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Students complete a reading survey and personal reading history, keep reading logs and set/reflect on reading goals across trimesters, write summaries of short stories using a 5W/H chart and rubric, practice metacognitive 'talk to the text' reading-response strategies, and read example student work as models.
Watch a teacher-overview video, discuss the artist's biography and elements of art (line, space, color) in Klimt's painting, compare two versions of 'Tree of Life' using a graphic organizer, follow a step-by-step drawing guide to draw a tree on tagboard in pencil then permanent marker, decorate the tree with patterned crayon/oil pastel,…
Complete a KWL chart on the political party system, use 'Talking to the Text' bookmark prompts (thoughts, questions, wonderings, clarifications, connections) to annotate a nonfiction reading (available in a 2-column annotate format or a 1-column wide-margin format), then answer a set of comprehension questions about the reading,…
Listen to and analyze the song using taught music vocabulary; complete a student analysis template and evaluation activity; explore themes/messages and extension/performance ideas, following the table of contents structure shown in the file.
Take turns being interviewed by classmates (answering adjective/verb/noun prompts about themselves); as a class, co-construct sentences about that week's featured student across the week (introduction on Monday, adjectives Tuesday, verbs Wednesday, nouns Thursday, conclusion Friday), copying the teacher-modeled sentence into their own…
Listen to and analyze the song using taught music vocabulary; complete a student analysis template and evaluation activity; explore themes/messages, extension/performance ideas, and a flashmob choreography section, following the table of contents structure shown in the file.
Complete a KWL chart, use "talking to the text" annotation bookmarks to annotate the reading, read the passage on the history of voting rights, and answer terms/comprehension questions.
An editable lesson that helps middle school students set personalized goals for argumentative essay writing, plan steps to achieve them, and reflect on their progress.
Read an article and annotate/answer comprehension questions, complete a vocabulary worksheet, interpret a checks-and-balances flowchart via worksheets, write a paragraph (using the R.A.C.E. strategy) demonstrating understanding, complete a study guide, and take a test — all with included answer keys.
Color-code a black-and-white flowchart of the legislative process while following along, answer 13 flowchart-based comprehension questions (steps in committee/subcommittee, Rules Committee, floor votes, Conference Committee, presidential actions, veto override), then complete a separate real-world project (The Journey of a Bill: From…
Assess their own strengths/weaknesses, choose foundational or extended goals for each writing-convention criterion, create and track an action plan, and reflect on progress at the end.
Use the actual text of the U.S. Constitution (own textbook or the included annotated 'Plain English' version) to complete worksheets on Articles 1, 2, and 3, compare the Senate vs. House and state vs. federal courts, fill in a branches-of-government matrix/chart, then review with a study guide and Jeopardy game and take a comprehensive…
An editable lesson that helps middle school students set personalized goals for expository essay writing, plan steps to achieve them, and reflect on their progress before and after writing.
Listen to and analyze the song using taught music vocabulary; complete a student analysis template and evaluation activity; explore themes/messages and extension/performance ideas, following the table of contents structure shown in the file.
Watch the film 'Selma', read a short history, complete a timeline, use pre-writing/graphic organizers, complete task cards, write a rough draft and then a final draft (including writing from MLK's perspective), and proofread using provided handouts.
Learn to distinguish primary from secondary sources; read the Mayflower Compact (original wording and a plain-English version) four separate times focusing on origins/context, meaning, purpose/argument, and historian-level analysis; complete a 4-Reads guided question handout with a provided answer key; complete a multiple-choice and…
An editable lesson that helps middle school students set personalized goals for literary analysis essay writing, plan steps to achieve them, and reflect on their progress.
Read texts about the five geography themes (in embedded-question, 2-column, and single-column formats), answer comprehension questions, complete a crossword puzzle, connect the themes to personal experience for homework, use a study guide to review, and take a summative test.
Read short histories of Washington and Lincoln, fill in timelines, complete pre-writing and graphic-organizer worksheets, write and proofread rough drafts to a final essay using provided grading rubrics, and discuss/interpret Washington's Rules of Civility and Lincoln's quotes via task cards and story starters.
A project-based debate activity teaching Hammurabi's Code of Law and ancient history, using argumentative writing and public speaking to connect ancient law to modern-day legal/ethical debates.
Fill out apple name tags, play a 32-card 'SCOOT' get-to-know-you game (answer a question at each desk, then rotate), learn how to open a locker, complete 'All About Me' and homework/classroom question pages, respond to writing prompts using a writing rubric, build a family tree, and solve a crossword puzzle.
Learn the definitions of Narrative, Descriptive, Expository, and Persuasive writing; complete genre-specific winter-themed writing task cards; use graphic organizers and pre-writing worksheets; proofread and revise a draft following provided proofreading steps; and produce a final copy on provided lined pages, referencing a grading…