Positivity Journal
A fill-in-the-blank daily journal encouraging students to reflect on their feelings and record positive moments, gratitude, and things they're proud of, to build optimistic thinking and emotional resilience.
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A fill-in-the-blank daily journal encouraging students to reflect on their feelings and record positive moments, gratitude, and things they're proud of, to build optimistic thinking and emotional resilience.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about the history and modern debate over cursive writing, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
Provides double-entry journal prompts and a summary question analyzing Act 3, Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about what students and teachers experience at fashion academies, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
Provides double-entry journal prompts and analysis questions for Act 3, Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet, the scene in which Tybalt is killed and Romeo is banished.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about the history and styles of documentary filmmaking, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
Provides four double-entry journal prompts and a summary question analyzing Act 1, Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet, focused on character relationships and power dynamics.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about the history and identity of the Italian fashion house Fendi, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
Provides double-entry journal prompts and summary questions analyzing Act 1, Scenes 2 and 3 of Romeo and Juliet, focused on character relationships and power dynamics.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about language endangerment and efforts to preserve endangered languages, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
A double-entry journal worksheet for close reading of Act 1, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing,' focused on using textual evidence to identify character relationships, power dynamics, and dramatic irony.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about ancient Egyptian mythology and its gods and beliefs, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
Provides double-entry journal prompts and summary/analysis questions for Act 2, Scenes 5 and 6 of Romeo and Juliet.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about the language-learning app Duolingo and its approach to education, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
A double-entry journal worksheet for close reading of Act 2, Scene 3 of Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing,' focused on using textual evidence to identify character relationships, power dynamics, and dramatic irony.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about the history and identity of the Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about the domestication history and care of pet rabbits, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
Provides double-entry journal prompts and summary/analysis questions for Act 2, Scenes 3 and 4 of Romeo and Juliet.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about the history and appeal of detective fiction as a literary genre, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about the domestication and care of ferrets as exotic pets, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about the history, culture, and attractions of Florence, Italy, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about the life and career of naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about Diagon Alley, the fictional shopping street from the Harry Potter series, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about endangered species and the IUCN Red List conservation framework, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.