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Letter From Birmingham Jail
To demonstrate their ability to comprehend complex text, ninth graders are asked to craft an essay in which they use evidence drawn from "Letter From Birmingham Jail" to analyze how Martin Luther King, Jr. uses rhetorical devices...
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Reflecting on What I Learned About Climate Change
After three eye-opening lessons about our environment, scholars revisit a 10-question survey, reflect on their new-found knowledge, and take action by writing to a representative or creating a public service announcement about...
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Read Expressions in Which Letters Stand for Numbers II
Reading and writing take on a whole different meaning in math class. Young mathematicians learn to read verbal phrases by focusing on operation words. They write equivalent algebraic expressions for both mathematical and contextual...
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Replacing Letters with Numbers
When did letters become the same as numbers? Scholars learn about substituting numbers for letters to evaluate algebraic expressions in the seventh part in a series of 36. The lesson focuses on expressions related to geometry, such as...
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Writing and Evaluating Expressions—Addition and Subtraction
Let Y represent Yes to using an excellent resource. Pupils first learn to define variables using a complete description in the 19th part in a series of 36. They write expressions involving addition and subtraction in real-world...
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Writing Equations Using Symbols
Build upon prior equation writing experience to create more complicated equations. Lesson one in a 33-part unit builds upon the class members' sixth and seventh grade experience of writing linear equations. Several examples...
Curated OER
The Square Counting Shortcut
An excellent instructional activity that encourages learners to discover how complex figures can be broken into simpler shapes when measuring area. Working with block letters, learners are given the freedom to develop their own...
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The Computation of the Slope of a Non-Vertical Line
Determine the slope when the unit rate is difficult to see. The 17th part of a 33-part series presents a situation that calls for a method to calculate the slope for any two points. It provides examples when the slope is hard to...
Rock ’N Learn
Rock 'N Learn: Mini Stories: Beginning Blends
This printable consonant blends instructional activity from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will add initial consonant blends [ bl, br, cl, cr, dr, fl, fr, gl, gr, pl, pr, sc and sw] to...
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Rock 'N Learn: Purple Primate
This printable consonant letter worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will look at a picture with multiple words and then identify each word that start with /g/. An answer key...
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Rock 'N Learn: Whispering Whales
This printable letter worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will look for hidden words that start with the /wh/ digraph. An answer key and lesson extension are included.
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Rock 'N Learn: Sam Shrimp
This printable letter worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will read a fill-in-the-blank paragraph and then identify the correct fill-in words that start with /shr/, /squ/, or...
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Rock 'N Learn: Splash!
This printable cworksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will look at a picture with multiple items and then identify each item that include the /sh/ digraph. An answer key and...
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Rock 'N Learn: The Hole Story
This printable vowel letter worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will look at a fill-in-the blank paragraph. Students will choose a long /o/ word that ends with the silent -e...
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Rock 'N Learn: Hidden Words
This printable vowel letter worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will find hidden words that contain "ie" to form long /e/. An answer key and lesson extension are included.
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Rock 'N Learn: Rockin' Thad
This printable worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will look at a series of pictures with digraphs and then identify each picture that start with the /th/ digraph. An answer...
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Rock 'N Learn: Chuggin' Choo Choo
This printable worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Learners will look at a series of words and identify each word that starts with the /ch/ consonant digraph. An answer key and lesson...
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Rock 'N Learn: Picnic Party
This printable instructional activity from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will look at a picture with multiple items and then identify each item that includes the /ck/ digraph. An...
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Rock 'N Learn: Flying High
This printable consonant letter worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will look at a picture with multiple items and then identify each item that start with /j/ or /k/. An...
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Rock 'N Learn: Zoom!
This printable consonant letter worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will look at a picture with multiple items and then identify each item that start with /v/, /y/, and /z/....
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Rock 'N Learn: Funny Fish
This printable fish-themed worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will distinguish vowel letters from consonant letters. An answer key and lesson extension are included.
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Rock 'N Learn: Delightful Design
This printable consonant letter activity from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will look at a picture with multiple items and then identify each item that start with /d/. An answer key...
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Rock 'N Learn: Fix It Fun
This printable consonant letter worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will look at a picture with multiple items and then identify each item that start with /f/. An answer key...
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Rock 'N Learn: A Hip Hopper
This printable consonant letter and dance-themed worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Learners will look at a picture with multiple items and then identify each item that start with...