hey Victoria, packed and ready? Don't forget your passport this time!Only left it at the hotel once lol Which gate is it?B26. I hate how busy the airport gets with spring break I don’t want to be late!... (look at the product preview PDF to see the last line) Who is speaking? What is going on? How do you k
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6th - 10th
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She's Coming Back | Critical Thinking Text Puzzle 9 | Digital Literacy | SEL
Are these students cheating or working on homework? How quickly can your Middle School students figure out who is texting? Here's part of the text message conversation: Wait what did you put?THE LAST QUESTION360 THEN 180... (look at the product preview PDF to see the last line) Who is speaking? What is going on? How do you know that?In this fun Critical Thinking Puzzle #9, students are shown one text message at a time. Each slide in this critical thinking puzzle reveals another text message. Ev
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6th - 10th
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Why Would You Post That? Critical Thinking Text Puzzle 7 | Digital Literacy SEL
Why would you post that online? How quickly can your class figure out who is texting? CONTENT WARNING: This Critical Thinking Puzzle is for OLDER STUDENTS and may prompt discussions on healthy relationships, posting appropriate content online, consent, and managing differing expectations. While these are important conversations, they may not be what you're looking for in a critical thinking resource right now.Teachers are encouraged to consider their student population and parent communication r
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7th - 10th
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Valentine's Day Cards For Me? Critical Thinking Text Puzzle 8 | Digital Literacy
Here's a Fun Valentine's Day Text Message Puzzle for Middle School students! How quickly can your class figure out who is texting? Here's part of the text message conversation: Did you see the cards I left on your desk?Valentine's cards for me? You shouldn't haveI spent all night making them. They took forever!... (look at the product preview PDF to see the last line!)Who is speaking? What is going on? How do you know that?In this fun Critical Thinking Puzzle #8, students are shown one text mess
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6th - 10th
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Debating Transgender Athletes in Competitive Sports
This worksheet is designed to engage students in critical thinking and reflection on the topic of transgender participation in sports. It includes comprehension questions that assess understanding of two contrasting articles discussing the issue. Additionally, it features critical reasoning questions that encourage students to analyze, synthesize, and apply the information presented in the articles. The "Connect to Self" question prompts students to relate the content to their own values and exp
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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Fun Christmas Text Mystery! Critical Thinking Text Puzzle #2 | Digital Literacy
Fun Christmas Text Message Puzzle. Can your students figure out who is texting?Here's part of the text message conversation: Hey all the presents done yetYep finished the last one. Where u at nowChillin in the stables with the crewWho is speaking? What is going on? How do you know that?⭐ NO SURPRISES! Look at the product preview PDF to see exactly what you get. The product preview is beside the product covers at the top of this page. It's a watermarked version of the entire resource. The 12 page
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6th - 10th
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