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7th grade holidays study guides
I Have a Dream Speech Analysis Discussion Guide
This speech analysis discussion guide highlights the rhetorical devices used by King with margin annotations and correlating color coded lines underlined in the text. I use this key to show the students, "How did the author say it?" (a common core step when doing close and critical reading). Using this activity helps the students understand the speech better and helps them with evaluating what King was saying.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Hocus Pocus Movie Guide-Common Core Aligned, includes SCR
Do you want to bring the BEST part of Halloween to your classroom? Then look no further, because you've found a study guide for Hocus Pocus, everyone's favorite Halloween movie! This product contains a study guide with open-ended, critical analysis questions related to the film. There's an short-constructed response with a template to help students organize their paragraph (great for English-learners or students with special needs).
I've also included a short (and fun!) activity with old Engli
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7th - 9th
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Halloween Grammar Worksheets Subject Verb Agreement Printable and Digital
Halloween subject verb agreement grammar practice! Have your students practice subject-verb agreement on these holiday themed worksheets with sentences related to Halloween. A great way to incorporate grammar and writing correct sentences into a busy October week. You get 2 2-page worksheets you can copy front and back and answer keys. Includes color and ink friendly black and white versions. Print and Digital Resource: Includes an Easel Activity ready for learning with digital tools. Assign it
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4th - 7th
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Gift of the Magi-- Readers' Theater Adaptation with Activities
Included in Gift of the Magi-teacher and student pages-vocabulary -pre-reading activities-questions -projects-quiz-answer key -synopsis -suggestions for teacher useThis readers’ theater adaptation of “Gift of the Magi” adheres wholly to the plot, setting, characterization, and themes of the original story from which it is adapted. It can be used with both large and small groups in language arts classes. Students in regular, remedial, gifted, and special education classrooms, in both middle and h
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7th - 11th, Adult Education
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The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson Novel Guide
The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson Novel Guide Ideal for teaching about American history, African American history, the Jim Crow era, resilience, tolerance, and the Civil Rights history. Highly engaging cross curriculum novel that spans decades and teaches American Civil Rights history and its "inheritance" in a captivating and age appropriate way. This pack includes: Lesson objectivesChapter by chapter comprehension questionsAnswers includedResources for the background historical researc
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5th - 8th
Return To Sender by Alvarez Hispanic Heritage Novel Guide
Return To Sender Alvarez Hispanic Heritage Novel Unit is perfect for teaching about immigration, its challenges, barriers, laws and current practices, American history, as well as, themes of family, friendship, belonging, and coming-of-age. The unit includes:Learning Objectives Pre-reading activities Immigration projectNew Terms and Vocabulary SheetChapter by Chapter questions and answers Essay TopicsExtension ActivitiesCharacter(s) Analysis Activity Themes ActivityComparison Activity Cause &
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5th - 8th
I Have a Dream Speech Handout to Support Analysis and Close Reading
Help all of your students easily understand and appreciate the rich ideas and words of this influential speech by Marting Luther King, Jr.! The speech is presented in sections for close reading, with each section followed by engaging, illustrated questions and activities. What you get:illustrated speech text divided into chunks [with zig zag borders--see the thumbnails] Interesting historical information is included. variety of interactive comprehension questions following each section of the
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6th - 9th
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The Butler - Movie Guide
The Butler is a film based on the life of Eugene Allen, who worked as a waiter and butler in the White House for 34 years. He started working in the White House in 1952 and retired in 1986 (as the head butler). This discussion guide is made up of 50 questions and is intended to help make viewing the film more meaningful for your students.
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7th - 12th
Malcolm X's "The Ballot or the Bullet" Common Core Rhetorical Analysis
This resource includes the annotated text of Malcolm X's famous "The Ballot or the Bullet" speech. Using the comment feature in Microsoft Word, this resource includes critical commentary and analysis of the figurative and connotative meanings, rhetorical devices (logos, ethos, pathos), parallelism, allusions, themes aligned with the RI1, RI2, RI4, RI6, and RI8 standards from the Common Core State Standards. In addition to the identified figurative language, rhetorical devices, etc., the docume
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6th - 10th
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Warriors Don't Cry Teaching Unit
This teaching unit is designed to accompany a classroom study of Warriors Don't Cry, Young Readers Edition, by Melba Patillo Beals. This nonfiction memoir chronicles the experiences of one of the Little Rock Nine in her battle to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957. This unit contains reading logs, study questions, vocabulary,quizzes, discussion questions, a test, a movie viewing assignment, and an essay assignment with rubric. This book is an excellent resource for st
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6th - 9th
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Short Story & Movie Guide: The Greatest Gift; It's a Wonderful Life Workbook
This is a two week study for the short story titled "The Greatest Gift" (by Philip Van Doren Stern) and the movie titled It's a Wonderful Life."The Greatest Gift" is the short story that provided the inspiration for It's a Wonderful Life. The short story is available as a hardcover book and as an e-book. An Afterword by the author's daughter is found at the end of each of these books:"The Greatest Gift" 1996 edition"The Greatest Gift" 2014 editionThe guide contains 10 sections and includes:voc
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6th - 12th
The Tuskegee Airmen Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (PG13 - 1995)
The Tuskegee Airmen Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (PG13 - 1995) challenges students to apply the lessons they can learn from the brave heroes in this WWII movie. Explore the logical flaws in Senators Conyers' argument for why the Tuskegee Airmen should not be allowed to fly in the US Air Corps. Ask students to do extended research on the Tuskegee Airmen and compare the facts in the movie to real life events.Check the preview file for high resolution sample questions to see if this movie gu
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7th - 12th
Black Composers and Performers - A Music Lesson for Black History Month
This brief introduction to the world's most influential Black composers and performers is the perfect music lesson for Black History Month. The lesson covers 4 of the most prominent figures in the major musical eras and genres throughout history, including:Classical:Joseph Bononge, Chevalier de Saint GeorgesSamuel Coleridge-TaylorFlorence Beatrice PriceWilliam Grant StillJazz:Louis ArmstrongBillie HolidayElla FitzgeraldJohn ColtraneR&B, Soul, and Reggae:Ray CharlesAretha FranklinBob MarleySt
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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President Lincoln’s “Second Inaugural Address” Common Core Rhetorical Analysis
This resource includes the annotated text and marginal notes for President Abraham Lincoln’s ”Second Inaugural Address” delivered on March 4, 1865. The rhetorical analysis includes 21 marginal comments with Common Core State Standards alignment. Reading and annotating informational texts is a critical component of the Common Core State Standards, and analyzing informational texts is a key skill that students will need for college and the jobs of the future. Using the comment feature in Microsof
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7th - 12th
The Circuit- SPANISH Cajas de Cartón (Estudio de Novela)
Every chapter focuses on reading comprehension strategies. Starting with chapter one, the focus is on what the author is trying to convey and how we can read that through what is written in the book. Chapter two brings in new skills: Text dependent questions, vocabulary development, summarization and visualization. Chapter three has students thinking about what questions they have about what they are reading. Chapters 4-12 all have the above mentioned strategies implemented into each sheet. The
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Edward Scissorhands Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet | Google (PG13 - 1990)
Edward Scissorhands Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet | Google (PG13 - 1990) challenges students to explore the strange, whimsical, gentle life of a legendary Tim Burton character. Analyze Edward's impact on the neighborhood and why they eventually turn on him. Discuss the pros and cons of being special/famous and fitting in with the crowd and how Edward's life might have changed if he got prosthetics. Identify how the director develops Edward's character despite his lack of dialogue througho
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7th - 12th
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Hidden Figures-Young Readers'Edition-Chapter Summary-Close Passage-Comprehension
This is a chapter by chapter summary of Hidden Figures- Young Readers' Edition. The summaries are written in close passage form to enhance comprehension. The answer key has been included.
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6th - 8th
Heroes of the Environment Earth Day Novel Guide
Heroes of the Environment True Stories of People Who Are Helping To Protect the Planet by Harriet Rohmer Guide is perfect for teaching about current agricultural practices, compost, pesticides, fertilizers, vertical farming, e-waste, water pollution, mountain removal, depletion of wetlands, oil drilling and environmental cost and much more. Printable & Nearpod (integrates with Google Classroom)After this lesson students will:- be able to explain how to make compost- be able to verbalize the
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6th - 8th
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Return To Sender by Julia Alvarez Hispanic Heritage Novel Unit
Return To Sender Alvarez Hispanic Heritage Novel Unit is perfect for teaching about immigration, its challenges, barriers, and laws. A must read middle grade novel about undocumented immigration, family, and coming-of-age.This novel unit guide includes:Learning Objectives Pre-reading activitiesImmigration projectNew Terms and Vocabulary SheetChapter by Chapter questions and answers Essay TopicsExtension ActivitiesCharacter(s) Analysis Activity Themes ActivityComparison Activity Cause & Effe
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5th - 8th
Two Degrees by Alan Gratz Environmental Science Middle School Novel Guide
Two Degrees by Alan Gratz Environmental Science Middle School Novel Guide is great for teaching about wildfires, hurricanes and environmental threats to Arctic animals and Earth's ecosystem. This novel guide consists of two parts, teacher's section and student's section. Filled with background information on wildfires, hurricanes, and the Arctic ecosystem. This novel guide includes:Learning ObjectivesKWL ChartChapter-by-chapter reading comprehension questions and answersBackground geographical i
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4th - 7th
Ruby Bridges Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet | Google Formats (TVPG - 1997)
This Ruby Bridges Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (TVPG - 1997) challenges students to put themselves into this brave, real life story and learn from Ruby's experiences. Ask students to explore the root causes of why her classmates wouldn't play with her and the tough decisions Ruby's parents made to further the cause for freedom and equality.Check the preview file for high resolution sample questions to see if this movie guide is suitable for your students. This resource consists of 12 hig
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4th - 10th
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Race (Jessie Owens Story) Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (PG13 - 2016)
Race (Jessie Owens Story) Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (PG13 - 2016) challenges students to insert themselves into this historical story. Explore the tough decisions that Jessie Owens and the American Olympic Committee had to make during the 1936 Olympic Games held in Nazi Germany. If you're planning to show this movie, you will not be disappointed with this resource. Note: Question #9A asks students to compare the 100m Final race scene with actual footage from the 1936 Olympic Games. The
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7th - 12th
Hidden Figures (Young Readers' Edition) Chapter Questions & Answer Key
50+ PAGES OF QUESTIONS and ANSWERS! This resource provides chapter context questions w/ answer key providing a building foundation for young readers utilizing Margot Lee Shetterly's, Hidden Figures. In total, 100 chapter context questions and teacher answer key will help guide discussion as you read this tale of grit, perseverance, precision, and selfless determination to help the United States achieve aeronautical precision and eventually the first successful trip to the moon. Following the rea
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5th - 8th
A Christmas Carol Animated 2009 Starring Jim Carrey Video Study Guide
This video study guide contains 39 questions and is designed to keep students engaged and on task during a class's viewing of "A Christmas Carol" starring Jim Carrey (Walt Disney Production 2009). This is a classic film of Dickens's timeless tale of redemption. . This version retains much of Dickens's language. All questions are in viewing order. The video study guide is excellent to use as a tool to help students remain engaged and focus on plot details to increase their understanding and comp
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5th - 12th
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