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The Role of Technology in Education Unit

The Role of Technology in Education

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6th
CCSS: Designed
Should technology be restricted or embraced in educational settings? Sixth graders work to answer this question by exploring the issue through mixed mediums and then crafting a written argument. Full of evidence-based strategies and...
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"I Can” Common Core! 6th Grade Writing Printables & Template
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"I Can” Common Core! 6th Grade Writing

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6th
CCSS: Designed
It is impossible to know whether one has reached a goal without first knowing the goal. Help your sixth graders reach all the Common Core writing standards by giving them a checklist written in language they will understand. As you teach...
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Draft Body Paragraphs for Argumentative Writing Video

Draft Body Paragraphs for Argumentative Writing

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5 mins 5th - 7th
CCSS: Designed
After compiling the necessary research and organizing information in an outline, your young writers will learn how to add context and quality to details in order to construct a well developed paragraph. This is the sixth video in a...
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Develop Support for an Argument in Opinion Writing Video

Develop Support for an Argument in Opinion Writing

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5 mins 5th - 7th
CCSS: Designed
This resource provides an excellent explanation of how to begin developing support for main ideas in a writing piece. Young writers will work through a step-by-step process of developing supporting details that serve to prove the topic...
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Support an Argument Graphic Organizer
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Support an Argument

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6th - 10th
CCSS: Adaptable
It's time to plan! Brainstorm a persuasive writing assignment with this graphic organizer. Middle schoolers use the organizer to choose a topic, create a stance, and note the argument. They also identify the argument for the opposing...
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One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly Hunt - Teacher's Guide Lesson Plan

One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly Hunt - Teacher's Guide

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5th - 8th
CCSS: Designed
Children in foster care face a lot of uncertainty in their lives. A guide for the novel One for the Murphys introduces a main character, Carley, who is thrust into the foster care system. Chapter-by-chapter questions cover key details in...
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Persuasive Writing
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Persuasive Writing

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7th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
Aesop claimed that the art of persuasion is often more effectual than force. Guide your writers through the writing process of creating strong, effective persuasive essays and speeches using the lesson plans, videos, worksheets, and unit plans in this collection.
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Out of the Dust Unit

Out of the Dust

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6th
CCSS: Designed
The Grapes of Wrath may be the most famous novel set during the Dust Bowl, but what other stories cover the same time? The unit focuses on the Karen Hesse novel Out of the Dust. Learners keep a timeline of the Dust Bowl, maintain a...
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TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 5 Lesson Plan

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 5

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9th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
Are video games sports? Pupils investigate this question as well as various nonfiction selections to learn more about claims and the support that defines them. All of the selections mimic the rigor on state tests and encourage close...
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TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 6 Lesson Plan

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 6

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9th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
Is a college education necessary for success in today's world? The class investigates the question, along with others at the end of the sixth workshop in a 15-part series. The lesson has four parts with multiple activities and...
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Writing Editorials Unit

Writing Editorials

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5th - 7th
CCSS: Designed
Should school be year round? An engaging unit explores this very question through the use of editorial writing. Complete with model editorials, pre-writing worksheets, and graphic organizers for research, this rigorous unit scaffolds...
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THE Founding Father Graphic Organizer

THE Founding Father

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4th - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
Who is the founding father—George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, or Benjamin Franklin? Scholars decide which of three early Americans, should be crowned the founding father of America based on research. Then, they compose a persuasive...
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Amusement of the Future Unit

Amusement of the Future

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6th - 8th
CCSS: Designed
Take your class on the ride of their lives! Physical science scholars get an in-depth look at potential and kinetic energies in an amusement park-themed unit. Students research, design, and promote their own amusement parks, complete...
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Causes and Effects of Climate Change Lesson Plan

Causes and Effects of Climate Change

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5th - 6th
CCSS: Adaptable
Wrap-up a unit on global climate change with a lesson that examines the causes and effects of climate change. Learners fill out a chart that represents what they think causes climate change—natural and human-based—and what they think...
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Women's Suffrage for Grades 6–8 Lesson Plan
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Women's Suffrage for Grades 6–8

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6th - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
Learners study the decisions and solutions involved in winning the right to vote. After reading background information on the fight for women's suffrage, including one woman's story, and its eventual success in the United States and...
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Convince Me! Graphic Organizer

Convince Me!

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6th
CCSS: Adaptable
With the help of six graphic organizers, writers share their opinion on a bad habit, the greatest city, a desirable pet, a recommended book, and the importance of education. Using their supporting reasons and facts, pupils use the blank...
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W.6.1 - Persuasive Writing: 6th Grade ELA Common Core
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W.6.1 - Persuasive Writing: 6th Grade ELA Common Core

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6th
CCSS: Adaptable
Gathered here is an assortment of resources that are aligned with the W.6.1 Common Core standard on persuasive writing. From introductory assignments to walkthrough videos to entire units, this collection has enough to get you started and more. Persuaded yet?
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Opinion Argument Writing Packet Unit
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Opinion Argument Writing Packet

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3rd - 6th
CCSS: Designed
You won't need much persuading to use an argumentative writing packet in your language arts class! With helpful reference pages, guided practice through the writing process, examples of opinion and argument writing, and a thorough...
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Hatchet Unit

Hatchet

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6th
CCSS: Designed
Accompany a novel study of Hatchet by Gary Paulson with a unit consisting of 16 lessons focused on physical and emotional survival. Reading the story along with a variety of informational texts, scholars compare and contrast reading...
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Savvy Surfers: Website Evaluation and Media Literacy Lesson Plan
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Savvy Surfers: Website Evaluation and Media Literacy

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6th
CCSS: Designed
Sixth graders strengthen their understanding of what a high quality website is composed of. Learners evaluate three websites for accuracy, credibility, and reliability by completing a chart.
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Maniac Magee: Problematic Situation Lesson Plan

Maniac Magee: Problematic Situation

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4th - 6th
CCSS: Adaptable
As part of their reading of Jerry Spinelli's Maniac Magee, class members consider what it would take to survive living on their own. Using the provided worksheet, individuals list their needs and decide where they would seek shelter.
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Ocean Currents Activities & Project

Ocean Currents

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6th - 9th
CCSS: Adaptable
Young scientists investigate the effects of heating a beaker of ice water by dropping dye into the water and observing how the color circulates.
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At-Risk Species Lesson Plan

At-Risk Species

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3rd - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
There are currently thousands of species around the world whose survival is in serious danger. This lesson allows young conservationists to explore this global issue by classifying at-risk animals by the various factors threatening their...
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George Washington’s Socks Reader’s Guide Worksheet

George Washington’s Socks Reader’s Guide

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3rd - 6th
CCSS: Adaptable
Dive into a class reading of the book George Washington's Socks with the help of this guide. Including a vocabulary list and series of comprehension questions for each chapter, this resource provides an excellent foundation for exploring...
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