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High school critical thinking ELA test prep lessons
Reading Comprehension Passages & Questions Worksheets Activities Grades 8-9
These 10 pages of reading comprehension passages and questions worksheets contain multiple choice questions for students to practice a range of skills. Passages are high-interest and written on an 8th-9th grade level. This resource is perfect for test-prep, special education and progress monitoring, differentiating, and scaffolding for struggling readers. This Download Contains: 10 passages with multiple choice questions: easy one-page printables answer keyself checking digital version on Easel
Grades:
8th - 9th
Also included in: ELA Skills Reading Comprehension & Writing Activities 8-9th Grade Bundle
Grammar Worksheets, Weekly Grammar Practice, High School Vol. 1
This set of 18 grammar worksheets is classroom-tested and proven to raise test scores and improve students' writing!! With these weekly grammar exercises and paired video links for tutorials, you'll be set up for a classroom success story to review a specific grammar skill weekly or however often you choose!Student Experience: I use one worksheet a week in conjunction with a tutorial as a flipped classroom video (18 links provided). Each set of worksheets covers a hot topic that teens care about
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Daily Grammar Practice Curriculum, High School Vol. 1 BUNDLE
Fake News Unit | Critical Thinking | Media Literacy | Fact Analysis & Research
Teaching students to navigate news and information on mainstream, traditional and social media as critical thinkers is essential in 2024. It is becoming increasingly difficult to separate FACTS and OPINIONS, SATIRE from LIES, and PERSUASION from PROPAGANDA in the "MISINFORMATION:" eraA well-grounded understanding of MEDIA-LITERACY is crucial in stopping FAKE NEWS and RADICALIZATION. And This PROVEN resource will teach your students the skills to identify, analyze and critique information throug
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5th - 10th
Sentence Structure Bundle - Simple, Compound, Complex, & Compound-Complex Types
This creative, scaffolded sentence structure unit engages students and breaks down challenging concepts into bite-sized pieces. In these sentence types lessons, students will learn how to craft simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences through visual, brain-based approaches.If you want your students to understand the four basic types of sentences, this unit is what you need. It takes a scaffolded approach to learning sentence structure by starting with basic skills and working up
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7th - 10th
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Oregon Trail: Simulation Game
Super engaging slideshow game to get students thinking about what life on the Oregon Trail was like. You lead the class with 13 scenarios, and students make decisions and keep track of survival points. A great way to introduce the Oregon Trail to students. It includes 42 slides, directions, and a student handout to record survival points. I use this activity with my 8 graders a few details might need to be edited if used with younger grade levels.Takes about 1 hour.
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in: Western Expansion Games Bundle: Oregon Trail, Gold Rush, Lewis and clark
Inferences MURDER MYSTERY!!! The Case of Mr. Crane
A "WHODUNIT" OF INFERENCES!! The second in a series!!! An engaging and fun way to infer!
Students work as a whole class to read 24 mystery clues to solve a murder. Along the way they make inferences and record them on the Murder Mystery sheet. Each set of clues add new suspicions that keep students focused, motivated, and most off all constantly inferring!!
Check out other Murder Mystery Inferences in my store!!!!
Happy Murder Mystery Solving!!!!
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3rd - 9th
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Organization 101; Full Curriculum; Study Skills; Executive Funct; Summer School
This is a BUNDLE of Organization 101 modules containing a full curriculum that will help your students establish a strong foundation for academic success. This is a giant bundle of 10 separate modules covering so many aspects of how to be organized mentally and physically in school.This is a perfect unit to use remotely with students through Google Classroom. The Student Playlists are a stand-alone Google doc that can be copied for students. Students will independently work through the activitie
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6th - 12th
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Literary Analysis: Analyzing Fiction and Nonfiction Texts Reading & Writing Unit
Are your students confused about text analysis? You know how to do it yourself, but you're not sure how to make it accessible to students? I know the feeling. Analyzing texts is hard, and it rarely comes naturally. It's a difficult concept to break down into a methodical process. Still, it can be done. I created these analyzing texts materials to help my students practice analyzing a variety of texts, including nonfiction, fiction, paired texts, short films, movies, commercials/advertisements, a
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8th - 11th
Verbals Unit Bundle: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives Lessons & Activities
Looking for a way to make the confusing concept of verbals transparent for students? This is a HUGE bundle of verbal goodies. It contains accurate, clear, and appealing documents to help teachers make a somewhat challenging grammatical concept accessible for students. The resources are scaffolded to reduce frustration and increase confidence.Within this zip file, you will receive the following documents for each topic:- Presentations, which are partially editable PPTs, for each grammar concept,
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7th - 10th
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C-E-R (claim, evidence, reasoning) Writing Resource Bundle | Printable & Digital
Are your students struggling with writing claim, evidence, and reasoning (C-E-R)? Need an arsenal of PRINTABLE AND DIGITAL teaching tools and writing scaffolds for your c-e-r writing projects? This bundle has everything you need to introduce C-E-R (or CER, C.E.R, etc.) to your students AND have them practice the skills before moving on to a major writing project.This C-E-R (claim, evidence, reasoning) Bundle includes:C-E-R Writing Handout for Students C-E-R Writing Introductory Slideshow (with 5
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9th - 12th
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Paul Klee Abstract Art Lesson: Portrait Dice Games Art Project - Nsw Visual Arts
Are you teaching an abstract art lesson on Paul Klee? Are they going to create an abstract portrait? Here's a fun lesson to brighten up your lesson plans! This is the perfect addition to your elementary art curriculum! Engaging abstract portrait art lesson with language (writing) activities. These no-prep abstract portrait art projects are perfect for your art sub tub. Super easy to implement for substitute teachers. Plus, the engagement will help with behavior! Perfect to start your art integra
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K - 12th
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Also included in: Art History Lesson - Famous Artists - Art Activities and Sub Plans
Introduction to Coding in Python - 35 LESSONS | Computer Science & Programming
Unlock the full potential of your students with this engaging, exciting, and interactive Python coding course! This resource includes 35 lessons that will help your students develop fluency with computer science and computational thinking. And the best part? The preparation has already been completed for you, so you can jump right in! With easy-to-follow lessons, activities, assignments, and quizzes that reinforce key concepts, your students will become confident coders in no time. Take a look
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6th - 10th
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High School ELA Bellringers: Mentors, Grammar, First Chapter Friday, Test Prep
These book bellringers provide a way for you to combine your passion of instilling a love of reading with your obligation of preparing students for standardized testing. Think of it as First Chapter Friday meets mentor texts, grammar practice, and test prep.We know that reading for reading's sake is the number one thing we can do to boost vocabulary, comprehension skills, and so much more. However, if you also need a way to review and teach tested skills explicitly, it is my intention that these
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9th - 12th
Literary Analysis Using Pixar Short Films
I love to use these short films as a way to review literary elements with my students OR a way to introduce the concept of analysis. Sometimes, my students find it easier and less “scary” to analyze a film rather than a piece of literature. Each short film comes with a sheet of questions for students to review topics such as: • Symbolism • Theme • Mood • Characterization • Imagery • And so much more!These questions will push students to think outside of the box and actually analyze/apply what
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: High School English Lesson Bundle | Essential English Skills
Spongebob Murder Mystery Resources
I did not create this! But I added slides, a group organizer, and a 2 day lesson plan to go with the trial!This bundle is everything you need to teach the Trial of Spongebob Squarepants for argumentative writing, persuasive writing, inferencing, etc.I did not create the trial scenario!https://mrskillianclass.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/thetrialofspongebobsquarepants.pdf
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6th - 10th
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Run On Sentences and Fragments Celebrity Tweets Grammar Worksheet and Lesson
Correcting Run On Sentences and Fragments activities include no prep Worksheets, Lesson Plan, PowerPoint slides and Google slides using celebrity tweets! Perfect for distance learning or Google classroom activities!Teach students how to correct run on sentences and fragments by editing celebrity tweets!Forget boring grammar worksheets!Students edit and create their own celebrity tweets to make writing complete sentences and correcting fragments and run on sentences fun and effortless! Zip Includ
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in: Grammar Worksheets & No Prep Lesson Plans| Celebrity Tweets
Poetry Bell Ringers Volume 1 - Warm-Up Activities to Analyze and Create Poems
Bring poetry to life in your classroom with these poetry activities. This set of 30 poetry bell ringers will help your students practice a wide range of poetry devices and help improve their poetry writing. These poetry activities are all different and engaging, so even students who "don't like poetry" will find an activity they can enjoy! Perfect during National Poetry Month (or beyond)!Try a SAMPLE week Set your students up for poetry writing success with these incredible poetry warm-ups. Use
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7th - 10th
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Student Lawyers: Criminal Court Mock Trials & Cases with PowerPoint
Students will get the opportunity to be lawyers and prosecute or defend an accused person in a criminal trial (11 total). Each group will consist of 2 lawyers (prosecuting and defending), and an accused person. The teacher will act as the judge and guide the jury as they vote on the verdict. The majority vote determines the verdict. This unit includes court brief handouts, directions, and PowerPoint explaining how the cases will proceed. Visit our store for much more helpful and free stuff!Crim
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Verb Task Cards and Printables Bundle {Action, Helping, & Linking Verbs}
Verbs are everywhere! This bundle includes two of my favorite (and best-selling) grammar products: VIGOROUS VERB PRACTICE and VEERING THROUGH VERBS TASK CARDS AND CHEAT SHEET. Look no further for a way to practice, teach, and/or assess your students' verb knowledge.This BUNDLE comes with:PRODUCT 1**three printables and an answer key for each Each page includes a definition for each type of verb (action, linking, and helping) and gives an examplePRODUCT 2**Verbs Cheat Sheet (perfect for student b
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4th - 9th
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Subjects and Predicates plus Hard-to-Find Subjects Unit
Need a way to review subjects and predicates? Before students can understand the difference between a sentence and a fragment, they need a firm understanding of the concept of subjects and predicates. To many grammar teachers, these are no-brainer topics. For students, however, it can be frustrating. This bundle is designed to help students learn to break down sentences to identify subjects and predicates, even those tricky little subjects!The unit contains two different PPT presentations (one t
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Grammar Lessons and Activities Bundle for Middle and High School
Inferences MURDER MYSTERY!!! The Case of the Lunch Lady
A "WHODUNIT" OF INFERENCES!! The third in a series!!! An engaging and fun way to infer!
Students work as a whole class to read 24 mystery clues to solve a murder. Along the way they make inferences and record them on the Murder Mystery sheet. Each set of clues add new suspicions that keep students focused, motivated, and most off all constantly inferring!!
Check out other Murder Mystery Inferences in my store!!!!
Happy Murder Mystery Solving!!!!
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3rd - 9th
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Grammar Worksheets, Weekly Grammar Practice, High School Vol. 2
This set of 18 grammar worksheets is classroom-tested and proven to raise test scores and improve students' writing!! With these weekly grammar exercises and paired video links for tutorials, you'll be set up for a classroom success story to review a specific grammar skill weekly or however often you choose!Student Experience: I use one worksheet a week in conjunction with a tutorial as a flipped classroom video (18 links provided). Each set of worksheets covers a hot topic that teens care abou
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Daily Grammar Practice Curriculum, High School Vol. 2 BUNDLE
Author's Purpose PPT, FORMAL EVALUATION lesson plan, worksheet and MORE!
This secondary lesson focuses on the 3 purposes-- to inform, to entertain, and to persuade. Examples, practice, no prep printables, a PowerPoint, and more are included.I created this PowerPoint, lesson plan, and worksheet for my observation, and my principal LOVED it. Consider using it for YOUR evaluation. Check out the feedback!This presentation was used for my 6th and 7th grade classes, but could work with 5th-12th. Google Drive Edition Author's Purpose Google Drive EditionAt one point, stude
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: Mega Store Bundle #1
Note Taking - CORNELL METHOD - Lesson Plan & Activities
This unit teaches the 'Cornell Method' of note taking. No prep is required as it includes lesson plan material as well as 3 dynamic template activities for students to practice the 'Cornell Method'. Have your students learn this note-taking method at the beginning of the year and enjoy their longterm, improved depth of learning and comprehension! BUNDLE & SAVENote Taking Bundle (Cornell, Key Word, Classic & Topical Methods)You may also like:Note Taking - TOPICAL METHOD - Lesson Plan &
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5th - 12th
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