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U.S. History Common Core RL.8.7 resources
The Book Thief Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use Markus Zusaks's award-winning WW2 novel, The Book Thief effectively in your classroom! A no-prep standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Eve
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5th - 9th
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The Diary of Anne Frank Novel Study and Project Menu; Digital Option
No-Prep novel study for the bestselling "Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl", a standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every entry as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning diary autobiography in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Everything you need to use this
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: World War II Novel Study Bundle, Seven Complete WWII Literature Units!
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use John Boyne's award winning WWII novel, "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" effectively in your classroom! A no-prep standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distan
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5th - 9th
Also included in: World War II Novel Study Bundle, Seven Complete WWII Literature Units!
Mind Map for discovering historical figures in a New Way
Imagine your students utterly captivated, mapping out trailblazers that shaped your nation's history. Politicians, composers, scientists - no domain untouched! This lively mind map template invites middle and high schoolers to connect the dots across eras in an utterly unique style.Watch the "aha" moments unfold as your class graphs figures like Benjamin Franklin on the timeline, sparking insights into how one life intertwined so profoundly with an emerging nation. The completed sample mind map
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7th - 12th
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54th Mass, movie Glory, article historical inaccuracies, test, graphic organizer
Lesson centers around watching movie, Glory. 3 page article provides background information about the real 54th regiment, role in Civil War and real men who served. Article also includes background of Hollywood characters & their roles, historical inaccuracies in movie. Lesson has an one page graphic organizer for students to complete while watching the movie, and reflective/ discussion questions. Finally, lesson includes assessment that has five short answer/essay responses based on mo
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8th - 11th
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"Star Spangled Banner" Close Read + Artistic Interpretation Activity
This activity takes students on a journey through the lyrics of “The Star Spangled Banner” and gives students space to grapple with why these lyrics eventually became our national anthem. In this lesson, students will do a close read of “The Star Spangled Banner” using annotation task cards. Based on their annotations, they will analyze three different artistic interpretations of the lyrics and determine which one most closely aligns with the author’s experiences! Learning objectives/Essential
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Nothing But The Truth Novel Study Bundle (editable)
Pocahontas: Beyond the Myth Viewing Guide
This is a viewing guide created for students to follow along with the Smithsonian Museum documentary, Pocahontas: Beyond the Myth.
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7th - 10th
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The Great Gatsby Movie Guide - Roaring 20s
This two page movie guide will help students actively engage with the film to analyze the the Roaring 20s. Students' aim is to answer the question, "How did the changes during the 19020s affect the people living during that time?"Students will gather information throughout the film and make connections to what they have learned in the Roaring 20s unit.
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8th
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"The Star-Spangled Banner" Worksheet, Test, or Homework and Detailed Answer Key
knowledge of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as they complete this worksheet! This "star" of a handout offers a series of critical-thinking questions about America's national anthem and incorporates literary terminology to provide readers with a full understanding of one of this country's most famous songs. A copy of the lyrics and a detailed answer key are included.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"The Ballad of Birmingham" Worksheet (or Test) and Detailed Answer Key
This Ballad of Birmingham assessment/worksheet will help students to thoroughly experience a memorable incident in America's civil rights movement. Questions delve into the events of the day and focus on setting, themes, inferences, irony, poetry characteristics, etc. A detailed answer key is included. (Teachers may want to use reputable on-line sources to play the recording of this poem as well as showcase videos and photos from September 15, 1963.)
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee - Infographic Background Brief
Students need background knowledge to comprehend the novels of the EngageNY modules. Infographic Background Briefs are 1-page documents that serve as an anchor text. In visuals, they present the MOST important information students need to understand about the context of the novel. Introduce the Infographic Background Brief in the beginning of the unit, engage students in close reading of its parts, and use the brief to identify companion texts for students to read and deepen their knowledge of t
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7th - 10th
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The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - Infographic Background Brief
Students need background knowledge to comprehend the novels of the EngageNY modules. Infographic Background Briefs are 1-page documents that serve as an anchor text. In visuals, they present the MOST important information students need to understand about the context of the novel. Introduce the Infographic Background Brief in the beginning of the unit, engage students in close reading of its parts, and use the brief to identify companion texts for students to read and deepen their knowledge of t
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7th - 10th
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Hamilton: The Musical Analysis for ELA
This slideshow includes comprehensive questions over the background of Alexander Hamilton, the creation of the musical itself and provides links to all (but Say No to This) songs within the musical with corresponding questions to keep students engaged and questions the material as a literary analysis. This IS the explicit version.
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8th - 10th
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The Tempest Introduction
The Tempest William Shakespeare introduction lesson that explores some of the context behind the play (Native Americans, the Caribbean colonies, colonialism) and opens up the very first scene of the play (Act 1 Scene 1) as we explore character, setting, plot and theme. A very useful way to begin the play for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 and Grade 10 students preparing for English Literature assessments. Fully differentiated throughout.
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7th - 10th
Also included in: The Tempest Complete Unit
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