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In this playlist, students explore standard RI.11-12.2. They learn how to identify central ideas, distinguish between central ideas and supporting factors, and analyze how central ideas and their respective supporting facts interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis. Students learn about an important Supreme Court case in order to practice providing a complex analysis. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities.
The playlist includes:
• Information on Marbury v. Madison
• Links to seven instructional videos or texts
• Definitions of key terms, such as thesis statement
• Excerpt from Opinion Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Kansas
• A self-check quiz consisting of informational passages, such as “Declaration of Independence” and others and two multiple choice questions, one fill-in-the-blank question, and one multiple select question
Accompanying Teaching Notes include:
• Activities and writing prompts for students
• Links to additional resources, such as how to analyze historical documents
• An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK levels
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In this playlist, students explore standard RI.11-12.3. They learn how to analyze a complex set of ideas or sequence of events and explain how specific individuals, ideas, or events interact and develop over the course of the text. Students are guided through examples of how to understand sequence and how ideas interact and develop over the course of a text. Students apply what they learned by analyzing another speech. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities.
The playlist includes:
• Links to two practice quizzes or activities
• Links to three instructional videos or texts
• Excerpt from “Declaration of Conscience” speech given by Senator Margaret Chase Smith
• A self-check quiz consisting of informational passages, such as “Declaration of Sentiments” and others, two multiple choice questions, one fill-in-the-blank, and one multiple select question
Accompanying Teaching Notes include:
• Activities and writing prompts for students
• Links to additional resources, such as how to analyze speeches
• An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK levels
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In this playlist, students explore standard L.11-12.1.A. They learn how to identify conventions of language usage, including how they change over time. Students are guided through categories of common usage and a few examples of some of these usages. Students apply what they learned by analyzing the language of a historical document or classic literary text. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities.
The playlist includes:
• Link to one practice quiz or activity
• Links to three instructional videos or texts
• Definitions of key terms, such as analogous words
• A self-check quiz consisting of three multiple choice questions
Accompanying Teaching Notes include:
• Activities and writing prompts for students
• Links to additional resources, such as how to analyze historical documents
• An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK levels
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In this quiz, students assess their understanding of standard L.7.1.A. Students answer five questions that test their understanding of the function of phrases and clauses.
This quiz includes:
• One fill-in-the-blank question
• Four multiple choice questions
• An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK levels
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In this playlist, students explore standard RL.9-10.2. They learn how to determine a theme or central idea of a text, analyze its development over the course of the text, and provide an objective summary of the text. Students are guided through reading an excerpt, determining the theme or central idea and writing an objective summary of it. Students apply what they learned by identifying the theme or central idea and writing a summary of a classic horror story. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities.
The playlist includes:
• Link to one practice quiz or activity
• Links to five instructional videos or texts
• A self-check quiz consisting of story or poem passages, such as excerpt from “The Awakening,” “The Raven,” and more, and four multiple choice questions
Accompanying Teaching Notes include:
• Classroom activities and writing prompts for students
• Links to additional resources, such as strategies for teaching theme
• An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK levels
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In this quiz, students assess their understanding of standard RI.9-10.4. Students answer five questions that test their understanding of the function of phrases and clauses.
This quiz includes:
• One two-part question
• One multiple select question
• Three multiple choice questions
• Informational passages, such as an excerpt from “The Narrative of Sojourner Truth” and others
• An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK levels
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In this playlist, students explore standard W.8.2.A. They learn how to organize their writing by introducing the topic of an essay, previewing what is to follow, organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories, and use formatting, graphics, and multimedia to aid comprehensions. Students look at example mini-outlines and example paragraphs and are guided through the process of organizing the ideas and details into a coherent structure. Students apply what they learned by creating a news report about a topic of interest. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities.
The playlist includes:
• Link to one practice quiz or activity
• Links to four instructional videos or texts
• Definitions of key terms, such as graphics and multimedia
Accompanying Teaching Notes include:
• Classroom activities and a writing prompt
• Links to additional resources, such as how to integrate multimedia into classroom writing projects
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In this quiz, students assess their understanding of standard L.9-10.1.A. Students answer five questions that test their understanding of using parallel structure.
This quiz includes:
• One write-in question
• Three multiple choice questions
• One circle the correct answer question
• An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK levels
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In this playlist, students explore standard L.9-10.1.B. They learn how to identify and use various types of phrases and clauses and explain how using sentence variety can add interest and meaning to a text. Students are guided through examples of how to identify and use phrases and clauses, such as prepositional phases and independent clauses, as well as explaining their contributions to the overall text. Students apply what they learned by writing a paragraph consisting of sentences of different lengths and structures. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities.
The playlist includes:
• Links to two practice quizzes or activities
• Links to three instructional videos or texts
• Definitions of key terms, such as infinitive phrase
• A self-check quiz consisting of two multiple choice questions and one fill-in-the-blank question
Accompanying Teaching Notes include:
• Classroom activities and writing prompts
• Links to additional resources, such as worksheets for sentence variety
• An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK levels
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Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. Save 20% with this mini-bundle! 3 content-rich multimedia lessons integrate original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standards.
The Student Editions include:
• Links to instructional videos, audio, or texts
• Links to practice quizzes or activities
• 3 assessments that include 4 multiple choice, 1 matching, and 2 fill in the blank questions
• Definitions of key terms related to each of the standards
• Examples of how students can apply the standards to their reading and deepen their understanding of what they are reading
• Excerpts from several high-quality texts, such as:
“Where Do Old Satellites Go when They Die?” by NASA
“Benjamin Franklin” by Mary Stoyell Stimpson
"True Stories from History and Biography" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
"The North Pole" by Robert E. Peary
• Accompanying Teaching Notes files
The Teaching Notes files include:
• Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional resources
• Ideas to differentiate the activities for students who need extra support or to be challenged further
• Answer guides with correct answers, answer choice rationales, word counts, and DOK levels
Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard.
This product includes:
• 4 links to instructional videos, audio, or texts
• 1 assessment that includes four multiple choice questions
• Examples of how to explore structural choices
• Excerpts from several texts that allow students to practice analyzing an argument based on an understanding of its structure
• "Declaration of Sentiments" by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Matilda Joslyn Gage
• An excerpt from "A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand" by President Abraham Lincoln
• An excerpt from "Understanding Fruit and Vegetable Choices" by Joanne F. Guthrie, USDA
• An excerpt from "A History of Art for Beginners and Students" by Clara Erskine Clement
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file
The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities on certain parts of the standard
• Ideas for differentiating instruction to meet the needs of your students
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (depth of knowledge) levels
Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. Save 20% with this mini-bundle! 3 content-rich multimedia lessons integrate original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standards.
The Student Editions include:
• Links to instructional videos, audio, or texts
• Links to practice quizzes or activities
• 3 assessments that include 1 fill-in-the-blank and 14 multiple choice questions
• Definitions of key terms related to each of the standards
• Examples of how students can apply the standards to their reading and deepen their understanding of what they are reading
• Excerpts from several high-quality texts, such as:
- “Let’s Make the Next Generation Tobacco-Free” by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Adaptation of “Letter on Thomas Jefferson” by John Adams
- “Pathfinders of the West” by A. C. Laut
- “The Journals of Lewis and Clark” by Meriwether Lewis
• Accompanying Teaching Notes files
The Teaching Notes files include:
• Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional resources
• Ideas to differentiate the activities for students who need extra support or to be challenged further
• Answer guides with correct answers, answer choice rationales, word counts, and DOK levels
Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard.
This product includes:
• 2 links to instructional videos or texts
• 4 links to practice quizzes or activities
• 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions
• Definitions of key terms, such as conjunctive adverb and independent clause
• Examples of how to join two independent clauses together in one sentence
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file
The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (depth of knowledge) levels
Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard.
This product includes:
• 2 links to instructional videos or texts
• 2 links to practice quizzes or activities
• 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions
• Definitions of key terms, such as affixes and word family
• Examples of common spelling rules
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file
The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels
Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard.
This product includes:
• 3 links to instructional videos or texts
• 2 links to practice quizzes or activities
• Definitions of key terms, such as seminal and delineate
• Examples of how to evaluate the premises, purposes, and arguments in a work of public advocacy
• An excerpt from "Federalist No. 10" by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison
• An excerpt from "People of the United States of America" by President George Washington
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file
The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Additional activities to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard.
This product includes:
• 2 links to instructional videos or texts
• 3 links to practice quizzes or activities
• 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions
• Examples of how to add parallelism to problem sentences
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file
The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (depth of knowledge) levels
Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard.
This product includes:
• 3 links to instructional videos or texts
• 4 links to practice quizzes or activities
• 1 assessment that includes three multiple choice questions and one yes/no question
• Definitions of key terms, such as base word and suffix
• Examples of high-frequency words
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file
The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK levels
Assess student understanding of standard RI.8.8 with this quiz. Students answer five questions that test their ability to delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text and to recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced.
This product includes:
• 5 multiple choice questions
• An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels
Our quizzes are brief, formative diagnostic tools designed to test mastery and identify misconceptions a student has around a single Common Core standard. Assess your students' understanding of how to delineate and evaluate the reasoning in seminal U.S. texts, including the application of constitutional principles and use of legal reasoning and the premises, purposes, and arguments in works of public advocacy with this quiz.
This product includes:
• 3 multiple choice questions
• "Declaration of Sentiments" by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Matilda Joslyn Gage
• An excerpt from "Plessy v. Ferguson Dissenting Opinion" by Chief Justice John Harlan
• An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels
In this playlist, students explore standard RI.8.8. They will delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text. Students will assess whether the reasoning used in an argument is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient. They will recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities.
The playlist includes:
• 1 link to instructional videos, audio, or texts
• 1 link to practice quizzes or activities
• 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions
• Definitions of key terms, such as relevant and evidence
• Examples of how to delineate claims and evidence
Accompanying Teaching Notes include:
• Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities on certain parts of the standard, such as supporting arguments
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK levels
