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iCivics

Yeah, But...

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Impress upon your young learners the importance of formulating counter arguments based on facts and not opinions. This resource is meant to strengthen arguments designed in a previous lesson, but could also be used as a stand-alone...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Language Review #7

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this language review #7 worksheet, students edit and punctuate 3 sentences, write fact or opinion for 2 sentences, select words that are spelled correctly and write synonyms for 2 words.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Goggle Eyes

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Google Eyes worksheet, students read eight chapters from Google Eyes and then complete a comprehension exercise, speech marks, persuasive writing, fact and opinion, question mark, and the comma worksheets. Students answer one...
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Worksheet
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bbc news: school report

For Students 6th - 7th
In this journalism worksheet, students choose a subject for a news report. They create a list of three people they would like to interview. They write 3 questions to ask, and indicate if the question relates to a fact or opinion.
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BW Walch

Vending Machine Bans Increase in Schools Nationwide

For Teachers 7th - 11th Standards
Does a ban on vending machines infringe on student rights, or do school officials have an obligation to monitor foods sold on school grounds? Your class members will explore the educational, health, and financial issues related to...
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Activity
Canada's National Arts Center

Vivaldi and The Four Seasons: Teacher Resource Kit

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Did you know that Vivaldi wrote "Winter," the final concerto of his The Four Seasons, in the key of F minor to echo the sleigh ride pieces popular at the time? A teacher resource kit, designed to support a study of the work, is packed...
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Organizer
Mr. Nussbaum

THE Founding Father

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reading Response Questions

For Teachers 6th - 7th
In this reading response worksheet, students answer twenty three questions in short answer format. They answer questions on their reading relating to basic facts, making predictions, explaining why or how, making connections, and giving...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Writing My Own Story

For Students 2nd
In this writing my own story worksheet, 2nd graders follow ten fact and opinion writing prompts to write a simple story about themselves.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Social Studies Review Third Grade

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this review of various skills worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about Georgia history, references, fiction and nonfiction, and U.S. history. Students answer 12 questions.
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K12 Reader

Import/Export

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
The reading passage here uses the example of the American colonies to introduce imports and exports. After reading the text, class members respond to five questions, which require pupils to find facts in the text and form opinions about...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Produce a Nonfiction Text

For Students 6th - 8th
In this language arts instructional activity, middle schoolers look for the facts and create several nonfiction texts while including useful information for the reader.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Bill Gates Cloze Activity

For Students 4th - 6th
For this cloze exercise interactive worksheet, students read about Bill Gates and fill in the correct words to complete each sentence from the paragraph. There are 20 fill-in's to complete.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Japan and America

For Students 5th - 7th
In this Japan & America worksheet, students work together to write sentences about Japanese and American lifestyles. Students alternate reading one fact and write their partner's fact.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

How to Answer Moral Questions

For Students 7th - 9th
In this character education learning exercise, students respond to five short answer questions related to ideal moral judgment. First, they explain why it is important, which components is most difficult, and how one engages in rational...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

KWL Chart

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this graphic organizer, students organize information into three columns. The columns include information about what they know, what they want to learn, and what they learned.
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Worksheet
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Establishing a Strong Authorial Voice

For Students 8th - 10th
Why do some phrases contribute to a weak authorial voice? The first page of this packet explains what a strong and weak voice sound like, and it lists some common phrases that clutter writing, ultimately weakening it. The second page...
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Worksheet
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Persuasive Writing Rubric

For Students 5th - 7th
In this writing rubric worksheet, students will self asses persuasive writing. On a one to four scale, students will look for idea, key points, structure, word choice, and voice.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Anticipation Guide for The Crucible

For Students 8th - 9th
Before reading The Crucible with your ninth graders, give your class this prereading guide. They write agree or disagree for nine statements listed. Example statement: Honesty is always the best policy. What makes this guide even better...
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Worksheet
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Verbal Moodswings

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Finally, a handout that accurately describes the difference between indicative, imperative, and subjunctive verb tenses! Complete with sentences, examples, and even some humor. Never be confused again!
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Worksheet
Smithsonian Institution

Mary Henry: Journal/Diary Writing

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
A great way to connect social studies with language arts, a resource on Mary Henry's historical diary reinforces the concepts of primary and secondary sources. It comes with an easy-to-understand lesson plan, as well as the reference...
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Lesson Plan
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In the Shadow of the Mountain by Helen Naylor

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this comprehension check worksheet, learners respond to 44 matching, true/false, fill in the blank, and short answer questions before reading, while reading, and after reading In the Shadow of the Mountain by Helen Naylor in order to...
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TV411

How Do You Read Your News?

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Words carry baggage. Class members are asked to consider the weight of words in an exercise that contrasts the word choices in two versions of the same event. Consider following the exercise with an activity in which pairs craft positive...
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Handout
San José State University

Writing Concisely: Deleting or Replacing Unnecessary Information

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Are you actually feeling really tired of reading wordy, redundant, long, lengthy sentences practically all the time over and over again? Introduce writers to this handout and exercise to teach to tighten up their prose! Provides two ways...

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