American Government: What Is Government? Gr. 5-8
Teach students what government is, its purpose and roles, as part of a social studies unit on American government, using a reading comprehension passage and related activities.
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Teach students what government is, its purpose and roles, as part of a social studies unit on American government, using a reading comprehension passage and related activities.
A lapbook/interactive-notebook project teaching the causes, key events, people, and outcome of the American Revolution, including a study guide with the content information and student-facing assembly/completion instructions.
A full 52-page teaching resource on the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), covering the Thirteen Colonies, the road to war, major figures, major battles, key events, and effects/outcomes, using reading comprehension passages and related activities. Part of the publisher's 'World Conflict Series'.
Teach students about the effects and outcomes of the American Revolutionary War, as part of a social studies unit, using a reading comprehension passage and related activities. Chapter slice of the publisher's 'World Conflict Series' book on the American Revolutionary War.
Teach students about key events of the American Revolutionary War, as part of a social studies unit, using a reading comprehension passage and related activities. Chapter slice of the publisher's 'World Conflict Series' book on the American Revolutionary War.
Teach students about major battles of the American Revolutionary War, as part of a social studies unit, using a reading comprehension passage and related activities. Chapter slice of the publisher's 'World Conflict Series' book on the American Revolutionary War.
Chapter-slice reading comprehension unit on the 'Major Figures' of the American Revolutionary War, part of a multi-chapter Classroom Complete Press series (1775-1783).
Chapter-slice reading comprehension unit on 'The Road to War' leading up to the American Revolution, part of the same Classroom Complete Press multi-chapter series as the Major Figures and Thirteen Colonies slices.
Chapter-slice reading comprehension unit on 'The Thirteen Colonies', part of the same Classroom Complete Press multi-chapter American Revolutionary War series.
American Samoa National Park Geography Unit provides middle school students with an informative look at this Pacific island landmark. The reading sheets detail key aspects like history, geography, wildlife, and climate.
A tall-tale literacy unit teaching students about the genre of tall tales and the legend of Annie Oakley, combining a read-aloud illustrated story, informational facts about the real historical figure, comprehension questions, and creative writing practice.
A tall-tale literacy unit teaching students the legend of Davy Crockett through an exaggerated, humorous illustrated narrative, paired with comprehension questions.
A read-aloud/reading unit introducing the American tall tale/folk hero genre through the legend of Johnny Appleseed, with companion comprehension and writing activities.
American Tall Tales | The Legendary Mike Fink Explore the adventurous American folklore character Mike Fink, known for his exaggerated tales of life on the river, with your middle grade students.
Guide students through the story with vocabulary preparation, reading, comprehension questions, and a writing assignment. The lesson plan gives a sequence to follow, while the answer material supports reviewing students’ understanding. Use the accompanying literary-element presentations and graphic organizers to focus on selected skills, such as characterization or the author’s purpose. Choose the supports that fit your class rather than assigning every organizer.
A Classroom Complete Press Literature Kit (Gr. 5-6) for the novel 'Among the Hidden' by Margaret Peterson Haddix, providing a full unit of chapter-by-chapter comprehension questions, vocabulary, writing tasks, a word search, a comprehension quiz, graphic organizers, and an answer key, organized around Bloom's Taxonomy…
A GCSE English Literature PowerPoint lesson on the characterisation of Eric Birling in 'An Inspector Calls', teaching direct vs indirect characterisation and applying it to his family/class status, alcoholism, misdirected blame, and role in Eva Smith's demise.
A full lesson-plan package for teaching Ambrose Bierce's short story 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,' bundling the lesson plan, a student worksheet, an answer key, literary-element graphic organizers, literary-term PowerPoint presentations, and bonus classroom-management materials.
Scaffolded, differentiated digital interactive notes ("Pixanotes") teaching students to analyze and evaluate arguments via video, with a self-grading quiz to check understanding.
Students will be Analyzing a Suspense Story with this resource. Students will pick one of the stories from the American Literature website. They will read it and complete the analyzation organizers on the next slides .
A PowerPoint plus differentiated 'Pixanotes' guided-notes set teaching students to analyze and evaluate an argumentative text for fact vs. opinion and evidence reliability.
Introduce students to the art of literary analysis with these captivating music-based activities! Taking inspiration from Nancy Dean's Voice Lessons, our Song Lessons module employs various genres of pop music (including country, rock, and…
Teach students how to analyze literature with these engaging music activities! Inspired by Nancy Dean’s Voice Lessons , Song Lessons uses pop music (country, rock, pop, and folk) to teach the impact of literary devices in literature.
Teach students how to analyze literature with these engaging music activities! Inspired by Nancy Dean’s Voice Lessons , Song Lessons uses pop music (country, rock, pop, and folk) to teach the impact of literary devices in literature.