A ten question quiz about 'Fake News' and the Post-Truth media cycle we live within. Highly relevant and engaging to students. This quiz also includes an answer sheet.

This activity will allow students to develop an understanding of dialogue. Dialogue is what is being spoken by characters in a text. Understanding who is speaking allows students to better understand the plot and/or events taking place in a story. A character’s dialogue is also important because it often sets or reflects the mood in the story. This activity will also strengthen background knowledge for word choice in identifying signals for dialogue. (said, shouted, yelled, spoke, etc.)

42 Activities based upon Bloom's Taxonomy and the Multiple Intelligences

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This activity will allow students to develop a better understanding of fact and opinion. When reading text, it is important to distinguish between facts and opinions. A reader must use critical thinking skills to evaluate statements in text to decide if the information or ideas are facts or opinions. Often the facts are included in what is known as details.

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This activity will allow students to identify information in a story that is important for understanding the text. This can include story elements such as character, setting, plot, conflict, and theme from a book as well as beginning, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Students will be using the book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Ronald Dahl to create a book report that will be the first step in preparing for an oral presentation.

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A solid graphic organizer for constructing an argumentative essay

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This activity will allow students to develop an understanding of how the Venn Diagram can help organize events and other story elements by comparing and contrasting. Students will discuss comparing and contrasting

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This bright and beautiful caterpillar classroom display offers you numerous learning opportunities across all curriculum areas. You are getting a FULLY EDITABLE POWERPOINT caterpillar display in a variety of presentation options. These can be used for WORD WALLS SIGHT WORDS MATH DISPLAYS GENERAL CLASSROOM DISPLAYS ANYTHING YOU WANT It's editable remember!! It's all here - Just download and print.

Teaching students to navigate the news with a CRITICAL & ANALYTICAL MIND is an essential skill for students in 2019. This resource is an all in one solution including lesson plans, resources, and associated activities. ABSOLUTELY NO PREP REQUIRED!!! Completely remastered April 2019 - With more content, resources, and revisions. Thanks for all your feedback to make this hugely popular product even better. This completely editable PowerPoint bundle is aimed at students in years 5 - 10 (ages 10 - 16) and walks you through a structured process of identifying fake news from the perspective of traditional media, social media, different audience groups, and fake news producers. THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES A completely editable PowerPoint Presentation enough to fill an engaging lesson with a mix of activities. 3 independent one hour follow up activities designed to reinforce and further explore the production, impact, and implications of fake news. A collection of external fake news resources to further expand your understanding of fake news.

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You are getting 101 WACKY WORD PUZZLES. These are an excellent NO PREP activity that can be used in ENGLISH, as an ICEBREAKER, a test of CRITICAL THINKING or just a FUN ACTIVITY for students and teachers of all ages. These puzzles will challenge your critical thinking and logic to determine common phrases. Some are really simple and straightforward others will challenge you. These are an excellent resource for students in grade 5 and up, and can be done INDEPENDENTLY as a silent test, or as a COLLABORATIVE problem solving task for the whole class. We have bundled together the webs most complete collection of Wacky Word challenges and HERE'S WHAT YOU GET. - 202 Beautifully presented Wacky Wordies PowerPoint Slides with questions and answers. - A paper based test of 101 Wacky Wordies for a silent test scenario - Wacky wordies flash cards that can be cut out and used as a game or any literacy activity.

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