10th Grade Writing Lesson

Introducing "Cheers to the New Year: Writing Memorable Toasts" – an engaging and ready-to-use resource perfect for middle and high school English Language Arts and public speaking classes. This print-and-go product is ideal for your January back-to-school curriculum, offering a unique blend of writing workshop elements, cultural education, and public speaking skills.

Product Description:

Duration: Structured to span across four class periods, this resource includes:

• Day 1: Introduction to the art of toasting and analysis of exemplar and non-exemplar toasts.
• Day 2: Brainstorming session, guiding students through the creative process of crafting their toasts.
• Day 3: Final draft writing, where students refine and perfect their toasts.
• Day 4: Toast presentations, allowing students to showcase their work and public speaking skills.

Key Components:

• Comprehensive Slide Presentations: Includes 25 informative Google Slides on the history and culture of toasting, and what toasting symbolizes today. Slides include clear directions guiding theteacher and class through the writing process. Designed for easy understanding and engagement, students can participate in popcorn reading and interactive discussions.
• Toastmasters Video and Analysis: Engage students with a professional insight on crafting toasts, followed by interactive discussions and check-for-understanding questions.
• Real-World Examples: Includes both a non-example and a successful example of toasts from popular media, fostering critical thinking and discussion among students.
• Detailed Handouts: Four handouts guide the students from brainstorming ideas to drafting their final toasts. Includes sentence stems for easy differentiation.
• Interactive Tea Cup Activity: A creative cutout activity where students write their wishes for 2024, doubling as a charming bulletin board decoration.
• Presentation Rubric: A detailed rubric is included to assess student presentations, focusing on content, delivery, creativity, and audience engagement.
• How to use resource guide included!

Educational Benefits:

• Cultural Awareness: Students gain insight into the global tradition of toasting, understanding its historical and cultural significance.
• Writing and Communication Skills: Enhances students' writing abilities, focusing on structure, creativity, and clarity.
• Public Speaking: Develops public speaking skills, including articulation, body language, and audience engagement.
• Social-Emotional Learning: Encourages self-expression and reflection, making it a valuable tool for SEL.

"Cheers to the New Year: Writing Memorable Toasts" is more than just a lesson plan; it's an interactive and multifaceted approach to learning that will captivate and inspire your students. Whether it's for a writing workshop or a public speaking exercise, this resource is sure to make the first weeks back at school both memorable and educational.

This resource is included in the New Year 2024 Bundle Here: Ring in Learning: New Year's Thematic Middle School Classroom Bundle (TeachShare.com)

We Beat The Street Lesson Plan and Activities | Text-to-Text Connection

ABOUT THIS RESOURCE

★ Text - We Beat The Street

★ Text-to-Text Lesson Plan and Short Response Writing Assignment

★ 27 pages

★ Print and Digital

★ EDITABLE Lesson Plan

★ Suitable for Middle and High School Students

★ 2 Answer Keys Included

★ 2 Google Slide Links

Items included in the lesson packet:

✍ Lesson Plan items included✍

★ Full Lesson Plan (PDF and Editable version / 2 full pages)

★ Links to Article and Video

★ Article (PDF file)

★ 2 Note-Taking Worksheets (to jot down important notes)

★ Vocabulary Sheet (defined article vocabulary words)

★ Quick Write Worksheet Activity (2 option variations)

★ Purpose for Reading and Watching Worksheet

(with and without example response) and ANSWER KEY

★ Groupwork Text-to-Text Connection Chart Worksheet and ANSWER KEY

★ Groupwork Reflection Sheet

★ Bulletin Board Task Display Page for groupwork activity, so you can
showcase exemplar student work.

★ 2 Text-to-Text Connections Bookmarks

★ Google Slide Link

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✎ Short Response Writing Assignment items included ✎

★ One Short Response Writing Assignment

about "Inspirational Educators" in Chapter 3 of the WBTS book - George's
teacher, Ms. Johnson.

★ Differentiated version of the Short Response Writing Piece

for students who need additional assistance or guidance.

★ Writer’s Reflection Sheet

★ Writing Skills List Sheet

that includes a list of writing skills that students can select from to reflect
about their writing strengths and weaknesses. This is especially helpful for
students who need additional assistance or guidance.

★ 2 Student-Friendly 2-point Rubrics

to choose from and evaluate the writing piece.

★ 1 Bulletin Board Task Display Page

to accompany the showcasing of student work, while enhancing the overall
visual aspect of your bulletin board!

★ Google Slide Link

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This resource is also included in Google Slides! Text boxes have already been created to make it easier for you and your students! Each worksheet slide includes two instruction solution tabs for when students accidentally delete text boxes and when they want to zoom in (to enlarge worksheets). It's super helpful for students who are not that familiar with how to use Google Slides or need the extra assistance.

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This resource includes a _We Beat The Stree_t Text-to-Text Lesson Plan that encourages students to make connections across texts. Students read a non-fiction news article (included in the packet) and connect it to the book We Beat The Street. The lesson focuses on Chapter 3, George's relationship with his third grade teacher, Miss Johnson. Similarly, the news article and video focus on one gang member's positive experience with an influential teacher - like George's teacher, Miss Johnson.

► The link to the news article and video are provided in the lesson plan.

► Students will specifically recognize and compare the similar life-changing actions of the teachers in both the article and the book as well as their impact on the individuals.

✍ Short Response Writing Assignment ✍

In Chapter 3, we learn that Miss. Johnson, George's third grade teacher, has made George feel smart and special. She's one of several people who has motivated and inspired him to look beyond his circumstances, go to college, and become somebody big and important.

This resource includes a differentiated short response writing assignment where students will write about why Miss Johnson is an inspirational person in George's life. They will cite specific evidence from the text to support their responses and analysis. A rubric to score/evaluate your students' responses is included - 2 options to choose from.

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❤️ This resource is also included in the following discounted We Beat The Street BUNDLE!

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WBTS Question Chapter Packets you might be interested in:

• WBTS Mega Question Chapter Packet BUNDLE
• WBTS Chapter 1 Packet
• WBTS Chapter 2 Packet
• WBTS Chapter 3 Packet
• WBTS Chapter 4 Packet
• WBTS Chapter 5 Packet
• WBTS Chapter 6 Packet
• WBTS Chapter 7 Packet
• WBTS Chapter 8 Packet
• WBTS Chapter 9 Packet
• WBTS Chapter 10 Packet
• WBTS Chapter 11 Packet
• WBTS Chapter 12 Packet
• WBTS Chapter 13 Packet
• WBTS Chapter 14 Packet
• WBTS Chapter 15 Packet
• WBTS Chapter 16 Packet
• WBTS Chapter 17 Packet
• WBTS Chapter 18 Packet
• WBTS Chapter 19 Packet
• WBTS Chapter 20 Packet
• WBTS Chapter 21 Packet
• WBTS Chapter 22 and Conclusion Packet

Other WE BEAT THE STREET resources you might me interested in:

• WBTS BUNDLE
• WBTS Mega Question Chapter Packet BUNDLE
• WBTS Chapter Questions and KEYS
• WBTS Inference Task Cards, Test, Graphic Organizer, and Bookmarks
• WBTS Three Differentiated Writing Packets
• WBTS Bookmarks
• WBTS Chapter Vocabulary
• WBTS Chapter Summaries and Notes
• WBTS Text-to-Text Connections LESSON PACKET
• WBTS Peer Pressure Mini Essay Packet
• WBTS Overcoming Challenges Essay Packet
• WBTS Inspirational Educators Short Response Packet
• WBTS Inference Task Cards, Test, Graphic Organizer, and Bookmarks
• INFERENCE Lesson Plan and PowerPoint
• WBTS Graphic Organizer and Activity Packet

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Everything you need to begin a color-coding, peer workshopping approach to writing! 44 slides that take teachers from understanding why visual learning is important in a writing classroom to activities to implement peer workshopping. Includes: How students learn vs. taught Learning styles overview Memory activities Adaptable Weekly Progression of Skills list Daily Class Routine Three Kinds of Writing Multigenre Getting to Know Students activity with examples A Writer's Many Roles Understanding Punctuation (Road) signs/Writer as Reader Author's Style and Finding Patterns Types of Sentences Comma Rules Color-coded, Peer Workshopping student examples Grading and Conferencing Workshopping Guidelines and handouts Scoring Rubric Four resources slides with free audio/visual presentation Extra Handouts Section with grammar activities Visual writing is excellent for adult learners, ESL, and middle to high school students. Simple and easy to implement, and students will be able to find and correct errors easily.

Teaching students to analyze foundational US documents can be challenging! With this All in One Bundle, your students will be able to understand grade level vocabulary, analyze Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address through rhetorical devices and produce an Oral and/or Written Presentation to demonstrate mastery.

This Bundle Includes:

POWERPOINT:

*Clearly Stated Purpose

*Standards

*Learning Objectives.

*Key Terms

*Closer Read Analysis

* Key Concepts In Lesson: Main Claim of Text, Use of Parallelism, Attitude and Tone of the Speech

PRINTABLES:

*2 KIM (Vocabulary) Charts

*Extending the Lesson - For Further Study

*Unit Plan Notes

*2 Sets of Tickets Out The Door (Content Specific)

*Written and Oral Performance Rubric

*Guiding Questions

*KWL Chart

*Classroom Poster

BONUS:

EASEL Assessment that can be assigned and graded digitally!

Hyperlinks to Audio Recordings

Hyperlinks to Guided Tours (Ford Theater)

Hyperlinks to Additional Materials / Teaching Tools

I hope you enjoy this as much as my students did!

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Use this Editable WICOR AVID digital Choice Board to add writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization and reading into your class! Have students complete pieces for sub plans, final exams or study hall time! Simply share a forced copy of the spreadsheet with your students.

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What's Included:

Editable AVID WICOR Choice Board in Google Sheets

• 5 Writing Activities
• 5 Inquiry Activities
• 5 Collaboration Activities
• 5 Organization Activities
• 5 Reading Activities

Activities Included:

Writing

• Procrastination Ted Talk and one-pager
• Quickwrite prompt and marking the text of an article
• Choosing a Ted Talk out of the provided options and taking digital focused notes over it
• Creating a 6-word memoir
• True Intentions video assignment with writing prompts

Inquiry

• Einstein Riddle and reflection questions
• Rereading recent notes from a core class and adding Costa's Leveled Questions
• Costa's Level of Questioning presentation and activities
• Quiz over Costa's Level of Thinking
• Creating an inquiry Frayer model

Collaboration

• Designing a team-building game
• Thanking a teacher letter
• Designing a Google Slides over the benefits of being in AVID
• Creating a one-pager over collaboration using the provided rubric
• Watch the provided Ted Talk and write a 20-word summary with a partner

Organization

• Create an hourly schedule using the provided template and include the following: wake-up, class time, school work, meals, exercise, personal enjoyment and bedtime etc.
• Organizing binder and taking before and after pictures
• Organizing Google Slides and taking before and after pictures
• Creating a focused notes rubric using the provided template
• Writing an academic smart goal using the provided template

Reading

• Read the article about cell phone addiction and mark the text following the instructions
• Read a choice book for 20 minutes
• Read recent notes from a core class and create a cluster web using the provided graphic organizer
• Create a crossword puzzle using vocabulary from recent notes
• Complete the Anticipation Guide over the article about why sleep is important

Click HERE to see our other AVID resources. We also have several great AVID bundle options available down below!

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Bible Study Notebook, Journal, or Bell-ringer: A Simple Guide for Spiritual Growth

Dive into the world of scripture with our Bible Study Notebook, a practical tool designed for students and adults in their Bible studies. It's perfect for assignments or personal reflection, making the Bible more accessible and meaningful.

Features:

Easy Bible Study: Use our journal for simple and personal engagement with sacred texts using the Lectio Devina method. The 3-2-1 reflection format prompts the writer to find 3 messages in the passage, connect 2 facts, and write 1 prayer.

Catholic Mass Friendly: This booklet is built to help reflect on the Catholic Mass readings. In each section, there are 4 3-2-1 reflections and 1 Theme. Each 3-2-1 can focus on the First Reading, Psalm, Second Reading, and Gospel; then the Theme page is built to identify connections between the weekly readings.

Simple Format: Follow the 3-2-1 method – 3 messages, 2 facts, 1 prayer – to explore each passage in an uncomplicated way.

Gratitude: Note three things you're thankful for daily, promoting positivity and mindfulness.

Two Formats:

• 9-Week Style: Great for classrooms, structured for a 9-week quarter and divided into weekly segments that are perfect for grading periodically throughout the quarter. The first week also includes reflection questions to get to know students and build an understanding of their faith and religious background.
• Journal Style: The contains the same number of study pages, but doesn't have specified weeks or a rubric for grading. It's built as a more casual journal for personal or group Bible study without a strict structure.

Mapping Your Journey: The booklet includes a simple Map of the holy land to visually note key areas mentioned in the scriptures.

Rubric and Examples: Teachers get a small rubric and examples for grading as an assignment or bell-ringer in the 9-week format.

Two Download Styles: Choose between a small booklet or individual pages/handouts. Each includes 45 half-pages for journaling and writing, coloring cover pages, examples, a map, and a rubric. The downloads can be printed as a booklet or as handouts.

Grow Spiritually: Whether you're a student or an adult, our Bible Student Notebook Journal is your companion for a meaningful exploration of faith. Download now and start your journey!

Middle School & High School Religion and English Classes: This is a perfect bell-ringing to get kids engaging with the Sunday Mass readings and start class with a focus on prayer, reflection, and scripture.

Do you need more bible lessons for your classes? Check these out!

• Genesis 1-11 Unit that covers Creation, Adam & Eve, and the Tower of Babel
• Genesis 12-50 that teaches about the Patriarchs.
• Exodus: Moses, the Ten Commandments, and the Hebrew People
• Kings: An overview of Ruth, Samuel & the Judges, Saul, David, and Solomon

This Four Corners Game is a fun, no-prep activity you can use to review Figurative Language that your students will LOVE! They will love moving around the room as you click through the 40 examples of figurative language, such as hyperbole, metaphor, simile, and personification. I’ve found that although my students can tell me the definition of these terms, simile is the only one they can truly pick out in a text. As a result, their writing is filled with overused similes that need work! You will love this well-organized activity that allows students to test their knowledge, get exposure to high-quality examples, and even learn something new! This is an activity I use in my classroom every year during our narrative writing unit and I know your students will love it!

INCLUDED WITH YOUR PURCHASE:

• 40 Examples of Figurative Language

• 4 Printable Classroom Signs

• Definition of Terms

• Answer Key

STUDENT GUIDELINES FOR USING THIS RESOURCE

After reading each figurative language example on the board, move to the side of the room labeled “Metaphor,” “Simile,” “Hyperbole,” or “Personification.” Be prepared to defend your choices. You may disagree with your classmates’ opinions but do so respectfully. (I typically go over each example with students and discuss the impact of the words or phrases to uncover the deeper meaning. Ask questions such as, "what is being compared?" or "what can the reader visualize?")

*As an optional follow-up activity, use my No-Prep Figurative Language Short Passage Set resource to assess individual understanding, homework, or assessment!

REFLECTION:
The class can review the answers and comments as a whole group when the activity is complete. You’ll be surprised how much better they’ll get at figurative language after being exposed to some high-quality examples!

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6-Page Article & Activity Sets - Includes 8 Sets!

Each set includes...

► 1-page pop culture article

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This Pop Culture Bundle for Middle School will make your students WANT to work and stay on task as they read about high-interest trending topics among teens. Also available for High School and Upper Elementary School.

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The graphic novel, Katie the Catsitter Book #1 - The Graphic Novel by Colleen AF Venable and Stephanie Yue is great for children ages 9 - 15 years old, as they can relate with the main character, Katie as she figures out who she is, what she likes, and who she wants to be. This is a book about friendship, developing interests, finding oneself, starting something new, being a good friend, being different from others and embracing those differences, and doing what is best for you. Comprehension questions, fill in the blank questions, and multiple choice questions are provided in this product and are separated by the books 15 chapters.

The comprehension questions in this product relate with the text as well as students own experiences. Vocabulary words, their meanings, and a few example sentences are presented in the packet. As the book is being read aloud, as students are reading the book or after the book has been read, students can answer the comprehension questions in this packet.

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This PowerPoint Holiday Unit Language Arts Bundle includes 2 Prereading Introductions for short stories: The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Anderson and The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry. PDF links included for both stories

Each Introductory lesson provides pre-reading information for the story’s author and genre. Bold photo visuals and engaging video clips support the story details, as well as vocabulary study, practice, assessment, and printable organizers.

*Plus* a complete Writing Lesson with holiday prompts and grading rubrics is included in this bundle.

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Prereading:
1. **Author Biography** We provide author biographies for each short story. This adds depth to the lesson, allowing students to appreciate the story in the context of the author's life experience.
2. **Setting**Highly informative slides include maps, historical images and intriguing video links allowing students to have a deeper understanding of the location and time period in which the story takes place. This is a crucial element when preparing students to read outside their own worldview.
3.**Bold Photos: ** Visual learners will thrive with our visually appealing slides, featuring bold and relevant images that help reinforce vocabulary concepts and make learning more engaging.
4. **Vocab with Concise Definitions and Part of Speech: ** Our lesson provides clear and concise definitions for challenging vocabulary words, ensuring that students understand the meaning of each word in context. Understanding the parts of speech is crucial for effective language comprehension. Our lesson includes sections dedicated to identifying the part of speech for each vocabulary word.
Vibrant Vocab slides:

The Little Match Girl: urchin, farthing, cower, burnished, transparent, gaily-colored, ascend, lustre, stark, capitally

The Gift of the Magi: instigate, vestibule, agile, falter, ransack, prudence, ravage, assertion, chronicle, coveted
5.**Quizlet Practice Link ** Reinforce learning and encourage self-assessment with Quizlet practice tailored to the vocabulary words covered in the lesson. This interactive tool allows students to review and quiz themselves.
6. **Fun Fact Images and Videos** These features highlight unique elements of the text to aid comprehension

PDF FILE.
Plus, each ZIP file comes with a PDF folder containing printable worksheets to be used with the lesson!
**Grammar Sort**
Strengthen language skills with integrated grammar review sections, ensuring students can apply the vocabulary words correctly in their own writing and communication.
**Connotation Sort**
Dive deeper into vocabulary nuances by exploring the connotations of words, helping students grasp the subtle shades of meaning and usage.
**Context Clues Sentences, Word Bank and Key: **
Our lesson includes carefully curated sentences that employ context clues, enabling students to decipher word meanings from surrounding text. This fosters independent comprehension skills. These worksheets can be used for practice or assessment.
**Vocabulary Organizer**
This worksheet allows the students to infer the meaning from the animated vocabulary slide. After students complete the organizer, it is a great reference sheet.
**Synonym and Antonym Word Study**
The graphic organizer allows the students to explore the variations in meaning of the new vocabulary word.

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This holiday inspired Vocabulary Writing Lesson is perfect for any language arts class grades 6 through 12.

VOCABULARY: The lesson includes 10 highly advanced vocabulary words with three-fold animated photo slides. These vivid slides present a bold photo, the definition and part of speech for each of these challenging new words:

1. Enigmatic

2. Quintessence

3. Resplendent

4. Melancholy

5. Pernicious

6. Verisimilitude

7. Idyllic

8. Incandescent

9. Sanguine

10. Halcyon

WRITING: The 10 rigorous vocabulary words have been woven into three higher level writing prompts for creative written response. In addition to the imaginative writing prompts, a teacher-friendly grading rubric is included; designed to highlight the use of the advanced vocabulary.

PRACTICE: Eight printable graphic organizers for the newly learned words are part of this lesson. They provide grammar review, grammar sort, connotation review, connotation sort, and word study exploring synonyms, antonyms etc.

ASSESSMENT: A context clue fill-in-the-blank worksheet is provided which may be used for practice or assessment. Also included, is a vocabulary Quizlet which can be used for practice or assessment.

This standard-aligned material is for use with whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual/homeschool classrooms.

This lesson is also available in PowerPoint.

This bundle includes resources for the first five short stories in the book Flying Lessons and Other Stories. Those stories are: How to Transform an Everyday, Ordinary Hoop Court into a Place of Higher Learning and You at the Podium, The Difficult Path, Sol Painting, Inc., Secret Samantha, and The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.

Each resource includes a presentation and student worksheets which come in color and b/w for easy printing.

This bundle includes:

38 student worksheet pages

52 slides

Answer Keys

Each resource includes:

story vocabulary

pre-reading activities

tiered reading questions

an emphasis on one particular ELA standard

Depending on the length of your class periods, this resource could last 4 days or 2 weeks.

AVID Costa's Level of Questioning and Thinking Scenes Activity - Editable: This AVID digital activity is the perfect inquiry resource for your AVID classroom! Use to promote critical thinking skills, as an icebreaker activity, a supplemental lesson for Costa's Level of Thinking, an inquiry lesson, a Fun Friday activity, and so much more!

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Directions:

• Review Costa’s Level of Thinking by having students take notes over the teaching slides provided.
• Students apply their learning by creating their own leveled questions over the provided scenes.
• Revisit and discuss the essential questions at the end.

What's Included:

• Essential questions slide
• Direction Slide
• Editable direction slide to add your own wording
• 7 Costa's Level of Thinking teach slides
• 54 Google Slide Scenes with question writing tasks, for example: "Create a level 3 question related to the scene below..."

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This resource features a creative lesson plan that will actually keep your candy-filled students quiet and engaged on Halloween!

Halloween Collaborative Story Time is a communal story-telling activity in which students practice using Freytag's Pyramid plot structure in their own narrative writing. In this activity, each student begins a story inspired by a unique Halloween-themed photograph. They are prompted to write the exposition of the tale by introducing the setting and main characters. After the allotted amount of time, the story is then passed to another student who is prompted to write the inciting incident or conflict and begin to detail the rising action. The paper is passed from student to student twice more until the story is resolved. When the stories are finished, the worksheet is returned to the original student who can then make edits and is responsible for producing a final draft.

With this intrinsically engaging activity, each student has the chance to tap into their creativity while applying knowledge of the 7 steps of Freytag's Pyramid. It is a great activity to introduce or reinforce the plot diagram and is IDEAL for Halloween as it is so fun for students, yet designed as a nice quiet activity, regardless of the sugar rush! Since the lesson runs itself, it is also great for a substitute or on those days when you need a quick plan to get you through the day. I trust you will find that your students will ask for this activity again and again!

Product Includes:

• 31 unique "Collaborative Story Time" worksheets with Halloween-themed photographs (2-sided)
• 1 blank worksheet so that you may include your own picture or photograph

Be aware that while every photograph is entirely school-appropriate, due to the scary nature of the pictures (ghosts, zombies, goblins) it is recommended for use for students in eighth grade and above. Make sure to examine all photographs prior to use in your classroom - you know what is best for your students.

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Since your students will be BEGGING to do this activity again:

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Step-by-Step How-To for complete film writing analysis. This 36 page guide has two parts: Getting Started and Writing Your Essay. This easy-to-follow guide includes: What is film analysis? Literary Analysis and Film Concepts Getting Started How to Watch and Take Notes Audience Theme Emotions Writing Your Essay Introduction Plot Summary Body Paragraphs Setting Mood Characters Film Techniques Sound Lighting Symbolism Foreshadowing, Directors and Writers Using Film Quotes Conclusion Peer Workshopping Activity slides for: planning, writing theme and subject, introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion Excellent for flipped classrooms, homeschooling, online learners, literacy centers, individual and group learning.

Are you an AVID teacher looking for an easy way for students to learn and practice the focus note taking process while learning how to use graphic organizers in their Tutorial Request Forms? You came to the right place! This AVID Focused Note Taking Lesson Plan with Google Slides and Rubric has everything you need to have your students practice the very important skill of note taking while learning the importantce and benefits of using a graphic organizer for their tutorial. This lesson is ready to go! Teach whole group OR have students follow along by sharing the google slides link with them. This way they have access to all the links provided!

What's Included:

• Lesson plan that walks you through the slides
• Video overview/explanations for students and teacher
• 36 Google Slides with links embedded throughout
• Embedded links for: Costa's Level of Thinking and TRF's with Graphic Organizers
• Rubric

Note Taking Process and Lesson:

• Students will practice focused note taking while learning about the benefits of using graphic organizers on their TRF's.
• At the end of the lesson students will apply what they learned through adding a graphic organizer on their non-math TRF!

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Bible Study Notebook, Journal, or Bell-ringer: A Simple Guide for Spiritual Growth

Dive into the world of scripture with our Bible Study Notebook, a practical tool designed for students and adults in their Bible studies. It's perfect for assignments or personal reflection, making the Bible more accessible and meaningful.

Features:

Easy Bible Study: Use our journal for simple and personal engagement with sacred texts using the Lectio Devina method.

Catholic Mass Friendly: This booklet is built to help reflect on the Catholic Mass readings. In each section, there are 4 SOAP reflections and 1 Theme. Each SOAP can focus on the First Reading, Psalm, Second Reading, and Gospel; then the Theme page is built to identify connections between the weekly readings.

Simple Format: Follow the SOAP method – Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer – to explore each passage in an uncomplicated way.

Gratitude: Note three things you're thankful for daily, promoting positivity and mindfulness.

Two Formats:

• 9-Week Style: Great for classrooms, structured for a 9-week quarter and divided into weekly segments that are perfect for grading periodically throughout the quarter. The first week also includes reflection questions to get to know students and build an understanding of their faith and religious background.
• Journal Style: The contains the same number of study pages, but doesn't have specified weeks or a rubric for grading. It's built as a more casual journal for personal or group Bible study without a strict structure.

Mapping Your Journey: The booklet includes a simple Map of the holy land to visually note key areas mentioned in the scriptures.

Rubric and Examples: Teachers get a small rubric and examples for grading as an assignment or bell-ringer in the 9-week format.

Two Download Styles: Choose between a small booklet or individual pages/handouts. Each includes 45 half-pages for journaling and writing, coloring cover pages, examples, a map, and a rubric. The downloads can be printed as a booklet or as handouts.

Grow Spiritually: Whether you're a student or an adult, our Bible Student Notebook Journal is your companion for a meaningful exploration of faith. Download now and start your journey!

Middle School & High School Religion and English Classes: This is a perfect bell-ringing to get kids engaging with the Sunday Mass readings and start class with a focus on prayer, reflection, and scripture.

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• Genesis 1-11 Unit that covers Creation, Adam & Eve, and the Tower of Babel
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• Exodus: Moses, the Ten Commandments, and the Hebrew People
• Kings: An overview of Ruth, Samuel & the Judges, Saul, David, and Solomon

This Four Corners Game is a fun, no-prep activity you can use to review the homophones "there" "their" and "they're" that your students will LOVE! They will love moving around the room as you click through the 40 fill-in-the-blank sentences. I’ve found that my students confuse these words and, as a result, their writing is hard to understand. You will love this well-organized activity that allows students to test their knowledge, get exposure to sentence examples, and even learn something new! This is an activity I use in my classroom every year and I know your students will enjoy it as much as my students do! Check out my other Four Corners Games here!

INCLUDED WITH YOUR PURCHASE:

• 40 Fill-in-the Blank Sentences

• 40 Slide Answer Key

• 4 Printable Classroom Signs

• Definition of Terms (Mini-Lesson)

STUDENT GUIDELINES FOR USING THIS RESOURCE

First, review the three terms using the Mini-Lesson slide with examples.

Then, after reading each sentence on the board, move to the side of the room labeled “THERE,” “THEIR,” or “THEY'RE” depending on which word you think should fill the blank. There's an additional fun emoji slide for students who are unsure of the answer!

REFLECTION:
The class can review the answers and comments as a whole group when the activity is complete. You’ll be surprised how much better they’ll get at writing without confusing using these homophones after being exposed to this high-quality kinesthetic review!

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This product covers comprehension question asked when students are reading the historical fiction book, Meet Samantha, 1904 - An American Girl. Students can work on the comprehension questions with 1:1 support, independently, or with help. Included with this product are comprehension questions - fill in the blank and short answer that relate directly with the movie Samantha: An American Girl Holiday. The questions asked in the 2nd half of this product also provide students the opportunity to compare and contrast the book and the movie with one another.

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This GOOGLE SLIDE Holiday Unit Language Arts Bundle includes 2 Prereading Introductions for short stories: The Little Match Girl by _Hans Christian Anderson a_nd The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry. Each Introductory lesson provides pre-reading information for the story’s author and genre. Bold photo visuals and engaging video clips support the story details, as well as vocabulary study, practice, assessment, and printable organizers.

*Plus* a complete Writing Lesson with holiday prompts and grading rubrics is included in this bundle.

..........................PREREADING. GOOGLE SLIDES....................

Google Slides:
1. **Author Biography** We provide author biographies for each short story. This adds depth to the lesson, allowing students to appreciate the story in the context of the author's life experience.
2. **Setting**Highly informative slides include maps, historical images and intriguing video links allowing students to have a deeper understanding of the location and time period in which the story takes place. This is a crucial element when preparing students to read outside their own worldview.
3.**Bold Photos: ** Visual learners will thrive with our visually appealing slides, featuring bold and relevant images that help reinforce vocabulary concepts and make learning more engaging.
4. **Vocab with Concise Definitions and Part of Speech: ** Our lesson provides clear and concise definitions for challenging vocabulary words, ensuring that students understand the meaning of each word in context. Understanding the parts of speech is crucial for effective language comprehension. Our lesson includes sections dedicated to identifying the part of speech for each vocabulary word.
Vibrant Vocab slides

The Little Match Girl: urchin, farthing, cower, burnished, transparent, gaily-colored, ascend, lustre, stark, capitally

The Gift of the Magi: instigate, vestibule, agile, falter, ransack, prudence, ravage, assertion, chronicle, coveted

5.**Quizlet Practice Link ** Reinforce learning and encourage self-assessment with Quizlet practice tailored to the vocabulary words covered in the lesson. This interactive tool allows students to review and quiz themselves.
6. **Fun Fact Images and Videos** These features highlight unique elements of the text to aid comprehension

PDF FILE.
Plus, each ZIP file comes with a PDF folder containing printable worksheets to be used with the lesson!
**Grammar Sort**
Strengthen language skills with integrated grammar review sections, ensuring students can apply the vocabulary words correctly in their own writing and communication.
**Connotation Sort**
Dive deeper into vocabulary nuances by exploring the connotations of words, helping students grasp the subtle shades of meaning and usage.
**Context Clues Sentences, Word Bank and Key: **
Our lesson includes carefully curated sentences that employ context clues, enabling students to decipher word meanings from surrounding text. This fosters independent comprehension skills. These worksheets can be used for practice or assessment.
**Vocabulary Organizer**
This worksheet allows the students to infer the meaning from the animated vocabulary slide. After students complete the organizer, it is a great reference sheet.
**Synonym and Antonym Word Study**
The graphic organizer allows the students to explore the variations in meaning of the new vocabulary word.

............................WRITING....GOOGLE SLIDES................

This holiday inspired Vocabulary Writing Lesson is perfect for any language arts class grades 6-12

VOCABULARY: The lesson includes 10 highly advanced vocabulary words with three-fold animated photo slides. These vivid slides present a bold photo, the definition and part of speech for each of these challenging new words:

1. Enigmatic

2. Quintessence

3. Resplendent

4. Melancholy

5. Pernicious

6. Verisimilitude

7. Idyllic

8. Incandescent

9. Sanguine

10. Halcyon

WRITING: The 10 rigorous vocabulary words have been woven into three higher level writing prompts for creative written response. In addition to the imaginative writing prompts, a teacher-friendly grading rubric is included; designed to highlight the use of the advanced vocabulary.

PRACTICE: Eight printable graphic organizers for the newly learned words are part of this lesson. They provide grammar review, grammar sort, connotation review, connotation sort, and word study exploring synonyms, antonyms etc.

ASSESSMENT: A context clue fill-in-the-blank worksheet is provided which may be used for practice or assessment. Also included, is a vocabulary Quizlet which can be used for practice or assessment.

This standard-aligned material is for use with whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual/homeschool classrooms.

This lesson is also available in PowerPoint.

Use this end of the year editable WICOR AVID digital Choice Board to add writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization and reading into your class with some fun summer themes! Have students complete pieces for sub plans, final exams or study hall time. Simply, make any edits you wish and share a forced copy of the spreadsheet with your students.

*Please note: all activities in this digital choice are digital but most activities can also be printed if you wish

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What's Included:

Editable AVID WICOR Choice Board in Google Sheets

• 5 Writing Activities
• 5 Inquiry Activities
• 5 Collaboration Activities
• 5 Organization Activities
• 5 Reading Activities

Activities Included:

Writing

• a pre-write and letter-writing activity to thank a teacher
• college tour with reflection
• a journal reflection on AVID skills learned
• a cover letter writing activity for a summer or dream job
• choosing a TED talk out of the choices provided and writing focused notes using the template provided

Inquiry

• solving a logic puzzle, answering questions in a Google form and then responding to reflection questions
• reading a choice book and writing Costa Questions
• revisiting notes and adding Costa Questions
• reading through PSAT questions and deciding if they are level 1, level 2, or level 3 from Costas
• writing leveled interview questions for future AVID students

Collaboration

• completely a classmate affirmations template to be shared with a peer
• partner binder check with form
• adding to a partners focused notes
• designing an end of the year team building activity using a graphic organizer and responding to reflection questions
• creating a podcast script with a partner and responding to a choice prompt

Organization

• creating a daily summer schedule using the template and including the listed items
• a pre-write and rough draft for a college application essay
• organizing binder and taking before and after pictures
• organizing Google drive and taking before and after pictures
• creating a digital summer-themed crossword puzzle and responding to a reflection question

Reading

• choosing 10 vocabulary words from a content area and creating images, symbols, or scenes to represent each
• taking digital focused notes over the marking the text presentation provided
• creating a summer book recommendations blog with an intro, descriptions, images, summaries, and conclusion
• researching a summary vacation spot and creating a digital brochure using the template provided
• reading a choice book and writing a 3-5 sentence summary

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