Examine history through each eleven historical lenses. Aligned to Common Core State Standards for Literacy in history (RH.9), this guide prompts students to think critically about the historical significance of events and people in history. This two-page document differentiates for advanced and regular students but both are ready for implementation in secondary history classrooms.

Track the dates on which Common Core standards are taught, retaught and assessed.

Use this graphic organizer designed to help plan Common Core modules easily or get the advanced version!

With OWLS positive behavior support begins early with the House or Classroom Rules Chart. Groups select a reward to work towards and receive stickers each week if they meet behavior expectations. Edit the template to include your own rules.

Could you use a set of color coded, easy-to-read Common Core State Standards for Literacy at-a-glance? The CCSS Checklist is a great resource for teachers AND students! This product helps teachers… Plan to spiral the ELA standards Identify standards to reteach based on results Align instruction and strategies with desired learning outcomes Practice backward planning from assessments.

This instructional aide guide students through the process of reading and responding to test questions. The strategy concept is based on fighter games and demonstrates the level of complexity in test questions.

Teach your students to observe, connect and analyze literary and visual texts in social studies classes with our Observe History organizer. This product is Common Core-aligned to support reading history standards 2 and 3.

Haven't figured out quite how to get your students writing and rolling on constructed response test questions? Here is a system for scaffolding or differentiating for struggling and successful learners alike aligned to the Common Core State standard for citing evidence.

Finally! Word relationships in a way teenagers can understand. The Relationship Drama Cards explain common word relationships between words by relating them to relationships among friends. This resource is Common Core-aligned to support standard four which requires students to be able to determine the meaning of words including their relationship to each other.

Easy to use positive behavior intervention support (PBIS) / classroom management tool that allows teachers to document student behavior performance from anywhere in the classroom and make notes for future reference. Download the preview to see how easy this resource is to use!

OWLS makes planning Common Core aligned units easy with this module planner.

This instructional aide guide students through the process of reading and responding to test questions. The strategy concept is based on fighter games and demonstrates the level of complexity in test questions.

Transform your SMART goal into a measuring stick for data analysis with the OWLS data analysis template. Use this outline to guide discussions about data during PLCs or team meetings.

Graphic organizer guides students to think critically about historical vocabulary and makes teaching history the Common Core way a lot easier.

Graphic organizer guide students to compare aspects of different generations/ cultures to their own in order to make connections to the world around them.

This poster presents active reader strategies in a fun and unique way. Students will understand that summary, inference, and prediction are essential to comprehension.

A memorable and fun acronym for constructed response writing items on Common Core assessments.

Common Core-aligned guided close reading of the language and rhetoric into two historical speeches complete with workstation passages to add historical context and independent practice. Students practice making inferences about meaning, tone, and purpose. Great for a mini-lesson on conflict or as a reflection on September 11th.

This mini-unit reveals the power of a single voice using two exceptional TED Talks. Students practice reading/viewing informational texts (speeches, autobiographies, articles, etc.) while developing multiple reading skills. This bundle includes six days of activities, formative assessments, and writing activities. As a special add-on for teachers who purchase this resource, we provide a link to a unit powerpoint that includes daily lesson plans (procedures) and step-by-step slides for each day's activities. Purchase peace of mind and a perfect bundle of lessons today!

2 WEEK LESSON!!! This ironic look at Kate Chopin's "Story of an Hour" is sure to engage any group of diverse learners in English Language Arts grades 9-12. This new and improved version of the product includes close reading practice and assessment, engaging instruction about irony, and routine writing in each lesson. These Common Core-based lessons and address 13 standards in reading, writing, speaking and listening, and language. Although this resource was designed for ELA students in grades 9-12, it could easily be used with young adult learners as well. The theme of this unit is examining relationships. Students will focus on the relationship between context and meaning, between men and women (as a result of economic, social, and educational change), between the past and present, and between arguments and counter-arguments. This resource includes: Teaching tips and tricks. CCSS alignment document Daily print-and-teach learning guides Word wall images Practice vocabulary & writing assessments